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1	A [[UsefulNotes/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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