The CW4Kids (channel)

The CW4Kids (stylized as THE CW4K!DS) is an American and   that is owned by a joint venture between 4Kids Entertainment (the former subsidiary of ), and The CW Network, LLC. Its hosts are Poppy Catterall (main host), Cameron Randall, and Sophie Wang (including Jason Griffith, although he's the announcer for the promos and bumpers).

Serving as the 2015 revival of the eponymous former name of the block that is no longer airing on TV, and launched on July 19, 2015, it features a mix of children/family-friendly third-party foreign animated (both anime and non-anime) and live-action television series, movies and TV specials, and as well as some original programs licensed and created by 4Kids Entertainment (just like 4KidsTV: The Game Station, Fox Box, Toonzai, although it airs several educational programs for older audiences.

The channel is aimed at both male and female viewers ages 4 and up, and is available on its official website, cables such as Spectrum (formerly ), and Comcast Cable (under the name ), connected devices like smart TVs, video-on-demand providers, etc., plus an app.

Like the other channels, The CW4Kids airs 24/7, and its slogan is "Fun and adventure (just) never ends!". It also calls the audience "crowd" when chatting with third-party people.

The CW4Kids' theme tune is "Jump Up If You're Ready". It is sung by the channel's hosts (with the exception of Griffith). The theme's genre is. The theme's original key signature was C♯/D♭ major, although B major was more commonly heard.

History
In November 2014, The CW announced that the now-closed Toonzai block and its former name The CW4Kids would be relaunched as separate channels in 2015, as a result of an announcement of a joint venture with 4Kids Entertainment. Two teasers were aired, and the launch dates are revealed to be January 3 and July 19, respectively.

The CW4Kids launched on July 16, 2015 at 7:00 a.m., on digital tiers of DirecTV, Marcus Cable and EchoStar. At the time of its launch, its theme tune, entitled "Jump Up If You're Ready", debuted as a music video after the channel's commercial break. The first program that aired on The CW4Kids was a rerun of (2007) at 11:15 a.m..

On September 12, 2015, The CW4Kids began airing reruns of SpongeBob SquarePants and Catscratch (by the TV channel, Nickelodeon)!

On September 18, 2015, to celebrate its launch, The CW4Kids aired a promo of an episode of Pokemon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.

On June 16, 2016, The CW4Kids began airing reruns on Nickelodeon's El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera and Disney XD's Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil.

On November 7, 2017, The CW4Kids became part of Viacom Media Networks after they began airing SpongeBob and Catscratch back in 2015.

On May 24, 2018, The CW4Kids celebrated it's 10th Anniversary (according to The CW4Kids' original launch as a block back in 2008).

On July 6, 2019, The CW4Kids launched a Saturday Morning Block (similar to Kids' WB) called "CBS Institute" and featured shows like My Life as a Teenage Robot, The Mighty B!, Robot and Monster, The Loud House, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Pokemon the Series: Sun and Moon: Ultra Adventures, Sonic X, Total Drama World Tour, Viva Pinata, Justice League, and Oggy and the Cockroaches!

On March 2, 2020, The CW4Kids began airing reruns of Live-Action shows like Shake it Up, Destroy Build Destroy, Henry Danger, Game Shakers, Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, Unfabulus, and The Slute Life of Zack and Cody. But continued to air Cartoons at the same time.

On March 14, 2020, The CW4Kids ended CBS Institute due to the failings of the block. But continues to air reruns of Sonic X and The Mighty B! today.