Adult Swim: Watch the Late-Night Comedy Channel Through These Streaming Services

I’ve found that Cartoon Network’s edgy nighttime programming Adult Swim has become a must-view channel in my daily life.

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Adult Swim is the surreal, satirical, unquestionably darker nighttime alternate personality of Cartoon Network’s daytime programming. It runs from 8 pm to 6 am, Mondays through Saturdays, and Sundays from 9 to 6.

It’s also the reigning late-night refuge of insomniacs, stoners, and second-shift workers, having thrived on both Futurama reruns and counter-culture content that’s been called both avant-garde and low-brow (three words: Too Many Cooks).

Adult Swim’s meta-parody shtick means that you’re never sure if the often-experimental shows are actually getting stranger as the night goes on, or if the sleep deprivation is just starting to get to you.

If you’re a night-owl who wants to cut the cord but doesn’t think you can get through the night without The Venture Bros, you can go to sleep (at sunrise) secure in the knowledge these streaming services have you covered.

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How to Stream Adult Swim

First, the bad news: there are several streaming services that just flat-out do not carry any of the WarnerMedia/Turner channels: FuboTV and Philo.

But that’s totally okay. Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, and DIRECTV STREAM (formerly AT&T TV) have it all covered.

Service	Price	Channels	Reviews
	$40.00/month	30+	Sling
	$114.99/month	125+	DIRECTV
	$82.99/month	95+	Hulu
	$72.99/month	100+	YoutubeTV

There are a number of important features offered by the providers listed above. These include cloud DVR, with unlimited cloud DVR options available through Hulu and Fubo, and 50+ hours available through Sling TV.

Fubo is also the pick of the bunch when it comes to simultaneous streams as they allow up to 10 simultaneous streams at once compared with less than five with the other providers above.

All the services (besides DIRECTV STREAM) support Android TV devices. DIRECTV STREAM offers its own device that you can purchase from them.

Hulu, Sling, and Fubo all support LG, Samsung, and VIZIO smart TVs and the Xbox gaming system. Hulu supports PlayStation units.

Other Ways to Stream Adult Swim

But those aren’t the only ways to binge Robot Chicken from midnight to 3 a.m. Here are some other ways to stream Adult Swim:

• YouTube: Adult Swim itself provides clips and sometimes whole episodes on its channel.
• On-Demand: Because of the way syndication and licensing rights are frequently bought, sold, lent, and traded, Adult Swim shows end up on (and sometimes off) various on-demand services.
• Adult Swim Website: It streams 24/7 marathons of over a dozen of its most popular shows.
• Adult Swim App: Allows you to watch live but requires a TV Everywhere-compatible log-in from a pay TV provider.

Today’s Adult Swim Schedule

Here is what’s on right now and what’s on next on Adult Swim:

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So whether you’re a millennial who’s grown up on Adult Swim for the past twenty years, an insomniac fan of anime, or just a lover of late-night parody with an absurdist bent, you can still put your cable bill to bed forever.

Just take your pick of the streaming services above and never miss Tender Touches again.

What is Adult Swim?

Adult Swim was launched in September 2001, the result of Turner Broadcasting’s Cartoon Network not knowing what else to do with its 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm block of time when its normal target audience (7- to 14-year-olds) was in bed.

Since then, it’s become a cult favorite with a fiercely loyal fanbase. Despite time-sharing its slot on the dial with Cartoon Network, it is branded, marketed, and officially rated as a separate entity. Even though it’s only on part of the day, it regularly outperforms most 24-hour cable channels in ratings.

Turner Broadcasting and its owner WarnerMedia are now all owned by AT&T, so Adult Swim’s other sister channels include Boomerang (a channel for classic animation like Bugs Bunny and Tom & Jerry), TBS, TNT, truTV, Turner Classic Movies, CNN, HLN, The CW, HBO, and Cinemax.

FAQ

How To Find Adult Swim With A Provider?

Some TV providers list Adult Swim separately from Cartoon Network, others don’t. But if a service carries Cartoon Network, they also carry Adult Swim.

“TV provider” used to mean your local cable or satellite provider; Adult Swim/Cartoon Network isn’t an over-the-air broadcast station like NBC or ABC that you can pick up with an antenna. But now you don’t have to rely on overpriced contracts with corporate media conglomerates to get your Aqua Teen Hunger Force fixed.

You have the option to get Adult Swim and all your other favorite cable channels from lower-priced, contract-free services that stream over the internet (that are also owned by corporate media conglomerates, no getting around that).

Just check out the streaming services above, and get ready to get schwifty.

What kind of shows does Adult Swim have?

Adult Swim’s shows are a mix of animation (all types) and live-action. They tend to be offbeat and irreverent (at best), taking the form of mockumentaries, sketch comedy, and shorts that defy categorization. Most of the shows contain sexual themes and content, nudity, adult language, and extreme violence, completely rejecting any notion that “cartoons” are only for kids.

Adult Swim typically kicks off with a few hours of more mainstream shows, such as reruns of Bob’s Burgers, American Dad, Family Guy, and the Adult Swim hit original series, Rick and Morty, now in its fifth season. This is normally followed by a large block of Robot Chicken at midnight.

Saturday mornings from 4:30 to 5:00 am, they show “infomercials” – their laboratory for their most experimental, “out there” stuff. Saturday night and early Sunday morning they run their Toonami block of anime shows imported from Japan, which comprises many of their most popular shows.

Other popular shows include:

• Harley Quinn
• Final Space
• The Venture Bros
• Teen Titans
• Primal
• Tuca & Bertie
• Blade Runner: Black Lotus.

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Alanna Baker was the Streaming Content Editor at Hotdog.com, specializing in comprehensive streaming coverage across various genres, with a particular focus on sports and Sling TV offerings. With a background in literature and education, coupled with extensive experience in media and law, Alanna brings a unique perspective to the streaming industry.

Her expertise stems from being an early adopter of various entertainment technologies, from mail-order Netflix to modern streaming platforms. Alanna's in-depth knowledge of Sling TV's modular service and her ability to cover diverse streaming content make her a key expert in navigating the complex landscape of modern streaming options, especially in sports and entertainment.

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