Former Programming block
Fridays
Fridays, originally titled Cartoon Cartoon Fridays, was the Friday afternoon program block on Cartoon Network that showcased the channel’s original animated series. It started off with .Com Pick, a segment where viewers vote for the show they want to watch on the network’s website. The Fridays premiere which included a new episode of a show finished the block.
Toonami
Toonami launched on Cartoon Network Australia on July 7, 2001[1] as an outlet for action animation. Most of its lineup consisted of anime, including already popular shows such as Dragonball Z, as well as the Australian premiere of Cardcaptors and exclusives such as Gundam Wing and Yu Yu Hakusho. Occasionally it also broadcast action cartoons from the United States such as Batman of the Future.
On its launch, Toonami broadcast on Saturday evenings from 6.00pm to 8.00pm and on Sunday afternoons from 3.00pm to 5.00pm. Each day’s programming was repeated in the Toonami “Late Run” from 11.00pm to 1.00am. Toonami soon expanded to weekdays, and for a number of years could be seen seven days a week. Although timeslots varied, the main Toonami block remained on weekday afternoons; in 2005 it was airing weeknights from 6.00pm, with mini-marathons playing on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
In September 2005, Toonami was dropped from the Cartoon Network schedule. Former Toonami programming, and new programming that would have previously gone to Toonami is now spread out across the network’s other timeslots.
Chunky, Chunkier and Chunkiest holiday toons
Aired on every holiday in 2007 beginning with chunky holiday toons, then chunkier, then chunkiest which had no breaks and no time for pitstops (similar to 120% cartoon network) The block aired on weekdays from 9AM.
Acme Hour
Acme Hour was a Cartoon Network programming block that started in March, 2001. It was an hour-long compilation of Tom & Jerry, Popeye and Looney Tunes cartoon shorts. The block’s schedule remained unchanged before coming to an end in May, 2003. It aired weekdays from 2pm - 3pm and held that timeslot for three years.
Cartoon Network After Dark
Cartoon Network After Dark was a programming block which started on Cartoon Network in August 2001, and lasted up until March 2002. It kept the same timeslot for the 7 months it went to air, 9pm - 12am weekdays. The name ‘Cartoon Network After Dark’ was shortened to just ‘After Dark’ in December 2001.
Boomerang
Now Cartoon Network’s sister TV channel, Boomerang was originally a Cartoon Network block for the lesser-known Hanna-Barbera classic cartoons that didn’t already have regular half-hour slots. It began in April 2001 as a morning block airing at 10am - 12pm, but in August 2001 also aired as an hour-long mini block in Cartoon Network After Dark. The shows on Boomerang changed randomly every week, for both the morning and the evening block. The Boomerang blocks had bumpers which featured children’s toys of characters in Hanna-Barbera cartoons coming to life. These bumpers were sometimes also used on the TV channel. The evening block last aired in March 2002, and the morning block last aired in September 2004.
[adult swim]
A time block suited for mature audience, targeting adults at least 17 years old and above. Prior to its removal for unknown reasons, the Australian feed was one in the Asia-Pacific region to have this block. This block is now currently shown on The Comedy Channel.