Cartoon Network's Naughty Sister Station: Innovations of the Adult Swim Network in American Late Night Television Programming

Abstract

This research is intended to focus on the relevance and efficacy of the Adult Swim network in late night adult-oriented television programming. Through an active historical case study, it will set out to identify the Adult Swim network as a constructive agent for the resurgence of mainstream adult-oriented animation shows and the diffusion of Adult Swim’s particular innovative television form onto other American television networks.