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 "Can't you get it through your thick skull? People LOVE cartoons!"

Turner Broadcasting launched this cable channel on October 1, 1992note Fun fact: it was the first Turner network not to launch with a rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner— even the shortlived Cable Music Channel did— instead opting for an animated montage and voiceover (with the 1812 Overture playing underneath); subsequent Turner network launches also forewent the national anthem, after acquiring the extensive Hanna-Barbera animation library the year before (and even before this, Turner owned some animation, by way of the 1986 MGM/UA deal and his production of Captain Planet and the Planeteers). If the name didn't tip you off, Cartoon Network is a television channel primarily focused around animation, with the initial pitch for what started as the 24-hour animation station being predicated on this simple, yet undeniable fact: animation is for more than just children, meaning that there is an absolutely HUGE Periphery Demographic of adults that would watch cartoons at any hour of the day, right alongside any children that happen to be in the room.

The channel started off purely as a rerun station for the 8,500+ hours worth of animation in the Turner library, including newer Hanna-Barbera shows made for TBS and syndication that saw reruns here, before slowly developing its own original programming. The most notable of these early projects were the spoof talk show Space Ghost Coast to Coast and the animated anthology series What A Cartoon! Show a year later. The latter program would lead to the creation of various television series (originally known as Cartoon Cartoons) produced under a new H-B division called Cartoon Network Studios. In 2001, upon the death of H-B co-founder Bill Hanna, Warner Bros. took over the operations of Hanna-Barbera, while spinning off Cartoon Network Studios into a separate company under the Turner banner; CNS kept ownership of the programming it produced, while Warner Bros. seized control over Hanna-Barbera's "classic" properties.note Cartoon Network, Hanna-Barbera and the rest of Turner Broadcasting had merged with Time Warner (now Warner Bros. Discovery) in 1996, in turn also giving the channel access to the rest of Warner Bros.' animation catalog.

Much of Cartoon Network's original programming has been critically praised, with most considering them to be superior to cartoons shown on broadcast networks, especially as more and more broadcast networks began abandoning their animated programming blocks outright. CN has and continues to push the envelope on what a kids' channel can show: over the years, it has aired several TV-14–rated animated films (such as the Hellboy series and Justice League: The New Frontier) and TV-PG series (like both Clone Wars series), resulting in that aforementioned huge Periphery Demographic. We'd be remiss not to show you this bumper featuring an excessive Cluster F-Bomb.

And this is all without delving into [adult swim], once a normal programming block created in 2001 to showcase adult animation that now controls the entirety of the network's watershed hours.note Nick at Nite, launched in July of 1985, fufills the same purpose for Nickelodeon and the two are currently the only American programming blocks to be formatted as such. But unlike Adult Swim, N@N is dependent on syndicated reruns, especially since Nickelodeon continues to have a more family friendly approach than CN. Cartoon Network is also known among anime fans for Toonami, a block that's considered a key factor in increasing the popularity of Japanese animation in America during the turn of the millennia. There's also Boomerang, which became the de facto home for classic animation as the network's original programming lineup expanded.

Around the late-2000s, the network began to incorporate live action shows as it attempted to compete directly with Nickelodeon and the Disney Channel. The cancellation of a number of animated originals causing many former creators to leave, as well as that of Toonami, is blamed by the network's fans on this shifting focus. These efforts came to a head with the creation of the CN Real block, a block composed entirely of live-action programming. The block's negative reception and low ratings prompted its cancellation after less than a year, and by 2014, Cartoon Network would formally abandon live-action programming.note That said, CN still occasionally airs live-action films, and Adult Swim continues to make use of the channel's live-action production arm (Alive and Kicking) to make original shows, albeit under a different name.

The New '10s saw an animation renaissance with the network announcing and premiering a large number of new animated series to cater to a variety of interests. The network would also experiment with new formats, from producing Mini Series such as Over the Garden Wall, and using New Media to incubate future shows, with programming like Mighty Magiswords and OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes both being launched as interactive content through their CN Anything app.

With regard to variety of interests, the channel took a subtle change in demographics from 2010-14, as TV-PG often became the default rating for their programming starting with Canadian imports 6teen and the Total Drama animated reality shows, and continuing with the originals Adventure Time and Regular Show. Since 2015, this output has become more balanced with more shows rated TV-Y7 being introduced.

A Crossover Mascot Fighter called Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion was released in June 2011 on the Nintendo 3DS, and an Updated Re-release on PlayStation 3/Wii/Xbox 360 in November of the same year. The network also re-aired several of its classics in honor of its 20th birthday.

In 2019, as part of a major restructuring of the then-AT&T-owned WarnerMedia, Cartoon Network, along with its siblings, their consumer products and production divisions, and Turner Classic Movies, broke off from the former Turner Broadcasting division to have their operations taken over by Warner Bros. Most of the shows produced by Cartoon Network Studios would become available on Hulu and HBO Max, with the studio also producing original content for the latter streaming service.

As part of this restructuring, Cartoon Network began to broaden their output, releasing shows for a younger audience through the Cartoonito initiative, a brand already used by Warner overseas for a number of TV channels and blocks. Plans to once again experiment with live-action programming for streaming services were scrapped when WarnerMedia merged with Discovery, Inc. in 2022 to form Warner Bros. Discovery. Under new ownership, Cartoon Network and Boomerang were moved into the purview of its Kids & Family networks section alongside Discovery Family (while the production studios remained at WBTV); in addition, Cartoon Network Studios consolidated their development and production teams with Warner Bros. Animation and now functions as an imprint of the latter, focusing on the creation of new, original properties while WBA focuses on existing franchises such as Looney Tunes, DC Comics, Tom and Jerry, Scooby-Doo and classic Hanna-Barbera properties; as part of this merger, the Cartoon Network Studio building was closed in July 2023 in favor of WBA's new offices at the Second Century Development adjacent to Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank.

Note: The programs listed here represent the daytime CN linear channel both in the United States and internationally. For content involving the channel's sub-entities ([adult swim], Cartoonito, Boomerang, Toonami, Miguzi), see their respective pages. Original Programming:

    open/close all folders 

    Hanna-Barbera/Cartoon Network Studios 

All works listed are animated TV series produced by Hanna-Barbera/Cartoon Network Studios, unless otherwise noted

    Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe 

    Upcoming productions 

Cartoon Network Studios

Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe

    Specials, films, shorts, and notable pilots 

    Foreign-affiliate produced series/films and co-productions 

    Licensed Video Games 

    Licensed Comics 

    Other original projects 

Acquired programming:

    Warner Bros. 

    Hanna-Barbera/Ruby-Spears/MGM 

    Canadian productions 

    Japanese anime 

    Toy-Centric 

    Programming aired outside of the US 

    Cartoon Network's Cartoon Theatre 

    Others 

Other Cartoon Network Studios/Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe projects

    [adult swim]  

    Max 

    Hulu 

Programming blocks that are airing or have aired on this network include: Tropes:
24 Unaired Episodes Of 6teen

Reviewer Negative Legend shows clips of scenes from the 24 episodes of the Canadian cartoon 6teen that were banned in America due to references of homosexuality, periods, sex jokes, nudity and so much more.

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