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Do not fill this in! ====Former==== * '''[[FitTV|Cable Health Club]]''' – In 1994, as The Family Channel, the channel ran programming from sister channel, the Cable Health Club, as part of a daytime block on Monday through Friday mornings, featuring the fitness instruction programs ''Tamilee Webb'' and ''Body by Jake''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cable Health Club takes new partners.|periodical=[[AdWeek|Adweek Western Edition]]|page=12|date=May 2, 1994}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=TV Workouts -- All Exercise Shows Are Not Created Equal|url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19941106&slug=1940016|author=Molly Martin|newspaper=[[The Seattle Times]]|publisher=[[The Seattle Times Company]]|date=November 6, 1994|access-date=February 19, 2016|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303041855/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19941106&slug=1940016|url-status=live}}</ref> * '''The Game Channel''' – Premiering on June 7, 1993, The Family Channel debuted a 2½-hour game show block in preparation for the planned launch of the cable channel of roughly the same name (which never launched), featuring reruns of ''[[Let's Make a Deal]]'' and ''[[Name That Tune]]'', as well as two first-run shows based on the board game ''[[Trivial Pursuit]]'' (both hosted by [[Wink Martindale]]).<ref>{{cite web|title=Game Channel gears up for launch|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-13768444.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105164400/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-13768444.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 5, 2012|author=Christopher Stern|periodical=Broadcasting & Cable|publisher=Cahners Business Information|date=May 17, 1993|access-date=February 17, 2016}}</ref> By August of that year, the block was expanded to three hours.<ref>{{cite web|title=Family's game channel adds a little zing|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-14413181.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222081737/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-14413181.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 22, 2016|author=Kim Mitchell|periodical=Multichannel News|publisher=Fairchild Publications|date=August 16, 1993|access-date=February 17, 2016}}</ref> * '''The Positive Place''' – Running from 1991 to 1994 on The Family Channel, "The Positive Place" was a weekly block that aired Sunday early evenings (from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time) featuring first-run episodes and reruns of original and acquired programs (including ''[[Katts and Dog|Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop]]'', ''[[Maniac Mansion (TV series)|Maniac Mansion]]'', ''[[Big Brother Jake]],'' and ''[[Zorro (1990 TV series)|Zorro]]'').{{citation needed|date=February 2016}} * '''It's Itsy Bitsy Time!''' – A preschool-oriented block that ran on the Fox Family channel (later ABC Family) from September 1999 until August 2002, airing in both half-hour and hour-long formats. The block featured a selection of children's series primarily imported from Europe, including ''[[64 Zoo Lane]]'', ''Tom and Vicky'', ''[[The Animal Shelf]]'', ''[[Budgie the Little Helicopter]]'', and ''[[Charley and Mimmo]]''. * '''[[Jetix|ABC Family Action Block / Jetix]]''' – The "ABC Family Action Block" debuted on the network in March 2002 (as part of a reduction of its children's programming), featuring various live action and (primarily) animated children's programs such as ''[[Medabots]]'', ''[[Beyblade (manga)|Beyblade]]'', ''[[Digimon: Digital Monsters]]'', ''[[Daigunder]],'' and ''[[Get Ed]]''. The block was rebranded as "Jetix" in February 2004, at the same time that [[Toon Disney]] launched its own action-oriented block of the same name. Of its long list of programs, the ''[[Power Rangers]]'' series was its most successful. ABC Family's Jetix block was discontinued in September 2006, at the same time the companion Toon Disney block was expanded (taking over more than half of that channel's schedule). * '''That's So Throwback''' – Launched in 2015 as a month-long programming stunt, "That's So Throwback" was a block of Disney Channel original programs (similar in format to that network's "Disney Replay" block) that aired Monday through Fridays from 12:00 to 2:00 a.m. Eastern Time. It featured a lineup of five Disney Channel Original Series from the 2000s each Monday through Thursday night (consisting of ''[[Even Stevens]]'', ''[[That's So Raven]]'', ''[[Hannah Montana]], [[Wizards of Waverly Place]]'' and even ''[[Kim Possible]]),'' with a select [[Disney Channel Original Movie]] from the late 1990s and 2000s airing on Fridays.<ref name=eo>{{cite web|title=Lizzie McGuire & More of Your Disney Favs Are Coming Back to TV|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/761460/lizzie-mcguire-more-of-your-disney-channel-favorites-are-coming-back-to-tv-for-all-your-nostalgia-needs|author=Jean Bentley|website=E! Online|publisher=NBCUniversal Cable|date=May 2, 2016|access-date=May 10, 2016|archive-date=May 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505143528/http://www.eonline.com/news/761460/lizzie-mcguire-more-of-your-disney-channel-favorites-are-coming-back-to-tv-for-all-your-nostalgia-needs|url-status=live}}</ref> * '''30 Days of Disney''' - In September 2019, the network introduced 30 Days of Disney—an event that features airings of films from Disney properties. The event was sub-divided into themed weeks, including "Villains Week" (highlighting iconic villains from Disney films), "Pirates Week" (featuring the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise), "Singalong Week", and a week highlighting female characters. As of September 2022 this block seems to have stopped entirely. The block returns in November 2023 as their part of Disney100 celebration. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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