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{{Infobox Network |
network_name = 4Kids TV |
network_logo = [[Image:4kidstv Gamestation.png]]|
caption = the new 4kids logo
slogan = The Game Station |
country = [[United States]] |
network_type = [[Saturday morning cartoon|Weekend morning cartoon]] block |
available = National|
owner = [[4Kids Entertainment]] / [[News Corporation]],|
former names = [[FoxBox]]|(2002-2005)| <br> [[Fox Kids]]|(1990-2002)|
past_names = [[FoxBox]] <br>[[Fox Kids]] |
affiliations = [[FOX]] In Most Markets (US) <br>[[MyNetworkTV]] In Eight Markets (US) <br>[[The CW]] In Four Markets (US) <br>[[WMLW]] in [[Milwaukee]] (US) <br> [[KMCI]] in [[Kansas City Metropolitan Area|Kansas City]] (US) <br> [[WMOR-TV]]
In [[Tampa Bay]] (US) |
key_people = [[Alfred R. Kahn]]|
launch_date = [[September 14]], [[2002]]|
website = [http://www.4kidstv.com www.4kidstv.com]
}}

'''4Kids TV''' (formerly '''FoxBox''') is an [[United States|American]] [[Saturday Morning Television|Saturday morning television]] [[programming block]] on the television station [[FOX]]. In 2008, 4Kids TV's website had [[The CW4Kids]] redirected to the website. In January 2002, [[4Kids Entertainment]] entered into a four-year agreement with FOX to lease the network's Saturday morning programming block. [[4Kids Entertainment]] introduced the FoxBox on September 7, 2002 after [[Fox Kids]] was cancelled following the purchase of Fox Family Worldwide from [[News Corporation]] and [[Haim Saban]] by [[the Walt Disney Company]]. {{Fact|date=April 2008}} The block was re-branded 4Kids TV in January 2005{{Fact|date=April 2008}}. 4Kids Entertainment is wholly responsible for the content of the block and collects all advertising revenues from it. {{Fact|date=April 2008}}

The programming block airs on Saturday mornings in most areas of the [[United States]], though some stations carry it on Sundays. On [[May 24]], [[2008]], 4Kids Entertaimnent has taken over the [[Kids' WB!]] programming block now operated by [[The CW Television Network]] on Saturday mornings with a new block, '''[[The CW4Kids]]'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvweek.com/news/2007/10/cw_turns_over_saturday_morning.php |title=4Kids TV takes over Kids!WB advertisement|accessdate=2008-04-12|format= |work=4Kids TV}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117973235.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 |title=4Kids takes over Kids!WB advertisment|accessdate=2008-04-12|format= |work=4Kids TV}}</ref>

== Programming ==
[[Image:250px-4Kids TV logo.gif|thumb|250px|right|The 4Kids TV logo from January 2005 to September 2007]]
=== Shows on 4Kids TV include: ===
''(The dates in parentheses are given for how long the show has been airing on 4Kids TV, repeats included, regardless of airings on other networks)''

==== Currently active ====
According to the official 4Kids TV schedule,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://http://www.4kids.tv/buzz/previews|title=4Kids TV Schedule|accessdate=2008-04-21|format= |work=4Kids TV}}</ref> these are the shows that are currently active:
4Kids TV almost has two Saturday morning channels CW (The CW4Kids) and FOX.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Show
! First Air Date
! Last Air Date
! Running Time
|-
| [[Viva Piñata (TV series)|Viva Piñata]] (TV-Y)
| [[August 26]] [[2006]]
| Present
| 8-9/7-8c
|-
| [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] (TV-Y7-FV)
| [[February 8]] [[2003]]
| Present
| 9-10/8-9c
|-
| [[Sonic X]] (TV-Y7-FV)
| [[August 23]] [[2003]]
| Present
| 10/9c
|-
| [[Dinosaur King]] (TV-Y7-FV)
| [[September 8]] [[2007]]
| Present
| 10:30/9:30c
|-
| [[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]] (TV-Y7-FV)
| [[September 14]] [[2002]]
| Present
| 11c/10c
|-
| [[Winx Club]] (TV-Y7-FV) (E/I)
| [[May 22]] [[2004]]
| Present
| 11:30/10:30c
|-
|}

On August 9, a new schedule will start:[http://wvah.com/schedule/]

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Show
! First Air Date
! Last Air Date
! Running Time
|-
| [[Di-Gata Defenders]] (TV-Y7-FV)
| [[July 28]] [[2007]]
| Present
| 8/7c
|-
| [[Biker Mice from Mars (2006 TV series)|Biker Mice from Mars (2006)]] (rating unknown)
| [[August 9]] [[2008]]
| Present
| 8:30/7:30c
|-
| [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] (TV-Y7-FV)
| [[February 8]] [[2003]]
| Present
| 9-10/8-9c
|-
| [[Sonic X]] (TV-Y7-FV)
| [[August 23]] [[2003]]
| Present
| 10/9c
|-
| [[Dinosaur King]] (TV-Y7-FV)
| [[September 8]] [[2007]]
| Present
| 10:30/9:30c
|-
| [[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]] (TV-Y7-FV)
| [[September 14]] [[2002]]
| Present
| 11c/10c
|-
| [[Winx Club]] (TV-Y7-FV) (E/I)
| [[May 22]] [[2004]]
| Present
| 11:30/10:30c
|-
|}

==== 4Kids.TV Web exclusives ====

'''Released Episodes'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Weekday
! Shows
! Notes
|-
|-
| Tuesday
| [[Winx Club]], [[Sonic X]]
| One episode -- Season 3
|-
| Thursday
| [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]
| Two episodes -- Season 4
|-
| Friday
| [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]], [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]
| YGO: Two episodes -- Season 2<br>TMNT: One episode -- Lost episodes
|-
|}

==== Shows on [[Hiatus (television)|hiatus]] ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Show
! First Air Date
! Last Air Date
! Status
|-
| [[The Adrenaline Project]] (TV-G)
| [[September 29]], [[2007]]
| On Hiatus
| (Second season announced for YTV in Canada, unknown if it will air on 4Kids TV)
|-
| [[Viva Pinata (TV series)|Viva Piñata]] (TV-Y)
| [[August 26]], [[2006]]
| On Hiatus
| (New episodes have aired on YTV in Canada, series pulled from schedule, will likely return in fall)
|-
|}

== Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles : The Lost Episodes ==

4kids TV has aired "The Lost Episodes" of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles which is known as the Ninja Tribunal saga. 4Kids aired all thirteen "Lost Episodes" from [[February 9]] to [[May 3]], [[2008]]. These episodes are from Season 5. The entire season was sent to DVD [[May 20]], [[2008]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.amazon.com/Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-Tribunal/dp/B0014567V6/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1214160858&sr=8-1|format= |title= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Ninja Tribunal (2003) |accessdate=2008-06-22 |work=Amazon.com |date}}</ref>

==Former shows==
===Ended on [[Fox Kids]]===
*[[Mon Colle Knights]] ([[July 28]], [[2001]] - September [[2002]] (TV-Y7)

===Ended in 2003===
*[[Pirate Islands]] ([[2003]]) (TV-Y7)
*[[Ultraman Tiga]] ([[September 14]], [[2002]] - [[2003]]) (TV-Y7-FV)
*[[Stargate Infinity]] (September [[2002]] - June [[2003]]) (TV-Y7)
*[[Fighting Foodons]] ([[September 14]], [[2002]] - [[August 30]], [[2003]]) (TV-Y7-FV)
*[[Back to the Future: The Animated Series]] (Reruns from [[CBS]]) (March [[2003]] - September [[2003]]) (TV-Y7)

===Ended in 2004===
*[[Cubix: Robots for Everyone]] ([[September 6]], [[2003]] - [[June 12]], [[2004]]) (Reruns from [[Kids' WB]]) (TV-Y)
*[[Cabbage Patch Kids]] (TV Series) (One episode aired as part of a promotion.) (TV-Y)

===Ended in 2005===
*[[Alien Racers]] ([[2005]]) (TV-Y7)
*[[Incredible Crash Dummies#Film and television|Incredible Crash Dummies]] (shorts) ([[2004]] - [[2005]]) (TV-Y)
*[[F-Zero GP Legend]] ([[September 4]], [[2004]] - [[March 5]], [[2005]]) (TV-Y7-FV)
*The Menu (Summer 2004 - Summer 2005)(TV-Y7)
*[[Shaman King]] ([[August 30]], [[2003]] - [[September 3]], [[2005]]) (TV-Y7-FV)

===Ended in 2006===
*[[Mew Mew Power]] ([[February 19]], [[2005]] - [[January 2006]]) (TV-Y7-FV)
*[[The Cramp Twins]] ([[February 8]], [[2003]] - [[August 19]], [[2006]]) (TV-Y7)
*[[Ultimate Muscle]] ([[September 14]], [[2002]] - [[August 19]], [[2006]]) (TV-Y7-FV)
*[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters]] ([[September 9]], [[2006]] - [[November 25]], [[2006]]) (TV-Y7-FV)
*[[G.I. Joe: Sigma 6]] ([[August 27]], [[2005]] - [[December 30]], [[2006]]) (TV-Y7-FV)

===Ended in 2007===
*[[Bratz (TV series)|Bratz]] ([[August 20]], [[2005]] - [[April 7]], [[2007]]) (TV-Y7)
*[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]] ([[September 2]], [[2006]] - [[August 25]], [[2007]]) (TV-Y7-FV)

===Ended in 2008===
*[[Funky Cops]] ([[August 23]], [[2003]] - [[January 23]], [[2008]]) (Ended in 2004 on TV) (TV-Y7)
*[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward]] ([[July 29]], [[2006]] - [[February 9]], [[2008]]) (Now on [[The CW4Kids]]) (TV-Y7-FV)
*[[The Adrenaline Project]] ([[September 29]], [[2007]] - [[April 5]], [[2008]]) (TV-G)
*[[Magical DoReMi]] ([[August 13]], [[2005]] - [[May 2]], [[2008]]) (Ended in 2006 on TV) (TV-Y)
*[[Chaotic]] ([[October 7]], [[2006]] - [[June 14]], [[2008]]) (Now on [[The CW4Kids]]) (TV-Y7-FV)
*[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]] ([[September 1]], [[2007]] - [[June 14]], [[2008]]) (Now on [[The CW4Kids]]) (TV-Y7-FV)

== Relationship with FOX and broadcast ambiguities ==
The block has a somewhat unusual relationship to the Fox Network. The programming is produced for Fox and offered to Fox affiliates first, so the Fox affiliate in any given area has right of first refusal. In the event a Fox affiliate or in some cases an O & O, Owned and Operated, Fox affliate opts not to carry 4Kids TV the block then is available in the market for another television station to pick up.

Most 4Kids TV programming does not meet the criteria to be considered educational and does not count toward the 3 hour per week mandatory [[E/I|educational children's programming]] quotas. The lone current exception is ''[[Winx Club]]''. Previous exceptions included ''[[The Adrenaline Project]]'', ''[[Magical DoReMi]],'' ''[[Stargate Infinity]],'' reruns of ''[[Back to the Future: the Animated Series]],'' and ''[[Cubix]]''.

=== Markets where 4Kids TV does not run at all ===
*[[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]] - [[WAGA (TV)|WAGA]] FOX Affilte (but does air on [[Macon|Macon,GA]] - [[WGXA ]] FOX Affiliate)
*[[Austin, Texas|Austin, TX]] - [[KTBC]] FOX Affiliate
*[[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham, AL]] - [[WBRC]] FOX Affiliate
*[[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro, NC]] - [[WGHP]] FOX Affiliate
*[[Greenwood, Mississippi|Greenwood, MS]] - [[WABG-TV|WABG-DT2]] FOX Affiliate ''(station does not sign on until 4PM on Saturdays, or earlier if there are sports scheduled)''

=== Markets where 4Kids TV runs on a [[MyNetworkTV]] affiliate ===
*[[Chicago|Chicago, IL]] - [[WFLD]] FOX Affiliate, [[WPWR-TV]] MyNetworkTV Affiliate ([[Fox Television Stations Group|FTSG]] [[duopoly]])
*[[Miami|Miami, FL]] - [[WSVN]] FOX Affiliate, [[WBFS]] MyNetworkTV Affiliate
*[[Portland, Oregon|Portland, OR]] - [[KPTV]] FOX Affiliate, [[KPDX]] MyNetworkTV Affiliate ([[Meredith Corporation|Meredith]] duopoly)
*[[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson, AZ]] - [[KMSB-TV]] FOX Affiliate, [[KTTU]] MyNetworkTV Affiliate ([[Belo]] duopoly)
*[[Detroit|Detroit, MI]] - [[WJBK]] FOX affiliate, [[WMYD]] MyNetworkTV affiliate (airs 4Kids TV on Sundays due to previous affiliation with [[The WB]])
*[[Dallas|Dallas/Fort Worth, TX]] - [[KDFW]] FOX Affiliate, [[KDFI]] MyNetworkTV Affiliate (FTSG duopoly)
*[[Minneapolis-St. Paul|Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN]], [[KMSP]] FOX Affiliate, [[WFTC]] MyNetworkTV Affiliate (FTSG duopoly)
*[[San Antonio, Texas]] - [[KABB]] FOX Affiliate, [[KMYS]] MyNetworkTV Affiliate ([[Sinclair Broadcast Group|Sinclair]] duopoly)

=== Markets where 4Kids TV runs on an affiliate of [[The CW Television Network|The CW]] ===
''Note: These CW affiliates run 4Kids TV on Sundays, due to their obligation to carry the [[The CW4Kids]] Saturday block.''
*[[Cleveland|Cleveland, OH]] - [[WJW]] FOX affiliate, [[WBNX]] The CW affiliate
*[[Fresno, California|Fresno]] - [[KMPH]] FOX affiliate, [[KFRE]] The CW affiliate ([[Pappas Telecasting|Pappas]] duopoly)
*[[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix, AZ]] - [[KSAZ-TV|KSAZ]] FOX affiliate, [[KASW]] The CW affiliate
*[[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha, NE]] - [[KPTM]] FOX Affiliate, [[KXVO]] The CW affiliate (Pappas duopoly)

====New World stations and 4Kids TV====
Dating back to the Fox Kids days, the stations that Fox acquired from [[New World Communications]] in 1996 generally do not air 4Kids TV. In some of the New World markets, 4Kids is not aired on any station. In a majority of these markets, an independent station carries this block: in others, the MyNetworkTV affiliate carries it: in still others, the CW affiliate carries it. The exception is [[St. Louis, Missouri]], where [[KTVI]] carries 4Kids TV (2 hours early, beginning at 5:00).

====KTVK and KASW====
[[KASW]] then signed on in September 1995 on channel 61. It was originally owned by the Brooks family and immediately secured a [[local marketing agreement]] with MAC America Communications, then owner of [[KTVK]]. KTVK bought the entire broadcast day on the station to run shows that did not fit into KTVK's schedule. The WB affiliation also went from KTVK to KASW. The station ran syndicated cartoons, [[Kids' WB!]] cartoons, first-run shows from The WB Television Network, classic sitcoms, recent sitcoms, old movies, and eventually [[Fox Kids]] by the end of 1996.

KNXV officially became Phoenix's ABC affiliate in January 1995, and KTVK nominally became the market's WB affiliate. However, it only showed WB programming on Saturday nights, so it was essentially an independent station. It also ran Fox Kids in the early afternoons and weekend mornings for about a year. The station aired ''Wheel of Fortune'', ''Jeopardy!'', ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', and several off-network sitcoms during prime time.

KTVK owned a huge programming inventory, but lacked enough time in its broadcast day to air it all even after dropping ABC. As such, when the Brooks family launched a new station, [[KASW]], in September, KTVK immediately entered into a [[local marketing agreement]] with the new station. KASW became a WB affiliate, and KTVK bought the new station's entire broadcast day. KTVK then reinstated Saturday morning newscasts.

Ironically, since 2001 Fox owned both KSAZ Fox 10 and [[KUTP]] My 45 (then UPN 45). It was thought that 4Kids TV would move to Channel 45 but Fox still passed on it even for their second station in that market. It therefore remained on KASW.

=== Markets where 4Kids TV runs on a current [[independent station]] ===
*[[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City, MO]] - [[WDAF-TV]] FOX Affiliate, [[KMCI]] Independent (38 The Spot) (airs 4Kids TV on Saturdays at 8am)
*[[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, WI]] - [[WITI]] FOX Affiliate, [[WMLW-CA]] Independent (airs 4Kids TV on Sundays at 8am )
*[[Tampa|Tampa, FL]] - [[WTVT]] FOX Affiliate, [[WMOR-TV]] Independent (More TV 32) (airs 4Kids TV on Sundays at 8am)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.4kidstv.com 4Kids TV]
*[http://www.4kidsentertainment.com 4Kids Entertainment]
*[http://www.fox.com FOX]
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