Adult Swim Saw 25% Drop in Viewership in 2021

Joseph Luster January 8, 2022

It’s been nice to have Cartoon Network’s anime block Adult Swim on the air, but reports are in that show both the network and the block itself have seen a significant drop in viewership. According to Variety‘s ranking of television network viewership for the past year, Adult Swim dropped 25% to 386,000 viewers in 2021, ranking at #41 on the overall list.

Cartoon Network itself dropped 26% to 201,000, coming in at #72. As Cartoon Brew reported, both have had a major drop since 2014. Adult Swim fell by 71.3% in that time period, while Cartoon Network experienced a 79.3% drop.

As for the top television networks among the 18-49 age range, Adult Swim fell 28%, landing at #20 with 224,000 viewers.

If you’re wondering which networks came out on top in 2021, here are the reigning champs:

1. CBS – 5,574,000
2. NBC – 5,484,000
3. ABC – 4,077,000

Source: Variety via Anime News Network