YTV Family Fridays (2019)

YTV Family Fridays (branded as Beta Cartoon presents YTV Family Fridays) is a Canadian programming block focused on shows from Beta Cartoon and anime as well. The block premiered on YTV Family on January 4, 2019. In Canada, Beta Cartoon shows are first aired on YTV Family Fridays before airing on Beta Cartoon proper.
The block is produced by Beta Cartoon Canada, while being programmed by Firebasket Broadcasting Canada. It's target audience is ages 10 through 17.
When YTV Family staff and Corus announced they were filing an application for a license that would allow the renaming of the channel space to YTV 2, as well as reducing YTV Family proper to a 12-hour block, it's been speculated that the block would rebrand as simply Beta Fridays.
== Production ==
=== Season One (January 2019 - June 2019) ===
Season one was recorded on a set with post production. Axiom and Venga co-produced the block. Firebasket Broadcasting Canada programmed the block on the side.
=== Season Two (June 2019 - September 2019) ===
Season two was recorded on a larger set in Montreal, after the budget was increased. Venga and Axiom dropped out of producing the block, due to Beta Cartoon Canada picking up production rights to the block. Animation to live action was now produced by Acesky Animation of Canada and Flora Animation Southeast Asia. Firebasket Broadcasting Canada will still be the programmer for the block.
== Programming ==
===Current programming===
==== Acquired from Beta Cartoon (U.S.) ====
Show 	Premiere date
Defenders of the Universe	Fall 2019
Beta Heroes 	Fall 2019
The Motel 	Summer 2020
==== Acquired from Bxx (U.S.) ====
Show	Premiere date
==== Acquired from Toonami (U.S.) ====
Anime 	Licensor 	Premiere date
Black Clover	FUNimation Entertainment	Summer 2020
==== Other acquired programming ====
Anime 	Licensor 	Premiere date
Ahiru no Sora 	Sentai Filmworks 	Summer 2020
Ace of Diamond 	Firebasket Media Licensing / Crunchyroll	Spring 2020
Heroman 	Firebasket Media Licensing 	Summer 2020
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans	FUNimation Entertainment / Sunrise 	Summer 2020
Cells at Work! 	Aniplex of America 	Summer 2020
Little Witch Academia 	Netflix / Studio Trigger 	Summer 2020
==== Former programming ====
Show 	Years it was on air
My Hero Academia 	2019
Universal Warfare 	2019
Spies of the World 	2019
Space Team Seven 	2019
Drive In 	2019
World of Our Own 	2019
Wizard School 	2019-2020
The Wrestler 	2019-2020
Camp Beta 	2019-2020
Requiem Darkness 	2019-2020
Hexville 	2019-2020
MIX: Meisei Story 	2019-2020
Dragon Ball Super 	2019-2020
The Point 	2019-2020
Broken Blade TV Version	2020
== Changes ==
* The demographic has changed to males from the ages of 9 to 17. This later changed to 10 to 17 starting in June 2019.
* The shows have a darker tone and more mature themes, as well as higher age rating (max of 14).
== Format ==
The format of the new show will be a mix of the classic YTV Family Fridays format and the 2003-2007 format of Cartoon Network Fridays.
A set of bumpers are filmed on a Friday afternoon at Axiom Studios in Nova Scotia from 2p-4p Eastern Standard Time. The files are transferred to Venga Entertainment of which they animate characters in it for the night's broadcast.
Due to the larger set and timeframe, production was moved to Firebasket Studios Canada Lot A in Montreal in Season 2. For the first time, it was filmed with a live audience who also interacted with the hosts and characters. Filming took place on Saturday afternoons the week prior from 3p to 5:45p.
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