Correction: This article has been updated to reflect that new episodes of “Reading Rainbow” will be released on the KidZuko YouTube channel. (KTXL) – The renowned children’s educational show “Reading ...

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Take a look, a reboot is booked. After nearly 20 years, “Reading Rainbow” is set to return with a new series on the YouTube channel KidZuko starting in October. Hosted by Mychal Threets (known on ...

A beloved children’s show is coming back after 20 years off the air. New episodes of “Reading Rainbow,” which aired on PBS from 1983-2006, are coming soon. LeVar Burton helmed the original program, ...

Guest stars will include Rylee Arnold and Ezra Sosa of “Dancing With the Stars” and “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” and “The Bear” star Ebon Moss-Bachrach. Watch the trailer for the “Reading Rainbow ...

Mychal Threets still remembers the voices his grandmother used to come up with when she read him children’s books. “She just went all in,” he said. Threets was home-schooled for most of his childhood, ...

"Reading Rainbow" is returns after nearly 20 years, with a new series premiering October 4. Mychal Threets, a librarian and longtime fan of the show, takes over as the new host, following in the ...