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dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Chronology of the American television network</div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Freeform_2022.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Freeform_2022.svg/225px-Freeform_2022.svg.png" decoding="async" width="225" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Freeform_2022.svg/338px-Freeform_2022.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Freeform_2022.svg/450px-Freeform_2022.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="177" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p>American <a href="/wiki/Cable_television" title="Cable television">cable</a> and <a href="/wiki/Satellite_television" title="Satellite television">satellite television</a> network <a href="/wiki/Freeform_(TV_channel)" title="Freeform (TV channel)">Freeform</a> was originally launched as the CBN Satellite Service on April 29, 1977, and has gone through four different owners and six different name changes during its history. This article details the network's existence from its founding by the <a href="/wiki/Christian_Broadcasting_Network" title="Christian Broadcasting Network">Christian Broadcasting Network</a> to its current ownership by <a href="/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company" title="The Walt Disney Company">The Walt Disney Company</a>, which renamed the network to Freeform on January 12, 2016. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="CBN_Satellite_Service">CBN Satellite Service</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_Freeform&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: CBN Satellite Service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The network was founded by <a href="/wiki/Pat_Robertson" title="Pat Robertson">Pat Robertson</a> as the <b>CBN Satellite Service</b> (CBN Satellite Network), an arm of his television ministry, the <a href="/wiki/Christian_Broadcasting_Network" title="Christian Broadcasting Network">Christian Broadcasting Network</a> (CBN). When the channel launched on April 29, 1977, it became the first <a href="/wiki/Cable_television_in_the_United_States#Basic_cable" title="Cable television in the United States">basic cable channel</a> to be transmitted via <a href="/wiki/Communications_satellite" title="Communications satellite">satellite</a> from its launch and, effectively, the first national basic cable-originated network.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>Note 1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Initially, the network offered only <a href="/wiki/Religious_broadcasting" title="Religious broadcasting">religious programs</a> aimed at a <a href="/wiki/Christian_television" class="mw-redirect" title="Christian television">Christian audience</a>. The offerings on the CBN Satellite Service during its early years included CBN's flagship news/talk show, <i><a href="/wiki/The_700_Club" title="The 700 Club">The 700 Club</a></i> (which aired three times per day every Monday through Friday in the late-morning and at night), along with programs from many notable and lesser-known <a href="/wiki/Televangelism" title="Televangelism">television evangelists</a>. As a result, a few televangelists began to produce <a href="/wiki/Strip_programming" title="Strip programming">stripped</a> programs to air on the network each weekday. The CBN Satellite Service grew its subscriber base to 10.9 million households by May 1981. </p><p>On September 1, 1981, the channel was relaunched as the <b>CBN Cable Network</b>. At that time of the name change, it was concurrently repositioned as an advertiser-supported "family-friendly" entertainment network, although the channel continued to offer religious programs that occupied about a third of its daily schedule. Entertainment programming that aired on the channel during this period included various classic television series (consisting of classic sitcoms from the 1950s and <a href="/wiki/Western_(genre)" title="Western (genre)">westerns</a> from the 1950s and 1960s such as <i><a href="/wiki/My_Little_Margie" title="My Little Margie">My Little Margie</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Wagon_Train" title="Wagon Train">Wagon Train</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Virginian_(TV_series)" title="The Virginian (TV series)">The Virginian</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Bachelor_Father_(American_TV_series)" title="Bachelor Father (American TV series)">Bachelor Father</a></i>), reruns of <a href="/wiki/Game_show" title="Game show">game shows</a>, older movies, and some family-oriented drama series. CBN Cable also produced its first original series with the relaunch including a weekday-morning talk show, <i>US a.m.</i> and the faith-based <a href="/wiki/Soap_opera" title="Soap opera">soap opera</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Another_Life_(1981_TV_series)" title="Another Life (1981 TV series)">Another Life</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Family_Channel_Change_Image_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Family_Channel_Change_Image-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The network also aired – and was even involved in the production of a few of them – a handful of Christian or family-friendly animated series, including some <a href="/wiki/Anime" title="Anime">anime</a> – such as CBN's own co-productions with Japanese animation studio <a href="/wiki/Tatsunoko_Production" title="Tatsunoko Production">Tatsunoko Production</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Superbook_(1981_TV_series)" title="Superbook (1981 TV series)">Superbook</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Flying_House_(TV_series)" title="The Flying House (TV series)">The Flying House</a></i> and the TV pilot sitcom <i>Help Wanted;</i> the channel also carried English-dubbed versions of <i><a href="/wiki/Honey_Honey_no_Suteki_na_Bouken" title="Honey Honey no Suteki na Bouken">Honey, Honey</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Leo_the_Lion_(anime)" class="mw-redirect" title="Leo the Lion (anime)">Leo the Lion</a></i>. Religious programming retained a sizeable portion of CBN Cable's schedule; in addition to continuing to run weekday airings of <i>The 700 Club</i>, non-CBN-produced ministry programs were relegated to Saturday and Sunday evenings, and Sunday mornings, encompassing only 22% of the network's programming lineup by 1990.<sup id="cite_ref-Family_Channel_Change_Image_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Family_Channel_Change_Image-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The channel's decision to mix secular and religious programs within its schedule mirrored the programming format used by the <a href="/wiki/Independent_station_(North_America)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent station (North America)">independent television stations</a> that CBN had owned (then based in six <a href="/wiki/Media_market" title="Media market">markets</a>) at the time of the rebrand. Additional programming that joined the CBN Cable lineup later in the decade included <i><a href="/wiki/Hazel_(TV_series)" title="Hazel (TV series)">Hazel</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Father_Knows_Best" title="Father Knows Best">Father Knows Best</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Big_Valley" title="The Big Valley">The Big Valley</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Gunsmoke" title="Gunsmoke">Gunsmoke</a>,</i> plus foreign acquisitions <i><a href="/wiki/The_Campbells" title="The Campbells">The Campbells</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Butterfly_Island" title="Butterfly Island">Butterfly Island</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Family_Channel_Change_Image_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Family_Channel_Change_Image-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Under the new format, the national distribution of the CBN Cable Network had grown from 28 million households in May 1985 to 35.8 million in May 1987. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_Family_Channel">The Family Channel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_Freeform&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: The Family Channel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Family_Channel_Blimp_(53036616536).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/The_Family_Channel_Blimp_%2853036616536%29.jpg/220px-The_Family_Channel_Blimp_%2853036616536%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/The_Family_Channel_Blimp_%2853036616536%29.jpg/330px-The_Family_Channel_Blimp_%2853036616536%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/The_Family_Channel_Blimp_%2853036616536%29.jpg/440px-The_Family_Channel_Blimp_%2853036616536%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3542" data-file-height="2384" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Blimp" title="Blimp">Blimp</a> advertising The Family Channel in 1994</figcaption></figure> <p>On August 1, 1988, the word "Family" was incorporated into the channel's name to better reflect its programming format, <a href="/wiki/Rebranding" title="Rebranding">rebranding</a> as <b>The CBN Family Channel</b>. On January 8 of that year, CBN spun off The CBN Family Channel to <a href="/wiki/ABC_Family_Worldwide_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="ABC Family Worldwide Inc.">International Family Entertainment Inc.</a> (a newly formed company founded by Pat Robertson's eldest son and CBN Family network president, Timothy Robertson, and operated as a <a href="/wiki/Joint_venture" title="Joint venture">joint venture</a> between the Robertson family and <a href="/wiki/John_C._Malone" title="John C. Malone">John C. Malone</a>, owner of <a href="/wiki/Denver" title="Denver">Denver</a>-based cable television provider <a href="/wiki/Tele-Communications_Inc." title="Tele-Communications Inc.">Tele-Communications Inc.</a> and multimedia firm <a href="/wiki/Liberty_Media" title="Liberty Media">Liberty Media</a>) for <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">$</a>250 million in <a href="/wiki/Convertible_security" title="Convertible security">convertible securities</a>. The Robertsons paid $150,000 to acquire 4.5 million shares and a controlling ownership interest in IFE, with Pat and Tim subsequently purchasing an additional 1.5 million shares.<sup id="cite_ref-Sold_Family_Channel_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sold_Family_Channel-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>As a stipulation of the sale to International Family Entertainment, the channel was required to continue to carry <i>The 700 Club</i> (a stipulation that Pat Robertson also imposed when the channel was sold to Fox Family Worldwide in 1997 and then to <a href="/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company" title="The Walt Disney Company">The Walt Disney Company</a> in 2001).<sup id="cite_ref-Family_Channel_Change_Image_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Family_Channel_Change_Image-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> This time-buy clause (which also mandates that the program air at suitable time slots that would allow it to attract decent viewership) was the only requirement that Robertson included in sales terms for the network to its subsequent owners. However, public assumption had conflated for many years that this sole existing stipulation was one of two that he included following the sale of the network by CBN; another contractual clause that Robertson was alleged to have added in the sale agreement to Fox required any future secular owners to maintain the word "Family" in the network's name in perpetuity. When Disney announced on October 6, 2015, that it would rebrand the network as Freeform, ABC Family president <a href="/wiki/Tom_Ascheim" title="Tom Ascheim">Tom Ascheim</a> noted that there was no record of such a clause ever having been in place (although some published sources – including a reference in <a href="/wiki/James_B._Stewart" title="James B. Stewart">James B. Stewart</a>'s book on former chairman/CEO <a href="/wiki/Michael_Eisner" title="Michael Eisner">Michael Eisner</a>'s tenure at eventual owner Disney, <i><a href="/wiki/DisneyWar" title="DisneyWar">DisneyWar</a></i> – have only stated insofar that a clause including "Family" as a required part of the name was incorporated into previous carriage agreements for the channel with cable and satellite providers).<sup id="cite_ref-deadline-freeform_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-deadline-freeform-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-thewrap-freeform_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thewrap-freeform-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>By 1989, the channel was seen in 47.3 million households, with its distribution jumping to 54 million homes (or 92% of all U.S. households with a cable television subscription) by 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-Sold_Family_Channel_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sold_Family_Channel-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> At that point, the 1950s sitcoms and westerns that had long been featured on its lineup were scaled back, in favor of more recent drama series as well as cartoons and later, game shows (with a mix of both original programs like <i><a href="/wiki/Trivial_Pursuit_(US_game_show)" class="mw-redirect" title="Trivial Pursuit (US game show)">Trivial Pursuit</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Shop_%27til_You_Drop" title="Shop &#39;til You Drop">Shop 'til You Drop</a></i>, and reruns of older game shows such as the <a href="/wiki/Jim_Lange" title="Jim Lange">Jim Lange</a> version of <i><a href="/wiki/Name_That_Tune" title="Name That Tune">Name That Tune</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Make_a_Deal" title="Let&#39;s Make a Deal">Let's Make a Deal</a></i>). In fact, the channel's weekday afternoon game show block consisted of the aforementioned programs along with the later episodes of <i><a href="/wiki/Split_Second_(game_show)" title="Split Second (game show)">Split Second</a></i> and other shows specifically produced for the channel (such as <i><a href="/wiki/Shopping_Spree" title="Shopping Spree">Shopping Spree</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Small_Talk_(US_game_show)" class="mw-redirect" title="Small Talk (US game show)">Small Talk</a></i>, <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wait_%27til_You_Have_Kids&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Wait &#39;til You Have Kids (page does not exist)">Wait 'til You Have Kids</a></i> and a revival of <i><a href="/wiki/It_Takes_Two_(game_show)" title="It Takes Two (game show)">It Takes Two</a></i>, hosted by <a href="/wiki/Dick_Clark" title="Dick Clark">Dick Clark</a>). The Family Channel also began airing more recent scripted series – among them <i><a href="/wiki/Big_Brother_Jake" title="Big Brother Jake">Big Brother Jake</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Adventures_of_the_Black_Stallion" title="The Adventures of the Black Stallion">The Adventures of the Black Stallion</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Bordertown_(1989_TV_series)" title="Bordertown (1989 TV series)">Bordertown</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Katts_and_Dog" title="Katts and Dog">Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Maniac_Mansion_(TV_series)" title="Maniac Mansion (TV series)">Maniac Mansion</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Zorro_(1990_TV_series)" title="Zorro (1990 TV series)">The New Zorro</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-Putting_Faith_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Putting_Faith-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> as well as the family-friendly music video series <i>Videosyncrasy</i> – many of which aired as part of "The Positive Place", a weekly <a href="/wiki/Block_programming" title="Block programming">block</a> on Sunday early-evenings that ran from 1991 to 1994. </p><p>On September 11, 1989, the CBN Family Channel launched "Fun Town", a daily children's program block featuring content from <a href="/wiki/DIC_Entertainment" title="DIC Entertainment">DIC Enterprises</a>. Under its programming deal with the company, DIC would produce four specials per quarter that would air on the channel, including holiday specials and a film version of the animated series <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_Archies" title="The New Archies">The New Archies</a></i>, although those plans would not occur.<sup id="cite_ref-bc_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bc-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 1992, the Christian Broadcasting Network sold its interest in International Family Entertainment, when the company announced plans to become <a href="/wiki/Publicly_traded_company" class="mw-redirect" title="Publicly traded company">publicly traded</a>, selling 6.66 million shares valued at $100 million, at a price between $14 and $16 per share (however, Pat Robertson retained ownership of 3.6 million shares in IFE until the company's sale to News Corporation); IFE would also sell 3.33 million shares of stock to the public.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In January 1993, IFE purchased <a href="/wiki/TVS_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="TVS Entertainment">TVS Entertainment</a>, a British broadcaster which owned <a href="/wiki/MTM_Enterprises" title="MTM Enterprises">MTM Enterprises</a>, for $68.5 million.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>That year, International Family Entertainment and <a href="/wiki/Living_TV_Group" title="Living TV Group">Flextech</a> jointly launched an international version of The Family Channel in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>; on February 3, 1997, that channel eventually relaunched as the <a href="/wiki/Game_show" title="Game show">game show</a>-dedicated network <a href="/wiki/Challenge_(TV_channel)" title="Challenge (TV channel)">Challenge</a> (an outgrowth of "Family Challenge Weekend", a weekend game show block that debuted on the channel in October 1996), following IFE's sale of its 61% controlling interest to Flextech in April 1996.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In addition, in the United States, The Family Channel attempted to launch a spin-off network with a very similar format to that which the U.K. Family Channel evolved into; The Game Channel was intended as an interactive game show-oriented channel that was also set to launch in 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> International Family Entertainment launched another cable channel, the <a href="/wiki/FitTV" class="mw-redirect" title="FitTV">Cable Health Club</a>, on October 4, 1993, which was made available to cable providers without a carriage fee; the lineage of that network – which was later renamed FitTV – is traceable to the current-day <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros._Discovery" title="Warner Bros. Discovery">Warner Bros. Discovery</a>-owned network <a href="/wiki/Discovery_Life" title="Discovery Life">Discovery Life</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The network gained more visibility when, for a four-year period from 1994 to 1997, it served as the primary sponsor of <a href="/wiki/Ted_Musgrave" title="Ted Musgrave">Ted Musgrave</a>'s #16 <a href="/wiki/Ford_Thunderbird" title="Ford Thunderbird">Ford Thunderbird</a> in the <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> <a href="/wiki/NEXTEL_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="NEXTEL Cup">Winston Cup Series</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fox_Family">Fox Family</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_Freeform&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Fox Family"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Purchase_by_Fox_Kids_Worldwide">Purchase by Fox Kids Worldwide</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_Freeform&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Purchase by Fox Kids Worldwide"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fox_Family_Worldwide_logo.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/df/Fox_Family_Worldwide_logo.gif" decoding="async" width="178" height="77" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="178" data-file-height="77" /></a><figcaption>Fox Family Worldwide logo</figcaption></figure> <p>In early 1997, <a href="/wiki/Rupert_Murdoch" title="Rupert Murdoch">Rupert Murdoch</a>-owned <a href="/wiki/News_Corporation_(1980%E2%80%932013)" class="mw-redirect" title="News Corporation (1980–2013)">News Corporation</a> entered into discussions to purchase a stake in The Family Channel with International Family Entertainment as a partner, seeking to bring it under its <a href="/wiki/Fox_Kids" title="Fox Kids">Fox Kids</a> joint venture with <a href="/wiki/Haim_Saban" title="Haim Saban">Haim Saban</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Saban_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Saban-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On June 11, 1997, News Corporation purchased International Family Entertainment for $1.9 billion. The latter company's assets were split within News Corporation's portfolio: The Family Channel was merged into Fox Kids Worldwide, a joint venture between majority owners News Corporation and Saban (which each owned a 49.5% share in the company), and media investment firm <a href="/wiki/Allen_%26_Company" title="Allen &amp; Company">Allen &amp; Company</a> (which owned the remaining 1%), which was subsequently renamed Fox Family Worldwide following the completion of the acquisition.<sup id="cite_ref-News_Corp_IFE_1997_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-News_Corp_IFE_1997-28"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Family Channel was renamed <b>Fox Family Channel</b> – though on-air promotions typically referred to the network as just <b>"Fox Family"</b> – on August 15, 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-700Club_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-700Club-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-awn0_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-awn0-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> With the change in ownership, Fox Family's operations were also migrated from the Christian Broadcasting Network's headquarters in <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Beach,_Virginia" title="Virginia Beach, Virginia">Virginia Beach</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a>, and integrated with the operations of some of News Corporation's other cable channels in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a> at the Fox Network Center (located on the <a href="/wiki/20th_Century_Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="20th Century Fox">20th Century Fox</a> backlot in <a href="/wiki/Century_City" title="Century City">Century City</a>). The MTM Enterprises library was assumed by <a href="/wiki/20th_Television" title="20th Television">20th Television</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-deadline-nbcsteele_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-deadline-nbcsteele-32"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_programming">Early programming</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_Freeform&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Early programming"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fox_Family_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/43/Fox_Family_logo.svg/150px-Fox_Family_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/43/Fox_Family_logo.svg/225px-Fox_Family_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/43/Fox_Family_logo.svg/300px-Fox_Family_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="234" data-file-height="156" /></a><figcaption>Fox Family Channel logo, partially inspired by the <a href="/wiki/20th_Century_Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="20th Century Fox">20th Century Fox</a> logo, used from August 15, 1998, to September 1, 2000; a modified version of the logo used as The (CBN) Family Channel, incorporating the <a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a> network's <a href="/wiki/Wordmark" title="Wordmark">wordmark</a>, was originally used in some promotional materials.</figcaption></figure> <p>When Fox purchased the channel, programmers sought to reposition it to target a dual audience: children in daytime, families at night. Once the network became Fox Family, the new owners dropped nearly all of the programming that it aired under The Family Channel brand – which at that point included reruns of series such as <i><a href="/wiki/Bonanza" title="Bonanza">Bonanza</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Rifleman" title="The Rifleman">The Rifleman</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Carol_Burnett_Show" title="The Carol Burnett Show">Carol Burnett and Friends</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Five-O_(1968_TV_series)" title="Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)">Hawaii Five-O</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_High_Chaparral" title="The High Chaparral">The High Chaparral</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Rescue_911" title="Rescue 911">Rescue 911</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Diagnosis:_Murder" title="Diagnosis: Murder">Diagnosis: Murder</a></i> – and replaced them with shows that appealed to a younger demographic. <a href="/wiki/Rich_Cronin_(executive)" title="Rich Cronin (executive)">Rich Cronin</a>, who was appointed as the network's president and <a href="/wiki/Chief_executive_officer" title="Chief executive officer">CEO</a>, said regarding the channel's audience refocusing, "our focus is on younger families, more suburban or urban, more plugged into <a href="/wiki/Popular_culture" title="Popular culture">pop culture</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Fox Family was obligated to continue airing <i>The 700 Club</i> as part of the sale, but the program's airings were scaled back to two times each day (though the sale agreement required the channel to air it three times daily,<sup id="cite_ref-Robertson_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Robertson-35"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> once each in the morning, late-evening and overnight hours), with the evening broadcast being moved out of <a href="/wiki/Prime_time" title="Prime time">prime time</a>, and pushed one hour later to 11:00&#160;p.m. Eastern Time (from 10:00&#160;p.m.). Programming that appealed to children and teenagers was also greatly expanded on the channel. Fox Family added more animated series to the lineup, many of which came from the <a href="/wiki/Fox_Kids" title="Fox Kids">Fox Kids</a> program library.<sup id="cite_ref-700Club_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-700Club-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> At launch, Fox Family had four themed kids daytime blocks: "Morning Scramble/Weekend Chill" (all ages), "Captain Kangaroo's Treasure House" (pre-schoolers), "Toon-A Casserole" (all-animation) and "The Basement" (a three-hour after-school block).<sup id="cite_ref-awn0_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-awn0-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Original series meant for family co-viewing were programmed from 6:00&#160;p.m. to 9:00&#160;p.m. followed by a movie. Fox Family's original programming budget was increased by $500 million, to be spent on 20 original movies and 680 episodes of original series.<sup id="cite_ref-700Club_30-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-700Club-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1998, the company announced the launch of two digital networks spun-off from Fox Family - <a href="/wiki/Boyz/Girlz_Channel" title="Boyz/Girlz Channel">Boyz Channel and Girlz Channel</a>, and both launched in October 1999. Both networks contained programming content targeted at the respective genders; both channels ceased operations after one year on the air in August 2000, due to a combination of very limited national carriage by cable providers (Boyz Channel and Girlz Channel were each carried in some 100,000 homes in an era when digital cable television was in its infancy) and the controversy that developed over the gender-segregated channels.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_League_Baseball">Major League Baseball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_Freeform&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: Major League Baseball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/MLB_on_Fox" title="MLB on Fox">MLB on Fox</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thursday_Night_Baseball" title="Thursday Night Baseball">Thursday Night Baseball</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_American_League_Division_Series_broadcasters" title="List of American League Division Series broadcasters">List of American League Division Series broadcasters</a>, and <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_League_Division_Series_broadcasters" title="List of National League Division Series broadcasters">List of National League Division Series broadcasters</a></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/2000_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2000 Major League Baseball season">April 2000</a>, Fox Family began airing <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) games in prime time on most weeks during the league's regular season, on an alternating basis with sister network <a href="/wiki/FX_(TV_channel)" title="FX (TV channel)">FX</a>. The network – which acquired the rights from <a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_Networks" title="Fox Sports Networks">Fox Sports Net</a> (FSN), which aired the weekly telecasts across its <a href="/wiki/Regional_sports_network" title="Regional sports network">regional sports networks</a> (except in markets where the nationally televised game conflicts with scheduled sporting events involving local teams on the individual FSN outlet) from <a href="/wiki/1997_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1997 Major League Baseball season">1997</a> to <a href="/wiki/1999_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1999 Major League Baseball season">1999</a> – usually ran the games on either Thursday or Saturday nights. </p><p>Starting with the <a href="/wiki/2001_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2001 Major League Baseball season">2001 season</a>, the network also carried games from the first round of the MLB playoffs, the <a href="/wiki/Division_Series" title="Division Series">Division Series</a>, which did not air on Fox. Among the games that aired on Fox Family included one between the <a href="/wiki/2001_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="2001 San Francisco Giants season">San Francisco Giants</a> and the <a href="/wiki/2001_Houston_Astros_season" title="2001 Houston Astros season">Houston Astros</a> on October 4, 2001, in which <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Barry Bonds</a> hit his 70th <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a> of the season, tying the all-time single season record that <a href="/wiki/Mark_McGwire" title="Mark McGwire">Mark McGwire</a> had set only <a href="/wiki/1998_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1998 Major League Baseball season">three years earlier</a> (Bonds would break the record the following night). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_700_Club"><i>The 700 Club</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_Freeform&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: The 700 Club"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As part of a stipulation negotiated into International Family Entertainment's sale agreement with Fox Entertainment Group by Pat Robertson, Fox Family aired <i>The 700 Club</i> twice every weekday: a live broadcast at 10:00&#160;a.m. Eastern Time, and a repeat at 11:00&#160;p.m. Eastern.<sup id="cite_ref-700Club_30-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-700Club-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In addition, through other programming requirements stipulated by CBN through the deal, the network also aired a half-hour companion talk show serving as <i>The 700 Club</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">&#39;</span>s weekday morning lead-in, <i>Living the Life</i> (which was replaced in 2010 by <i>The 700 Club Interactive</i>), as well as occasional weekend-long CBN <a href="/wiki/Telethon" title="Telethon">telethons</a> (which it continues to do as ABC Family/Freeform, with the latter now airing in the week before the <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a> each year). As of December 2011<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_Freeform&amp;action=edit">&#91;update&#93;</a></sup>, <i>The 700 Club</i> airs three times per day Monday through Fridays, with the existing 10:00&#160;a.m. live telecast and 11:00&#160;p.m. rebroadcast having been joined by an additional repeat at 3:00&#160;a.m. Eastern Time as part of the network's <a href="/wiki/Infomercials" class="mw-redirect" title="Infomercials">paid programming</a> block, which runs from 2:00 a.m. until 7:00 a.m. A CBN spokesperson has stated “<i>The 700 Club</i> will continue to air now and in perpetuity on the network, no matter what the name.”<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fox_Family_Films">Fox Family Films</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_Freeform&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8" title="Edit section: Fox Family Films"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Not to be confused with <a href="/wiki/20th_Century_Animation#1994–1998:_Formation_and_early_years" title="20th Century Animation">20th Century Fox's own division (1994–1998)</a>.</div> <p>Fox created a film division for the channel, Fox Family Films, which produced motion pictures targeted at different age groups, mainly towards children; the titles included <i><a href="/wiki/Addams_Family_Reunion" title="Addams Family Reunion">Addams Family Reunion</a></i>, which aired during Fox's inauguration of the channel under the initial format as Fox Family, and <i><a href="/wiki/Digimon:_The_Movie" title="Digimon: The Movie">Digimon: The Movie</a></i>, which was compiled from several Japanese <i><a href="/wiki/Digimon" title="Digimon">Digimon</a></i> short films. Aimed a more teenage audience, Fox Family Films created <i><a href="/wiki/Ice_Angel" title="Ice Angel">Ice Angel</a></i>, a made-for-cable movie about a hockey player who is reborn as a female synchronized skater, as well as the thriller <i><a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Look_Behind_You" title="Don&#39;t Look Behind You">Don't Look Behind You</a></i>. Fox Family also aired a wide array of Saban Entertainment-produced movies as well as many <a href="/wiki/Direct-to-video" title="Direct-to-video">direct-to-video</a> films from <a href="/wiki/20th_Century_Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="20th Century Fox">20th Century Fox</a> (including <i><a href="/wiki/Richie_Rich%27s_Christmas_Wish" title="Richie Rich&#39;s Christmas Wish">Richie Rich's Christmas Wish</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Casper:_A_Spirited_Beginning" title="Casper: A Spirited Beginning">Casper: A Spirited Beginning</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Like_Father,_Like_Santa" title="Like Father, Like Santa">Like Father, Like Santa</a></i>). </p><p>In August 1999, the channel experienced its highest total viewership at that point in its history, with the premiere of the made-for-TV romantic/family comedy <i><a href="/wiki/Au_Pair_(film)" title="Au Pair (film)">Au Pair</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="31_Nights_of_Halloween">31 Nights of Halloween</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_Freeform&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9" title="Edit section: 31 Nights of Halloween"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/31_Nights_of_Halloween" title="31 Nights of Halloween">31 Nights of Halloween</a></div> <p>In October 1998, Fox Family introduced one of its most successful<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2011)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> programming concepts, "The 13 Days of Halloween," a two-week-long block beginning each year on October 19, leading into <a href="/wiki/Halloween" title="Halloween">Halloween</a> on October 31. This block – which was subsequently rebranded as the "13 Nights of Halloween" in 2002, under Disney/ABC ownership – introduced the original comedy series <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_Addams_Family" title="The New Addams Family">The New Addams Family</a></i>, the unscripted series <i><a href="/wiki/Scariest_Places_on_Earth" title="Scariest Places on Earth">Scariest Places on Earth</a></i> (hosted by <i><a href="/wiki/The_Exorcist_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Exorcist (film)">Exorcist</a></i> star <a href="/wiki/Linda_Blair" title="Linda Blair">Linda Blair</a>, focusing on places infamous for frightening <a href="/wiki/Urban_legend" title="Urban legend">urban legends</a>) and some new movies such as <i><a href="/wiki/Casper_Meets_Wendy" title="Casper Meets Wendy">Casper Meets Wendy</a></i> (the latter of which would become a staple of the block for several years, particularly during the years in which <a href="/wiki/Hilary_Duff" title="Hilary Duff">Hilary Duff</a>, who made her acting debut in the film, starred in the <a href="/wiki/Disney_Channel" title="Disney Channel">Disney Channel</a> series <i><a href="/wiki/Lizzie_McGuire" title="Lizzie McGuire">Lizzie McGuire</a></i>). The block was temporarily suspended in 2003, following an overhaul of the channel's programming management under Disney. But it returned in 2004. A few years later, the 2002 live-action film adaptation of <i><a href="/wiki/Scooby-Doo_(film)" title="Scooby-Doo (film)">Scooby-Doo</a></i> became part of its annual Halloween lineup.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2011)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> This continues to be one of the most successful<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2011)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> programming blocks to date for the channel as ABC Family, and will be carried over under the Freeform brand. On May 15, 2018, Freeform renamed the block to 31 Nights of Halloween, meaning that the block now starts on October 1 and lasts throughout the whole month of October. With <a href="/wiki/Acquisition_of_21st_Century_Fox_by_Disney" title="Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney">Disney's acquisition of Fox</a> the following year, the channel, having already added the show itself, has also included marathons of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a>'</i> long-running Halloween-centric sub-series <a href="/wiki/Treehouse_of_Horror" title="Treehouse of Horror">Treehouse of Horror</a> in the block. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="25_Days_of_Christmas">25 Days of Christmas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_Freeform&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10" title="Edit section: 25 Days of Christmas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/25_Days_of_Christmas" title="25 Days of Christmas">25 Days of Christmas</a></div> <p>Two years before the launch of its Halloween programming lineup, in 1996, what was then The Family Channel launched the "<a href="/wiki/25_Days_of_Christmas" title="25 Days of Christmas">25 Days of Christmas</a>", a four-week holiday-themed program block running annually during the month of December, formally starting on December 1 and continuing until <a href="/wiki/Christmas" title="Christmas">Christmas Day</a> on December 25. The block was carried over to Fox Family under News Corporation ownership, with a staple of the lineup being Christmas-themed specials from the <a href="/wiki/Rankin-Bass" class="mw-redirect" title="Rankin-Bass">Rankin-Bass</a> library (among them, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Little_Drummer_Boy" title="The Little Drummer Boy">The Little Drummer Boy</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Santa_Claus_Is_Coming_to_Town" class="mw-redirect" title="Santa Claus Is Coming to Town">Santa Claus Is Coming to Town</a></i>), although it also features mostly holiday-themed theatrically-released and original made-for-TV movies, and other original programming. The "25 Days of Christmas" continued to air on the rebranded ABC Family following the sale to Disney in 2001, and expanded into include a sub-block that runs during late November, "Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas", beginning in 2007. On May 15, 2018, Freeform renamed the Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas block to Kickoff to Christmas, meaning that the block now starts on November 1 and lasts throughout the whole month of November. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Change_in_visual_style">Change in visual style</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_Freeform&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11" title="Edit section: Change in visual style"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fox_Family_Channel2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Fox_Family_Channel2.svg/150px-Fox_Family_Channel2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Fox_Family_Channel2.svg/225px-Fox_Family_Channel2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Fox_Family_Channel2.svg/300px-Fox_Family_Channel2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1635" data-file-height="436" /></a><figcaption>Fox Family Channel logo from September 1, 2000 to November 9, 2001; it was later modified as the initial logo under the ABC Family identity (with ABC's "circle" logo replacing the Fox wordmark) from November 10, 2001 to January 1, 2003.</figcaption></figure> <p>On September 1, 2000, Fox Family adopted a new visual style, as part of an attempt to refocus its programming to attract an older audience. While in essence, it maintained a family-oriented format, the network began to feature some original and acquired programming aimed at adults during the early evening and in prime time.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> At that time, Fox Family purchased the syndication rights to the <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> series <i><a href="/wiki/Early_Edition" title="Early Edition">Early Edition</a></i>, and two <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> series: <i><a href="/wiki/My_So-Called_Life" title="My So-Called Life">My So-Called Life</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Step_by_Step_(TV_series)" title="Step by Step (TV series)">Step by Step</a></i> (the latter of which aired on the channel until March 2010 as ABC Family). The channel also acquired the short-lived comedy-drama series <i><a href="/wiki/Freaks_and_Geeks" title="Freaks and Geeks">Freaks and Geeks</a></i>, including episodes of the show that had not previously aired as a result of its 2000 cancellation by <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a>, and broadcast more "<a href="/wiki/Romantic_comedy" title="Romantic comedy">romantic comedy</a>"-themed original movies. </p><p>Keeping kids and families in mind, the channel introduced the original series <i><a href="/wiki/State_of_Grace_(TV_series)" title="State of Grace (TV series)">State of Grace</a></i> (a half-hour period dramedy set in the 1960s, centering around a pre-teen from a conservative <a href="/wiki/Judaism" title="Judaism">Jewish-American</a> family and her boisterous best friend, raised by a free-wheeling divorced mother) and a programming block for teens, <i>Fox Family's Summer High School Countdown</i> (which introduced the <a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Swedish</a> <a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">pop</a> group <a href="/wiki/Play_(Swedish_band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Play (Swedish band)">Play</a> to American audiences). However, the idea was unsuccessful, as a year later, Fox Family was sold to The Walt Disney Company, and <i>State of Grace</i> was only renewed for one more season before it was cancelled. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Declining_ratings">Declining ratings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_Freeform&amp;action=edit&amp;section=12" title="Edit section: Declining ratings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Under the control of Murdoch and Saban, Fox Family saw its overall viewership slide from 10th to 17th place in the <a href="/wiki/Nielsen_ratings" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen ratings">Nielsen cable ratings</a> as a result of an increasingly competitive race for younger viewers (with the channel facing brisk competition from established children's cable networks <a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon" title="Nickelodeon">Nickelodeon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cartoon_Network" title="Cartoon Network">Cartoon Network</a> and eventual corporate sister <a href="/wiki/Disney_Channel" title="Disney Channel">Disney Channel</a>), and the bickering over ownership between News Corporation and Saban Entertainment founder and CEO <a href="/wiki/Haim_Saban" title="Haim Saban">Haim Saban</a>, who eventually opted to exercise an option given by News Corporation to have the company <a href="/wiki/Buyout" title="Buyout">buy out</a> his 49.5% interest in Fox Family Worldwide on December 21, 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-Saban_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Saban-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Some observers believe that the network chased away some of its older viewers when, without notice, News Corporation/Saban removed all of the older programming that it aired as The Family Channel – especially western reruns, which made up the bulk of its weekday and weekend schedule, dating back to its existence under the CBN Cable Network identity – in their effort to contemporize the channel, and never really replaced the core audience due to the absence of planning on how to retain that segment of the network's pre-acquisition viewer base, while simultaneously attracting new viewers. As a result, prime time viewership declined by 35% over the course of Fox Family's three-year tenure under Murdoch/Saban ownership.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is also suggested that News Corporation hired more employees than were needed, and when Disney took ownership, as many as 500 people were laid off (this was also at a time when The Walt Disney Company itself was downsizing, as the company had laid off 400 other employees from its failed <a href="/wiki/Go_Network" class="mw-redirect" title="Go Network">Go Network</a> web portal). Fox Family also used many freelancers for certain aspects of the channel's operations and programming, such as its short-lived "block jocks" (which were on-air hosts that the channel hired to present its afternoon children's programs); most of the monikers for the network – including the slogans "You Belong" and "It's Electric" – were created by freelance artists.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="ABC_Family">ABC Family</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_Freeform&amp;action=edit&amp;section=13" title="Edit section: ABC Family"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Purchase_by_Disney_and_early_attempts_at_changing_the_network's_focus"><span id="Purchase_by_Disney_and_early_attempts_at_changing_the_network.27s_focus"></span>Purchase by Disney and early attempts at changing the network's focus</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_Freeform&amp;action=edit&amp;section=14" title="Edit section: Purchase by Disney and early attempts at changing the network&#039;s focus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"ABC Family" redirects here. For another channel, see <a href="/wiki/ABC_Family_(Australian_TV_channel)" title="ABC Family (Australian TV channel)">ABC Family (Australian TV channel)</a>.</div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ABC_Family_2002_Logo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/ABC_Family_2002_Logo.jpg/170px-ABC_Family_2002_Logo.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="46" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/ABC_Family_2002_Logo.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="54" /></a><figcaption>The first logo as ABC Family, used from November 10, 2001 to August 31, 2003 being purchased by Disney</figcaption></figure> <p>On July 23, 2001, News Corporation and Saban announced that Fox Family Worldwide Inc. would be sold to The Walt Disney Company for $2.9 billion; consequently, the unit would be renamed <a href="/wiki/ABC_Family_Worldwide" title="ABC Family Worldwide">ABC Family Worldwide Inc.</a> following the sale and integration into the company's <a href="/wiki/Disney%E2%80%93ABC_Television_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Disney–ABC Television Group">Disney–ABC Cable Networks Group</a> division. (The channel, as Freeform, would be reunited with three of its former sister cable channels under News Corporation ownership—<a href="/wiki/FX_(TV_network)" class="mw-redirect" title="FX (TV network)">FX</a>, <a href="/wiki/FX_Movie_Channel" title="FX Movie Channel">FX Movie Channel</a> and <a href="/wiki/National_Geographic_(American_TV_channel)" title="National Geographic (American TV channel)">National Geographic</a>—through Disney's <a href="/wiki/Acquisition_of_21st_Century_Fox_by_Disney" title="Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney">2019 purchase</a> of <a href="/wiki/21st_Century_Fox" title="21st Century Fox">21st Century Fox</a>'s film and non-broadcast, entertainment-based television assets.) The sale to Disney included ownership of Saban Entertainment, including most of the Fox Kids programming library, ironically resulting in the Fox Broadcasting Company losing the rights to its own children's programming to the owner of one of its network competitors, ABC (which Disney had purchased in February 1996, through its acquisition of the network's corporate parent <a href="/wiki/Capital_Cities_Communications" class="mw-redirect" title="Capital Cities Communications">Capital Cities/ABC</a>, which changed its corporate name to ABC, Inc. upon becoming a Disney subsidiary; Fox would subsequently enter into an outsourcing agreement with <a href="/wiki/4Kids_Entertainment" title="4Kids Entertainment">4Kids Entertainment</a> to produce its children's programming blocks, a relationship that lasted until December 2008, when the network discontinued its remaining Saturday morning block, <a href="/wiki/4Kids_TV" title="4Kids TV">4Kids TV</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-FoxFamilySell_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FoxFamilySell-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The sale was completed on October 24, 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SaleToDisney_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SaleToDisney-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 10, 2001, the channel was renamed <b>ABC Family</b>; the on-air look that it adopted in its final year under Murdoch/Saban ownership as Fox Family was modified for the newly rebranded network in the meantime (including its logo, which was altered to swap out the vertically aligned Fox <a href="/wiki/Wordmark" title="Wordmark">wordmark</a> placed on the left parenthetical fringe with ABC's legacy "circle" logo, and <a href="/wiki/Production_music" title="Production music">production music</a>), although it would begin using new continuity announcers. The network also revamped its programming lineup following the Disney acquisition. Partly to reduce competition with new sister network Disney Channel, which launched one year and nine months after what was then CBN Cable adopted a family-focused entertainment format, the network heavily scaled back the amount of children's programming on its schedule, relegating the handful of programs that were retained to the morning hours. With this, the remaining Fox Kids shows that were on ABC Family's schedule became part of the "ABC Family Action Block", a new two-hour-long block of action-oriented animated series (which was renamed "<a href="/wiki/Jetix" title="Jetix">Jetix</a>" in February 2004) that aired on weekday mornings, shows aimed at a broader family audience as well as those aimed specifically at teenagers, adults or both audiences also replaced the more kid-oriented shows in afternoon timeslots (Disney Channel simultaneously underwent its own demographic shift, dropping its remaining family-oriented programming with the September 2002 removal of its nightly vintage programming block, Vault Disney, in order to focus firmly on children and younger teenagers, a demographic it began gravitating toward when it transitioned into a basic cable channel in April 1997). The network also relocated its operations to The Walt Disney Company's headquarters in the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County,_California" title="Los Angeles County, California">Los Angeles</a> suburb of <a href="/wiki/Burbank,_California" title="Burbank, California">Burbank</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>. </p><p>Production responsibilities for the network's baseball playoff coverage that originated during its run as Fox Family were assumed by another of ABC Family's new sister networks, <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a>. While Division Series games remained on ABC Family for one additional year due to contractual issues, the regular season game telecasts migrated to ESPN outright beginning with the <a href="/wiki/2002_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2002 Major League Baseball season">2002 Major League Baseball season</a>. A deal was later struck to move the playoff games to ESPN as well, starting with the <a href="/wiki/2003_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2003 Major League Baseball season">2003</a> season. Although the games aired on Disney-owned networks, Fox retained the exclusive right to negotiate a renewal of the contract after the <a href="/wiki/2006_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2006 Major League Baseball season">2006</a> season; <a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_(United_States)" title="Fox Sports (United States)">Fox Sports</a> chose not to renew the Division Series contract, with <a href="/wiki/TBS_(American_TV_channel)" title="TBS (American TV channel)">TBS</a> acquiring those rights in 2007 as part of its <a href="/wiki/MLB_on_TBS" title="MLB on TBS">new baseball contract</a>. </p><p>The channel's sale to Disney, however, would be considered one of the biggest strategic errors made during the latter years of <a href="/wiki/Michael_Eisner" title="Michael Eisner">Michael Eisner</a>'s tenure as president of the company.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> No one within ABC's management staff was consulted by Walt Disney Company executives about the company's plans to purchase Fox Family, with the acquisition being conducted by Disney's strategic planning department. The company's original plan for the channel was to use it for the primary purpose of showing reruns of ABC programming; however, this was conceptually impossible as ABC did not hold the syndication rights to the majority of its own programs, with the exception of those that were produced by its corporate parent's television production divisions, <a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_Television" title="Walt Disney Television">Walt Disney Television</a> and <a href="/wiki/ABC_Studios" class="mw-redirect" title="ABC Studios">Touchstone Television</a>, which had their distribution rights held by <a href="/wiki/Disney%E2%80%93ABC_Domestic_Television" title="Disney–ABC Domestic Television">Buena Vista Television</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Wired_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wired-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> During this time, the channel did air same-season repeats of then-current ABC shows <i><a href="/wiki/Alias_(TV_series)" title="Alias (TV series)">Alias</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Less_than_Perfect" title="Less than Perfect">Less than Perfect</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Life_with_Bonnie" title="Life with Bonnie">Life with Bonnie</a></i>, almost all of which were produced by Touchstone Television. The network was also used as a buffer to burn off series which failed to gain audiences during their runs on ABC, such as the <a href="/wiki/Reality_television" title="Reality television">reality competition</a> series <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=All_American_Girl_(2003_TV_series)&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="All American Girl (2003 TV series) (page does not exist)">All American Girl</a></i>, which featured <a href="/wiki/Spice_Girls" title="Spice Girls">Spice Girl</a> <a href="/wiki/Geri_Halliwell" title="Geri Halliwell">Geri Halliwell</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ABC_Family_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/ABC_Family_logo.svg/170px-ABC_Family_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="48" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/ABC_Family_logo.svg/255px-ABC_Family_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/ABC_Family_logo.svg/340px-ABC_Family_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="178" data-file-height="50" /></a><figcaption>Second and final logo as ABC Family, used from September 1, 2003 to January 11, 2016</figcaption></figure> <p>In trying to change the programming focus of ABC Family, Disney also canceled several original series that originated on the channel under its former identity as Fox Family (such as the 1960s-set period dramedy <i><a href="/wiki/State_of_Grace_(TV_series)" title="State of Grace (TV series)">State of Grace</a></i>), and reduced the output of <a href="/wiki/Television_movies" class="mw-redirect" title="Television movies">made-for-cable movies</a> that were produced for the channel, which were among the few programs that Fox Family was doing well with. The changes cause ABC Family's ratings to tumble further as it became dependent on syndicated reruns, with no original programs on its schedule to back it up (with the exception of original wraparound segments that aired around repeats of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Bachelor_(American_TV_series)" title="The Bachelor (American TV series)">The Bachelor</a></i>, and children's programming).<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Another plan drafted by Disney was to re-position the channel to market it at a more hip audience, such as college students or young women, and rename it "XYZ," a reverse reference to ABC; however, this concept was ultimately dropped. The decision not to move forward with the "XYZ" rebranding had been alleged to be because of the stipulation reported to have been put in place within International Family Entertainment's original sale agreement to News Corporation by Pat Robertson that the word "Family" must be contained in the name of the channel for the entirety of its existence, no matter the owner.<sup id="cite_ref-deadline-freeform_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-deadline-freeform-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TVI-freeform_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TVI-freeform-51"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The "XYZ" branding was revisited at one point in 2003, for a program block titled "The XYZ", which featured live-action series and movies aimed at teenagers and young adults, a demographic that the channel would eventually choose to market its programming towards. </p><p>Disney also inherited the contractual rights to broadcast select CBN programs, as mandated by the ministry under International Family Entertainment's previous sale agreement with Fox. However, ABC Family would move to distance itself from <i>The 700 Club</i> out of concern over potential viewer blowback following a series of controversial remarks made by Robertson on the program in the years following the channel's purchase by Disney about the regime of <a href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuelan</a> president <a href="/wiki/Hugo_Ch%C3%A1vez" title="Hugo Chávez">Hugo Chávez</a>, as well as those regarding <a href="/wiki/Homosexuality" title="Homosexuality">homosexuals</a>, <a href="/wiki/Feminism" title="Feminism">feminists</a>, <a href="/wiki/Muslim" class="mw-redirect" title="Muslim">Muslims</a>, <a href="/wiki/Abortion" title="Abortion">abortion</a> and many other social issues.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On August 29, 2005, the disclaimers that appear before, during and after its broadcasts of <i>The 700 Club</i> were revised from "The following/preceding program is/was brought to you by CBN" to "The following/preceding CBN telecast does not reflect the views of ABC Family." </p><p>Disney would later make attempts to reach an agreement with Pat Robertson to <a href="/wiki/Buyout" title="Buyout">buy out</a> CBN's time-buy contract for <i>The 700 Club</i> and <i>The 700 Club Interactive</i>. Months prior to the announcement of the Freeform rebranding in 2015, Disney–ABC offered CBN a payment of $42 million – the same amount that the ministry earned in revenue during that year from syndication fees for <i>The 700 Club</i> and various related productions – for Robertson to terminate the channel's agreement with the ministry, but could not agree to terms as Robertson wanted a higher payout that ABC Family president Ascheim deemed "astronomical" in comparison to its actual value. The distancing of the two entities extends further as the channel's management does not regularly discuss their programming strategy with CBN, nor has the channel actively promoted its airings of <i>The 700 Club</i> or the associated talk shows that have preceded it in its initial morning time slot since News Corporation acquired the channel years prior, either on-air or on its website.<sup id="cite_ref-Daniel_Holloway_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Daniel_Holloway-53"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="&quot;A_New_Kind_of_Family&quot;"><span id=".22A_New_Kind_of_Family.22"></span>"A New Kind of Family"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_Freeform&amp;action=edit&amp;section=15" title="Edit section: &quot;A New Kind of Family&quot;"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In August 2006, ABC Family shifted towards a dual audience once more with teenagers and young adults becoming the primary target demographic of its programming. As part of the shift, the channel introduced a new slogan ("A New Kind of Family") as part of an imaging package that incorporated a custom typeface based on that used in the ABC logo for its promotional graphics. </p><p>The network's programming became focused upon original drama and comedy series primarily aimed at teenagers and young adults, acquired sitcoms and drama series from the 1990s onward, and movies aimed at its new demographic focus; even still, it continued to include programs catering to families in the form of feature films aired as part of its prime time and weekend movie blocks, and holiday specials featured as part of the seasonal "13 Nights of Halloween" and the "25 Days of Christmas" blocks. However, despite the network's refocusing towards the latter demographic, ABC Family/Freeform continues to air live and repeat broadcasts of <i>The 700 Club</i> every weekday.<sup id="cite_ref-Robertson_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Robertson-35"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Jetix remained part of ABC Family's morning schedule until it was discontinued on August 31 of that year, with the block becoming exclusive to <a href="/wiki/Toon_Disney" title="Toon Disney">Toon Disney</a> beginning on September 2, effectively removing children's programming from ABC Family altogether (programs targeted at that demographic have largely remained off of its lineup since that point). Repeats of acquired off-network programs began to fill the 7:00 to 9:00&#160;a.m. Eastern Time period formerly occupied by Jetix, with the morning airing of the <i>700 Club</i>/<i>Living the Life</i> block being pushed back a half-hour further to 9:30&#160;a.m. Eastern Time<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> (the former two-hour slot was occupied entirely by sitcoms until 2015, when it switched to a mix of comedy and drama series in that period and the succeeding 9:00&#160;a.m. Eastern half-hour, which had been occupied by sitcom reruns since the launch of Jetix). </p><p>As part of the rebranding, ABC Family restrategized to increase its viewership by ramping up production of its original movies and series. The channel began experiencing relative success in 2006, with the debuts of the drama series <i><a href="/wiki/Wildfire_(2005_TV_series)" title="Wildfire (2005 TV series)">Wildfire</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Heights_(TV_series)" title="Lincoln Heights (TV series)">Lincoln Heights</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Further success came in 2007, with the fantasy drama <i><a href="/wiki/Kyle_XY" title="Kyle XY">Kyle XY</a></i> (centering on a humanoid taken in by a suburban family, who tries to discover his identity), which earned the highest viewership in the network's history; that same year also saw another freshman series, the college-set dramedy <i><a href="/wiki/Greek_(TV_series)" title="Greek (TV series)">Greek</a></i> (centering on the relationships between groups of <a href="/wiki/Fraternity" title="Fraternity">fraternity</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sorority" class="mw-redirect" title="Sorority">sorority</a> members), pull in strong ratings. The viewership record set by <i>Kyle XY</i> was later broken by the series premiere of the teen dramedy <i><a href="/wiki/The_Secret_Life_of_the_American_Teenager" title="The Secret Life of the American Teenager">The Secret Life of the American Teenager</a></i> (starring a then-unknown <a href="/wiki/Shailene_Woodley" title="Shailene Woodley">Shailene Woodley</a> as a girl dealing with becoming a teenage mother, and the romantic lives of her friends and family) in 2008. </p><p>In July 2009, the network earned its best-ever ratings for that calendar month in prime time and in total viewership due to strong viewership posted by <i>The Secret Life of the American Teenager</i> for its sophomore season and the debuts of three new series: the <a href="/wiki/Gymnastics" title="Gymnastics">gymnastics</a>-centered freshman drama <i><a href="/wiki/Make_It_or_Break_It" title="Make It or Break It">Make It or Break It</a></i>, and sitcoms <i><a href="/wiki/10_Things_I_Hate_About_You_(TV_series)" title="10 Things I Hate About You (TV series)">10 Things I Hate About You</a></i> (based on the <a href="/wiki/10_Things_I_Hate_About_You" title="10 Things I Hate About You">1998 film of the same name</a>) and <i><a href="/wiki/Ruby_%26_The_Rockits" class="mw-redirect" title="Ruby &amp; The Rockits">Ruby &amp; The Rockits</a></i> (intended in part to serve as a starring vehicle for <a href="/wiki/David_Cassidy" title="David Cassidy">David Cassidy</a>, whose brother, <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Cassidy" title="Shaun Cassidy">Shaun Cassidy</a>, served as one of its <a href="/wiki/Executive_producers" class="mw-redirect" title="Executive producers">executive producers</a>); the strong ratings were also buoyed by its broadcast of extended cuts of films from the <i><a href="/wiki/Harry_Potter_(film_series)" title="Harry Potter (film series)">Harry Potter</a></i> franchise and the television premiere of <i><a href="/wiki/Labor_Pains_(film)" title="Labor Pains (film)">Labor Pains</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, the channel continually struggled to launch a successful comedy series, with many of the sitcoms that debuted from 2008 to 2012 (including <i><a href="/wiki/Roommates_(TV_series)" title="Roommates (TV series)">Roommates</a></i>, <i> <a href="/wiki/State_of_Georgia_(TV_series)" title="State of Georgia (TV series)">State of Georgia</a></i> and <i>Ruby and the Rockits</i>) not lasting more than one season and <i>10 Things I Hate About You</i> being one of the only comedies among that crop to even be renewed for a second season. </p><p>2010 saw the debut of its most successful original series, the drama <i><a href="/wiki/Pretty_Little_Liars" title="Pretty Little Liars">Pretty Little Liars</a></i>, which is based on the <a href="/wiki/Pretty_Little_Liars" title="Pretty Little Liars">series of young adult mystery novels</a> by <a href="/wiki/Sara_Shepard" title="Sara Shepard">Sara Shepard</a>; the program successfully broke series premiere ratings records for ABC Family, across all major viewing demographics of women and young people, premiering to an audience of 3.1 million viewers on June 8 of that year. The show's success led to the development of two shorter-lived series based on Shepard's <a href="/wiki/Young_adult_fiction" class="mw-redirect" title="Young adult fiction">young adult</a> novels, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Lying_Game_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Lying Game (TV series)">The Lying Game</a></i> (which ran from 2011 to 2013) and <i><a href="/wiki/Ravenswood_(TV_series)" title="Ravenswood (TV series)">Ravenswood</a></i> (which aired for one season from 2013 to 2014). That summer also saw the debut of its first comedy hit, <i><a href="/wiki/Melissa_%26_Joey" title="Melissa &amp; Joey">Melissa &amp; Joey</a></i> (a domestic sitcom in the vein of <i><a href="/wiki/Who%27s_the_Boss%3F" title="Who&#39;s the Boss?">Who's the Boss?</a></i> that starred <a href="/wiki/Melissa_Joan_Hart" title="Melissa Joan Hart">Melissa Joan Hart</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joey_Lawrence" title="Joey Lawrence">Joey Lawrence</a>, who previously co-starred in the 2009 ABC Family original movie <i><a href="/wiki/Holiday_in_Handcuffs" title="Holiday in Handcuffs">Holiday in Handcuffs</a></i>, as a city councilwoman raising her imprisoned brother's teenage children and the stockbroker she hired to serve as their housekeeper); the series would become the first original sitcom in the network's history to get a third season renewal and ended its run in May 2015 as the first original series in the channel's history to reach <a href="/wiki/100_episodes" title="100 episodes">100 episodes</a>. </p><p>On June 6, 2011, the channel broke total and demographic viewership records again with the series premiere of the drama <i><a href="/wiki/Switched_at_Birth_(TV_series)" title="Switched at Birth (TV series)">Switched at Birth</a></i> (centering on two teenagers whose families are brought together after the discovery of their accidental placement under different parents following their birth), which was watched by 3.3 million viewers. ABC Family followed the success it had with <i>Melissa &amp; Joey</i> with the June 2012 debut of <i><a href="/wiki/Baby_Daddy" title="Baby Daddy">Baby Daddy</a></i>. In January 2013, the <a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Lopez" title="Jennifer Lopez">Jennifer Lopez</a>-produced alternative family drama <i><a href="/wiki/The_Fosters_(2013_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Fosters (2013 TV series)">The Fosters</a></i> spurred audience interest, premiering to 3.1 million viewers; the series also saw critical acclaim for its portrayal of the struggles of an interracial lesbian couple with five adopted at-risk youths. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Freeform">Freeform</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_Freeform&amp;action=edit&amp;section=16" title="Edit section: Freeform"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Freeform.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Freeform.svg/225px-Freeform.svg.png" decoding="async" width="225" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Freeform.svg/338px-Freeform.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Freeform.svg/450px-Freeform.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="116" /></a><figcaption>First logo as Freeform, used from January 12, 2016 to March 5, 2018</figcaption></figure> <p>The shift towards a more teen and young adult focus became more clear when <i><a href="/wiki/Variety_(magazine)" title="Variety (magazine)">Variety</a></i> reported in a December 3, 2014, article, that ABC Family executives were proposing to relaunch the network as early as 2015, with options being considered including the expansion of programming appealing more toward young adults between the ages of 14 and 34 as opposed to families or teenagers, as well as adopting new branding (including a new name).<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On April 14, 2015, ABC Family executives announced during the channel's 2015–16 upfront presentation, that it would establish a firm focus on teenagers and young adults between the ages of 14 and 34 – a group representatives termed "becomers", instead of the standard "<a href="/wiki/Millennials" title="Millennials">millennials</a>", to describe young people who are in the "formation" of their lives, and to reflect a participatory experience for viewers across multiple platforms.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>This culminated in the <a href="/wiki/Disney%E2%80%93ABC_Television_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Disney–ABC Television Group">Disney–ABC Television Group</a>'s announcement on October 6, 2015, that the network would rebrand as <b>Freeform</b>. The move, which took effect on January 12, 2016 (coinciding with the winter premiere of the second half of <i>Pretty Little Liars</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">&#39;</span>s <a href="/wiki/Pretty_Little_Liars_season_6" title="Pretty Little Liars season 6">sixth season</a> and the series premiere of <i><a href="/wiki/Shadowhunters" title="Shadowhunters">Shadowhunters</a></i>, a fantasy drama based on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Mortal_Instruments" title="The Mortal Instruments">The Mortal Instruments</a></i> series of novels by <a href="/wiki/Cassandra_Clare" title="Cassandra Clare">Cassandra Clare</a><sup id="cite_ref-Deadline12102015_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Deadline12102015-60"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup>), was motivated by audience testing that revealed that survey participants who watched ABC Family infrequently perceived it as being more family-oriented, in contrast to regular viewers who understood its focus towards the actual above-mentioned target demographic.<sup id="cite_ref-deadline-freeform_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-deadline-freeform-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TVI-freeform_51-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TVI-freeform-51"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, the name – which was chosen among 3,000 proposals, was derided by some viewers on <a href="/wiki/Social_media" title="Social media">social media</a> and news websites reporting on the pending rebrand, prompting Ascheim to note at the <a href="/wiki/Television_Critics_Association" title="Television Critics Association">Television Critics Association</a> Winter Press Tour on January 9, 2016, that while it does not mind the "wholesome" perception given by the "ABC Family" name, it does "not necessarily represent" the network.<sup id="cite_ref-thewrap-freeform_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thewrap-freeform-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-variety-freeformrebrand_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-variety-freeformrebrand-61"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> An extensive campaign to promote the rebrand began on the date of the announcement and encompassed the network's popular "13 Nights of Halloween" and "25 Days of Christmas" blocks during the fourth quarter of that year.<sup id="cite_ref-deadline-freeform_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-deadline-freeform-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TVI-freeform_51-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TVI-freeform-51"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Even so, the rebrand was mainly cosmetic in nature, as the network retained much of the programming it ran under its previous ABC Family identity, with those being carried over under the new brand including the <i>25 Days of Christmas</i> and <i>13 Days of Halloween</i> blocks, and religious programming (including its weekdaily airings of <i>The 700 Club</i>); however, the channel plans to increase the amount of original programming on its schedule through 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-deadline-freeform_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-deadline-freeform-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-thewrap-freeform_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thewrap-freeform-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TVI-freeform_51-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TVI-freeform-51"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-tnr-longhistory_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tnr-longhistory-65"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NTVB_Media_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NTVB_Media-66"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-E._Alex_Jung_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-E._Alex_Jung-67"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The retention of <i>The 700 Club</i> and <i>The 700 Club Interactive</i> on its lineup was particularly notable – even though the <a href="/wiki/Social_conservatism" title="Social conservatism">socially conservative</a> views that have been expressed during the programs conflict with the <a href="/wiki/Progressivism" title="Progressivism">culturally progressive</a>/adult content of some of the channel's secular programming – as network executives were unable to reach an agreement with Pat Robertson and CBN to terminate the ministry's time-buy contract with the channel. While meeting to negotiate a <a href="/wiki/Buyout" title="Buyout">buy out</a> of the programming agreement prior to the rebranding announcement, Robertson had declined a $42-million termination offer by Disney–ABC (an amount roughly equivalent to the ministry's earnings from syndication fees for <i>The 700 Club</i> and various related productions during 2015) and stipulated a higher payout that Ascheim deemed "astronomical" in comparison to its actual value.<sup id="cite_ref-Daniel_Holloway_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Daniel_Holloway-53"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-tnr-longhistory_65-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tnr-longhistory-65"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NTVB_Media_66-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NTVB_Media-66"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-E._Alex_Jung_67-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-E._Alex_Jung-67"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 7, 2016, Freeform ordered a series from <a href="/wiki/ABC_Studios#ABC_Signature" class="mw-redirect" title="ABC Studios">ABC Signature</a> and <a href="/wiki/Marvel_Television" title="Marvel Television">Marvel Television</a> based on the comic book series <i><a href="/wiki/Cloak_and_Dagger_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cloak and Dagger (comics)">Cloak and Dagger</a></i>, marking the first work in the <a href="/wiki/Marvel_Cinematic_Universe" title="Marvel Cinematic Universe">Marvel Cinematic Universe</a> to have been developed for the network.<sup id="cite_ref-variety-cdfreeform_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-variety-cdfreeform-68"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Marvel Television had a Cloak and Dagger and Mockingbird-based series in development for the network as early as 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Freeform also announced several new non-scripted productions in development, including <i>Later Bitches</i>, a new <a href="/wiki/Late-night_talk_show" title="Late-night talk show">late-night talk show</a> produced by <i><a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Show" title="The Daily Show">The Daily Show</a></i> alumni Jennifer Flanz and Elise Terrel, an untitled late-night talk show starring <a href="/wiki/Iliza_Shlesinger" title="Iliza Shlesinger">Iliza Shlesinger</a>, and <i>Snapshots</i>—a series of pop culture-oriented documentaries co-produced by <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Films" title="ESPN Films">ESPN Films</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Shlesinger's new show, <i><a href="/wiki/Truth_%26_Iliza" class="mw-redirect" title="Truth &amp; Iliza">Truth &amp; Iliza</a></i>, premiered on May 2, 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On December 14, 2017, in a historic <a href="/wiki/Acquisition_of_21st_Century_Fox_by_Disney" title="Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney">deal</a> valued at over $52 billion, <a href="/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company" title="The Walt Disney Company">The Walt Disney Company</a> announced it will buy the majority of <a href="/wiki/21st_Century_Fox" title="21st Century Fox">21st Century Fox</a>, bringing Freeform reunited under common ownership with <a href="/wiki/20th_Century_Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="20th Century Fox">20th Century Fox</a> and <a href="/wiki/FX_Networks" title="FX Networks">FX Networks</a> after 16 years.<sup id="cite_ref-FoxDisneyPressRelease_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FoxDisneyPressRelease-72"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="&quot;A_Little_Forward&quot;"><span id=".22A_Little_Forward.22"></span>"A Little Forward"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_Freeform&amp;action=edit&amp;section=17" title="Edit section: &quot;A Little Forward&quot;"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Freeform_2018.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Freeform_2018.svg/225px-Freeform_2018.svg.png" decoding="async" width="225" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Freeform_2018.svg/338px-Freeform_2018.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Freeform_2018.svg/450px-Freeform_2018.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="964" data-file-height="275" /></a><figcaption>Second Freeform logo, used from March 6, 2018 to September 11, 2022</figcaption></figure> <p>On January 18, 2018, Freeform unveiled a new logo and slogan, "A Little Forward", and officially rebranded on March 6, 2018. The new slogan reflects refinements to the network's programming direction, with a larger focus on "forward-looking" series (such as <i><a href="/wiki/The_Bold_Type" title="The Bold Type">The Bold Type</a></i> and the <i><a href="/wiki/Black-ish" title="Black-ish">Black-ish</a></i> spin-off <i><a href="/wiki/Grown-ish" title="Grown-ish">Grown-ish</a></i>). Tom Ascheim explained that with the rebranding, Freeform was "purposefully and passionately moving our brand forward by defying expectations and dismantling conventions; busting stereotypes of theme, cast and culture in service to a more inclusive world on and off screen." The network also unveiled upcoming series in development, such as <a href="/wiki/Scott_Stewart_(director)" title="Scott Stewart (director)">Scott Stewart</a>'s <i>Augs</i>, as well as a new trailer and June 7, 2018, premiere date for <i><a href="/wiki/Cloak_%26_Dagger_(TV_series)" title="Cloak &amp; Dagger (TV series)">Marvel's Cloak and Dagger</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 26, 2018, Freeform's president Karey Burke was promoted to president of the ABC Entertainment Group to replace the outgoing Channing Dungey. Burke's replacement at Freeform will be determined at a later date.<sup id="cite_ref-nov16bombshell_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nov16bombshell-75"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On March 27, 2019, Freeform announced that the channel was placing two animated series into development, <i><a href="/wiki/Betches" title="Betches">Betches</a></i> and <i>Woman World</i>, the first animated series since changing its name from ABC Family.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 4, 2018, Freeform canceled <i>Shadowhunters</i> after three seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The two-part series finale aired on May 6, 2019. On September 27, 2019, Freeform canceled <i>Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists</i> after one season. On October 24, 2019,<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Freeform canceled <i>Marvel's Cloak &amp; Dagger</i> after two seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_Freeform&amp;action=edit&amp;section=18" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Family_Channel_(Canadian_TV_network)" class="mw-redirect" title="Family Channel (Canadian TV network)">Family Channel</a> – a Canadian premium/basic cable and satellite specialty channel that is unrelated to ABC Family/Freeform or its predecessors, and had previously sourced its American programming from Freeform sister network Disney Channel and its spinoffs until January 1, 2016</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ABC_Spark" title="ABC Spark">ABC Spark</a> – a Canadian digital cable and satellite specialty channel owned by <a href="/wiki/Corus_Entertainment" title="Corus Entertainment">Corus Entertainment</a> that serves as a domestic version of ABC Family/Freeform</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_Freeform&amp;action=edit&amp;section=19" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/TBS_(TV_network)" class="mw-redirect" title="TBS (TV network)">TBS</a> – which began transmitting via satellite in December 1976 – originated as a feed of <a href="/wiki/Television_station" title="Television station">broadcast television station</a> WTCG (later WTBS and now <a href="/wiki/WPCH-TV" title="WPCH-TV">WPCH-TV</a>) in <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a>; the national version of the channel did not exist until 1981, when the <a href="/wiki/Turner_Broadcasting_System" title="Turner Broadcasting System">Turner Broadcasting System</a> launched a separate feed of WTBS for distribution to cable systems outside the Atlanta market containing national advertisements</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_Freeform&amp;action=edit&amp;section=20" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Family_Channel_Change_Image-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Family_Channel_Change_Image_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Family_Channel_Change_Image_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Family_Channel_Change_Image_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Family_Channel_Change_Image_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFSusan_King1990" class="citation news cs1">Susan King (December 30, 1990). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151124104756/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1990-12-30/entertainment/9003050481_1_cbn-cable-network-basic-cable-channel-christian-broadcasting-network">"Family Channel Tries To Change Image"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i>. 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(1999–2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Home_%26_Family" title="Home &amp; Family">Home &amp; Family</a></i> (1996–1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Kids_from_Room_402" title="The Kids from Room 402">The Kids from Room 402</a></i> (1999–2001)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Maniac_Mansion_(TV_series)" title="Maniac Mansion (TV series)">Maniac Mansion</a></i> (1990–1993)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Monster_Farm" title="Monster Farm">Monster Farm</a></i> (1998–1999)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Ohh_Nooo!_Mr._Bill_Presents" class="mw-redirect" title="Ohh Nooo! Mr. Bill Presents">Ohh Nooo! Mr. Bill Presents</a></i> (1998–1999)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Shop_%27til_You_Drop" title="Shop &#39;til You Drop">Shop 'til You Drop</a></i> (1996–1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Zorro_(1990_TV_series)" title="Zorro (1990 TV series)">Zorro</a></i> (1990–1993)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s debuts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/10_Things_I_Hate_About_You_(TV_series)" title="10 Things I Hate About You (TV series)">10 Things I Hate About You</a></i> (2009–2010)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Beautiful_People_(American_TV_series)" title="Beautiful People (American TV series)">Beautiful People</a></i> (2005–2006)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Braceface" title="Braceface">Braceface</a></i> (2001–2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Brat_Camp" title="Brat Camp">Brat Camp</a></i> (2005–2007)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Da_M%C3%B6b" title="Da Möb">Da Möb</a></i> (2001–2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_Fox_Sports_Networks" title="Major League Baseball on Fox Sports Networks">Fox Family Thursday Night Baseball</a> (2000–2001)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Greek_(TV_series)" title="Greek (TV series)">Greek</a></i> (2007–2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Knock_First" title="Knock First">Knock First</a></i> (2003–2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Kyle_XY" title="Kyle XY">Kyle XY</a></i> (2006–2009)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Garden_of_Love" title="Las Vegas Garden of Love">Las Vegas Garden of Love</a></i> (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Heights_(TV_series)" title="Lincoln Heights (TV series)">Lincoln Heights</a></i> (2007–2009)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Make_It_or_Break_It" title="Make It or Break It">Make It or Break It</a></i> (2009–2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_Fox_Family" title="Major League Baseball on Fox Family">Major League Baseball</a></i> (2001–2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Middleman_(TV_series)" title="The Middleman (TV series)">The Middleman</a></i> (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Power_Rangers_Dino_Thunder" title="Power Rangers Dino Thunder">Power Rangers Dino Thunder</a></i> (2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Power_Rangers_S.P.D." title="Power Rangers S.P.D.">Power Rangers S.P.D.</a></i> (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Roommates_(TV_series)" title="Roommates (TV series)">Roommates</a></i> (2009)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Ruby_%26_the_Rockits" title="Ruby &amp; the Rockits">Ruby &amp; the Rockits</a></i> (2009)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Scariest_Places_on_Earth" title="Scariest Places on Earth">Scariest Places On Earth</a></i> (2000–2006)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Secret_Life_of_the_American_Teenager" title="The Secret Life of the American Teenager">The Secret Life of the American Teenager</a></i> (2008–2013)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Slacker_Cats" title="Slacker Cats">Slacker Cats</a></i> (2007–2009)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/So_Little_Time" title="So Little Time">So Little Time</a></i> (2001–2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/State_of_Grace_(TV_series)" title="State of Grace (TV series)">State of Grace</a></i> (2001–2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Switched!_(American_TV_series)" title="Switched! (American TV series)">Switched!</a></i> (2003–2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Three_Moons_Over_Milford" title="Three Moons Over Milford">Three Moons Over Milford</a></i> (2006)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Whose_Line_Is_It_Anyway%3F_(American_TV_series)" title="Whose Line Is It Anyway? (American TV series)">Whose Line Is It Anyway?</a></i> (2005–2007)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Wildfire_(2005_TV_series)" title="Wildfire (2005 TV series)">Wildfire</a></i> (2005–2008)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s debuts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Alone_Together_(TV_series)" title="Alone Together (TV series)">Alone Together</a></i> (2018)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Baby_Daddy" title="Baby Daddy">Baby Daddy</a></i> (2012–2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Becoming_Us" title="Becoming Us">Becoming Us</a></i> (2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i>Ben and Lauren: Happily Ever After?</i> (2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Beverly_Hills_Nannies" title="Beverly Hills Nannies">Beverly Hills Nannies</a></i> (2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Beyond_(American_TV_series)" title="Beyond (American TV series)">Beyond</a></i> (2017–2018)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bold_Type" title="The Bold Type">The Bold Type</a></i> (2017–2021)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Bunheads" title="Bunheads">Bunheads</a></i> (2012–2013)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Chasing_Life" title="Chasing Life">Chasing Life</a></i> (2014–2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Cloak_%26_Dagger_(TV_series)" title="Cloak &amp; Dagger (TV series)">Cloak &amp; Dagger</a></i> (2018–2019)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Dead_of_Summer_(TV_series)" title="Dead of Summer (TV series)">Dead of Summer</a></i> (2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Disney%27s_Fairy_Tale_Weddings" title="Disney&#39;s Fairy Tale Weddings">Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings</a></i> (2017–2018)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Famous_in_Love" title="Famous in Love">Famous in Love</a></i> (2017–2018)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Freak_Out_(TV_series)" title="Freak Out (TV series)">Freak Out</a></i> (2014–2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Fosters_(American_TV_series)" title="The Fosters (American TV series)">The Fosters</a></i> (2013–2018)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Good_Trouble_(TV_series)" title="Good Trouble (TV series)">Good Trouble</a></i> (2019–2024)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Grown-ish" title="Grown-ish">Grown-ish</a></i> (2018–2024)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Guilt_(American_TV_series)" title="Guilt (American TV series)">Guilt</a></i> (2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Huge_(TV_series)" title="Huge (TV series)">Huge</a></i> (2010)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Jane_by_Design" title="Jane by Design">Jane by Design</a></i> (2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Job_or_No_Job" title="Job or No Job">Job or No Job</a></i> (2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Kevin_from_Work" title="Kevin from Work">Kevin from Work</a></i> (2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lying_Game" title="The Lying Game">The Lying Game</a></i> (2011–2013)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Melissa_%26_Joey" title="Melissa &amp; Joey">Melissa &amp; Joey</a></i> (2010–2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Monica_the_Medium" title="Monica the Medium">Monica the Medium</a></i> (2015–2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Mystery_Girls" title="Mystery Girls">Mystery Girls</a></i> (2014)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Next_Step_Realty:_NYC" title="Next Step Realty: NYC">Next Step Realty: NYC</a></i> (2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Nine_Lives_of_Chloe_King" title="The Nine Lives of Chloe King">The Nine Lives of Chloe King</a></i> (2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Pretty_Little_Liars" title="Pretty Little Liars">Pretty Little Liars</a></i> (2010–2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Pretty_Little_Liars:_The_Perfectionists" title="Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists">Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists</a></i> (2019)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Ravenswood_(TV_series)" title="Ravenswood (TV series)">Ravenswood</a></i> (2013–2014)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Recovery_Road_(TV_series)" title="Recovery Road (TV series)">Recovery Road</a></i> (2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Shadowhunters" title="Shadowhunters">Shadowhunters</a></i> (2016–2019)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Siren_(TV_series)" title="Siren (TV series)">Siren</a></i> (2018–2020)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Spell-Mageddon" title="Spell-Mageddon">Spell-Mageddon</a></i> (2013)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Startup_U" title="Startup U">Startup U</a></i> (2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/State_of_Georgia_(TV_series)" title="State of Georgia (TV series)">State of Georgia</a></i> (2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Stitchers" title="Stitchers">Stitchers</a></i> (2015–2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Switched_at_Birth_(TV_series)" title="Switched at Birth (TV series)">Switched at Birth</a></i> (2011–2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Truth_%26_Iliza" class="mw-redirect" title="Truth &amp; Iliza">Truth &amp; Iliza</a></i> (2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Twisted_(TV_series)" title="Twisted (TV series)">Twisted</a></i> (2013–2014)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Vineyard_(American_TV_series)" title="The Vineyard (American TV series)">The Vineyard</a></i> (2013)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Young_%26_Hungry" title="Young &amp; Hungry">Young &amp; Hungry</a></i> (2014–2018)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020s debuts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Come_Up_(TV_series)" title="The Come Up (TV series)">The Come Up</a></i> (2022)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Deep_End_(2022_TV_series)" title="The Deep End (2022 TV series)">The Deep End</a></i> (2022)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Everything%27s_Gonna_Be_Okay" title="Everything&#39;s Gonna Be Okay">Everything's Gonna Be Okay</a></i> (2020–2021)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Everything%27s_Trash" title="Everything&#39;s Trash">Everything's Trash</a></i> (2022)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i>Kal Penn Approves This Message</i> (2020)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Keep_This_Between_Us" title="Keep This Between Us">Keep This Between Us</a></i> (2022)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Love_in_the_Time_of_Corona" title="Love in the Time of Corona">Love in the Time of Corona</a></i> (2020)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i>Love Trip: Paris</i> (2023)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Motherland:_Fort_Salem" title="Motherland: Fort Salem">Motherland: Fort Salem</a></i> (2020–2022)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Party_of_Five_(2020_TV_series)" title="Party of Five (2020 TV series)">Party of Five</a></i> (2020)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Cruel_Summer_(TV_series)" title="Cruel Summer (TV series)">Cruel Summer</a></i> (2021–2023)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Praise_Petey" title="Praise Petey">Praise Petey</a></i> (2023)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Single_Drunk_Female" title="Single Drunk Female">Single Drunk Female</a></i> (2022–2023)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Watchful_Eye" title="The Watchful Eye">The Watchful Eye</a></i> (2023)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">History of Freeform</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Christian_Broadcasting_Network" title="Christian Broadcasting Network">Christian Broadcasting Network</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/ABC_Family_Worldwide" title="ABC Family Worldwide">ABC Family Worldwide</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/31_Nights_of_Halloween" title="31 Nights of Halloween">31 Nights of Halloween</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/25_Days_of_Christmas" title="25 Days of Christmas">25 Days of Christmas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/ABC_Spark" title="ABC Spark">ABC Spark</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jetix" title="Jetix">Jetix</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fox_Kids" title="Fox Kids">Fox Kids</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Boyz/Girlz_Channel" title="Boyz/Girlz Channel">Boyz/Girlz Channel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Freeform_original_films" title="List of Freeform original films">List of Freeform original films</a></span></li></ul> 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Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Jr._Channel" title="Nick Jr. Channel">Nick Jr.</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Youth and preteens</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cartoon_Network" title="Cartoon Network">Cartoon Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disney_Channel" title="Disney Channel">Disney Channel</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Disney_XD" title="Disney XD">XD</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon" title="Nickelodeon">Nickelodeon</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nicktoons_(American_TV_channel)" title="Nicktoons (American TV channel)">Nicktoons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TeenNick" title="TeenNick">TeenNick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NickMusic" class="mw-redirect" title="NickMusic">NickMusic</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PBS_Kids" title="PBS Kids">PBS Kids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Primo_TV" title="Primo TV">Primo TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Kids" title="Universal Kids">Universal Kids</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">General audiences</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boomerang_(TV_network)" title="Boomerang (TV network)">Boomerang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discovery_Family" title="Discovery Family">Discovery Family</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Family_Channel_(American_TV_network,_founded_2008)" title="The Family Channel (American TV network, founded 2008)">The Family Channel <span style="font-size:85%;">(current broadcast)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_American_Family" title="Great American Family">Great American Family</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Great_American_Faith_%26_Living" title="Great American Faith &amp; Living">Faith &amp; Living</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hallmark_Channel" title="Hallmark Channel">Hallmark Channel</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hallmark_Family" title="Hallmark Family">Family</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hallmark_Mystery" title="Hallmark Mystery">Mystery</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INSP_(TV_network)" title="INSP (TV network)">INSP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kids_Street" title="Kids Street">Kids St./Family Central Explorer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MeTV_Toons" title="MeTV Toons">MeTV Toons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Up_TV" title="Up TV">UP</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Religious</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Three_Angels_Broadcasting_Network" title="Three Angels Broadcasting Network">3ABN</a> Kids Network</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Positiv" title="Positiv">Positiv</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smile_(TV_network)" title="Smile (TV network)">Smile</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Premium</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/HBO#List_of_HBO_channels" title="HBO">HBO Family</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Showtime_(TV_network)#List_of_Showtime_channels" title="Showtime (TV network)">Showtime Family Zone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Starz#List_of_channels" title="Starz">Starz Kids &amp; Family</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Starz_Encore#List_of_channels" title="Starz Encore">Starz Encore Family</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Spanish language</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Discovery_Familia" title="Discovery Familia">Discovery Familia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Semillitas" title="Semillitas">Semillitas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C2%A1Sorpresa!" title="¡Sorpresa!">¡Sorpresa!</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vme_Kids" title="Vme Kids">Vme Kids</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Voom_HD_Networks#Channels" title="Voom HD Networks">Animania HD</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">CBN/The Family Channel/Fox Family/ABC Family</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boyz/Girlz_Channel" title="Boyz/Girlz Channel">Boyz/Girlz Channel</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Voom_HD_Networks#Channels" title="Voom HD Networks">Family Room HD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kids_%26_Teens_TV" title="Kids &amp; Teens TV">Kids &amp; Teens TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TheGrio" title="TheGrio">Light TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_Games_and_Sports_for_Kids" 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Kids TV">Halla Bol! 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