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#REDIRECT [[Hearst Media Production Group#Programming blocks]]
{{Short description|Educational syndicated program block}}
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{{Infobox programming block
| name = Go Time
| image =
| image_size = 200px
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| caption =
| premiered = {{Start date and age|2016|10|1}}
| channel = [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
| division =
| country = United States
| key_people =
| headquarters =
| major_contracts =
| parent = [[Hearst Media Production Group]]
| sister =
| format = Weekend morning [[E/I]] [[children's television series|block]]
| runtime = 3 hours
| website =
| language = English
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'''Go Time''' is a [[Broadcast syndication|syndicated]] [[Block programming|programming block]] produced by [[Hearst Media Production Group]] that airs select Hearst Media programs (that originally aired on its network-provided blocks) on local [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], [[MyNetworkTV]], and [[Independent station (North America)|independent]] stations, as both Fox and MyNetworkTV did not carry a Hearst-branded block on their respective national schedules.<ref name=cyn>{{cite news| title=TV One grabs Empire; History star jumps ship; TNT tells Tales from the Crypt |url=http://www.cynopsis.com/041516-tv-one-grabs-empire-history-star-jumps-ship-tnt-tells-tales-from-the-crypt/ |access-date=September 15, 2016 |work=Cynopsis |date=April 15, 2016}}</ref>
National ad sales for the block were handled by [[Sony Pictures Television]] in lieu of Hearst Media.<ref name="cyn" />
==History==
On April 27, 2015, Litton announced ''Go Time'' block would launch on October 1, 2016, with [[CBS News and Stations|CBS]]' [[Independent station (North America)|independent stations]] as its major body of stations, along with [[Gray Television]] and [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]], the latter utilizing it for its [[MyNetworkTV]] stations; Hearst also carries it on its non-Big Three network stations.<ref name=bc0>{{cite news|title=It's 'Go Time' for Litton Entertainment|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/distribution/it-s-go-time-litton-entertainment/140267|last=Albiniak|first=Paige|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable]]|date=April 27, 2015|page=22|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Other groups carrying it are [[Cowles Company|Cowles]], [[Cox Media Group|Cox]], [[News-Press & Gazette Company|NPG]], [[E. W. Scripps Company|Scripps]], [[Nexstar Media Group|Nexstar]], and [[Weigel Broadcasting]].<ref name=cyn/>
As of 2024, some stations stopped carrying the syndicated block.
==Programming==
'''NOTE:''' Depending on the station, some shows aired at different times or during different eras.
===Current programming===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Title
!Premiere date
!Original network
!Source(s)
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|''[[Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin]]''
|October 1, 2016
|rowspan=3|[[ABC Weekend Adventure]] ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]])
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|''Hearts of Heroes''
|January 6, 2020
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|-
|''oh baby!''
|October 4, 2022
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|-
|''Vets Saving Pets''
|September 6, 2023
|[[The More You Know (TV programming block)|The More You Know]] ([[NBC]])
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|-
|''Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown''
|September 4, 2024
|ABC Weekend Adventure (ABC)
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|}
===Former programming===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Title
!Premiere date
!End date
!Original network
!Source(s)
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|''Expedition Wild''
|October 2, 2016
|September 26, 2017
|rowspan=3|[[One Magnificent Morning]] ([[The CW]])
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|''[[Brain Games (2011 TV series)|Brain Games: Family Edition]]''
|October 3, 2016
|September 27, 2017
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|-
|''Dog Town, USA''
|October 4, 2016
|September 28, 2017
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|''[[Jack Hanna's Into the Wild]]''
|October 5, 2016
|September 4, 2020
|Originally aired
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|-
|''Hatched''
|October 6, 2016
|December 30, 2017
|rowspan=3|One Magnificent Morning (The CW)
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|-
|''Calling Dr. Pol''
|October 2, 2017
|September 27, 2018
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|-
|''Rescue Me with Dr. Lisa''
|January 6, 2018
|September 29, 2018
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|''[[Outback Adventures with Tim Faulkner]]''
|October 3, 2018
|August 27, 2023
|ABC Weekend Adventure (ABC)
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|-
|''Rock the Park''
|October 4, 2018
|September 1, 2023
|rowspan=2|One Magnificent Morning (The CW)
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|-
|''Jewels of the Natural World''
|October 6, 2018
|September 14, 2019
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|-
|''The Great Dr. Scott''
|September 18, 2019
|September 3, 2020
|ABC Weekend Adventure (ABC)
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|-
|''Did I Mention Invention?''
|September 11, 2020
|September 1, 2022
|One Magnificent Morning (The CW)
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|-
|''[[Wildlife Nation with Jeff Corwin]]''
|September 5, 2022
|August 31, 2023
|ABC Weekend Adventure (ABC)
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|''Ready, Set, Pet''
|September 7, 2023
|August 29, 2024
|One Magnificent Morning (The CW)
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== References ==
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{{KidsTVBlocksUS}}
[[Category:Television programming blocks in the United States]]
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