Freeform

Freeform is an American family channel that launched on January 1, 1999.

History

 * Nick2 (January 1 - February 1, 1999)
 * Noggin (February 1, 1999 - September 2, 2001)
 * Magnet (September 3, 2001 - December 31, 2004)
 * Discovery Kids (January 1, 2005 - September 27, 2009)
 * Qubo (September 28, 2009 - August 31, 2014)
 * The Hub (January 1, 2010 - August 31, 2014)
 * Discovery Family (September 1, 2014 - December 31, 2017)
 * Freeform (January 1, 2018 - present)

The channel launched as an exclusive channel called "Nick2" which aired Nickelodeon shows 24/7 (with an Nick at Nite block airing on 12-3am weekdays). It was only available to Time Warner Cable and Dish Network (the latter of which launched the channel an day before the Noggin rebrand). It was immediately rebranded to Noggin, which was received to many cable and satellite providers the day it launched.

Noggin launched on February 1, 1999, premiering with many new shows like Cfashbox and Zoom. It also premiered with an weekday afternoon block (from 2PM to 5PM) on the main Nick channel up until late 2000, as well as an morning block that aired before Nick Jr. There was also an weekday morning block on the channel itself called "Nogglets" which aired preschool programming (most of which were acquired from Nick Jr. and Sesame Workshop), as well as an main original series of the block called "A Little Curious". There was also an block "Nick on Noggin" which aired Nicktoon programming like Rugrats. The block got retired in October 31, 1999, though some of the programming would still air until 2000. On July 2, 2001, it was announced that Noggin would be rebranded to Magnet. Starting July 30, advertising commercials about the rebrand starting airing. The last program to be aired on Noggin before changing to Magnet was Crashbox.

Magnet launched on September 3, 2001, with new shows like The URL with Phred Show and Sponk. It launched at 6AM with an preschool block now named "Jam", with the first show airing is Gullah Gullah Island. It also had a new evening-early morning block called "Family" which usually aired from 8PM to 6AM. The block aired family movies and sitcoms. They aired the former for the most part (taking over the late-night and early-morning slots), while sitcoms only aired during the 8-10PM hours (by everyday except Sundays, they only aired on the 8PM hour, then movies starting at 8:30PM). Plus, in some cable/satellite providers (like Bright House), the channel was just called "FAMILY" instead of Magnet, which other providers used.

There's also another block, The HubBub which aired new episodes of Sponk and A Walk in Your Shoes, while chatting online to the premiere of the episodes (as the chat would be on TV). It also existed on Noggin two months before the Magnet rebrand. In early 2002, other shows like Zoom were added to the block. Also, the educational intention (that was taken from Magnet) was mostly removed from Magnet, as it was aimed to a more tween audience as it's sister channel Nickelodeon, which caused some educational shows that were outside of the Jam block (except for Crashbox, since it was an original production) to be removed from the channel, mainly Sesame Workshop programming like Square One TV and 3-2-1 Contact. The shows did return back to the channel in early 2003, as part as the "Family" block.

In April 2003, Noggin re-launched but as an preschool channel, with an teen block "The N". Jam was an preschool block too, and since both were airing Nick Jr. programming, so Jam removed most of them to avoid any competition with the Noggin channel. Most of them were replaced by original and acquired programming and it was reduced to 8AM-2PM. This caused Magnet to be revamped. New bumpers were aired, as well with the old ones and the logo. The 6-8AM slot was branded as "Magnet Mornings" with programming being Sesame Workshop programming (6AM) and Phred on Your Head (7AM), the programming was replaced by original programming (6AM) and URL with Phred (7:30AM). The latter programming was permanetly used in early 2004.

On August 30, 2004, it was announced that Magnet would be rebranded to Discovery Kids in 2005. By then, there was already an weekday afternoon block of Discovery Kids on the main Nick channel that launched on September 6. On November 1, 2004, commercials about the rebrand change were aired. On December 20, Magnet aired the "Discovery Kids" block that aired shows from the Nick block, and it only lasted for two weeks. The last program to air on Magnet was the movie "Home Alone", during the Family block in December 31.

Discovery Kids officially launched (as a channel) in January 1, 2005 with the first program being The Phred on Your Head Show. The educational intention is now back. Despite thast, all the Sesame Workshop programming were removed (except for Square One and The Electric Company, which the former got removed two months later (March), and latter got removed in May 2009, in replacement of the reboot that premiered the same year) due to expiring rights.

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