Adult Swim (Australian TV programming block)

Adult Swim was an Australian adult-oriented free-to-air television block that was last aired from Saturday and Sunday nights on 9Go!. It was originally a separate network that shared channel space with Cartoon Network, starting in 2003^[1] until 31 December 2007.

Adult Swim

Country	Australia
Broadcast area	Australia New Zealand (formerly)
Headquarters	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Programming
Language(s)	English
Picture format	576i (SDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific Madman Entertainment
History
Launched	December 2005 1 September 2016 (relaunch) on 9Go!
Closed	November 2019

History

Adult Swim was first broadcast on Cartoon Network Australia in December 2005 before it was taken down on 31 December 2007. The block is no longer shown on Cartoon Network, however comedy shows are now airing on The Comedy Channel on 11 March 2008.^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[4] Titan Maximum also premiered on 6 January 2010.^[5] Frisky Dingo 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.^{[citation needed]}

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, Assy McGee, Xavier Renegade Angel. The Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters has also been quietly released to DVD.^[6]

Some Adult Swim shows have also aired on SBS 2, and in October 2013 full episodes and short clips were made available on their website. Shortly after, they started to sell their DVDs on the website.

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 September 1, 2016, Rick and Morty aired on Thursday nights.^[7] Adult Swim aired their own Fish Center.

From late 2017 until 2018 Madman Entertainment started streaming Adult Swim on their anime streaming website Animelab.

Despite starting off it broadcasting in both Australia and New Zealand, Adult Swim does not currently air in New Zealand.^[8]

In August 2017, Adult Swim Australia created an Instagram page promoting and posting videos of their content.^[9]

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

In May 2022, Stan started streaming Adult Swim shows.

Programming

Live Action

• Big Unhappy Family
• Bloodfeast
• Childrens Hospital
• Delocated
• Fish Center
• Hot Package
• Karaoke Dokie
• Quarantine Valentine
• Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
• The Heart, She Holler

Animated

• Aqua Teen Hunger Force
• China, IL
• Eagleheart
• Frisky Dingo
• Home Movies
• Metalocalypse
• Mike Tyson Mysteries
• Mission Hill
• Rick and Morty
• Moral Orel
• Mr. Pickles
• Squidbillies
• Mary Shelley's Frankenhole
• Robot Chicken
• The Brak Show
• Sealab 2021
• Space Ghost Coast to Coast
• Stroker & Hoop
• Tom Goes to the Mayor

Anime

• Air Gear
• Black Cat
• Bleach
• Blood+
• Cowboy Bebop
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
• Initial D
• Gundam Seed
• Inuyasha
• Sorcerous Stabber Orphen (1998 series)
• Trigun
• Fullmetal Alchemist
• Tokyo Underground

See also

• Adult Swim (United States)
• Adult Swim (Canadian TV channel)
• Adult Swim (British and Irish TV programming block)

References

1. "Cartoon Network AU Schedule". 9 August 2002. Archived from the original on 9 August 2002. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
2. "Robot Chicken - The Comedy Channel". 25 March 2008. Archived from the original on 25 March 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
3. "Adult Swim - The Comedy Channel". 23 July 2008. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
4. "Moral Orel". The Comedy Channel. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
5. "Titan Maximum". The Comedy Channel. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
6. "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters DVD". Burn.com.au. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
7. "Adult Swim Is Coming To 9GO! And Yes, They're Bringing 'Rick And Morty'". Pedestrian.tv. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
8. Mack, Chris (15 June 2023). "How to Watch Adult Swim in New Zealand in 2023". Streaming Rant. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
9. "[adult swim] australia (@adultswimaustralia)". Instagram. Retrieved 2 July 2023.