Adult Swim

Adult Swim (Australia)
Launched	11 March 2008
Network	Cartoon Network (Australia) (2004-2007) The Comedy Channel (2008-present)
Owned by	Foxtel (2008-present)
Picture format	576i (SDTV)
Slogan	"A Place for Adults"
Country	Australia
Language	English
Sister channel(s)	111 Hits History W Fox8 Fox Classics Foxtel On Demand Foxtel 3D CI Bio.
Availability
Satellite
Foxtel	Channel 112
Austar	Channel 112
Cable
Foxtel	Channel 112
Optus TV	Channel 112

Adult Swim (often stylized as [adult swim] or [as]) is an adult-oriented cable television network that shares Channel With The Comedy Channel on 1 January 2008.

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.^{[citation needed]} 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 shows have not returned to television; however, a new anime block on the Australian Sci-Fi Channel, Animax, airs shows previously aired on both Adult Swim USA and Australia. The block features Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Bleach, Air Gear, InuYasha, Cowboy Bebop, and Blood+.^{[citation needed]}

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 and Superjail. The Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters has also been quietly released to DVD.^[4]

Adult Swim does not currently air in New Zealand.

Programming

Current Shows

• Aqua Teen Hunger Force
• Childrens Hospital
• Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
• Robot Chicken
• Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job
• The Venture Bros.
• Frisky Dingo
• Metalocalypse
• Stroker & Hoop
• Eagleheart
• Delocated

Former Shows

Adult Swim Shows

• The Brak Show
• Sealab 2021
• Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Anime (only on Cartoon Network)

• Air Gear
• Black Cat
• Bleach
• Blood+
• Cowboy Bebop
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
• InuYasha

References