Beta Cartoon

Beta Cartoon (also just known as Beta on screenbugs) is an American cable and satellite television network focused on animation, mostly western. The channel is host to Universal Home Entertainment, Mill Creek Entertainment, and Shout Factory animated series. As well as anime licensed by Sundown Publishing. Original programming, as well as original programming from Landshade Media will also appear.

The channel shares it's space with the SurgeAnime Classics overnight block.

History
After three months of SurgeAnime Plus's relaunch as SurgeAnime Classics, RaGE Media Broadcasting (the controller of all things SurgeAnime) has noticed that ratings were lower than usual. They kept monitoring ratings and in September of 2018, they reported that over the course of 8 1/2 months, a decline from 600k on average for the months of October/November 2017 to just 100-200k on average for July/August 2018. In late September, RaGE Broadcasting announced a rebrand and refresh to a more modern animation network.

Original programming

 * Storm Wave {A} [TV-PG V] (Monday, 7pm)
 * Fall Camp {C-Ad} [TV-PG DV](Monday, 7:30pm)
 * The Motel {C} [TV-PG D](Tuesday, 7pm)
 * Drive In {C} [TV-PG D](Tuesday, 7:30pm)
 * Space Team Seven {A-Ad} [TV-PG V](Wednesday, 7pm)
 * One House of Friends {C-Ad} [TV-PG] (Wednesday, 7:30pm)
 * Totally Flashback {C-A-Ad} [TV-Y7 FV] (Thursday, 7pm)
 * Spies of the World {C-A} [TV-PG V](Thursday, 7:30pm)
 * Fantasy High {A-Ad} [TV-PG LV] (Friday, 8pm)
 * Disc Capture Squad {A} (Friday, 8:30pm)
 * DriverZ {A-Ad-C} [TV-PG DL](Friday, 9pm)
 * Land of a Million Hells {C} [TV-PG DLV] (Friday, 9:30pm)
 * Dice Master Akira {A-Ad-K} [TV-Y7 FV] (Saturday, 9am)

Key

 * A - Action
 * C - Comedy
 * Ad - Adventure
 * K - Kids

Acquired programming/libraries

 * Cartoon Network Studios library (1996-2008)
 * Universal Pictures Home Entertainment cartoon library
 * Mill Creek Entertainment cartoon library
 * Shout Factory cartoon library
 * Sundown Publishing anime library.

Programming blocks
(All times Eastern)
 * The City
 * Weekdays from 6a-8a. Repeats from 3p-5p. Friday nights/Saturday mornings from 12a-2a. Repeats Saturday mornings from 7a-9a.
 * Beta Action Mornings
 * Weekdays from 8a-10a.
 * Beta Classics
 * Weekdays from 10a-1p.
 * Beta Detox
 * Weekdays from 1p-2p.
 * Beta Final Bell
 * Weekdays from 2p-3p.
 * Beta Action
 * Weeknights from 5p-7p.
 * Beta Primetime
 * Monday to Thursday from 7p-8p. Repeats from 11p-12a.
 * Beta Fridays
 * Friday nights from 8p-10pm. Repeats from 10p-12am.
 * SurgeAnime Classics
 * Monday to Friday from 2a-4a.
 * Saturday and Sunday from 2a-3a.
 * Beta Collection
 * Saturday nights from 6p-9p.
 * Sunday nights from 5p-8p.