ZAP

ZAP is a free-to-air cable/satellite/over-the-air action-adventure-comedy channel. This channel is targeted to autistic children ages 7-19. The channel is available in about 307.3 million households in the United States.
== History ==
=== Development ===
Molly Elisabetta was having trouble entertaining and educating her autistic children "John Elisabetta (Age 8), Mary Elisabetta (Age 12), Marky Elisabetta (Age 18)". But, hope bonked her on the head on May 8, 1986, when her sister Lizzy Mayan told her about a channel she never heard of before called "Nickelodeon". Lizzy told Molly that Nick would run a weekday morning block for preschoolers. But Molly's children weren't preschoolers anymore. So, She to make here own block similar to the preschool block, but it would be targeted to 8-14 year-olds instead. So, she sold her idea to NBC in 1988.
=== As EliToonz On NBC (Block) ===
On June 8, 1992, NBC launched EliToonz (Named After "The Elisabettas). The shows that aired on EliToonz were The Magic School Bus, Wishbone, Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego, Ghostwriter, Bill Nye The Science Guy, Arthur, Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures, Beakman's World, and Reading Rainbow. And it worked! EliToonz got 3.5 Thousand viewers per month. And it made over 9.6 Thousand Viewers.
=== As ZAP (Block) ===
On May 18, 2003, NBC announced that EliToonz will be rebranded as ZAP.