Wiggler Network

The channel's logo as of May 5, 2012.

**Wiggler Network** is an American pay television channel that is operated by the Random Channel Group LLC, a limited liability joint venture between Filmation Entertainment, the former owners of the Wiggler Lineup, and Comcast, whose NBCUniversal subsidiary is the parent company of Universal Studios. Aimed mainly at children and young teenagers between the ages of 6 to 15, its programming consists of original first-run television series, theatrically-released and home media-exclusive movies and select other third-party programming.

As of January 2016, Gingo is avalable to 74.3 million households in America.

## History

### Launch

The Channel launched at May 4, 2002 on 12:00 a.m on Eastern Time, with the SpyTron: The Animated Series episode "Send in the Idiots" as its first program, following the discontinuation of the Wiggler Lineup. Many of the channel's original programs previously aired on the Wiggler Lineup.

On the same day of the launch, the network aired its first film, The Little Rascals, and has continued to air movies since then.

On December 18, 2002, the network aired its first Christmas special, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, which was the first since 1999 to air this special, and has continued to air specials for certain holidays since then.

## Programming

*Main article: List of programs broadcast by Wiggler Network*
Programming on the Wiggler channel includes original series such as Strange Objects, Troublemakers Unite!: The Series, Spiritual Masters, Ninja City: The New Adventures, and Renny and Pon-Don, shows formerly seen on the now defunct Wiggler Lineup block such as Tyrone the Baldosuarus, Crossover Crisis, EHCS, and Super Girls, as well as acquired programming from other studios, which as of June 2019 includes Spongebob Squarepants, The Loud House, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir, We Bare Bears, Hilda, Trollhunters, and more.

### Programming Blocks

#### Current

* **[wiggler@night]** - A late night block targeted towards teens and adults, airing every night from 9 p.m. EST to 5 a.m. EST. (9 p.m to 12 a.m for Wiggler Anime Scheduling)
* **Wiggler Junior** - Gingo programs series targeted at preschool-age children daily every morning on Monday through Fridays from 8:30 am- 2:00 pm Eastern and Pacific Time (7-10am during the summer months, other designated school break periods, and on national holidays).
* **AnimeWiggler** - Another late night block targeted towards teens and adults, this block only airs anime such as Date A Live, Highschool DxD, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Fairy Tail and others, airing every Saturday Night 12 a.m to 5 a.m EST.

### Former

* **It's a Saturday Morning, Wiggler!** - *Coming Soon!*
* **Movie Night** - A program block that shows movies. The block lasted until 2016. they still continue to air movies with the block.

## Related Services

 **Wiggler Network on Demand** | Wiggler Network on Demand is the channel's video-on-demand service, offering select episodes of Wiggler Network's original series and certain acquired programs to pay television providers.

## International channels

*Main article: List of Wiggler Network international channels*
The Wiggler Network was also aired in some other countries around the world (such as Brazil, India, Japan, Philippines and the United Kingdom and Ireland).

## Gallery

### Logos

The Current LogoThe Logo formerly used from 2002-2007The Logo from 2007 to 2012