Cartoon Network website shuts down, redirects to Max

Call it the end of an era: Cartoon Network‘s website has been removed from the web, redirecting visitors instead to a landing page for Max following the changes over at Warner Bros. Discovery.

A pop-up message on the new landing page reads: “Looking for episodes of your favorite Cartoon Network shows? Check out what’s available to stream on Max (subscription required). Sign up for Max, where you can also create a kids profile with ratings restrictions and additional privacy protections to keep it fun and kid-friendly!”

For cable subscribers, Cartoon Network programming will still be available on TV and connected apps.

“We are focusing on the Cartoon Network shows and social media where we find consumers are the most engaged and there is a meaningful potential for growth,” a Cartoon Network spokesperson told Entertainment Weekly when reached for comment on Friday, citing CN’s continued presence via apps and the CN channel, where fans can “enjoy 11 hours of their favorite Cartoon Network series from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.”

Cartoonnetwork.com previously offered full episodes and clips from the network’s shows roster that included Adventure Time, Teen Titan GO!, Clarence, and The Amazing World of Gumball, as well as games for the current titles and other timeless classics from CN’s archive, including Tom & Jerry and Dexter’s Laboratory.

The shuttering comes after WBD announced just last week that cartoon streaming service Boomerang would be shutting down as a standalone service, and some of the programming — spanning Scooby-Doo, Looney Tunes, and Courage the Cowardly Dog — would become part of Max. The Boomerang website and app officially shutters on Sept. 30, while the channel will continue to be available via partner pay-TV providers.

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Cartoon Network Studios and Warner Bros. Animation were consolidated in 2022 following the Warner Bros. Discovery merger, raising concern over CN’s fate. CN boss Michael Ouweleen insisted at the time, however, that  “we’re not dead” and output would remain the same, but also acknowledged the challenges ahead. He told Variety: “It’s definitely a pivot, through the merger and through this kind of industry-wide correction that we’re all seeing and navigating through.”