Kids' WB Australia

Kids' WB

Company type	Television series
Industry	Children's television
Founded	September 16, 2006 (2006-09-16)
Defunct	November 29, 2019 (2019-11-29)
Headquarters	Melbourne , Australia
Area served	Australia
Products	Children's television programming

Kids' WB (also presented as Kids' WB!) was an Australian children's television series broadcast on the Nine Network between 16 September 2006 and 29 November 2019. Adapted from the American programming block of the same title, it incorporated hosted segments unique to the Australian version. The original presenters were Georgia Sinclair and Shura Taft, with episodes airing on weekend mornings and weekday afternoons, primarily featuring animated series alongside locally produced variety content. Filming primarily occurred at GTV-9 in Melbourne, a Nine Network facility, with occasional shoots at Warner Bros. Movie World in Queensland. The program took a break from airing during December and January each year. From 2013 onwards, Kids' WB was broadcast solely on 9Go!. Its final presenters were Lauren Phillips and Andy Sunderland.

Hosts

Role	Name	First Appearance	Final Appearance
Host	Shura Taft	16 September 2006	11 December 2010
	Andrew Faulkner	12 February 2011	12 July 2014
	Shane Crawford	19 July 2014	1 December 2018
	Andy Sunderland	9 February 2019	29 November 2019
Host	Georgia Sinclair	16 September 2006	13 December 2008
	Heidi Valkenburg	14 February 2009	11 December 2010
	Lauren Phillips	12 February 2011	29 November 2019

Additional Information

• On 17 February 2018, Tayla Johnston and Andy Sunderland joined the program as roving reporters.

History

Kids' WB celebrated its milestone of airing the 200th episode on Nine’s Saturday broadcast on 20 August 2011.

In July 2013, the hosts recorded segments from Warner Bros. studios located in Burbank, California.

A special themed day honoring Batman's 75th anniversary was held on 23 July 2014.

During its tenth anniversary season in 2015, the presenters represented Australia at the international Razor Cart Championships in Los Angeles. That year also saw the return of classic Looney Tunes shorts to Nine’s programming after a hiatus since 1992.

The show concluded on 21 November 2019 following the expiration of Nine Network’s longstanding output agreement with Warner Bros.. Production ceased within two weeks, with the final episode broadcast on 29 November, ending a successful thirteen-year tenure.

Time slot

Debuting on 16 September 2006, Kids' WB initially aired on Saturdays from 7:30 am to 10:00 am on Nine.

On 30 May 2009, its schedule shifted to a later slot of 9:00 am to 11:30 am to make room for Weekend Today. After Nine introduced the multi-channel GO! (later renamed 9Go!) in late 2009, additional programming blocks were added: starting from 9 August, Kids' WB Sunday aired Sundays from 7:00 am to 11:00 am, while Kids' WB Early Shift Saturday was broadcast Saturdays from 7:00 am to 9:00 am prior to the main show.

On 6 March 2010, the primary Saturday show moved to a later time slot of 10:00 am–12:30 pm due to scheduling of Saturday Kerri-Anne, while the Early Shift on GO! extended its hours to run from 7:00 am to 10:00 am.

By April 30, 2011, the main Saturday show further shifted to air from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm as Saturday Kerri-Anne expanded. Concurrently, the Early Shift on GO! lengthened to run from 7:00 am until 11:00 am under the title Kids’ WB Saturday, aligning with Sunday’s time slot. This change followed the launch of Kids’ WB Weekdays on GO!, which aired weekdays from 4:00 pm to 4:30 pm starting March that year.

When Kids’ WB resumed broadcasting on February 16, 2013, it ceased airing on Nine's primary channel and became exclusive to GO!, running Saturdays and Sundays from early morning (7:00 am–11:00 am) and weekday afternoons between (4:00 pm–5:00 pm), maintaining these time frames until its conclusion in late November of that year.

See also

• List of longest-running Australian television series