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Adult Swim is the name for the adult-oriented television programming block on Cartoon Network, which premiered on September 2, 2001. Originally a Sunday-only block (that also reran on Thursdays), Adult Swim airs Saturday through Thursday nights at 11 PM (E/P) with an encore airing at 2 AM. The block, programmed by Williams Street Productions, the folks that created Toonami and Miguzi, plays American animated comedy series and shorts geared towards adults and a wide variety of Japanese anime series and films, all intended for mature (or immature) audiences.All times (and music, as they joke) are (E/P).
As of Saturday, November 6, 2004, the Saturday Adult Swim programming schedule is as follows:
- 11:00/2:00 - Futurama
- 11:30/2:30 - The Venture Bros.
- 12:00/3:00 - Fullmetal Alchemist
- 12:30/3:30 -
- 1:00/4:00 - InuYashaInuYasha ( Japanese: , inu "dog" + yasha "demon" from Japanese yasha derived from masculine Sanskrit yaksha is a long-running manga and anime series by Rumiko Takahashi (creator of Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Ranma ½, and others). The full title is Sen
- 1:30/4:30 - Cowboy BebopCowboy Bebop ( Jp. but most often written in English, even in Japan) is a 26-episode Japanese anime TV series by Shinichiro Watanabe that initially ran starting in 1998. The show was quite popular in Japan and has also been widely popular in the United St
As of SundaySunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. It gets its name from Sunne, the Saxon Sun god, or Sunna the Scandinavian Sun goddess. Sunday is sometimes held to be the last day of the week (especially in modern Europe and South America), and, November 14November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining. Events 1800-1899 1851 Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick is published in the U. by Harper & Brothers, New York after it was first published on, 2004, the Sunday Adult Swim programming schedule is as follows:
- 11:00/2:00 - Family GuyFamily Guy is an animated television series set in the fictional town of Quahog (pronounced "CO-hog"), Rhode Island. The show was created by Seth MacFarlane and features many of his voices as well as those of others, including actresses Jennifer Tilly and
- 11:30/2:30 - Tom Goes to the Mayor
- 11:45/2:45 - Sealab 2021Sealab 2021 is a comic animated series that plays on Cartoon Network during the Adult Swim segment of their programming. It currently airs Sundays at 11:45 PM e/p and Monday through Thursday at 12:00 and 12:15 AM e/p. Each episode is 15 minutes long, incl
- 12:00/3:00 - Aqua Teen Hunger ForceAqua Teen Hunger Force is an American animated comedy shown on Cartoon Network as part of its Adult Swim late-night programming block. The series features three anthropomorphic fast food items — the Aqua Teen Hunger Force or Aqua Teens — whose stated purp
- 12:15/3:15 - Harvey Birdman, Attorney At LawHarvey Birdman, Attorney At Law is a comedic television animated series that airs on Cartoon Network during its Adult Swim late night programming block. Each episode is twelve minutes long and like Cartoon Network's Space Ghost: Coast to Coast the show fe
- 12:30/3:30 - The Super Milk-Chan Show
- 1:00/4:00 - The Oblongs
- 1:30/4:30 - Home Movies
As of Monday, November 8, 2004, the programming schedule for Adult Swim on Monday through Wednesday is as follows:
- 11:00/2:00 - Futurama
- 11:30/2:30 - Family Guy
- 12:00/3:00 - The Venture Bros.
- 12:30/3:30 - InuYasha
- 1:00/4:00 - Wolf's Rain
- 1:30/4:30 - Witch Hunter Robin
Starting the week of November 8, 2004, Adult Swim on Thursdays will rerun shows at 12 AM that premiered on the Saturday and Sunday action and comedy blocks.
Shows that have appeared on Adult Swim in the past (and shows that will appear in the immediate future) include:
It is also worth noting that despite lukewarm success in Japan, the series Big O was given a second season due entirely to popularity in the U.S.A. and Cartoon Network funding (although its creation and direction were still left to the Japanese creators). Currently, head writer Konaka has shown interest in resolving the cliffhanger, but Cartoon Network has apparently opted out of more episodes in order to pursue new comedy shows.
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