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* YTV has never [[Banned episodes|banned]] an episode of the Pokémon anime, except those banned in Japan. | * YTV has never [[Banned episodes|banned]] an episode of the Pokémon anime, except those banned in Japan. | ||
* When YTV was chronologically airing reruns of ''Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl'' weekdays at 5:00 PM, while airing new episodes of the same season on Saturdays, the same station ID played before the episode started.<ref>Watch it here: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoirYnZSjbo YTV ID - Messy (2008)]</ref> | * When YTV was chronologically airing reruns of ''Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl'' weekdays at 5:00 PM, while airing new episodes of the same season on Saturdays, the same station ID played before the episode started.<ref>Watch it here: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoirYnZSjbo YTV ID - Messy (2008)]</ref> | ||
*YTV featured [[Pokémon Theme]] on their [http://www.amazon.ca/Big-Fun-Party-Mix/dp/B000057ZLD/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1255890370&sr=1-6]. | *YTV featured [[Pokémon Theme]] on their [http://www.amazon.ca/Big-Fun-Party-Mix/dp/B000057ZLD/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1255890370&sr=1-6 Big Fun Party Mix CD]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 18:27, 18 October 2009
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| Headquarters | File:FlagCanada.PNG Canada | ||
| Launched | September 1, 1988 | ||
| Owned By | Corus Entertainment | ||
YTV is a TV channel owned by Corus Entertainment available nationally in Canada which launched September 1st, 1988. Its headquarters are in Toronto, Ontario. YTV is thought by many to stand for "Youth Television", due to the fact that its original slogan was "The Youth Channel". When asked about this, the channel states "Actually, it's just three letters! Really! Some folks think it means Youth Television, but that's just a coincidence; we just thought the letters looked good together!"[1] Pokémon is very well received by YTV's viewers.[2]
It is the Canadian broadcaster of the Pokémon anime. The channel has aired the anime since September 1998, from the first episode. Also, some movies get aired on weekends during Moovibot.
Current Pokémon Schedule
Currently, YTV airs the Pokémon anime 7 times per week. Those airing are Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension reruns during the weekdays and on Saturdays, Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles.
| Day[3][4] | Time (EST)[5][6] |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:00 AM |
| Tuesday | 8:00 AM |
| Wednesday | 8:00 AM |
| Thursday | 8:00 AM |
| Friday | 8:00 AM |
| Saturday | 11:00 AM |
| Saturday | 11:30 AM |
History of Scheduling the Anime
When the anime debuted on YTV, it was airing weekdays at 4:00 PM. When The Adventures in the Orange Islands debuted in the US, YTV continued to air Indigo League episodes until Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon? aired on Kids' WB!. Back around this time, Pokémon sometimes recieved blocks of "back to back to back to back" specials. The first time this occurred, the block was called "Pokemania".
YTV began airing new Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl episodes on Saturdays in August 2007. A 3:30 PM weekday timeslot starting with Following A Maiden's Voyage was added on April 7, 2008. These 3:30 PM episodes continued, and eventually surpassed the new ones that were coming on on Saturdays. Canada then got five new episodes per week. The episode that made the weekday afternoon episodes pass the Saturday ones was Buizel Your Way out of This!. The first season of the Diamond & Pearl series had finished its chronological airing on Tuesday, June 17, meaning that Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension should have started on the next Wednesday or possibly Saturday. However, this did not happen, as YTV began rerunning season 10 from the beginning.
Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension briefly appeared for three weeks, airing on Fridays at 8:00 AM starting November 7, 2008. At one point, YTV was constantly changing their schedule around from Battle Frontier and Diamond and Pearl at the times of 3:30 PM and 8:00 AM. On Monday, March 2, 2009, YTV began to air Battle Dimension regularly and only aired Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl episodes on Saturdays. On Wednesday, June 3, 2009, YTV aired the last episode of Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension. On Saturday, October 10, 2009, YTV aired episodes of Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles. On the same day, they aired Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness at 12:00 PM, and also Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness at 12:30 PM (just one day after the US airing).[7]
Bionix On Demand
In 2005, YTV launched an on demand anime channel simply named YTV Anime On Demand. The channel contained new and old programs, including series that do not air on the normal YTV. The Pokémon anime was also available on this service.
In 2008, YTV renamed its on demand service to Bionix On Demand, which still offers Pokémon in its line-up today.[8]
Trivia
- YTV has never banned an episode of the Pokémon anime, except those banned in Japan.
- When YTV was chronologically airing reruns of Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl weekdays at 5:00 PM, while airing new episodes of the same season on Saturdays, the same station ID played before the episode started.[9]
- YTV featured Pokémon Theme on their Big Fun Party Mix CD.
References
- ↑ About YTV.com
- ↑ Your opinion of Pokemon - Have Your Say on YTV.com
- ↑ For the latest Pokémon listings for YTV, see YTV's Pokémon show times list
- ↑ Anime TV Guide/
- ↑ For the latest Pokémon listings for YTV, see YTV's Pokémon show times list
- ↑ Anime TV Guide/
- ↑ Pokemon (Pokémon) - Anime on YTV - Pikachu and Ash's journey
- ↑ Video On Demand - Exclusive Anime!
- ↑ Watch it here: YTV ID - Messy (2008)
