| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 3 |
| Num Episodes: | 15 |
| Executive Producer: | Matt Harrigan Mike Lazzo |
| Company: | Hogwash Industries LLC (Season 1 episodes 2–5) 6 Point Harness Awesome Inc. Williams Street |
| Network: | Adult Swim |
| Related: | FishCenter Live |
Tender Touches is an American adult animated series created by David Bonawits, Lauren Payne, and Maxime Simonet, that premiered on December 18, 2017, on Adult Swim. Season 2 premiered on November 26, 2018, with season 3 airing a sneak peek on March 31, 2020, followed by the actual premiere on June 15, 2020.
The series is a parody of soap operas and was based on a segment from Bloodfeast created by hosts Dave Bonawits and Maxime Simonet of FishCenter Live fame. It was introduced in 2017 at a showcase of Adult Swim pilots as part of their "On The Green" tour across the United States.
For the first two seasons, the series included two versions of each episode. One was the regular episode, and the other was a musical. Starting with the third season, the musical version of the episode was discontinued. The series is characterized by improvisation, inconsistent audio and voice-acting quality, and numerous fourth wall breaks.
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 7.5 | December 18, 2017 | December 22, 2017 | |
| 2 | 7.5 | November 26, 2018 | November 30, 2018 | |
| 3 | 5 | June 15, 2020 | June 19, 2020 | |
| Season | Time slot (ET) | |
|---|---|---|
| Weekdays at 12:30 am (episodes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) Weekdays at 12:45 am (episodes 1.5, 2.5, 3.5, 4.5, 5.5) | ||
| Weekdays at 12:00 am |
The first episode "Heated Floors" was watched by 0.729 million viewers on its first broadcast on Adult Swim and "Heated Floors: Operetta" was watched by 0.63 million viewers. On Thursday, 21 December 2017, Tender Touches ranked third in the Top 3 after NBA basketball with 911,000 viewers.
Geeks Jose Rodriguez praised the show with "holy crap this show is hilarious [...] [I]t's exactly the kind of offbeat, disturbing, and hilarious show that Adult Swim used to make. Bubbleblabbers John Schwarz reviewed Tender Touches favorably, saying "you're in for a real surprise."