YTV's broadcast day is divided into several blocks including a preschool block during the day, with 30 hours of commercial-free programming per week; The Zone, Canada's #1 after school block; and Vortex, a Saturday morning animation-fest for the cereal crowd. Evenings, which are dedicated to family viewing, feature a lineup of drama, comedy and animation shows. 3 Hairy Thumbs Up provides kids and their families with a weekly movie destination every Saturday and Sunday afternoon at 4pm; with great Teen movies airing every Saturday night at 9pm & midnight. Bionix features top programming for our teen anime fans Friday nights from 9pm until 2am.

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A daypart is any timeblock of programming that has a live-hosted segment. Dayparts on YTV include The Zone and Vortex.

The Zone is Canada's #1 after school programming block for kids 6 - 12. Every weekday from 4:00pm to 6:00pm, hosts Sugar & Carlos bring kids the coolest contests, celebrity interviews, sketch comedy, and a daily opportunity to get interactive on-air and online.

Vortex is the hosted block of action-packed programming on Saturday mornings from 7:00 am to 12:00 noon, aimed at 8-12 year-olds. Vortex's host, Paula leads our viewers through a high energy morning of action, adventure, programming trivia and info via ACTIONBITZ and exciting contests. Always involved with her loyal audience, Paula responds to viewer questions, updates the online polls and constantly solicits feedback and suggestions keeping Vortex a fun and action packed destination.