citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message boomerang launched cartoon network programming block december 8 1992 ; 23 years ago 1992 12 08 independent april 1 2000 ; 16 years ago 2000 04 01 owned by time warner through the turner broadcasting system subsidiary picture format 480i sdtv country united states language english spanish with sap ; a spanish language simulcast of the channel is also available broadcast area nationwide headquarters atlanta georgia primary los angeles california secondary formerly called boomerang from cartoon network 2000 15 sister channel s cartoon network adult swim tnt tbs turner classic movies timeshift service boomerang 1 europe only website boomeranggo.com availability satellite directv channel 298 channel 1298 vod dish network channel 175 c band amc 11 channel 69 4dtv digital amc 18 channel 10 h2h 4dtv cable available on most cable providers check local listings for channel number iptv at & t u verse channel 327 channel 3053 spanish feed verizon fios channel 258 channel 1724 spanish feed streaming media playstation vue internet protocol television sling tv internet protocol television boomerang stylized as boomerang and formerly marketed as boomerang from cartoon network is an american digital and satellite television channel owned and distributed by time warner through turner broadcasting . it specializes in classic and contemporary animated programming from time warner s archival history including looney tunes tom and jerry scooby doo and the garfield show along with repeats of in production series on its brother channel cartoon network including sonic boom pok mon and teen titans go . launched in 1992 globally and in 2000 for the united states boomerang originated as a programming block and spinoff of cartoon network . it eventually grew into its own separate channel and identity and similarly shares the same brand and likeness as cartoon network . it has a fluid and improvisational schedule of on off programming blocks and television shows on a continuous schedule usually without advertising or conmercialism . as of february 2015 approximately 43.6 million households 37.5 % of those with television access the channel . 1 contents 1 history 2 cable and satellite availability 3 programming 3.1 programming blocks 3.1.1 current 3.1.2 seasonal programming blocks 3.1.3 former blocks 4 other services 4.1 boomerang on demand 5 international 5.1 australia 5.2 europe middle east and africa and central and eastern europe 5.3 france 5.4 germany 5.5 italy 5.6 latin america and brazil 5.7 netherlands & flanders 5.8 others 5.9 portugal 5.10 scandinavia 5.11 southeast asia 5.12 spain 5.13 thailand 5.14 turkey 5.15 united kingdom & ireland 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history this section possibly contains original research . please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations . statements consisting only of original research should be removed . june 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message much of the programming that made up the core of boomerang s lineup was originally part of tbs s disaster area a block of children s programming that aired on that network from 1997 to 1999 . boomerang had originated a programming block airing on cartoon network that debuted on december 8 1992 . it was aimed towards the generation of baby boomers and was similar to the vault disney nostalgia block that would debut five years later on the disney channel . it originally aired for four hours every weekend but the block s start time had changed frequently . the saturday block moved to saturday afternoons then back to the early morning and the sunday block moved to sunday evenings . eventually boomerang was shortened by an hour reducing it from four hours to three each weekend . turner broadcasting system eventually converted boomerang into a standalone cable channel that debuted on april 1 2000 . 2 on february 4 2014 as part of the company s 2014 upfronts turner broadcasting announced that boomerang would become advertising supported and seek additional international distribution . 3 4 on january 19 2015 the u.s. version of boomerang was relaunched as part of a global rebranding effort and will offer original programming for the first time ; the relaunched channel will continue to emphasize its archival programming but with a greatly increased emphasis on the archive s most popular brands and an explicitly family friendly approach in the hopes that boomerang can become a second flagship on par with the main cartoon network channel . 5 cable and satellite availability boomerang is carried on most cable and telco providers along with both satellite services ; tiering of the channel varies by service with some services offering it as a basic service or as a higher tier offering . a few providers do not carry the linear channel instead only offering the network s video on demand service bundled with cartoon network . the network is offered exclusively in standard definition with no current plans for a high definition simulcast . programming main article list of programs broadcast by boomerang historically boomerang avoided overt channel drift and despite adding newer content to its library continued to air programming from the breadth of its archives . as of spring 2014 however most of its archival programming has been relegated to graveyard slots while the daytime schedule has increasingly been dominated by programming from the 1990s and later . tom and jerry looney tunes scooby doo and the garfield show have permanent places on the schedule as of august 2015 ; a few shows such as the flintstones pok mon foster s home for imaginary friends courage the cowardly dog chowder and the smurfs are usually on the schedule but are periodically taken off the schedule for brief periods or have their slots on the schedule shuffled around . most other programs aired by boomerang stay on the schedule for several weeks then are rotated out and replaced by other programs . not all of the time warner animation library is currently available to boomerang . a portion of the library that includes the wb amblin entertainment produced animated series from the 1990s that were produced in collaboration with steven spielberg including tiny toon adventures and most of animaniacs and most properties involving batman and superman including the dc animated universe is put out for license to other networks ; those properties most recently aired on the hub network from late 2012 until that network s demise in october 2014 . boomerang also occasionally licenses programming from other distributors such as the rocky and bullwinkle show which rejoined the lineup for a short run in august and september 2013 . the looney tunes and merrie melodies cartoon shorts which were dropped by boomerang since 2007 returned to the schedule on october 5 2013 . although boomerang s programming philosophy was originally intended to showcase classic cartoons it started to add some newer shows in recent years . on january 1 2012 the channel began airing episodes of puppy in my pocket adventures in pocketville which ended in february 2013 . on november 17 and 24 2012 boomerang aired new episodes of ben 10 omniverse before their telecast on sister channel cartoon network . boomerang reintroduced the wedgies series of animated shorts which air in between shows in 2013 . boomerang also began airing teen titans go and the amazing world of gumball on december 1 2014 alongside their airings on cartoon network . numb chucks was picked up by boomerang for first run broadcast in the united states on january 10 2015 after initially having been announced for cartoon network . 6 on june 28 2015 it was announced that boomerang would receive original programs such as wabbit be cool scooby doo and an animated adaptation of bunnicula . 7 programming blocks main article list of programs broadcast by boomerang current programming blocks because of boomerang s fluid schedule programming blocks will air for a few months then be removed from the schedule only to be added again a few months later . current boomerang theater boomerang s movie showcase block . happy birthday snoopy a weekend block airing a marathon of peanuts seasonal programming blocks bugs ter weekend boomerang s first new programming block after the international rebrand ; showcases various looney tunes shorts and every episode from the looney tunes show during the weekend of easter . memorial day in observance of memorial day boomerang aired marathons of various tom and jerry installments including the original theatrical shorts the tom and jerry show and tom and jerry tales . 8 mlb all star grand slam a weekend cross promotion event to coincide with the mlb all star game this block broadcasts several installments of different scooby doo looney tunes and tom and jerry series . 9 former blocks main article list of programs broadcast by boomerang former programming blocks boomeraction one of the first blocks to air on boomerang 10 its programming focused on action adventure shows including thundarr the barbarian teen titans samurai jack swat kats the radical squadron the pirates of dark water jonny quest the secret saturdays ben 10 and ben 10 omniverse . it was also one of the only boomerang blocks to air across international feeds including the united kingdom latin america and australia versions of the network . the block was removed on june 1 2014 as all programming from the block left the schedule . boomerandom this block aired each weekend from 8 to 10 p.m. eastern time from 2008 to 2010 and featured two hours of episodes of a single program . the selected programs were picked by the boomerandom drawing machine . the boomerang christmas party this block which aired every december features a collection of hanna barbera christmas specials such as the powerpuff girls twas the fight before christmas yogi s first christmas christmas comes to pac land casper s first christmas the jetsons first christmas and the flintstones christmas . boomerang zoo this one hour block featured pre 1970 hanna barbera warner bros. television shorts culled mainly from the h b funny animal series such as yogi bear huckleberry hound atom ant magilla gorilla snagglepuss wally gator and pixie & dixie and mr. jinks . it was the only block to air on both the american and european versions of the channel after the 2004 rebranding of boomerang europe . 11 boomerock this block which aired in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the premiere of the flintstones in 2010 consisted of a marathon of the classic animated series . boomeroyalty this weekend mini marathon of shows focuses on a particular character that changes every month similar to the former super chunk block on sister network cartoon network . boomeroyalty concluded on july 22 2012 . captain planet in observance of earth day boomerang airs a marathon of the animated series which was produced by turner program services . martin luther king jr. day in observance of mlk day boomerang aired various episodes from the garfield show . mother s day a recent marathon observance by boomerang on the holiday the channel airs cartoons featuring mothers such as jane jetson focused episodes of the jetsons and wilma flintstone focused episodes of the flintstones . pet of the week this block showcases 2 hours of a single animated program where the title character is an animal . such as courage the cowardly dog the garfield show and what s new scooby doo . currently the block has been reduced to 1 hour of a single program . scooberang this continuous block featured every episode of each scooby doo series which were aired in chronological order beginning with scooby doo where are you . it also aired some feature length scooby doo films including scooby doo meets the boo brothers and scooby doo on zombie island . scooberang no longer airs on