CartoonNetwork is realizing a lot of their shows might not survive if the content is aimed at an older audience.

Between this & Genndy's new show, [adult swim] is becoming the home of shows that don't fit that Teen Titans Go! vibe.

Honestly there should be more DC Adult Swim shows.

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Well I guess this is better than just selling off all your animation to Amazon and other streaming apps.

IIRC they did the same thing to Beware the Batman after airing the first batch of episodes when that wasn’t renewed.

Wondering if this move has anything to do with the viewer demographics for the newer Young Justice seasons on HBOMax? I haven’t watched those, but it seems like those seasons are skewing to an older audience, and marketing this show as Adult Swim might draw in that crowd.

I do love the 80's Superman logo on that.

You're probably right.

As someone who has watched the newest season of Young Justice... in one episode it is revealed casually that Lagoon Boy is in an inter-species throuple with two Atlanteans, one of which is pregnant.

Like... that's dope and I enjoyed the season, but the show is definitely skewing to a more mature audience.

The only thing i’ve seen about this show for years now is that one image and I am totally into it

And the “I have no interest in superheroes but it’s the hot thing right now so I’ll pitch my unrelated idea as a superhero show” trend continues.

I’d think Beast Boy dealing with depression and PTSD half the season would’ve been the bigger clue

Unless you're someone who hasn't had more than basic cable since 2004 and only has streaming apps now.

If they're pushing for Adult Swim and putting more animation on there, then it means it'll be also staying on HBOMax.

Can anyone explain why Lois and Jimmy look like Luz and Gus from The Owl House?

iirc Beware's case was a result of CN just scrapping their DC Nation block entirely, and AS airing them because they were already finished. The Teen Titans GO! shorts, as well the full series created subsequently, were the only real hit they had with that DC effort. Young Justice and GL: TAS were both infamously axed due to low merch demand.

So it might just be a case of shows skewing older like you said. CN has done this before back in 2004 when Toonami moved to Saturday nights, as demos were skewing a little older and concerns about violence were giving some folks at CN cold feet.

Oooof I totally forgot that a ton of the episodes just had entire sequences about Beast Boy's depression and unrelated to the main plot of the episode. Wild stuff.

They're doing just that with the upcoming Batman show.

I’m not that family with Cartoon Network daytime shows, but weren’t their most popular and acclaimed shows always on adult swim/late night shit? I mean kids are at school on weekdays at daytime, how can you expect daytime cartoons to have big viewership?

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Imagine if Young Justice gets its season 5 on Adult Swim, after it was cancelled by Cartoon Network a decade prior. That honestly would be hilarious, plus it keeps the tradition of post-renewal YJ seasons premiering on different streaming services.

What about this show makes you think that?

Well this isn't going to be an Adult Swim show like you think. It's still aimed at families, only reason it's on Adult Swim is because CN is expanding AS to start at 7pm now

>Originally announced with a two-season order, the all-new kids and family animated series follows the action-packed, comedic, and romantic adventures of Superman and Lois Lane during their early years together. The move comes on the same day that Adult Swim announced that it would begin its programming night at 7 pm beginning May 1st. The animated series was originally intended to air on Cartoon Network and HBO Max

When did AS move to 8?

I remember it not starting until 11! But I also haven’t watched CN since the third season of total drama

I’m just happy this project managed to survive the culling at WB. I love the premise

Why would they put a family oriented show on Adult Swim? That doesn’t make sense.

> iirc Beware's case was a result of CN just scrapping their DC Nation block entirely

Oh that was a fun morning. Waking up wondering why Green Lantern(in the middle of an important troyline) wasn't on, then CN haphazardly tweeting that DC Nation is cancelled.

Because Cartoon Network has been shitting on any action related shows for the last 13 years. The CN block in general is starting to be phased out anyways. The preschool block has more hours.

I think I last remember it starting at 10 with King of the Hill, but I'd never thought it'd be sarly as 7. I haven't watched cable in forever, but wouldn't parents have an issue with that?

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I'm pleasantly surprised that this wasn't cancelled, with the way animation has been gutted in the past year or two.

YJ is fucking awful now

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This is amazing news to hear and I can't wait to see this series out on adult swim later this year and this is my most anticipated television series of this year and of all time.