▁a ired ▁most ▁UP N ▁programming ▁during ▁the ▁late ▁afternoon ▁hours , ▁with ▁some ▁shows ▁air ing ▁out ▁of ▁pattern . ▁For ▁instance , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁station ▁a ired ▁UP N ' s ▁Th urs day ▁night ▁comedy ▁block ▁out ▁of ▁order ▁on ▁Friday ▁af tern o ons , ▁resulting ▁in ▁W WE ▁Friday ▁Night ▁Sm ack down ▁air ing ▁in ▁a ▁Saturday ▁late ▁night ▁times lot . ▁ ▁K IK U ▁revert ed ▁to ▁being ▁a ▁full - time ▁independent ▁station ▁after ▁UP N ▁shut ▁down ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁( UP N ▁and ▁The ▁W B ' s ▁cons olid ation ▁and ▁shut down s ▁that ▁month ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁The ▁C W ▁Television ▁Network ). ▁After ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁The ▁C W ▁was ▁announced , ▁K IK U ▁formally ▁announced ▁it ▁would ▁not ▁seek ▁to ▁affili ate ▁with ▁the ▁up start ▁network ; ▁The ▁C W ▁later ▁signed ▁an ▁affili ation ▁deal ▁with ▁K H ON - TV , ▁which ▁car ries ▁the ▁network ▁on ▁a ▁digital ▁sub channel . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁K IK U ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁over - the - air ▁affili ates ▁of ▁the ▁F UN imation ▁Channel . ▁From ▁that ▁date ▁until ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁K IK U ▁ran ▁two ▁hours ▁of ▁select ▁an ime ▁programs ▁in ▁English ▁every ▁week day ▁from ▁ 6