BaconNetwork

BaconNetwork is a British television channel founded by BaconStudios in 2015. The channel launched on 19 March 2015 at 7am and airs daily from 7am - 9pm. The channel airs BaconStudios programming with some original programming. The channel is made for viewers 8 and up.

On March 1, 2016, the channel rebranded, with the same logo but new idents, bumpers, promos etc.

Acquired
+- part of Toon Hour

PowerCharge
A block that was used in April and May 2015. In April, the block featured new episodes of Pete Coldary and Let Randomness Live Forever every Monday from 6:15pm. In May, the block remained the same, however That Cool Show That Makes No Sense Whatsoever was added, airing at 6pm.

Toon Hour
A block which began on December 7, 2015. The block premiered 5 new shows from December 7-11 every weekday at 5pm, and then repeated this cycle until January 1. All of the series except Escape School (due to negative reviews) were renewed for a second season. Press Start ended after its second season and Roomiez and Pirate Quest Time Spectacular both ended after their third season, leaving Toaster Everything as the only Toon Hour serious to still be producing new episodes.

When Toon Hour programs rerun, the five all air together, i.e. when one episode of each Toon Hour show airs every weekend from 7am - 8:15am.

BN2
For more information on BN2 click here.

A block which began on June 25, 2016. Every weekend from 9am - 11am, classic BN2 programming from 1997 - 2005 airs for two hours. The block previously aired as a sister channel to BaconNetwork starting February 8, 2016, but was cancelled on June 24, 2016 due to very low viewership. The block is occasionally disrupted by movies, marathons etc.

More New Mondays
A fairly new block which began on February 20, 2017. New episodes of BaconNetwork's programming air every Monday from 4pm, with the content changing every month. Note that the "month" beginning February 20 ends on March 6, with the block beginning again on April 3.

February/March 2017

 * 4pm: Pookie's Awesome Cartoon Thing
 * 4:30pm: TownLife
 * 5pm: normal lineup
 * 6pm: Meelk n' Creem
 * 6:30pm: The Big City (new episodes until February 27 only)

April 2017
TBA

Schedule
The current schedule can be viewed here.

Promos
Some promos aired on the channel can be viewed here (though the article is under construction).

BaconNetwork's Advent Calendar
From December 1 - December 24 2016, BaconNetwork gave away daily prizes in their Advent calendar. Viewers spot the Christmas-themed character that appears, then go online to report for a chance to win a prize.

December 1

 * Character: Snail with reindeer antlers
 * Prize: Snail plush toy
 * Winner: Kimberly Hughes

December 2

 * Character: Choco with Christmas wrapping
 * Prize: Choco's Adventures jigsaw
 * Winner: Kevin Randell

December 3

 * Character: Creem wearing a Christmas jumper
 * Prize: Meelk n' Creem: The Fully Complete Seventh Season DVD
 * Winner: Noah Joell

December 4

 * Character: Chris wrapped in Christmas lights
 * Prize: Car-Boy t-shirt
 * Winner: Jenny Norris

December 5

 * Character: Pen with a Santa hat-coloured pen lid
 * Prize: Pen and Thim action figure set
 * Winner: James Wilkinson

December 6

 * Character: Pete in a Christmas jumper
 * Prize: Pete Coldary: Best Episodes Collection DVD
 * Winner: Carly Crossan

December 7

 * Character: Blast with festive colours
 * Prize: Choco's Adventures: Trip through a Space Rip DVD
 * Winner: Ava Reid

December 8

 * Character: Shope with a Christmas scarf and gloves
 * Prize: Wayward Preteens: Super Video Game Thing Time
 * Winner: Mandy Johnson

December 9

 * Character: Jonothan trying to hold on to his Santa hat
 * Prize: GOATS. Christmas bauble set
 * Winner: Joseph Smith

December 10

 * Character: Billy in a Christmas sweater
 * Prize: Mission: Pond Possession: Billy vs. Andrew jigsaw
 * Winner: Ava Jones

December 11

 * Character: Kyle with a Santa hat
 * Prize: That Cool Show: Dungeons, Prank Calls and Sticks of Dynamite
 * Winner: Jeremy Brown

December 12

 * Character: Aidan in a Christmas tree coloured suit with a star on the top of him
 * Prize: Blast Off: Character Spacesuit Customisation Kit
 * Winner: Aidan Tuite

December 13

 * Character: Bacon at the top of a Christmas tree
 * Prize: BaconNetwork Magazine: 6 Month Subscription
 * Winner: Eva Field

December 14

 * Character: Tac with a red nose
 * Prize: The Spectacular Raisin Show: Raisin Mythology and Other Stories DVD
 * Winner: Charlie Whyte

December 15

 * Character: Pookie with a Christmas pudding on his head
 * Prize: Pookie's Awesome Cartoon Thing: Posing Pookie Pyjamas
 * Winner: Jamie North

December 16

 * Character: X-Zone stuck in Christmas banners
 * Prize: Dogs X-Zone plush
 * Winner: Ava Hayley

December 17

 * Character: Chocolate Milk as a gravy holder for turkey
 * Prize: That Cool Show That Makes No Sense Whatsoever Mystery Figure Blind Bag x2 (both different figurines to avoid upsettance
 * Winner: George Jones

December 18

 * Character: Toaster with candy cane swirls
 * Prize: Toaster Everything: Character Profile book (exclusive early release, official release February 2016)
 * Winner: Jack Hills

December 19

 * Character: Sausage as part of a Christmas dinner
 * Prize: Sausage plush toy
 * Winner: Matthew Gilmour

December 20

 * Character: Chrome being used to power Christmas lights
 * Prize: Pookie's Awesome Cartoon Thing: Chrome's Best Bits DVD
 * Winner: Timmy Waters

December 21

 * Character: Bagel as a Christmas pudding
 * Prize: Pookie's Awesome Movie Thing: Original Soundtrack CD
 * Winner: Scott Reynolds

December 22

 * Character: Captain Herrisch with Christmas lights around his peg leg
 * Prize: iPad Air 2 with Appy Chappy: The BaconNetwork App pre-installed
 * Winner: Cara Carly

December 23

 * Character: Snail with a festive design on his shell
 * Prize: The Epic Adventures Beneath our Feet: Season 1 DVD
 * Winner: Tara Macintosh

December 24

 * Character: Bacon as Santa on his sleigh with Pookie reindeers
 * Prize: Past 23 prizes plus a 30-inch inflatable Bacon
 * Winner: Erin James

Christmas Club
From 1:30pm on December 23 2016, BaconNetwork aired a range of Christmas specials, including new specials of The Bacon Chronicles, Pookie's Awesome Cartoon Thing and Pirate Quest Time Spectacular.

Half-term Heroes
From 10am - 4pm on both Scotland (8 - 10 February) and England and Wales (15 - 19 February)'s half term dates, BaconNetwork are airing their four "half-term heroes" shows (The Bacon Chronicles, Pookie's Awesome Cartoon Thing reboot, That Cool Show That Makes No Sense Whatsoever and Pirate Quest Time Spectacular back-to-back.

Easter Feaster
From 9am - 3pm during the Easter weekend (25 - 28 March), there was back to back airings of The Bacon Chronicles, Pookie's Awesome Cartoon Thing, Meelk n' Creem and Roomiez, with new episodes of the latter two.

The Maycon Chronicles
From 1pm - 6:30pm on the May bank holiday (May 2), every episode of The Bacon Chronicles aired to celebrate.

Mid-term Meelk
On Friday 27 May and 30 May - 3 June, marathons of Meelk n' Creem were shown daily from 9am - 2pm to celebrate the mid-term breaks.

Festive Fridays
From December 2 - December 23 2017, every Friday various Christmas specials of BaconNetwork series were shown from 4pm. There is around 2 hours of content every Friday, with the exclusion of December 23 which lasted 1 hours and 15 minutes, along with Pookie's Awesome Movie Thing in a 90 minute timeblock directly afterwards. Classic shows from BN2 were also shown.

December 2

 * 4pm: Meelk n' Creem - "Meelk's Stupid Low-Budget Christmas Special" [S, AD]
 * 4:30pm: Meelk n ' Creem - "Creemmas" [S, AD]
 * 4;45pm: Pookie's Awesome Cartoon Thing - "Merry Pizza" [S]
 * 5pm: Dogs - "A Dog-Gone Christmas" [S]
 * 5:15pm: The Epic Adventures Beneath our Feet "Some Sort of Wrecked Christmas Special Thing" [S, AD]

December 9

 * 4pm: Pirate Quest Time Spectacular - "Winter Days" [S]
 * 4:15pm: That Cool Show That Makes No Sense Whatsoever - "Potatomas" [S]
 * 4:30pm: Roomiez - "Chocolate is for Life" [S]
 * 4:45pm: Toaster Everything -  "Toaster's First Christmas" [S]
 * 5pm: Portal Heroes - "Christmas" [S]
 * 5:30pm: NEW The Bacon Chronicles - "Moar Krestmus" [S]
 * 5:45pm: The Bacon Chronicles - "Christmas" [S]

December 16

 * 4pm: Earth - "Snow" [S, AD]
 * 4:15pm: Earth - "I Despise Christmas" [S, AD]
 * 4:30pm: Dr. Bread - "An Extremely Gory Christmas" [S]
 * 5pm: Choco's Adventures - "Yay Christmas" [S]
 * 5:15pm: Choco's Adventures - "The Christmas Episode" [S]
 * 5:45pm: International Ace Station - "Winter in Space" [S]

December 23

 * 4pm: Portal Heroes - "Snow Day" [S]
 * 4:15pm: Portal Heroes - "Winter Ends" [S]
 * 4:30pm: Pookie's Awesome Cartoon Thing (original series) - "Winternity" [S, AD]
 * 4:50pm: That Cool Show - "Christmas Tree Goodbye" [S]
 * 5pm: Pookie's Awesome Cartoon Thing - "Merry Aprilmas" [S]
 * 5:15pm: Pookie's Awesome Movie Thing [S, AD]

December 16, 2015
The signal in some areas was disrupted due to heavy rain, similar to Cartoon Network. An example of CN's technical difficulties can be seen here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5-ldAliYjw%7C.

March 23, 2016
At around 4pm on March 23, 2016, during an airing of Portal Heroes, both the logo and the "NEW!" text (as the episode was new) flickered on and off the screen about five times a second. A few minutes into the episode, the image suddenly inverted its colours for about four seconds, after which both problems were resolved. It was later announced that these were due to technical difficulties.

Subtitling
Every show on BaconNetwork has English subtitles for the hard of hearing.

Sign language
All programming on Saturdays airing from 8am to 9am have sign language for the hard of hearing.

Audio description
As of January 2018, new episodes of BaconNetwork original shows are audio described for the blind. Some older programs from Nickelodeon were also audio described when they originally aired.

New episode labelling
On an original series' episode's first run, the words "BRAND NEW!" will appear next to the logo. For the next 10 days, if the episode reruns, it simply says "NEW!" next to the logo. If it is an episode of an acquired series is airing and is under 10 days old, it again simply says "NEW!".

Website
Main article: Baconnetwork.co.uk 

Baconnetwork.co.uk is the official BaconNetwork UK website. The website includes games, videos, competitions, and show hubs for the different BN shows. The website also has had a shop feature since October 2, 2015.

YouTube channel
Note: The channel is completely fanon and will not be found on YouTube.

The BaconNetwork official YouTube channel launched on November 2, 2015. The channel uploads one video a day (the only exception being the channel's first day, when ten videos were uploaded to kick start the channel), with show clips, teasers, behind-the-scenes, songs, and promos. The channel currently has around 50,000 subscribers and 48,000,000 views as of June 2016.

SausageNetwork joke
On April 1, 2016, the BaconNetwork employees decided to change the channel for April Fools' to SausageNetwork. Whenever The Bacon Chronicles played, the titlecard had "Sausage" replacing "Bacon".

Sign-in and sign-off
When the channel opens at 7am, many scenes of BaconNetwork characters dancing, cheering etc. are played, while the narrator says "Morning! Welcome to BaconNetwork, where your cartoon dreams come true!". When the channel shuts down at 9pm, a pan of BaconNetwork characters waving goodbye is played, while the narrator says "Thanks for watching your daily dose of BaconNetwork. We'll be back tomorrow at 7am, but in the meantime, check out our website at baconnetwork.co.uk for clips, games and more, or download the BaconNetwork app for clips and full episodes of your favourite shows. See ya!"