ABC Kids (TV programming block) facts for kids
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| Network | ABC |
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| Launched | September 13, 1997 |
| Closed | August 27, 2011 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Owner | The Walt Disney Company |
| Formerly known as | Disney's One Saturday Morning (1997–2002) |
| Format | Defunct Saturday morning children's program block |
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| Original language(s) | English |
ABC Kids (originally titled Disney's One Saturday Morning until 2002) was a Saturday morning American children's programming block that aired on ABC from September 13, 1997, to August 27, 2011. It featured a mixture of animated and live-action series from Walt Disney Television Animation and Disney Channel, aimed at children between the ages of 3 and 13.
The block regularly aired on Saturday mornings, though certain programs within the lineup aired on Sundays in some parts of the country due to station preferences for non-educational programming or scheduling issues with regional or network sports broadcasts.
After five years of mainly repeats of programs introduced onto the block prior to the 2007–08 season, ABC decided it would cease to provide children's programming during the Saturday morning timeslot, and entered into an agreement with Litton Entertainment to program that period; the block that resulted from this deal – Litton's Weekend Adventure, which is structured as a syndication package distributed with virtual exclusivity to ABC's owned-and-operated stations and affiliates – replaced ABC Kids on September 3, 2011.
Programming
Note: Every show that premiered before September 14, 2002 aired during the One Saturday Morning era.
- 1 Indicates that the program originally ran for its entire run on ABC prior to the block.
- 2 Indicates that the program moved to Toon Disney for its episode premieres.
Former programming
Original programming
| Title | Premiere date | End date |
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| Disney's One Saturday Morning | ||
| 101 Dalmatians: The Series | September 13, 1997 | September 4, 1999 |
| Disney's Doug | September 8, 2001 | |
| Recess | August 28, 2004 | |
| Pepper Ann | January 27, 2001 | |
| Jungle Cubs1 | September 5, 1998 | |
| The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh1 | September 7, 2002 | |
| Hercules: The Animated Series | September 12, 1998 | April 24, 1999 |
| Mickey Mouse Works | May 1, 1999 | January 6, 2001 |
| The Weekenders 2 | February 26, 2000 | January 12, 2002 |
| Teacher's Pet2 | September 9, 2000 | September 7, 2002 |
| Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | October 14, 2000 | September 8, 2001 |
| House of Mouse 2 | January 13, 2001 | August 31, 2002 |
| Lloyd in Space2 | February 3, 2001 | September 7, 2002 |
| Teamo Supremo2 | January 19, 2002 | September 13, 2003 |
| ABC Kids | ||
| Fillmore!2 | September 14, 2002 | February 19, 2005 |
Acquired programming
| Original Source | Title | Premiere date | End date |
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| Disney's One Saturday Morning | |||
| Non-Disney TV
Produced series |
Schoolhouse Rock! | September 13, 1997 | September 2, 2000 |
| The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show | |||
| Science Court / Squigglevision | |||
| Sabrina: The Animated Series | September 11, 1999 | October 13, 2001 | |
| Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action! | October 20, 2001 | August 3, 2002 | |
| NBA Inside Stuff | September 7, 2002 | August 28, 2004 | |
| ABC Kids | |||
| Disney Channel
Original series |
Lizzie McGuire | September 15, 2001 | September 10, 2005 |
| Even Stevens | September 7, 2002 | ||
| February 26, 2005 | September 10, 2005 | ||
| The Proud Family | August 31, 2002 | September 2, 2006 | |
| Kim Possible | September 14, 2002 | ||
| Lilo & Stitch: The Series | September 20, 2003 | ||
| That's So Raven | August 27, 2011 | ||
| Phil of the Future | September 25, 2004 | September 2, 2006 | |
| The Buzz on Maggie | September 17, 2005 | January 21, 2006 | |
| The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | August 27, 2011 | ||
| The Emperor's New School | January 28, 2006 | ||
| The Replacements | September 9, 2006 | ||
| Hannah Montana | |||
| Jetix series | |||
| Power Rangers Wild Force | September 14, 2002 | February 8, 2003 | |
| Power Rangers Ninja Storm | February 15, 2003 | February 14, 2004 | |
| Power Rangers Dino Thunder | February 21, 2004 | February 12, 2005 | |
| W.I.T.C.H. | January 15, 2005 | March 26, 2005 | |
| Power Rangers S.P.D. | February 26, 2005 | March 4, 2006 | |
| Power Rangers Mystic Force | March 11, 2006 | February 24, 2007 | |
| Power Rangers Operation Overdrive | March 3, 2007 | March 22, 2008 | |
| Power Rangers Jungle Fury | March 22, 2008 | February 28, 2009 | |
| Power Rangers RPM | March 7, 2009 | December 26, 2009 | |
| Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (2010 re-version) | January 2, 2010 | August 28, 2010 | |
Images for kids
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Disney's One Saturday Morning logo used from 1997 to 2000
