Pokémon in the United States
Kids' WB! is the programming block that aired the English-language dub of the Pokémon anime in the USA. The block is broadcasted on The CW, and formerly on The WB. When The WB merged with UPN in 2006, The CW formed. This meant a new home for the Kids' WB! block.
The network first obtained the rights to air Pokémon late in the first season, beginning with The Problem with Paras. They then went on to air the rest of that season, as well as all seasons through season eight.
In 2006, the network announced that they would be dropping all non-WB shows. Because Pokémon is not produced by the WB, it was dropped from the network, along with Yu-Gi-Oh! and several other shows. The last new episode of Pokémon that Kids WB aired was Pasta La Vista.
Warner Bros. also used the Kids' WB! name in their promotions of the first three movies.
On October 2nd, 2007 it was announced that the block would end in September 2008. The reason stated is because of effects of children's advertising limits and cable competition. The block will be sold to 4Kids Entertainment, meaning that they will run two different programming blocks. 4Kids TV on FOX, and the new wp:CW4Kids on The CW.
External Links
- Kids' WB on Wikipedia
- Official Site
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