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Canetto DeTour is the adult-oriented nighttime programming block of the American children's subscription network Canetto Channel. It broadcasts every night from 9 p.m.- 5 a.m. (Eastern and Pacific Time). It is similar in format to Adult Swim, the late-night block on Cartoon Network, and Teletoon at Night, the former late-night block on Canadian TV channel Teletoon and features animated and live-action shows targeting a 13-21 audience.

Debuting in 1998, Canetto DeTour serves as the nighttime identity of Canetto Channel, and it was established as alternative programming during late night hours when Canetto Channel's primary target audience, children between the ages of 6 and 12, would normally be sleeping. In 2009, Canetto DeTour was granted its own Nielsen ratings report from Canetto Channel due to it targeting a separate demographic.

Origins
Canetto DeTour's roots lie from former a program block that aired on Canetto Channel: Canetto at Nite. In February 1998, Canetto DeTour debuted with Danny's Pizzeria Palace as its first program, as well as Late Night with Timothy Tiger, King of the Hill, South Park, Beavis and Butt-Head, and Owen and Izzy moving to Canetto DeTour. Celebrity Deathmatch debuted on the block on May 14, with the episode "Senfield's Last Stand". The block's initial runtime was from 10:00 pm to 5:00 am ET.

Canetto DeTour had a disclaimer that read "Parents strongly cautioned: the following programs are intended for mature audiences over the age of 18. These programs may contain some material that many parents would not find suitable for children and may include intense violence, sexual situations, coarse language and suggestive dialog".

Canetto DeTour's original bumpers shown in-between the shows featured footage of elderly people swimming in public pools, eating, exercising, and doing other pool-related activities. It would show signs all around the pool saying things like "Warning Potential Violence", "Warning Strong Language in use", "Caution Sexual Innuendo", "Caution Limited Animation", "No Diving", "No Kids", "Warning Adult Situations", and more. Some of these bumpers were narrated by a lifeguard who spoke through a megaphone. Most notably he would shout "All kids out of the pool". The Canetto DeTour logo appears, shown after a freeze frame of the footage. Sometimes they were even shown in reverse.

On February 23, 2002, Canetto DeTour launched TBA, with various action programs displayed on the block from 11:00 pm to 2:00 am. On February 8, 2004, the senior citizen bumpers were replaced by animated safety manuals featuring Canetto DeTour characters.

New bumpers debuted on January 29, 2005, and feature black intertitle "cards" in white Helvetica Neue Condensed Heavy type. The cards discuss everything from programming news to personal staff opinions on unrelated subjects. In addition, the bumpers for the action shows include tilt-shift miniature and other abstract photos of Japan, often accompanied by clips of various Yesterdays New Quintet songs.

From March 2006-February 2011, the block was broadcast Monday to Thursday nights from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am and from 11:00 pm to 5:00 am on weekends. As of February 2011, it airs every night from 9:00 p.m to 5:00 a.m. On February 6, 2011, Canetto DeTour refreshed their sign-on time to 9:00 p.m. ET, further extending the network's schedule back to every night.

On May 4, 2018, Canetto DeTour refreshed their branding coniciding with Canetto Channel's new logo for its 25th anniversary, as well as Canetto DeTour's 20th anniversary. The new bumpers include live action pans of landscapes, signs, objects, and animals with the Tackett DeTour logo embossed in them, sometimes hidden. The advisory sign-on bumper was also changed to feature various live action backgrounds.

From 1998-2006, the block was broadcast every night from 10:00 p.m to 5:00 a.m. From 2006-2011, the block was broadcast Monday to Thursday nights from 10:00 p.m to 6:00 a.m. and on Fridays and weekends from 11:00 p.m to 6:00 a.m on weekends. From 2011-2018, the block was broadcast from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. As of May 2018, it airs every night from 9:00 p.m to 5:00 a.m.

Controversy
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Programming
Main article: List of programs broadcast by Canetto DeTour

Canetto DeTour primarily airs varied animated shows including original programming, syndicated series, short films, original video animation, and anime, generally with minimal or no editing for content. Canetto DeTour also airs several of sister block Toon Palace DeTour's original series. The block also airs various movies occasionally.

Trivia

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