Teletoon at Night explained

Teletoon at Night
Channel:Teletoon
Country:Canada
Replaced By:Adult Swim
Language:English
Runtime:6 hours
Headquarters:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Parent:Teletoon Canada, Inc. (Corus Entertainment)

Teletoon at Night was a late night programming block that aired on Teletoon. It primarily carried adult animation and other programming targeting teen and adult audiences.

Teletoon had carried programming targeting teen and adult audiences during the prime time and late night hours since its inception. The channel eventually established formal brands for such programming—The Detour on Teletoon and Teletoon Unleashed—Between 2001 and 2002; by 2004, the "Unleashed" block was dropped.

Teletoon at Night was similar in format to Adult Swim, the night time block of Cartoon Network from which Teletoon acquired most of its programming. A Canadian version of Adult Swim was launched as the late night block of the newly-launched Canadian Cartoon Network channel in 2012. The two blocks initially operated in parallel, however, most of Adult Swim's programming would eventually migrate to the Canadian block. Teletoon at Night's acquired content would then re-focus on non-Adult Swim series; including animated sitcoms and films telecasts.

In 2019, the block was discontinued; it was succeeded by the newly-launched Adult Swim channel. The block's French counterpart, Télétoon la nuit, continues to air on Télétoon.[1]

History

Since its launch, Teletoon had aired a lineup of adult-targeted programming (which were mixed alongside animated series aimed at teenagers) during the nighttime hours. Teletoon at Night's roots lie in two former programming blocks. The teenage-oriented block known as "The Detour" launched in 2002, joining the previously-launched adult-oriented block called "Teletoon Unleashed".[2] Teletoon Unleashed was also known for airing every program with an 18+ content rating, so as to attract an adult audience, regardless of their actual content. The Unleashed block was eventually dropped due to lack of new content. Most of the series that aired on the block only ran for a single season of around 13 episodes, leading to frequent reruns.

In September 2004, the two blocks were amalgamated, with all-new branding created by Guru Studio.[3] For the start of the 2006–2007 season, a new Friday night companion block, F-Night, debuted, featuring a slightly different lineup, mainly comedy series from Adult Swim (such as Tom Goes to the Mayor and Squidbillies).[4] In 2009, the block was rebranded as Teletoon at Night.

With the launch of the Canadian version of Adult Swim (via the Canadian version of Cartoon Network) on July 4, 2012, most of the original programming from the American service eventually migrated to its Canadian counterpart.[5]

In the Summer of 2014, Saturday film telecasts were branded as the "Saturday Night Funhouse Double Feature".[6] Meanwhile, Teletoon acquired broadcast rights to The Awesomes, a Hulu original series.[7] In October 2014, Bento Box Entertainment, the studio that produces The Awesomes, announced they would be producing a new slate of shows for Teletoon at Night.[8] In the same month, Blue Ant Media, Mondo Media, and Corus announced that Teletoon at Night would air a new series featuring shorts from Bite on Mondo, a program in which content creators pitched ideas for several new TV series.[9] It was later revealed on Adult Swim's Facebook page that the new series, dubbed Night Sweats, would air on Adult Swim instead.

During the week of September 1, 2015, it was announced on air that, on that date, several of the block's shows would move to Adult Swim.[10] [11] [12] In a press release posted on September 3, 2015, it was announced that the block would now air Mondays through Thursdays starting at 10:00 p.m, with a film at 11:00 p.m. Teletoon's Superfan Friday block expanded in Teletoon at Night's place.[10] [13] It was later announced in December 2015 that, starting on January 4, 2016, Teletoon at Night would be adding more films to their schedule and their remaining shows moved over to Adult Swim.[14]

In February 2016, several TV series that were airing on Adult Swim began airing on Teletoon at Night. On February 24, 2016, it was announced in a press release that the seventh season of Archer would air on both blocks.[15] In the same month, Teletoon at Night's website revealed that its Fred at Night segment would be discontinued after six years, with the final installment airing on February 25, 2016.[14] On March 23, 2016, it was revealed that Archers seventh season would instead air on Teletoon at Night, although the season premiere did air in simulcast on Adult Swim.[16]

On March 4, 2019, along with the announcement that Action would relaunch as a full-time Adult Swim channel on April 1, 2019, it was also announced that Teletoon at Night would be discontinued.[17] The block signed off for the final time on April 1, 2019, at 3:00 a.m..

Programming

See main article: List of programs broadcast by Cartoon Network (Canadian TV channel).

Original series

Title Premiere date End date Reruns Note(s)
Apollo's PadApril 10, 20112011
Bromwell High February 1, 2005 April 26, 2005 2005–07; 2009 UK co-production between Decode and Hat Trick Productions for Channel 4[18] (Episodes 1-6 (UK order)) and DVD (Region 2) (Episodes 7-13 (UK order))
Clone High November 2, 2002 April 13, 2003 2003–07; 2009–10
Crash Canyon September 18, 2011 March 3, 2013 2013–17
Daft Planet September 2, 2002 December 23, 2002 2002–04 [19]
The Dating Guy September 17, 2008 May 8, 2010 2010-13
Delta State September 11, 2004 February 27, 2005 2005–07
Fugget About It September 7, 2012 April 1, 2016 2016–19
John Callahan's Quads! February 2, 2001 October 19, 2002 2002–06; 2016–19
Life's a Zoo September 1, 2Acquired series 8, 2009 2009 [20]
Night Sweats February 29, 2016 2016–18
Punch! January 11, 2008 2008 Reruns
Sons of Butcher August 5, 2005 January 12, 2007 2007–09; 2012
Station X September 3, 2005 November 20, 2005 Reruns
Undergrads April 1, 2001 August 12, 2001 2001–04; 2008; 2010–11; 2014

Acquired series

Title Premiere date Reruns Note(s)
12 oz. Mouse September 1, 2006 2006–12
American Dad! September 1, 2008 2008–19
Angry Kid 2008 2008–09
Aqua Teen Hunger Force January 4, 2004 2004–12 [21]
Archer October 17, 2010 2010–19 [22]
Assy McGee September 3, 2007 2007–12 [23]
The Awesomes September 4, 2014 2014–17 [24]
Axe Cop Prime Reruns
Bob's Burgers September 7, 2015 2015–19 [25]
Baby Blues September 8, 2002 2002-09
The Boondocks February 17, 2006 2006-08 [26]
Brickleberry March 29, 2015 2015–18
The Brak Show September 12, 2004 2004–12 [27]
Captain Star 1997 1997-98
The Cleveland Show September 1, 2018 2018–19
Code Monkeys September 4, 2008 2008–09
The Critic September 3, 2008 Reruns
Daft Planet 2002 2002-04
Evil Con Carne 2002 Reruns
Family Guy January 2, 2003 2003–2007, 2011-2019
Father of the Pride September 5, 2008 Reruns
Frisky Dingo September 4, 2007 2007–12
Futurama January 10, 2004 2004-2018
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy 2002 Reruns
Grim & Evil September 7, 2002 Reruns
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law March 7, 2003 2003–12 [28]
The Head 1998 1998-2002
Hey Joel July 2006 Reruns
Homiez 2001 2001-02
Home Movies September 1, 2003 2003–12
King of the Hill September 7, 2009 2009–19 [29]
Lolita Lolita 1998 1998-2001
Lucas Bros. Moving Co. October 24, 2016 2016
Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil September 3, 2008 2008–12
Major Lazer October 24, 2016 2016
The Maxx Prime Reruns
Metalocalypse September 3, 2007 2007–12
Minoriteam September 6, 2007 2007–12
Mission Hill 2001 2001–08
Moral Orel September 4, 2007 2007–12
Napoleon Dynamite Prime Reruns
The Oblongs 2001 2001–12
Perfect Hair Forever September 5, 2007 2007–12
Pond Life 1997 1997-2002
The Ren and Stimpy Show March 2, 1998 1998-2004
Rick and Morty September 3, 2017 2017–19
2007 Reruns
The Ripping Friends 2002 2002-04
Robot Chicken September 1, 2006 2006–15; 2017–19
Saul of the Mole Men May 16, 2009 2009–12 [30]
Sealab 2021 September 5, 2007 2007–12
The Smoking Gun September 6, 2007 Reruns
Space Ghost Coast to Coast September 1, 2006 2006–12
Spicy City 2002 2002
Spy Groove 2001 2001-02
Squidbillies September 1, 2006 2006–12
Stroker & Hoop September 1, 2006 2006–12
The Tick 2001 Reruns
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! June 1, 2012 2012 [31]
Time Squad 2002 Reruns
Todd McFarlane's Spawn June 3, 2002 Reruns
Tom Goes to the Mayor September 1, 2006 2006–12
Tripping the Rift August 2006 Reruns [32]
The Simpsons October 17, 1997 1997-99
The Venture Bros. March 13, 2005 2005–12; 2014 [33] [34]
The Wrong Coast Prime Reruns
May 17, 2009 2009–12

Notes and References

  1. Teletoon Canada Inc.. TELETOON Canada inc. » Programming . . URL:http://corp.teletoon.com/en/?page_id=102. Accessed: 2010-12-25. (Archived by WebCite at https://www.webcitation.org/5vFEM1Hk0)
  2. Web site: Fall 2002 Highlights: Teletoon. 30 November 2001.
  3. Web site: Guru Takes Teletoon on a Detour. https://web.archive.org/web/20050315183253/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/11/prweb179053.htm. dead. March 15, 2005.
  4. Web site: Cartoon Network originals swim onto Teletoon. Media of Canada.
  5. Web site: Shows | TELETOON at Night . 2014-02-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140211213906/http://www.teletoonatnight.com/tv/ . 2014-02-11 . dead .
  6. Web site: Saturday Double Bill Action Begins this Saturday at 10pm!. TELETOON at Night. 4 July 2014. YouTube.
  7. Web site: Seth Meyers Assembles Superhero…ish Team of Misfits In Animated Series The Awesomes . 2014-08-28.
  8. Web site: 'Bob's Burgers' Maker Bento Box, Corus To Produce Teletoon Primetime Slate Of Shows. Deadline Hollywood. Bloom. David. October 13, 2014. April 22, 2015.
  9. Web site: Blue Ant and Mondo Media's 'Bite On Mondo' Gets TV Show with Corus. Videoink. Patel. Sahil. October 10, 2014. January 20, 2015.
  10. Web site: TV Listings- Find Local TV Listings and Watch Full Episodes - Zap2it.com. tvschedule.zap2it.com.
  11. Web site: Schedule - Adult Swim. www.adultswim.ca.
  12. Web site: Schedule - Teletoon at Night. www.teletoonatnight.com.
  13. TELETOON Goes Back To Cool This Fall!. September 3, 2015. September 3, 2015.
  14. Web site: Get Ready for Some Exciting Changes on TELETOON at Night! | TELETOON at Night . 2015-12-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151226213644/http://www.teletoonatnight.com/contact-us/channel-shift-faq/ . 2015-12-26 . dead .
  15. Web site: Corus Entertainment Boosts its Adult Swim Lineup with the Best in Primetime Animation - Corus Entertainment.
  16. Web site: Archer Returns to TELETOON at Night on March 31 at 10 p.m. ET/PT . April 2, 2016.
  17. Web site: First Ever 24-Hour Adult Swim Channel Coming To Canada Next Month. 2019-03-04. ScreenRant. en-US. 2019-03-07.
  18. Web site: Channel 4 Review of 2005 (Contains mention of Bromwell High) (NOTE: The show is incorrectly mentioned as long-running, despite only lasting 13 episodes).
  19. Web site: sous_section_filmo. https://web.archive.org/web/20071010192018/http://www.cinegroupe.ca/english_v2/filmo/filmo/index.html. dead. 10 October 2007. 10 October 2007.
  20. July 14, 2008 . Teletoon Unveils Fall Programming Highlights . live . Teletoon Canada . Channel Canada . https://web.archive.org/web/20131021123907/http://www.channelcanada.com/canadian-channels/specialty-channels/teletoon/teletoon-unveils-fall-programming-highlights . October 21, 2013.
  21. Web site: TELETOON Aqua Teen Hunger Force Promo 1. 13 April 2011.
  22. Web site: Teletoon at Night Gives Sundays a Whole New Personality with Host Fredkennedy.
  23. Web site: Teletoon skeds 13 new shows for fall. Media of Canada.
  24. Web site: Seth Meyers Assembles SuperheroÉish Team of Misfits in Animated Series the Awesomes.
  25. Web site: BubbleCAN: Bob's Burgers to make Teletoon at Night Network Premiere. 4 September 2015.
  26. Web site: Home Screen. 16 February 2006.
  27. Web site: TELETOON Unveils 2004 Fall Lineup.
  28. Web site: Harvey Birdman on Teletoon.
  29. Web site: TELETOON Announces September 2009 Programming Highlights. 30 July 2009.
  30. Web site: TELETOON Retro Announces May 2009 Programming Highlights. 26 April 2009.
  31. Web site: Teletoon Promotes Cartoon Network Launch in Canada. 4 May 2012.
  32. Web site: "Tripping the Rift" Scores for Teletoon.
  33. Web site: Teletoon Announces March Premieres, Specials. 18 January 2005.
  34. Web site: March 2014 Programming Highlights For Teletoon Channels » Village Gamer. 2014-02-19 . en.

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