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The CW4Kids

Type	Saturday morning cartoon block
Country	United States
Availability	United States  Puerto Rico  Canada  United Kingdom
Slogan	You're signed on, to The CW4Kids!
Owner	4Kids Entertainment (50%) CBS Corporation (25%) Time Warner (25%)
Launch date	May 24, 2008
Affiliation	The CW
Website www.4Kids.tv

The CW4Kids is the current Saturday morning cartoon block of The CW that premiered on Saturday, May 24, 2008, replacing the Kids' WB block (now an online network). The block is programmed by 4Kids Entertainment, which programmed the competing 4Kids TV block (which was discontinued on December 27, 2008, for the FOX network while Fox added a informercial block for every Saturday mornings on January 3, 2009). Even though the 4Kids TV block was discontinued as its now online only, this programming block will continue to use The CW4Kids name, to reflect to the network it airs on.

Contents 1 Schedule history 2 Programming 2.1 Current schedule 2.2 Current shorts 2.3 Former Shorts 2.4 Future Programming 2.5 Former Programming 2.5.1 Ended in 2008 2.5.2 Ended in 2009 3 Specials 4 TV Shows 5 Papercrafts 6 Promo Song 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Schedule history

The CW4Kids schedule remained the same as the original Kids' WB schedule upon its launch on May 24, 2008. Chaotic, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, and The Batman were added to the block on June 21, 2008, replacing World of Quest, Johnny Test, Eon Kid and Skunk Fu!. On August 9, 2008, The Batman was removed and replaced with a second airing of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX.

On September 13, 2008, The CW4Kids launched its new fall season. Skunk Fu! returned and Viva Piñata, Dinosaur King, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Back to the Sewer were added to the block, replacing Tom and Jerry Tales, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward. On September 27, 2008, Magi-Nation was removed from the block and GoGoRiki was added and replaced it.

On October 25, 2008 Skunk Fu! and Viva Piñata left the schedule. The original 2003 series of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles replaced them, as well as a double airing The Spectacular Spider-Man.

On December 13, 2008 one of The Spectacular Spider-Man's slots was replaced with a sneak preview of Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight.

On January 3, 2009 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Chaotic were removed from schedule while Sonic X, Chaotic: M'arrillian Invasion, Huntik: Secrets & Seekers, and Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight were added to be their replacements.

On February 7, 2009, The Spectacular Spider-Man was replaced by a double airing of Chaotic: M'arillian Invasion.

On April 11, 2009, Will and Dewitt was replaced by a second airing of GoGoRiki.

On June 6, 2009, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Back to the Sewer and Chaotic: M'arillian Invasion were replaced by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward and Kirby: Right Back at Ya!. [1] [2]

On July 4, 2009, Sonic X was moved to 7:30 and 9:00, and Kirby was moved to 11:00.

[edit] Programming

In most markets, most affiliates use the network's current Saturday morning schedule. However, there are a few exceptions. Some stations move CW4Kids due to sports pre-emptions or news telecasts.

[edit] Current schedule

Time	Show
7:00 AM	Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (TV-Y7-FV)
7:30 AM	Sonic X (TV-Y7-FV)
8:00 AM	GoGoRiki (TV-Y and TV-Y7) (E/I)
8:30 AM	GoGoRiki (TV-Y and TV-Y7) (E/I)
9:00 AM	Sonic X (TV-Y7-FV)
9:30 AM	Dinosaur King (TV-Y7-FV)
10:00 AM	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward (TV-Y7-FV)
10:30 AM	Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight (TV-Y7-FV)
11:00 AM	Kirby: Right Back At Ya! (TV-Y7-FV)
11:30 AM	Huntik: Secrets & Seekers (TV-Y7-FV)

[edit] Current shorts

• Pat and Stan
• GoGoWiki (GoGoRiki)
• GoTunes (GoGoRiki)
• The CW4Kids Vault (Viva Piñata, and Others)

[edit] Former Shorts

• TMNT: Mayhem at Mutant Island

[edit] Future Programming

New episodes of fan favorites and plenty of new series have been announced. Below are the fall additions:

Show	First Air Date	Summary
Biker Mice from Mars	Fall 2009[1]	A sequel to the original Biker Mice from Mars series. The mice return to Earth, fighting new forces such as the Catatonians. This show was previously seen on 4Kids TV.
HTDT[2]	TBA	HTDT is a series being made in Canada to air on Teletoon. Based on the story of Humpty Dumpty, when all the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put Humpty back together again, they called on bio-nuclear physicists Dr. Kizami Miyazaki. Now Humpty is back with a new name- HTDT- and a new mission- protect the kingdom of Olde Story from outside invaders. With the help of Miyazaki's 10-year-old son Axel and his babysitter- teen pop star Arisa, HTDT just might be able to succeed.[3]
RollBots	September 2009[4]	RollBots is a series currently in production from YTV. The series is set to explore the life of robots as they travel at high speeds through the roller-coaster-like tracks of their city, Flip City. The robots are perfectly round, but they do have arms and legs that can be put out or retracted. Currently 26 episodes are in production.[5]

[edit] Former Programming

[edit] Ended in 2008

• Eon Kid (May 24, 2008 - June 14, 2008) (TV-Y7-FV) #
• Johnny Test (May 24, 2008 - June 14, 2008) (Now shown on Cartoon Network) (TV-Y7-FV) #
• World of Quest (May 24, 2008 - June 14, 2008) (TV-Y7-FV) #
• The Batman (June 21, 2008 - August 2, 2008) (Now shown on Boomerang) (TV-Y7-FV) #
• Tom and Jerry Tales (May 24, 2008 - September 6, 2008) (TV-Y7-FV) #
• Magi-Nation (May 24, 2008 - September 20, 2008) (TV-Y and TV-Y7) (E/I) #
• Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (TV-Y7-FV) (June 21, 2008 - September 6, 2008)
• Skunk Fu! (May 24, 2008 - October 18, 2008) (TV-Y7) (Now shown in other countries and on DVDs) #
• Viva Piñata (September 13, 2008 - October 18, 2008) (TV-Y and TV-Y7) (Now airs as part of The CW4Kids Vault)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (October 25, 2008 - December 27, 2008) (TV-Y7-FV)
• Chaotic (June 21, 2008 - December 27, 2008) (Now shown on Disney XD) (TV-Y7-FV)

[edit] Ended in 2009

• The Spectacular Spider-Man (May 24, 2008 - February 7, 2009) (Now shown on Disney XD) (TV-Y7-FV) #
• Will and Dewitt (May 24, 2008 - April 4, 2009) (TV-Y) (E/I) #
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Back to the Sewer (September 13, 2008 - May 30, 2009) (TV-Y7-FV)
• Chaotic: M'arillian Invasion (January 3, 2009 - May 30, 2009) (Now shown on Cartoon Network) (TV-Y7-FV) (sets to return this fall.)

A number sign (#) means that this program was originally part of Kids' WB before it moved to an online network.

[edit] Specials

On September 12, 2008 The CW aired "The CW4Kids Brand Spankin' New Spectacular Saturday Sneak Peek" during The CW Daytime, which had previews of the Fall 2008 lineup. It was hosted by Hudson Horstachio from Viva Pinata, also with Yugi, Fergy, and Paulie, and the Ninja Turtles hosting the 1st, and 2nd Place for the theme song vote of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's.

[edit] TV Shows

B

• The Batman
• Biker Mice from Mars

C

• Chaotic
• Chaotic: M'arillian Invasion

D

• Dinosaur King

E

• Eon Kid

J

• Johnny Test

K

• Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight
• Kirby: Right Back At Ya!

S

• Skunk Fu!
• Sonic X
• The Spectacular Spider-Man

T

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Back to the Sewer
• Tom and Jerry Tales

H

• Huntik: Secrets & Seekers
• HTDT

R

• RollBots

P

• Pat and Stan

W

• Will and Dewitt

M

• Magi-Nation

Y

• Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
• Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's

G

• GoGoRiki

V

• Viva Piñata

[edit] Papercrafts

The CW4Kids has Papercrafts, where you can make paper characters from The CW4Kids Shows. Note: New, And Locked Papercrafts are Available Every Week.

Show	Character(s)
Chaotic	Chaor, Maxxor, H'earring, Intress
Dinosaur King	Chomp, Max
GoGoRiki	Ottoriki,Pogoriki,Rosariki,Docoriki
Huntik: Secrets & Seekers	Dante Vale
Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight	Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, Wing Knight, Torque
Kirby: Right Back at Ya!	Kirby, Meta-Knight, Waddle Dee
Sonic X	Sonic, Knuckles, Tails, Dr. Eggman
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Michaelangelo, Raphael, Donatello, Leonardo, Splinter, Casey Jones, Shredder, Foot Ninja
Viva Piñata	Fergy
Yu-Gi-Oh!	Yugi

[edit] Promo Song

The song is called "These Are The Days" by Walther PPK.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• The CW4Kids
• 4Kids Entertainment
• The CW

v • d • e Children's Television Blocks in the United States Present @DK (Discovery Kids) · ABC Kids  (ABC) · Cookie Jar Toons (This TV) · The CW4Kids (CW) · KEWLopolis (CBS) · PBS Kids/GO!/Miss Lori and Hooper (PBS) · Planeta U (UNI) · qubo (NBC/ION/TMD) · Toonturama (TFU) · Smile of a Child (TBN) · Playhouse Disney (Disney Channel) Former BKN (syndicated) · CBS Kids (CBS) · Discovery Kids on NBC (NBC) · The Disney Afternoon (syndicated) · Disney's One Too (UPN) · DiC Kids Network (syndicated) · Fox Box/4Kids TV[1] (FOX) · Fox Kids (FOX) · Jetix (ABC Family/Toon Disney) · KOL Secret Slumber Party (CBS) · Kids' WB (WB, CW)[2] · Nick on CBS (CBS) · Nick Jr. on CBS (CBS) · One Saturday Morning  (ABC) · Pillow Head Hour (WB) · TNBC (NBC) · Cartoon Quest (Sci Fi) · Animation Station (Sci Fi) · UPN Kids (UPN) · USA Action Extreme Team (USA) · USA Cartoon Express (USA) · Toonami (Cartoon Network) · Miguzi (Cartoon Network) · PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch (PBS) · PAX Kids (PAX) See also Children's Television Act · E/I · Saturday morning cartoon Notes: 1. This block is now online as of January 2009. 2. This block is now online as of April 28, 2008.