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Rewatching last night's episode right now in preparation for tonight's episode! Episode 12: "The Universe Will Shatter? Clash! Destroyer vs. Super Saiyan God!" Gotta admit this was pretty funny. A lot of symmetrical violence in this episode, but it DID serve a purpose. And the featured ads were DBS Weeknights, PTE, and MHA. The MHA ad seems to play after DBS every Tuesday.

Just amused, because this is hilarious and wouldn't have made any damn sense 3-4 years ago! PROGRAM Viewers (000) A1849 rating A1849 (000) 10:30 PM Dragon Ball Super () 750 0.34 439 11:00 PM My Hero Academia (r) 497 0.20 261 11:30 FLCL: Progressive (r) 419 0.18 237 12:00a Pop Team Epic 391 0.17 219 12:30a Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders 380 0.17 219 1:00a Hunter X Hunter (r) 349 0.16 208 1:30a Black Clover (r) 343 0.17 215 2:00a Naruto: Shippuden (r) 368 0.18 230 2:30a Space Dandy (r) 290 0.13 169 3:00a Cowboy Bebop (r) 281 0.12 152 3:30a Lupin e 3rd: Part 4 (r) 274 0.12 153 Paging Dr. Hange...

Hopefully [as] will see fit to provide some sort of stream of Season 2 right before?

Weird--we ALREADY know Monday 7/16, the 11th episode of Dragon Ball Super, and here's how it did... http://programminginsider.com/monday-final-ratings-espn-tops-all-key-adult-and-male-demos-with-mlb-home-run-derby-and-celebrity-softball/ Just missed 400K!

If you were wondering about the rest of the lineup, well, brace yourself: Adult Swim’s late-night line-up performed as follows: DRAGON BALL down a tick to 0.34, MY HERO ACADEMIA down 0.06 to 0.20/497K, FLCL down 0.03 to 0.18/419K, POP TEAM EPIC steady at 0.17, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE up a tick to 0.17, HUNTER X HUNTER down 0.02 to 0.16/349K, BLACK CLOVER steady at 0.17/343K, NARUTO up a tick to 0.18/368K, SPACE DANDY down a tick to 0.13/290K, COWBOY BEBOP down 0.03 to 0.12/281K, and LUPIN THE 3RD down a tick to 0.12/274K. Unlucky 7/14/18 - Total Viewers Show Viewers Retention DBS 750,000 #DIV/0! MHA 497,000 66.27% FLCL2 419,000 84.31% PTE 391,000 93.32% JoJo 380,000 97.19% HxH 349,000 91.84% B. Clover 343,000 98.28% Shippuden 368,000 107.29% Dandy 290,000 78.80% Bebop 281,000 96.90% Lupin 274,000 97.51% AVERAGE 394,727 28th of 28 Another scary new low. This is the first time in HISTORY that the block (on [as]) hasn't cracked 400K on average! And of course, seeing My Hero Academia not crack 500K for the first time at 11 PM, where Samurai Jack was doing million+ just over a year ago, damn near breaks my heart!

Yeah really. I don't see Aniplex getting back into the Toonami game JUST for Madoka, but the new seasons of SAO, now THAT'S possible. I suppose they could string along some "unfinished business" shows like Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga and Madoka someday though. But we'll certainly get GGO Alternative and/or Project Alicization first.

Wow, I hadn't even considered that! That WOULD be good! On August 11th, MHA would simply take over the whole 11 PM hour, and FLCL Progressive episode 5 would simply slide down to 2:30 AM following the conclusion of Space Dandy on August 4th! Then the following week, AOT S3 takes over half the 11 PM hour, while MHA remains in the other half. That way there's no need to knee-jerk the schedule to accommodate anything. You would still need some kind of special on August 25th at 2:30 AM though, or perhaps just begin a new classic series there--hell, maybe even bring back Gundam Unicorn? I would still like JoJo to slide up to 12 AM for Part 4 though. That's pretty good, Sketch. Seriously, man, you ougtta tweet DeMarco and ask him to consider that!

Oddly enough, I don't remember that. It must have been a really narrow band of time in which that happened, and I thought in general it was more like upper 300K total viewers. And yes, that was 11 PM on Saturday nights. Well, it just so happens that's what we're averaging in the Midnight hour these days: http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-saturday-cable-originals-network-finals-7-14-2018.html Ugh, Pop Team Epic appears to be bombing; 7th place in 18-34 and a modest 0.21 at midnight doesn't inspire confidence. Perhaps the plan IS to bury it soon, or at least move it down to 12:30 AM and JoJo Part 4 up to Midnight when it starts on 8/18/18. Speaking about that palindromic date, we've also got AOT S3 coming, and I've gotta say it looks good for 11 PM or at least 11:30 behind My Hero Academia. MHA is tamer, but it sure as hell is older. At least once we get through this next trio of episodes before Titans impact the block once again, MHA's animation will be from April 2017, and that's actually NEWER than Super, but of course the latter still holds the advantage because it's a dub premiere, and presumably once we get past Episode #38, which sneak-peeked in theaters last Wednesday, AOT will be too! But then again, does the mere fact that an anime is a dub premiere if it that much leverage on Toonami anymore? JoJo Part 3 and HxH are languishing at 12:30 and 1 respectively right now and are both dub premieres, though to be fair their animation is older. AOT's, on the other hand, will be brand-spankin'-new by comparison, not a world premiere but only slightly older than a month following its release in Japan or perhaps slightly newer in the case of Episode #39 (which will premiere on July 28th in Japan and August 25th on Toonami). So I'd say it COULD take 11 PM; after all, the Beast Titan episode (#26) has aired there before as part of the 4th of July Weekend marathon last year. In fact, 0.21 is the lowest I've seen for 18-34 thus far at Midnight. Even Mind Game managed a 0.22. This ties Stardust Crusaders from 6/9 and is probably rock bottom--probably. I'm gonna chalk this up to the Pacquiao-Matthysse fight, is what I WOULD say if it wasn't on ESPN+. It looks more like Live PD and NASCAR racing probably delievered the knockout blow. UFC Fight night on Fox Sports 1, which obviously beat the midnight hour in key demos and edged out Super in P2+ and ran for over 3 hours, against the first 6 shows on the Toonami lineup, including that midnight hour, was probably also a huge factor. I don't believe Alucard went up against anything like that when Hellsing Ultimate X then-bombed in the midnight hour back on 12/13/14. Geez, that feels like a mega-hit by today's standards.

Naruto: Shippuden is up next, and it's 3 episodes late in the Pain Invasion arc, followed by the "Big Adventure! Quest for the 4th Hokage" 2-parter. Looks like episodes 167-171. Weird that it's not 166-170, but it's also good that they didn't split the 2-parter. Also weird that these are from last year, but whatever. I guess we'll advance to FINALLY see the rest of the Pain arc on the Stream next week--is what I WOULD say if the whole block stream weren't a thing last year.

HERE COMES THE COUNTERATTACK!!! ...NEXT TIME!!! Dragon Ball Super on Toonami takes the topical after the show, and reveals that Goku really ISN'T dead yet, or at least has somehow been revived. Could what happened in tonight's episode when his divine power healed him be a clue?

Ummm, the backwater world??

Pop Team Epic got the first topical of the commercial break, as usual. Piccolo has a foreboding feeling, ALSO as usual.

PERFECT GIF!

Week 3 starts now!! Fun fact, Beerus' VA Jason Douglas played Satan last night in AMC's Preacher! Episode 11: "Let's Keep Going, Lord Beerus! The Battle Of The Gods!" Egregious movie namedrop!

I just noticed something interesting: MHA just happens to be showcasing a recap episode of Season 1 the week that FLCL 2 would get doubled up, IF Toonami plays this recap episode which began Season 2 in earnest. (I don't see why they wouldn't; they DID just play Black Clover's recap episode a couple of weeks ago!) So maybe IT gets moved down? That might be some sort of damage control. But I certainly wouldn't want that to happen with the rest of Season 2. However, I also cannot deny that if it were to play at a special time for one week only, and the FLCL Progressive finale got 11 and 11:30 on 8/11, that WOULD remedy the schedule-shifting issues somewhat, but unless that special time is 2:30 AM, some timeslots will still get knee-jerked.

Here's what I think will happen: I think we'll get a double-shot of FLCL Progressive on August 11th, the week after Space Dandy ends. But I'm not sure how the rest of the slots shifting around will shake down. Honestly, I can't seem to wrap my head around it without some kind of demotion or pre-emption for Pop Team Epic. Playing the full hour of FLCL Progressive at 11:30 on 8/11 would pre-empt PTE, or perhaps displace it to its new later timeslot. Knee-jerking the schedule after FLCLP or PTE back 30 minutes one week, then up 30 minutes the next (or vice-versa) would also be bad, but I just don't see any way to play the full hour of FLCLP on 8/11 without doing so! If it stays at 11:30 and Episode 6 follows at Midnight, then the last episode of Part 3 of JoJo would fall to 1 unless PTE moves down more than 30 minutes, but how far would it fall? And would that simply become its new timeslot afterward, while everything else after it gets knee-jerked? I guess that's our best bet. So, after performing this risk assessment, here's what I believe they'll do: 8/11/18: DBS; MHA; FLCL2 x 2; JoJoP3; PTE; HxH; BC; Shippuden; Bebop; Lupin 8/18/18: DBS; MHA; AOTS3; JoJoP4; HxH; PTE; BC; Shippuden; Bebop; Lupin This way, Black Clover and Shippuden get knee-jerked down to 2 AM and 2:30 AM respectively, but only for a week. HxH, meanwhile, also gets knee-jerked down to 1:30 but then rewarded with 12:30 immediately afterward. I really can't figure out a better way to arrange it than this, and also keep the JoJo Part 3 finale in the same timeslot. Also, this doesn't explain what happens with FLCL Alternative, as there doesn't seem to be an empty timeslot for it on September 8th anymore...

I've never heard of the guy who plays Aizawa but he IS a great fit!

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/dragon-ball-super/episode-71/.110078 Rating: "B+". Damn, Matthew Mercer, best known as Jotaro and Levi (from AOT) was TOTALLY the perfect choice to play Hit and episodes like this just proved it! What the hell DID he do to kill Goku? And WHY will he be back!? Guess we'll have to wait until next week to find out!

It's actually "pop-potato", if anyone cares...

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/my-hero-academia/episode-10/.102887 Rating: "B+". At this point, Season 2 was all but confirmed!

Like ketchup on a popsicle?

This was Episode 7. Never really been a huge fan of this one. I could barely hold my eyes open at this point after an 8 AM start yesterday!

Oh damn, Polnareff was the first one to meet head-to-head with DIO! https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/jojo-bizarre-adventure-stardust-crusaders-egypt-arc/episode-20/.88503 This nuanced episode got a "B+"! Can hardly wait for more!

From here on out, Anime News Network reviewed every episode! But the first 3 got an "A": https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/pop-team-epic/episodes-1-3/.126734