- CBS Dream Team Rebrands, Announces 11th Season
September 20, 2023 | CBS announced today that the returning Saturday morning lineup for the fall season of CBS WKND, formerly known as CBS DREAM TEAM, will include new episodes of LUCKY DOG: REUNIONS WITH BRANDON McMILLAN, THE HENRY FORD’S INNOVATION NATION, MISSION UNSTOPPABLE and HOPE IN THE WILD.
- CBS Dream Team Announces Season 10 Line-Up
September 19, 2022 | CBS announced that the returning lineup for the fall season of CBS DREAM TEAM will include new episodes of LUCKY DOG, THE HENRY FORD’S INNOVATION NATION, MISSION UNSTOPPABLE and HOPE IN THE WILD.
- KidsClick broadcast kids TV block launch schedule
June 21, 2017 | KidsClick, the new broadcast television kids block from Sinclair Broadcast Group, was announced on May 2nd and will launch July 1.
- Sinclair launching KidsClick programming block July 1
May 9, 2017 | KidsClick, which launches Saturday, July 1, 2017 and airs daily, will feature robust and age-appropriate content available on all screens, including broadcast television, online, pay TV, mobile and over-the-top (OTT).
- Vortexx Ending? The CW Goes for E/I This Fall, Ending Broadcast Kids TV
May 30, 2014 | Our friends (and web hosts) over at toonzone have discovered that a new five-hour E/I programming block is headed for The CW this fall – meaning that Saban Brands’ Vortexx block is over.
- “Digimon Fusion” Joins Vortexx Starting January 25
January 14, 2014 | Saban Brands announced today plans to provide fans with more Digimon Fusion than ever before! Following its fall 2013 debut on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons, starting Jan. 25, the animated series and sixth season of the hugely successful Digimon franchise will join the Vortexx on The CW lineup, airing every Saturday at 10:30 a.m. EST/PST. With exciting new fusion powers and endless battle possibilities, Digimon Fusion is the perfect addition to the Vortexx on The CW block.
- “Chuck & Friends,” “Spectacular Spider-Man” Join “B-Daman Crossfire” on Vortexx August 17
August 7, 2013 | In addition to B-Daman Crossfire, The CW's Vortexx block will also add The Adventures of Chuck and Friends and The Spectacular Spider-Man to their Saturday morning line-up starting August 17.
- “B-Daman CrossFire” to Premiere on CW’s Vortexx on August 17, 2013
August 7, 2013 | The anime series, B-Daman CrossFire will premiere on CW's Vortexx Saturday morning block on August 17, 2013 at 10:30 am.
- Vortexx Announces 2013-14 Programming Slate
June 14, 2013 | The new programs making their way onto the 5-hour kids television block will include Digimon Fusion, Spectacular Spider-Man, Sendokai Champions and Bolts & Blip.
- Vortexx Adds “Spectacular Spider-Man,” “Digimon Fusion” and “Bolts & Blip” This Fall
June 5, 2013 | In an advertisement on today’s edition of Cynopsis Kids, Vortexx announced it will be adding repeats of The Spectacular Spider-Man as well as premieres of Digimon Fusion and a new series Bolts & Blip this fall.
- Vortexx Adds “The New Adventures of Nanoboy” Starting Saturday, March 9
March 5, 2013 | Vortexx on The CW, an affiliate of Saban Brands, today announced The New Adventures of Nanoboy, an Educational and Informational (E/I) program, will make its way onto the kids programming block this Saturday, March 9. The series will be featured with back-to-back episodes at 7 a.m. and 7:30 a.m.
- News Bits: Nicktoons Pulls “Yu-Gi-Oh!” Launch, Schedules “Alien Dawn” Premiere; Vortexx Changes
January 14, 2013 | Late last week, TV schedules updated to show that Nicktoons was not airing Yu-Gi-Oh! this week, as they had announced and promoted previously. On-air promos were gone by late last week, but the show page on Nicktoons.com continued to say “Premieres January 14 at 9pm ET” up until this morning.
- “Transformers Prime” Joining Vortexx on December 8
November 26, 2012 | Transformers Prime, which airs on The Hub and is produced by Hasbro, will join Saban Brands’ Vortexx programming block on The CW starting Saturday, December 8.
- Vortexx Adds “Sonic X” Starting October 6
September 28, 2012 | The CW’s Saturday morning Vortexx block (run by Saban Brands) made their first schedule change last week (September 22) by replacing Cubix at 7am with a second Rescue Heroes (which also airs at 7:30am). That makes up the block’s required E/I hour.
- New “Cookie Jar TV” on CBS Line-Up Announced
August 30, 2012 | CBS and Cookie Jar Entertainment present the new children's program schedule premiering Saturday, Sept. 22 on the CBS Television Network. The three-hour E/I-compliant programming block, exclusive to broadcast television, is comprised of the new show "Liberty's Kids," plus new episodes of returning favorites "The Doodlebops" and repeat episodes of "Busytown Mysteries."
- “WWE Saturday Morning Slam” Tops Vortexx’s Ratings
August 30, 2012 | The series premiere of WWE Saturday Morning Slam on August 25 (CW, 10-10:30am) was Saturday morning’s (7am-12pm) most watched program on CW among total viewers and the following kids demos: Kids under 18, Kids 2-5, Kids 2-11, Kids 6-11, Kids 9-14, Boys under 18, Boys 2-5, Boys 2-11, Boys 6-11, Girls under 18, Girls 2-11, Girls 6-11, Girls 9-14 and Female Teens (F12-17).
- This TV Adds “Metajets,” “Action Man,” “Sabrina”; “Inspector Gadget” Returns This Fall
August 17, 2012 | This TV, a digital broadcast network, airs a block of children’s programming every morning called “Cookie Jar Toons / This Is For Kids” featuring shows from the Cookie Jar library.
- Vortexx Announces Programming Line-Up Starting August 25
August 10, 2012 | Today Saban Brands announced new original content from WWE will anchor its programming block, dubbed Vortexx, which debuts nationwide on The CW August 25th. WWE Saturday Morning Slam packs the riveting in-ring action, the larger-than-life WWE Superstars, and WWE's kid-friendly entertainment into the fastest, most energy-filled half-hour on television. WWE Superstar profiles, behind-the-scenes footage and an exclusive WWE match every week will all combine to make WWE Saturday Morning Slam the perfect destination for the youngest viewers in the WWE Universe.
- “WWE Saturday Morning Slam” Premieres Saturday, August 25 on Vortexx
August 9, 2012 | WWE (NYSE: WWE) and Saban Brands today announced a new, weekly half-hour show, WWE Saturday Morning Slam, that will debut on Saturday, August 25 at 10 a.m. WWE Saturday Morning Slam will be part of the television premiere of Vortexx on The CW, a Saturday morning kids’ television block, reaching 114 million U.S. television households. This marks the first time, since 2001, WWE will have a program in a kids’ time slot and reinforces WWE’s commitment to kid-friendly entertainment.
- Saban Brands Launches Vortexx Programming Block on The CW August 25
July 12, 2012 | Saban Brands wants kids everywhere to step into
Vortexx, a power-packed broadcast television and online destination for action,
adventure and comedy entertainment that was unveiled today. Vortexx brings all new
energy to Saturday morning television with its new five-hour programming block on
The CW Television Network. Vortexx will launch with online (www.myvortexx.com
coming soon) and mobile offerings making Vortexx available to kids whenever and
wherever they are. The television premiere of Vortexx on The CW Television Network
will be Saturday, August 25.
