Saturday Morning Goes Solo As Of 2009

[Guitar_Raph]

My friend told me that at the end of 2008, 4KidsTV on either MyNetwork (IE: KDFI-27 Dallas) or Fox Kids (IE: KRIV-26 Houston) will discontinue Saturday mornings. No more double dip of Mikey, Leo, Raph & Don.

First in 1992, NBC bails out with a Saturday Today, cutting its shows in half & renaming it TNBC.

Then in 1997, CBS followed suit with the Early Show. Half schedules.

Then ABC, the same with Good Morning America Saturday in 2004, half schedules.

So with that news, the winner of "Saturday Morning Survivor" with a full Saturday morning slate is.....

The CW!

(Balloons drop as well as confetti! The CW logo gets the trophy & $1,000,000.)

RIP: Fox Kids [1990-2008], home of Bobby's World, Tom & Jerry Kids, Eek! The Cat, X-Men, Power Rangers, Beetleborgs, Spider-Man, Casper, Ninja Turtles; The Next Mutation, Woody Woodpecker, Moolah Beach, Kirby, Viva Pinata, TMNT (2K3/FF) etc.

[odupianist]

This is why I'm collecting cartoon DVD's for my kids when I have them.

[Drtooth]

A) I think we all knew this, as the CW was bought out no thanks to the sacks of crap running the CW network.

B) has anyone announced that they're going to put a bid in for Fox yet? Or are they going to continue to air "Aqua Kids" and other nature shows that don't cost money, and no one cares if anyone watches or not.

[Guitar_Raph]

Found out the official replacement for 2009. MARKETPLACE-TV, the Infomercials network!

Saturday morning has gone down the toilet, unless you have cable.

[Drtooth]

I'm actually surprised Fox didn't just throw together one of their "news" shows and put it on there instead.

I'm still furious about this though, and airing infomercials to make money is like hiring slave labor to do all your work, but you wouldn't think Fox drop an opportunity this big....

[Spike Spiegel]

Fox was always a staple of my Saturday mornings.

That kind of sucks. Infomercials are pointless, in my opinion.

[Drtooth]

That kind of sucks. Infomercials are pointless, in my opinion.

No, they aren't. They make sure that a station can make money without worrying about trying to get programming people will watch, or raising a finger or putting forth any effort at all...

I find it hillarious, parental groups that pretend to care about kids. Gaara from Naruto buries his head in the sand, a stupid kid dies, and they're all over it. Lipservice on the FCC 3 1/2 hours of educational TV with shows they know no one's gonna watch or care about.... crickets and tumbleweeds.