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The series airs daily in the United States on PBS during the daytime kids' block, as well as the [[PBS KIDS]] Channel. It has consistently earned high ratings on public television.<ref name=":0">https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/oasis-provides-production-services-for-pbss-arthur/</ref> ''Arthur'' is notable for being the first daily television program to provide video description service for the sight-impaired starting in [[1997 (real world)|1997]].<ref>https://www.pbs.org/parents/shows/arthur/about/</ref> There are over 100 countries around the world that air the program.<ref>https://www.rmichelson.com/illustration/marc-brown/</ref> To date, there are twenty- five seasons consisting of more than 250 half-hour episodes and 10 one-hour specials. A spin-off series, [[Postcards from Buster|''Postcards from Buster'']], ran from [[2004 (real world)|2004]] to [[2012]]. | The series airs daily in the United States on PBS during the daytime kids' block, as well as the [[PBS KIDS]] Channel. It has consistently earned high ratings on public television.<ref name=":0">https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/oasis-provides-production-services-for-pbss-arthur/</ref> ''Arthur'' is notable for being the first daily television program to provide video description service for the sight-impaired starting in [[1997 (real world)|1997]].<ref>https://www.pbs.org/parents/shows/arthur/about/</ref> There are over 100 countries around the world that air the program.<ref>https://www.rmichelson.com/illustration/marc-brown/</ref> To date, there are twenty- five seasons consisting of more than 250 half-hour episodes and 10 one-hour specials. A spin-off series, [[Postcards from Buster|''Postcards from Buster'']], ran from [[2004 (real world)|2004]] to [[2012]]. | ||
Originally produced by Cinar (later [[Cookie Jar Entertainment]]), production of the series shifted to [[9 Story Media Group]]<ref>https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/pbs-arthur-cartoon-gets-new-237842</ref> and later [[Oasis Animation]].<ref name=":0" /> It is also a co-production of [[GBH]]. For the first fifteen seasons, the show used traditional hand-drawn cel animation. Beginning with the [[Season 16|sixteenth season]], the show is created using digital computer animation software, such as Flash and Toon Boom.<ref>https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/9-story-to-co-produce-with-wgbh-new-season-of-arthur/</ref><ref>https://blog.toonboom.com/lgbtq-family-friendly-animated-series-pride-month</ref> This also coincided with widescreen, high-definition broadcasts on PBS (where available), though this 16:9 option had been available in some non-U.S. markets since [[Season 14]]. | |||
For the first fifteen seasons, the show used traditional hand-drawn animation | |||
Production of the show ceased in [[2019 (real world)|2019]]. | Production of the show ceased in [[2019 (real world)|2019]]. |