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Ezekiel Channel is an American pay television channel owned by Ezekiel Vincent Productions through its the Networks division, which is a division of ViacomCBS, NBCUniversal, and The EzekielTorres Company. The channel was launched on February 1, 1993, 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 2018, Ezekiel Channel is available to 86.4 million households in America.

Development
On July 13, 1992, following the upcoming launch of Cartoon Network, The Ezekiel Vincent Company announced its plans to launch a cable television channel focused on their properties. On December 8, 1992, its name was revealed to be Ezekiel Channel. It was also reported that they would acquire its animated programming from different studios.

1993-1995: Early years
On February 1, 1993, Ezekiel Channel was launched and the first program to air was the 1940 Sanriotoons short The Tanuki and the Dog. The channel also debuted their "EzekielToons" brand with its first original series Camp Awesome (which was airing 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 the Cartoon Network. On the same day of its launch, the channel launched its late-night programming block Ezekiel at Nite.

In 1994, Ezekiel Channel partnered with Viacom Home Entertainment to release episode compilations of the network's programs, which became top sellers. Ezekiel Channel switched its distribution to Paramount DVD in 1997, with Paramount re-releasing episode compilations of the network's shows on VHS.

1995-2004: Golden Age
The channel achieved further success in 1995 with Camp Awesome and The Gemstone Protectors, which were eliminated from Fox Kids, and moved to Ezekiel Channel in order to boost the channel's ratings from various children's channels.

The same year, the channel premiered the smash series Bernie and Friends, which made Ezekiel Channel a hit among children and other viewers. That same year, it launched a programming block in order to compete with Nickelodeon: Ezekiel Junior, which targeted preschoolers.

In 1996, Paramount was sold to Viacom and The Ezekiel Vincent Company acquired Universal, NBC, and MCA, which made Ezekiel Channel a sister station to CBS' CBS Kidshow. Viacom began advertising Ezekiel Channel programming on their children's programming blocks on CBS and home video releases of feature films, and Ezekiel acquired various animated programming from Paramount Television Animation and Universal Cartoon Studios.

Ezekiel Unleashed was launched later on, and was devoted to various action series. That same year, Spies in Disguise: The Series, based on the 1994 film of the same name, premiered on the network. As a result, both blocks gave access to Ezekiel Channel's programming. In late 1997, due to poor ratings, Ezekiel Channel announced they would revamp their nighttime block as Ezekiel DeTour and refocused it on more adult programming. Ezekiel DeTour launched on February 1, 1998.

On September 12, 1997, Camp Awesome: Adventure of a Lifetime, the first theatrical film based on a Ezekiel Channel series, was released. It received positive reviews and grossed $116.2 million on a budget of $48 million.

On June 9, 2000, the channel premiered the animated series Camp Lazlo. 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 Camp Lazlo was announced in early 2003. The ensuing Camp Lazlo media franchise went on to generate over $11 billion in merchandising revenue for The Ezekiel Vincent Company.

On April 9, 2001, Ezekiel Channel revamped its programming identity, with the new slogan "It's Always on Ezekiel Channel". Also, the same year, Ezekiel Channel launched the block Ezekiel's One Saturday Morning on NBC, devoted to Ezekiel Channel series and Sanrio Animation cartoons, to replace the defunct TNBC

The following year, the channel debuted the series The TBA Twins' TBA Show and Star vs. the Forces of Evil, the latter of which became immediately popular and quickly became Ezekiel Channel's second-highest rated series. In 2003, Ezekiel Channel launched the successful series My Gym Partner's a Monkey, which emulated the success of past Ezekiel Channel shows. The following year, Bernie and Friends ended while The Secret Saturdays and House of Nook launched.

2005-present: Modern Age
By 2006, Breadwinners and Woody and Chilly: The Series premiered. In 2007, Ezekiel Channel successfully purchased the Sonic the Hedgehog Z anime and begin airing it in the United States, while Ezekiel's Declassified Life Survival Guide premiered the same year.

In 2008, Ezekiel Channel launched Back at the Gameyard (based on the 2007 film Gameyard). That same year, My Gym Partner's a Monkey ended. The success led to Ezekiel Channel ordering more shows. Also, Timmy and Tommy started its run on the network in February 2009. In early 2010, Ezekiel Channel premiered a spin-off of Camp Lazlo titled Lazlo Beyond, which centers on the series being all futuristic.

By late 2013, Ezekiel Channel premiered TBA. In 2017, the network premiered the successful series Chuck's Choice, which became a ratings hit and prompted Ezekiel Channel to renew the series for a second season. The same year, Power Nook and the Defenders of Nooktopia and The New Adventures of Kirby P. premiered on Ezekiel Channel.

In 2018, Ezekiel Channel's long-running Star vs. the Forces of Evil ended. The same year, the short-lived series Professor Poopypants' Mansion of Villains premiered. In 2020, The Adventures of the Minions, Camp Awesome (2020 revival), and Super Stickmin premiered on the channel.

Eras

 * February 1, 1993-September 6, 1998: Green Splat era
 * September 7, 1998-April 9, 2001: Stop-Motion era
 * April 9, 2001-March 23, 2006: Teletoon 1997 era
 * March 24, 2006-January 18, 2009: City era
 * January 19, 2009-February 5, 2011: Ribbons era
 * November 2, 2010-February 5, 2011: Check It era
 * February 6, 2011-May 31, 2015: Nickelodeon 2009 era
 * June 1, 2015-May 3, 2018: Yonatan Ashad Channel era
 * May 4, 2018-present: T&PF Network era

Blocks
Main article: List of programs broadcast by Ezekiel Channel

Programming on Ezekiel Channel includes original series such as Camp Lazlo, Chuck's Choice, The New Adventures of Kirby P., The Adventures of the Minions, Super Stickmin, and more, as well as acquired programming from other studios, which as of November 2020 includes TBA.

Current

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

Yearly

 * Epic Summer - The Epic Summer block contains some of the channel's popular programs, and daily movies. The block also featured contests.
 * Creep Night - This block features Halloween specials.
 * Ezekiel Channel's Snowy Specials - This block features holiday specials.
 * Ezekiel Channel's Superstuffed Thanksgiving Movie Marathon - Launched in Thanksgiving of 2014, the block airs five movies back-to-back.

Former

 * Ezekiel Unleashed - 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 Ezekiel 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.
 * Ezekiel at Nite - A block aired for nighttime programming, mostly for adults, and it consists of various television shows. Lasted from 1993 to 1998.

Death tributes
Ezekiel 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 Emanuel Vincent passed away on July 14, 2001, Ezekiel Channel played Sanriotoons shorts, shows, and movies all day on July 16, 2001.

EzekielChannel.com
EzekielChannel.com is Ezekiel 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 Ezekiel Channel series available for streaming.

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

Video games
TBA.

Several video games based on the cartoon series The Secret Saturdays were released by The Ezekiel Vincent Company as well. The Ezekiel Channel website also features various flash games incorporating characters from various Ezekiel Channel series.

Other services
TBA

International channels
Main article: List of Ezekiel Channel international channels

On June 23, 1994, The Ezekiel Vincent Company Europe launched Ezekiel Channel UK, the first international Ezekiel Channel network in the United Kingdom. It broadcast for 15 hours a day.

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

Slogans

 * "A Perfect Place for Ezekiel" (1993-2001)
 * "It's Always on Ezekiel Channel" (2001-2006)
 * "The Best Place to Be" (2006-2011)
 * "Enjoy the Ezekiel" (2011-2016)
 * "Keep Watching Us Everyday" (2016-present)