Cats, also known as Catz, is an animated television series created by Disney in 2003 until 2007 when aired 1 rerun episode on Disney Channel

Disney Channel

Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...

. The show re-aired its production in 2008 in Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon (TV channel)

Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...

 and Nicktoons Network

NickToons Network

Nicktoons is an American digital cable and satellite television network owned by Viacom. It is a sister service of the Nickelodeon cable channel...

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Production

On June 1, 1999, Cats aired the pilot episode on Cartoon Network

Cartoon Network (United States)

Cartoon Network is an American cable television network owned by Turner Broadcasting which primarily airs animated programming. The channel was launched on October 1, 1992 after Turner purchased the animation studio Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1991...

 before the 40th episode of Dexter's Laboratory

Dexter's Laboratory

Dexter's Laboratory is an American animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky and produced by Cartoon Network Studios . The show is about a boy named Dexter who has an enormous secret laboratory filled with an endless collection of his inventions...

. In 2003, Cartoon Network brought the show to its new home, Disney, until 2007, when it moved to Nickelodeon in 2008. 65 total episodes were completed in Playhouse Disney

Playhouse Disney

Playhouse Disney was Disney Channel's television block for programs aimed at entertaining preschool aged children, often airing as its own channel outside the United States. It was introduced in 1997 after Disney Channel's move to basic cable from premium cable, with a target audience of children...

with 52 finished episodes and 13 unfinished ones. On March 30, 2008, NIckelodeon aired the production and Nicktoons Network too, on April 6. Nickelodeon banned the show due to its explicit nature.