List of Adult Swim programs
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. Adult Swim airs on Cartoon Network, but is classified as a separate entity for the purposes of Nielsen ratings. If all episodes carried a particular rating descriptor (D, L, S, V), that descriptor will be listed. Otherwise, a generic rating without descriptors (TV-PG, TV-14, TV-MA) will be listed as the rating. Normally, the only content descriptor a "TV-MA" show will carry is "V". The only show to have been rated TV-MA-L is The Office, while the only shows to have been rated TV-MA-S are Stroker and Hoop ("XXX Wife a.k.a. Stroke-her and Boob"), Black Dynamite ("The Pilot"), Shin Chan and Neon Genesis Evangelion ("Weaving a Story 2: Oral Stage").
Unlike other networks, when it comes to canceled shows, Adult Swim usually leaves the door open for canceled shows to come back, be it on air or in another format. This is mostly because show creators of an Adult Swim series choose to move on to a new project, and like to leave the option open to return to their former project. So even if a show is listed under the "canceled" category, thanks to their low budgets and flexible schedules, there's a chance they could return some day. For example, Space Ghost Coast to Coast has been brought back in short form on Gametap while The Brak Show, Perfect Hair Forever, and 12 Oz. Mouse had episodes made for the internet.
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[edit] Originals
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[edit] Currently airing |
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| China, IL | 2011–present | Created by Brad Neely. Premiered on October 2, 2011. A New Year's Eve special has also been announced for December 29.[1] | TV-14 |
| Mary Shelley's Frankenhole | 2010–present | A stop-motion animated series from Dino Stamatopoulos, creator of Moral Orel. The second season premiered on January 22. | TV-14 - TV-MA |
| Delocated | 2008–present | Renewed for a third season, which premiered February 2.[1] | TV-PG- TV-14 |
[edit] Greenlit/renewed |
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| Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 | 2000–present | Series was originally titled Aqua Teen Hunger Force, from 2000 until 2011.[2] Seasons 1-8 available on DVD. Renewed for a ninth season, which premieres on May 20, 2012.[3] | TV-PG- TV-MA |
| The Best of...Derrick Beckles | 2012 | Premieres July 8, 2012. 6 episodes have been greenlit.[3] | |
| Black Dynamite | 2012[4] | Pilot finished and ordered to series.[5]. Executive produced by Carl Jones. Produced and owned by Ars Nova Entertainment. The episodes will be a half-hour long and it is set to premiere in July 2012. Titmouse, Inc. will produce the series' animation. | TV-MA |
| The Boondocks | 2005–present | Season 3 ended on August 15, 2010. Seasons 1-3 available on DVD. Renewed for a fourth season, which will consist of 20 episodes.[6] | TV-14 - TV-MA |
| Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule | 2010–present | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! spin-off featuring the character Dr. Steve Brule. A second season was announced on Twitter on November 7, 2011. | TV-14- TV-MA |
| Childrens Hospital | 2010–present | A live-action parody of hospital dramas. Owned by Warner Bros Television. Premiered on July 11, 2010. Season 1 and 2 are packaged together on DVD. Renewed for a fourth season, airing June 7, 2012.[3] | TV-14 |
| Eagleheart | 2011–present | The series is produced by Conan O'Brien's production company, Conaco, and stars Chris Elliott. Renewed for a second season, which will premiere March 15, 2012.[3] | TV-14 |
| The Eric Andre Show | 2012 | Premieres June 24, 2012. 10 episodes have been greenlit.[3] | |
| Loiter Squad | 2012 | ||
| Metalocalypse | 2006–present | Renewed for a fourth season, which will air April 15, 2012.[1] Seasons 1-3 are available on DVD, season 3 is also available on Blu-ray. "The Dethalbum" and "Dethalbum II" are also available. | TV-14 - TV-MA |
| Moral Orel | 2005–2008 | Series ended in December 2008 with 43 episodes. Volume 1 available on DVD. Recently confirmed to be returning with a one-off special in the future. | TV-MA |
| NTSF:SD:SUV:: | 2011–present | Short for National Terrorism Strike Force: San Diego: Sport Utility Vehicle. Renewed for second season, to start filming early 2012. | TV-14 |
| The Oblongs | 2002–present | Originally aired on The WB, but was canceled after 13 episodes. Angus Oblong recently stated that new episodes will return to Adult Swim,[7] although Will Ferrell may not provide the voice of Bob Oblong.[8] The first 13 episodes are available on DVD. | TV-PG- TV-14 |
| Off the Air | 2011–present | Premiered on January 1, 2011 and another episode premiered May 25, 2011. Adult Swim announced that further episodes will be produced.[9] | TV-PG- TV-14 |
| Robot Chicken | 2005–present | Renewed for a sixth season consisting of 20 episodes, which will premiere April 1, 2012.[3] | TV-14 TV-MA |
| Squidbillies | 2005–present | Renewed for a seventh season, which is set to premiere in 2012. | TV-14 - TV-MA |
| Superjail! | 2007–present | The first season is available on DVD with the second season to arrive on DVD March 13, 2012.[10] Renewed for a third season of 10 episodes to air in 2012.[11] | TV-MA V |
| Tight Bros | 2012 | Created by Sam Johnson and Chris Marcil, who have worked on Beavis and Butthead and How I Met Your Mother. Ten 15 minute episodes are set to premiere in 2012.[12] | |
| The Venture Bros. | 2003–present | Seasons 1-4 available on DVD and Season 3-4 on Blu-ray. A fifth and sixth season have been greenlit. | TV-PG- TV-MA |
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| Mongo Wrestling Alliance | 2011–TBD | Created by Metalocalypse co-creator Tommy Blacha. Season 1 ended July 31, 2011, unknown if it will be renewed for a second season. | TV-MA |
| The Heart, She Holler | 2011–TBD | Premiered November 1, 2011. Unknown if it will be renewed for a second season. | TV-MA |
| Titan Maximum | 2009-TBD | Season 1 ended November 22, 2009. Currently airs on The Comedy Channel in Australia and FX in the UK. Season 1 DVD Was released on August, 10, 2010. No news about a second season has been announced. | TV-14 |
[edit] Canceled/Ended original programming |
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| 12 oz. Mouse | 2005–2006 | Ended television run in December 2006 with 20 episodes, and one webisode on Adult Swim Video. The complete series DVD now available. Not currently airing on television, but episodes are currently available online on Adult Swim Video. Returning on Monday, March 19, 2012 at 4am/3c. | TV-PG- TV-MA |
| Assy McGee | 2006–2008 | Series revolved around an anthropomorphic ass with legs that is a police detective in New York. Cancelled in 2008 after 2 seasons and 20 episodes. Not currently airing. | TV-MA |
| The Bob Clampett Show | 2001–2002 | Assortment of classic Looney Tunes cartoons, all of which were directed or produced by celebrated animator Bob Clampett (hence the title). Originally aired on Cartoon Network. Is generally believed[by whom?] to be filler material for the then-recently created time slot; however, the cartoons were left in their originally aired, unedited state (often containing material that could be found objectionable by today's sensibilities), hence its appearance on Adult Swim. | TV-PG |
| The Brak Show | 2000–2003; 2007 |
Spin-off of Space Ghost Coast to Coast, the show was unexpectedly canceled on New Year's Eve 2003, with viewers not finding out until the end of the episode. Ended in December 2003 with 29 episodes, and one webisode that aired on Adult Swim Video in 2007. Volumes 1 and 2 available on DVD. Not currently airing. | TV-PG- TV-14 |
| Cartoon Planet | 1995–1999 | A spin-off of Space Ghost Coast to Coast, aired on TBS and Cartoon Network, and is also used for filler in the 5-6 a.m. time slot. Like SGC2C, originally premiered and aired as regular Cartoon Network programming. | TV-G |
| The Drinky Crow Show | 2007–2009 | Ended on January 25, 2009 with 11 episodes. Series cancellation was confirmed in a Maakies comic.[13] Returning on Monday, March 5, 2012 at 4am/3c. | TV-MA |
| Fat Guy Stuck in Internet | 2007–2008 | Ended in August 2008 with 10 episodes.[14] Not currently airing. | TV-14 |
| Frisky Dingo | 2006–2008 | Ended March 23, 2008 with 25 episodes. Seasons 1 and 2 available on DVD. Not currently airing. | TV-14- TV-MA |
| Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil | 2005–2007 | Season 1 ended November 11, 2007. Series cancellation was confirmed on a fan page. Returning on Monday, March 5, 2012 at 4:15am/3:15c. | TV-MA |
| Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | 2000–2007 | Ended July 22, 2007 with 39 episodes. Seasons 1, 2, and 3 available on DVD. Not currently airing. | TV-PG- TV-14 |
| Home Movies | 2002–2004 | Originally aired on UPN. Adult Swim picked up the series and ordered new episodes. Ended in April 2004 with 52 episodes. Seasons 1-4 available on DVD. Not currently airing. | TV-PG- TV-14 |
| Minoriteam | 2005–2006 | Ended in July 2006 with 20 episodes. Returning on Monday, March 19, 2012 at 4:15am/3:15c. | TV-MA |
| Mission Hill | 2002 | WB canceled series with 13 episodes. Complete series available on DVD. Not currently airing. | TV-14 |
| Perfect Hair Forever | 2004–2007 | An indirect spinoff of Space Ghost Coast to Coast, 6 episodes were made for the first season and the creators weren't interested in continuing the show to a second season. A second season of 16 episodes was to premiere on Adult Swim Video in 2007, but the income made off the broadband service was not sufficient enough. A seventh episode was played during the 2007 April Fool's Day, along with the previous episodes in reverse order; the pilot episode (alone) was released on DVD as part of Adult Swim in a Box on October 27, 2009. Not currently airing. | TV-14- TV-MA |
| The Popeye Show | 2002–2005 | Assortment of classic Popeye cartoons. Used as filler material pending additional programming and shown with violence and politically incorrect humor (often depicting racial caricatures or caricatures of Adolf Hitler (the World War II cartoon "Spinach fer Britain" once aired on "The Popeye Show") | TV-G |
| The Rising Son | 2009 | Ended in 2009 with 4 episodes. Not currently airing. | TV-MA |
| Saul of the Mole Men | 2007 | Ended in 2007 with 20 episodes. Not currently airing. | TV-PG- TV-MA |
| Sealab 2021 | 2000–2005 | Adult Swim original animated program based on the 1972 Hanna-Barbera TV series Sealab 2020. Ended in April 2005 with 52 episodes. Seasons 1-4 available on DVD. Not currently airing. | TV-PG- TV-14 |
| Soul Quest Overdrive | 2011 | Spin-off of Aqua Teen Hunger Force starring David Cross, H. Jon Benjamin, and Kristen Schaal. Picked up for six episodes in 2010.[15] The first 4 episodes premiered in Adult Swim's "DVR Theater" on May 24, 2011.[16] The episode "Pilot" and another episode were never aired. Gavin McInnes, who voice Mick, the soccer ball, confirmed the series was canceled.[17] It was created by Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis. | TV MA |
| Space Ghost Coast to Coast | 1994–2004; 2006-2008 |
Originally aired on regular Cartoon Network, the show moved to Adult Swim when the block premiered in 2001. Initially ended in April 2004 with 88 episodes, but new episodes premiered on Gametap on May 30, 2006, and ended on May 31, 2008 with 104 episodes. Volumes 1-5 available on DVD. Not currently airing. | TV-Y7- TV-14 |
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars | 2009 | Computer-animated series that also airs on Cartoon Network. It aired on Adult Swim at Midnight/11c on Saturdays nights. It was removed from the Adult Swim Schedule as of 9/28/2009. Only series to simulcast on Cartoon Network and Adult Swim, without fully switching from one to the other. Not currently airing. | TV-PG |
| Stroker and Hoop | 2004–2005 | Ended in December 2005 with 13 episodes. Not currently airing. | TV-14- TV-MA |
| Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | 2007–2010 | Seasons 1-5 available on DVD. The series finale aired on May 2, 2010. However the duo produced a one hour Christmas special entitled Tim and Eric's Chrimbus Special, which premiered on December 5, 2010. The duo also plans for a movie to be released in 2011.[dated info][18] Airing at 1:15 AM every Monday to Friday | TV-14- TV-MA |
| Tom Goes to the Mayor | 2004–2006 | Creators Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim announced in Chicago that this series will be out-of-production for the foreseeable future, so that they may concentrate on their new sketch comedy series. Ended in September 2006 with 30 episodes. The Complete Series DVD was released April 3, 2007. Not currently airing. | TV-PG- TV-MA |
| Xavier: Renegade Angel | 2007–2009 | Season 2 ended April 2009. According to PFFR at the Adult Swim message boards, the show has been cancelled.[19] Seasons 1 & 2 were released on DVD on November 10, 2009.[20] Not currently airing. | TV-MA |
[edit] Syndicated
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| The Cleveland Show | 2013 | Picked up in 2010, and will start airing in 2013. | TV-14 DLSV
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[edit] Currently premiering |
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| Bleach | 2006–present | Returned on August 28, 2010. Season 13 is currently premiering Saturdays at Midnight/11c and 4am/3c. | - | ||||
| Family Guy | 2002–present | Premiered in 2002 and became the top rated program of Adult Swim. Material that has been edited or altered from FOX broadcasts often appears on Adult Swim broadcasts. Volumes 1-10 available on DVD. Airs weeknights at 11/10c and at 11:30/10:30c. New episodes air first on its home network. New episodes returned on Monday 3 October . | TV-PG- TV-14 |
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| American Dad! | 2005–present | Volumes 1- 6 available on DVD. Adult Swim episodes air on Mondays to Fridays. New episodes first air on its home network. New episodes reutrned on Friday October 7 | TV-PG- TV-14 |
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| The Gary Coleman Show | 2006 | 1980s Hanna-Barbera series. Aired on Boomerang and Cartoon Network previously. | TV-G | ||||
| Karate Kommandos | 2006 | 1980s Ruby-Spears animated series starring Chuck Norris. Aired Tuesday through Friday mornings at 5:30am/4:30c, until replaced by Mr. T. | TV-G | ||||
| Mr. T | 2006 | One episode of this series was shown as an April Fools' joke in 2006. Returned in May 2006 as filler for the 5-6 a.m. timeslot. | TV-G | ||||
| Neighbors from Hell | 2010 | A TBS series, aired only twice on June 13, 2010, for promotional reasons. | TV-14 | ||||
| Saved by the Bell | 2006 | 8 episodes shown over two weeks.[21] | TV-PG | ||||
| The Smoking Gun | 2006 | A borrowed series from sister network truTV. This was test-run for 2 weeks starting October 23. | TV-14 | ||||
| The Super Globetrotters | 2006 | 1970s Hanna-Barbera series aired on Boomerang and Cartoon Network previously; from February to April 2006. | TV-G | ||||
[edit] Finished |
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| Baby Blues | 2002–2004; 2009–present |
Canceled WB series with 13 episodes. Based on the popular comic strip. Adult Swim lost the rights to air it in 2004, then regained them, and it returned December 18, 2009. Not currently airing. | TV-PG- TV-14 |
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| The Big O | 2003–present | First season aired on Toonami in heavily edited format. The Uncut version aired on Adult Swim. Second half of the series was co-produced by Cartoon Network. The opening and ending credits were removed for unknown reasons. Second season currently airs on Saturday nights at 3am/2c. | TV-PG- TV-14 |
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| Clerks | 2008–present | Ran its entirety in 2008. Complete series available on DVD. Not currently airing. | TV-14 | ||||
| Cowboy Bebop | 2001–present | Premiered Sunday, September 2, 2001 at Midnight/11c.[22] Adult Swim's first anime series. It is aired edited for content, yet it was successful enough to be broadcast repeatedly for four years. The uncensored version, which does not site on Adult Swim, is rated TV-MA. It was rerun again in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, the first part of 2009, 2010, 2011 and now 2012. Complete collection is Currently available on DVD. It is currently being shown on Adult Swim Video. Several episodes were aired out of sequence during the show's first run due to content that was deemed not appropriate in light of the September 11th terrorist attacks in New York City.[citation needed] Airs on Saturday nights at 2:30am/1:30c. | TV-14 | ||||
| Durarara!! | 2011–present | The series premiered on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 12:30am/11:30c, with new episodes air on Saturday nights at 12:30am/11:30c and 4:30am/3:30c. | TV-14 | ||||
| FLCL | 2003–present | Premiered August 4, 2003 at Midnight/11c.[23] Adult Swim often used a bump to state that the credits for this show were never shown because they were entirely in Japanese. The irony is that this "bumper" would be shown after all the Japanese credits. Airs on Saturday nights at 2am/1c. | TV-14 | ||||
| Fullmetal Alchemist | 2004–present | Premiered Saturday, November 6, 2004 at Midnight/11c.[24] Episode 51 airs with a special disclaimer about the content of the episode. Not currently airing. | TV-PG- TV-14 |
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| Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood | 2010–present | Fullmetal Alchemist, based on the events of the manga as opposed to the separate direction the original anime went into. New episodes returned on January 8, 2011 and air on Saturdays at 1am/12c and 5am/4c. | TV-PG- TV-MA |
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| Garth Marenghi's Darkplace | 2007–present | Series ended in 2008. Not currently airing. | TV-14 | ||||
| Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex | 2004–present | Episode 10 airs with a special disclaimer about the content of the episode. Airs on Saturday nights at 3:30am/2:30c. | TV-PG- TV-14 |
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| Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG | 2005–present | The sequel to Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. Airs after Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex finishes its run. | TV-14- TV-MA |
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| God, the Devil and Bob | 2011 | NBC cancelled the series in 2000, with only 4 of the 13 episodes aired. Adult Swim aired the remaining episodes beginning on January 1, 2011 at 10/9c. The series finale aired on March 26, 2011. Complete series available on DVD.[16] Airs on Saturday nights at 9pm/8c beginning on January 21, 2012. | TV-14 | ||||
| Inuyasha | 2002–present | Premiered on Adult Swim from August 31, 2002 through October 27, 2006. Apart from Cowboy Bebop it is the last anime on the network from the pre 2003 era. Reruns air on Sundays at 5:30am/4:30c. | TV-PG- TV-14 |
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| Kekkaishi | 2010–present | First premiered May 29, 2010 at 12:30am/11:30c. Ended on May 28, 2011. Reruns air on Saturdays at 1:30am/12:30c. | TV-PG- TV-14 |
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| King of the Hill | 2009–present | Final episode aired May 21, 2010. Seasons 1-6 available on DVD. Reruns air Monday-Saturday at 9/8c. | TV-PG- TV-14 |
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| Look Around You | 2009–present | Not currently airing. | TV-PG | ||||
| The Mighty Boosh | 2009–present | Ran in its entirety in 2009. Not currently airing. | TV-14 | ||||
| The Office | 2009–2011 | The original British sitcom that spawned several worldwide adaptations. Picked up all twelve episodes, along with both Christmas specials.[16][26] Not currently airing. | TV-MA | ||||
[edit] Expired |
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| Astro Boy | 2007–2008 | Black and white Astro Boy series from the 1960s. Only the first 52 episodes aired. | TV-PG | ||||
| The Big O (season 1) | 1999–2003 | Season 2, co-produced by Cartoon Network, continues to air in reruns. | TV-PG- TV-14 |
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| Blood+ | 2007–2010 | Based on the movie Blood: The Last Vampire and the books that followed. First run aired from March 11, 2007 to March 23, 2008. Its second run did not finish and the show was pulled off the lineup on December 14, 2009. The airing rights to this series expired in early 2010, along with those of Death Note which had completed its third run.[27] | TV-14- TV-MA |
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| Blue Gender | 2003–2004 | Premiered August 4, 2003 at 12:30am/11:30c [28] This series is now syndicated to CoLours TV. Edited for content. Aired on FUNimation Channel. | TV-14 | ||||
| Case Closed | 2004–2005 | Ended after 50 episodes due to low ratings.[29] Aired on FUNimation Channel. Up to episode 123 (Japanese Number)/130 (English number) has been released on DVD. | TV-PG- TV-14 |
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| Code Geass | 2008–2010 | Finished its 25-episode run on October 25, 2008. The sequel series, R2, began the following week. The rights expired on April 23, 2010. | TV-14- TV-MA |
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| Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 | 2008–2010 | Finished its 25-episode run on June 6, 2009. The rights expired on April 23, 2010. | TV-14- TV-MA |
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| Dance in the Vampire Bund | Adult Swim had previously licensed the show, but controversy over the edited version caused them to give the TV rights back to FUNimation, who played it on FUNimation Channel soon after. | ||||||
| Death Note | 2007–2010 | Episode 37 aired on July 6, 2008, ending the first run of the series. A second run began later that year. Some time during this run the series aired two episodes back-to-back on Saturdays, which was increased to four episodes toward the end of the third run, so that it could be completed before the airing rights were lost. At the end of the series' third full run, it was pulled from the schedule, with Episode 37 (the final one of the series) being the last episode shown. Shortly thereafter, in early 2010, the airing rights to this series expired, along with those of Blood+. Only episode 37 is rated TV-MA.[30] | TV-14- TV-MA |
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| Eureka Seven | 2006–2008 | 26 episodes and up aired with a special disclaimer about the content of the show.[citation needed] The airing rights expired right after its final rerun in 2008. | TV-PG- TV-MA |
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| Futurama | 2002–2007 | FOX previously-canceled series which, like Family Guy, made a comeback. Syndication was purchased by Comedy Central in 2005; Adult Swim's rights to the show expired at the end of 2007; Comedy Central began broadcasting it on January 2, 2008. New episodes are now being aired on Comedy Central as of June 24, 2010. | TV-PG- TV-14 |
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| Gigantor | 2005–2006 | Generally believed[by whom?] to be used as filler material for the 5-6 am EST time slot. | TV-PG | ||||
| Kikaider | 2003–2004 | Recap episode 8 did not air. | TV-PG- TV-14 |
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| Lupin the 3rd | 2003–2006 | Also known as Shin Lupin III, it is the second Lupin series. Adult Swim aired 26 episodes; more are available on DVD. Episode 3 went unaired at Geneon's request due to Nazi references, despite a preview's inclusion at the end of the preceding episode.[31] Currently, Adult Swim only holds the airing rights for a few of the aforementioned 26 episodes, and has not aired the show at all since 2009. | TV-PG- TV-14 |
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| Mobile Suit Gundam | 2002 | Same version aired on Toonami in 2001 but was pulled due to the September 11 terrorist attacks. Adult swim picked up the series in 2002, but it was withdrawn due to low ratings. | TV-PG | ||||
| Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket | 2002 | Same version aired on Toonami Midnight Run in 2001. | TV-PG | ||||
| Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory | 2002 | Only Gundam series that aired edited on Cartoon Network, but not on its Toonami block. | TV-PG | ||||
| Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit | 2008–2011 | Premiered Saturday, August 23, 2008 at 1:30am/12:30c.[32] | TV-PG | ||||
| Neon Genesis Evangelion | 2005–2007[33] | Premiered October 20, 2005 at 12:30am/11:30c. First two episodes aired on Toonami in heavily edited form during Giant Robot Week. Entire series was eventually shown on Adult Swim with little editing. | TV-PG- TV-MA |
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| Outlaw Star | 2002 | Originally aired on Toonami in edited form (episode 23 did not air due to sexual content and suggestive themes). Same version later aired on Adult Swim. | TV-PG | ||||
| Paranoia Agent | 2005–2008 | Began airing on Adult Swim on May 28, 2005,[34] followed by an encore airing that began on June 6, 2006. The rights to this series expired July 4, 2008. | TV-14 | ||||
| Pee Wee's Playhouse | 2006 | 1980s TV series starring Pee-wee Herman, played by Paul Reubens. Aired on weeknights as an homage to 1980s television, Monday through Thursday, with two full runs being shown before it was pulled from the schedule. The rights to this series expired in March 2008. | TV-PG | ||||
| Pilot Candidate | 2002 | Originally planned for Toonami. | TV-Y7- TV-PG |
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| Reign: The Conqueror | 2003–2004 | Has since been bought by Showtime Beyond. | TV-14 | ||||
| The Ripping Friends | 2002–2003 | Former Fox series. | TV-14 | ||||
| The PJs | 2008–2010 | Started airing in December 2008. Now airs on TV One. The rights expired on June 18, 2010. | TV-PG- TV-14 |
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| Samurai Champloo | 2005–2008 | Aired on Saturday nights and later moved to Wednesday nights in 2006 where it finished its run. While airing on Adult Swim, the series was edited for content. The rights to this series expired September 18, 2008. | TV-14 | ||||
| s-CRY-ed | 2005–2007 | Was featured on Adult Swim on Demand before appearing on the network.[citation needed] | TV-PG | ||||
| Shin-chan | 2006–2009 | An American redubbing of the original Japanese cartoon, produced by FUNimation, with dialog and episode content rewritten for comedic effect. First shown in 2006 as a short series of 6 episodes, the show was overwhelmingly well-received by viewers[citation needed] and picked up for a full season approximately one year later. 52 total episodes were aired. The rights to this series expired August 1, 2009. Although it received good ratings, Adult Swim did not attempt to keep or regain its airing rights. More episodes have been dubbed by FUNimation for a straight to DVD release. The series is currently available on DVD. | TV-14- TV-MA |
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| The Super Milk-Chan Show | 2004–2005 | A Japanese import. Ran for 12 episodes, and a series of shorts were compiled into 3 half hours. With the exception of Crayon Shin-chan, it is the only "true" anime series to be considered a "comedy" (as opposed to "action" where most anime is listed) on Adult Swim programming. | TV-MA | ||||
| Tenchi Muyo! | 2002 | Originally aired as part of Toonami. Repurposed on Adult Swim | TV-PG | ||||
| Trigun | 2003–2007 | Premiered in America on March 31, 2003 at Midnight/11c,[35] it gained a substantial fan base becoming a very popular show on Adult Swim. The rights to this series expired in the summer of 2007. | TV-PG- TV-14 |
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| Trinity Blood | 2006–2008 | Premiered on Adult Swim on September 9, 2006 at Midnight/11c.[36] The rights to this series expired in the fall of 2008. | TV-14- TV-MA |
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| Voltron | 2006–2007 | Aired on Toonami from March 1997-October 1998. The same version was aired on Adult Swim. | TV-PG | ||||
| Witch Hunter Robin | 2004–2005 | Premiered on February 16, 2004.[37] | TV-PG | ||||
| Wolf's Rain | 2004–2005 | Premiered Saturday, April 24, 2004 at 11/10c [38] Episodes 1-14 and 19-26 aired, along with the last four OVAs; episodes 15-18, which served almost entirely as recaps of episodes 1-14, were skipped. | TV-14 | ||||
| YuYu Hakusho | 2002–2003 | Premiered Saturday, February 23, 2002 at 11/10c.[39] Originally aired on Adult Swim uncut until March 2003, when it was moved to Toonami in a heavily cut format. | TV-PG- TV-14 |
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[edit] Pilots
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| The Dummiez | TBA | Created by Nick Cannon.[40] | |
| Regal Productions | TBA | Live-action series by Bob Odenkirk, The series is set in a strip-mall studio that specializes in low-budget productions of commercials and infomercials, Internet ads, wedding videos, and even the odd feature film.[40][41] | |
| Rolling with Dad | TBA | Animated half-hour sitcom pilot created by Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg.[40] Bento Box Entertainment is producing the pilot. | |
| Untitled Project | TBA | Untitled project involving Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland.[40] | |
| Untitled Project | TBA | Untitled project involving Major Lazer.[40] | |
| Loiter Squad | 2012 | Live-action series involving Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All. The series will be a combination of skits, man on the street segments, pranks and music made by the group.[40][42] | |
[edit] Pilots of unknown status |
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| Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge | 2010 | The pilot was released on Adult Swim in a Box on October 27, 2009. It aired on March, 29, 2010 as the winner of Burger King's pilot popularity poll. Staring Neko Case and mc chris and co created by Dave Willis. A bump jokingly said it would be made into a Katy Perry music video, referring to the similarities between the show and her video for California Gurls. | TV-MA |
| Duckworth | 2011 | Live action pilot created by Dave Willis and Matt Harrigan (co-creator of Assy McGee and Perfect Hair Forever) starring Matt Berry, Dana Snyder, Jason Mantzoukas, and Bill Raymond.[43] Pilot aired in Adult Swim's "DVR theater" on January 18, 2011.[44] It is currently unknown if it will be picked up for a full series. | TV-14 |
| Totally for Teens | 2011 | Pilot from Derrick Beckles (TV Carnage, Street Carnage), Vernon Chatman (PFFR, Wonder Showzen, Xavier: Renegade Angel), and Ari Fishman from The Daily Show.[45] Pilot aired in Adult Swim's "DVR theater" on January 20, 2011, and was released on DVD as part of "Adult Swim in a Box" on October 27, 2009. | TV-MA |
| Southies | 2011 | Animated comedy about a family in South Boston. Created by Carl Adams who worked on Dr. Katz, Home Movies, and Assy McGee. Pilot aired in Adult Swim's "DVR theater" on January 19, 2011.[44] It is currently unknown if it will be picked up for a full series. | TV-MA |
| Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell | 2011 | Created by Dave Willis and Casper Kelly. Stealth premiered on January 21, 2011 at 4:15am/3:15c.[44] | TV-MA |
[edit] Failed pilots |
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| Captain Sturdy: The Originals | 2003 | Sequel/rework to a pilot originally geared to kids. | |
| That Crook'd 'Sipp | 2007 | Created by Jacob Escobedo and Nick Weidenfeld. Pilot aired on May 13, 2007. Show idea was scrapped and later produced into the hour-long special Freaknik: The Musical, which first aired on March 7, 2010. | TV-MA |
| The Finkel Files | 2002 | Aired in 2002. | |
| The Groovenians | 2002 | Its second broadcast attempt was made on Fridays block. | |
| Korgoth of Barbaria | 2006 | Created by storyboard artist Aaron Springer. Executive produced by Genndy Tartakovsky. Premiered on Sunday, June 4, 2006 at 10:30/9:30c and was highly acclaimed. Two more storyboards were ordered, but the series was not greenlit due to financial reasons.[46] The pilot was released on DVD, as part of Adult Swim in a Box on October 27, 2009. | TV-MA |
| Let's Fish | 2007 | Created by Mark Rivers. Starring Scott Adsit and Brendon Small. | TV-MA |
| The Lewis Lectures | 2002 | Created by Merrill Markoe. Starred Jack Black as a Tony Robbins-esque dog. | |
| Lowe Country | Unaired | Reality Show starring George Lowe. The pilot never aired on television but premiered on Adult Swim Video in 2007. An altered version of this pilot entitled Earth Ghost aired on April 1, 2011, as part of Adult Swim's annual April Fools Day joke. Earth Ghost featured George Lowe replaced with a CGI version of himself in a Space Ghost costume. | |
| Neon Knome | Unaired | Animated pilot by Ben Jones who did most of the work including voices. It was retooled into the Cartoon Network series The Problem Solverz. | TV-14 |
| The New Big Ball with Neil Hamburger | Unaired | Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim project starring Neil Hamburger. Described as a mixture of a "Japanese bizarre game show and ‘The Price Is Right."[40] The pilot was finished, but Adult Swim rejected the pilot after being unsatisfied with the final product. | |
| Paid Programming | 2009 | The pilot aired as a "special" unannounced stealth presentation on November 3, 2009 at 4:30 am (ET), then re-aired every Tuesday-Thursday until December 4, 2009. The cancellation of Paid Programming was confirmed when creator, Jon Benjamin, called it an "abject failure".[47] | TV-MA |
| Saddle Rash | 2002 | Created by Loren Bouchard, co-creator of Home Movies. | TV-PG |
| Snake 'n' Bacon | 2009 | The pilot first aired May 10, 2009. Although it was originally rejected further episodes, it was entered in a Burger King popularity contest to be aired in March and then re-evaluated for a series run, but was not successful. | TV-PG |
| Spacecataz | Unaired | A failed spinoff of Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Although, there is a pilot of this broken into parts in cold openings of the ATHF Season 3 episodes. The pilot was released as a special feature on the Aqua Teen Hunger Force Volume Four DVD, on December 6, 2005. | |
| Stiff | 2007 | Live-action special from Matt Maiellaro of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Perfect Hair Forever and 12 oz. Mouse. It aired on Adult Swim on Halloween, 2007. | TV-MA |
| Welcome to Eltingville | 2002 | Adapted from the Eisner Award winning comic book Dork! by Evan Dorkin. The pilot was released on DVD, as part of Adult Swim in a Box on October 27, 2009. | TV-14 |
| The Xtacles | 2008 | The first 2 episodes aired November 9, 2008 at Midnight/11c. Although no further episodes were ever produced, an animated short bridging the gap between the show and Frisky Dingo was released on DVD, as a special feature on the season two DVD of Frisky Dingo on January 6, 2009 | TV-MA |
| Yappy Broads | Unaired | Live action pilot spoofing women's talk programs featuring Tommy Blacha, Dino Stamatopoulos, and Earthquake. Created by Madeleine Smithberg. Produced by Mad Cow Productions. | TV-MA |
[edit] Specials
| Show | Year(s) | Description | Rating |
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| A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith | 2002 | Originally aired on Cartoon Network in 1999, this was a homage to Yogi Bear/Ranger Smith and an original animation by Spumco. | TV-PG |
| Anime Talk Show | 2004 | This featured Space Ghost interviewing Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Sharko from Sealab 2021, and Early Cuyler from Squidbillies. It was meant as a response to the pilot episode of Perfect Hair Forever, which unexpectedly preempted the Squidbillies pilot. This special can be seen at AdultSwim.com. | TV-PG |
| Boo Boo Runs Wild | 2002 | Originally aired on Cartoon Network in 1999, this was a homage to Yogi Bear/Ranger Smith and an original animation by Spumco. The same short was aired on Sundays, week after week, for two months in January and February 2006. | TV-PG-LV |
| Christmas in December | 2009– present |
A Christmas infomercial parody, featuring a compilation of mini infomercials marketing some merchandise in their shop. Updated versions premiere each December. | TV-14 |
| Earth Ghost | 2011 | 15 minute special that premiered as a part as Adult Swim's annual April Fools Day joke. It was an updated version of the Lowe Country pilot that was shown on Adult Swim Video in May 2007 with George Lowe replaced by a poorly CGI'd Space Ghost along with all of the people that he interacted with also replaced with bad CGI'd versions of themselves. | TV-PG |
| Freaknik: The Musical | 2010 | 60-minute special starring T-Pain, Rick Ross, Lil' Wayne, Andy Samberg, and numerous other special guests. This was originally planned as a series titled That Crook'd 'Sipp, but the series plan was scrapped and changed into an hour-long special, which first aired March 7, 2010. | TV-MA |
| Night of the Living Doo | 2002 | A short written by Casper Kelly and Jeff Olson. | |
| Scott Pilgrim vs. The Animation | 2010 | A 3 minute long short based on the comic, Scott Pilgrim. Aired on August 12, 2010 to promote Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, and is currently available on Adult Swim Video.[48] | TV-14 |
| The Jetsons: Father & Son Day | 2002 | Flash animated short made by Spumco based on The Jetsons. | |
| The Jetsons: The Best Son | 2002 | Flash animated short made by Spumco based on The Jetsons. | |
| Young Person's Guide to History | 2008 | A two-part special from the creators of Saul of the Mole Men, Part One aired on October 27, 2008 and Part two aired a week later on November 3, 2008. | TV-MA |
[edit] Stand alone shorts / Specials |
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| Billy's Balloon | 2005 | Animated short by Don Hertzfeldt. | TV-PG |
| Kakurenbo: Hide and Seek | 2005 | Japanese animated short centering around demonic themes; was aired on Halloween 2005. | TV-14 |
| Penguins Behind Bars | 2003 | Canadian-made short acquired and aired only once. | |