Thomas & Friends

Thomas & Friends
Premiere	October 9, 1984
Finale	January 20, 2021
Creator	Britt Allcroft
Based on	"The Railway Series" of books by Rev. W. Awdry, Christopher Awdry
Network/Provider	ITV (seasons 1-2) CITV (seasons 3, 6-8) Cartoon Network (UK & Ireland) (seasons 4-5) Five (9-14) Channel 5 (15-24)
Style	children
Seasons	24
Episodes	590
Origin	USA

Thomas & Friends is a children's program that aired on Channel 5 in the UK and Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. in the US.

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale				#
ITV
Season One	October 9, 1984	January 8, 1985				26
Season Two	September 2, 1986	December 23, 1986				26
CITV
Season Three	September 12, 1991	July 14, 1992				26
Cartoon Network (UK)
Season Four	September 10, 1994	May 30, 1995				26
Season Five	September 1, 1998	October 30, 1998				26
CITV
Season Six	September 17, 2002	October 22, 2002				26
Season Seven	October 6, 2003	November 10, 2003				26
Season Eight	August 1, 2004	October 24, 2004				26
Five
Season Nine	September 4, 2005	November 25, 2005				26
Season Ten	October 2, 2006	October 15, 2006				28
Season Eleven	September 3, 2007	September 15, 2008				26
Season Twelve	September 1, 2008	September 12, 2008				20
Season Thirteen	January 25, 2010	February 5, 2010				20
Season Fourteen	October 11, 2010	October 22, 2010				20
Channel 5
Season Fifteen	March 1, 2011	March 12, 2011				20
Season Sixteen	February 20, 2012	December 25, 2012				20
Season Seventeen	June 3, 2013	November 21, 2014				26
Season Eighteen	August 25, 2014	July 29, 2015				26
Season Nineteen	September 21, 2015	March 8, 2017				26
Season Twenty	September 5, 2016	December 20, 2017				28
Season Twenty-One	September 18, 2017	December 22, 2017				18
Season Twenty-Two	September 3, 2017	May 15, 2019				26
Season Twenty-Three	September 2, 2019	May 15, 2020				26
Season Twenty-Four	May 2, 2020	January 20, 2021				26

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

DVD Releases

There are no DVD releases for this show.