Disney Junior
See also: Disney JuniorOn May 26, 2010, Disney announced that Playhouse Disney would be shut down and replaced with a new block, Disney Junior. Playhouse Disney aired for the last time on February 13, 2011 before fading out forever. The last program to air was Mickey Mouse Clubhouse with the final short series being Handy Manny's School for Tools. After that, Disney aired an advertisement for Disney Junior, and then Ooh and Aah's daily sign-off, which was presented for the very last time before Ooh and Aah faded out from the airwaves for the time being. Ooh and Ahh skits now air on Disney Junior: The Channel every weekday morning at 10:55 am ET or 11:25 am ET.
On February 14, 2011, Disney Junior launched, in preparation to launch a 24/7 network for it on March 23, 2012. It replaced Soapnet, owned by Disney, which has a subscriber base of 75 million viewers. The first program to air was Little Einsteins with the episode "Fire Truck Rocket."
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