Cartoon Network
Long-running adult cartoon “Robot Chicken” returns for its 11th season on Monday, September 6 at midnight ET/PT on the Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim.
If you don’t have cable, here are some ways you can watch “Robot Chicken” streaming online:
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Sling TV
You can watch a live stream of Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and 40-plus other TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Blue” or “Sling Orange” bundle. This option doesn’t come with a free trial, but it’s the cheapest long-term streaming service with Cartoon Network/Adult Swim, and you can get your first month for just $10:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch “Robot Chicken” live on the Sling TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Sling TV website.
If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes included with 50 hours of cloud DVR.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream (formerly AT&T TV) has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” Cartoon Network and Adult Swim are included in every one, but you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free 14-day trial.
Note that the free trial isn’t advertised as such, but your “due today” amount will be $0 when signing up. If you watch on your computer, phone or tablet, you won’t be charged for 14 days. If you watch on a streaming device on your TV (Roku, Fire Stick, Apple TV, etc.), you will be charged for the first month, but you can get still get a full refund if you cancel before 14 days:
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch “Robot Chicken” live on the DirecTV Stream app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the DirecTV Stream website.
If you can’t watch live, DirecTV Stream also comes with 20 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to unlimited hours).
Hulu With Live TV
You can watch a live stream of Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which you can try out for free with a seven-day trial:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch “Robot Chicken” live on the Hulu app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, Nintendo Switch, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Hulu website.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu with Live TV comes with both its extensive on-demand library (which includes most shows after they air) and 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
‘Robot Chicken’ Season 11 Preview
When we last saw the stop-motion gang of “Robot Chicken,” they were performing in “The Bleepin’ Robot Chicken Archie Comics Special,” where Josie and the Pussycats returned to Riverdale from outer space and Archie Andrews got an origin story that only “Robot Chicken” could think of.
But in the last actual series episode, which aired back in July 2020, the show celebrated its 200th episode with an installment titled “Endgame.” This milestone episode revealed “everything you wanted to know about his experiment with the chicken, the chair, and the televisions.”
Now when it returns for its 11th season, “Robot Chicken” is back with “more hilarious parodies and insane characters and personalities, from Joe Exotic to Peppa Pig,” teases the Adult Swim press release.
It continues:
The “Robot Chicken” Nerd and Bitch Pudding are also back along with a spooky Halloween-themed episode. And not to disappoint, no corner of pop culture is safe from “Robot Chicken’s” satirical gaze this season. The show skewers today’s biggest hits and classics including fan-favorite characters from movies, television shows, video games, celebrities, and even nursery rhymes – “Robot Chicken” spares nothing and no one and prides itself on having the most comedy a quarter-hour sketch comedy show can provide!
“Robot Chicken” is created, and executive produced by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich, and their Stoopid Buddy Stoodios partners, John Harvatine IV and Eric Towner, also serve as executive producers. Green and Senreich also write, voice and with Tom Sheppard, direct the award-winning series.
The premiere episode is titled “May Cause a Whole Lotta Scabs” and its description teases, “‘Robot Chicken’ takes ‘Inside Out’s’ Riley farther inside and even more out; The Red Skull battles his ultimate nemesis; Rey gets more than she bargained for at the Skywalker homestead.”
Then on September 8 comes episode two, titled “May Cause Light Cannibalism.” Its description teases, “The Gargoyles get as hard as stone; Solid Snake must master the walk of shame; The Avengers learn to curb their enthusiasm.”
And on September 9 comes episode three, titled “May Cause Immaculate Conception.” Its description teases, “Robot Chicken’ asks if Totoro is overweight and doesn’t like the answer; Jigsaw outgrows his tricycle; The Washington Generals destroy the entire world of basketball.”
“Robot Chicken” airs nightly Monday through Thursday beginning Monday, September 6 through Thursday, September 23 at midnight Eastern and Pacific times on the Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim.