USA Action Extreme Team
television series
USA Action Extreme Team was a children's television programming block on USA Network from 1995 to 1998. The block aired on Sunday mornings, but it later expanded to weekday mornings beginning in 1996 and took over the USA Cartoon Express block's timeslots as a result. The block ended on September 11, 1998, when the network permanently removed children's programming.
Shows
Original programs
Savage Dragon (1995–1998)
Street Fighter (1995–1998)
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (1996–1998)
Wing Commander Academy (1996–1998)
Acquired programs
Action Man (1997)
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (1995–1997)
Exosquad (1995–1996)
Highlander: The Animated Series (1995–1996)
Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM) (1995–1997)
The Superman/Batman Adventures (1995–1996)
WildC.A.T.s (1995–1996)
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (1996–1997)
Double Dragon (1996–1998)
Mighty Max (1996–1998)
Super Mario World (1996–1997)
Street Sharks (1996–1997)
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
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