Programming
See also: List of programs broadcast by Disney XDDisney XD broadcasts original series such as Pair of Kings, Crash & Bernstein, Kickin' It, Rated A for Awesome, Fort Boyard: Ultimate Challenge, Kid vs. Kat, Mr. Young, Lab Rats, Ultimate Spider-Man, The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Motorcity, Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja, and Tron: Uprising. Repeats of former Disney XD original series include Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil, Jimmy Two-Shoes, and Zeke and Luther. Reruns of Disney Channel original series includes American Dragon: Jake Long, Cars Toons, Fish Hooks, The Legend of Tarzan, Phineas and Ferb, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, its sequel series The Suite Life on Deck, Wizards of Waverly Place, and So Random!. Acquired programing from other networks includes Fantastic Four, Gargoyles, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, Silver Surfer, Spider-Man, Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, Spider-Man Unlimited, X-Men, X-Men Evolution, My Babysitter's a Vampire, Sonic Underground and The Jungle Book. Future original series includes BoBoiBoy, and Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H..
A notable aspect of Disney XD's original series is that they tend to feature predominately male casts, and as such, its original programs feature very few females as main characters (with most live-action originals typically featuring only one female in its main cast) in comparison to Disney Channel's original programs, which tend to feature an equal or nearly equal amount of main characters of either gender. New episodes of live-action original series are usually aired on Monday nights, while new episodes of animated original series air on Saturday mornings. In addition, Disney XD airs movies, but unlike Disney Channel, movies are typically not aired in prime time; instead, films generally air at 5 pm ET with double features airing a few times a week. The channel's first (and so far only) made-for-TV movie, Skyrunners, premiered on November 27, 2009.
In addition to full-length live-action and animated original series, the channel also debuts short series similar to those seen on Disney Channel during commercial breaks, such as Moises Rules, The Next X, and its spin-off The Next Winter X. These shows often follow other network shows and last about two to three minutes or sometimes fifteen minutes, with the exception of a few short-form series. Often, these shows are televised in the last two minutes of the program, with the exception of the Disney XD Shortstop, or following the ending of a movie. ESPN's SportsCenter provides youth-oriented sports updates periodically between shows. Edited segments of ABC's Wipeout are also broadcast.
In mid-2012, Disney created Disney Shows, a YouTube channel that hosts episodes of Disney Channel and Disney XD series and shorts. Disney XD series available include American Dragon: Jake Long, Kick Buttowski, Kickin' It, Pair of Kings, and Zeke and Luther.
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