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Doesn't it also have a continuation coming out soon-ish???

Page 19: Destruction & Salvation Will they EVER get the hell outta this dungeon??? Find out tomorrow at 1 AM. Only Toonami!!!

Episode #49: McGillis Fareed The Penultimate Episode!! And Mika is CLEARLY a feral dog without a master. This won't end well... Only Toonami!!

Last week, we were treated to one of the WEIRDEST episodes of JoJo yet. But how will Polnareff get out of THIS mess? Find out tonight (4/21/18) at Midnight! ONLY TOONAMI!

MHA's dub isn't on Netflix, it's HULU which was the issue. Apparently, the exclusivity contract ran out on Season 1? That's just my guess. I mean, they got 3 seasons, so maybe there never was an exclusivity contract? These deals are all so damn complicated, we fans are remiss to even guess. However, I think it can be summed up in one sentence: "The possible happens right away; the impossible just takes a little longer!"

Come to think of it, I wouldn't mind an all-premiere 10 PM-2 AM block that encores from 2-6 AM! Considering we lost the online block stream, it seems to me it would be apropos. Only problem is, what the hell do you do for spring forward and fall back? I'd say for spring-forward, play 3 hours from 10 PM-1 AM, pre-empt the last normal hour for a no-repeat hour special at 2 AM, then finish the night with a repeat of 10 PM-1 AM from 3-6 AM. Then for fall back, simply air a no-repeat special in the bonus 2 AM hour.

If you ask me, JoJo should be at 12, HxH at 12:30, BC at 1, and FLCL at 1:30. And of course, FLCL Progressive should be pushed to June 23 or 30 and replace DBZ KFC at 11 PM while another classic takes over at 1:30 on June 2nd. FLCL being back on the block leading-in to Progressive makes sense, but having it air at 11:30 or even Midnight might be a tall order. I have a theory that the original plan was to have MHA replace DBZ KFC, but because FLCL was underperforming, it got moved up. If I'm right, then it could even get 11 PM after DBZ KFC ends.

Nice little editorial piece about this phenomenon... http://toonamifaithful.com/toonamis-hero-academia-will-finally-happen/

Yeah really. That should have had a seizure warning...

I'm not really sure I dig the fact that a show Toonami picked up that is only 2.5 hours behind Japan will be the 7th show on the lineup at 1:30 AM! I get that since it wasn't a dub premiere, 11:30 might have been a bit ambitious for it, but BEHIND Hunter x Hunter? Really?? Then again, since that IS a dub premiere, ahead of BC and together with JoJo is about right for it, I guess... Hopefully the show that replaces DBZ KFC WILL be a dub premiere!

What's interesting is that if MHA has a Season 4, and it comes out in October 2019, it COULD still come out as a speedy dub, placing it among the likes of Space Dandy, Dimension W, Attack on Titan, and Black Clover. Sure it's not even a dub premiere now, but someday it COULD be...

Hmmm, you may be right; I guess we'll see. But MHA is one of those shows that seems to be "Evergreen". Will it do well in the ratings, though? Only time will tell...

Now that MHA has been announced for 11:30, the question is, how long will it stay there? I'm expecting this to do at least DBZ KFC level in the ratings, especially since it will be directly following it. It does kinda suck for FLCL Progressive, however, if it's been demoted to Midnight. So I'm kinda hoping MHA makes enough of a splash during May sweeps for early June to look like this: 10:30 Dragon Ball Super 11 PM My Hero Academia 11:30 FLCL Progressive 12 AM Lame-duck DBZ KFC Then of course, the next new show, which might be a deviation from Toonami norms, replaces KFC at Midnight on 6/30 or something like that. If it's AOT S3, maybe we get that after some specials, but I guess at this point it's more likely to replace FLCL Progressive on 7/21, on a par with its release schedule last year. Another X-Factor is what they will do with that slot which GITS 2nd Gig is vacating. Hopefully it's a classic of some sort.

Well, it isn't Re:Zero, but it IS something that has been a glaring omission from Toonami for a while now... NONE OTHER THAN THE ALL-MIGHTY... Also note that Black Clover got demoted AGAIN!

Cinco De Mayo is now Cinco De HERO!!!! Bout damn time, Toonami. Proving once again the possible happens right away; the impossible just takes a little longer. And yes, this means JoJo falls to 12:30. I'm quite alright with that. But I also daresay that there is a chance that once DBZ Kai ends, this moves up a notch to take its timeslot. This certainly deserves to be the #3 show on the block, but also most likely the #2 show when the time comes! So here's my scorecard: SUPER Psyched My Hero Academia Will Confuse People (Re:Zero? Star Blazers?? PTE???) Right-In-The-Pocket (AoTS3? Boruto?? G Gundam???)

I don't think they could drop the 10:30 DBS without also bringing back the 8 PM sneak peek, and just what the hell would the point of that be for a week or two? I think it's a lot more likely they'll double up Super, but even THAT could be problematic. Maybe this time they could play Intruder II? And AoTS3 CAN'T air one episode before a marathon; it wouldn't be ready yet on June 30, unless you're going off the fact that it's already July in Japan by then. Don't even know how in the hell that would work anyway. I guess kinda like Space Dandy. Besides, we don't even know what day of the week AoTS3 will premiere in Japan. In what timeslot did AoTS2 air in Japan?

But 0.06 in 18-34 and 0.04 in 18-49 ain't exactly "barely". That's a pretty considerable difference, like 40K on both counts. Yes, it did just edge it out in total viewers, though.

THIS JUST IN!!! Dragon Ball Super beat its Family Guy lead-in in total viewers and in ALL target demographics! http://programminginsider.com/saturday-final-ratings-espn-wins-prime-time-with-first-night-of-nba-playoffs/ Family Guy (ADSM, 10:00 PM, 30 min.) – 1.018 million viewers (#32) – 0.64 HH (#33) – 0.43 A18-49 (#11) – 0.53 A18-34 (#5) – 0.37 A25-54 (#18) Dragon Ball Super (ADSM, 10:30 PM, 30 min.) – 1.020 million viewers (#31) – 0.61 HH (#35) – 0.47 A18-49 (#6) – 0.59 A18-34 (#4) – 0.40 A25-54 (#13) (Yes, Family Guy still won households, but that's not technically a "demographic.") Of course the 3 NBA games took #1-#3 for the primetime portion of the night in 18-34, but DBS took #4. Boo-yah! And if you're wondering about 18-49, the NBA games were once again #1 through #3, Live PD was #4, and the #5 show is an unlisted rerun. Ah, what could have been... Anyway, I think an ideal ratings pattern for Toonami would be if the 11:30 show (this year, FLCL Prog/Alt) wins the night, and the previous 2 shows build up to it. FLCL Prog/Alt definitely have that "World Premiere" thing that worked out so well for Samurai Jack, but what could be a potential replacement in that pesky 11 PM slot, which is currently occupied by the underperforming DBZ KFC? I say it's either gotta be AoTS3 or Boruto. Bo might just build from Super; we saw it a few times with Bleach and OG Naruto at midnight and 12:30 back in 2013. Alternatively, AoTS2 had to lead-in to the ho-hum Tokyo Ghoul, but let it S3 lead-in to World Premiere FLCL, and it's probably gonna do better! So, I think we'll see one of the following beyond DBZ KFC (and please note that marathons are an unpredictable X-Factor in both...): Scenario #1 10:30-12:30: 6/30: DBS; Boruto; FLCLP#5; JoJo; etc. OR Marathon 7/7: DBS; Boruto; FLCLP#5/6; JoJo; etc. OR Marathon (if not on 6/30) 7/14: DBS; Boruto; FLCLP#6 or AoTS3; JoJo; etc. 7/21: DBS; Boruto; AoTS3; JoJo; etc. 8/25: DBS; Boruto; AoTS3; Special TBD; etc. 9/1: Marathon 9/8: DBS; Boruto; AoTS3; FLCLA#1; etc. Scenario #2 10:30-12 AM: 6/30: DBS; Special TBD; FLCLP#5; etc. OR Marathon 7/7: DBS; AoTS3; FLCLP#5/6; JoJo; etc. OR Marathon (if not on 6/30) 7/14: DBS; AoTS3; FLCLP#6 or other show TBD (Boruto?) Either way, for AoTS3 to premiere in July, looks like we're gonna need another special. It's also possible that FLCLP is simply reran in the 11:30 timeslot before FLCLA takes over, but I'll bet their ratings for classic FLCL are making them think twice about that! Also, please note that NONE of this covers the REAL elephant in the room: what goes into that 12:30 timeslot on 5/5, assuming no more schedule shakeups?

I believe Bible Black might actually air on Toonami hilariously censored on April Fool's Day 2023. Coming April 1, 2023: Hilariously Censored Hentai night on Toonami--well until Midnight when it flips over to April 2, anyway. Seriously though, could you imagine that shit actually airing with ridiculously cut runtimes (like 10-12 minutes an episode, if that), before Midnight when Toonami goes back to normal? Could maybe play sexy music in the background or something.

http://programminginsider.com/saturday-final-ratings-espn-wins-prime-time-with-first-night-of-nba-playoffs/ PROGRAM Viewers (000) A1849 rating A1849 (000) 10:30 Dragon Ball Super 1020 0.47 602 11:00 Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters 793 0.34 439 11:30 Fooly Cooly (r) 607 0.27 348 12:00a Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders 489 0.23 301 12:30a Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 410 0.20 257 1:00a Black Clover 361 0.18 226 1:30a Hunter X Hunter (r) 347 0.18 226 2:00a Naruto: Shippuden (r) 334 0.17 220 2:30a Space Dandy (r) 352 0.17 220 3:00a Cowboy Bebop (r) 341 0.16 206 3:30a Ghost In Shell: 2nd Gig (r) 326 0.16 204 The 18-49 average was 295K, again, 13th out of 15 for 2018. Below average, but at least NOT the worst. 4/14/18 - Adults 18-49 Show Total Viewers Adults 18-49 DBS 602,000 DBZKFC 439,000 72.92% FLCL 348,000 79.27% JoJo 301,000 86.49% Gundam 257,000 85.38% BClover 226,000 87.94% HxH 226,000 100.00% Shippuden 220,000 97.35% Dandy 220,000 100.00% Bebop 206,000 93.64% GITS 204,000 99.03% Not much change from the hundredths version posted earlier. Only main difference is Gundam didn't retain as well as JoJo, and Black Clover didn't quite retain 90%. Turn the page...

Gundam's not doing gangbusters but it's worthy of being mid-block! However, I think in 1.5 weeks it's going bye-bye for a while!

Actually, not really. Only in total viewers. In Adults 18-49, it was only #13 out of 15 weeks so far this year, and both 1/27 and 2/17 were worse. So I guess that means for target demos, the lows are getting lower, and the highs are getting higher? That is good.

FUNIMATION usually DOES stream only 1 episode of their simuldubs at once. They did that with Star Blazers 2199, believe it or not...

Knowing Wit studio, it probably will be 2-cour. I would be SHOCKED if it were suddenly reduced to only one!

Cheezus Christ indeed! Going back a week, Super continues to do well in Live +3: http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/dvr-ratings/jersey-shore-family-vacation-scores-well-in-cable-live-3-ratings-for-april-2-8/ Since it actually got a 0.48 in 18-49 Live+Same Day, and was boosted once again to a 0.7, that means that it gained anywhere between 0.17 and 0.26 for a total of 0.65-0.74, and once again, that's a total of up to 953K adults 18-49 who watched DBS between 9:30 PM Sunday and 3 AM Wednesday! It also appears that it's only made this Top 25 this year, and this is only the 3rd time it's happened, but the 2nd in a row... http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?s=Live%2B3+Cable