Is Adult Swim just not popular enough to be it's own channel?

[winb83]

I just saw this article and wondered. I don't think they've ever separated the two have they? Nick at Nite eventually spawned TV Land.

Adult Swim is Moving to 6 PM As Kids Stop Watching Cable TV | Cord Cutters News

Today Warner Bros. Discovery has announced that they will move Adult Swim up to 6 pm. This announcement was made during the Warner Bros. Discovery Upfront event talking to the press and advertisers. This comes as increasingly kids have stopped watching cable TV and are now watching YouTube and...

cordcuttersnews.com

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

I would imagine that it’s a situation of them not having enough content to be its own channel.

 

[Neuromancer]

Do the little b*stards even watch t.v. anymore?

 

[Rekkapryde]

Do the little b*stards even watch t.v. anymore?

they watch youtube more

 

[Kornball The Conqueror]

come on now AS was mainly for anime which is better online.

 

[Lootpack]

They’ve never separated and it’s hard for me to see a financial reason for them to do so, especially in today’s age. Warner gets to take care of their respective demos in both blocks.

 

[AquaCityBoy]

This does explain why that Superman cartoon is premiering on Adult Swim and not Cartoon Network despite not being particularly 'adult.'