CBBC TV Guide & Listings (New Zealand Timezone)
CBBC entertains kids aged 6-12 with laugh-out-loud comedy, gripping drama, educational shows and trusted news from the UK and beyond. See what's on CBBC on Friday 16 October 2026 in the New Zealand timezone with full listings and upcoming programmes.
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Dates
CBBC Schedule — Fri 16 Oct
Programming hasn’t started yet.
The first program is at 5:30 AM (5:30 AM UK Time )
5:30 AM
This is CBBC! — 05:30
This is CBBC!
Tune every day from 7.00am.
Runtime:
1 hr 30 min
7:00 AM
Shaun the Sheep — 07:00
Bitzer's Basic Training
Children's animation. Bitzer thinks the Farmer plans to replace him, so Shaun helps to knock his friend into shape. Unfortunately, Bitzer goes over the top.
Runtime:
10 min
7:10 AM
Danger Mouse — 07:10
Licence to Care
Animated series. Danger Mouse gets sprayed with empathy gas after forgetting Penfold's birthday. The newly empathetic DM is a changed mouse.
Runtime:
10 min
7:20 AM
Super Happy Magic Forest — 07:20
Suspiciously Friendlyface
The heroes think that Mr Friendlyface has been replaced by a doppelganger. Now they must quest to find out where he is and get him back.
Runtime:
15 min
7:35 AM
Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese — 07:35
The Dog Who Cried Wolf
Dog decides to show the family that he can be as tough as the wolves they are watching on TV. He joins a gang of street dogs and soon becomes leader of the pack.
7:45 AM
7:55 AM
Grizzy and the Lemmings — 07:55
Musical Battle
The Lemmings meet a parrot that can identically reproduce any sound.
Runtime:
10 min
8:05 AM
Grizzy and the Lemmings — 08:05
Day and Night
The Lemmings discover a spherical object that can control Earth's rotation.
Runtime:
5 min
8:10 AM
SpongeBob SquarePants — 08:10
My Leg!
SpongeBob tries to keep Fred's leg out of harm's way.
Runtime:
15 min
8:25 AM
Duck and Frog — 08:25
Chef
When Duck and Frog get a job in a restaurant kitchen, Frog accidentally makes the soup incredibly spicy. He wants to serve it to a celebrity chef, but Duck wants to stop him!
Runtime:
10 min
8:35 AM
Duck and Frog — 08:35
Tour Guide
Duck is a tour guide at a grand stately home, and Frog thinks it's so nice that he decides to move in. When he gets annoyed by the tourists, Frog dresses up as a ghost to scare them off.
Runtime:
5 min
8:40 AM
Odd Squad — 08:40
The Night Mayor
Omni and Osric are desperate to get off the night shift and go to a party, but first they have to stop a mysterious villain.
Runtime:
15 min
8:55 AM
Shark Bites — 08:55
Tiger Shark
Steve Backshall meets the most ravenous shark in the sea, the tiger shark. Known for eating tin cans and even car number plates, these sharks are in fact perfectly honed hunters.
9:00 AM
Bitesize Daily: 5-7 Year Olds — 09:00
Persuasion
Learn how to use subordinating conjunctions.
Runtime:
20 min
9:20 AM
Hey You What If? — 09:20
You Threw a Ball Round the World
To throw a ball around the world, you need to start out in space, throw it ten times the speed of a bullet and make sure your ball does not explode when it hits the atmosphere.
9:25 AM
Horrible Histories — 09:25
Episode 9
Historical sketch show. The Vikings launch an advert, Queen Elizabeth I surprises her court with some very odd laws, and the Aztec priests sing their gruesome disco song.
Runtime:
30 min
9:55 AM
Deadly 60 — 09:55
Wildlife series. Steve Backshall travels to Indonesia in search of three very different reptiles to add to his list of 60 deadly predators.
Runtime:
25 min
10:20 AM
Operation Ouch! — 10:20
Episode 9
The doctors get competitive in a race to reveal what happens when blood vessels get blocked and Dr Xand goes for some physiotherapy.
Runtime:
30 min
10:50 AM
Go Get Arty — 10:50
Kids v Parents: Fruity Pinatas!
It's kids v parents! The Kwapongs make smashable pinatas and remix classic art in Liverpool. Maisie Adam draws a footballing narwhal, and an illusion artist makes her face vanish.
Runtime:
15 min
11:05 AM
Out of This World — 11:05
Gamechangers
Dr Maggie explores the amazing game-changing missions of space with star guest, Nasa astronaut Kathy Sullivan. She also reveals her Top 5 Most Expensive Missions.
11:20 AM
The Dengineers — 11:20
Optical Illusion Den
Siblings Nethuni and Abheetha are obsessed with optical illusions and want a den where they can work together to create new tricks to dazzle their friends.
Runtime:
30 min
11:50 AM
One Zoo Three — 11:50
Superheroes
Cam, Tyler and Aaron want to hold a superhero-themed party inspired by the superpowers of the zoo’s most incredible animals, including their camel’s super-slurping suction.
12:10 PM
Our School — 12:10
Think Before You Sink
Year 8 dive into a deep-water challenge, learning how to save lives in just six lessons. For Sean, it’s a chance to help him concentrate better, while Mary hopes to improve her confidence.
Runtime:
25 min
12:35 PM
Gym Stars — 12:35
Crossing the Channel
The rhythmic girls are off on a beach clean, while Winston competes in France.
Runtime:
20 min
12:55 PM
Octonauts — 12:55
Octonauts and the Tree Lobsters
Animated series. When a storm washes Peso onto a mysterious, rocky island, he meets a band of lobster-like insects thought to be extinct.
Runtime:
15 min
1:10 PM
Big Lizard — 13:10
The Camera
Cosima takes over Dad's mission to film a unique underwater plant. But his special camera proves harder to operate than she'd thought, and Big Lizard keeps getting distracted.
Runtime:
5 min
1:15 PM
Piripenguins — 13:15
The Dance Dispute
Nugget joins the Piripenguin Dance Club and grabs the glory with Pancake’s signature move – until she’s challenged to create her own dance and ends up needing her friend’s help.
Runtime:
15 min
1:30 PM
Duck and Frog — 13:30
Duck is in charge of a gentle baby ride at the fairground, which bores Frog, so he instead nabs Duck's keycard to sneak onto the high-speed rollercoaster.
Runtime:
5 min
1:35 PM
Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed! — 13:35
Bertiesitting
Eager to prove her babysitting ability for a permit, Gran is on the hunt for a baby stand-in. Walter is suspiciously all too willing to offer up Bertie.
Runtime:
15 min
1:50 PM
Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese — 13:50
World Record Records
Mouse wants the other kids to stop being lazy and achieve some goals - in the form of breaking world records. With Mouse's relentless coaching, the family soon gets carried away.
2:00 PM
Winx Club - The Magic Is Back — 14:00
The World of Domino
The Winx head to Domino in search of Daphne, hoping for her help. Bloom devises a plan to bring Damien back to the side of good, but just when everything seems ready, they are attacked by Vexius.
Runtime:
25 min
2:25 PM
Deadly 60 — 14:25
Malaysia
Steve Backshall is in Borneo, tracking down underwater animals for his Deadly 60 list. He comes face to face with a highly venomous scorpion fish and a spear mantis.
2:55 PM
Shaun the Sheep — 14:55
Hot to Trotter
Can Bitzer and Shaun ensure that the regular dance competition is run fairly?
Runtime:
5 min
3:00 PM
The Deep — 15:00
Walking with Fish
Ant and Fontaine discover the secret of the Bajau Laut people, a tribe of sea nomads living in the South China Sea. The pair are determined to help them - but how do you find a fish that walks?
3:25 PM
Super Happy Magic Forest — 15:25
Super Happy Bake-Off
An angry Swampclops follows the heroes back from their quest for a giant raspberry, so Hoofius must abandon his chances of winning the bake-off.
3:35 PM
Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese — 15:35
Neighbourhood Watchdog
When the family signs up for the neighbourhood watch, Dog is excited to relive his police dog days.
Runtime:
15 min
3:50 PM
Grizzy and the Lemmings — 15:50
Monstrous Costumes
The Lemmings find a magic hat that can transform them to match their costumes.
Runtime:
5 min
3:55 PM
Grizzy and the Lemmings — 15:55
The Crime Was Almost Yummy
Grizzy's sample of Yummy is mysteriously crushed - but who is the culprit?
Runtime:
10 min
4:05 PM
Duck and Frog — 16:05
Art Class
When Duck gets a job helping an art class, he manages to cover the life drawing model in fruit, meaning that Frog must fill in - much to Frog’s delight!
Runtime:
10 min
4:15 PM
Duck and Frog — 16:15
Plumber
Duck is working in a lovely, cosy ski lodge, until Frog turns up and ruins everything. After causing a runaway ski catastrophe, Frog ends up looking like a yeti!
Runtime:
5 min
4:20 PM
Pablo: Next Level — 16:20
Clay Day
Pablo loves art and is excited by the idea of making a clay pot. But when Mouse sees the clay, she gets freaked out by the texture and doesn’t want Pablo to touch it.
Runtime:
15 min
4:35 PM
Submarine Jim — 16:35
Life on Gas Station
Jim has to survive in a gas station.
Runtime:
10 min
4:45 PM
The Amazing World of Gumball — 16:45
The Dress
When his dad ruins the laundry, Gumball wears his mum's wedding dress to school.
Runtime:
15 min
5:00 PM
Blue Peter — 17:00
Epic World Records and Shini’s Skyscraper Challenge
Two super talented spaniels and one of the strongest women in the world attempt to smash world records in the studio. Shini attempts to clean the windows of the tallest building in the UK.
Runtime:
25 min
5:25 PM
Deadly 60 — 17:25
Wolves and Dolphins
Steve Backshall heads to Oman, where he abseils to a verreaux's eagle nest, tracks down wolves and swims alongside a super pod made up of over 100 dolphins.
Runtime:
30 min
5:55 PM
Blue Peter — 17:55
Abby's Wild Kayak Adventure
Abby sets off on a sea kayaking adventure to spot some incredible wildlife!
6:00 PM
Stage Stars — 18:00
Time to Shine
The girls’ choir enter the nationals, the Joseph cast list drops, and West End star Kaylen prepares for his opening night as Young Simba in the Lion King.
Runtime:
25 min
6:25 PM
The Next Step: Cheer — 18:25
First Full-Out
The Comets are physically ready to run their first full-out, but emotions run high as Jax realises he has feelings for Olive. Meanwhile, Ruby struggles to keep Melody’s plan a secret.
Runtime:
25 min
6:50 PM
Shark Bites — 18:50
Silky Shark
Steve Backshall encounters a seriously smooth predator. He dives with the silky shark in the wild, and gets under their smooth skin in his lab.
6:58 PM
This is CBBC! — 18:58
This is CBBC!
Tune every day from 7.00am.
Runtime:
10 hr 32 min
Frequently Asked Questions
What is on CBBC tonight?
Tonight (Friday 16 October) on CBBC, you can watch This is CBBC!. Check the full schedule for more details.
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When does programming end on CBBC today?
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