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The UPN's final network prior to the merger with Time Warner.
The United Paramount Network (UPN) was an American broadcast television network that launched on January 16, 1995. The network was originally owned by Chris-Craft Industries/United Television; Viacom (through its Paramount Television unit, which produced most of the network's series) turned the network into a joint venture in 1996 after acquiring a 50% stake in the network, and then purchased Chris-Craft's stake in the network in 2000; UPN was spun off to CBS Corporation in December 2005, when CBS and Viacom split up into two separate companies.
UPN shut down on September 15, 2006, with some of its programs moving three days later to The CW – a joint venture between CBS Corporation and Time Warner (majority owner of The WB, itself shutting down two days later).[1]
Broadcasting Sailor Moon[]
Sailor Moon was first broadcast in the United States September 11, 1995 on the UPN's former block UPN Kids. The series premiered on over twenty seven UPN Stations across the United States. The chosen time slots for Sailor Moon varied depending on the station and state, but primarily appeared to be around the early morning hours of 6:00 and 7:00 AM in the morning Monday through Friday.
The first season ran from September 1995 to November 1995. The second season, Sailor Moon R ran for a number of thirteen episodes from November 1995 to December of the same year. May 26, 1997, UPN reran Sailor Moon on UPN's stations in Birmingham, Alabama, Honolulu, Hawaii, Louisville, Kentucky and San Francisco, California. Earlier, in December 1995, UPN cancelled the show. Their reasoning was their intended target audience, the "younger audiences", was not being reached. Website activity instead revealed it was attracting older audiences.[2][3]
A fansite organization named "Save Our Sailors" (S.O.S.)[4] campaigned and petitioned to save the show after UPN dropped. The campaign caught the attention of General Mills and its subsidiary The Program Exchange, who ultimately agreed to sponsor and syndicate the dub. Dic later announced that the rest of Sailor Moon R would debut on the USA Network June 9, 1997.[5][6]
Despite this, after Toonami started to air the rest of Sailor Moon R and rerun older episodes after USA Network was bought under different ownership, UPN had returned to rerun the older episodes that was in syndication in 1995; along with the episodes that aired on USA Network and Cartoon Network's Toonami, starting in the Summer of 1999.[7] Later that year, UPN Kids was replaced with the Disney Too block on September 6th. They also had other Toonami shows, such as PokéMon and Dragon Ball Z still in syndication, until the block was phased out entirely. Despite this; certain UPN stations continued to air Sailor Moon, until the broadcasting rights expired.
Syndication[]
Timeslots[]
The following are a list of standard air time slots on numerous UPN Stations prior to Sailor Moon's cancellation.[8][9]
| Station | Time | Slot |
|---|---|---|
| WUPA UPN 69 | 8:30 AM | Atlanta, GA |
| WNUV UPN 54 | 6:00 AM | Baltimore, MD |
| WBTR UPN 19 | 8:00 AM | Baton Rouge, LA |
| K50DN UPN 50 | 6:00 AM | Bend, OR |
| WABM UPN 68 | 8:30 AM | Birmingham, AL |
| WWBI UPN 27 | 3:00 PM | Burlington, VT |
| WFLI UPN 53 | 6:00 AM | Chattanooga, TN |
| WSTR UPN 64 | 5:30 AM | Cincinnati, OH |
| KTVD UPN 20 | 6:30 AM | Denver, CL |
| WTVK UPN 46 | 5:30 AM | Fort Myers, FL |
| WACY UPN 32 | 5:30 AM | Green Bay, WI |
| WTXX UPN 20 | 3:30 PM | Hartford, CT |
| KHFT UPN 29 | 7:30 AM | Hobbs, NM |
| KFVE UPN 5 | 6:30 AM | Honolulu, HI |
| KTXH UPN 20 | 5:30 AM | Houston, TX |
| WMTU UPN 16 | 7:30 AM | Jackson, TN |
| WNFT UPN 47 | 8:30 AM | Jacksonville, FL |
| KCOP UPN 13 | 7:30 AM | Los Angeles, CA |
| WFTE UPN 58 | 7:30 AM | Louisville, KY |
| KUPT UPN 22 | 7:30 AM | Lubbock, TX |
| WLMT UPN 30 | 7:30 AM | Memphis, TN |
| WBFS UPN 33 | 2:00 PM | Miami, FL |
| KMSP UPN 9 | 6:30 AM | Minneapolis, MN |
| WJTC UPN 44 | 7:00 AM | Mobile, AL |
| WRBW UPN 65 | 7:00 AM | Orlando, FL |
| WPSG UPN 57 | 8:00 AM | Philadelphia, PA |
| WPTT UPN 22 | 6:00 AM | Pittsburgh, PA |
| KPTV UPN 12 | 6:00 AM | Portland, OR |
| KBHK UPN 44 | 2:30 PM | San Francisco, CA |
| KSHV UPN 45 | 7:30 AM | Shreveport, LA |
| KTFO UPN 41 | 9:00 AM | Tulsa, OK |
| KAKW UPN 62 | 8:00 AM | Waco, TX |
| WTVX UPN 34 | 6:00 AM | West Palm Beach, FL |
Reruns[]
The series was rebroadcast during the May of 1997 prior to its premiere on the USA Network's USA Cartoon Express block in June of that year.[9]
Summer 1997[]
| Station | Time | Day(s) | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| WABM UPN 68 | 7:00 AM 6:30 AM |
Monday-Friday Saturday |
Birmingham, AL |
| KFVE UPN 5 | 6:30 AM | Monday-Friday | Honolulu, HI |
| WAPK UPN 30 | 7:00 AM | Monday-Friday | Johnson City, TN |
| WFTE UPN 58 | 7:30 AM | Saturday | Louisville, KY |
| WBFS UPN 33 | 9:00 AM 7:30 AM |
Monday-Friday Saturday |
Miami, FL |
| KBHK UPN 44 | 2:30 PM | Monday-Friday | San Francisco, CA |
Summer 1999[]
| Station | Time | Day(s) | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| K13VC UPN 13 | 6:00 AM | Saturday | Austin, TX |
| WABM UPN 68 | 5:30 AM | Monday-Friday | Birmingham, AL |
| WKBD UPN 50 | 8:00 AM 7:30 AM |
Monday-Friday Saturday |
Detroit, MI |
| KFVE UPN 5 | 6:30 AM | Monday-Friday | Honolulu, HI |
| WFTE UPN 58 | 6:30 AM | Monday-Friday | Louisville, KY |
| WBFS UPN 33 | 7:30 AM | Monday-Friday | Miami, FL |
| WGNT UPN 27 | 7:00 AM | Monday-Friday | Norfolk, VA |
| WPSG UPN 57 | 8:00 AM | Monday-Friday | Philadelphia, PA |
| WRDC UPN 28 | 6:30 AM | Sunday | Raleigh, NC |
| KBHK UPN 44 | 3:00 PM | Monday-Friday | San Francisco, CA |
| WTOG UPN 44 | 7:30 AM | Monday-Friday | Tampa, FL |
| WTVX UPN 34 | 8:30 AM | Monday-Friday | West Palm Beach, FL |
Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ UPN, WB to Merge Into CW Network, AdWeek, January 24, 2006.
- ↑ Sakura's Webpage - Sailor Moon
- ↑ Save Our Sailors - Why Sailor Moon is getting cancelled
- ↑ Save Our Sailors.org
- ↑ Sailor Moon on USA!
- ↑ Sailor Moon USA Network Ad
- ↑ Sailor Moon 1995-96 syndication listings
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Answers.com - What Channel Does Sailor Moon Air On?
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