Between the Lions (series)
- User score: 7.2
- Production country: United States of America
- Creator: Kathryn Mullen , Michael K. Frith , Christopher Cerf
- Production companies: GBH, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Sirius Thinking
- Genre: Kids, Comedy
- Release date: 4/3/2000
- Release date of last episode: 11/22/2010
- Series status: Ended
- Seasons count: 10 ( List of episodes )
- Episodes count: 140
- Run time: 30 min.
Series description
Between the Lions is a PBS Kids puppet television series designed to promote reading. The show is a co-production between WGBH in Boston and Sirius Thinking, Ltd., in New York City, in association with Mississippi Public Broadcasting, in Mississippi. The show has won seven Daytime Emmy awards between 2001 and 2007. The target audience is children 4 to 7 years old. It has the same puppet style as Sesame Street and several season 2 episodes, notably in Dance in Smarty Pants, had a few characters from Sesame Street guest appearing. Between The Lions started its 10th and final season on September 20, 2010. The Show Ended in November, 22 2010 Along with Reading Rainbow
