Saturday morning cartoon

Saturday morning cartoon is the colloquial term for the typical television animation programming that was typically scheduled on Saturday mornings on the major American television networks since the mid 1960s. This genre is often referred to by its critics as "illustrated radio", because of its focus on voice performances, music, and sound effects over animation and visual quality.

Current state of Saturday morning cartoons

In current times, while animated production is still present on many regular TV networks on Saturday mornings, it has been noticeably reduced. NBC abandoned its Saturday morning cartoon lineup in 1992, replacing it with The Today Show and teen-oriented shows like Saved by the Bell (they have since replaced the teen-oriented shows with kid-friendly live-action programming from the Discovery Channel). CBS eventually followed suit, programming The Early Show in the first two hours of its lineup.

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NBC - 1992 - The Today Show - Saved by the Bell - Discovery Channel - CBS - The Early Show

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After being purchased by Disney in 1996, ABC began airing their Saturday Morning cartoons in a programming block titled Disney's One Saturday Morning. Many of the block's shows are produced by Disney and also air on The Disney Channel. CBS followed suit, and now airs a programming block of shows from fellow Viacom subsidiary Nickelodeon. The WB airs Kids WB, which includes mostly imported cartoons from Cartoon Network. Fox, instead, airs 4Kids TV (formerly Fox Box), a partnership between itself and 4Kids Entertainment.

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Disney - 1996 - ABC - Disney's One Saturday Morning - The Disney Channel - Viacom - The WB - Kids WB - Cartoon Network - 4Kids TV - 4Kids Entertainment

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