Bionix
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Bionix is a program block on the Canadian television channel YTV. It airs Friday nights from 8:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Eastern Time and Pacific Time.[1]
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[edit] History
Bionix breaks away from YTV's "Keep It Weird" style and has a more technological feel to it in an effort to appeal to a teenage and older audience. While visually similar to Cartoon Network's Toonami block, the lineup itself bears more similarity to the action portion of Adult Swim.
Although YTV had seen years of success with audiences under twelve, they had done very little to appeal to the older teen audience which, as a youth broadcaster, they were also obliged to cater to. Since YTV had become Canada's number one station for teens the year before, thanks mainly to the debut of InuYasha, Bionix was launched on September 10, 2004 specifically for this older youth audience, along with special disclaimers aired after commercial breaks.
Generally the programming is animated with series intended for older audiences, with a fair portion being anime. However, other programs are often included in order to ensure that Canadian content regulations are met, including reruns of older Mainframe Entertainment series, Beasties, ReBoot, and Shadow Raiders. Live action YTV productions have also been previously infused into the block.
Starting Saturday, July 19, 2008, Bionix will have a timeslot on Saturday evenings from 8 pm to 10 pm. It will consist of Avatar with new episodes of Naruto, Zatch Bell, and Bleach.[2]
[edit] Bionix series and movies
This is a list of series and movies that are airing, will air, or have aired on Bionix, with their Canadian TV content ratings.
[edit] Current series
- Bleach (14+) (repeats)
- Death Note[3] (14+)
- Fullmetal Alchemist (14+) (repeats)
- Futurama (PG)
- Gundam SEED Destiny (14+) (repeats)
- Invader Zim (PG) (repeats)
- Naruto (PG)
- Shadow Raiders (C8) (repeats)
- Storm Hawks (C8)
- Zatch Bell! (C8)
[edit] Upcoming movies
- Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (PG) (airing on June 20, 2008)[4]
[edit] Past series and movies
[edit] Animated series
- .hack//Sign (14+)
- Avatar: The Last Airbender (C8)
- Beasties (C8)
- Beast Machines (C8)
- Case Closed (14+)
- Eureka Seven (14+)
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (14+)
- Gundam SEED (14+)
- InuYasha (PG)
- Justice League Unlimited (C8)
- ReBoot (C8)
- Samurai Jack (C8)
- Spider-Man (G)
- Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (PG)
- Witch Hunter Robin (14+)
[edit] Live-action series
- Dark Oracle (C8)
- Monster Warriors (C8)
- Zixx (C8)
[edit] Movies
- InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time (PG) (aired on March 25, 2005)
- InuYasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (PG) (aired on August 26, 2005)[5]
- Ultimate Avengers (G) (aired on September 1, 2006 and April 25, 2008)[6]
- InuYasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler (14+) (aired on December 29, 2006)
- InuYasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island (PG) (aired on June 22, 2007[7] and August 17, 2007)
- Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (14+) (aired on October 19, 2007)
- Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (PG) (aired on November 16, 2007)
- Superman: Doomsday (PG) (aired on March 7, 2008)[8]
[edit] References
- ^ Bionix - Anime TV shows on Friday Night
- ^ http://www.corusent.com/corporate/press_room/pressReleaseDetail.asp?id=1546
- ^ Corus Entertainment - Press_Corporate
- ^ http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tvlistings/ZCProgram.do?method=getDetail&pgmId=MV001972250000
- ^ Corus Entertainment - Press_Corporate
- ^ Corus Entertainment - Press_Corporate
- ^ Corus Entertainment - Press_Corporate
- ^ Corus Entertainment - Press_Corporate
