Across the United States, any independent television stations that have aired the most first-run and off-network syndication programming combined were re-launched as a brand-new over-the-air television network, called the WB Network. It premiered on January 11, 1995, and a lot of its original programs were automatically distributed by Warner Bros. Television.
Children's programming
Immediately on the first September after the WB Network's launch on television, another children's programming block called Kids' WB premiered. In the block's first year, it aired three hours every Saturday morning and one hour on weekday afternoons. Then in 1996, the Saturday morning block was extended to four hours, and another year later, in 1997, a one-hour weekday morning block was added, and the weekday afternoon block was extended to two hours.
Anime series, starting with Pokémon, commenced on Kids' WB on February 13, 1999.
Kids' WB stopped airing on weekday mornings as of September 3, 2001, and the weekday afternoon block followed suit after December 30, 2005. The Saturday morning block was extended by another full hour, for a total of five hours.
Programming
| Title | Premiere date (first known) |
Ended (or last aired) |
|---|---|---|
| Pokémon | February 13, 1999 | October 25, 2003 |
| The Mask | January 9, 2002 | May 17, 2002 |
| The Wizard of Oz | November 24, 2002 | December 18, 2005 |
Weblinks
- http://www.wbnetwork.com (2000-2006)
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+ | |