[Gary Baldy]

In general early 2000s (I'm in my thirties, so I remember that fondly) was a kind of golden age for children's TV

But as for nostalgia, it depends on the one's age

For instance, many people remember fondly Disney Channel for High School Musical,Hannah Montana and all that stuff, while, for me, Disney Channel starting in 2005-6 suffered a huge downgrade, especially due to it not being a family channel anymore but a tween one and the drop of live presentation.
It was much better before that

That was in Italy, I'm only talking to international channels (Disney's in western Europe were similarly shaped) because I had obviously, no experience with CBBC , CITV and the likes

I feel like the Internet and streaming has killed much of the special side of the telly in general, but obviously nothing stays forever, especially when it comes to children's TV!

And the Internet had started to become a key part of everyday society by 05-06 and linear children’s TV wasn’t really abandoned- it was actually thriving with all the different channels.