Bionix (TV programming block)

This article refers to the YTV program block. For the armoured fighting vehicle see Bionix AFV.

Bionix logo.

Bionix is a program block on YTV. It airs Friday nights from 9:00 PM to 2:00 AM Eastern time.

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, not unlike Cartoon Network's Toonami lineup in the US.

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, particualrly since the end of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in 2003. Since YTV had become Canada's number one station for teens the year before, thanks mainly to the debut of the sleeper smash-hit InuYasha, Bionix was launched in September 2004 specifically for this older youth audience, with a disclaimer aired before all anime programming.

The programming is animated with series intended for older audiences, with a fair portion being anime, which is extremely popular with Canadian youth, but also classic 1990s Canadian productions such as ReBoot and Beasties are also placed here. This is mainly done as a necessity to ensure that Canadian content regulations are met, but also for the benefit of nostalgia for their viewership.

Current Schedule for Bionix

All times are (EST/PST). (As of April 7, 2006).

• 9:00 - InuYasha(PG)
• 9:30 - Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (repeats)(14+)
• 10:00 - Fullmetal Alchemist(14+)
• 10:30 - Case Closed(14+)
• 11:00 - Shadow Raiders (repeats)(C8)
• 11:30 - Beast Machines (repeats)(C8)
• 12:00 - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (repeats)(14+)
• 12:30 - Samurai Jack (repeats)(C8)
• 1:00 - Fullmetal Alchemist (encore)(14+)
• 1:30 - Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (encore)(14+)

Programs Previously Broadcasted on Bionix

Television

• .hack//SIGN (14+)
• Beasties (C8)
• Justice League Unlimited (C8)
• Naruto (PG)
• ReBoot (C8)
• Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (PG)
• Witch Hunter Robin

Movies

• InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time (aired March 25, 2005)
• InuYasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (aired August 26, 2005)

Prospective Programs for Bionix

• Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny - Licensed, but no set airdate
• Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - The first series recently ended and has gone into repeats. It is expected that this series will soon follow.

External links

• Official YTV Page for Bionix