The ABC Afterschool Special is an American television anthology series that aired on ABC from 1972 to 1997, usually in the late afternoon on week days. Most episodes were dramatically presented situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenagers. Several episodes were either in animated form or presented as documentaries. Topics included illiteracy, substance abuse and teenage pregnancy. The series won 51 Daytime Emmy Awards du...
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Program creator:
Original network:
Air date of first episode:
- Oct 4, 1972
Air date of final episode:
- Dec 5, 1996
Original episode running time:
- 1 h
Number of seasons:
- 25
Number of episodes:
- 154
Also known as:
- The ABC Theater for Young Americans
