1 | A [[MediaNotes/BlockProgramming programming block]] dedicated to children's programming, mostly Saturdays (In the United States) or Sundays (In Japan). This kind of programming may contain animated shows, live-action KidCom shows or {{Toku}}, or both. |
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3 | A hostless sibling of SaturdayMorningKidsShow. Sometimes contains {{Saturday Morning Cartoon}}s. |
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5 | !! Examples of kids' blocks: |
6 | * Creator/OneSaturdayMorning ([[Creator/AmericanBroadcastingCompany ABC]], United States) |
7 | ** ABC Kids |
8 | ** ABC stopped airing cartoons in 2011 for live action programming. |
9 | ** WesternAnimation/TheDisneyAfternoon (syndicated, United States) |
10 | ** Disney Adventures (in select countries, named after the [[Magazine/DisneyAdventures magazine of the same name]] but includes programming from both The Disney Afternoon and One Saturday Morning and even Disney cartoons that didn't air on either block like ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1992'' as well as select Disney shorts in color, even its opening borrows heavily from The Disney Afternoon!) |
11 | * Nichi-Asa Kids Time (Creator/TVAsahi, Japan): Includes a {{Shonen}} anime, Series/SuperHeroTime, and a MagicalGirl anime (currently the ''Anime/PrettyCure'' franchise). As of 2020, only the Super Hero Time sub-block remains as it was moved to the 9 am to 10 am slot, while the recent ''Anime/PrettyCure'' series stays in its 8:30 am timeslot. |
12 | * UPN Kids (UPN, United States), which later became Disney's One Too. |
13 | * Creator/TVTokyo in Japan has the following: |
14 | ** Disney Sunday (consists of a Disney show paired with a short originally created for Disney Junior. Before it was named Disney Sunday, it was called Disney Time and aired on Tuesday mornings). |
15 | ** [=KiraKawa=] Sunday (first consisted of the ''Franchise/GirlsXHeroine'' series, ''Anime/KirattoPriChan'' and ''Anime/{{Mewkledreamy}}'' in November 2020 before shifting to 7AM in February 2021 and being comprised of ''Aikatsu Planet!'' and the aforementioned Disney Sunday) |
16 | ** ''Noristar'' (a kids' block often showing short anime or cartoons about vehicles like ''WesternAnimation/BobTheBuilder'' and ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'', alongside anime not about that topic like ''Anime/{{Hamtaro}}''. Was revamped into a girls' anime block in its' last few seasons). |
17 | ** Preschool Time (Consisted of ''Go! Go! Atom'' and ''Egg Car'') |
18 | ** Warner Anime Land (Consisted of various Warner Brothers programs like ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' bundled with classic ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' shorts. In some months, the block was entirely comprised of shorts). |
19 | ** Anime Lobby (comprised of ''[[Anime/OnegaiMyMelody Onegai My Melody Sukkiri]]'' and ''Robby and Kerobby''). |
20 | ** Henshin Time, made in partnership with Takara Tomy (currently airs ''Bittomo × Warrior Kirameki Powers!'' and ''Tomica Kizuna Gattai Earth Granner''). |
21 | ** Eeeny Meenie Miny Moe (preschool block consisting of ''WesternAnimation/PJMasks'' and ''WesternAnimation/PeppaPig'') |
22 | * Cartoon Express (Creator/USANetwork, United States) |
23 | * Creator/{{CBBC}} (Creator/TheBBC, United Kingdom) |
24 | ** Creator/CBeebies |
25 | * Creator/{{CITV}} (Creator/{{ITV}}, United Kingdom) |
26 | * Milkshake (Creator/Channel5, United Kingdom) |
27 | * ABC Kids ([[Creator/AustralianBroadcastingCorporation The ABC]], Australia) |
28 | * CBS (United States) had Toontastic TV, which later became the [=CBS=] Kidshow, then Creator/NickJr/[[{{Creator/Nickelodeon}} Nick]] On [=CBS=], then Secret Slumber Party, then Kewlopolis, and ending with Cookie Jar TV. [=CBS=] stopped airing cartoons in 2013 for live action programming. |
29 | * NBC (United States) had a Discovery Kids block in 2003, then Creator/{{Qubo}} three years later, which turned into [[Creator/{{Sprout}} NBC Kids]]. |
30 | ** Qubo also aired on ION. |
31 | * Creator/PBSKids (PBS, United States) |
32 | * Creator/FoxKids (Fox, United States) |
33 | ** In its' later years, it became the Fox Box, which then became 4KidsTV. The former is also notable for airing a short lived English dub of ''Series/UltramanTiga''. |
34 | ** The preschool block Fox Cubhouse, notable for being where ''WesternAnimation/MagicAdventuresOfMumfie'' and ''Series/JohnsonAndFriends'' debuted in the United States. |
35 | * Creator/KidsWB (Creator/TheWB[=/=]Creator/TheCW, United States), which then became Creator/TheCW 4Kids, then Toonzai, and then Vortexx before Litton's takeover of the block as One Magnificent Morning. |
36 | * Kideo TV (syndicated, United States) |
37 | * Bohbot Kids Network (syndicated, United States) |
38 | * [=HapiKura=] Time (Creator/KidsStation, Japan) |
39 | * [=TVOKids=] ([=TVOntario=], Canada) |
40 | * Knowledge Kids (Knowledge Network, Canada) |
41 | * Back when Creator/UniversalKids was called Creator/{{Sprout}}, it aired a variety of hosted programming blocks throughout the day. These included: |
42 | ** ''Series/MusicalMorningsWithCoo'' |
43 | ** ''Series/SproutsWigglyWaffle'' |
44 | ** ''Series/TheSuperSproutletShow'' |
45 | ** ''Series/TheSunnySideUpShow'' |
46 | ** ''Series/TheLetsGoShow'' |
47 | ** ''Series/TheSproutSharingShow'' |
48 | ** ''Series/TheGoodNightShow'' |
49 | * ''Series/GetSetForLife'' (CBC, Canada) |
50 | * Creator/NickJr (Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}, United States). Note that Nickelodeon is already geared for kids, so Nick Jr. is geared for preschoolers. In a twist, it airs on weekday mornings, rather than weekend mornings. Even after a separate network bearing the same name was launched in 2009, Nickelodeon continues to feature a Nick Jr. block, with all preschool programming debuting on the main channel before airing reruns on the Nick Jr. channel. |
51 | * Creator/{{HBO}} Family had two: |
52 | ** Jam ran from 2001 to 2016. The block was named after its' mascot, a purple blob named Jammy. |
53 | ** HBO Kids is the current block. Initally used as a showcase of Creator/SesameWorkshop programming, as of January 2024, only HBO's original kids programming is shown. |
54 | * [[Creator/AmericanForcesNetwork AFN Family]] has two weekend blocks: |
55 | ** Super-Charged Saturdays focuses on action programming. |
56 | ** Fun Toon Sundays mainly focuses on cartoons, but sometimes live action shows, mainly {{Edutainment}} ones, air. |
57 | * Creator/{{NHK}} |
58 | ** Atsumare! Wanpaku (lasted from 1999 to 2010) |
59 | ** [=ETele=] Kids (currently running) |
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