Kids' WB
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| Kids' WB | |
| Type | Saturday morning cartoon block |
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| Country | Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Availability | Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada |
| Launch date | September 9, 1995 |
| Affiliations | The CW (2006 - present) |
| Former affiliations | The WB (1995 - 2006) |
| Website | www.kidswb.com |
Kids' WB is the Saturday morning cartoon block of The CW Television Network's weekend programming. The CW is the result of The WB merge with UPN in 2006.
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[edit] History
[edit] Early years
Kids' WB debuted on The WB, on Saturday, September 9, 1995, airing on Saturday mornings from 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. ET and weekday afternoons from 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
- On September 7, 1996, the Saturday block was extended by a full hour, airing from 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ET.
- On September 1, 1997, Kids' WB started airing weekday mornings from 7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m., and the weekday afternoon block was extended to 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Although, on some stations, such as KTLA in Los Angeles, California, the weekday afternoon block was expanded into 3 hours from 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
[edit] The end of weekday programming
- On September 3, 2001, Kids' WB ceased airing weekday morning programming, and gave that slot to the local affiliates.
- On January 2, 2006 the whole weekday block of Kids' WB was replaced, but the weekday-afternoon block got replaced by the new Daytime WB block. As a result, the Saturday morning block got an extra hour on January 7, 2006, and started to run from 7:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., no longer affected by time zone "at the request of the local affiliates".
[edit] Kids' WB! On the CW Network
- On September 23, 2006 Kids' WB! premiered on the CW.
[edit] The end of Kids' WB!
- On October 2, 2007, the network announced that it will be ending the Kids' WB block starting September 2008, due to the effects of children's advertising limits and cable competition, in a joint decision between Warner Bros. and CBS, parent companies of The CW. During that time, the programming time will be sold to 4Kids Entertainment. With this deal, in the 2008-2009 season, 4Kids will run two different Saturday morning blocks; their current 4Kids TV block on Fox, and The CW's children's programming block.[1]
[edit] Programming
- See also: Kids' WB Former Programming and Kids' WB Specials
[edit] Current schedule
Some affiliates air the programming block at different times, however, most affiliates use the network's present Saturday morning schedule. Notably, WUPA Atlanta airs programming on Sundays instead of Saturdays.
All Times are Eastern/Pacific
| 7:00 am | Will and Dewitt (New) E/I |
| 7:30 am | Magi-Nation (New) E/I |
| 8:00 am | Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! |
| 8:30 am | Tom and Jerry Tales (TV-Y) |
| 9:00 am | Skunk Fu! (New) |
| 9:30 am | Teen Titans (TV-Y7-FV) |
| 10:00 am | Eon Kid (New) |
| 10:30 am | Johnny Test |
| 11:00 am | Legion of Super Heroes |
| 11:30 am | The Batman (TV-Y7-FV) |
Mid-season acquisitions premiering in Spring 2008 include World of Quest and The Spectacular Spider-Man.[2] Krypto the Superdog, Loonatics Unleashed, Monster Allergy, Spider Riders and Xiaolin Showdown, have all been removed from the lineup, and they do not appear on the official Fall 2007 page on the official Kids' WB site.[3][4] In previous years, Kids' WB has, on occasion, put continuing series "on hiatus" and returned them into the lineup after a new season of episodes have been made available for broadcast.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ CW Turns to 4Kids on Saturdays, Variety.com, October 2, 2007
- ^ Kids' WB! Fall Lineup Set, Animation Magazine, August 28, 2007
- ^ Warner Bros. Animation, Kids' WB! on the CW Announce Production on Four Returning Series for Fall 2007 Season, The Futon Critic, February 9, 2007
- ^ Kids' WB! on the CW Adds New Animated Action-Adventure Series to 2007-2008 Lineup, The Futon Critic, March 30, 2007
[edit] External links
Children's Television Blocks in the United States | |
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| Present | ABC Kids (ABC) · DiC Kids Network (syndicated) · 4Kids TV (FOX, various) · KEWLopolis (CBS) · Kids' WB (CW)1 · PBS Kids / GO! / Miss Lori and Hooper (PBS) · qubo (NBC/ION/TMD) |
| Former | BKN (syndicated) · CBS Kids (CBS) · Discovery Kids (NBC) · The Disney Afternoon (syndicated) · Disney's One Too (UPN) · Fox Box (FOX) · Fox Kids (FOX) · KOL Secret Slumber Party (CBS) · Nick on CBS (CBS) · Nick Jr. on CBS (CBS) · One Saturday Morning (ABC) · Pillow Head Hour (WB) · TNBC (NBC) · UPN Kids (UPN) |
| See Also | Children's Television Act · E/I · Saturday morning cartoon |
