Your Guide to Adult Animation on Sling TV
From new premieres on Adult Swim to reruns of ‘South Park’, here’s a full guide of the top channels with adult animation and how to watch them with Sling.
When The Simpsons premiered on FOX more than 35 years ago, the show’s format – an animated show with a decidedly grown-up sense of humor – felt novel and subversive. Fast-forward to 2026 and adult animation is one of the most popular formats on television…and The Simpsons is still here.
In fact, there’s so much adult animation, we thought it would be helpful to put together a list of the top channels with a steady stream of adult animation, and how to watch them with Sling. We’ll paint the picture for you below.
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Adult Swim
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The biggest name in adult animation, Adult Swim is home to countless cult favorites, including Rick and Morty, which returns for its ninth season on Sunday, May 24 at 11pm ET. In addition to classic shows like Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Metalocalypse, Robot Chicken, and Space Ghost: Coast to Coast, Adult Swim on-demand has newer hits like Common Side Effects, Royal Crackers, and Smiling Friends. Adult Swim also has a ton of anime as well as licensed titles like Family Guy, Bob’s Burgers and American Dad!
How to Watch Adult Swim with Sling: You can watch Adult Swim live and on-demand with a subscription to Sling Blue. Select episodes are also available free on-demand with Adult Swim Sneak Peek on Sling Freestream.
Comedy Central
As much as any network, Comedy Central helped popularize adult animation thanks to the groundbreaking and deeply subversive South Park. If you missed its most recent season, South Park skewered President Trump with a savagery that late-night comedians can only dream of. But over the course of its nearly 30-year run, South Park has been an equal opportunity offender; its politics are more about fearless truth-telling than any specific partisan agenda.
Beyond South Park, Comedy Central has other adult animation hits like The Cleveland Show, Digman!, and Family Guy available on-demand.
How to Watch Comedy Central with Sling: You can watch Comedy Central live and on-demand with a subscription to Sling Orange, Sling Blue, or Sling Orange + Blue. You can also watch Comedy Central Pluto TV with Sling Freestream.
FXX
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The Simpsons isn’t just the grandfather of adult animation; it’s the (three-eyed) mutant fish that dared to walk on land, the original adult animation species from which all others are descended. Among its countless accolades, The Simpsons is one of the most rewatchable series of all-time, not only due to the volume of episodes (805 and counting) but the quick pace of jokes and visual puns.
FXX features a daily dose of The Simpsons as well as other adult animation hits like Futurama, King of the Hill, and – you guessed it – Family Guy. FXX is also home to new episodes of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which is as close as scripted comedies get to the tone of adult animation.
How to Watch FXX with Sling: You can watch FXX with Sling by adding the Hollywood Extra pack to your Sling Blue, Sling Select, or Sling Orange + Blue subscription.
Animation Domination on FOX
If The Simpsons is the common ancestor, the FOX network is the primordial ooze from whence it sprang (we mean this as a compliment). The original home of countless adult animation hits, FOX was and is the single biggest incubator for the genre.
That’s largely thanks to its “Animation Domination” programming block on Sunday nights. In addition to new episodes of The Simpsons and Family Guy – that show really is everywhere – Animation Domination has a rotating lineup of animated titles, including Bob’s Burgers, Krapopolis, and American Dad!, which returned to FOX after years on TBS.
How to watch FOX with Sling: FOX is available in designated markets with a subscription to Sling Select or Sling Blue. Check out the graphic below for a full list of markets where FOX is available with Sling.
Sling Freestream
Last but not least, Sling Freestream has a ton of top adult animation titles you can watch anytime without a paid subscription. Select episodes of many of the titles listed above are available, including American Dad!, Smiling Friends, Rick and Morty, South Park, and much more, along with anime favorites, classic sitcoms, and even hit movies like Silver Linings Playbook.
How to Watch Sling Freestream: To start watching Sling Freestream, just click the link below!