This is a list of Reading Rainbow episodes, hosted by longtime executive producer LeVar Burton. The show premiered on PBS on July 11, 1983.[1] [2] The final episode aired on November 10, 2006, reruns ceased on August 28, 2009. On June 20, 2012, an app for the show was released.
| Title | Release Date | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volume 1 | August 13, 1992 | "Rumpelstiltskin", and "Snowy Day: Stories and Poems" | |
| Volume 2 | August 13, 1992 | "Dive to the Coral Reef", and "The Magic School Bus: Inside the Earth" | |
| Volume 3 | August 13, 1992 | "Mummies Made in Egypt", and "Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain" | |
| Volume 4 | August 13, 1992 | "The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush", and "The Life Cycle of the Honeybee" | |
| Volume 5 | August 13, 1992 | "The Bicycle Man", and "The Adventures Of Taxi Dog" | |
| Volume 6 | August 13, 1992 | "Opt: An Illusionary Tale", and "A Three Hat Day" |
| DVD Name |
| Release Date | No. of Discs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Rainbow Favorites | 8 | July 18, 2006 | 4 | |
| Reading Rainbow: Family Matters | 2 | July 18, 2006 | 1 | |
| Reading Rainbow: Man's Best Friend | 2 | July 18, 2006 | 1 | |
| Reading Rainbow: Ocean Life | 2 | July 18, 2006 | 1 | |
| Reading Rainbow: Music, Music Everywhere | 2 | July 18, 2006 | 1 | |
| Reading Rainbow: Let's Go! | 2 | September 12, 2006 | 1 | |
| Reading Rainbow: How's That Made? | 2 | September 12, 2006 | 1 | |
| Reading Rainbow: Birds of a Feather | 2 | September 12, 2006 | 1 | |
| Reading Rainbow: Desert Life | 2 | September 12, 2006 | 1 | |
| Reading Rainbow: Sea To Shining Sea – Stories of America | 2 | November 7, 2006 | 1 | |
| Reading Rainbow: Farm Life | 2 | November 7, 2006 | 1 | |
| Reading Rainbow: Math Is Everywhere | 2 | November 7, 2006 | 1 | |
| Reading Rainbow: Buried Treasures | 2 | November 7, 2006 | 1 | |
| Reading Rainbow: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie | 4 | May 12, 2015 | 1 | |
| Reading Rainbow: Animal Cafe | 4 | June 30, 2015 | 1 | |
| Reading Rainbow: Miss Nelson Is Back | 4 | January 12, 2016 | 1 | |
| Reading Rainbow: LeVar's Favorites | 5 | May 10, 2016 | 1 |
155 half-hour episodes produced.
All episodes this season were directed by Larry Lancit.
All episodes this season were directed by Larry Lancit.
All episodes this season were directed by Larry Lancit.
All episodes this season were directed by Ed Wiseman.
All episodes this season were directed by Ed Wiseman.