| Adult Swim (Australia) | |
|---|---|
| Launched | January 1, 2008 |
| Network | The Comedy Channel (2008-present) |
| Owned by | Foxtel (2008-present) |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Slogan | "A Place for Adults" |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Sister channel(s) | 111 Hits History W Fox8 Fox Classics Foxtel On Demand Foxtel 3D CI Bio. |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Foxtel | Channel 112 |
| Austar | Channel 112 |
| Cable | |
| Foxtel | Channel 112 |
| Optus TV | Channel 112 |
Adult Swim (often stylized as [adult swim] or [as]) is an adult-oriented cable television network that shares Channel With The Comedy Channel on January 1, 2008.
In Australia and New Zealand, Adult Swim Shows was broadcast. The block is no longer, but the comedy shows are now airing on The Comedy Channel. The block returned with Robot Chicken and Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, in March 2008, with Aqua Teen Hunger Force joining the programming on July 1.[1] The Boondocks also airs on the same channel although it is not under the Adult Swim banner and instead airs separately. Moral Orel has premiered on Australian television.[2] Titan Maximum also premiered on the 6th of January 2010.[3] Frisky Dingo has joined the Comedy Channel's "Animania" line-up as of the 21st of July 2010. Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job premiered on 26 January 2011 along with Childrens Hospital which unlike the American broadcast, aired completely uncensored with profanity intact.
Most of the anime shows have not returned to television; however, a new anime block on the Australian Sci-Fi Channel, Animax, airs shows previously aired on both Adult Swim USA and Australia. The block features Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Bleach, Air Gear, InuYasha, Cowboy Bebop, and Blood+.
Some series that aired on Adult Swim have been released to Region 4 DVD by Madman Entertainment, including shows that have never been shown on Australian television before, such as Metalocalypse, Minoriteam,12 oz. Mouse, Xavier Renegade Angel and Superjail. The Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters has also been quietly released to DVD.[4]
Adult Swim does not currently air in New Zealand.