The Zone (UK & Ireland)

The Zone is a British and Irish children's television programming block that originally aired on weekday mornings on Channel 4 from 1985 to 1997 until moving to Channel 5 on weekday afternoons from 1997 to 2002, before moving back to Channel 4 in the same timeslot. It airs weekdays from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
== History ==
=== First era (1985 – 1992) ===
=== Second era (1992 – 1996) ===
=== Third era (1996 – 2001) ===
=== Fourth era (2001 – 2007) ===
=== Fifth era (2007 – 2013) ===
At the end of the February 9th, 2007 show of The Zone, Justin Cooper announced that the show's set would be remodeled for the first time in almost six years. The previous set's final appearance was one week later on February 16th, and the remodeled set debuted effective February 27th, after spending almost two weeks in a temporary studio.
A new rebrand also took effect on February 27th, adding three new shows to the block: Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Power Rangers Mystic Force and Pokémon: Battle Frontier. 
Just almost two months after the rebrand, on the April 13th, 2007 show, Krishawna Howard announced her departure from The Zone to pursue a musical career. Her final show was on April 17th, and Cooper was left on the set for the first time since 1999 beginning April 20th.
On September 10th, 2007, almost five months after Howard's departure, Gina Jackson, a 19-year-old competitive dancer, joined Cooper in the presenters lineup.
=== Sixth era (2013 – 2018) ===
=== Seventh era (2018 – 2022) ===
=== Eighth era (2022 – present) ===
On January 31st, 2022, three days after the departures of Victor Joseph and Allen Harper, The Zone received yet another rebrand designed by Little Zoo Studio. In place of Joseph and Harper in the presenters lineup were independent film actor Cody Lee Thompson and video game designer Richter Reed. 
Four shows were added to the block's lineup on January 31st: Paradise Run, Bakugan Battle Planet, Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures and Power Rangers Dino Fury.
== Presenters ==
* Jim Frankly (1985 - 1989)
* Colleen Brown (1985 - 1991)
* Trey Christian (1989 - 1992)
* Erin C. Taylor (1991 - 1996)
* Matthew King (1992 - 1996)
* Justin Cooper (1996 - 2008)
* Nadia Edwardson (1996 - 1999)
* Krishawna Howard (1999 - 2007)
* Gina Jackson (2007 - 2012)
* Jayson Robinson (2009 - 2013)
* Alexa Fieldsman (2012 – 2018)
* Paul Hughes (2013 – 2016)
* David Millsworth (2016 – 2018)
* Victor Joseph (2018 – 2022)
* Allen Harper (2018 – 2022)
* Diane Foster (2018 – 2020)
* Brianne Bennet (2020 – present; will depart on March 8th, 2024)
* Cody Lee Thompson (2022 – present)
* Richter Reed (2022 – present)
* Katie Howard (will join starting March 11th, 2024)
As of 2024, The Zone programming block will have had twenty presenters since its debut. 
== Programming ==