Programming
YTV's schedule is primarily children's and teen programming, with target audiences ranging from pre-schoolers to young adults. At the upper-end of this range are repeats of dramas such as Smallville. It aired a significant number of British sitcoms in late night, My Family for example, but these have been dropped. It was the first channel to air the first completely computer-animated series ReBoot, and it broadcast the North American premiere of Sailor Moon. While some of the shows are for a very young audience, others are for older and mature teenagers, with some of the shows dealing with mature and adult themes.
While it produces or commissions a substantial portion of its programming, YTV also acquires and airs most of the original series of the similar American service Nickelodeon, which was not available in Canada until November 2, 2009. Because of strong contractual ties, YTV has exclusive access to all Nickelodeon animated titles, and to date has aired every one of these productions. However, rights to some Nickelodeon live-action series have been given to Family Channel from the 1990s to the mid-2000s.
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