Weekday cartoon
In 1987, The Walt Disney Company tried its luck at syndication, through its animation production unit Walt Disney Television Animation; "DuckTales" debuted that September, experiencing major success and eventually lasting for 100 episodes. The success of "DuckTales" paved the way for a second series two years later, "Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers". In 1989, the two shows aired together as part of a syndicated daily block called "The Disney Afternoon". In 1991, Disney added another hour to the block; "The Disney Afternoon" ran until August 29, 1997, when it was replaced by an unnamed block on September 1, 1997, until 1999, which was then replaced by "Disney's One Too" (a spinoff of ABC Saturday morning block "Disney's One Saturday Morning") - and "Disney's One Too" had only lasted for four years on UPN and syndication, until it had died in 2003. Since then, there are only a handful of local networks in the United States for ABC that broadcast children's programming. Otherwise, it has been replaced by reality shows, court shows, tabloid television, talk shows, and among other programming which are meant for adults.
History of Disney Channel
On February 2 2018, "K.C. Undercover" aired its final episode (actually two produced episodes broadcast as a one-hour episode) after three seasons. Disney XD series "DuckTales", "", and "Big City Greens" moved their first-run episodes to Disney Channel on May 4, June 9, and June 18, 2018, respectively. On July 16, 2018, Disney Channel premiered "", a revival of the 1998-2001 series "Bug Juice", and the short series "Disney Quizney". On July 23, 2018, "Stuck in the Middle" aired its final episode after three seasons. On August 15, 2018, Disney Channel premiered a Marvel short series "Marvel Rising: Initiation". On October 7, 2018, Disney Channel premiered "Star Wars Resistance". On October 12, 2018, Disney Channel premiered "Coop & Cami Ask the World". On November 15, 2018, when Disney Channel renewed "Bunk'd" for a fourth season, it was announced that Peyton List, Karan Brar and Skai Jackson would not be returning. The network announced six more series, with "Fast Layne" premiering on February 15, 2019, while five other series are scheduled to premiere in 2019, which are "101 Dalmatian Street", "Amphibia", "The Owl House", "Gabby Duran & the Unsittables", and "Sydney to the Max", and two more Disney XD series "Milo Murphy's Law" and "Star vs. the Forces of Evil", will move their first-run episodes to Disney Channel in 2019, with the former scheduled to premiere on January 5. Another new series "Just Roll With It" has been green-lighted, and a premiere date has yet to be announced. Two more acquired series "Go Away, Unicorn!", an animated series co-produced for YTV, and "Vikingskool" are also scheduled to premiere in 2019, with the former scheduled to premiere in January. "Sydney to the Max" will premiere on January 25, 2019.