The renowned children's educational show "Reading Rainbow" is returning to PBS after nearly 20 years, now with a viral former librarian as the new host.

The classic PBS children's show Reading Rainbow is officially back, with the series securing a 24-episode pickup. Sony Pictures Television and Buffalo Toronto Public Media announced the pickup Monday.

Reading Rainbow has been renewed for a 24-episode season hosted by Mychal Threets, a.k.a. Mychal the Librarian The librarian and media personality also hosted four online episodes of the show in 2025, ...

The classic PBS children’s series Reading Rainbow, which taught generations of kids to love books and reading, is officially back after securing a 24-episode order from Sony. The show was revived in ...

Sony Pictures Television has ordered 24 episodes of Reading Rainbow, which was revived last year with four digital episodes. Mychal Threets, known as Mychal the Librarian on social media, will return ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It is not yet clear where the new episodes of the show, which is known to foster childhood reading and literacy, will be available ...