History Creator / TheWB

* ''Series/{{Tarzan2003}}'' (2003)

The network is remembered differently depending on how old you are. A lot of African-American teenagers and young adults that were around during the network's launch will remember the assortment of [[SitCom sitcoms]] and [[DomCom dom coms]] the network had to offer such as ''Series/TheParentHood'', ''Series/TheWayansBros'' and ''Series/SisterSister'', the last of which [[ChannelHop moved from ABC]]. Kids in the mid-'90s fondly remember The WB as the host network for ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' after it was acquired from Fox, along with other Creator/StevenSpielberg-helmed {{Saturday morning cartoon}}s such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'' and the ''Animaniacs'' spin-off ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain''. [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Mexican kids in the mid-'90s]] might remember it for being the first channel to air ''Series/BeakmansWorld'', which was one of the earliest {{Science Show}}s to air in the country. Kids in the late '90s and early 2000s remember it for pretty much [[AnimationAgeGhetto selling out Saturday mornings]] to [[Creator/FourKidsEntertainment 4Kids]] with ''Anime/{{Pokemon|The Series}}'' and ''Anime/YuGiOh''. Teenagers during the late '90s or early 2000s will remember it for giving the world such {{teen drama}}s as ''Series/SeventhHeaven'', ''Series/DawsonsCreek'', and ''Series/{{Everwood}}'' -- shows that the network is, without a doubt, most famous for. Still others (teenagers and genre fans alike) remember the network for ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' and ''Series/{{Roswell}}'' until those two series were picked up -- perhaps ironically, in hindsight -- by UPN (The WB still held onto ''Series/{{Angel}}'' at least).

* ''Series/BeautyAndTheGeek'' (2005-06)

* ''Series/{{Angel}}'' (1999-2004)

* ''Series/BrotherlyLove'' (1996-97; season 2)
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' (1997-2001)

* '' ''Cleghorne!'' (1995)

* ''Series/FamilyAffair'' (2002-2003) (remake of the 1966 show of the same name)

* ''Series/ForYourLove'' (1998-2002)

* ''Series/GreetingsFromTucson'' (2002-2003)

* ''Series/GroundedForLife'' (2002-05; seasons 3-5)

* ''Series/TheMountain'' (2004-2005)

* ''Series/{{Roswell}}'' (1999-2001)

* ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'' (2000-03; acquired from ABC, last few seasons ran on WB.)

* ''Series/SisterSister'' (1995-99; likewise)

* '' ''The Starlet'' (2005)

* ''The Help'' (2004)

* ''Just Legal'' (2006)

* ''Like Family'' (2003-04)

* ''SeriesFamilyAffair'' (2002-2003) (remake of the 1966 show of the same name)

* ''Series/Muscle'' (1995)

The WB was a joint venture between Creator/WarnerBros[[note]]From 2001-2003, it was technically part of Time Warner sister company Turner Broadcasting in order for network CEO Jamie Kellner to also oversee Creator/{{TBS}}, Creator/{{TNT}} and Creator/CartoonNetwork[[/note]] and Tribune Company with the former company calling the shots. As [[FollowTheLeader a reaction to the success]] of the fledgling Creator/{{Fox}} network, Warners launched their own network in 1995, with Tribune's then-independents (WPIX in UsefulNotes/{{New York|City}}, KTLA in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, WGN in UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}, KWGN in UsefulNotes/{{Denver}}, etc.) serving as the network's nucleus. Unlike UPN, it also had a major boost with WGN's national superstation feed on cable (now Creator/WGNAmerica, which eventually cut all ties to WGN-TV in 2014) carrying it for its first four years until it could get more affiliates. It also had a Latin American branch, which launched around 1996 and was broadcast on cable and satellite TV.

The network is remembered differently depending on how old you are. If you were a kid in the mid-'90s, you may fondly remember The WB as the host network for ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' after it was acquired from Fox, along with other Creator/StevenSpielberg-helmed {{Saturday morning cartoon}}s such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'' and the ''Animaniacs'' spin-off ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain''. [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff If you were a Mexican kid in the mid-'90s]], you might remember it for being the first channel to air ''Series/BeakmansWorld'', which was one of the earliest {{Science Show}}s to air in the country. If you were a kid in the late '90s and early 2000s, you remember it for pretty much [[AnimationAgeGhetto selling out Saturday mornings]] to [[Creator/FourKidsEntertainment 4Kids]]. Those who were teenagers during the late '90s or early 2000s will remember it for giving the world such {{teen drama}}s as ''Series/SeventhHeaven'', ''Series/DawsonsCreek'', and ''Series/{{Everwood}}'' -- shows that the network is, without a doubt, most famous for. Still others (teenagers and genre fans alike) remember the network for ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' and ''Series/{{Roswell}}'' until those two series were picked up -- perhaps ironically, in hindsight -- by UPN (The WB still held onto ''Series/{{Angel}}'' at least). And of course, the network churned out quite a bit of SitCom and particularly DomCom flavored shows during its life.

* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries''

And of course, many still remember it for turning the [[OneSceneWonder one-toon wonder]] [[WesternAnimation/OneFroggyEvening Michigan J. Frog]] [[BreakoutCharacter into a household name]] while at the same time reducing him into a cheap corporate shill for the network (to the point where some TV writers and announcers referred to The WB as "The Frog"). The frog quietly exited the stage from advertisements and promotions during the last two years of the network's life (though [[BackForTheFinale his image]] was [[TearJerker the last transmitted by the network]]; the last thing shown before the network was officially shut down were the end credits of the pilot episode of ''Dawson's Creek'').

And of course, many still remember it for turning the [[OneSceneWonder one-toon wonder]] [[WesternAnimation/OneFroggyEvening Michigan J. Frog]] [[BreakoutCharacter into a household name]] while at the same time reducing him into a cheap corporate shill for the network (to the point where some TV writers and announcers referred to The WB as "The Frog") until the frog quietly exited the stage from advertisements and promotions during the last two years of the network's life (though [[BackForTheFinale his image]] was [[TearJerker one of the last transmitted by the network]]; the last thing shown before the network was officially shut down were the end credits of the pilot episode of ''Dawson's Creek'').

This network was [[NetworkDeath rolled up with]] Creator/{{UPN}} to form a new network called Creator/TheCW in 2006, with The WB's final primetime block, [[NetworkFinale ''A Night Of Farewells And Favorites'']], airing on September 17, 2006. However, its successor used several elements carried over from The WB: including its 30-hour weekly programming schedule[[note]]13 hours in primetime (two hours on Monday through Fridays, and five on Sundays, the latter night was turned over to The CW's affiliates in 2009), two hours in daytime (one of which was turned over to CW affiliates in 2010) as well as the Kids' WB block on Saturday mornings (which it replaced with Creator/TheCW4Kids in 2008)[[/note]] as well as the small-market network feed (which became Creator/TheCWPlus, and began mixing in affiliations with digital subchannel and conventional primary affiliations).

This network was [[NetworkDeath rolled up with]] Creator/{{UPN}} to form a new network called Creator/TheCW in 2006, with The WB's final primetime block, ''A Night Of Farewells And Favorites'', airing on September 17, 2006. However, its successor used several elements carried over from The WB: including its 30-hour weekly programming schedule[[note]]13 hours in primetime (two hours on Monday through Fridays, and five on Sundays, the latter night was turned over to The CW's affiliates in 2009), two hours in daytime (one of which was turned over to CW affiliates in 2010) as well as the Kids' WB block on Saturday mornings (which it replaced with Creator/TheCW4Kids in 2008)[[/note]] as well as the small-market network feed (which became Creator/TheCWPlus, and began mixing in affiliations with digital subchannel and conventional primary affiliations).

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}''

The network is remembered differently depending on how old you are. If you were a kid in the mid-'90s, you may fondly remember The WB as the host network for ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' after it was acquired from Fox, along with other Creator/StevenSpielberg-helmed {{Saturday morning cartoon}}s such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'' and the ''Animaniacs'' spin-off ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain''. [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff If you were a Mexican kid in the mid-'90s]], you might remember it for being the first channel to air ''Series/BeakmansWorld'', which was one of the earliest {{Science Show}}s to air in the country. If you were a kid in the late '90s and early 2000s, you remember it for pretty much [[AnimationAgeGhetto selling out Saturday mornings]] to [[Creator/FourKidsEntertainment 4Kids]]. Those who were teenagers during the late '90s or early 2000s will remember it for giving the world such {{teen drama}}s as ''Series/SeventhHeaven'', ''Series/DawsonsCreek'', and ''Series/{{Everwood}}'' -- shows that the network is, without a doubt, most famous for. Still others (teenagers and genre fans alike) remember the network for ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' and ''{{Roswell}}'' until those two series were picked up -- perhaps ironically, in hindsight -- by UPN (The WB still held onto ''Series/{{Angel}}'' at least). And of course, the network churned out quite a bit of SitCom and particularly DomCom flavored shows during its life.

* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' reruns [[note]]These were packaged under the umbrella titles of ''Bugs 'n' Daffy'' and ''The Daffy Duck Show'', and initially consisted of the post-1948 cartoons that were not under control of Creator/{{ABC}} or Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} at the time before the Time Warner/[=Turner=] deal resulted in the pre-1948 a.a.p cartoons becoming part of the lineup.[[/note]]