Cartoon Network Australia & New Zealand is an Australian pay television channel launched on October 3, 1995 and owned by Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific. It primarily shows animated programming.
The channel began broadcasting as a part of the Cartoon Network Asia service on June 30, 1995. It was later separated from the broader pan-Asian service on October 3, 1995.
History
Cartoon Network started its broadcast in Australia in 1995 as the dual-channel TNT & Cartoon Network as part of the Foxtel cable TV launch, operating from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with Turner Classic Movies (formerly TNT) taking the remainder of the daily schedule. On July 1, 1997, Cartoon Network Australia became a separate 24-hour channel, with exclusive local feeds for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Newcastle, Darwin, etc. It originally aired only Hanna-Barbera cartoons such as Yogi Bear, Top Cat, The Flintstones etc. The channel quickly started to develop though, airing for the first time MGM cartoons (Tom and Jerry, Droopy, and Spike and Tyke) on 1 January 1996, and (after Time Warner's purchase of Turner in 1996) Warner Bros. shows (Looney Tunes, and several other Looney Tunes related cartoons) on January 1, 1997. In mid-1997, Cartoon Network started to air its first original shows (Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Dexter's Laboratory and The Moxy Show).
In April 2004, the channel was added to TransTV. Cartoon Network had, up until mid-2004, been tied with the Disney Channel as Australia's most popular family network. The removal of older programming from the network during this period led to a fall in average audience share during 2004 as fans of older cartoons moved to Boomerang. Cartoon Network had slipped to second spot among Australian family networks behind the Disney Channel.
In February 2008, Adult Swim relaunched on The Comedy Channel airing shows such as Robot Chicken and Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law. The network transitioned to a widescreen format presentation on 30 November 2010, ahead of a deadline by Foxtel to do so.
On February 7, 2017, Cartoon Network Australia announced an exclusive video on-demand content deal with the streaming service Stan. As part of the deal, episodes from some shows such as Adventure Time and The Powerpuff Girls will premiere on Stan at the same time as the Cartoon Network Australia channel.
On April 22, 2021, the channel was discontinued on Fetch TV, alongside its sister channel Boomerang.
On January 8, 2022, the channel rebranded to Redraw Your World with new graphics and a new typeface.
Programming
Current
50/50 Heroes
Adventure Time
The Amazing World Of Gumball
Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese
Clarence
Cupcake & Dino: General Services
Ekans - Snakes Awake
Grizzy & the Lemmings
Jellystone! Lamput Looney Tunes Cartoons Mechamato Monkie Kid Regular Show Steven Universe Summer Camp Island Teen Titans Go! We Bare Bears
Former
League of Super Evil (2010–2016) Yogi Bear Top Cat The Flintstones Tom and Jerry Droopy Spike and Tyke Looney Tunes Space Ghost Coast to Coast Dexter's Laboratory The Moxy Show Baby Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny Builders Bunnicula Camp Lazlo Chowder Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends New Looney Tunes Taffy Talking Tom and Friends Tom and Jerry Tales The Tom and Jerry Show (1975 TV series) What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Logo history
Program blocks
Current
Adult Swim
A time block suited for mature audience, targeting adults at least 17 years old and above. The anime block aired from Monday to Thursday and started at 10:00pm and ended at 12:00am. The comedy block aired on Fridays and Saturdays and started at 10:30 pm and ended at 12:00 am with an encore till 1:30. Before the block was ceased Squidbillies also premiered with a special disclaimer about the content, as did most of the anime.
Prior to its removal for strategic reasons, the Australian feed was one in the Asia-Pacific region to have this block. This block is currently shown on The Comedy Channel with Harvey Birdman and Aqua Teen Hunger Force as well as the premiere of Robot Chicken and Moral Orel. Most of the anime that previously aired on Adult Swim now air on the Sci Fi Channel with its own anime block.
Madman Entertainment has also been releasing Adult Swim DVD in region 4 starting with Aqua Teen, Harvey Birdman and Robot Chicken in 2007. It has since released most volumes of every series that has a DVD, including future releases.
Cartoonito
Cartoonito launched on July 4, 2022.