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Disney XD is an American
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owned by the
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and
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units of
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. The channel is aimed primarily at older children ages six to eleven years old. Disney XD's programming consists of original first-run
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, current and former original series and
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inherited from
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, theatrically released films, and acquired programs from other distributors, along with a primetime block of programming involving
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. The channel offers an alternate Spanish-language audio feed, either via a separate channel with the English track removed as part of a package of Spanish-language television networks sold by subscription providers or a separate audio track accessible through the
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option, depending on the provider. As of January 2016, Disney XD is available to 77.5 million households in the United States.


History

Disney XD was launched on February 13, 2009, at 12:00 a.m.
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, with the ''
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'' episode "
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" being the first show to air on the channel. The channel debuted its first original series, ''
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'', at 7:00 p.m. New animated series included in the channel's initial lineup were '' Kid vs. Kat'' and ''
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''. The network took over the channel space of Toon Disney, an animation-focused channel that debuted on April 18, 1998, which eventually launched a live-action/animation block called Jetix in 2004. Jetix channels outside of the United States were relaunched under the Disney XD banner starting with the France-based service on April 1, 2009. Many of the channel's programs – particularly animated series – previously aired on Toon Disney, mainly as part of the Jetix programming block, which ran on Toon Disney until that channel's shutdown. Disney XD carries the same name as an unrelated mini-site and media player on
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, which stood for Disney Xtreme Digital, though it has been stated that the "XD" in the channel's name does not have an actual meaning. The channel's first original television movie, ''
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'', premiered on November 27, 2009. On April 1, 2012, Disney XD launched a block called "Marvel Universe", as a result of Disney's 2009 acquisition of Marvel Entertainment. By June 2014, Disney XD agreed to a multi-picture development deal with Two 4 the Money and
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with MarVista having global rights. On November 17, 2016, it was announced that the ''Pokémon'' anime series would be moving to Disney XD from its previous broadcaster, Cartoon Network. The twentieth season, '' Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon'', was the first season to air and was first broadcast as a sneak peek on December 5, 2016. ''Pokémon'' began its regular broadcast on May 12, 2017. On August 12, 2017, Disney XD premiered a reboot of ''
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''. In 2018, through a series of promos and news announcements, Disney announced that four of Disney XD's original series (those being ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', and '' Big Hero 6: The Series'') would be moving their premieres over to Disney Channel, while Disney XD would continue to air re-runs. In 2020, ''DuckTales'' and ''Big Hero 6: The Series'' were both moved back to Disney XD for their final seasons, which both ended in 2021.


Programming

Disney XD's schedule consists largely of animated and live-action programs aimed at pre-teens and young teenagers. Disney XD content is a mixture of former original series as well as programs inherited from sister network Disney Channel. In addition to full-length live-action and animated original series, the channel also debuts short series similar to those seen on Disney Channel during commercial breaks (such as ''
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''), which serve as filler for programs scheduled to end during the half-hour and last usually around one to three minutes. In addition, Disney XD airs original made-for-TV movies from Disney Channel and theatrically released feature films. Unlike Disney Channel (and similarly, fellow sister network
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)—whose advertising comes in the form of program promotions, underwriter sponsorships, and interstitials for Disney films,
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—Disney XD operates as an advertiser-supported service running traditional
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in addition to promotions for the channel's shows.


Sports

The channel also airs a youth-oriented "plays of the week" countdown segment called ''SportsCenter High-5'', which is produced by
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's '' SportsCenter'' and airs periodically between shows. On January 27, 2019, the 2019 Pro Bowl aired on Disney XD, with the event becoming the first long-form sporting event that the network ever aired (it was also simulcast on
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,
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, and
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). Disney XD would also air a portion of the 2020 Pro Bowl (which coincided with the
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), as well as the 2021 Pro Bowl Celebration and the
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in its entirety.


Programming blocks


Former

*''Randomation Animation'' – ''Randomation Animation'' was a morning animation block on Saturdays from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time, which debuted on July 13, 2013. Programs featured in the block included ''
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'', ''
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'', '' Packages from Planet X'', '' Camp Lakebottom'', ''
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'', '' Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja'', and ''Phineas and Ferb''. *''Show Me the Monday'' – ''Show Me the Monday'' was a Monday night programming block that premiered in late 2013. The block presented new episodes of Disney XD original series such as ''
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'', ''
Mighty Med ''Mighty Med'' is an American television series created by Jim Bernstein and Andy Schwartz and produced by It's a Laugh Productions for Disney XD. It stars Bradley Steven Perry, Jake Short, Paris Berelc, Devan Leos, and Augie Isaac. The series ai ...
'', ''
Gravity Falls ''Gravity Falls'' is an American mystery comedy animated television series created by Alex Hirsch for Disney Channel and Disney XD. The series follows the adventures of Dipper Pines ( Jason Ritter) and his twin sister Mabel ( Kristen Schaal) ...
'' and others. *''Animacation'' – ''Animacation'' was a morning animation block that aired weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. during the summer of 2014. The block featured new episodes and reruns of original animated programming, as well as the premieres of '' Doraemon: Gadget Cat from the Future'', ''
Boyster ''Boyster'' (''Molusco'') is a 2D CGI animated television series that premiered on Disney XD on June 16, 2014. The titular Boyster character is half human and half mollusk, and his name is a portmanteau of "boy" and "oyster." Plot The seri ...
'' and ''
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''. *''DXP'' – a prime-time block that featured video gaming-related programming aimed at teens; the block was introduced on July 15, 2017, and ran from 9:00 p.m. to. 3:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The block draws upon resources from sister properties, such as the Disney-owned
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(who produced the weekly ''Polaris Primetime'', and curates content from its member personalities for other programming on the block),
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(for
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coverage), and
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's ''Waypoint'', as well as outside producers and sources such as
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. On July 16, ''D / XP'' presented coverage of the finals of the ''
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'' and ''
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'' tournaments at Evo 2017, complementing coverage of the event across ESPN networks and
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. On July 11, 2018,
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announced a multi-year deal with
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to air
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matches on
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, Disney XD (as a part of the ''DXP'' block) and the ESPN networks, beginning with the 2018 playoffs. *''Anime Block'' – a block showcasing various
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programs featured on the channel, such as ''
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'', '' Yo-kai Watch'' and ''
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''. It launched on February 18, 2017, and aired every Saturday. It was discontinued in 2020 following Netflix's acquisition of the streaming rights to ''Pokémon''. *''Marvel on Disney XD'' – a block of animated series produced by
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that aired Sunday mornings from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time, which resulted from The Walt Disney Company's 2009 acquisition of Marvel Entertainment. The block launched on April 1, 2012, as ''Marvel Universe'' with the premiere of ''
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'', followed by returning series '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes''. It also features 5 short series using short-form animated and live-action interstitials. Programs that were featured in the block included ''Spider-Man'' (2017), '' Avengers Assemble'', ''
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'', "Marvel Mash-Up" (which features classic Marvel cartoons mashed up with new twists) and "Fury Files".


Related services


International channels

Disney XD, similarly born of a merger between Jetix and Toon Disney, was formerly available around the world. Most of the international Disney XD networks have been closed down from 2019, due to the launch of
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. On 6 January 2019, Disney XD closed down in Australia and New Zealand with programs moving to
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for that network's last year before its content was subsumed into Disney+. In India, the channel was rebranded as
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on January 9, 2019. On October 1, 2019, Disney XD closed in Italy following the non-renewal of its
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carriage agreement. The Spanish and German versions were closed on 1 April 2020, followed by France's network a week later. XD in Singapore ceased on June 1, 2020, then the UK & Ireland and continental Africa domestic feeds on October 1, 2020. Together with the Southeast Asian, Scandinavian, and
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ern, feeds closing on December 31, 2020. The Japanese and Turkish channels also closed on January 31, 2021. The latest closure was in
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on March 31, 2022. As of April 1, 2022, Disney XD only has two sister networks outside of North America; Poland as a full-time network, and the Netherlands as a time-share with
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.


See also

*
Disney Channel Disney Channel, sometimes known as simply Disney, is an American pay television channel that serves as the flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney General Entertainment Content division of The Walt Disney Compan ...
- the main channel counterpart to Disney XD * Toon Disney - precursor channel to Disney XD * Jetix - an international brand that aired on Toon Disney


References


External links

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