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Bionix is a program block on the Canadian television channel YTV
YTV (Canadian TV channel)

YTV is a Canada English language cable television specialty channel aimed at youth, available nationwide through cable television and satellite television....
. It airs Saturday nights from 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm Eastern Time
North American Eastern Time Zone

The Eastern Time Zone of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America. Its time offset is -5 hrs GMT or UTC-5 during standard time and UTC-4 during daylight saving time....
 and Pacific Time
Pacific Time Zone

The Pacific Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 120th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory....
.

ix breaks away from YTV's "Keep It Weird" style and has a more technological feel to it in an effort to appeal to a teenage and older audience.






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Bionix is a program block on the Canadian television channel YTV
YTV (Canadian TV channel)

YTV is a Canada English language cable television specialty channel aimed at youth, available nationwide through cable television and satellite television....
. It airs Saturday nights from 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm Eastern Time
North American Eastern Time Zone

The Eastern Time Zone of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America. Its time offset is -5 hrs GMT or UTC-5 during standard time and UTC-4 during daylight saving time....
 and Pacific Time
Pacific Time Zone

The Pacific Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 120th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory....
.

History

Bionix breaks away from YTV's "Keep It Weird" style and has a more technological feel to it in an effort to appeal to a teenage and older audience. While visually similar to Cartoon Network's Toonami
Toonami

Toonami was a registered trademark of Cartoon Network , used initially for action-oriented programming blocks on Cartoon Network television channels worldwide, mostly showing American and Japanese cartoons, originating in the United States on March 17, 1997 and ended on September 20, 2008....
 block, the lineup itself bears more similarity to the action portion of Adult Swim
Adult Swim

Adult Swim is an adult-oriented cable television network that shares channel space with Cartoon Network in the United States and broadcasting in countries such as Australia and Japan....
.

Although YTV had seen years of success with audiences under twelve, they had done very little to appeal to the older teen audience which, as a youth broadcaster, they were also obliged to cater to. Since YTV had become Canada's number one station for teens the year before, thanks mainly to the debut of InuYasha
InuYasha

, full title , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It premiered in Weekly Shonen Sunday on November 13, 1996 and concluded on June 18, 2008....
, Bionix was launched on September 10, 2004 specifically for this older youth audience, along with special disclaimers aired after commercial breaks.

Generally the programming is animated with series intended for older audiences, with a fair portion being anime
Anime

is animation in Japan and considered to be "Japanese animation" in the rest of the world. Anime dates from about 1917.Anime, in addition to manga , is extremely popular in Japan and well known throughout the world....
. However, other programs are often included in order to ensure that Canadian content
Canadian content

Canadian content refers to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission requirements that radio and television Broadcasting must air a certain percentage of content that was at least partly written, produced, presented, or otherwise contributed to by persons from Canada....
 regulations are met, including reruns of older Mainframe Entertainment
Mainframe Entertainment

Rainmaker Animation Inc., formerly Mainframe Entertainment, Inc., is a Canada computer animation and design company based in Vancouver, British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada and Los Angeles, California, USA ....
 series, Beasties
Beast Wars

Beast Wars: Transformers is a Transformers toyline released by Hasbro between 1995 and 1999, and a full-Computer graphics animated television series spawned by it that debuted in 1996....
, ReBoot
ReBoot

ReBoot is a Canada Computer-generated imagery-animated series action-adventure television series that originally aired from 1994 to 2001. It was produced by Vancouver-based production company Mainframe Entertainment, and created by Gavin Blair, Ian Pearson, Phil Mitchell and John Grace, with the visuals designed by Brendan McCarthy after...
, and Shadow Raiders
Shadow Raiders

Shadow Raiders was an animated television series produced by Mainframe Entertainment that aired from 1998 to 1999. The show was loosely based on the Trendmasters toy line, War Planets....
. Live action YTV productions have also been previously infused into the block.

Since Saturday, July 19, 2008, Bionix has been moved from Fridays to its new timeslot on Saturdays from 8 pm to 10 pm. Starting March 7, 2009
2009 in television

The year 2009 in television involves some significant plans.Below is a list of television-related events in 2009.EventsFuture...
, Bionix became a one-hour block, airing from 10-11pm on Saturdays.

Bionix series and movies

This is a list of series and movies that are airing, will air, or have aired on Bionix, with their Canadian TV content ratings.

Current series

As of March 7, 2009
2009 in television

The year 2009 in television involves some significant plans.Below is a list of television-related events in 2009.EventsFuture...
:
  • Bleach
    Bleach (manga)

    is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tite Kubo. Bleach follows the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki after he accidentally obtains the power of a shinigami?a Japanese death personification similar to the Grim Reaper?from Rukia Kuchiki....
     (14+)
  • Naruto
    Naruto

    is an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. The plot tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, an adolescent ninja who constantly searches for recognition and aspires to become a World of Naruto#Kage, the ninja in his village that is acknowledged as the leader and the strongest of all....
     (PG)


Past series and movies


Animated series
  • .hack//Sign
    .hack//SIGN

    .hack//Sign is an anime television series directed by Koichi Mashimo and produced by studio Bee Train and Bandai Visual, that makes up one of the four original storylines of the .hack franchise....
     (14+)
  • Avatar: The Last Airbender
    Avatar: The Last Airbender

    Avatar: The Last Airbender , is an Emmy award-winning Television in the United States animation animated television series that aired for List of Avatar: The Last Airbender episodes on Nickelodeon and the Nicktoons Network....
     (C8)
  • Beasties
    Beast Wars

    Beast Wars: Transformers is a Transformers toyline released by Hasbro between 1995 and 1999, and a full-Computer graphics animated television series spawned by it that debuted in 1996....
     (C8)
  • Beast Machines
    Beast Machines

    Beast Machines is an animated television series produced by Mainframe Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures that was a direct sequel to Beast Wars and is a television series to take place within the continuity of the original Transformers: Generation 1....
     (C8)
  • Blue Dragon (C8)
  • Case Closed
    Case Closed

    Case Closed, also known as in Japan and most other countries, is a Japanese detective fiction manga and anime series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama and serialized in Shonen Sunday since 1994....
     (PG)
  • Death Note
    Death Note

    is a Japanese manga series created by writer Tsugumi Ohba and illustrator Takeshi Obata. The series centers on Light Yagami, a high school student who discovers a supernatural notebook, the titular "Death Note", dropped on Earth by a shinigami named Shinigami #Ryuk....
     (14+)
  • DragonBall Z (PG) (aired on August 16, 2008)
  • Eureka Seven
    Eureka Seven

    Eureka Seven, known in Japan as , is a mecha anime TV series by Bones . Eureka Seven tells the story of Renton Thurston and the outlaw group Gekkostate, his relationship with the enigmatic mecha pilot Eureka, and the mystery of the Coralians....
     (14+)
  • Fullmetal Alchemist
    Fullmetal Alchemist

    Fullmetal Alchemist, known in Japan as , is an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. The world of Fullmetal Alchemist is styled after European Industrial Revolution....
     (14+)
  • Futurama
    Futurama

    Futurama is an Animated cartoon United States Situation comedy created by Matt Groening, and developed by Groening and David X. Cohen for the Fox Broadcasting Company....
     (PG)
  • Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
    Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

    is a Japanese anime television series based on Masamune Shirow's manga Ghost in the Shell . It was written and directed by Kenji Kamiyama and produced by Production I.G, airing on Animax from 1 October 2002 to 25 March 2003 with a total of 26 episodes....
     (14+)
  • Gundam SEED (14+)
  • Gundam SEED Destiny (14+)
  • InuYasha
    InuYasha

    , full title , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It premiered in Weekly Shonen Sunday on November 13, 1996 and concluded on June 18, 2008....
     (PG)
  • Invader Zim
    Invader Zim

    Invader Zim, branded as Invader ZIM, is an Emmy-winning Television in the United States animated television series that was produced by and subsequently aired on Nickelodeon ....
     (PG)
  • Justice League Unlimited
    Justice League Unlimited

    Justice League Unlimited is an United States List of animated television series that was produced by and aired on Cartoon Network . Featuring a wide array of superheroes from the DC Comics universe, and specifically based on the Justice League superhero team, it is a direct sequel to the previous Justice League animated series....
     (C8)
  • ReBoot
    ReBoot

    ReBoot is a Canada Computer-generated imagery-animated series action-adventure television series that originally aired from 1994 to 2001. It was produced by Vancouver-based production company Mainframe Entertainment, and created by Gavin Blair, Ian Pearson, Phil Mitchell and John Grace, with the visuals designed by Brendan McCarthy after...
     (C8)
  • Samurai Jack
    Samurai Jack

    Samurai Jack is a 4-time Emmy award-winning American animated television series created by animator Genndy Tartakovsky that aired on Cartoon Network from 2001 until 2004....
     (C8)
  • Shadow Raiders
    Shadow Raiders

    Shadow Raiders was an animated television series produced by Mainframe Entertainment that aired from 1998 to 1999. The show was loosely based on the Trendmasters toy line, War Planets....
     (C8)
  • Spider-Man
    Spider-Man (1967 TV series)

    Spider-Man is an animated television series that ran from September 9, 1967 to June 14, 1970. It was jointly produced in Canada and the United States and was the first animated adaptation of the Spider-Man comic book series....
     (G)
  • Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
    Spider-Man: The New Animated Series

    For the original animated series, see Spider-Man: The Animated SeriesSpider-Man: The New Animated Series is an animated series featuring the Marvel Comics comic book superhero Spider-Man, which ran for one season, 13 episodes, starting on July 11, 2003....
     (PG)
  • Storm Hawks
    Storm Hawks

    Storm Hawks is an animated television series created by Asaph "Ace" Fipke and made by Nerd Corps Entertainment in conjunction with Cartoon Network and YTV....
     (C8)
  • Witch Hunter Robin
    Witch Hunter Robin

    is a Japanese anime series created by Sunrise . It follows the STN-J, the Japanese branch of a secret global organization called "SOLOMON" or the "Solomon Toukatsu Nin'idantai" , abbreviated as "STN"....
     (14+)
  • Zatch Bell!
    Zatch Bell!

    Zatch Bell!, known in Japan as Konjiki no Gash!! and , is a shonen manga series by Makoto Raiku published in Shogakukan's Shonen Sunday, which has been adapted as an anime TV series by Toei Animation....
     (C8)
  • Zixx: Level Three
    Zixx

    Zixx is a Canada television series that airs on YTV . This series was developed by Savi Media and The Nightingale Company with YTV Original Productions....
     (C8)


Live-action series
  • Dark Oracle
    Dark Oracle

    Dark Oracle is a Canada produced TV series that premiered in 2004 on the popular Canadian channel YTV . It was created by Jana Sinyor , and co-developed by Heather Conkie ....
     (C8)
  • Monster Warriors
    Monster Warriors

    Monster Warriors is an original Canada television series, which airs on YTV in Canada, and also on Jetix since April 2006 in the United Kingdom....
     (C8)
  • The Anti-Gravity Room
    The Anti-Gravity Room

    The Anti-Gravity Room was a weekly Canada television program of the early- to mid-1990's, spotlighting comic book and video games, and hosted by Nick Scoullar and The Zone....
     (C8) (aired on August 16, 2008)


Movies
  • InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time
    InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time

    is a 2001 anime film directed by Toshiya Shinohara and written by Katsuyuki Sumisawa. It is the first of four films released in the InuYasha movie series....
     (PG) (aired on March 25, 2005 and August 30, 2008)
  • InuYasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (PG) (aired on August 26, 2005)
  • Ultimate Avengers
    Ultimate Avengers

    Ultimate Avengers is a Direct-to-video animated film based on the Marvel Comics comic book Ultimates, and released by Lions Gate Entertainment....
     (G) (aired on September 1, 2006 and April 25, 2008)
  • InuYasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler (14+) (aired on December 29, 2006)
  • InuYasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island (PG) (aired on June 22, 2007 and August 17, 2007)
  • Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
    Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa

    is a 2005 Japanese anime film directed by Seiji Mizushima and written by Sho Aikawa, and acts as a continuation of the Fullmetal Alchemist television series....
     (14+) (aired on October 19, 2007)
  • Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (PG; G in the second airing) (aired on November 16, 2007 and June 20, 2008)
  • Superman: Doomsday
    Superman: Doomsday

    Superman: Doomsday & Beyond is a licensed novel set in the DC Comics universe, written by Louise Simonson, and with illustrations from Dan Jurgens and Jos? Luis Garc?a-L?pez....
     (PG) (aired on March 7, 2008)
  • Justice League: The New Frontier (PG) (aired on October 4, 2008)
  • Bleach: Memories of Nobody
    Bleach: Memories of Nobody

    Bleach: Memories of Nobody is a animated film adaptation of the anime and manga series Bleach . Directed by Noriyuki Abe and written by Masashi Sogo, the film was first released in Japanese theaters on December 16, 2006....
     (14+) (aired on November 8, 2008)
  • A Flintstones Christmas Carol
    A Flintstones Christmas Carol

    A Flintstones Christmas Carol is a made-for-TV holiday-themed animated movie based on the original 1960s series classic, The Flintstones produced by Hanna Barbera and premiered in syndication on November 21, 1994....
     (G) (aired on December 13, 2008)
  • He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special
    He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special

    He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special is a Christmas television special based on the animated series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and its spin-off She-Ra: Princess of Power, originally broadcast in December 1985....
     (C8) (aired on December 13, 2008)
  • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
    National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure

    National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure is an United States of America Television movie comedy film. It premiered December 20, 2003 on NBC....
     (PG) (aired on December 20, 2008)


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