Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series is an American superhero animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman. Developed by Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, and Mitch Brian, and produced by Warner Bros. Animation, it originally aired on Fox Kids from September 5, 1992, to September 15, 1995, with a total of 85 episodes. For the final 15 episodes, the series was given the on-screen title The Adventures of Batman & Robin, which was also used for reruns of earlier episodes. The series became the first in the continuity of the shared DC Animated Universe, spawning further animated TV series, feature films, comic books and video games with most of the same creative talent.

It later got a continuation called The New Batman Adventures. It was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and aired on Kids' WB from September 13, 1997 to January 16, 1999.

Stories in this series tend to give more focus to Batman's supporting cast, which include fellow crimefighters Robin, Nightwing and Batgirl, among others. The show also features guest stars such as Supergirl, Etrigan the Demon and The Creeper, characters who would later appear with Batman in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. The 2001 video game Batman: Vengeance and its follow-up Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu are based on this series.

Batman: The Animated Series premiered on the Fox Broadcasting Company's children's block Fox Kids on September 5, 1992, and aired in that block during weekday afternoons at 4:30 pm. In December, just three months after its debut, Fox also began airing episodes of the series on prime-time Sunday evenings (followed by the live-action sitcom Shaky Ground); however, the TV ratings fell short (as the show aired opposite the perennial favorite 60 Minutes), and the series was removed from this time slot in March 1993.

After the series produced its 65th episode (the minimum number necessary for a TV series to be successfully syndicated), Fox Network executives ordered a second season of 20 more episodes that was later reduced to airing weekly on Saturday mornings. The second season featured Robin more prominently and, as a result, was retitled The Adventures of Batman & Robin in the title credits; this run of episodes had two new opening sequences and ending credits. In total, the series reached 85 episodes before finishing its original run on September 15, 1995.

In 1997, following the end of Fox Kids' five-year exclusive broadcast contract, the series began airing in reruns on The WB Network's children's block Kids' WB. Later that year, The New Batman Adventures premiered on Kids' WB, airing alongside Superman: The Animated Series as part of an hour-long program titled The New Batman/Superman Adventures.

Cartoon Network aired reruns of Batman: The Animated Series from March 2, 1998, to 2004. On July 3, 2000, the series was added to Cartoon Network's Toonami line-up. In 2005, reruns of the series were aired on Cartoon Network's sister channel Boomerang.

The series later began airing on Toon Disney's Jetix line-up on September 30, 2007, again alongside Superman: The Animated Series (despite Warner Bros. being one of Disney's biggest competitors).

The show aired on Teletoon Retro (a Canadian broadcasting channel), debuting on January 8, 2010. The first 65 episodes were confirmed, with the first being "The Cat and Claw, Part 1". The show was scheduled to air on a weekly basis, airing at 7:00 am, 6:00 pm, and midnight. All times are Eastern.

The Hub started broadcasting the series on September 6, 2011. The channel aired a 10-episode marathon of the series on July 20, 2012, to coincide with the theatrical release of The Dark Knight Rises and even created an animated version of one of the film's trailers, featuring Kevin Conroy and Adrienne Barbeau re-dubbing Batman and Catwoman's dialogue from the trailer.

It premiered on Qubo R.E.B.O.R.N. on July 20, 2021, same day Qubo R.E.B.O.R.N. launched.

Trivia

 * Batman: The Animated Series is the first series produced by Warner Bros. to air on Qubo R.E.B.O.R.N., it is later followed by Animaniacs, Batman Unlimited, DC Super Friends, DC Super Hero Girls, Loonatics Unleashed, Animaniacs (Reboot), Teen Titans, The Legend of Calamity Jane, Batman Beyond, Young Justice, Teen Titans Go!, Justice League and is soon to be joined by Lego Batman.
 * It also one of the five Warner Bros. produced shows to premiere at launch of Qubo R.E.B.O.R.N. alongside Animaniacs, Batman Unlimited, DC Super Friends and DC Super Hero Girls
 * It was one of the new shows to launch on Qubo R.E.B.O.R.N. launch day alongside RuPaul's Drag Race Untucked, Clone High, World of Winx, Sonic X, Animaniacs, Time Squad, Eurovision Song Contest, Liberty's Kids, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Bratz, Trollz, Braceface, Kirby: Right Back At Ya!, Monster High, Ever After High, Rainbow High, Geronimo Stilton, Battle for Dream Island, Hero 108, DC Super Hero Girls, Homestar Runner, My Life Me, Winx Club, Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic SatAM, Hazbin Hotel, DC Super Friends and Batman Unlimited.
 * It is one of the many shows on Qubo R.E.B.O.R.N. to air both on the regular schedule and on Night Owl alongside Class of the Titans, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Super Robot Monkey Hyperforce Go!, Animaniacs, Animaniacs (Reboot), Loonatics Unleashed, Teen Titans, Sonic X, Time Squad, The Legend of Calamity Jane, Batman Beyond, Teen Titans Go!, Young Justice, Justice League, World of Winx, Invader Zim, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003), Eurovision Song Contest, X=Men Evolution, Invincible, Spider-Man: The Animated Series, Eurovision National Selections and soon to be Out of Jimmy's Head, Dan Vs., The Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show, Ben 10 and Generator Rex.
 * Along with The Spectacular Spider-Man, it is the shows on Qubo R.E.B.O.R.N. that has aired every day since launch.