Cartoon Time!

Cartoon Time! (stylized as CARTOON TIME!; formerly stylized as cartoon TIME!) is an American pay television channel owned by 20th Century Studios, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios. The channel was launched on December 13, 1993, and primarily broadcasts animated television series, mostly children's programming, ranging from action to animated comedy. It operates usually from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM (ET/PT) and is targeted at children between ages 7-15.

The channel serves a younger audience than the Fox Broadcasting Company and a older audience than Fox Juneyur.

Pre-20th Century Fox Era: 1993-1994
Cartoon Time! was launched at 6:00 PM on December 13, 1993, It only showed shorts from the early '80s. It wasn't owned by Fox until July 1, 1994.

On March 6, 1994, Cartoon Time! started to broadcast shorts from the mid '80s

1994-2002: Starting of Era
On July 1, 1994, Fox acquired Cartoon Time! to make television shows owned by Cartoon Time! It was originally owned by News Corporation before moving to the now-defunct 21st Century Fox in 2013 due to the split.

On March 10, 1995, Cartoon Time launched a preschool morning programming block called Preschool Preschool which can broadcast from 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM

On June 1, 1999, Cartoon Time launched an adult-oriented nighttime programming block called Feels Like Adults which can broadcast from 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM.

On March 26, 2000, Cartoon Time announced that It will launch international channels.

On June 20, 2001, Cartoon Time launched the Cartoon Time! Movies block, which can broadcast Sunday nights before Feels Like Adults.

2002-2011: 2002 Rebrand
See also: Alien head broadcast signal intrusion On March 15, 2002, Cartoon Time went under major rebranding and adapting a new logo.

On June 17, 2005, 20th Century Fox announced that they attempted to sell Cartoon Time, but failed a day after.

On January 7, 2007, Cartoon Time announced that they will launch a Friday night programming block called "Fri-Date" which was launched on April 27, 2007.

On June 7, 2008, Cartoon Time changed its broadcasting format to 16:9 widescreen.

In February 2009, Cartoon Time announced that they will make a game show called "Battle For Dream Island", which premiered on January 1, 2010.

At 5:40 PM on February 5, 2010, During a new episode of Big Group, the station was hijacked by an unknown person wearing a alien mask. 2 hours later, Warner Bros.' Cartoon Network was hijacked too. 2 hours after Cartoon Network's hijack, Disney's Disney XD was hijacked.

2011-2019: 2011 Rebrand
On July 22, 2011, Cartoon Time changed its logo and updated its look.

1 hour later, It was announced that Cartoon Time will close the Fri-Date programming block on September 16, 2013 and replace it with Freedom Friday.

In June 2013, Cartoon Time announced that they will bring back the Fri-Date block on September 27, 2013 and replace the Freedom Friday block

On December 13, 2013, Cartoon Time celebrated 20 years on the air.

On December 25, 2013, Cartoon Time announced that they will launch a monday afternoon programming block called Hey! It's Not Fox!, which was launched on March 5, 2014.

In 2014, Sony Pictures Animation announced to make a series based on the 2003 film Drawings and air it on Cartoon Time in the United States and YTV in Canada.

On June 27, 2016, It was announced that they will close the Fri-Date block again and replace it with the return of the Freedom Friday block

On December 1, 2016, Cartoon Time introduced new graphics and a new slogan "America's 3rd Favourite Kids Channel".

In December 2017, It was announced that Cartoon Time! was rolling up a new programming block called "Non-Fox" that will replace Hey! It's Not Fox!

2019-;present: Disney Era and 2019 Rebrand
On December 14, 2017, The Walt Disney Company formally announced its intention to acquire most of 21st Century Fox assets. Cartoon Time was apart of 21st Century Fox. The deal was completed on March 20, 2019.

On March 21, 2019, Disney changed Cartoon Time's logo with Cartoon Network's font and a new stylization "CARTOON TIME!"

Preschool Preschool
Preschool Preschool (formerly Cartoon Time! Junior) is an American preschool morning programming block of the children's basic network Cartoon Time!. The programming block serves a younger audience than Cartoon Time!. The programming block was launched on March 10, 1995 as '''Cartoon Time! Junior''' and broadcasts from 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM.

On May 5, 2015, It was announced that Cartoon Time! Junior would rebrand as Preschool Preschool on December 7, 2015.

Feels Like Adults
Feels Like Adults is an American teen/adult-oriented nighttime programming block of the children's basic network Cartoon Time!. The programming block serves a older audience than Cartoon Time!. The programming block was launched on June 1, 1999 and broadcasts from 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM.

Fri-Date
Fri-Date is an American animated programming block which aired in three iterations on Cartoon Time!, featuring a lineup soley made up of animation produced by Walt Disney Television's 20th Century Fox Television division carried as a majority of, or the whole of, the network's Friday evening schedule.

Non-Fox
Non-Fox is an American animated programming block which airs animated shows that were not made by Fox. The block was launched January 9, 2018 and broadcasts Monday afternoons.

Cartoon Time! Movies
'''Cartoon Time! Movies''' is an American movie programming block which airs movies that were rated G or PG. The block was launched June 20, 2001 and broadcasts Sunday nights before Feels Like Adults.

Freedom Friday
Freedom Friday was an American animated programming block that was the replacement of Fri-Date. The block was launched on September 23, 2011.

The block closed on September 20, 2013, before returning on September 23, 2016. However, The block closed again on September 20, 2019.

Hey! It's Not Fox!
'''Hey! It's Not Fox!''' was an American animated programming block which aired animated shows that were not made by Fox. The block was launched on March 5, 2014 and broadcasted Monday afternoons. The block was shut down on January 6, 2018 and was replaced by Non-Fox.

Trivia

 * Despite, Following:
 * Despite Disney's Acquisition of 21st Century Fox, Cartoon Time Confirmed That They Will Not Make a Mickey Mouse show.
 * Despite The Slogan Saying "America's 3rd Favourite Kids Channel", Some Kids Don't Like That Channel
 * Despite the Fox Broadcasting Company and Fox Juneyur being owned by Fox Corporation, It is confirmed that Cartoon Time would be apart of Disney and 20th Century Fox
 * Despite 20th Century Fox being renamed 20th Century Studios in January 2020, It is confirmed that programming block, Non-Fox, would not be renamed.
 * This is the first kids channel by Fox
 * International Channels are owned by Fox Networks Group, a subsidiary of Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International.

International Channels
Main Article: List of Cartoon Time! Channels