History AdoredByTheNetwork / TheAmazingWorldOfGumball

** Cartoon Network also put a lot of faith into the show by renewing a second season a week before the premier, though this could have been done as the show spends a long time in production. Cartoon Network later renewed the show for a fourth and fifth season before the third season had even started airing and, a few days before the fifth season started, renewed it for a sixth. Overall, next to ''Teen Titans Go'', it's probably the network's most-aired series. Tellingly, the network continues to air frequent reruns of it after it ended, and shows no sign of stopping.

* In 2021, Cartoon Network not only ordered a movie for the series, they also ordered more episodes!

* In the Netherlands, ''Gumball'' has a 10-hour marathon at night every day, running from 8 PM to 6 AM. It's safe to say it's the network's most aired series over there.

* With the advent of Creator/{{Cartoonito}} USA on September 13, 2021 and it eating up most of CN's daytime schedule, ''Gumball'' now has 2 hours of airtime in between Cartoonito and Adult Swim. The only other shows to air are other network favorites ''Titans'' and ''Craig'', who both have 1.5 hours on air during that timeframe.[[note]]The 7:00 PM slot rotates each night. The order is ''Gumball'', ''WesternAnimation/VictorAndValentino'',
''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'', ''WesternAnimation/AppleAndOnion'', and ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaRama'' and ''WesternAnimation/TigNSeek'' paired up[[/note]]

* With the advent of Creator/{{Cartoonito}} USA on September 13, 2021 and it eating up most of CN's daytime schedule, ''Gumball'' now has 2 hours of airtime in between Cartoonito and Adult Swim. The only other shows to air are other network favorites ''Titans'' and ''Craig'', who both have 1.5 hours on air during that timeframe.[[note]]The 7:00 PM slot rotates each night. The order is ''Gumball'', ''WesternAnimation/VictorAndValentino'', ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'', ''WesternAnimation/AppleAndOnion'', and ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaRama'' and ''WesternAnimation/TigNSeek'' paired up[[/note]]

* April 2018 saw ''Gumball'' begin to get the same treatment that ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' got. They even went as far as changing their schedule at the very last minute and eschewing their other shows (''WesternAnimation/{{Unikitty}}'' , ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'' and even ''Teen Titans Go'') just to show more Gumball.

* In March 2017, this show, ''Teen Titans Go!'', and new series ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs2017'' starting dominating the lineup. Cartoon Network eventually took it [[SerialEscalation even further]] by making nearly the entire schedule for the following week [[note]]with ''Film/DiaryOfAWimpyKidRodrickRules'', and new episodes of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016'', ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueAction'', and ''Toys/NexoKnights'' being the only other things to air that week[[/note]] comprised of the three. No, [[https://cnschedulearchive.tumblr.com/post/158317213595/okay-here-we-go-this-is-the-cartoon-network seriously]].

* April 2018 saw ''Gumball'' begin get the same treatment that ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' got. They even went as far as changing their schedule at the very last minute and eschewing their other shows (''WesternAnimation/{{Unikitty}}'' , ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'' and even ''Teen Titans Go'') just to show more Gumball.
* When Cartoon Network started reducing the amount of airtime ''Teen Titans Go!'' got due to its extreme decline in popularity, most of the time slots stripped from ''TTG'' were filled in with more ''Gumball''.

* With the advent of Creator/{{Cartoonito}} USA in September 13, 2021 and it eating up most of CN's daytime schedule, ''Gumball'' now has 2 hours of airtime in between Cartoonito and Adult Swim. The only other shows to air are other network favorites ''Titans'' and ''Craig'', who both have 1.5 hours on air during that timeframe.[[note]]The 7:00 PM slot rotates each night. The order is ''Gumball'', ''WesternAnimation/VictorAndValentino'', ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'', ''WesternAnimation/AppleAndOnion'', and ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaRama'' and ''WesternAnimation/TigNSeek'' paired up[[/note]]

* In March 2017, this show, ''Teen Titans Go!'', and new series ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs2017'' starting dominating the lineup. Cartoon Network eventually took it [[SerialEscalation even further]] by making '''nearly the entire schedule for the following week''' [[note]]with ''Film/DiaryOfAWimpyKidRodrickRules'', and new episodes of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016'', ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueAction'', and ''Toys/NexoKnights'' being the only other things to air that week[[/note]] comprised of the three. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer No]], [[https://cnschedulearchive.tumblr.com/post/158317213595/okay-here-we-go-this-is-the-cartoon-network seriously]].

* As of October 2017, the UK feed takes this UpToEleven with ''Gumball''. It airs at least ''two hundred episodes'' a week, and on some weeks, it reruns more times a day on the UK feed proportionally than '''Teen Titans Go! does on the US feed'''. And that is ''a lot''! It is justified though, as the show is produced in the country and that British channels have to air British-made programs to fulfill the amount of European content required due to the country's laws.

* As of July 2020, ''Gumball'' averages 142 airings a week, the most out of any other show on the channel. The show averages five hours a day on weekdays which is just as much as ''nearly every other show on Cartoon Network combined'' (aside from ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'').

* With the advent of Creator/{{Cartoonito}} USA in September 13, 2021 and it eating up most of CN's daytime schedule, ''Gumball'' will now have 2 hours of airtime in between Cartoonito and Adult Swim. The only other shows to air are other network favorites ''Titans'' and ''Craig'', who both have 1.5 hours on air during that timeframe.[[note]]The 7:00 PM slot rotates each night. The order is ''Gumball'', ''WesternAnimation/VictorAndValentino'', ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'', ''WesternAnimation/AppleAndOnion'', and ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaRama'' and ''WesternAnimation/TigNSeek'' paired up[[/note]]

* With the advent of Creator/{{Cartoonito}} USA in September 13, 2021 and it eating up most of CN's daytime schedule, ''Gumball'' will now have 2 hours of airtime in between Cartoonito and Adult Swim. The only other shows to air are other network favorites ''Titans'' and ''Craig'', who both have 1.5 hours on air during that timeframe.[[note]]The 7:00 PM slot rotates each night. The order is ''Gumball'', ''WesternAnimation/VictorAndValentino'', ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'', ''WesternAnimation/AppleAndOnion'', and ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaRama'' and ''WesternAnimation/TigNSeek'' paired up[[/note]]

* In March 2017, this show, ''Teen Titans Go!'', and new series ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs'' starting dominating the lineup. Cartoon Network eventually took it [[SerialEscalation even further]] by making '''nearly the entire schedule for the following week''' [[note]]with ''Film/DiaryOfAWimpyKidRodrickRules'', and new episodes of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016'', ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueAction'', and ''Toys/NexoKnights'' being the only other things to air that week[[/note]] comprised of the three. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer No]], [[https://cnschedulearchive.tumblr.com/post/158317213595/okay-here-we-go-this-is-the-cartoon-network seriously]].

* With the advent of Creator/{{Cartoonito}} USA in September 2021 and it eating up most of CN's daytime schedule, ''Gumball'' will now have 4 hours of airtime in between Cartoonito and Adult Swim. The only other shows to air are other network favorites ''Titans'' and ''Craig'', who both have 1 1/2 hours on air during that timeframe.

* On the week of October 19, 2020, Cartoon Network changed their weekend schedule to feature almost nothing [[note]]save for reruns of ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaRama'' and ''WesternAnimation/CraigOfTheCreek'' on Saturday, and ''Anime/BakuganBattlePlanet'' premieres on Sunday[[/note]] but this show and ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo''. The following week, ''Gumball'' was given an additional hour-long slot, replacing ''Total [=DramaRama=]'', which made for six hours of ''Gumball'' each day. Hell, as of January 2021, this show has ''more'' reruns than TTG goes!

* In contrast to how CN treats [[WesternAnimation/{{Clarence}} other]] [[WesternAnimation/UncleGrandpa ended]] [[WesternAnimation/RegularShow 2010s]] [[WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes shows]], Cartoon Network continues to air frequent reruns of ''Gumball'' even after the series ended on June 24, 2019, and shows no sign of stopping. This is because the show is still very popular with its target audience, and may have a movie on the way that will resolve the cliffhanger in the finale.

* On the week of October 19, 2020, Cartoon Network changed their weekend schedule to feature almost nothing [[note]]save for reruns of ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaRama'' and ''WesternAnimation/CraigOfTheCreek'' on Saturday, and ''Anime/BakuganBattlePlanet'' premieres on Sunday[[/note]] but this show and ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo''. The following week, ''Gumball'' was given an additional hour-long slot, replacing ''Total [=DramaRama=]'', which made for six hours of ''Gumball'' each day. Hell, as of January 2021, this show had ''more'' reruns than TTG goes!

* On the week of October 19, 2020, Cartoon Network changed their weekend schedule to feature almost nothing [[note]]save for reruns of ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaRama'' on Saturday, and ''Anime/BakuganBattlePlanet'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'' premieres on Sunday[[/note]] but this show and ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo''. The following week, ''Gumball'' was given an additional hour-long slot, replacing ''Total [=DramaRama=]'', which made for six hours of ''Gumball'' each day.

* In March 2017, this show, ''Teen Titans Go!'', and new series ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs'' starting dominating the lineup. Cartoon Network eventually took it UpToEleven by making '''''nearly the entire schedule for the following week''''' [[note]]with ''Film/DiaryOfAWimpyKidRodrickRules'', and new episodes of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016'', ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueAction'', and ''Toys/NexoKnights'' being the only other things to air that week[[/note]] comprised of the three. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer No]], [[https://cnschedulearchive.tumblr.com/post/158317213595/okay-here-we-go-this-is-the-cartoon-network seriously]].

* On the week of October 19, 2020, Cartoon Network changed their weekend schedule to feature almost nothing [[note]]save for reruns of ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaRama'' on Saturday, and ''Anime/BakuganBattlePlanet'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'' premieres on Sunday[[/note]] but this show and ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo. The following week, ''Gumball'' was given an additional hour-long slot, replacing ''Total [=DramaRama=]'', which made for six hours of ''Gumball'' each day.

* As of July 2020, ''Gumball'' averages 142 airings a week, the most out of any other show on the channel. The show averages five hours a day on weekdays which is just as much as ''nearly every other show on Cartoon Network combined'' (aside from ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'').

* On the week of November 25, 2019, Cartoon Network ran a three-day ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' marathon to promote the premiere of a hour-long special. The day after it aired, Cartoon Network compromised for the lack of ''Gumball'' for three days by making almost the entire schedule for the rest of the week filled with the show, save for reruns of ''WesternAnimation/AppleAndOnion'', any new episodes of shows, and some movies. ''Teen Titans Go!'' only aired a few times after its marathon (though it ultimately was still the most aired show of the whole week), with an encore of the hour-long special and two reruns of other episodes.

* Until April 2017, the show aired on Creator/{{Boomerang}}.[[note]]A network that was originally dedicated to airing classic cartoons and shows that were no longer aired on the main channel.[[/note]]