CW Cartoon Block Vortexx Ending

[ARNie]

I didn't even know this was still going...

Traditional Saturday morning programming on U.S. broadcast television will come to an end this September when the Vortexx programming block on the CW Network will be replaced with One Magnificent Morning, a five-hour E/I programming block geared toward teens and their parents. The block will contain inspirational and entertaining live-action programming that focuses on family-friendly topics; based on the shows scheduled to air, the block is probably being produced by Litton Entertainment. Throughout its two-year run, Nielsen ratings indicate that Vortexx has had trouble establishing an audience against heavy competition from cable.

Children’s programming on Saturday mornings rose to prominence on the broadcast networks in the early 1960’s with the likes of Captain Kangaroo, Mighty Mouse Playhouse, Top Cat, and The Bugs Bunny Show. Saturday mornings became the only time for children to catch their favorite programs, creating aggressive ratings battles between ABC, CBS, and NBC right up through the end of the 1980’s. However, with the rise of syndication, cable, and now streaming content, the broadcast networks began phasing out traditional Saturday morning programming in the early 1990’s when NBC introduced the T-NBC lineup in 1992. The Vortexx on the CW was the last remaining traditional Saturday morning programming block containing a mix of live-action and animated, non-E/I children’s programming on any U.S. broadcast television network.

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How does this make you feel?

[smbss]

I don't care that much, I would just watch Justice League once in awhile.

[Aquarionoid]

Never heard of it before now. /m/ seems to be happy since Saban is going under from this and given how much they've butchered Digimon I can't blame them.

[Sailornapper]

Hmm Saban going under, well how they F'd up Gokaiger yeah I beieve it. Maybe a better company will pick up the Ranger name and go back and give us the rea programs. All the way back to Goranger in uncut for with english dub and true japanese subs. A sentai fan can hope right.

[Aquarionoid]

A few episodes of Gorenger were actually subbed.

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And as someone not that familiar with Super Sentai it does make me wonder if Saban was just being lazy with their Gokaiger adaption. The least they could do is give some throw away lines (it is better than zilch).