“Reading Rainbow” was made to bridge this reading gap for children and improve their reading skills—and to be a show that kids wanted to watch.

'Reading Rainbow' gets a winning documentary with 'Butterfly in the Sky,' a vibrant retrospective on the LeVar Burton-hosted TV series.

Buttino shared a similar sentiment, reading a clipping of a column from “The Buffalo News” about the success of the first season of “Reading Rainbow” and its 6.5 million viewers.