Freeform

Freeform is a cable channel owned by Walt Disney Television, a division of Disney Media Networks, featuring programming aimed at teenagers and young adults, as well as families during its Funday Weekend block.
It was originally founded in 1977 as The CBN Cable Network by Evangelical minister , as extension to his television ministry, over time the network began airing more non-religious programming. In 1988 to reflect, the change in format, the channel changed its name to The Family Channel. By the year 1990, CBN spun off the network, because it had grown too profitable for the ministry. In 1997, (part of 20th Century Fox, which Disney acquired later in 2019), owners of the Fox television network and Saban Entertainment bought the network and changed the network to Fox Family Channel the next year. In 2001, ABC bought the channel and gave it the name ABC Family. It was rebranded under its current name on January 12, 2016. However, the ABC Family name is currently used by Freeform's company ABC Family Worldwide.
==Programming Stunts==
Annually, Freeform provides two major programming stunts, the "31 Nights of Halloween" (formerly 13 Nights of Halloween), which runs for the entire month of October, and the "25 Days of Christmas", running from December 1 through Christmas Day, which have been a part of the channel since the "Fox Family" days. In addition, prior to the 25 Days of Christmas, the network has added a "Kickoff to Christmas" (formerly Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas), running for the whole month of November (it was originally two weeks before the event officially begins, running through Thanksgiving).
==Shows==
This is a list of television programs aired on Freeform:
===Current===
====Drama====
* (2017–present)
*Siren (2018–present)
*Good Trouble (2019–present)
*Motherland: Fort Salem (2020–present)
====Comedy====
*Grown-ish (2018–present)
*Everything's Going to Be Okay (2020–present)
*Truth & Iliza (2017–present)
===Upcoming===
*Last Summer (TBD)
*Unrelated (TBD)
===Former===
====ABC Family era====
Animated
*Digimon: Digital Monsters (originally aired in Japan, part of Jetix block)
*Braceface (2001-2002, originally aired in Canada)
*Medabots (2001-2004, originally aired in Japan)
*Totally Spies! (2001-2002, originally aired in France)
*Flint the Time Detective (2001-2002, originally aired in Japan)
*Da Möb (2001-2002, originally aired in Sweden)
*Beyblade (originally aired in Japan, part of Jetix block)
*Dragon Booster (originally aired in Canada, part of Jetix block)
*Tokyo Pig (originally aired in Japan)
*Fantastic Four (part of Jetix block)
*The Incredible Hulk (part of Jetix block)
*Spider-Man (part of Jetix block)
*X-Men (part of Jetix block)
*The Legend of Tarzan (2004, part of Jetix block)
*Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2004, part of Jetix block)
*Gargoyles (2004, part of Jetix block)
*Shinzo (originally aired in Japan, part of Jetix block)
*W.I.T.C.H. (originally aired in France, part of Jetix block)
*Battle B-Daman (originally aired in Japan, part of Jetix block)
*The Tick (part of Jetix block)
*Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
*Slacker Cats (2007-2009)
Live-action
*So Little Time (2001-2002)
*The Zack Files (2001-2002, originally aired in Canada) 
*State of Grace (2001-2002)
*Scariest Places on Earth (2001-2006)
*Edgemont (2001-2005, originally aired in Canada)
*The Brendan Leonard Show (2003)
*Knock First (2003)
*Switched! (2003-2004)
*Brat Camp (2004)
*Power Rangers Dino Thunder (2004, part of Jetix block)
*Power Rangers Ninja Storm (2004, part of Jetix block)
*Switched Up (2004)
*Kicked Out (2005)
*Las Vegas Garden of Love (2005)
*Power Rangers S.P.D. (2005, part of Jetix block)
*Venus and Serena: For Real (2005)
*Beautiful People (2005-2006)
*Whose Line Is It Anyway? (2005-2007)
*Wildfire (2005-2008)
*Power Rangers Mystic Force (2006, part of Jetix block)
*Back on Campus (2006)
*Three Moons Over Milford (2006)
*Falcon Beach (2006-2007)
*Kyle XY (2006-2009)
*Lincoln Heights (2007-2009)
*Greek (2007-2011)
*The Middleman (2008)
*The Secret Life of an American Teenager (2008-2013)
*Roommates (2009)
*Ruby & The Rockits (2009)
*10 Things I Hate About You (2009-2010)
*Make It or Break It (2009-2012)
* (2010-2017)
*Huge (2010)
*Melissa & Joey (2010-2015)
*Switched at Birth (2011-2017)
*The Nine Lives of Chloe King (2011)
*State of Georgia (2011)
*The Lying Game (2011-2013)
*Beverly Hills Nannies (2012)
*Jane by Design (2012)
*Bunheads (2012-2013)
* (2012-2017)
*Dancing Fools (2013)
*Spell-Mageddon (2013)
*The Vineyard (2013)
*Ravenswood (2013-2014)
*Twisted (2013-2014)
*The Fosters (2013-2018)
* (2014-2018)
*Alice in Arabia (2014)
*Chasing Life (2014-2015)
*Mystery Girls (2014)
*Freak Out (2014-2015)
* (2015–17)
*Becoming Us (2015)
*Job or No Job (2015)
*Next Step Realty: NYC (2015)
*Startup U (2015)
*Kevin from Work (2015)
*Monica the Medium (2015-2016)
====Freeform era====
*Recovery Road (2016)
*Guilt (2016)
*Dead of Summer (2016)
*Cheer Squad (2016)
*The Letter (2016)
*Ben & Lauren: Happily Ever After? (2016)
* (2016-2019)
*The Twins: Happily Ever After? (2017)
*Beyond (2017-2018)
*Famous in Love (2017-2018)
*Alone Together (2018)
*Marvel's Cloak & Dagger (2018-2019)
*Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists (2019)
===Disney films aired on Freeform===
*Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
*Pinocchio (1940)
*Fantasia (1940)
*Dumbo (1941)
*Bambi (1942)
*Saludos Amigos (1943)
*The Three Caballeros (1945)
*Make Mine Music (1946)
*Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
*Melody Time (1948)
*The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
*Cinderella (1950)
*Alice in Wonderland (1951)
*Peter Pan (1953)
*Lady and the Tramp (1955)
*Sleeping Beauty (1959)
*One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
*The Sword in the Stone (1963)
*Mary Poppins (1964)
*The Jungle Book (1967)
*The Aristocats (1970)
*Robin Hood (1973)
*The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
*The Rescuers (1977)
*The Fox and the Hound (1981)
*Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
*The Black Cauldron (1985)
*The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
*Oliver & Company (1988)
*The Little Mermaid (1989)
*DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990)
*The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
*Beauty and the Beast (1991)
*Aladdin (1992)
*Hocus Pocus (1993)
*The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
*The Return of Jafar (1994)
*The Lion King (1994)
*The Santa Clause (1994)
*A Goofy Movie (1995)
*Pocahontas (1995)
*Toy Story (1995)
*The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
*Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996)
*101 Dalmatians (1996)
*Hercules (1997)
*Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997)
*Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)
*Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World (1998)
*Mulan (1998)
*The Parent Trap (1998)
*Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998)
*The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)
*Halloweentown (1998)
*A Bug's Life (1998)
*Tarzan (1999)
*Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999)
*Toy Story 2 (1999)
*Seasons of Giving (1999)
*Fantasia 2000 (2000)
*The Tigger Movie (2000)
*An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000)
*The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000)
*102 Dalmatians (2000)
*The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
*Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001)
*Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
*Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge (2001)
*Monsters, Inc. (2001)
*Return to Never Land (2002)
*Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2002)
*The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002)
*Lilo & Stitch (2002)
*The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
*Treasure Planet (2002)
*A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002)
*101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003)
*The Jungle Book 2 (2003)
*Piglet's Big Movie (2003)
*Finding Nemo (2003)
*Atlantis: Milo's Return (2003)
*Zenon: Z3 (2003)
*Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
*Brother Bear (2003)
*The Cheetah Girls (2003)
*Freaky Friday (2003)
*The Haunted Mansion (2003)
*The Lion King III: Hakuna Matata (2004)
*Springtime with Roo (2004)
*Home on the Range (2004)
*Pixel Perfect (2004)
*Stuck in the Suburbs (2004)
*Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004)
*Going to the Mat (2004)
*Tiger Cruise (2004)
*Halloweentown High (2004)
*The Incredibles (2004)
*Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004)
*National Treasure (2004)
*Mulan II (2005)
*Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005)
*Ice Princess (2005)
*Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama (2005)
*Tarzan II (2005)
*Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005)
*Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005)
*The Proud Family Movie (2005)
*The Pacifier (2005)
*Twitches (2005)
*Chicken Little (2005)
*Kronk's New Groove (2005)
*Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005)
*Sky High (2005)
*High School Musical (2006)
*Cow Belles (2006)
*Bambi II (2006)
*The Shaggy Dog (2006)
*The Wild (2006)
*Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006)
*Cars (2006)
*Read It and Weep (2006)
*Brother Bear 2 (2006)
*The Cheetah Girls 2 (2006)
*Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
*The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)
*The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006)
*Return to Halloweentown (2006)
*Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (2007)
*Meet the Robinsons (2007)
*Jump In! (2007)
*Ratatouille (2007)
*Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
*High School Musical 2 (2007)
*Enchanted (2007)
*Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board (2007)
*Twitches Too (2007)
*The Game Plan (2007)
*Underdog (2007)
*National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
*Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams (2007)
*Minutemen (2008)
*College Road Trip (2008)
*The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (2008)
*Camp Rock (2008)
*WALL-E (2008)
*High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
*The Cheetah Girls: One World (2008)
*Tinker Bell (2008)
*Bolt (2008)
*Up (2009)
*Princess Protection Program (2009)
*A Christmas Carol (2009)
*16 Wishes (2009)
*Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009)
*Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (2009)
*The Princess and the Frog (2009)
*Tangled (2010)
*Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010)
*Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (2010)
*Toy Story 3 (2010)
*Avalon High (2010)
*Lemonade Mouth (2011)
*Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
*Cars 2 (2011)
*Winnie the Pooh (2011)
*The Muppets (2011)
*Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension (2011)
*Brave (2012)
*Secret of the Wings (2012)
*Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
*Girl vs. Monster (2012)
*Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups (2012)
*Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
*Teen Beach Movie (2013)
*Monsters University (2013)
*Planes (2013)
*Toy Story of Terror! (2013)
*Frozen (2013)
*Zapped (2014)
*The Pirate Fairy (2014)
*Maleficent (2014)
*Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)
*How to Build a Better Boy (2014)
*Big Hero 6 (2014)
*Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014)
*Into the Woods (2014)
*Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast (2015)
*McFarland, USA (2015)
*Bad Hair Day (2015)
*Cinderella (2015)
*Descendants (2015)
*Tomorrowland (2015)
*Inside Out (2015)
*Teen Beach 2 (2015)
*The Good Dinosaur (2015)
*Adventures in Babysitting (2016)
*Zootopia (2016)
*The Jungle Book (2016)
*Finding Dory (2016)
*The BFG (2016)
*Pete's Dragon (2016)
*Moana (2016)
*Beauty and the Beast (2017)
*Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
*Tangled: Before Ever After (2017)
*Cars 3 (2017)
*Descendants 2 (2017)
*Coco (2017)
*A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
*Incredibles 2 (2018)
*Christopher Robin (2018)
*The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
*Zombies (2018)
*Freaky Friday (2018)
*Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
*Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
*Kim Possible (2019)
*Dumbo (2019)
*Aladdin (2019)
*Toy Story 4 (2019)
*Descendants 3 (2019)
*The Lion King (2019)
*Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
*Ford v Ferrari (2019) 
*Frozen II (2019)
*The Call of the Wild (2020)
*Zombies 2 (2020)
*Onward (2020)
*Mulan (2020)
*Soul (2020)
*Under Wraps (2021)
*Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
*Luca (2021)
*Ron's Gone Wrong (2021)
*Encanto (2021)
*Turning Red (2022)
*Lightyear (2022)
*Zombies 3 (2022)
*Under Wraps 2 (2022)
*Descendants: The Rise of Red (2024)
==Criticism==
Since Freeform is a semi-religious and semi-family-oriented network it has often been criticized for its variety of programming. Many shows on ABC Family have episodes that either deal with teen-drinking (Boy Meets World and Still Standing repeats) or teenage pregnancy (The Secret Life of the American Teenager). Freeform encourages concerned parents to control what their children watch. In fact, Freeform will always put up a disclaimer on TV-14 programs and films with disturbing images such as The Sixth Sense.
During its time as ABC Family, Disney was considering changing the channel's name to XYZ to reflect the programming's changes. It was long rumored that it could not due to an agreement with Robertson that "Family" should always remain the channel's name. ABC Family president Tom Ascheim disprove this rumor, however, when announcing the channel's rebrand to Freeform in October 2015.
==Rebrand as Freeform==
In a December 3, 2014 article in Variety, reports suggested that ABC Family executives were proposing a reboot of the network that would occur in 2015 at the earliest, which included a renaming of the channel, a redesigned graphics package (replacing the one in use since 2006) or an expansion of programming that appeals more toward a millennial-skewing audience – as opposed to families or teenagers – among the options. During the channel's 2015–2016 upfront presentation on April 14, 2015, ABC Family executives announced that it would establish a focus on teenagers and young adults between the ages of 14 and 34 – a group representatives termed "becomers", instead of the standard "millennials".
On October 6, 2015, Disney–ABC Television Group announced that ABC Family would change its name to Freeform on January 1, 2016, with the rebrand – which kicked off with an extensive branding campaign launched on that date of the announcement and will encompass the network's popular "13 Nights of Halloween" and 25 Days of Christmas" blocks – coinciding with the winter premieres of the network's new and existing original series. Public assumption was that such a name change would be negotiably impossible due to an claimed stipulation enforced by CBN in sale agreements since the initial acquisition by International Family Entertainment that the channel contains the word "Family" in the name permanently, regardless as to who owns the network (as proven by the failed relaunch as XYZ); in the name change announcement, network president Tom Ascheim never made reference to the "Family" brand clause supposedly contained within the sale agreement, leaving it unclear as to whether or not the requirement actually existed.
The name change – which was chosen among 3,000 proposals, with some initial consideration of retaining the "ABC" name – was necessitated due to audience testing sampling regular viewers of the channel and those who watched ABC Family on an infrequent basis, which revealed that although regular viewers understood the network's youth-skewing concept, non-viewers perceived the channel as being more family-oriented. The channel plans to double the amount of original programming on its schedule through 2021; however, despite strongly focusing on its specified target audience, Freeform will also continue to carry much of the existing programming under the ABC Family brand including family-oriented series and feature films, the 25 Days of Christmas and 31 Nights of Halloween blocks, and its weekday airings of The 700 Club.
==Gallery==
ABC Family.svg|ABC Family logo used from 2003-2016
ABC Family Halloween logo.jpg|ABC Family 13/31 Nights Of Halloween logo used from 2003-2016.
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Freeform 2018.svg|2nd Freeform logo used from 2018-2022.
==External links==
*Official website
*Freeform Press
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