Pokémon in Canada
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!"
It is the Canadian broadcaster of the Pokémon anime. The channel has aired the anime from the first episode. New Pokémon: Diamond & Pearl episodes are aired every weekday afternoon. Also, some movies get aired on weekends during 3 Hairy Thumbs Up.
Pokémon Schedule
| Time | Day | Diamond & Pearl | Battle Frontier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | Monday | Sometimes | Sometimes |
| 3:30 PM | Monday | Always | Never |
| 12:00 PM | Monday | Always | Never |
| 8:00 AM | Tuesday | Sometimes | Sometimes |
| 3:30 PM | Tuesday | Always | Never |
| 12:00 PM | Tuesday | Always | Never |
| 8:00 AM | Wednesday | Sometimes | Sometimes |
| 3:30 PM | Wednesday | Always | Never |
| 12:00 PM | Wednesday | Always | Never |
| 8:00 AM | Thursday | Sometimes | Sometimes |
| 3:30 PM | Thursday | Always | Never |
| 12:00 PM | Thursday | Always | Never |
| 8:00 AM | Friday | Sometimes | Sometimes |
| 3:30 PM | Friday | Always | Never |
| 12:00 PM | Friday | Always | Never |
| 7:00 AM | Saturday | Always | Never |
| 11:30 AM | Saturday | Always | Never |
| 12:00 PM | Saturday | Always | Never |
| -- | Sunday | Never | Never |
YTV used to air new episodes every Saturday at noon. The 3:30 EST weekday timeslot started with Following A Maiden's Voyage on Monday, April 7, 2008. This continued, and these episodes surpassed the new ones that came 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!. Pokémon also airs at 11:30 AM on Saturdays starting May 30, 2008, along with the one at noon. They are still going in the order the mid-day Saturday ones always have.
On Wednesday, June 18, the schedule got shook up again. The first season of the Diamond & Pearl series rounded out on Tuesday, meaning that Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension should have started on the 18th. However, this did not happen, as YTV aired Following A Maiden's Voyage, and currently continues in this rerun order.
YTV Anime On Demand
In 2005, YTV launched an on demand anime channel simply named YTV Anime On Demand. The channel contains new and old programs, including series that do not air on the normal YTV. Pokémon is also available on this service.
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