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  Country United States
  Network Type Broadcast Television Network
  Available National
  Launch Date January 22 , 1995
  Closure Date September 2002


UPN Kids was part of the weekday's & weekend's children portion of the UPN 's programming.


HISTORY

When UPN launched in 1995 , it aired cartoons on weekends; the lineup was known as UPN Kids. In 1997 , UPN wen a different way with its children's program block by airing reruns of the Syndicated '' Sweet Valley High '' and a new series, '' Breaker High '' on weekdays and weekends aiming the programs at teenagers. As opposed to ABC , NBC , CBS , and Fox stations, some UPN affiliates aired the weekend children's program block on Sunday mornings instead of Saturday s.


HOW UPN KIDS BLOCK DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

UPN is one of only two of the broadcast networks ( I is the other) not to air a children's programming block on weekend mornings.
In '' moved to the lineup from Fox Kids .

After seven years of airing children's programming, UPN dropped out of the kids program business in October 2004 when Disney's contract with UPN came to an end. As of May 2006 , UPN has no current plans of returning kids programming to the network. In 2006 , UPN and The WB announced plans to launch the CW Television Network in September 2006. Kids' WB will serve as part of the new network airing children shows.


UPN Kids Shows