Adult Swim (Australian TV programming block)

Adult Swim in Australia was an adult-oriented free-to-air television block that was aired Saturday and Sunday nights on 9Go!. It was originally a separate network that shared channel space with Cartoon Network Australia, starting 1 January 2007. Some Adult Swim shows have also aired on SBS Viceland, and in October 2013 full episodes and short clips were made available on their website. Shortly after it they soon started to sell their DVDs on the website.

Adult Swim
CountryAustralia
Broadcast areaAustralia
New Zealand (formerly)
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format576i (SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerTurner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific and Madman Entertainment
History
Launched2005, 2016 (relaunch) on 9Go!
ClosedNovember 2019

In late 2017 Madman Entertainment started streaming Adult Swim on their anime streaming website Animelab.

History

Adult Swim was first started on Cartoon Network Australia before it was taken down late 2007 without any reasoning behind it. The block is no longer shown on Cartoon Network, but the comedy shows are now airing on The Comedy Channel on 11 March 2008. The block returned with Robot Chicken and Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, in March 2008, with Aqua Teen Hunger Force joining the programming on 1 July.[1] The Boondocks also airs on the same channel although it is not under the Adult Swim banner and instead airs separately. Moral Orel has premiered on Australian television.[2] Titan Maximum also premiered on 6 January 2010.[3] Frisky Dingo has joined the Comedy Channel's "Animania" line-up as of 21 July 2010. Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job premiered on 26 January 2011 along with Childrens Hospital which unlike the American broadcast, aired completely uncensored with profanity intact.

Most of the anime series have not returned to television; however, an anime block on the Australian Sci-Fi Channel, Animax, aired shows previously aired on both Adult Swim USA and Australia. The block featured Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Bleach, Air Gear, Inuyasha, Cowboy Bebop, and Blood+. The block ceased operations in 2016.

The new incarnation also premiered a lot of other Adult Swim shows including Moral Orel, Titan Maximum, Robot Chicken: Star Wars, Frisky Dingo, Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job and Childrens Hospital (airing uncensored with profanity intact), along with the latest additions but aired at a different time, Metalocalypse and The Venture Bros, the latter making it the third show with Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Harvey Birdman to have been aired on both the old and the new block.

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, Minoriteam, 12 oz. Mouse, Xavier Renegade Angel. The Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters has also been quietly released to DVD.[4]

In October 2013, Turner Broadcasting in partnership with MCM Media and Movideo launched a video on demand service Adult Swim Australia. The initial offering includes a library of 1500 Adult Swim videos including full episodes and short clips.

In June 2016, Nine Network and Turner Broadcasting System signed a 2-year deal to broadcast Adult Swim programs on 9Go! every Saturday and Sunday night. Starting 1 September 2016, Rick and Morty aired on Thursday nights.[5] Adult Swim currently airs their own Fish Center.

Despite starting off it broadcasting in both Australia and New Zealand, Adult Swim does not currently air in New Zealand.

In 2018 Adult Swim Australia started up an Instagram page promoting and posting videos of their content.

In 2019, Adult Swim is no longer broadcast on 9Go!.

App

In 2013 it was announced that the Adult Swim Australia app was to be released, made by MCM Media, for Apple iOS and Android. Two years later it was disabled with no reason behind it.

In late 2017 Madman Entertainment started streaming classic Adult Swim shows on their app starting with a big announcement and big promotion on their YouTube account.

Programming

See also

References
  1. "Adult Swim - The Comedy Channel". Web.archive.org. 23 July 2008. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  2. "Moral Orel". The Comedy Channel. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
  3. "Titan Maximum". The Comedy Channel. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  4. "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters DVD". Burn.com.au. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  5. "Adult Swim Is Coming To 9GO! And Yes, They're Bringing 'Rick And Morty'". Pedestrian.tv. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
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