Editing UPN (section)

=== Children's programming ===
{{Main|UPN Kids|Disney's Animation Weekdays}}
When the network launched in January 1995, UPN introduced a weekend morning cartoon block called ''[[UPN Kids]]'' (later called "The UPN Kids Action Zone" during the 1998–99 season). In 1997, UPN added two teen-oriented series to the lineup with reruns of the syndicated ''[[Sweet Valley High (TV series)|Sweet Valley High]]'' (based on the young adult book series by [[Francine Pascal]]) and a new series, ''[[Breaker High]]'' (which co-starred a then-unknown [[Ryan Gosling]]); both shows filled the weekday morning block for the 1997–98 season, while they were also included alongside the animated series on Sunday mornings. Unlike other networks, UPN gave its affiliates the option of running its weekend children's program block on either Saturdays or Sundays. In January 1998, the network entered into a deal with [[Saban Entertainment]] to program the Sunday morning block (with shows such as ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1996 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'', ''[[X-Men: The Animated Series|X-Men]]'' and ''[[Spider-Man (1981 TV series)|Spider-Man]]'' joining the lineup).<ref>{{cite web |title = Marvel, Saban Set Kids Shows for UPN |url = https://variety.com/1998/tv/news/marvel-saban-set-kids-shows-for-upn-1117467216/ |last = Katz |first = Richard |work = Variety |date = January 29, 1998 |access-date = August 21, 2009 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131212115808/http://variety.com/1998/tv/news/marvel-saban-set-kids-shows-for-upn-1117467216/ |archive-date = December 12, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title = UPN Serves up Superheroes |url = https://variety.com/1998/tv/news/upn-serves-up-superheroes-1117468038/ |last = Katz |first = Richard |work = Variety |date = February 24, 1998 |access-date = August 21, 2009 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151015094918/http://variety.com/1998/tv/news/upn-serves-up-superheroes-1117468038/ |archive-date = October 15, 2015 }}</ref>

There were rumors that UPN then entered into discussions with then-corporate sister [[Nickelodeon]] (both networks were owned by [[Viacom (1952–2006)|Viacom]]) to produce a new block.<ref name="Disney talks called off">{{cite news |title = UPN Kids Pick Nick, not Mouse |url = https://variety.com/1998/biz/news/upn-kids-pick-nick-not-mouse-1117467104/ |first = Jenny |last = Hontz |work = Variety |date = January 27, 1998 |access-date = February 19, 2022 }}</ref>

In 1999, UPN contracted the rights to the network's children's programming lineup to [[The Walt Disney Company]]; as a result, the teen-oriented and animated series were replaced with a new block called ''[[Disney's One Too]]'', which debuted on September 6, 1999, and featured select programs seen on ABC's ''[[ABC Kids (TV programming block)#Disney's One Saturday Morning|Disney's One Saturday Morning]]'' lineup (such as ''[[Recess (TV series)|Recess]]'' and ''[[Sabrina: The Animated Series]]'').<ref>{{cite web |title = Mouse Brands UPN Kidvid |url = https://variety.com/1999/tv/news/mouse-brands-upn-kidvid-1117743063/ |last = Pursell |first = Chris |work = Variety |date = July 19, 1999 |access-date = August 17, 2009 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150402212916/http://variety.com/1999/tv/news/mouse-brands-upn-kidvid-1117743063/ |archive-date = April 2, 2015 }}</ref> Many UPN affiliates at the network's launch were already airing [[The Disney Afternoon]], a block supplied by Disney-owned syndication distributor [[Disney–ABC Domestic Television|Buena Vista Television]]; however, that block would be discontinued in August 1997. The addition of ''Disney's One Too'' expanded UPN's children's program block back to two hours, running on Sunday mornings and weekday afternoons. In September 2002, ''[[Digimon: Digital Monsters]]'' moved to UPN from [[Fox Kids]], due to Disney's acquisition of Fox's children's program inventory as well as the Fox Family Channel, which was renamed [[History of Freeform (TV channel)#ABC Family|ABC Family]] (now Freeform) the past year. At the same time, the "One Too" branding was dropped from on-air usage due to the rebranding of ABC's Saturday morning lineup from ''One Saturday Morning'' to ''ABC Kids'' (although the block was unofficially referred to as ''Disney's Animation Weekdays'' outside the network). UPN subsequently chose not to renew its contract with Disney, with the network dropping all children's programming after August 31, 2003.<ref>{{cite news |title = Disney Drops UPN Programming Deal |url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-feb-14-fi-rup14.6-story.html |agency = Associated Press |newspaper = Los Angeles Times |date = February 14, 2003 |access-date = September 2, 2015 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151015094902/http://articles.latimes.com/2003/feb/14/business/fi-rup14.6 |archive-date = October 15, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title = UPN to Ax Disney Kids Shows in Fall |url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1473784.html |newspaper = [[Chicago Sun-Times]]   |date = February 15, 2003 |access-date = September 2, 2015 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924184808/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1473784.html |archive-date = September 24, 2015 }}</ref> This left UPN as one of only two major broadcast networks that did not air a children's programming block, the other being Pax TV, which discontinued its ''Pax Kids'' lineup in 2000, before returning children's programming as [[Ion Television]] through the 2006 launch of [[Qubo]] (as a 24/7 network, it was pulled off the air in 2021). Incidentally, UPN's successor The CW carried over the [[Kids' WB]] Saturday morning lineup from fellow predecessor The WB, resulting in UPN affiliates that joined The CW in September 2006 carrying network-supplied children's programming for the first time since the ''One Too'' block ended.

Some Fox stations that declined to carry [[4Kids TV]] passed on that block to an affiliate of UPN or The WB, or an [[Independent station (North America)|independent station]], in order for the Fox affiliate to air general entertainment programming or local newscasts on Saturday mornings (for example, [[WFLD]] in [[Chicago]] moved the 4Kids TV schedule to co-owned then-UPN affiliate [[WPWR-TV]], while WFLD aired infomercials).