After 4 and a half years, JETIX will leave ABC Family on Thursday, August 31st 2006. If viewers want to watch their favorite JETIX shows like Power Rangers, W.I.T.C.H., Digimon, and Oban Star-Racers, they will have to tune to Toon Disney after this date. Power Rangers Mystic Force will still air on ABC Kids, Saturdays at 12:30pm ET/11:30am PT in most markets. This fall Power Rangers Mystic Force is slated to also air in the 12:00pm ET/11:00am PT time slot on ABC Kids, replacing Kim Possible.
The block was shortly after Fox and Haim Saban sold Fox Family Worldwide to Disney. The block originally started out as the "Action/Adventure Block", which aired everyday for 2 hours on ABC Family at 7am in March 2002. It had Digimon, Power Rangers Time Force and Medabots on weekdays, Marvel shows on Saturday mornings, Best of Power Rangers on Sundays, and Power Rangers Wild Force replacing Time Force on Fridays. The block later expanded to 5 hours on weekends and brought in new shows like Beyblade and Tokyo Pig, and began digging into the library they acquired from Fox Family with shows like NASCAR Racers and Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends. In 2004, Disney announced a new global programming strategy with the overseas Fox Kids channels, and JETIX debuted in February 2004. The block also debuted on Toon Disney with 2 hours of programming a night from Saturdays - Thursdays. That block quickly expanded to 7 days a week, and then 5 hours a day later that year. The JETIX block can now be seen from weekdays from 7pm - 8am and weekends from 4pm - 8am on Toon Disney, and is expected to add several more hours this fall. JETIX is now the highest rated part of the programming day on Toon Disney, with Power Rangers Mystic Force as the highest rated show on the channel.
To celebrate the block, ABC Family will air a special marathon on the final weekend in August. This marathon will air on Saturday, August 26 and Sunday, August 27, and it will celebrate some of the shows that JETIX is known for, including a sneak peek at the upcoming series "Ying Yang Yo!". New episodes of W.I.T.C.H. and Oban Star-Racers will also debut on the 28th:
All Times Eastern/Pacific
Saturday, August 26
7:00am NASCAR Racers "Every Man For Itself"
7:30am A.T.O.M. "Remote Control"
8:00am Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! "Wormhole"
8:30am Oban Star-Racers "The Will to Win"
9:00am Power Rangers S.P.D. "History"
9:30am Power Rangers Mystic Force "The Gatekeeper"
10:00am Get Ed "Ex-Machina, Part 1"
10:30am Yin Yang Yo! "Dojo, Oh No!/Finding Hershel" -- Premiere
11:00am Power Rangers Wild Force "Forever Red"
11:30am W.I.T.C.H. "K Is For Knowledge"
Sunday, August 27
7:00am NASCAR Racers "All Or Nothing"
7:30am A.T.O.M. "Showdown"
8:00am Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! "Belly Of The Beast"
8:30am Oban Star-Racers "Make Way" -- Premiere
9:00am Power Rangers S.P.D. "Wormhole"
9:30am Power Rangers Mystic Force "The Gatekeeper II"
10:00am Get Ed "Ex-Machina, Part 2"
10:30am Yin Yang Yo! "Dojo, Oh No!/Finding Hershel"
11:00am Power Rangers Wild Force "The Soul of Humanity"
11:30am W.I.T.C.H. "L Is For Loser" -- Premiere
Starting September 1st, JETIX's former timeslots will be replaced on ABC Family with back to back episodes of The Dukes of Hazzard, Full House, Boy Meets World, and Grounded For Life on weekends from 7am - 12pm, and movies on weekdays from 7am - 9am. Starting September 25, the weekday schedule will have back-to-back episodes of Family Matters and The Hogan Family from 7am - 9am.
About Toon Disney: Toon Disney, part of the Disney Channel Worldwide family, is a 24-hour cable network around the globe that features a variety of family-friendly animated entertainment. Targeting Children 2-11 and advertiser supported, Toon Disney showcases The Walt Disney Company’s vast animated library, as well as a variety of acquired movies and animated programs. Toon Disney is part of Disney ABC Cable Networks Group, and is managed by Disney-ABC Television Group, a division of The Walt Disney Company.