Xiaolin Showdown is. Set in a world where Eastern magical and also martial arts battles are prevalent, the series follows four young warriors in training which fight the forces of evil and the forces of evil. They do this by protecting Shen Gong Wu. Originally airing on the Kids' WB block of programming to WB Network in 2003, the series ran for 3 seasons and 52 episodes. Episodes revolve around a Shen Gong Wu being shown which results. Episodes usually hit a head when one good and one bad character has to challenge one another to a magic duel named a Xiaolin Showdown for ownership of this artifact. A sequel series titled Xiaolin Chronicles was previewed on August 26, 2013. The calendar year it began its run.