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Midnight Run | |
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Network |
Cartoon Network |
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Launch |
July 10, 1999 |
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Cancelled |
January 9, 2003 |
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Runtime |
5 hours (July 10, 1999 - March 4, 2000) 1 hour (March 7, 2000 - January 9, 2003) |
The Midnight Run was a Toonami programming block that ran from July 10, 1999 to January 9, 2003. Initially the block ran from 12:00 AM to 5:00 AM ET on Saturday nights.[1]
In 2000, the block was shortened to one hour, running Monday through Thursday from 12:00 AM to 1:00 AM ET, until September 2001 when Adult Swim took over the time slot on Thursdays. After Adult Swim's premiere, the Midnight Run only aired Monday through Wednesday until February 2002[2], when it reclaimed the Thursday time slot. The block aired Monday through Thursday until the block was cancelled in early 2003. The block did not air on Fridays due to Cartoon Cartoon Fridays. The Midnight Run tended to be less censored than its daytime counterpart, allowing more blood and violence.
The Midnight Run also had special events including Midnight Run: Special Edition, which first aired on August 31, 2001 and featured an hour of animated music videos. Another special event saw Dragon Ball Z take over the Midnight Run for one week from March 26-30, 2001.
The long time Toonami host TOM also made his first appearance on the first Midnight Run on July 10, 1999.
Programming
1999-2000: Original 5 hour Format
- Cartoon Roulette
- Dragon Ball Z
- G-Force: Guardians of Space
- Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures
- The Powerpuff Girls
- ReBoot
- Robotech
- Ronin Warriors
- Sailor Moon
- Thundercats
- Voltron
2000-2003: 1 hour Format
- The Big O
- Dragon Ball
- Dragon Ball Z
- G Gundam
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
- Gundam 0080
- Gundam Wing (Uncut)
- Mobile Suit Gundam: 08th MS Team
- Outlaw Star
- Tenchi Muyo!
- Tenchi Universe
Midnight Run: Special Edition
Midnight Run: Special Edition first aired on August 31, 2001 and an encore was aired later in the year on November 16, 2001.
- "Hellbent" by Kenna
- "19-2000" by Gorillaz
- "Clint Eastwood" by Gorillaz
- "Tommorrow Comes Today" by Gorillaz
- "One More Time" by Daft Punk
- "Aerodynamic" by Daft Punk
- "Digital Love" by Daft Punk
- "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" by Daft Punk
- 4 Tracks from Toonami: Deep Space Bass (including "Mad Rhetoric " and "Dreams")
Schedules
First Toonami Midnight Run Lineup
Toonami's first Sunday Midnight Run. There was no Midnight Run on August 21, 1999 due to a Cartoon Cartoon Weekend marathon. This schedule consisted of:
- 12:00 AM - Dragon Ball Z
- 12:30 AM - The Powerpuff Girls
- 12:45 AM - Sailor Moon
- 1:15 AM - ReBoot
- 1:45 AM - Dragon Ball Z
- 2:15 AM - Sailor Moon
- 2:45 AM - Thundercats
- 3:15 AM - Robotech
- 3:45 AM - Voltron
- 4:15 AM - The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
- 4:45 AM - Cartoon Roulette
This schedule existed from July 10 - September 25, 1999
Second Toonami Midnight Run Lineup
Toonami's second Sunday Midnight Run. There was no Midnight Run on December 18, 1999 due to the Mil-Looney-Um marathon. This schedule consisted of:
- 12:00 AM - Dragon Ball Z
- 12:30 AM - The Powerpuff Girls
- 12:45 AM - Sailor Moon
- 1:15 AM - Ronin Warriors
- 1:45 AM - Dragon Ball Z
- 2:15 AM - ReBoot
- 2:45 AM - Sailor Moon
- 3:15 AM - Thundercats
- 3:45 AM - Robotech
- 4:15 AM - Voltron
- 4:45 AM - Cartoon Roulette
This schedule existed from October 2 - December 25, 1999
Third Toonami Midnight Run Lineup
Toonami's third Sunday Midnight Run. This schedule consisted of:
- 12:00 AM - Dragon Ball Z
- 12:30 AM - The Powerpuff Girls
- 12:45 AM - Sailor Moon
- 1:15 AM - Ronin Warriors
- 1:45 AM - Dragon Ball Z
- 2:15 AM - ReBoot
- 2:45 AM - Sailor Moon
- 3:15 AM - Thundercats
- 3:45 AM - G-Force: Guardians of Space
- 4:15 AM - Voltron
- 4:45 AM - Cartoon Roulette
This schedule existed from January 1 - February 26, 2000
Fourth Toonami Midnight Run Lineup
Toonami's final Sunday Midnight Run. This schedule consisted of:[3]
- 12:00 AM - Dragon Ball Z
- 12:30 AM - The Powerpuff Girls
- 12:45 AM - Sailor Moon
- 1:15 AM - Ronin Warriors
- 1:45 AM - Dragon Ball Z
- 2:15 AM - ReBoot
- 2:45 AM - Sailor Moon
- 3:15 AM - Thundercats
- 3:45 AM - G-Force: Guardians of Space
- 4:45 AM - Cartoon Roulette
This schedule only existed on March 4, 2000
Fifth Toonami Midnight Run Lineup
Toonami's first weeknight Midnight Run. There was no Midnight Run on August 25, 2000 due to a Cartoon Cartoon Weekend marathon. This schedule consisted of:
- 12:00 AM - Gundam Wing (Uncut)
- 12:30 AM - Dragon Ball Z
This schedule existed from March 6 - November 3, 2000
Sixth Toonami Midnight Run Lineup
Toonami's second weeknight Midnight Run.[4] This schedule consisted of:
- 12:00 AM - Dragon Ball Z
- 12:30 AM - Tenchi Muyo!/Tenchi Universe
This schedule existed from November 6-27, 2000
Seventh Toonami Midnight Run Lineup
Toonami's third weeknight Midnight Run.[5] This schedule consisted of:
- 12:00 AM - Dragon Ball Z
- 12:30 AM - Tenchi Universe
This schedule existed from November 28, 2000 - January 12, 2001
Eighth Toonami Midnight Run Lineup
Toonami's fourth weeknight Midnight Run.[6][7] This schedule consisted of:
- 12:00 AM - Dragon Ball Z
- 12:30 AM - Outlaw Star
This schedule existed from January 15 - March 23, 2001
Ninth Toonami Midnight Run Lineup
Toonami's fifth weeknight Midnight Run. This schedule consisted of:
- 12:00 AM - Dragon Ball Z
- 12:30 AM - Dragon Ball Z
This schedule only existed from March 26-30, 2001
Tenth Toonami Midnight Run Lineup
Toonami's sixth weeknight Midnight Run.[8][9][10] This schedule consisted of:
- 12:00 AM - Dragon Ball Z
- 12:30 AM - The Big O
This schedule existed from April 2 - May 25, 2001
Eleventh Toonami Midnight Run Lineup
Toonami's seventh weeknight Midnight Run. This schedule consisted of:[11][12]
- 12:00 AM - Dragon Ball Z
- 12:30 AM - Dragon Ball Z
This schedule existed from May 28 - July 20, 2001
Twelfth Toonami Midnight Run Lineup
Toonami's eighth weeknight Midnight Run.[13][14] This schedule consisted of:
- 12:00 AM - 08th MS Team
- 12:30 AM - Outlaw Star
This schedule existed from July 23 - August 23, 2001
Thirteenth Toonami Midnight Run Lineup
Toonami's ninth weeknight Midnight Run. There was no Midnight Run on August 24, 2001 due to the Cartoon Cartoon Fridays Big Pick Weekend. Also, beginning on September 6, 2001, there was no Midnight Run on Thursdays due to the debut of Adult Swim. This schedule consisted of:
- 12:00 AM - Dragon Ball Z
- 12:30 AM - Dragon Ball
This schedule existed from August 27 - November 2, 2001
Fourteenth Toonami Midnight Run Lineup
Toonami's tenth weeknight Midnight Run. This schedule consisted of:
- 12:00 AM - Dragon Ball Z
- 12:30 AM - Gundam 0080
This schedule existed from November 5 - November 30, 2001
Fifteenth Toonami Midnight Run Lineup
Toonami's eleventh weeknight Midnight Run.[15][16] This schedule consisted of:
- 12:00 AM - Dragon Ball Z
- 12:30 AM - Outlaw Star
This schedule existed from December 3, 2001 - February 6, 2002
Sixteenth Toonami Midnight Run Lineup
Toonami's twelfth weeknight Midnight Run.[17][18][19][20][21] This schedule consisted of:
- 12:00 AM - Dragon Ball Z
- 12:30 AM - Dragon Ball
This schedule existed from February 11 - November 1, 2002
Final Toonami Midnight Run Lineup
Toonami's final Midnight Run.[22] This schedule consisted of:
This schedule existed from November 4, 2002 - January 9, 2003
Gallery
References
- ↑ "Data Screen ". cartoonnetwork.com. http://web.archive.org/web/19991117093658/http://cartoonnetwork.com/favorites/toonami/index.html. Retrieved on November 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Thursday, February 28, 2002 ". toonzone.net. February 28, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20040821233729/http://www.toonzone.net/shows/cnschedules/2002-02/28.html. Retrieved on March 23, 2017.
- ↑ "Cartoon Network T.V. Schedule ". cartoonnetwork.com. March 1, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000301051456/http://turner.gist.com/cartoon/tv1.dpg?genres=All+Categories&daypart=0&channel=TOON.12131....est. Retrieved on February 22, 2015.
- ↑ Schedule Thursday, November 09, 2000
- ↑ Schedule Friday, December 15, 2000
- ↑ Schedule Wednesday, February 07, 2001
- ↑ "Schedule Tuesday, March 13, 2001 ". cartoonnetwork.com. March 9, 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20010309211243/http://alt.cartoonnetwork.com:80/Schedule/1,2989,CTN%7c4%7c%7cCentral,00.html. Retrieved on March 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Schedule Wednesday, April 04, 2001 ". cartoonnetwork.com. April 4, 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20010404213345/http://alt.cartoonnetwork.com:80/Schedule/0,2989,CTN%7c%7c%7cEastern,00.html. Retrieved on March 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Schedule Tuesday, April 24, 2001 ". cartoonnetwork.com. April 19, 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20010419223340/http://alt.cartoonnetwork.com:80/Schedule/1,2989,CTN%7c5%7c%7cEastern,00.html. Retrieved on March 19, 2018.
- ↑ Schedule Monday, May 21, 2001
- ↑ "Schedule Wednesday, June 20, 2001 ". cartoonnetwork.com. June 15, 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20010615023621/http://alt.cartoonnetwork.com:80/Schedule/1,2989,CTN%7c6%7c%7cEastern,00.html. Retrieved on March 19, 2018.
- ↑ Schedule Friday, July 13, 2001
- ↑ "Schedule Monday, July 23, 2001 ". cartoonnetwork.com. July 22, 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20010722051218/http://alt.cartoonnetwork.com:80/Schedule/1,2989,CTN%7c1%7c%7cMountain,00.html. Retrieved on March 19, 2018.
- ↑ Schedule Wednesday, August 22, 2001
- ↑ "Monday, December 3, 2001 ". toonzone.net. December 3, 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20040820155307/http://www.toonzone.net/shows/cnschedules/2001-12/03.html. Retrieved on March 20, 2017.
- ↑ "Wednesday, February 6, 2002 ". toonzone.net. February 6, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20040820110324/http://www.toonzone.net/shows/cnschedules/2002-02/06.html. Retrieved on March 23, 2017.
- ↑ "Monday, February 11, 2002 ". toonzone.net. February 11, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20040820155340/http://www.toonzone.net/shows/cnschedules/2002-02/11.html. Retrieved on March 23, 2017.
- ↑ "Schedule Wednesday, February 13, 2002 ". cartoonnetwork.com. February 14, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20020214004637/http://alt.cartoonnetwork.com:80/Schedule/0,3671,CTN,00.html. Retrieved on March 21, 2018.
- ↑ "Schedule Tuesday, June 11, 2002 ". cartoonnetwork.com. June 11, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20020611072024/http://alt.cartoonnetwork.com:80/Schedule/0,3671,CTN,00.html. Retrieved on March 21, 2018.
- ↑ "Schedule Wednesday, August 7, 2002 ". cartoonnetwork.com. August 7, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20020807094731/http://schedule.cartoonnetwork.com:80/servlet/ScheduleServlet?action=selectDay. Retrieved on March 21, 2018.
- ↑ "Tune in: Weekday Afternoons 5.0-7.0 P.M. (E/P) ". cartoonnetwork.com. October 1, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20021001081555/http://www.cartoonnetwork.com:80/toonami/watch/tv_shows/ggundam/index.html. Retrieved on March 21, 2018.
- ↑ "Tune in: Weekday Afternoons 5.0-7.0 P.M. (E/P) ". cartoonnetwork.com. December 1, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20021201080928/http://www.cartoonnetwork.com:80/toonami/watch/tv_shows/ggundam/index.html. Retrieved on March 21, 2018.