Pokémon in Canada
| YTV | |||
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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 Diamond & Pearl series reruns.
| Day[3] | Time (EST)[4] |
|---|---|
| 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 EP110 came out.
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).[5]
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.[6]
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.[7]
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
- ↑ For the latest Pokémon listings for YTV, see YTV's Pokémon show times list
- ↑ Pokemon (Pokémon) - Anime on YTV - Pikachu and Ash's journey
- ↑ Video On Demand - Exclusive Anime!
- ↑ Watch it here: YTV ID - Messy (2008)
