The main thing about citv being gone is the fact that waiting for a certain time to watch something on tv built up the hype for new series and episodes of our favourite shows. Now it is “is it on streaming services?” Not that much of a hype tbh.
I really can't believe😒 that they have decided to close down CITV forever like this and moves all the shows to ITVX Kids as a streaming service, seriously what's the point of all this because there aren't going to be anymore cartoons/anime on freeview channels and this is a stupid decison.
Great video! I am a bit older so I remember CITV from the late 80s and the 1990s. 2 shows to shout out is Press Gang... its a drama based around teens making their own news paper. It's funny but also tackles issues that teens and kids dealt with, it had moral dilemmas, tackled difficult subjects but was also quite funny. Children's ward is another, again dealing with subjects related to kids, and some handy first aid info. Press gang was written by Stephen Moffat, and Children's ward by Russel T Davis - both went on to write Doctor who. I think it goes to show that back then it was a great place to get the writers and acting talent of the future.
I grew up watching CITV in the 90's. Hey Arnold, Garfield and Fun House being highlights. As I got a little older I started to prefer CBBC live-action content over the cartoons on CITV (stuff like Aquila, Demon Headmaster, Goosebumps). Then the Pokémon craze hit and I went back to CITV for the anime slots (Pokemon, Digimon and Cardcaptors)
Great video, honestly I always preferred CBBC cause they had more variety of shows, a lot of which were amazing and they had presenters that really gave the channel life. Katie, Cel, Yonko, Ian, Karim, Hacker, Dodge, you know the ones. CITV definitely had its fair share of bangers though. Finally someone else remembers My Phone Genie lmao. My Parents Are Aliens was my favourite, Sophie and Brian were played so well and were consistently the funniest characters. Two weird details, I remember I had a crush on Mel when I was a kid (and Elektra from Tracy Beaker Returns but that's a different story) and for some bizarre reason, because I knew the show was old, I thought Trent was played by David Tennant? Absolutely no clue how I could have thought that lmao. Honestly yeah it is a shame that linear kids TV is dying, I just think back to so many great memories with these channels and the fact that this new generation won't be able to have that is a shame, but I suppose they've already moved on from it with streaming services I guess. Still, at least we the OGs will always have the memories.
Horrid henry wasn’t owned by Itv. It was owned by Novel Entertainment. Citv got the aring rights. In 2019 nickelodeon got the rights and in 2022 Citv lost the rights. In early 2023 nickelodeon lost rhe rights to air the show to Netflix. Season 6 will premiere on Netflix UK
6:03 “I truly, deeply believe that if I was on this show, I would have won, based on absolutely nothing. I have little to no athletic skills.” - Me, but with Raven instead. 😂 I distinctly remember this one challenge at the end of every episode every warrior failed at when they didn’t make a jump in time or something and always thinking “Ah come on, I could do that.” 🤣
horrid henry will forever have a special place in my heart, i started to dislike the show from s3 onwards following in my POV that henry's mom sarah daniels started being verbally abusive to him and favouring peter as her favourite out of the 2 (fun fact: daniels is henry's last name due to some research on fandom and also i made up henry's mom's name following that the show never reveals her real name unlike they did with his dad in which he is called simon)
Before it was it's own Channel those few hour blocks was all kids tv was if you wasnt rich or lucky to have Sky/Cable TV so they could not re run the same shows over and over again most was aired once and that was it if they was US shows or UK orginal. Yet they never used CITV Channel to have more show variety or Re air the Old 80s and 90s Citv shows made for UK instead they just repeated the current shows at the time even more. They used to be 1 or 2 new UK animated shows airing each on Citv then they just gave up on that thanks to horrid Henry, Turning it into CITV version of Spongebob so a show that was aired 4+ tomes a day on a single channel. Then Nick Bought it so most of their Nick Toons channel was just those two shows only.
Funnily enough me and my dad were having a similar conversation on your last point (I grew up with Citv, and my Dad worked on some of their shows, including Art Attack and Ministry of Mayhem, he was a technical person so sadly not a decision maker, so we are equally invested in the fall of Citv haha) saying its so stupid of itv, and in the future, bbc to get rid of their kids programming cos 1. The advertising (only itv ofc), 2. The rights to sell abroad as a lot of children's shows in the past fromvthis country were shown abroad, Peppa Pig's about the only kids show exported now I should think and 3. As you said, channels don't catch an audience as kids they'll have no interest watching as adults. If there's nothing to watch on the tv because children's tv doesn't exist they'll just look at their or their parents phones most likely at short form, so they won't be used to or be bothered with watching tv as adults, a whole generation not watching tv means tv won't be profitable, stations will shut down and everyone in the industry will loose their jobs eventually.
Actually it turned into a Fast TV channel rather then a Live TV channel on Freevee, Pluto TV etc, Rather then on live TV. Cheaper probably as most younger audience are online.
I honestly don’t think the lack of diversity in programming or the repetitiveness of it was a factor in why it went downhill. Kids don’t care that much, and if anything, they tend to like rewatching their favourite 5 shows over and over, as well as not having the best gauge for quality at such a young age. I don’t doubt there are creative and executive decisions CITV made that could and should be criticised which contributed to their current state but the actual driving force behind their collapse was completely out of their control. iPad kids are just a different breed from us who are now early 20s and older, maybe a bit younger. They just don’t watch live TV like we used to, they’re used to having what they want whenever they want it, the concept of scheduled programming is just anathema to them. The primary way they watch shows is on RUclips or similar apps, they’ve got absolutely no incentive to sit through the programmes they’re not as fond of when they could just watch a dozen episodes of the show they actually really like. And it’s for that reason that both CITV and CBBC are going away. It’s also why Nickoledeon and Cartoon Network, despite having larger, American audiences, will suffer the same fate in the long run. That common factor of generational shift away from TV towards the Internet is global and honestly unstoppable. You can try and save live TV in the same way as you can save your local Blockbusters (or Xtravision in my case) in 2010. It simply isn’t going to happen. Is it good? No, there was something unique and special about live TV and the regular familiarity it brought to all of us who shared the same experience of our favourite presenters and shows even though we didn’t have a way to communicate that to each other, and it’s loss will be devastating on future generations of children. But does that change the fact it’s inevitable? Sadly not.
not only the free kids channel are closing in uk , but most of arabic kids free channels in middle east and north africa , are also boring , mbc3 doesnt air some good shows anymore since 2018 , in 2020 and 2021 ive been waiting for mbc3 to air some of nickelodeon shows but suprisely , THEY ARE KEEP AIRING THE 3D ANIMATION BABIES SHOWS WITH NON STOP , Same as spacetoon citv was my fav channel ever since ive watched the show called , 5050 heroes , looped , and let's not forget about cartoon network shows like , teen titals , craig of the creek , and more of cn shows , cbbc was also did the same , but only summer camp island and we bare bears , but sadly , summer camp island was removed on cbbc since may 2024 , same as we bare bears i wish the old days will came back for a 1 day
@@redacted5783 Horrid Henry, Mr Bean (both versions), Grizzly Tales, My Parents Are Aliens, Tricky TV, Jungle Run and Fort Boyard. Benard's Watch, Finders Keepers, Knightmare and Fun House aren't bad either.
@@redacted5783 Plus that show was aimed towards preschoolers why couldn't they have made something as edgy as My Parents Are Aliens they've never had a great drama series either like CBBC Children's Ward hasn't aged well at all.
Really do feel sorry for kids as well, but guess that how its going, kids go to streaming and social media more then regular lineur tv. fav citv show was WOOF and parenst are aliens
I think it's understandable why citv is shutting down & probably cbbc later on (what happens to cbeebies?) but i honestly outgrown that channel my favourite shows are gone & nothing from that channel or even cbbc is worth it anymore 🤷♂️ hopefully kids still like that
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I really feel sorry for the kids who are growing up without these channels now....
The main thing about citv being gone is the fact that waiting for a certain time to watch something on tv built up the hype for new series and episodes of our favourite shows. Now it is “is it on streaming services?” Not that much of a hype tbh.
I really can't believe😒 that they have decided to close down CITV forever like this and moves all the shows to ITVX Kids as a streaming service, seriously what's the point of all this because there aren't going to be anymore cartoons/anime on freeview channels and this is a stupid decison.
There's still pop lol that airs pokemon, bakugan & dragon ball super
Great video! I am a bit older so I remember CITV from the late 80s and the 1990s. 2 shows to shout out is Press Gang... its a drama based around teens making their own news paper. It's funny but also tackles issues that teens and kids dealt with, it had moral dilemmas, tackled difficult subjects but was also quite funny. Children's ward is another, again dealing with subjects related to kids, and some handy first aid info. Press gang was written by Stephen Moffat, and Children's ward by Russel T Davis - both went on to write Doctor who. I think it goes to show that back then it was a great place to get the writers and acting talent of the future.
I grew up watching CITV in the 90's. Hey Arnold, Garfield and Fun House being highlights. As I got a little older I started to prefer CBBC live-action content over the cartoons on CITV (stuff like Aquila, Demon Headmaster, Goosebumps). Then the Pokémon craze hit and I went back to CITV for the anime slots (Pokemon, Digimon and Cardcaptors)
CITV will still have a 4 hour slot everyday on itv2 from 5am - 9am and will still show citv pre achool shows on itvbe
0:33 you do realise that dodge going to CBeebies exists, hacker can do the same
he's still being kicked out of his home
Great video, honestly I always preferred CBBC cause they had more variety of shows, a lot of which were amazing and they had presenters that really gave the channel life. Katie, Cel, Yonko, Ian, Karim, Hacker, Dodge, you know the ones. CITV definitely had its fair share of bangers though. Finally someone else remembers My Phone Genie lmao. My Parents Are Aliens was my favourite, Sophie and Brian were played so well and were consistently the funniest characters. Two weird details, I remember I had a crush on Mel when I was a kid (and Elektra from Tracy Beaker Returns but that's a different story) and for some bizarre reason, because I knew the show was old, I thought Trent was played by David Tennant? Absolutely no clue how I could have thought that lmao.
Honestly yeah it is a shame that linear kids TV is dying, I just think back to so many great memories with these channels and the fact that this new generation won't be able to have that is a shame, but I suppose they've already moved on from it with streaming services I guess. Still, at least we the OGs will always have the memories.
Horrid henry wasn’t owned by Itv. It was owned by Novel Entertainment. Citv got the aring rights. In 2019 nickelodeon got the rights and in 2022 Citv lost the rights. In early 2023 nickelodeon lost rhe rights to air the show to Netflix. Season 6 will premiere on Netflix UK
6:03
“I truly, deeply believe that if I was on this show, I would have won, based on absolutely nothing. I have little to no athletic skills.”
- Me, but with Raven instead. 😂
I distinctly remember this one challenge at the end of every episode every warrior failed at when they didn’t make a jump in time or something and always thinking “Ah come on, I could do that.” 🤣
horrid henry will forever have a special place in my heart, i started to dislike the show from s3 onwards following in my POV that henry's mom sarah daniels started being verbally abusive to him and favouring peter as her favourite out of the 2
(fun fact: daniels is henry's last name due to some research on fandom and also i made up henry's mom's name following that the show never reveals her real name unlike they did with his dad in which he is called simon)
Live TV is shooting itself in the foot, Lacks variety which means people find other sources of entertainment on streaming services on RUclips.
My favourite CITV show was Horrid Henry, it still is my favourite CITV show only I just watch it on RUclips now. Great video btw
Good choice!
Grizzly Tates for Gruesome Kids was where it's at!
i loved it
@@TheKelbeShowTHE GOAT
WHY, I WANT CITV TO COMEBACK
Before it was it's own Channel those few hour blocks was all kids tv was if you wasnt rich or lucky to have Sky/Cable TV so they could not re run the same shows over and over again most was aired once and that was it if they was US shows or UK orginal. Yet they never used CITV Channel to have more show variety or Re air the Old 80s and 90s Citv shows made for UK instead they just repeated the current shows at the time even more.
They used to be 1 or 2 new UK animated shows airing each on Citv then they just gave up on that thanks to horrid Henry, Turning it into CITV version of Spongebob so a show that was aired 4+ tomes a day on a single channel. Then Nick Bought it so most of their Nick Toons channel was just those two shows only.
My favourite citv show is Dog and Duck and how 2
I Love your thumbnail 😂😂😂
Even this Children's TV channel wasn't part of my childhood. Press F to pay respects
Thanl you
Funnily enough me and my dad were having a similar conversation on your last point (I grew up with Citv, and my Dad worked on some of their shows, including Art Attack and Ministry of Mayhem, he was a technical person so sadly not a decision maker, so we are equally invested in the fall of Citv haha) saying its so stupid of itv, and in the future, bbc to get rid of their kids programming cos 1. The advertising (only itv ofc), 2. The rights to sell abroad as a lot of children's shows in the past fromvthis country were shown abroad, Peppa Pig's about the only kids show exported now I should think and 3. As you said, channels don't catch an audience as kids they'll have no interest watching as adults. If there's nothing to watch on the tv because children's tv doesn't exist they'll just look at their or their parents phones most likely at short form, so they won't be used to or be bothered with watching tv as adults, a whole generation not watching tv means tv won't be profitable, stations will shut down and everyone in the industry will loose their jobs eventually.
tv going the way of radio
Zzzap was my favourite
Poor hacker i wish he could go back with dodge but he has to go on a farm :(
they only have room for one dog
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There is a shelf life for kids TV. TV in general is on the decline but they didn't help themselves by showing mostly trash for the past 10 years
POP no longer exists in the UK since it shut down on July 19th 2023
Actually it turned into a Fast TV channel rather then a Live TV channel on Freevee, Pluto TV etc, Rather then on live TV. Cheaper probably as most younger audience are online.
I'm pretty sure it does still exist, it's just moved frequencies on Freeview if your wondering why you don't see it. Pop is still going strong on TV.
yeah i still have pop on my tv and they also have a streaming service
from CITV TO ITVX KIDS
@@jnd5820Pop went downhill since 2014 all they air is Alvin, Dramarama and Miraculous and their other mediocre shows.
citv aired on itv1 from 3:30pm to 5pm from 1984 - 2006
the internet lied to me i was not alive in the 80s
Danger Mouse was one of the best shows in existence.
It was great
My favourite citv show was as a kid Jungle run I loved that show xxxxxxx
iconic show
I honestly don’t think the lack of diversity in programming or the repetitiveness of it was a factor in why it went downhill. Kids don’t care that much, and if anything, they tend to like rewatching their favourite 5 shows over and over, as well as not having the best gauge for quality at such a young age.
I don’t doubt there are creative and executive decisions CITV made that could and should be criticised which contributed to their current state but the actual driving force behind their collapse was completely out of their control. iPad kids are just a different breed from us who are now early 20s and older, maybe a bit younger. They just don’t watch live TV like we used to, they’re used to having what they want whenever they want it, the concept of scheduled programming is just anathema to them. The primary way they watch shows is on RUclips or similar apps, they’ve got absolutely no incentive to sit through the programmes they’re not as fond of when they could just watch a dozen episodes of the show they actually really like.
And it’s for that reason that both CITV and CBBC are going away. It’s also why Nickoledeon and Cartoon Network, despite having larger, American audiences, will suffer the same fate in the long run. That common factor of generational shift away from TV towards the Internet is global and honestly unstoppable. You can try and save live TV in the same way as you can save your local Blockbusters (or Xtravision in my case) in 2010. It simply isn’t going to happen.
Is it good? No, there was something unique and special about live TV and the regular familiarity it brought to all of us who shared the same experience of our favourite presenters and shows even though we didn’t have a way to communicate that to each other, and it’s loss will be devastating on future generations of children. But does that change the fact it’s inevitable? Sadly not.
I know that this question is un related but are there any British kids channels that launched in 2008?
KIX! which is now called POPMAX but a majority of the shows are not British
Wait what the fuck?? I used to watch that channel all the time as a kid. Never heard that it has shut down, that's a shame.
I think 2015-2016 was the peak with both old and new shows.
the good old days
@@TheKelbeShowcitvs peak was 2006-2017
@@bagelcrisp I will agree with that too.
I agree
CITv was way better back then now than then the generation is missed up to day
I miss Tricky TV just the old CITV
not only the free kids channel are closing in uk , but most of arabic kids free channels in middle east and north africa , are also boring , mbc3 doesnt air some good shows anymore since 2018 , in 2020 and 2021 ive been waiting for mbc3 to air some of nickelodeon shows but suprisely , THEY ARE KEEP AIRING THE 3D ANIMATION BABIES SHOWS WITH NON STOP , Same as spacetoon
citv was my fav channel ever since ive watched the show called , 5050 heroes , looped , and let's not forget about cartoon network shows like , teen titals , craig of the creek , and more of cn shows , cbbc was also did the same , but only summer camp island and we bare bears , but sadly , summer camp island was removed on cbbc since may 2024 , same as we bare bears
i wish the old days will came back for a 1 day
Why does no one mention bottom knocker street😢
I had not heard of it until just now looks fun
Probably because it sucks that was the era when CITV had no new orginal programming
@@m56214 I guess people are entitled to their own opinions. What was your favourite CITV show?
@@redacted5783 Horrid Henry, Mr Bean (both versions), Grizzly Tales, My Parents Are Aliens, Tricky TV, Jungle Run and Fort Boyard. Benard's Watch, Finders Keepers, Knightmare and Fun House aren't bad either.
@@redacted5783 Plus that show was aimed towards preschoolers why couldn't they have made something as edgy as My Parents Are Aliens they've never had a great drama series either like CBBC Children's Ward hasn't aged well at all.
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Really do feel sorry for kids as well, but guess that how its going, kids go to streaming and social media more then regular lineur tv. fav citv show was WOOF and parenst are aliens
I think it's understandable why citv is shutting down & probably cbbc later on (what happens to cbeebies?) but i honestly outgrown that channel my favourite shows are gone & nothing from that channel or even cbbc is worth it anymore 🤷♂️ hopefully kids still like that
I said citv is not dead and I don't want itvxkids kelbe.
itvxkids haunts my dreams
@@TheKelbeShow The name alone haunts my dreams