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Adult Swim debuted on September 2, 2001 with an episode of Home Movies. Adult Swim was also where Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law, Sea lab 2021, and Aqua Teen Hunger Force made their official debuts, although they first aired in December 2000, while Space Ghost Coast to Coast was on hiatus. The first theatrical film The Power puff Girls Movie was released on July 3, 2002, which received mixed to positive reviews by critics.

At 5AM ET on the morning of June 14, 2004, Cartoon Network debuted its second logo and its slogan, “This is Cartoon Network!” The bumpers now featured 2Dcartoon characters from their shows interacting in a CGI city composed of sets from their shows. By now, nearly all of Cartoon Network's classic cartoon programming had been relocated to its sister network Boomerang to make way for new programming. Jim Samples, president of the Cartoon Network since August 2001, resigned on February 9, 2007 due to the 2007 Boston bomb scare. Following Samples’ resignation, Stuart Snyder was named his successor. 

On September 1, 2007, the network look was revamped, and bumpers and station identification were themed to The Hives song fall is Just Something That Grown-Ups Invented. On October 15, 2007, the channel began broadcasting in 1080i high definition. Every October since 2007, Cartoon Network would air 40 episodes of the former Fox Kids program Goosebumps, though Cartoon Network lost the rights to the show on October 31, 2009 and stopped airing the program Starting in the end of 2007, the network has also began to air some imported programs from Tele ton such as George of the Jungle, Atomic Betty, 6teen, beluga Battle Brawlers, Stoked, and the Total Drama Series.