Why does Cartoon Network suck so bad?

Well, they aren't trying "new ideas that aren't working". If they weren't working, they would've already cancelled them. They haven't. Even 5 years is easily a large change in culture. Look at the grandparents who would be saying, what's with this Dexter's Lab and Powerpuff Girls what happened to good old Looney Tunes?

Cartoon Network used to amazing in the 90's and early 00's. Now Cartoon Network has been cancelling good shows like Ed Edd 'n' Eddy, Pokemon (old Pokemon), Powerpuff Girls, Courage the Cowardly Dog, etc.

The good shows that is still on CN is Tom and Jerry.

Tom and Jerry rules!!!

I used to watch Cartoon Network too.The cartoons that you mentioned,I used to watch them too. The cartoons they have on now like Amazing World of Gumball,Johnny Test,Adventure Time are gross,bad influence and mostly stupid.The only cartoon on that network that I like is The Looney Tunes Show.The cartoons that you mentioned like Dexter's Laboratory,Powerpuff Girls,and Courage the Cowardly Dog are on Boomerang.

It started with a change in management really. Including Cartoon Network's hiring of a CEO who himself admitted on network TV that he didn't like "that Japanese animation stuff".

So that solidly gutted _Toonami_, and in turn any chance that _Cartoon Cartoons_ would come back with anything good, because see, the best shows on both of those were either anime-influenced or anime themselves.

And really, I could have said "I told you so" here. The minute you put a _money man_ in charge, all they'll do is go as cheaply as possible and do lame live-action and/or Reality TV crap. Or they'll have a cartoon series with stick-figure characters (that only works on YouTube, hello??)

And it's worked for the past five years because they're deliberately gunning for a younger audience who a) doesn't know better and b) wouldn't like "old" cartoons on principle.

Still....a lot of this is that the people in charge, their passion isn't animation, it's _money_. Count on it.

People are changing along with what's on TV. Kids these days are way different than even the kids in the early part of 2k when I was growing up. Music is a huge part of cultural change, and much more rap and hip hop is all over the radio, affecting the kids' view on life: their choice of language, clothes, and even cartoons I guess...

Thats the same with Nickelodeon, they used to have good shows like CatDog and all that, bu now its junk. Either one of these three things happened:

1) They stopped making the episodes

2) Not enough people liked it

3) People want new things, they dont like the old

I think they should bring back the shows like "Ren and Stimpy" and all that...

The children flocked to Nickelodeon. Cartoon Network is trying new fresh ideas to win back its audience, but apparently, it is not working.

I agree, Cartoon Network has gone down the toilet. And children don't know any better so they think its so hilarious. I'm not an adult by the way.

I agree. They are simply trying to raise the age limit of people who watch for example adevnture time is mostly for little kids but directed a little toward teens. i agree they really need to bring back the good stuff

I personally think its because they have ran out of ideas for new cartoons etc. lol xxxx