Adult Swim
Launched	September 2, 2001
Owned by	Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)
Headquarters	Atlanta, Georgia
Sister channel(s)	Cartoon Network, Boomerang
Website	adultswim.com

Adult Swim, usually stylized [adult swim], is an adult-oriented television network sharing channel space with Cartoon Network in the United States. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Turner Broadcasting System Inc (often abbreviated TBS Networks or TBS Inc Time Warner Inc ( is the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate, headquartered in New York City. Boomerang is a 24-hour American Cable television channel owned by Turner Broadcasting System (a division of Time Warner) Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic The United States of America —commonly referred to as the ^[1] The programming features animated shows, including original programming, syndicated shows, and Japanese anime, generally with minimal or no editing for content. (anime in Japanese, The shows are geared toward a 17+ audience, in contrast to the child and pre-teen daytime programming on Cartoon Network.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Ad campaign bomb scare 1.2 Stylistic history 1.3 Adult Swim Video 2 Programming 3 Merchandise and media offerings 3.1 Video games 3.2 Music 3.3 Video on demand 3.4 Podcast 3.5 Website 4 International 4.1 Australia and New Zealand 4.2 United Kingdom 4.3 Latin America 4.4 Canada 4.5 The Philippines 4.6 South Africa 4.7 Spain 4.8 Germany 4.9 Russia 5 References 6 External links

History

Adult Swim began as a "spinoff" of Cartoon Network, premiering on September 2, 2001 with the airing of Home Movies. A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new Organization or Entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a Television series based on a pre-existing Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Home Movies is a Dialogue -driven American animated series that originally aired from 1999 to 2004. The first anime broadcast was Cowboy Bebop. (anime in Japanese, is a Japanese animated television series. Directed by Shinichirō Watanabe and written by Keiko Nobumoto, Cowboy Bebop was produced by On March 28, 2005, Atlanta-based Turner Broadcasting, split Adult Swim from Cartoon Network so Nielsen Media Research could treat it as a separate channel for ratings purposes. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Turner Broadcasting System Inc (often abbreviated TBS Networks or TBS Inc Nielsen Media Research ( NMR) is an American firm that measures media Audiences including Television, Radio ^[1] Some Adult Swim programming is available on demand on the Internet via Adult Swim Video, a free, ad-supported streaming video service. Adult Swim Video is a free Video on demand service on the Adult Swim Website that shows premiere episodes on Fridays at 6pm Eastern Time Streaming multimedia is Multimedia that is constantly received by and normally presented to an end-user while it is being delivered by a streaming provider (the

Originally a Sunday-only block with reruns on Thursdays, Adult Swim now airs every day of the week from 10pm-6am ET (Sunday 9pm-6am ET)

The network is programmed by Williams Street Studios, who have created Toonami and Miguzi; they play American animated series and shorts geared towards adults, and a wide variety of Japanese anime series, OVAs, and movies. A rerun or repeat is a re-airing of an episode of a Radio or Television broadcast. Williams Street (previously known as Ghost Planet Industries after Space Ghost 's home base studio from 1994 to 1999 is a division of Cartoon Network, which Toonami (a Portmanteau of the words Cartoon and Tsunami suggesting a "tidal wave" of Animated cartoons is a registered The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This is a list of animated series, which are television series produced by means of Animation. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. (anime in Japanese, abbreviated (and sometimes as OAV) is a term originating from Japanese animation ( Anime) for animated films and series which are made specially to be

Promotions for Adult Swim are targeted towards the college age and 20something/30something group, constituting the majority of their viewers. According to a September 1, 2004 article in Promo magazine, representatives travel to 30 universities across the U. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " S. to promote the Adult Swim lineup, including handing out posters for students' dorm rooms.

Ad campaign bomb scare

Main article: 2007 Boston Mooninite scare

Turner Broadcasting issued an apology for an ad campaign causing a series of bomb scares throughout Boston on January 31, 2007. On January 31, 2007, a bomb scare occurred when police officers mistakenly identified small electronic devices found throughout Boston and Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A statement emailed to Boston Globe from Turner Broadcasting said:

"The 'packages' in question are magnetic lights that pose no danger. The Boston Globe (and Boston Sunday Globe) is the most widely circulated daily Newspaper in Boston and in New England, They are part of an outdoor marketing campaign in 10 cities in support of Adult Swim's animated television show Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Aqua Teen Hunger Force (also known as ATHF) is an American Animated television series shown on Cartoon Network as part They had been in place for two to three weeks in Boston, New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Seattle, Portland, Austin, San Francisco, and Philadelphia. The City of New York Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Parent company Turner Broadcasting is in contact with local and federal law enforcement on the exact locations of the billboards. We regret that they were mistakenly thought to pose any danger. "

The statement was shown several times during the programming block and posted on their website.

On January 31, Boston and Massachusetts State Police were dispatched to various places in Boston after reports of suspicious packages were sighted. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes On February 1, 2007, Boston authorities arrested two men involved with the incident. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Peter Berdovsky, 27, a freelance video artist from Arlington, Massachusetts, and Sean Stevens, 28, were facing charges of placing a hoax device to incite panic, as well as one count of disorderly conduct, according to CNN. Arlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, six miles (10 km northwest of Boston.

On February 5, Turner Broadcasting and marketer Interference Inc. announced that they will pay two million dollars in amends: one million to the city of Boston, and one million in goodwill funds. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Turner Broadcasting System Inc (often abbreviated TBS Networks or TBS Inc ^[2] Four days later, on February 9, Jim Samples, then-general manager and executive vice president of Cartoon Network, resigned. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. ^[3]

Stylistic history

Originally, all of the bumpers shown in between shows featured footage of senior citizens swimming in public pools, eating, exercising, and doing other pool-related activities, with audio of a lifeguard shouting "all kids out of the pool" through a megaphone. Old age consists of ages nearing or surpassing the Average life span of Human beings and thus the end of the human life cycle. A lifeguard is an Emergency service worker who is responsible for overseeing the Safety of the users of a recreational water feature such as a Swimming A megaphone, speaking-trumpet, bullhorn or loud hailer is a portable usually hand-held funnel-shaped device whose application is to amplify The logo was the words "ADULT SWIM" in all capital letters, shown after a freeze frame of the footage. The shows were announced by a computer generated voice on Saturdays. Speech synthesis is the artificial production of human speech.

When the Saturday night block started in 2002, it featured clips from the various anime programs displayed on the block. The original theme music for Adult Swim, titled "D-Code,"' was a remix of "Mambo Gallego" done by the Melbourne musician Dust Devil, originally played by Latin jazz musician Tito Puente, Sr.

On January 12, 2003, the senior citizens were replaced by animated safety manuals featuring Adult Swim characters. Tito Puente Sr, ( April 20, 1923 &ndash May 31, 2000) born Ernesto Antonio Puente Jr Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The logo changed to the words "adult swim" in red and a black circle with a yellow penumbra. Yellow is the Color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M (long and medium wavelength Cone cells of the Retina about equally For other uses of the word "umbra" see Umbra (disambiguation.

The current bumper cards debuted on May 25, 2003 and feature black intertitle "cards" in white Helvetica Neue bold condensed type. In Broadcasting, a commercial bumper, ident bumper or break bumper (often shortened to bump) is a brief announcement usually two to 15 seconds Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. In Motion pictures an intertitle (also known as a title card) is a piece of filmed printed text edited into the midst of (i The cards discuss everything from programming news to personal staff opinions on unrelated subjects. In addition, the bumpers for the action shows include tilt-shift miniature and other abstract photos of Japan, often accompanied by clips of various Boards of Canada songs. Tilt-shift miniature faking is a process in which a Photograph of a life-size location or object is manipulated so that it looks like a photograph of a miniature Scale model For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Boards of Canada (BoC are a Scottish Electronic music duo consisting of brothers Michael Sandison (born June 1, 1970) and Marcus Eoin Sandison The most recent bumper cards have been photographs of places, usually something to do with roads or road signs, in and around Atlanta, with the "[adult swim]" caption somewhere therein.

Adult Swim Video

Main article: Adult Swim Video

AdultSwim. Adult Swim Video is a free Video on demand service on the Adult Swim Website that shows premiere episodes on Fridays at 6pm Eastern Time com launched a web-based video distribution service, the "Friday Night Fix", on September 16, 2005, as a way for fans to view programming when the programming block did not air. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It was originally available only on Fridays during the hours that Adult Swim normally aired on the other weeknights. On March 27, 2006, Adult Swim changed "Friday Night Fix" into the "Adult Swim Fix". Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. On March 11, 2007, it was changed again, to "Adult Swim Video". Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Adult Swim Video repeats continuously on the hour, with content ranging from older and current shows to premiere episodes from the comedy block. It is updated every Friday at approximately 6 p. m. Eastern Time, and is available only in the United States. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America

Programming

Main article: List of programs broadcast by Adult Swim

Merchandise and media offerings

Video games

Adult Swim partnered with Midway Games in 2005 to begin development on video games based on Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, The Brak Show, and Sealab 2021. This is a list of programs broadcast by Adult Swim, whether they aired in the past are currently aired or are scheduled to air in the future Midway Games ( (formerly Midway Manufacturing) is an American Video game publisher. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Aqua Teen Hunger Force (also known as ATHF) is an American Animated television series shown on Cartoon Network as part Space Ghost Coast to Coast is an animated spoof talk show The main characters of the show include Space Ghost, Zorak, Moltar, and The Brak Show was an animated series consisting of 15-minute episodes on the Cartoon Network that aired during Adult Swim. The game based on Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am, was released on November 5, 2007 for PlayStation 2. Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am is a PlayStation 2 game based on the Aqua Teen Hunger Force Cartoon series Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The game is a golf game with fighting and racing levels. A video game based on Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law has been released by Capcom for PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and Wii. Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law is a Video game developed for the Wii, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable by High Voltage For the original NASA meaning see capsule communicator. is a leading Japanese International developer The PlayStation Portable (officially abbreviated PSP) is a Handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment.

Music

Adult Swim has a partnership with independent music label Stones Throw Records. Stones Throw Records is an independent hip hop Record label based in California. Many of Adult Swim's bumpers and packaging have used music from artists such as Madlib, Oh No, and J Dilla. Madlib ( M ind A ltering D emented L essons I n B eats (born Otis Jackson Jr Oh No (born Michael Jackson) is an underground hip hop artist from Oxnard, California. James Dewitt Yancey ( February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006) better known by his stage name J Dilla or Jay Dee, was an In 2006, both Stones Throw and Adult Swim created a co-production album entitled Chrome Children. Chrome Children is a co-production between Stones Throw Records and Adult Swim.

Various electronic music is also often borrowed from artists on the label Warp Records, such as Boards of Canada, Chris Clark, Jackson and his Computer Band, and Flying Lotus. Warp Records is a pioneering independent English Record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989 notable for discovering some of the most enduring artists in Boards of Canada (BoC are a Scottish Electronic music duo consisting of brothers Michael Sandison (born June 1, 1970) and Marcus Eoin Sandison Jackson and his Computer Band is an Intelligent dance music (IDM artist consisting of Jackson Fourgeaud a Parisian composer Flying Lotus ( né Steven Ellison is an experimental hip-hop music producer, Disc jockey, and Laptop musician from Winnetka California Additionally, from the Normrex label in New York is featured music of artist Machinedrum. Travis Stewart is an electronic musician and one of the artists who helped launch Merck Records.

In mid-2003, when the block first switched to its now 5 year standing text-bump format, the bumps would often be accompanied by the instrumental music of producers like Fat Jon and J Dilla. Fat Jon the Ample Soul Physician (born Jon Marshall) is an American hip hop producer from Cincinnati Ohio and one of the four members of James Dewitt Yancey ( February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006) better known by his stage name J Dilla or Jay Dee, was an

The network was also part of an earlier studio LP with DANGERDOOM, a musical collaboration between music producer Danger Mouse and rapper MF DOOM, entitled The Mouse and the Mask. Danger Doom (officially capitalized as DANGERDOOM) is a musical collaboration between DJ and producer Danger Mouse and Rapper Brian Joseph Burton, better known by his Stage name Danger Mouse, is an American artist and producer. Daniel Dumile (duːməleɪ is a British born American hip hop artist who has taken on several Stage names in his career most famously MF The Mouse and the Mask is a collaboration Album by Danger Mouse and MF DOOM under the name DANGERDOOM, released on October

In February 2007, Adult Swim and Definitive Jux released a free, online EP entitled Definitive Swim. Definitive Jux is an independent Record label based in New York City, United States. Definitive Swim is a free Download album released in 2007 by hip hop label Definitive Jux in collaboration with Animation In 2006, Adult Swim and Chocolate Industries released Chocolate Swim as a free online download. Chocolate Swim was a joint project by Cartoon Network 's Adult Swim and Chocolate Industries. In May of the same year, Adult Swim featured a similarly-styled release called Warm & Scratchy, focusing on indie rock bands from varying labels and sub-genres. Warm & Scratchy is the latest Album released by Adult Swim (via Williams Street Records on their website in conjunction with Esurance.

In June 2008, Adult Swim began running commercials sponsored by Sonic for the free downloadable album, Worldwide Renewal Program. The album features hip hop by artists like Hollywood Holt, Kovas, and the Cool Kids, among others; and some experimental beat tracks without vocals. KOVAS (born Kovasciar Myvette, August 1 1981, Brooklyn, New York) is an American Songwriter, Record producer Cool Kids is the title of an album released on Atlantic Records in 1983 by the Hard rock band KIX. As of this writing, the album is still freely available [1].

Video on demand

In mid-2004, Adult Swim launched a video on demand channel on cable TV providers. Video on demand ( VOD) or Audio video on demand ( AVOD) systems allow users to select and watch/listen The comedy section features several episodes from various Adult Swim original series, while the action section shows anime series and movies licensed by Bandai Entertainment, Geneon, and VIZ Media, some of which never broadcasted. is a Japanese Toy making company as well as the producer of a large number of Plastic model kits Viz Media LLC, headquartered in San Francisco California, is an Anime, Manga and Japanese Entertainment company founded in 1986 The anime series s-CRY-ed initially premiered on demand before debuting on the regular block in May 2005. also known as sCRYed or Scryed, is a 26-episode Japanese Anime TV series produced by Sunrise, directed by

Select series, including Aqua Teen Hunger Force and The Venture Brothers, are also available for purchase on iTunes. Furthermore, as of November 22, 2006, some Adult Swim shows can be bought and accessed from the Xbox Live Video Marketplace. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Podcast

Adult Swim offered a video podcast on Apple's iTunes from March 21, 2006, to September 19, 2006. A podcast is a series of audio or Video digital-media files which is distributed over the Internet by syndicated Download Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics iTunes is a proprietary digital media player application introduced by Apple Inc Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The podcasts featured behind-the-scenes segments of shows and exclusive content; such as an interview with Saved by the Bell's Dennis Haskins and a look at Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha's Metalocalypse. Saved by the Bell is an American sitcom that originally aired between 1989 and 1993 Dennis Haskins (born November 18[[ 950]] is an American Actor known for his role as principal Richard Belding in the teen Brendon Small (born February 15, 1975 in Springfield, Illinois) is an American stand-up comedian, actor composer and Tommy Blacha (born August 25, 1962) is an Emmy -nominated American comedy writer working for shows such as Da Ali G Show and Late Night Metalocalypse is an American Animated television series on Adult Swim created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha. The podcast reached number two in iTunes' ranking of most downloaded podcasts.

Website

Adult Swim maintains a web site with news about new shows, clips, and games. The website has an active message board known as the [ASMB]. Williams Street Studios staff frequents the board to answer viewer questions and address comments about Adult Swim programming. Williams Street (previously known as Ghost Planet Industries after Space Ghost 's home base studio from 1994 to 1999 is a division of Cartoon Network, which Posts made by fans may be aired during the block.

International

Adult Swim has been actively expanding its reach across the world since 2005. New Zealand, Australia, and Latin American air the block on the Cartoon Network, just like in the United States. However, some international Cartoon Networks do not desire Adult Swim to air on their 24-hour children's network; and the block is licensed to another older-skewing network or Television regulations in there respective countries don't allow it, such as Ofcom in the UK. The Office of Communications (Y Swyddfa Gyfathrebiadau or as it is more often known Ofcom is the independent regulator and competition authority for the Communication Some networks enter into an agreement giving the rights to the entire block, including branding and all owned programming, but others such as Teletoon in Canada sign a first-right-of-refusal deal and do not choose to use the branding. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page

Adult Swim blocks outside of the United States are not obligated to remain identical in scheduling to the U. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the S. equivalent. They are permitted to acquire other programs for the block, and even create their own original programming; a move recently exercised by Adult Swim UK. Adult Swim, (usually stylized swim with its signature square Brackets, is an adult-oriented Television network sharing channel space with Cartoon

One common situation throughout the world is Adult Swim's popular program, The Boondocks, tends to get separated from the rest of the programming, ending up on another network. While it is an Adult Swim original, Sony Pictures Television owns and operates the show and distribution must be dealt through them instead of Turner Broadcasting. Sony Pictures Television Inc (SPT is an American Television production /distribution company For example, Sony's Animax owns the broadcasting rights to the show throughout Asia. See also Animax Mobile TV is a Japanese Anime Satellite television network dedicated to broadcasting anime programming

Australia and New Zealand

In Australia and New Zealand, Adult Swim was broadcast on Cartoon Network from 2002 until December 31, 2007. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The block is no longer seen on Cartoon Network, however two original Adult Swim programs, Robot Chicken and Harvey Birdman, have started to air on Comedy Channel in March 2008 under the Adult Swim banner. Robot Chicken is an Emmy -Award Winning American Stop motion animated television series created by Seth Green and Matthew Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law is a North American Animated television series comedy created by Williams Street that airs on Cartoon The Comedy Channel (promoted on air as comedy) is an Australian subscription television channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television [2], while other shows (Aqua Teen Hunger Force,Space Ghost C2C,etc) have yet to comeback,but are in mind for a return

Some series that aired on Adult Swim have been released to Region 4 DVD by Madman Entertainment, including shows that have never been shown on Australian television before, such as Metalocalypse, Moral Orel, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! and Frisky Dingo. DVD video discs may be encoded with a region code restricting the area of the world in which they can be played Madman Entertainment is an Australian company that specialises in the distribution of Japanese Anime and Manga in Australia and New Metalocalypse is an American Animated television series on Adult Swim created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha. Moral Orel is an American stop-motion animated television show currently airing on Adult Swim. Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! is an American Television series, created by and starring Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, which Frisky Dingo is an animated comedy television series from Matt Thompson and Adam Reed, co-creators of Sealab 2021. The Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters has also been quietly released to DVD[3]. Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters is an Animated film based on the Adult Swim animated series Aqua Teen Hunger Force

United Kingdom

• Launched on July 7, 2006, the UK network Bravo airs an Adult Swim block nightly, generally from midnight each night. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The UK's Bravo channel is owned by Virgin Media Television, although in other parts of the world Adult Swim is a block on Time Warner-owned Cartoon Network. Virgin Media Television (formerly two companies Flextech Television and NTL) is the content subsidiary of Virgin Media Time Warner Inc ( is the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate, headquartered in New York City. Shows that are a part of the UK's Adult Swim block are Robot Chicken, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Sealab 2021, The Brak Show, Tom Goes to the Mayor, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, The Venture Bros., Moral Orel and Metalocalypse,^[4] Non-Williams Street shows on the block include Stripperella and Kid Notorious. Robot Chicken is an Emmy -Award Winning American Stop motion animated television series created by Seth Green and Matthew Aqua Teen Hunger Force (also known as ATHF) is an American Animated television series shown on Cartoon Network as part The Brak Show was an animated series consisting of 15-minute episodes on the Cartoon Network that aired during Adult Swim. Tom Goes to the Mayor is an American Animated television series on Cartoon Network 's Adult Swim. Space Ghost Coast to Coast is an animated spoof talk show The main characters of the show include Space Ghost, Zorak, Moltar, and The Venture Bros (alternatively The Venture Brothers) is an American Animated television series airing as part of Adult Swim Moral Orel is an American stop-motion animated television show currently airing on Adult Swim. Metalocalypse is an American Animated television series on Adult Swim created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha. Stripperella was a short-lived adult-oriented American Animated television series created by Stan Lee. Kid Notorious was an animated Television series which aired for nine weeks (October-December 2003 on Comedy Central and is currently running The first "action" series was the anime Afro Samurai, which aired on May 4, 2007 alongside a new UK animated show Modern Toss. is a Japanese Dōjinshi Manga series created by Takashi Okazaki originally featured in the NOU NOU HAU dōjin magazine Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Modern Toss is a partly- animated British Comedy programme based on characters from Modern Toss, a profanity-ridden
• AdultSwim. co. uk offers free 24-hour access to full episodes of shows including Squidbillies; Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law; Tom Goes to the Mayor; Minoriteam; Stroker and Hoop; Moral Orel; 12 oz. Mouse; Perfect Hair Forever; Metalocalypse; and Frisky Dingo. Squidbillies is an Animated television series produced by Williams Street Studios for the Adult Swim programming block of Cartoon Network Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law is a North American Animated television series comedy created by Williams Street that airs on Cartoon Tom Goes to the Mayor is an American Animated television series on Cartoon Network 's Adult Swim. Minoriteam is an Animated television series on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. Stroker and Hoop (also Stroker & Hoop) is an American Flash Animated television series on Cartoon Network Moral Orel is an American stop-motion animated television show currently airing on Adult Swim. Perfect Hair Forever is an American comedy Animated television series which is and is a parody of Anime. Metalocalypse is an American Animated television series on Adult Swim created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha. Frisky Dingo is an animated comedy television series from Matt Thompson and Adam Reed, co-creators of Sealab 2021. Unlike Adult Swim on Bravo UK, the website service is owned by Time Warner. Time Warner Inc ( is the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate, headquartered in New York City.
• Adult Swim is now available on demand with BT Vision. BT Vision is a service provided in the United Kingdom supplied by BT Retail.
• Adult Swim is also available on Sky's Mobile TV service. Sky Anytime is the brand-name of a range of services from BSkyB designed to compete with Video on demand services currently offered by cable companies such as
• On 1st May 2008 AdultSwim. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. co. uk launched an online campaign at www.savetheworkers.org to promote the show, with comedian Matt Berry presenting a fake sponsorship drive to save the neglected Adult Swim workers. Matt Berry (born May 2, 1974 in Bromham Bedfordshire) is an English Actor, Writer, Comedian and Musician Focusing around three fictional characters (Joe and Laughing Jack, Mr Peterson and Little Timmy) the user is presented with their working conditions and asked to sponsor them to help them achieve a better life.

Latin America

Adult Swim airs every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in Spanish and Portuguese. Anime is not part of the lineup; it is broadcasted on the Toonami block on a Monday-Thursday basis. Toonami (a Portmanteau of the words Cartoon and Tsunami suggesting a "tidal wave" of Animated cartoons is a registered

• 20th Century Fox-produced shows, such as Futurama, Family Guy, and American Dad!, are not seen on Adult Swim, but instead aired on FOX Latin America and FX Latin America in a similarly themed block called "No Molestar!" ("Do Not Disturb!" in English, "Não Perturbe!" in Portuguese), which is seen week-nights on FOX, and Fridays on FX. Futurama is an Emmy Award -winning animated American sitcom created by Matt Groening, and developed by Groening and Family Guy is an animated American television sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane that airs on Fox and regularly on other American Dad! is a satirical American animated series produced by Underdog Productions and Fuzzy Door Productions for 20th Century FX Latin America is a Latin American version of the popular American Television network FX.
• In Chile, VTR, Chile's largest cable system, decided to censor Adult Swim, replacing it with a relatively short recording of children's cartoon episodes. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the VTR Globalcom SA is a Chilean telecommunications company It is the country's largest provider of Broadband Internet access and holds 86% of the Cable television For some time, users could pay an extra fee to watch the transmission along with VTR's "premium" channels. In April 2007, the segment was finally aired uncensored and has been airing since.
• The block airs the shows Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Harvey Birdman, The Venture Bros., Sealab 2021, Baby Blues, Undergrads, Robot Chicken, and Home Movies, among others. Aqua Teen Hunger Force (also known as ATHF) is an American Animated television series shown on Cartoon Network as part Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law is a North American Animated television series comedy created by Williams Street that airs on Cartoon The Venture Bros (alternatively The Venture Brothers) is an American Animated television series airing as part of Adult Swim Baby Blues is an American comic strip series produced by Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott since January 7, 1990. This does not cite its references or sources. You can help Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations Robot Chicken is an Emmy -Award Winning American Stop motion animated television series created by Seth Green and Matthew Home Movies is a Dialogue -driven American animated series that originally aired from 1999 to 2004. The block is seen Friday-Sunday, at 1 a. m.
• In 2007, the block lost its first two hours in the countries where it started at 11 p. m. Its encore, which ran from 3 a. m. to 5 a. m. , was also removed.
• In Argentina, as of January 2008, cable-based channel I-Sat airs an Adult Swim block from Mondays to Thursdays at 10 p. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. m. , including the shows Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Harvey Birdman, among others. Aqua Teen Hunger Force (also known as ATHF) is an American Animated television series shown on Cartoon Network as part Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law is a North American Animated television series comedy created by Williams Street that airs on Cartoon

Canada

• TELETOON's English-language service in Canada has a teen/adult oriented block called "the Detour" that airs very similar programming every night. Teletoon (stylized as TELETOON) is a Canadian Cable television specialty-channel that broadcasts Animation programming Teletoon (stylized as TELETOON) is a Canadian Cable television specialty-channel that broadcasts Animation programming Adult Swim programs that were airing on the Detour include 12 oz. Mouse; Aqua Teen Hunger Force; Family Guy; Futurama; Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law; American Dad!; Metalocalypse; Robot Chicken; Squidbillies; Stroker and Hoop; The Boondocks; The Venture Bros.; Home Movies; Tom Goes to the Mayor; and Space Ghost Coast to Coast. Aqua Teen Hunger Force (also known as ATHF) is an American Animated television series shown on Cartoon Network as part Family Guy is an animated American television sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane that airs on Fox and regularly on other Futurama is an Emmy Award -winning animated American sitcom created by Matt Groening, and developed by Groening and Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law is a North American Animated television series comedy created by Williams Street that airs on Cartoon American Dad! is a satirical American animated series produced by Underdog Productions and Fuzzy Door Productions for 20th Century Metalocalypse is an American Animated television series on Adult Swim created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha. Robot Chicken is an Emmy -Award Winning American Stop motion animated television series created by Seth Green and Matthew Squidbillies is an Animated television series produced by Williams Street Studios for the Adult Swim programming block of Cartoon Network Stroker and Hoop (also Stroker & Hoop) is an American Flash Animated television series on Cartoon Network The Boondocks is an American animated series created by Aaron McGruder for the Adult Swim programming block of Turner Broadcasting The Venture Bros (alternatively The Venture Brothers) is an American Animated television series airing as part of Adult Swim Home Movies is a Dialogue -driven American animated series that originally aired from 1999 to 2004. Tom Goes to the Mayor is an American Animated television series on Cartoon Network 's Adult Swim. Space Ghost Coast to Coast is an animated spoof talk show The main characters of the show include Space Ghost, Zorak, Moltar, and Since July 2007, seven of the fourteen Adult Swim programs airing on The Detour were canceled and replaced by Canadian-produced adult cartoon shows. Aqua Teen Hunger Force had its last airing on the Detour in August 16, 2007, with the 30-minuted "Deleted Scenes" episode. Aqua Teen Hunger Force (also known as ATHF) is an American Animated television series shown on Cartoon Network as part Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. This is an episode list for the Animated series Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
• Teletoon's French-language service in Canada also has an adult oriented block called "Le Détour sur Télétoon" that aired shows like The Boondocks,Family Guy,Home Movies and Futurama. Family Guy is an animated American television sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane that airs on Fox and regularly on other Futurama is an Emmy Award -winning animated American sitcom created by Matt Groening, and developed by Groening and
• Similarly, YTV airs some anime originally broadcast on Adult Swim in its "Bionix" block. YTV is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel aimed at Youth, available nationwide through cable Bionix is a program block on the Canadian television channel YTV.
• Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! is the only Adult Swim original not to air on Teletoon in Canada, and instead airs on The Comedy Network, owned by CTVglobemedia. Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! is an American Television series, created by and starring Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, which The Comedy Network (TCN is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel owned by CTV Television Inc
• Amp'd Mobile Canada had an Adult Swim channel which features clips from their shows. Amp'd Mobile was a mobile phone service launched in the United States in late 2005

The Philippines

• The Philippines was the only country in Asia that aired Adult Swim. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP It was later removed, but the reasons as to why are unknown.

South Africa

• Adult Swim airs daily from 23:00 to 01:00 on the go channel on the DStv network. go is a TV channel on the DStv satellite network The channel was broadcast on DStv channel 84 Digital Satellite Television (also known as DStv) is MultiChoice 's multi-channel digital satellite TV service in Africa, launched in 1995
• The programming includes Robot Chicken; The Brak Show; Aqua Teen Hunger Force; Sealab 2021; The Venture Bros.; Stroker and Hoop; and Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law. Robot Chicken is an Emmy -Award Winning American Stop motion animated television series created by Seth Green and Matthew The Brak Show was an animated series consisting of 15-minute episodes on the Cartoon Network that aired during Adult Swim. Aqua Teen Hunger Force (also known as ATHF) is an American Animated television series shown on Cartoon Network as part The Venture Bros (alternatively The Venture Brothers) is an American Animated television series airing as part of Adult Swim Stroker and Hoop (also Stroker & Hoop) is an American Flash Animated television series on Cartoon Network Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law is a North American Animated television series comedy created by Williams Street that airs on Cartoon

Spain

• Adult Swim block airs on TNT Spain on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 a. m to 4:00 a. m. The programming includes Robot Chicken, Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and Space Ghost Coast to Coast. Robot Chicken is an Emmy -Award Winning American Stop motion animated television series created by Seth Green and Matthew Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law is a North American Animated television series comedy created by Williams Street that airs on Cartoon Aqua Teen Hunger Force (also known as ATHF) is an American Animated television series shown on Cartoon Network as part Space Ghost Coast to Coast is an animated spoof talk show The main characters of the show include Space Ghost, Zorak, Moltar, and

Germany

• Adult Swim block airs every Wednesday from 8:15 pm till 9:45 pm on the German Pay TV channel Sat. 1 Comedy, which belongs to the ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG. ProSiebenSat1 Media AG is a European Media conglomerate, operating commercial television premium pay channels radio stations and related print businesses The programming includes Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Moral Orel, Robot Chicken, Stroker & Hoop and The Brak Show. Aqua Teen Hunger Force (also known as ATHF) is an American Animated television series shown on Cartoon Network as part Moral Orel is an American stop-motion animated television show currently airing on Adult Swim. Robot Chicken is an Emmy -Award Winning American Stop motion animated television series created by Seth Green and Matthew Stroker and Hoop (also Stroker & Hoop) is an American Flash Animated television series on Cartoon Network The Brak Show was an animated series consisting of 15-minute episodes on the Cartoon Network that aired during Adult Swim.

Russia

Adult Swim airs on the newly relaunched 2x2 channel. It is rebranded into the similar logo of "[эдалт свим]", a transliteration, edalt svim. The channel's coverage comprises parts of Moscow, Moscow Oblast, and Saint Petersburg. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Moscow Oblast (Моско́вская о́бласть Moskovskaya oblast) or Podmoskovye (ru Подмоско́вье Podmoskovye) is a Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River ^[5]

The programming includes 12 oz. Mouse, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Brak Show, The Oblongs, and The Venture Bros., Robot Chicken, Sealab 2021, Stroker and Hoop, Tom Goes to the Mayor, Squidbillies, Metalocalypse, Perfect Hair Forever, Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law. Aqua Teen Hunger Force (also known as ATHF) is an American Animated television series shown on Cartoon Network as part The Brak Show was an animated series consisting of 15-minute episodes on the Cartoon Network that aired during Adult Swim. The Oblongs is an American Animated television program aimed at teenagers and adults The Venture Bros (alternatively The Venture Brothers) is an American Animated television series airing as part of Adult Swim Robot Chicken is an Emmy -Award Winning American Stop motion animated television series created by Seth Green and Matthew Stroker and Hoop (also Stroker & Hoop) is an American Flash Animated television series on Cartoon Network Tom Goes to the Mayor is an American Animated television series on Cartoon Network 's Adult Swim. Squidbillies is an Animated television series produced by Williams Street Studios for the Adult Swim programming block of Cartoon Network Metalocalypse is an American Animated television series on Adult Swim created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha. Perfect Hair Forever is an American comedy Animated television series which is and is a parody of Anime. Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law is a North American Animated television series comedy created by Williams Street that airs on Cartoon

References

External links

• AdultSwim.com – Official website
• AdultSwim.co.uk – Official UK Adult Swim website
• AdultSwim.com.au – Official Australian Adult Swim website
• BRAVO.co.uk – Adult Swim – Official website of the UK Adult Swim
• AdultSwimLA.com – Official website of Adult Swim Latin America
• adult swim on Sat.1 Comedy – Website for the German adult swim block on Sat. 1 Comedy

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