Changes: Fox Broadcasting Company

Revision as of 05:15, 3 March 2021

The Fox Network, also known as the Fox Broadcasting Company, launched on October 9, 1986, replacing select independent stations in the United States. It has since then become the fourth television network after NBC, CBS and ABC. The network is owned by Fox Entertainment Group, which was founded a year before the Fox Network began broadcasting on television.

All original programs from the Fox Network, such as The Simpsons (1989), are automatically properties of 20th Century Studios, as Walt Disney Studios is a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.

Children's programming

Fox Kids (1990-2002)

On the second Saturday (September 8) of 1990, the Fox Children's Network premiered on the Fox Network, and lasted for three hours every Saturday morning. In its second year (1991), the programming block changed its name to Fox Kids. Its programs were targeted at elementary-age children to preteens. The block expanded to three hours on weekday afternoons and four hours on Saturday mornings in 1993. Fox Kids continued broadcasts up to September 7, 2002.

FoxBox/4Kids TV (2002-2008)

One week after Fox Kids became defunct, a brand-new programming block was established -- the FoxBox. Kirby: Right Back at Ya! was one of the block's original programs. In the FoxBox's second year (2003), more shows such as Sonic X were added often to replace older ones. On January 22, 2005, the FoxBox changed its name to 4Kids TV, which remained until after December 27, 2008, due to competition from the more viewed cable television, and since the afternoon of that day, children's programming has ceased on the Fox Network.

List of programs

Title	Premiere date (first known)	Ended (or last aired)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York	December 8, 1996	June 29, 2001
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope	February 4, 1997
The Mask	April 29, 1997	March 24, 1999
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back	April 25, 2002	April 24, 2005
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi	May 2, 2002	May 8, 2005
Kirby: Right Back at Ya!	September 14, 2002	December 27, 2008
Sonic X	August 23, 2003	December 27, 2008
Ice Age	November 28, 2004	December 27, 2007
Ice Age: The Meltdown	November 27, 2009
Hotel Transylvania 2	May 19, 2019	Present

Weblinks

http://www.foxnetwork.com (1996-1997)

Gallery

Television networks
NBC Universal	Over-the-air	NBC
	Cable	USA Network • Syfy • Universal Kids
	Streaming	Peacock
ViacomCBS	Over-the-air	CBS • UPN
	Cable	Nickelodeon • TeenNick
	Streaming	Paramount+
Warner Bros.	Over-the-air	The WB • CW Network
	Cable	HBO • Cinemax • TBS • TNT • Cartoon Network
	Streaming	HBO Max
Walt Disney	Over-the-air	ABC • FOX
	Cable	Disney Channel • FX Networks • Toon Disney (1998-2009) • Freeform • Disney XD
	Streaming	Disney+
Other	Over-the-air	Broadcast syndication • PBS • PBS Kids
	Cable	Hub Network (2010-2014) • Discovery Family
	Streaming	Netflix • Hulu • HBO Max • Paramount+

@@ Line 6: / Line 6: @@
 |launchdate=October 9, 1986 (replacing many independent stations)
 |closedate=
-|channelnumber=5 (New York City, NY)<br>7 (Austin, TX)<br>11 (Los Angeles, CA)<br>26 (Houston, TX)<br>29 (Philadelphia, PA)<br>32 (Chicago, IL)
+|channelnumber=5 (New York City, NY/Washington, D.C.)<br>7 (Austin, TX)<br>11 (Los Angeles, CA)<br>26 (Houston, TX)<br>29 (Philadelphia, PA)<br>32 (Chicago, IL)
 |format=1080i (HDTV)<br>480i (SDTV)
 |countries=United States