 Rogers' work for CBC "helped shape and develop the concept and style of his later program for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the U.S."

"Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" (also called the "Neighborhood"), a half-hour educational children's program starring Rogers, began airing nationally in 1968 and ran for 895 episodes.The program was videotaped at WQED in Pittsburgh and was broadcast by National Educational Television (NET), which later became the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).Its first season had 180 black-and-white episodes.