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The following is a list of events, premieres, releases, cancellations, series endings, and other business ventures for Cartoon Network in 2004.

Notable Events

June 14: Cartoon Network launches the CN City look, replacing Powerhouse.
June 19: The bumpers for Cartoon Network's Cartoon Theatre are revamped for the City era. The block's announcer, the late Don LaFontaine, is replaced by the channel’s new female announcer, Nicole Vicius. Ed from Ed, Edd n Eddy is also added as a movie theatre usher.
June 25: The set of Fridays is revamped for the City era.
September 6: launched red color-coded at 6:00am E.T. programming block system did exactly that. When the new schedule format it restructured the entire late-night layout by pushin several shows into the early post-midnight hours of September 7, 2004.
October 2-3: The Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts as well as the Boomerang block are removed from the schedule altogether due to the box office failure of Looney Tunes: Back in Action.

April 16: Toonami airs on a weekday for the final time, as the programs being shown were becoming too violent for an afternoon timeslot.
April 17:
- The Saturday version of Toonami debuts, replacing Saturday Video Entertainment System.
- Adult Swim returns to Saturday nights with an airing of The Animatrix.
April 19: Miguzi, a weekday afternoon block, debuts.
May 1: May Movie Month airs until May 31st.
June 13: Cartoon Network's Cartoon Theatre, featuring Osmosis Jones, aired with its original look for the last time.
June 19: Saturday Block Party debuts.
November 29: A Cartoon Network Christmas begins and lasts until December 25th.
December 27: Winter Break begins and lasts until December 31st.