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Dave Byer was previously a Programming Coordinator at Warner Bros Discovery, helping to plan the schedule for Boomerang, the television network that focused primarily on older Hanna Barbera and Cartoon Network fare. While Adult Swim has focused on non-Fox Animation series in their line-up, the ability to do this moving forward might prove more difficult according to Byer, “There were contractual limitations. Sadly, I think you’re gonna get even blander schedules with bigger blocks. They just cut another forty percent of the programming team, plus the whole Warner Bros Discovery re-split means Adult Swim/Cartoon Network will be in a separate company now.”
Byer continued, “From the makers and right holders of Rick And Morty, The WB Vault, Hanna Barbera, Superman, etc, a library of 250 episodes of a rerun show can sometimes cost as much as making a season or less of a new show. Having seen this elsewhere before, expect a gradual shift to all library programs on brand then just the cheapest stuff until all of a sudden, you realize you’re watching Andy Griffith and The Honeymooners on Adult Swim.”
