Adult Swim

Adult Swim
Adult Swim
Country	United States
Broadcast area	Nationwide
Network	Cartoon Network; (Mondays-Fridays: 9 p.m. – 6 a.m.); (Saturdays-Sundays: 10 p.m. - 6 a.m.) ET/PT);
Headquarters	1065 Williams Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.;
Programming
Language(s)	English; Spanish (with SAP);
Picture format	1080i HDTV; (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for SDTVs)
Ownership
Owner	The Cartoon Network, Inc.; (Comcast)
Sister channels	List Cartoon Network; Boomerang; HBO; ;
History
Launched	September 2, 2001; 23 years ago
Links
Webcast	Live Simulcast (Available nightly during block's duration as listed above; U.S. pay-TV subscribers only)
Website	www.adultswim.com
Availability ; (nighttime programming block of Cartoon Network)
Cable
Available on most cable providers	Consult local listings
Satellite
Dish Network	Channel 176 (East); Channel 177 (West)
DirecTV	Channel 296 (East); Channel 297 (West); Channel 1886 (VOD)
C band	AMC-11 – Channel 18 (4DTV Digital); AMC-18 – Channel 20 (H2H 4DTV);
IPTV
CenturyLink Prism	Channel 325 (East; SD); Channel 326 (West; SD); Channel 1326 (East HD); Channel 1327 (West HD); Channel 3054 (Spanish feed; SD);
Google Fiber	Channel 351
Verizon FiOS	Channel 257 (SD); Channel 757 (HD); Channel 1726 (SD) (Spanish feed);
Peacock	Channel 325 (East; SD); Channel 326 (West; SD); Channel 1325 (East HD); Channel 1326 (West HD);
Streaming media
	YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku

Adult Swim (stylized as [adult swim] since 2003 and is also shortened to [as]) is an American adult-oriented nighttime programming block on the basic cable network Cartoon Network that is programmed by its in-house production studio, Williams Street. Marketed as a separate network for ratings purposes, Adult Swim broadcasts from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. (Mondays-Fridays) and from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. (Saturdays-Sundays) ET/PT.

Debuting on March 2, 2001, Adult Swim serves as the nighttime identity of Cartoon Network, and it was established as alternative programming during late night hours when Cartoon Network's primary target audience would normally be sleeping. By 2005, Adult Swim would be granted its own separate Nielsen ratings report from Cartoon Network due to it targeting a different audience. The block features stylistically varied animated and live-action shows, including original programming, syndicated series, anime, original video animations, and short films with generally minimal or no editing for content.

Adult Swim has frequently aired adult animation features, mockumentaries, sketch comedy, and pilots. The block's shows are known for their sexual themes, frank sexual discussion, nudity, strong language, and graphic violence. Many of its programs are aesthetically experimental, transgressive, improvised, and surrealist in nature. Adult Swim has contracted with various studios known for their productions in absurd and shock comedy.^[1]

References

↑ "Thinking small". Channelweb.co.uk. November 4, 2011. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2017.

[1] "Thinking small". Channelweb.co.uk. November 4, 2011. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2017.

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