Go Time (programming block)

Go Time
Network	Syndication
Launched	October 1, 2016; 8 years ago
Country of origin	United States
Owner	Hearst Media Production Group
Format	Weekend morning E/I block
Running time	3 hours
Original language(s)	English

Go Time is a syndicated programming block produced by Hearst Media Production Group that airs select Hearst Media programs (that originally aired on its network-provided blocks) on local Fox, MyNetworkTV, and independent stations, as both Fox and MyNetworkTV did not carry a Hearst-branded block on their respective national schedules.^[1]

National ad sales for the block were handled by Sony Pictures Television in lieu of Hearst Media.^[1]

History

On April 27, 2015, Litton announced Go Time block would launch on October 1, 2016, with CBS' independent stations as its major body of stations, along with Gray Television and Sinclair Broadcast Group, the latter utilizing it for its MyNetworkTV stations; Hearst also carries it on its non-Big Three network stations.^[2] Other groups carrying it are Cowles, Cox, NPG, Scripps, Nexstar, and Weigel Broadcasting.^[1]

Since 2024, some stations stopped carrying the syndicated block.

Programming

NOTE: Depending on the station, some shows aired at different times or during different eras.

Current programming

Title	Premiere date	Original network
Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin	October 1, 2016	ABC Weekend Adventure (ABC)
Hearts of Heroes	January 6, 2020
oh baby!	October 4, 2022
Vets Saving Pets	September 6, 2023	The More You Know (NBC)
Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown	September 4, 2024	ABC Weekend Adventure (ABC)

Former programming

Title	Premiere date	End date	Original network
Expedition Wild	October 2, 2016	September 26, 2017	One Magnificent Morning (The CW)
Brain Games: Family Edition	October 3, 2016	September 27, 2017
Dog Town, USA	October 4, 2016	September 28, 2017
Jack Hanna's Into the Wild	October 5, 2016	September 4, 2020	Originally aired
Hatched	October 6, 2016	December 30, 2017	One Magnificent Morning (The CW)
Calling Dr. Pol	October 2, 2017	September 27, 2018
Rescue Me with Dr. Lisa	January 6, 2018	September 29, 2018
Outback Adventures with Tim Faulkner	October 3, 2018	August 27, 2023	ABC Weekend Adventure (ABC)
Rock the Park	October 4, 2018	September 1, 2023	One Magnificent Morning (The CW)
Jewels of the Natural World	October 6, 2018	September 14, 2019	One Magnificent Morning (The CW)
The Great Dr. Scott	September 18, 2019	September 3, 2020	ABC Weekend Adventure (ABC)
Did I Mention Invention?	September 11, 2020	September 1, 2022	CBS WKND (CBS)
Wildlife Nation with Jeff Corwin	September 5, 2022	August 31, 2023	ABC Weekend Adventure (ABC)
Ready, Set, Pet	September 7, 2023	August 29, 2024	One Magnificent Morning (The CW)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "TV One grabs Empire; History star jumps ship; TNT tells Tales from the Crypt". Cynopsis. April 15, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
^ Albiniak, Paige (April 27, 2015). "It's 'Go Time' for Litton Entertainment". Broadcasting & Cable. p. 22.

[cyn-1] "TV One grabs Empire; History star jumps ship; TNT tells Tales from the Crypt". Cynopsis. April 15, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.

[bc0-2] Albiniak, Paige (April 27, 2015). "It's 'Go Time' for Litton Entertainment". Broadcasting & Cable. p. 22.

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v t e Current children's television blocks in the United States
Broadcast	CBS WKND (CBS) Go Time (Syndicated) One Magnificent Morning (The CW/The CW Plus) PBS Kids (PBS) The More You Know (NBC/Cozi TV) Toon In with Me (MeTV) Weekend Adventure (ABC) Xploration Station (Fox)
Cable	Cartoonito (Cartoon Network) Disney Jr. (Disney Channel) Nick Jr. (Nickelodeon)
Religious	Smile (TBN) TCT Kids (TCT)
Spanish	Planeta U (Univision) MiTelemundo Telemundo Toonturama (UniMás) Galamiguitos (Galavisión)
Previous (by network)	ABC CBS First-syndication NBC Telemundo TBS and TNT UniMás see Former children's television blocks in the United States
See also	Saturday-morning cartoon Weekday cartoon Regulations on children's television programming in the United States