History Creator / FamilyChannel

Ultimately, in 2015, Family Channel would remove Disney's programming in favor of its own. The decision to focus more on Canadian programming coincided with ''Series/TheNextStep'' solidifying its place as Family's first breakout series since ''Series/LifeWithDerek''. In addition, Family would briefly launch its own late-night block, [=F2N=], which would be anchored by the newly launched ''Series/{{Degrassi|TheNextGeneration}}''. Since then, the majority of Family's acquired programming consists of syndicated sitcoms, European imports, and cartoons from Creator/DreamWorksAnimation. Creator/CorusEntertainment, who already owned the Canadian version of ABC Family (known as ABC ''Spark''), would acquire the rights to programming from Disney Channel and its sister networks, launch an ''actual'' Canadian version of Disney Channel, and eventually, relaunch said sister networks.

Ultimately, in 2015, Family Channel would remove Disney's programming in favor of its own. The decision to focus more on Canadian programming coincided with ''Series/TheNextStep'' solidifying its place as Family's first breakout series since ''Series/LifeWithDerek''. In addition, Family would briefly launch its own late-night block, [=F2N=], which would be anchored by the newly launched ''Series/{{Degrassi|TheNextGeneration}}''. Since then, the majority of Family's imported programming consists of syndicated sitcoms, European imports, and cartoons from Creator/DreamWorksAnimation. Creator/CorusEntertainment, who already owned the Canadian version of ABC Family (known as ABC ''Spark''), would acquire the rights to programming from Disney Channel and its sister networks, launch an ''actual'' Canadian version of Disney Channel, and eventually, relaunch said sister networks.

Ultimately, in 2015, Family Channel would remove Disney's programming in favor of its own as well as shows acquired from other companies like Creator/DreamWorksAnimation. The decision to focus more on Canadian programming coincided with ''Series/TheNextStep'' solidifying its place as Family's first breakout series since ''Series/LifeWithDerek''. In addition, Family would briefly launch its own late-night block, [=F2N=], which would be anchored by the newly launched ''Series/{{Degrassi|TheNextGeneration}}''. Creator/CorusEntertainment, who already owned the Canadian version of ABC Family (known as ABC ''Spark''), would acquire the rights to programming from Disney Channel and its sister networks and, eventually, relaunch said sister networks.

* Creator/WildBrainTV - A cable channel that basically airs all of Family's boy-skewed programming, along with some exclusive series of its own. When it was known as CHRGD, it also maintained a weekend morning block on Family in its early years. Launched on June 1, 2011 as the first Canadian incarnation of Creator/DisneyXD, and then relaunched as Family CHRGD in October 2015 before receiving its current name in March 2022.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheDeep'' (2015; produced by DHX Media for Creator/FamilyCHRGD)

* ''WesternAnimation/MightyMike'' (2019; produced by Digital Dimension Entertainment Group)

Ultimately, in 2015, Family Channel would remove Disney's programming in favor of its own as well as shows acquired from other companies like Creator/DreamWorksAnimation. The decision to focus more on Canadian programming coincided with ''Series/TheNextStep'' solidifying its place as Family's first breakout series since ''Series/LifeWithDerek''. In addition, Family would briefly launch its own late-night block, [=F2N=], which would be anchored by the newly launched ''[[Series/{{Degrassi}} Degrassi: Next Class]]''. Creator/CorusEntertainment, who already owned the Canadian version of ABC Family (known as ABC ''Spark''), would acquire the rights to programming from Disney Channel and its sister networks and, eventually, relaunch said sister networks.

However, Family was most known for airing several series acquired from ABC Family's sister networks: Creator/DisneyChannel, Disney Junior, and Creator/DisneyXD. Family would even go so far as to replace some its own [[UsefulNotes/BlockProgramming program blocks]] with Disney-branded blocks. For example, the preschool-oriented ''Playhouse/Family Jr.'' block would be relaunched as ''Playhouse Disney on Family'', while the action-oriented ''Power Box'' was replaced with a [[Creator/ToonDisney Jetix]]-branded block. Family would also launch Disney Channel's spinoffs, including a newly-rebranded Disney Junior, as its sister networks. Owing to this, and the Franchise/DisneyChannelLiveActionUniverse tween-coms that had come to [[AdoredByTheNetwork dominate the schedule]] by the early 2010s, Family Channel was unofficially nicknamed "Disney Channel Canada", [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks much to the irritation of Canadians who disliked Disney Channel's]] [[NetworkDecay direction at the time]] [[BrokenBase just as much as a vocal portion of American viewers did]].

However, Family is most known for airing several series acquired from ABC Family's sister networks: Creator/DisneyChannel, Disney Junior, and Creator/DisneyXD. Family would even go so far as to replace some it's own [[UsefulNotes/BlockProgramming program blocks]] with Disney-branded blocks. For example, the preschool-oriented ''Playhouse/Family Jr.'' block would be relaunched as ''Playhouse Disney on Family'', while the action-oriented ''Power Box'' was replaced with a [[Creator/ToonDisney Jetix]]-branded block. Family would also launch Disney Channel's spinoffs, including a newly-rebranded Disney Junior, as its sister networks. Owing to this, and the Franchise/DisneyChannelLiveActionUniverse tween-coms that had come to [[AdoredByTheNetwork dominate the schedule]] by the early 2010s, Family Channel was unofficially nicknamed "Disney Channel Canada", [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks much to the irritation of Canadians who disliked Disney Channel's]] [[NetworkDecay direction at the time]] [[BrokenBase just as much as a vocal portion of American viewers did]].

Ultimately, in 2015, Family Channel would remove Disney's programming in favor of its own as well as shows from other companies like Creator/DreamWorksAnimation. The decision to focus more on Canadian programming coincided with ''Series/TheNextStep'' solidifying its place as Family's first breakout series since ''Series/LifeWithDerek''. In addition, Family would briefly launch its own late-night block, ''[=F2N=]'', which would be anchored by the newly launched ''[[Series/{{Degrassi}} Degrassi: Next Class]]''. Creator/CorusEntertainment, who already owned the Canadian version of ABC Family (known as ABC ''Spark''), would acquire the rights to programming from Disney Channel and its sister networks and, eventually, relaunch said sister networks.

* Télémagino - a French-language cable channel that also targets preschoolers. Launched on July 5, 2010 as "Playhouse Disney Télé".
* Creator/WildBrainTV - A cable channel that basically airs all of Family's boy-skewed programming, along with some exclusive series of its own. In its early years, CHRGD also maintained a weekend morning block on Family. Launched on June 1, 2011 as the first Canadian incarnation of Creator/DisneyXD, and then relaunched as Family CHRGD in October 2015 before receiving its current name in March 2022.

* ''Series/TheNextStep'' (2013; produced by Radical Sheep Productions)

* ''WebAnimation/LucasTheSpider'' (2021; produced by Creator/FreshTV)

* DarkerAndEdgier: With the success of ''Series/TheNextStep'' and loss of Creator/DisneyChannel programming rights, Family began airing more older-skewed series like ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'' and ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'' (both of which used to air on Creator/{{YTV}} in the late 2000s). The exclamation mark was the launch of ''[=F2N=]'' and its lineup of dramas, including ''Series/GilmoreGirls''.

* NetworkDecay: The invasion of Disney Channel tween-coms that came at the height of Film/{{High School Musical}}'s popularity would completely take over the channel's schedule during the 2000s. Just as older fans of Disney Channel despise the tweenage girl-skewed, cookie-cutter, laugh-track exploiting quality of tween-coms, so too did fans of Family Channel's earlier days. While Disney XD's shows were later spun-off into their own cable channel (now Family CHRGD), Family Channel was still dominated by series like ''Series/AustinAndAlly'' and ''Series/DogWithABlog'' before Creator/DHXMedia took over.

* ''Summer Memories'' (2022; produced by [=WildBrain=])

* ''Saving Me'' (2023; produced by [=WildBrain=])

Family Channel ([[OfficiallyShortenedTitle shortened as Family]]) is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a channel that airs family programming]]. Specifically, it's a Canadian channel launched in 1988 that previously aired series aimed at preschoolers during the day, kids in the afternoons, and teens in the evenings, along with family-oriented movies. Until 2016, it was a premium, commercial-free service that operated similarly to other, ad-supported kids networks. As such, its direct American counterpart would have been [[Creator/{{HBO}} HBO Family]], but it is otherwise not to be confused with any similarly-named channels outside of Canada, '''especially''' the channel formerly known as Creator/ABCFamily.

Ultimately, in 2015, Family Channel would remove Disney Channel's programming in favor of its own as well as shows from other companies like Creator/DreamWorksAnimation. The decision to focus more on Canadian programming coincided with ''Series/TheNextStep'' solidifying its place as Family's first breakout series since ''Series/LifeWithDerek''. In addition, Family would briefly launch its own late-night block, ''[=F2N=]'', which would be anchored by the newly launched ''[[Series/{{Degrassi}} Degrassi: Next Class]]''. Creator/CorusEntertainment, who already owned the Canadian version of ABC Family (known as ABC ''Spark''), would acquire the rights to programming from Disney Channel and its sister networks and, eventually, relaunch said sister networks.

** The influence of Creator/DisneyChannel fare lead to a DorkAge of short-lived sitcoms that tried to emulate the same formula.

* ''WesternAnimation/SeaDogsTheAdventuresOnTheSevenSeas'' (1995; produced by [=CinéGroupe=] and Caméras Continentales)

* Creator/FamilyCHRGD - A cable channel that basically airs all of Family's boy-skewed programming, along with some exclusive series of its own. In its early years, CHRGD also maintained a weekend morning block on Family. Launched on June 1, 2011 as the first Canadian incarnation of Creator/DisneyXD.

Outside of that, Family has commissioned several original series of its own, such as ''Literature/{{Franklin}}'', ''Series/LifeWithDerek'', and ''WesternAnimation/KatieAndOrbie''. Family has also aired a handful of series from Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} in the past, despite that network's long-standing relationship with Creator/{{YTV}}. ''Series/TheOtherKingdom'' may very well be the first associated co-production between the two networks (unless you count ''Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark'', which originally aired on Creator/{{YTV}}). Most programming aired in the '80s and '90s tended to be co-produced in association in some manner with Creator/{{HBO}}. As both were commercial-free, pay-TV services, they would logically cooperate on commissioning series that both could air without having to edit anything, rather than rerun series from other networks. [[note]]Such shows have included ''WesternAnimation/{{Babar}}'', ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTintin2011'', ''WesternAnimation/TheNeverendingStoryTheAnimatedAdventuresOfBastianBalthazarBux'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleLuluShow'' (the first three were mainly produced by Creator/{{Nelvana}}, the last by [[Creator/CookieJarEntertainment CINAR]]).[[/note]]

Outside of that, Family has commissioned several original series of its own, such as ''Literature/{{Franklin}}'', ''Series/LifeWithDerek'', and ''WesternAnimation/KatieAndOrbie''. Family has also aired a handful of series from Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} in the past, despite that network's long-standing relationship with Creator/{{YTV}}. ''Series/TheOtherKingdom'' may very well be the first associated co-production between the two networks (unless you count ''Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark'', which originally aired on Creator/{{YTV}}). Most programming aired in the '80s and '90s tended to be co-produced in association in some manner with Creator/{{HBO}}. As both were commercial-free, pay-TV services, they would logically cooperate on commissioning series that both could air without having to edit anything, rather than rerun series from other networks. [[note]]Such shows have included ''WesternAnimation/{{Babar}}'', ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTintin'', ''WesternAnimation/TheNeverendingStoryTheAnimatedAdventuresOfBastianBalthazarBux'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleLuluShow'' (the first three were mainly produced by Creator/{{Nelvana}}, the last by [[Creator/CookieJarEntertainment CINAR]]).[[/note]]

Family Channel ([[OfficiallyShortenedTitle shortened as Family]]) is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a channel that airs family programming]]. Specifically, it's a Canadian channel that previously aired series aimed at preschoolers during the day, kids in the afternoons, and teens in the evenings, along with family-oriented movies. Until 2016, it was a premium, commercial-free service that operated similarly to other, ad-supported kids networks. As such, its direct American counterpart would have been [[Creator/{{HBO}} HBO Family]], but it is otherwise not to be confused with any similarly-named channels outside of Canada, '''especially''' the channel formerly known as Creator/ABCFamily.

Outside of that, Family has commissioned several original series of its own, such as ''Literature/{{Franklin}}'', ''Series/LifeWithDerek'', and ''WesternAnimation/KatieAndOrbie''. Family has also aired a handful of series from Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} in the past, despite that network's long-standing relationship with Creator/{{YTV}}. ''Series/TheOtherKingdom'' may very well be the first associated co-production between the two networks (unless you count ''Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark'', which originally aired on Creator/{{YTV}}). Most programming aired in the '80s and '90s tended to be co-produced in association in some manner with Creator/{{HBO}}. As both were commercial-free, pay-TV services, they would logically cooperate on commissioning series that both could air without having to edit anything, rather than rerun series from other networks. [[note]]Such shows have included ''WesternAnimation/{{Babar}}'', ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTintin]]'', ''WesternAnimation/TheNeverendingStoryTheAnimatedAdventuresOfBastianBalthazarBux'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleLuluShow'' (the first three were mainly produced by Creator/{{Nelvana}}, the last by [[Creator/CookieJarEntertainment CINAR]]).[[/note]]

Ultimately, in 2015, Family Channel would remove Disney Channel's programming in favor of its own. The decision to focus more on Canadian programming coincided with ''Series/TheNextStep'' solidifying its place as Family's first breakout series since ''Series/LifeWithDerek''. In addition, Family would briefly launch its own late-night block, ''[=F2N=]'', which would be anchored by the newly launched ''[[Series/{{Degrassi}} Degrassi: Next Class]]''. Creator/CorusEntertainment, who already owned the Canadian version of ABC Family (known as ABC ''Spark''), would acquire the rights to programming from Disney Channel and its sister networks and, eventually, relaunch said sister networks.

* ''Series/TheOtherKingdom'' (2016; produced by DHX Media)

* ''Playdate'' (2015; produced by Sinking Ship Entertainment)

* ''WesternAnimation/ChipAndPotato'' (2018; produced by Creator/DHXMedia for Creator/FamilyJr.)