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It was at this time, that present digital streaming
B ac k o n g o o d o l ’ C a b le T V, C a r t o o n
N et w o r k ’s ico n s o f y es t er y e a r, w er e
giant Netflix rocketed itself into people’s homes
co min g t o t h eir co n c l u sio n- “ D ext er ’s
and how digital media would change media
L a b o ra t o r y” en de d in 2003, “ C o ura g e t h e
consumption in the future.
C o wa r d l y D og ” in 2002, a n d “ E d , E dd n E dd y”
in 2009 a f t er i ts de c ade lo n g r un. W i t h a
Back on good old Cable TV Cartoon network’s icons of g er
c h a n g e o f p r esiden c y in t h e n et w o r k a n d e a
exp e c t a t io n f r o m a udien ces e v er y w h er e , t h e y
yesteryear, were coming to their conclusion “Dexter’s
de li v er e d f ir in g o n a l l c y lin der s, w i t h b ig s t a r s s uc h
Laboratory” ended in 2003 “courage the cowardly dog” in 2002
a s “ B en 10”, “ G r im A d v en t ur es o f B i l l y a n d M a n d y”,
and “Ed, Edd n Eddy” in 2009 after its decade long run. With a
“ Sa m ura i J ac k ”, “ C o den a m e K id s N ext D o o r ”, a n d
change of presidency in the network and eager expectation
m a n y m o r e . A n d a l s o l a un c hin g a s a n e w b lo c k o n
from audiences everywhere, they delivered firing on all l t S w im”
t h e c h a nn e l , a n d l a t er i ts o w n c h a nn e l , “A d u
a ir e d co n t en t a n d a nim e t a r g et e d t o wa r d s m o r e
cylinders, with big stars such as “Ben 10” “grim adventures of
m a t ur e v ie w er s .
Billy and Mandy”, “Samurai Jack”, “Codename kids next door”,

and many more. And also launching as a new block on the
E v en t u a l l y, t h e y exp er im en t e d in t o li v e ac t io n s h o ws
channel, and later its own channel, “Adult Swim” aired content
t o imi t a t e t h e s ucces s o f r i va l Di sn e y C h a nn e l .
C o n t radic t in g i ts v er y n a m e a n d i ts o r ig in
and anime targeted towards more mature viewers . a l
m a r k et in g c a m p a ig n. D u b b e d a s t h e “ D a r k T im es ” o f
Eventually, they experimented into live action shows to imitate
t h e c h a nn e l , N ic k e lo de o n w o u ld m a k e a cos t l y
the success of rival Disney Channel. Contradicting its very name
mi s t a k e , w hic h w o u ld g i v e C a r t o o n N et w o r k i ts n e w
and its original marketing campaign. Dubbed as the “dark
m a s co t “A d v en t ur e T im e” a n d t h u s, in t h e 2010s t h e
times” of the channel, but Nickelodeon would make a costly
r en a i s s a n ce o f t h e c h a nn e l w o u ld b eg in w i t h
f ur t h er c a r t o o n s li k e “ R egu l a r S h o w”, “ S t e v en
mistake, which would give Cartoon network its new mascot
U ni v er s e”, “ G en era t o r R ex ” a n d m a n y m o r e .
“Adventure time” and thus in the 2010s the “renaissance” of the
channel would begin with further cartoons like “Regular show”,
S p e a k in g o f N ic k e lo de o n, w hi le i t
“Steven Universe”, “Generator rex” and myriad more.
wa sn’ t do in g b ad l y, i t wa s a s h ado w o f
i ts f o r m er s e lf . M em o ra b le s h o ws w hic h
Speaking of Nickelodeon, while it wasn’t
t h e y w er e k n o w n f o r, w er e f e w a n d fa r
doing badly, it was a shadow of its former
b et w e en, li k e “Ava t a r : Th e L a s t
self. Memorable shows which they were
A irB en der ”, “ I n vader Z im”, “ Th e
known for, were few and far between like
F a ir l y O dd P a r en ts ”, “ D a nn y P h a n t o m”,
a n d “ Th e L o ud H o u s e”.
“Avatar the last airbender”, “Invader Zim”,
“The fairly oddParents”, “Danny phantom”,

“The loud house”.