Freeform (Creator) - TV Tropes. A cable TV channel owned by The Walt Disney Company. It started in 1. 97. CBN Satellite Network, then CBN Cable Network ("CBN" standing for "Christian Broadcasting Network"), owned by controversial right- wing pastor Pat Robertson. When it started as CBN Satellite, it originally focused exclusively on religous programming, but when it was rebranded as CBN Cable, it began to be modeled after the over- the- air independent stations CBN also owned at the time; this resulted in a mix of religious shows and secular, family- friendly programming, including older reruns and some original shows. In 1. 98. 8, the channel was renamed as The CBN Family Channel; two years later it was spun off and the name was changed to The Family Channelnote although it was often referred to as just Fam (primarily in TV Guide listings), but by the mid 9. Fam TV or Fam AFTV (for afternoon programming), as the channel had begun to make too much money for non- profit CBN to keep it around.

Through all the CBN/Family Channel years, though, outside of the hours devoted to The 7. Club and its surrounding programming it was probably known more for being the place your grandfather got his fix of Westerns with Gunsmoke, The Big Valley, and Bonanza, or where obscure Game Shows got rerun (and in turn, sometimes attracted a cult following).

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Outside of those shows, also in the mix were reruns of family- oriented sitcoms and drama, plus cartoons. In the early 1. 99. Big Brother Jake (think Charles in Charge, minus the hijinks of teenage hormones), and the television version of Maniac Mansion, which owing to where it aired was severely Bowdlerised. Soon, though, most of the network's original efforts devolved to the usual low budget family game shows found on cable at that time, including the second iteration of Shop 'Til You Drop. The Family Channel, which was by this point co- owned with the library of MTM Enterprises, was bought by Fox in 1. Fox Family Channel (or often just Fox Family) the next year, and became primarily a hub for programming from Fox Kids and Saban, and programming imported or co- produced with Teletoon.

The early look of the network, with the "twister" logo, was modelled after Canada's YTV, including an equivalent to YTV's The Zone, known as The Basement; other blocks included Captain Kangaroo's Treasure House (named after and featuring Saban's Captain Kangaroo revival). The channel, along with Fox Kids, was sold to Disney in 2. Fox have no idea what to do with a network devoted to families but the network struggled in ratings- they needed to sell it to avoid further money drainage. This was thanks to infighting between Fox and Saban over who ran the network, mediocre reaction to their new programming (often seen as their attempt to be a cut- rate Nickelodeon), a mass exodus of older viewers who loved the Westerns and game shows they had before, and the restrictions of their contract for the purchase of the network. An attempt to create two spin- off channels with sex- segregated children's programming, the Boyz & Girlz Channels, also failed because of a lack of interest and viewers questioning excluding one gender from an entire channel (though it could be said that these days, the Disney Channel and Disney XD have the near- same concept). Even adding Major League Baseball coverage (shared with FX) that had previously aired on Fox Sports. Net didn't help. That same year, the channel's name became ABC Family, the Fox Kids block met its end the next year, and its programming moved to ABC Family (and Toon Disney) as "Jetix" (the name was introduced in 2.

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ABCF under the internal name of there "ABC Family Action Block"). The early ABC years were spent converting the network to a place to re- air ABC programs, which was botched by the network realizing that only programs from their internal studio could get a second ABC Family run, with other outside producers heavily objecting to the arrangement. By 2. 00. 5, it had seemed to become a place for cheap reality programming and non- stop reruns of The Bachelor. Disney planned to revamp the channel into a young- adult- aimed channel named "XYZ," but these plans were scrappednote It was said that a contractual stipulation from network founder Pat Robertson was keeping the "Family" name on the network, but these rumors were soon denied by ABC Family representatives. Family" name was actually written into various contracts with other cable companies). The network also has to give up a full day of programming in late January so Robertson can air his annual CBN Telethon, but these days the only thing that's lost is the usual Sunday movie marathon. The channel eventually abused a loophole and changed their slogan to "A new kind of family". Watch Raze Online (2017).

It was pretty much ABC Family's way of saying that they may have to keep "Family" in their name, but that won't stop them from becoming a not- so- family- friendly channel. From then on, the channel began airing programs with sexual content and other edgy material you wouldn't normally associate with a network with "Family" in the name. Eventually, ABC Family also got actual original programming too, mainly targeting young women. The end result is something akin to being the [adult swim] to Disney Channel.. Watch Counter Clockwise Online Flashx.

Teen Disney", the channel's answer to Teen. Nick (Minus the old Disney shows in it). In March 2. 01. 2, the network gained a Canadian counterpart in ABC Spark, which replaced Dusk (formally, a horror film network called Scream). ABC Spark is bound by none of Robertson's requirements, and outside of some programs already claimed by other channels (like Pretty Little Liars, which was one of Much Music's stalwart shows), carries most of ABC Family's original shows, and even rerun shows. Their original show The Fosters gained some extra buzz for boasting what has been said to be the youngest same sex kiss in television history.

A few months later, it started airing its' first Reality Show, Becoming Us, about a teen couple dealing with both their fathers transitioning. Finally, on October 6th, ABC Family management confirmed that the network would be renamed once again, to Freeform. The new name is an attempt to re- position the channel towards millen—. Family"; a programming strategy that led to ABC Family being targeted regularly by moral guardians and viewers who felt there was severe brand dissonance.

This move also debunked a prior rumor that a contractual obligation from network founder Pat Robertson was the reason the "Family" name was kept on the channel. Sources, such as James B. Stewart's Disney War, merely said that the name "Family" was written into previous contracts with cable companies.) However, the network will still be required to air The 7. Club twice a day. The new branding launched on January 1. Shadowhunters. Original shows airing or about to air on this channel: Past original shows: 2nd Honeymoon (as CBN Cable Network)Baby Races (as The Family Channel)Big Brother Jake (as The Family Channel)Boggle: The Interactive Game (as The Family Channel) note Along with Jumble and Shuffle, one of three interactive game shows produced and hosted by Wink. Martindale and announced by Randy West.

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Family Challenge (as The Family Channel) note notable for being the last show hosted by former Family Feud host Ray Combs prior to his 1. Gene Wood prior to his retirement.