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D Tor Channel is an American pay television channel owned by D Tor Productions through its the Networks division, which is a division of ViacomCBS and The EzekielTorres Company. The channel was launched on July 7, 1992, and is aimed mainly at children and young teenagers between ages 6 to 12. Its programming consists of original first-run television series, theatrical and home media-exclusive movies and select other third-party programming.

As of September 2019, D Tor Channel is available to 86.4 million households in America.

Development
On July 13, 1991, The Dereck Torres Company and D Tor Productions announced its plans to launch a cable television channel focused on their works. On December 8, 1991, its name was revealed to be D Tor Channel. It was also reported that they would acquire its animated programming from different studios.

1992-1995
On July 7, 1992, D Tor Channel was launched and the first program to air was the 1940 Derecktoons short One Boy and Ten Girls. The channel also debuted their "DToons" brand with its first original series General Sweet Mayhem: The Series (which aired on Fox Kids at the time), which became an instant success and made it a household name for viewers. The channel hit increasing ratings, such as competition from Nickelodeon, The Disney Channel and Cartoon Network.

In 1994, the channel followed General Sweet Mayhem: The Series with The Emerald Defenders, which aired on Fox Kids for its first season. Earlier, D Tor Channel partnered with Viacom Home Entertainment to release episode compilations of the network's programs, which became top sellers. D Tor Channel switched its distribution to Paramount Home Entertainment in 1997, with Paramount re-releasing episode compilations of the network's shows on VHS.

1995-2004
The channel achieved further success in 1995 with General Sweet Mayhem: The Series and The Emerald Defenders, which were both eliminated from the Fox Kids block and moved to D Tor Channel in order for D Tor Channel to become a standard-focused channel in order to boost up ratings from various children's channels.

That same year, the channel premiered the smash series Firey, which made D Tor Channel a hit among children and other viewers. Also in that year, it launched two programming blocks in order to compete with D Tor Channel: D Tor Channel (Preschool Block)/Playhouse D Tor/D Tor Junior, which targeted preschoolers, and D Tor at Night, a nighttime block devoted to repeats of classic TV shows.

And the exact same year, D Tor Channel launched the block Guitar Kids, on sister network, Guitar, devoted to D Tor Channel animated and live action series.

In 1996, Paramount was sold to Viacom, which made D Tor Channel a sister block to CBS Kidshow. Viacom began advertising D Tor Channel programming on their children's programming blocks on Nickelodeon and CBS Kidshow and home video releases of feature films, and D Tor Channel acquired various animated programming from Paramount Television Animation. D Tor Unleashed was launched later on, and was devoted to various action series. That same year, The Imagination Protectors: The Series premiered on the network.

In December 1996, due to poor ratings, D Tor Channel announced they would revamp their nighttime block as D Tor Over the Moon and refocused it on more adult programming. D Tor Over the Moon launched on February 1, 1997.

On May 2, 1998, the channel premiered The Loud House, a second series based on the Derecktoons franchise with DuckTales being the first one. The series becomes an unexpected success, leading the channel to renew the series for a second season.

On September 12, 1999, General Sweet Mayhem: The Movie, the first theatrical film based on a D Tor Channel series, was released. It received positive reviews and grossed $116.2 million on a budget of $48 million.

On May 5, 2000, the channel premiered the animated series Big City Greens. It became the most popular series in the channel's history, and has remained very popular to this day, consistently ranking as the channel's highest-rated series since 2001. By 2002, a third of the series' audience was made up of adults, and the show was run in evening slots. A film adaptation of Big City Greens was announced in early 2003. The ensuing Big City Greens media franchise went on to generate over $11 billion in merchandising revenue for D Tor Productions.

On April 9, 2001, D Tor Channel revamped its programming identity, with the new slogan "It's Always on the D Tor Channel", and a new logo. The following year, the channel debuted the series Karen and the Plankton, The Amazing World of Gumball, and The SpongeBob Twins premiered, which The Amazing World of Gumball became immediately popular and quickly became D Tor Channel's second-highest rated series. In 2003, D Tor Channel launched the successful series Sheen and the Ginormous Planet, which emulated the success of past D Tor Channel shows. The following year, Firey ended while Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir, Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart, and House of Lincoln launched.

2005-present
On March 24, 2006, D Tor Channel rebranded, which included a new slogan, "Let's Watch the D Tor Channel!". The bumpers introduced as part of the rebrand featured characters from its shows interacting in a CGI city composed of sets from their shows. These bumpers lasted from 2006 to 2009. That same year, Jared & Alex, The Mighty Ones, and Bugs and Daffy: The Series. premiered. In 2007, D Tor Channel successfully purchased the Super Mario Z anime and begin airing it in the United States, while Denzel Crocker's Declassified Anti-Fairy Survival Guide premiered the same year.

In 2008, D Tor Channel launched Back at the Townyard (based on the 2007 film Townyard). That same year, Sheen and the Ginormous Planet ended. The success led to D Tor Channel ordering more shows. Also, Bloo and Mac started its run on the network in February 2009. In February 2010, the network launched Green Beyond, a spin-off of Big City Greens with a more darker tone.

In 2017, the channel premiered the successful series Camp Daleburg, which became a ratings hit and prompted D Tor Channel to renew the series for a second season. The same year, Power Lincoln and the Defenders of Loudtopia, DuckTales (2017), and The New Adventures of Pac-M. premiered on D Tor Channel. In 2018, D Tor Channel's long-running The Amazing World of Gumball ended. The same year, the short-lived series Chandler's Mansion of Villains premiered. In 2020, Firey and Coiny, Camp Cartoon, The Misadventures of SpongeBob SquarePants, and Super Tilly premiered on the channel.

Eras
July 7, 1992-September 6, 1997:



September 7, 1997-April 9, 2000: Checkerboard era

April 9, 2000-March 23, 20065 Teletoon 1997 era

March 24, 2006-January 15, 2008: City era

January 16, 2008-November 2, 2010: The Disney Channel 2002 era

November 2, 2010-February 5, 2011: The Nickelodeon 2009-2017 era

February 6, 2011-May 31, 2013: T&PF Network era

June 1, 2014-April 1, 2016: Yonatan Ashad Channel era

April 1, 2016-July 7, 2022: Disney Channel 2017-present era

July 7, 2022-present: 28th year anniversary era

Programming
Main article: List of programs broadcast by D Tor Channel

Programming on D Tor Channel includes original series such as Big City Greens, Camp Daleburg, Firey and Coiny, Super Tilly, The New Adventures of Pac-M., and The Misadventures of SpongeBob SquarePants as well as acquired programming from other studios, which as of November 2020 includes TBA.

Current

 * D Tor Junior - D Tor Channel programs targeted at preschool-age children daily every morning on Monday through Fridays from 8:00am-2:00pm Eastern and Pacific Time.
 * D Tor Over the Moon - a late-night block targeted towards teens and adults, airing every night from 10:00pm EST to 6:00am EST.
 * D Tor Channel's Family Movie Night - A block that aired movies every friday, saturday, and sunday at 6:00 p.m. EST (formerly at 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. EST) and every Sunday morning with two movies. The channel previously broadcast films in the late 1990s under the D Tor Channel Cinema banner, followed by The Film Theater in 2007 before adopting the name "The Big Flicks" in 2009, and later D Tor Channel's Family Movie Night in 2016.

Yearly

 * Summer Party Bash - The Summer Party Bash block contains some of the channel's popular programs, and daily movies. The block also featured contests.
 * Trick or Tor - This block features Halloween specials.
 * D Tor Channel's Christmas Festival - This block features holiday specials.
 * Superstuffed Weekend - Launched in Thanksgiving of 1992, the block airs new episodes of shows and airing movies.

Former

 * Toonzoog - It was the block for action-adventure animated and anime programming.
 * The Big Crunch - It was the block for classic animated programming. It also featured several live-action series.
 * Variety - The Variety block aired weekday mornings from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. EST and on Saturday mornings from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. It was known for airing new episodes of D Tor Channel programming.
 * Sunday Nights - This block aired on Sunday from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. EST.
 * Double Pack - A weekday programming block featuring back-to-back episodes of network programming.
 * D Tor @ Night - A block aired for nighttime programming, mostly for adults, and it consists of various television shows. Lasted from 1992 to 1997.

Death tributes
D Tor Channel occasionally airs bumpers that pay tribute to a recent celebrity death, with a fade-in, showing the person's name, along with the year of their birth and the year of their death, followed by a fade-out.

After Dereck Torres passed away on February 1, 2008, D Tor Channel played Derecktoons shorts, shows, and movies all day on February 1, 2008.

DTorChannel.com
DTorChannel.com is D Tor Channel's main website, which launched in 1996 as a component of America Online's Kids Only channel before eventually moving to the full World Wide Web. It provides content, as well as video clips and full episodes of D Tor Channel series available for streaming.

Mobile apps
D Tor Channel released a free mobile app for smartphones and tablet computers operating on the Apple and Android platforms in December 2012. Like DTorChannel.com, a TV Everywhere login code provided by participating subscription providers is required to view individual episodes of D Tor Channel's series.

D Tor Channel Movies
D Tor Channel Movies is a motion picture production unit that was founded in 1996. The studio has produced films based on D Tor Channel animated programs including TBA.

D Tor Channel Originals
D Tor Channel Productions is the D Tor Channel's distribution arm. It distributes the shows, pilots, and movies through various international D Tor Channel networks since 1993.

Video games
TBA.

Several video games based on the cartoon series Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir were released by D Tor Productions as well. The D Tor Channel website also features various flash games incorporating characters from various D Tor Channel series.

Other services
TBA

International channels
Main article: List of D Tor Channel international channels

On June 23, 1994, D Tor Productions Europe launched D Tor Channel UK, the first international D Tor Channel network in the United Kingdom. It broadcast for 15 hours a day.

On September 5, 2003, Astral Media launched a Canadian version of D Tor Channel under a brand licensing agreement with The Dereck Torres Company/D Tor Productions; the channel operated as a multiplex channel of Teletoon, which had long maintained a programming distribution agreement with D Tor Channel for the domestic rights to the U.S. channel's series since 2011.

Slogans

 * "A Perfect Place for Cartoons" (1992-2000)
 * "Everyone is on D Tor Channel" (2000-2005)
 * "The Best Place to Be" (2005-2010)
 * "Enjoy the Tor" (2010-2015)
 * "Keep On Watching Everyday" (2015-present)