The following is a list of current and former programming blocks airing animated television programs.
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- Current
- United States
- Canada
- Australia
- United Kingdom
- Japan
- Ireland
- Spain
- Former
- United States 2
- References
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The following is a list of current and former programming blocks airing animated television programs.
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| Block title | Network | Launch date | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick at Nite | Nickelodeon | July 1, 1985 | |
| PBS Kids | PBS | September 6, 1999 | |
| Adult Swim | Cartoon Network | September 2, 2001 | |
| Animation Vacation | Comedy Central | March 23, 2020 | |
| Marvel Universe | Disney XD | April 1, 2012 | |
| Cartoonito | Cartoon Network | September 13, 2021 | |
| ACME Night | Cartoon Network | September 19, 2021 | |
| Toonami | Adult Swim | May 26, 2012 | |
| PBS Kids Family Night | PBS | April 21, 2017 | |
| TZGZ | Syfy | April 19, 2019 | [1] |
| Block title | Network | Launch date | End date | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Kids | Fox | September 8, 1990 | September 7, 2002 | |
| The Disney Afternoon | Syndication | September 10, 1990 | August 29, 1997 | |
| PTV | PBS | July 11, 1994 | September 5, 1999 | |
| Kids' WB! | The CW | September 9, 1995 | May 17, 2008 | |
| UPN Kids | UPN | September 10, 1995 | September 5, 1999 | |
| Disney's One Saturday Morning | ABC | September 13, 1997 | September 7, 2002 | |
| Disney's One Too | UPN | September 6, 1999 | August 31, 2003 | |
| Nick on CBS | CBS | September 16, 2000 | September 9, 2006 | |
| ABC Kids | ABC | September 14, 2002 | August 27, 2011 | |
| 4Kids TV | Fox | December 27, 2008 | ||
| PBS Kids Go! | PBS | October 11, 2004 | October 7, 2013 | |
| PBS Kids Preschool Block | September 4, 2006 | |||
| Qubo | NBC/Telemundo | September 9, 2006 | June 30, 2012 | |
| Cookie Jar TV | CBS | September 16, 2006 | September 21, 2013 | |
| The CW4Kids | The CW | May 24, 2008 | August 18, 2012 | |
| NBC Kids | NBC | July 7, 2012 | September 25, 2016 | |
| Vortexx | The CW | August 25, 2012 | September 27, 2014 | |
| KidsClick | This TV/TBD/Syndication | July 1, 2017 | March 31, 2019 |
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