Toonami: Daylight Savings

Since moving to Saturday nights (Sunday mornings) on Adult Swim in 2012, Toonami now airs on every day that Daylight Saving Time either begins or ends.

Since the initial “Ending” of Daylight Saving Time broadcast on November 12, 2012, Toonami has started the tradition of filling the extra hour with special programming that is not usually on the block, like Inuyasha and King Star King.

During every “Beginning” of Daylight Saving Time broadcast between 2012-2014, Toonami was shortened by an hour causing the 2:00 AM - 3:00 AM hour to be skipped. However, since 2015, the full block is aired in its entirety from 12:00-4:30 AM.

How Daylight Saving Time Works
When Daylight Saving Time begins (in Spring), the clocks jump forward an hour from 2:00 AM to 3:00 AM, leaving that day with only 23 hours. When Daylight Saving Time ends (in Fall), the clocks jump back an hour from 2:00 AM to 1:00 AM, repeating the 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM hour, giving that day an extra hour (25 hours).

November 3, 2012 Lineup
On November 3, 2012, Toonami aired for an extra hour due to the end of Daylight Saving Time and Inuyasha was added to the lineup, airing in the 2:00 AM - 3:00 AM hour. This schedule consisted of:

This schedule only existed on November 3, 2012
 * 12:00 AM - Bleach
 * 12:30 AM - Samurai 7
 * 1:00 AM - Casshern Sins
 * 1:30 AM - Eureka Seven
 * 1:00 AM - Sym-Bionic Titan
 * 1:30 AM - ThunderCats
 * 2:00 AM - Inuyasha
 * 2:30 AM - Inuyasha
 * 3:00 AM - Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
 * 3:30 AM - Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
 * 4:00 AM - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
 * 4:30 AM - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
 * 5:00 AM - Cowboy Bebop
 * 5:30 AM - Cowboy Bebop

March 9, 2013 Lineup
On March 9, 2013, Toonami lost an hour of programming (the 2:00 AM - 3:00 AM hour) due to the beginning of Daylight Saving Time, meaning Sym-Bionic Titan and Eureka Seven were skipped for the week. This schedule consisted of:

This schedule only existed on March 9, 2013
 * 12:00 AM – Bleach
 * 12:30 AM – Naruto
 * 1:00 AM – Soul Eater
 * 1:30 AM – ThunderCats
 * 3:00 AM – Tenchi Muyo! GXP
 * 3:30 AM – Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
 * 4:00 AM – Cowboy Bebop
 * 4:30 AM – Cowboy Bebop
 * 5:00 AM – Inuyasha
 * 5:30 AM – Inuyasha

November 2, 2013 Lineup
On November 2, 2013, Toonami aired for an extra hour due to the end of Daylight Saving Time and 2 Adult Swim pilots: King Star King and Korgoth of Barbaria, and 1 short film: Kick-Heart, aired in the 2:00 AM - 3:00 AM hour. This schedule consisted of:

This schedule only existed on November 2, 2013
 * 12:00 AM - Bleach
 * 12:30 AM - Naruto
 * 1:00 AM - One Piece
 * 1:30 AM - Soul Eater
 * 1:00 AM - Sword Art Online
 * 1:30 AM - FLCL
 * 2:00 AM - King Star King
 * 2:15 AM - Korgoth of Barbaria
 * 2:45 AM - Kick-Heart
 * 3:00 AM - Star Wars: The Clone Wars
 * 3:30 AM - Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
 * 4:00 AM - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
 * 4:30 AM - IGPX
 * 5:00 AM - Inuyasha
 * 5:30 AM - Inuyasha

March 8, 2014 Lineup
On March 8, 2014, Toonami lost an hour of programming (the 2:00 AM - 3:00 AM hour) due to the beginning of Daylight Saving Time, meaning Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood were skipped for the week. Also Inuyasha was replaced with Sym-Bionic Titan in the 5:30 AM time slot. This schedule consisted of:

This schedule only existed on March 8, 2014
 * 11:30 PM - Space Dandy
 * 12:00 AM - Bleach
 * 12:30 AM - Naruto Shippuden
 * 1:00 AM - One Piece
 * 1:30 AM - Blue Exorcist
 * 3:00 AM - Soul Eater
 * 3:30 AM - Naruto
 * 4:00 AM - Samurai Jack
 * 4:30 AM - IGPX
 * 5:00 AM - Star Wars: The Clone Wars
 * 5:30 AM - Sym-Bionic Titan

November 1, 2014 Lineup
On November 2, 2013, Toonami aired for an extra hour due to the end of Daylight Saving Time and the Dragon Ball Z movie Cooler's Revenge aired in the 2:00 AM - 3:00 AM hour. This schedule consisted of:

This schedule only existed on November 1, 2014
 * 11:30 PM - Attack on Titan
 * 12:00 AM - Bleach
 * 12:30 AM - Naruto Shippuden
 * 1:00 AM - One Piece
 * 1:30 AM - Gurren Lagann
 * 1:00 AM - Hellsing Ultimate
 * 2:00 AM - Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge
 * 3:00 AM - Space Dandy
 * 3:30 AM - Cowboy Bebop
 * 4:00 AM - Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
 * 4:30 AM - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG
 * 5:00 AM - The Big O
 * 5:30 AM - Samurai Jack

March 7, 2015 Lineup
On March 7, 2015, Toonami lost the 2:00 AM - 3:00 AM hour due to Daylight Savings. However, the entire block aired from 12:00 AM - 4:30 AM. shifting Gurren Lagann and One Piece to the 3:00 AM & 3:30 AM hour and Deadman Wonderland to the 4:00 AM timeslot. This schedule consisted of: This schedule only existed on March 7, 2015
 * 12:00 AM - Dragon Ball Z Kai
 * 12:30 AM - Kill la Kill
 * 1:00 AM - Naruto Shippuden
 * 1:30 AM - InuYasha: The Final Act
 * 3:00 AM - Gurren Lagann
 * 3:30 AM - One Piece
 * 4:00 AM - Deadman Wonderland

October 31, 2015 Lineup
On October 31, 2015, Toonami gained an extra hour due to Daylight Savings and featured a 4.5 hour Akame Ga Kill! marathon from 12-3:30 AM. This schedule consisted of:
 * 12:00 AM – Akame Ga Kill!
 * 12:30 AM – Akame Ga Kill!
 * 1:00 AM – Akame Ga Kill!
 * 1:30 AM – Akame Ga Kill!
 * 1:00 AM – Akame Ga Kill!
 * 1:30 AM – Akame Ga Kill!
 * 2:00 AM – Akame Ga Kill!
 * 2:30 AM – Akame Ga Kill!
 * 3:00 AM – Akame Ga Kill!

March 12, 2016 Lineup
On March 12, 2016, Toonami lost the 2:00 AM - 3:00 AM hour due to Daylight Savings. However, the entire block aired from 12:00 AM - 4:30 AM. shifting Naruto Shippuden and One Piece to the 3:00-4:00 AM hour and Kill la Kill to the 4:00 AM time slot. This schedule consists of:
 * 12:00 AM - Dragon Ball Z Kai
 * 12:30 AM - Dimension W
 * 1:00 AM - Parasyte -the maxim-
 * 1:30 AM - Samurai Champloo
 * 3:00 AM - Naruto Shippuden
 * 3:30 AM - One Piece
 * 4:00 AM - Kill la Kill