Common Sense Debuts Three Sensical FAST Channels

Common Sense Networks has debuted three distinctive FAST channels: Sensical Jr., Sensical Makers and Sensical Gaming.

The channels feature thousands of curated, age-appropriate videos from Common Sense’s Sensical library and are available on major streaming platforms such as Roku, VIZIO, Sling and TCL. Sensical Jr. features content for preschoolers, Sensical Makers includes DIY programs for ages 5 and up, and Sensical Gaming contains gaming titles for ages 5 and up.

Sensical Jr.’s lineup includes Moonbug Entertainment’s Morphle, Gecko’s Garage and Oddbods; ABC Australia’s Wiggles World and Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle; and titles from PinkFong and Mother Goose Club.

Sensical Makers features content such as Soul Publishing’s Frankenfood, 5-Minute Crafts and Slick Slime Sam; Guinness’ Guinness World Records Kids, Mister Maker, How Ridiculous and Clay Claim; Copper Hill Entertainment/B17’s competition series Craftopia and The Big Tiny Food Faceoff; and SRP’s DIY Sci.

Included on Sensical Gaming is content from creators Abdallah Smash, Hyper, Big B, StacyPlays and Zebra Gamer, as well as Mother Goose Club’s Let’s Play.

In regard to new O&O content deals, deals were made for OmoBerry from Limitless Studios Inc and @HippoPark from Mimo Studios for kids 2 and up. Renewals were scored for Lingo Kids and Counting with Paula, with studio renewal deals including WildBrain, The Jim Henson Company and Millimages (whose titles are also on FAST).

For kids 5-plus, Sensical renewed O&O rights for Age of Learning’s ABC Mouse Search and Explore, Hasbro’s Pound Puppies and A Kid Explains History, GoldieBlox, Joseph’s Machines and Hevesh5 (also on FAST).

For kids 8 and up, Sensical renewed O&O rights to WildBrain’s Slugterra and Hasbro’s Transformers: Cyberverse.

“We’re thrilled to launch these three distinctive FAST channels across the streaming ecosystem, all meeting kids where they are with thoughtfully curated, age-appropriate content built around topics and creators they love,” said Eric Berger, CEO and co-founder of Common Sense Networks. “Engaging with leading platforms to fill this marketplace gap addresses the needs of both preschool and bridge age kids six through tween and is a welcome addition to the lineups of our distribution partners.”

“Sensical has become a destination that kids truly enjoy and families have come to trust,” said Bethany Boles, head of programming at Common Sense. “We are thrilled to expand on our existing relationships with our studio and digital-first partners and look forward to building our robust catalog for FAST and our O&Os with content that respects and honors kids and gives parents and caregivers peace of mind.”