Magnet (children's television block)

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Magnet
Network HBO Family
LaunchedAugust 26, 2001 (2001-08-26)
ClosedJune 2005 (2005-06)
Country of origin United States
Owner Home Box Office, Inc.
(Warner Bros. Discovery)
Sister network Jam
Running time5pm-7pm (2001–04)
1:30pm-3:30pm (2004–05)
Original language(s)English

Magnet was a children's programming block aimed to preteens that aired on HBO Family . It first aired on August 26, 2001 alongside Jam , a block made for preschoolers. [1] Until 2004, the block aired on afternoons and evenings at 5pm to 7pm every day.

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History

In August 2001, HBO announced the blocks Jam and Magnet for their family channel, HBO Family, both of which first began on August 26, 2001. Magnet's initial programming lineup was 30 by 30: Kid Flicks, Animated Tales of The World , Crashbox , Dear America , and The Worst Witch. Later on, Jam and HBO Family's programming were added on Magnet's lineup like The Little Lulu Show , Freshman Year, and What Matters.

In 2004, the block moved its timeslot to 1:30pm and runs until 3:30pm. [2] When this happened, some of the programming was dropped and was replaced with a full hour of Crashbox. Also during this time, Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child moved its place from Jam to Magnet. The only show that survived this change was The Little Lulu Show , a show that also aired on Jam. By late 2004, the block dropped its own branding, leaving it unbranded. [3] In June 2005, the block was entirely removed from HBO Family's lineup. [4] As a result, Animated Tales of the World and Crashbox moved to Jam; while the former did not last long there, the latter still airs to this day, as Jam is now known as HBO Kids. This also caused Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child to move back to Jam permanently.

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Short-form programming

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  6. ↑ "HBO Family: Magnet: 30 by 30: Kid Flicks". 2003-04-17. Archived from the original on 2003-04-17. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
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