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 UPN Kids logo. Its slogan is UPN Kids is Up'n! (pronounced OOOP'N!), and used from 1995-1998 |
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| Premiered | January 22, 1995 |
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| Discontinued | September 5, 1999 |
| Channel | UPN |
| Origin | United States |
| Format | Sunday-Friday children's programming block |
| Runtime | 2 hours each day |
UPN Kids was a short-lived weekday and Sunday morning children's programming block on UPN that launched on January 22, 1995. During the 1998-1999 season, the block was called The UPN Kids Action Zone. The block aired for 2 hours each day (7-9 am on weekdays and 9-11 am on Sundays). UPN Kids shut down on September 5, 1999 and was replaced with Disney's One Too.
History
When UPN launched in 1995, it aired cartoons on weekends; the lineup was known as UPN Kids.
In 1997, UPN went a different way with its children's program block by airing new episodes as well as reruns of the syndicated Sweet Valley High and a new series, Breaker High on weekdays and Sundays aiming the programs at teenagers.
In January 1998, UPN began talks with The Walt Disney Company to run a daily two-hour Disney kids block[1] but the talks with Disney were called off a week later do to a dispute over branding the block and deciding how much E/I programming Disney would provide, UPN then began talks with Nickelodeon.[2] At which time UPN made a deal with Saban Entertainment to program the block on Sunday mornings[2] and air shows like The Incredible Hulk, X-Men, Spider-Man and Big Bad Beetleborgs.[3][4]
In March 1998, UPN resumed talks with Disney[5] and in April 1998, UPN made a deal with Disney to air Disney programming on weekday and Sunday mornings.[6] The new lineup, a sister block to Disney's One Saturday Morning on ABC, would be called Disney's One Too.[7]
UPN Kids shows
- Big Bad Beetleborgs (1998-1999)
- Breaker High (1997-1998)
- Bureau of Alien Detectors (1996-1997)
- Fantastic Four (1998-1999)
- The Incredible Hulk (1996-1999)
- Iron Man (1998-1999)
- Jumanji (1996-1998)
- The Mouse and the Monster (1996-1997)
- Space Strikers (1995-1996)
- Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1998-1999)
- Spider-Man (1998-1999)
- Sweet Valley High (1997-1998)
- Teknoman (1995-1996)
- X-Men (1998-1999)
References
- ^ "Disney kids to play UPN". Variety. Jan. 21, 1998. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117466892.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&query=. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ^ a b "UPN kids pick Nick, not Mouse". Variety. Jan. 27, 1998. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117467104.html?categoryid=18&cs=1&query=. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ^ "Marvel, Saban set kids shows for UPN". Variety. Jan. 29, 1998. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117467216.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&query=. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ^ "UPN serves up superheroes". Variety. Feb. 24, 1998. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117468038.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&query=. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ^ "UPN, BV discuss kids block". Variety. Mar. 26, 1998. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117469171.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&query=. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ^ "UPN, Disney in kidvid block deal". Variety. Apr. 17, 1998. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117469874.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&query=. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ^ "Mouse brands UPN kidvid". Variety. July 19, 1999. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117743063.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&query=. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
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