List of Cartoon Network programing blocks

This is a list of programing blocks that were and are broadcasted by Cartoon Network.
Current programming blocks
Flicks (1995-present)
Flicks (formerly Mr. Spim's Cartoon Theater, Cartoon Network's Cartoon Theater, Movie Madness and later The Flicks) is a Film block on Cartoon Network, featuring animated theatrical feature films, animated made-for-TV feature films, and films made for Cartoon Network. Since 2008, live-action films from Warner Bros. or New Line Cinema, in which are both owned by Time Warner, regardless if they are cartoon-related (though most are), became part of Cartoon Network's library of movies. Although airs movies from Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema, the network also airs movies from other major Hollywood studios such as: 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures and Paramount Pictures. The name of this block changes on Christmas to Flicksmas. The Flicks, the block and bumpers were often still used since the start of the current rebrand. Since July 3, 2010, " Flicks" were now rebranded with a live-action human family, no longer capable of Noods.
Mondays (2010-present)
Mondays is an Monday night comedy block that was launched on April 5, 2010, and is currently featuring new episodes of Johnny Test, The Amazing World of Gumball, Adventure Time, Regular Show, MAD, and The Problem Solverz.
Legendary Tuesdays (2011-present)
Legendary Tuesdays is a block that premiered on May 3, 2011. The shows consist of The Looney Tunes Show and '
Wednesdays (2010-present)
Wednesdays is Live-Action Wednesday night block, which airs shows such as Hole In The Wall, Dude, What Would Happen, and Destroy Build Destroy and previously aired Sym-Bionic Titan.
Night of Action (2010-present)
Night of Action is a Friday night action programming block that premiered on September 17, 2010, including action programs like Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Young Justice, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, Generator Rex, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
Saturdays (2010-present)
Saturdays is a Saturday morning programming block that shows new episodes of shows like The Super Hero Squad Show, Beyblade: Metal Fusion, Pokémon Black & White, Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge, and Hot Wheels Battle Force 5: Fused.
Future programming blocks
DC Nation (2012)
DC Nation is an upcoming that will focus on the titular heroes, the first being Green Lantern.
Past programming blocks
Action programming blocks (1992-1997)
Cartoon Network had a long history of action-oriented programming blocks. One of the network's first blocks was Super Adventures.
From 1992 to 1995, Super Adventures presented action-oriented cartoons like Space Ghost, Birdman, The Fantastic Four, among many other 1960s-1980s Hanna-Barbera/Ruby-Spears action series. It aired on weekday afternoons, and also had a weekend afternoon counterpart known as "Super Adventure Saturdays".
In 1995, Super Adventures was replaced with Afternoon Adventures, which presented a more varied mix of old and then-recent action cartoons, such as James Bond Jr., Captain Planet, SWAT Kats and Jonny Quest. That same year, a Saturday late-night block called Power Zone debuted, which mostly aired the same action shows as its predecessor blocks. Power Zone would eventually supplant Afternoon Adventures as the flagship weekday afternoon block in 1996.
"Power Zone" was canceled sometime in the fall of 1996, after which there was no permanent action block on Cartoon Network until the debut of Toonami on March 17, 1997.
Toonami (1997-2008)
Saturday CrushZone (2009)
Saturday CrushZone is a Saturday morning action block that shows Pokémon DP Galactic Battles, ', and Hot Wheels Battle Force 5. The block still airs the same shows, Saturday Crushzone has been replaced by Saturdays.
Fried Dynamite (2007-2008)
Fried Dynamite premiered on August 31, 2007 on Cartoon Network, replacing Fridays. Fried Dynamite was the Friday-Saturday block of cartoon shows, hosted by Blake Michael, which aired on every Friday night and Saturday morning. It ended October 3, 2008 in the wake of the new block, You Are Here.
Fridays (1999-2007)
Cartoon Cartoon Fridays was launched on April 30, 1999, and last aired on February 23, 2007. Cartoon Cartoon Fridays was the Friday night version of "Cartoon Cartoons". This program block on Cartoon Network showcased the channel's original cartoon series, with new episode premieres usually taking place in this block. The block was "hosted" by cartoon characters that were part of Cartoon Cartoons shows, usually along with new episodes of their respective shows airing on their corresponding night. The block aired between 7-11 p.m., with the shows and segments repeating at least twice. On October 3, 2003, the "Cartoon Cartoons" name was dropped from all Cartoon Network original productions, and the show was renamed Fridays, with "Cartoon Cartoons" characters being replaced by live-action hosts. Following the renaming, non-Cartoon Cartoons shows began airing on the block.
Cartoon Cartoons (1996-2003)
Cartoon Cartoons is a collective name for Cartoon Network original series which premiered before 2003. These cartoons were originally produced by Hanna-Barbera and Cartoon Network Studios, but over the years, studios like a.k.a. Cartoon, Kino Films, Stretch Films, Blanky Blook and Curious Pictures produced these series for Cartoon Network. Any and all Cartoon Cartoons have been featured as a part of Cartoon Network's original Friday night programming block, Cartoon Cartoon Fridays.
Miguzi (2004-2007)
Miguzi was a cartoon block that premiered on April 19, 2004, and finished its run in June 2007. This block was themed around Erin, a girl who finds refuge within the confines of a strange spaceship that is trapped underwater and inhabited by aquatic creatures. This lighter-toned action block was from Williams Street, the producers of late-night programming block Adult Swim and Toonami, a block of programming which Miguzi replaced in the weekday-afternoon timeslot.
Master Control (2007)
Master Control was a viewer-arranged programming block on Cartoon Network which ran from September 24, 2007 to November 9, 2007. The website for the block offered viewers the chance to choose between one of three teams and vote on which shows would air during the week. The block had one thirty-minute timeslot on Mondays to Thursdays, while a two-hour block aired on Fridays. The three teams available for choosing were the "Blastidons","Vikinators", and "Shadow Mark." The objective was to vote for a certain team, so you could choose the shows that aired. The backstory: The blastidons ruled the lands as powerful Wizards. The Vikinators grew tired of their rule and rebelled. They became victorious and were free. While attempting magic, they created the Shadow Mark, a brotherhood of warlocks focused on dark magic. Now as the three elite races they battle for supremacy.
Saturday Video Entertainment System (2003-2004)
The Saturday Video Entertainment System was a Toonami-like block of action animation airing Saturday nights which ran March 15, 2003 to April 10, 2004. SVES was packaged like a video game, with a Samus Aran-like character in bumps reminiscent of older arcade/Super NES game design. This block was also designed by Williams Street.
Tickle U (2005-2006)
Tickle U was a two-hour programming block for pre-schoolers on weekday mornings from August 22, 2005 to September 2006. The block had programs like Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs, Firehouse Tales, Little Robots, Gordon the Garden Gnome, ', Peppa Pig, Ellen's Acres and Gerald McBoing-Boing.
Saturday afternoon blocks (1992-2005)
Cartoon Network has aired Saturday afternoon mini-marathon blocks throughout the years. One of the first blocks the network aired was Super Chunk.
After a short-lived revamp, Super Chunk was replaced with Cartoon Olio, which premiered on July 7, 2001 and last aired on June 1, 2002. The block aired marathons of Cartoon Cartoons franchises such as Dexter's Laboratory, Ed, Edd n Eddy, Johnny Bravo, Courage the Cowardly Dog, The Powerpuff Girls, Time Squad and Cow and Chicken. The block also aired marathons of Hanna-Barbera franchises such as The Flintstones, Scooby-Doo, and A Pup Named Scooby-Doo.
In 2004, the block was revamped yet again with the introduction of Cartoon Network Block Party. Unlike its predecessors, Cartoon Network Block Party aired new episodes of some of the shows they presented. It aired Saturday afternoon from 3pm-6pm (sometimes 3pm-5pm). It lasted from June 19, 2004 - January 22, 2005. This block aired Cartoon Cartoon franchises such as The Powerpuff Girls, Codename: Kids Next Door and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, and non-Cartoon Cartoon franchises such as The Cramp Twins, Shaman King, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Code Lyoko, Hamtaro and Totally Spies.
Cartoon Network Block Party is also the current title for the network's anthology comic published by DC Comics as well as a Mario Party-style game.
June Bugs (1995-2003)
June Bugs was a yearly 48 hour marathon of Bugs Bunny cartoons which started on the first weekend in June 1995. In 2001, the marathon was intended to air nearly every Bugs Bunny cartoon ever made in chronological order, but Time Warner demanded to pull off 12 cartoons deemed "politically incorrect" by today's standards. However, with there being considerably less than 48 hours of shorts, it would repeat several times. June Bugs has occasionally aired on sister network Boomerang.
Last Bell (2003-2004)
Last Bell similar to Closing Bell was an afternoon block which aired on weekdays from August 2003 to June 11, 2004, airing franchises like A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, Dexter's Laboratory, Courage the Cowardly Dog, The Powerpuff Girls, Ed, Edd n Eddy, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Codename: Kids Next Door, and The Cramp Twins.
CN Real (2009-2010)
CN Real was a block that featured Cartoon Network's first live action shows that started airing in June 2009. Shows that have aired on the block include The Othersiders, Survive This, Destroy Build Destroy, BrainRush, Dude, What Would Happen, Hole in the Wall, and Bobb'e Says. The block originally aired on Wednesday and Saturday nights with two shows on each day, but they were then merged to only airing on Wednesdays. The block received negative reception, and most of the shows were canceled, along with the block itself. However, Hole in the Wall, Dude, What Would Happen and Destroy Build Destroy continue to air on CN Real's old Wednesday night timeslot.
CN Sports (2009)
A sub-block of CN Real which was a time-buy from Red Bull devoted to action sports. The programs aired Saturday nights with a Sunday afternoon encore, featuring 10 Count (a countdown list program) and Re:Evolution of Sports (a program which previously aired under the same arrangement on the Fox Sports Net family of regional sports networks). Last aired on November 1, 2009.
Wedgies (1997-2009)
Wedgies, originally known as "Shorties" from 1997 to 2004, are shorts that appear occasionally after a show or a movie, usually as a time filler. Some Wedgies include Nacho Bear, Big Baby, Calling Cat 22, The Talented Mr. Bixby, and The Bremen Avenue Experience along with shorts from The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack. This was a replacement of the original Cartoon Network Toon Extra, which featured the usual 11-minute episodes of some Cartoon Network series. Wedgies also include skits by Blake and the Fried Dynamite crew, which air mostly after school. Wedgies now appear on Boomerang daily as well as filler on Cartoon Network.
Cartoon Network Invaded (2007)
Cartoon Network Invaded was a special crossover event that aired on May 4, 2007 and involved a continuing storyline involving paranormal or alien like themes that ran through five different Cartoon Network cartoons: Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Ed, Edd n Eddy, My Gym Partner's a Monkey, Camp Lazlo, and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. It also aired on , , and during the Halloween season of the same year.
On May 28, 2007 and June 1, 2007 the event concluded with a mini-marathon of all shows aired back-to-back with their alternate endings.
Johnny Johnny (2009-2010)
Johnny Johnny was a block airing weekday afternoons, featuring one episode of Johnny Bravo and one episode of Johnny Test. The block launched on November 10, 2009, and ended sometime after the Christmas season.
=== Summer @ 7 (2007) ===
Summer @ 7 was the name of the summer line up that premiered on June 4, 2007. New episodes were shown every Monday through Friday night along with Pokémon Diamond and Pearl with Storm Hawks premiering during the block. The block ended August 31 and was replaced by Hullabanew on September 3.
Total Drama Tuesdays (2009)
Total Drama Tuesdays was a comedy block that aired Tuesday evenings, showing Total Drama Island, Total Drama Action, Stoked and 6teen. Sometimes it featured the newest episode of Total Drama Action, plus new episodes of Stoked and 6teen. This block was dedicated to showing cartoons created by Fresh TV, Inc. The block finished its run on November 10, 2009.
Har Har Tharsdays (2008-2010)
Har Har Tharsdays (originally CN Thursday Nights) was a block of programming on Cartoon Network that started airing June 5, 2008. The block aired comedy series such as Chowder, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, Total Drama Island, Total Drama Action, 6teen, Stoked, and Johnny Test and Adventure Time. These shows rotated through "Heart Heart Heartsdays" (for Valentine's Day) or "Scare Scare Scaresdays" (for Halloween). Also, without any changing of the name, the block took on a Green look for Ben 10 week, featuring Ben Tennyson in clips with the other characters directly before or after commercial breaks. This block ended on April 5, 2010 when all the comedies moved to Mondays.
HullabaNew (2007)
HullabaNew was a month-long block of programming which began on September 3, 2007, and ran for the remainder of September. During the event, one show was featured during a week, with new episodes airing several days during that week.
Thumbtastic Afterschool Event (2008-2009)
The Thumbtastic Afterschool Event was an afternoon block on Cartoon Network that premiered on November 3, 2008. It was mainly an action-comedy block consisting of Chop Socky Chooks, Chowder, 6teen, Total Drama Island, and Thumb Wrestling Federation. The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack also aired every other weekday.
Original made-for-TV Movies (1999-present)
25 made-for-TV movies have aired on Cartoon Network. Except for Party Wagon (which had been a pilot for a later scrapped series)and Firebreather, these films are, in effect, feature-length special episodes of Cartoon Network series Dexter's Laboratory, Camp Lazlo, Codename: Kids Next Door, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, My Gym Partner's a Monkey, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Ed, Edd n Eddy, and Ben 10. Also among the original movies are Cartoon Network's first original live-action movies, Re-Animated, Ben 10: Race Against Time, and Sym-Bionic Titan: Galalunian Attacks. ' and Home were pilot movies for Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends , and Class of 3000, respectively.
* Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip (aired December 10, 1999)
* The Flintstones: On the Rocks (aired November 3, 2001)
* Party Wagon (aired February 27, 2004)
* ' (aired August 13, 2004)
* Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation Z.E.R.O. (aired August 11, 2006)
* Class of 3000: Home (aired November 3, 2006)
* ' (aired November 23, 2006)
* Re-Animated (aired December 8, 2006)
* ' (aired January 14, 2007)
* Camp Lazlo: Where's Lazlo? (aired February 18, 2007)
* ' (aired March 30, 2007)
* The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen (aired July 6, 2007)
* Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix (aired August 10, 2007)
* Ben 10: Race Against Time (aired November 21, 2007)
* Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S. (aired January 21, 2008)
* ' (aired May 25, 2008)
* Underfist: Halloween Bash (aired October 12, 2008)
* ' (aired November 27, 2008)
* (aired September 13, 2009)
* ' (aired October 16 2010)
* ' (aired November 8, 2009)
* Ben 10: Alien Swarm (aired November 25, 2009)
* Firebreather (aired November 24, 2010)
Super Chunk (1995-2001, 2009-2010)
Super Chunk is a marathon block on Cartoon Network that first aired from 1995 to 2001, then started airing again on August 17, 2009. This block was dedicated to airing three-hour marathons of shows from its library of programming. It was replaced by Cartoon Olio. Then, after an almost eight-year hiatus, Cartoon Network brought the block back again, revamped with a giant Nood in the forest with the words Super Chunk painted in the sky, but the block ended a few weeks after.
You Are Here (2008-2010)
You Are Here was a Friday night action/adventure block that premiered on October 3, 2008. It was taken off the air again after May 28, 2010, the night before the network rebranded along with a new logo. The programming consisted of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, Batman: The Brave and the Bold and Generator Rex. It was taken over on September 17, 2010 by a new block called Night of Action.

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