Batman VS. Superman

Batman VS. Superman was a Toonami Event and Contest which ran from Monday, January 21, 2002 through Friday, January 25, 2002. Every night, Monday-Friday, Toonami aired back-to-back episodes of Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM. Viewers could then log on to Toonami.com to view the site's first "gomic," an exclusive interactive hybrid combining a video game and a comic, to cast their vote for the superhero of their choice.

On Saturday, January 26, there was a six-hour marathon from 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM. At 5:00 PM, the winner of the online vote was revealed to be Superman and the final two hours were dedicated to the victorious superhero.

Beginning on Monday, January 21 and throughout the week, fans were able to go to Toonami.com to play "The World's Finest: The Gauntlet of Doom," an exclusive comic and online game and to vote for their favorite superhero. Each day, one of five comic book covers became active with each day's comic coming to a close by positioning both Batman and Superman in a competitive challenge against an enemy. The player selected the superhero that they thought was best equipped to beat that enemy and that choice counted as one vote in favor of either Batman or Superman.

There was also a sweepstakes, the "Batman VS. Superman" Sweepstakes, that tied into this event.

Voting Results

 * Total Votes: 1,459,668
 * Superman: 54%
 * Batman: 46%

Schedule
This schedule consisted of:

January 21, 2002

 * 5:00 PM - Tenchi Universe - "No Need for Worries"
 * 5:30 PM - Dragon Ball - "Goku's Rival"
 * 6:00 PM - Batman: The Animated Series - "Deep Freeze"
 * 6:30 PM - Superman: The Animated Series - "Bizarro's World"

January 22, 2002

 * 5:00 PM - Tenchi Universe - "No Need For Monsters"
 * 5:30 PM - Dragon Ball - "Look Out For Launch"
 * 6:00 PM - Batman: The Animated Series - "Blind As A Bat"
 * 6:30 PM - Superman: The Animated Series - "Solar Power"

January 23, 2002

 * 5:00 PM - Tenchi Universe - "No Need For Partners"
 * 5:30 PM - Dragon Ball - "Find That Stone"
 * 6:00 PM - Batman: The Animated Series - "Make 'em Laugh"
 * 6:30 PM - Superman: The Animated Series - "Mxyzpixilated"

January 24, 2002

 * 5:00 PM - Tenchi Universe - "No Need For Resident Officers"
 * 5:30 PM - Dragon Ball - "Milk Delivery"
 * 6:00 PM - Batman: The Animated Series - "Girls Night Out"
 * 6:30 PM - Superman: The Animated Series - "Double Dose"

January 25, 2002

 * 5:00 PM - Tenchi Universe - "No Need For A Carnival"
 * 5:30 PM - Dragon Ball - "The Turtle Hermit Way"
 * 6:00 PM - Batman: The Animated Series - "Avatar"
 * 6:30 PM - Superman: The Animated Series - "Father's Day"

January 26, 2002

 * 1:00 PM - Batman: The Animated Series - "Riddler's Reform"
 * 1:30 PM - Superman: The Animated Series - "Absolute Power"
 * 2:00 PM - Batman: The Animated Series - "Legends of the Dark Knight"
 * 2:30 PM - Superman: The Animated Series - "The Way Of All Flesh"
 * 3:00 PM - Batman: The Animated Series - "Bane"
 * 3:30 PM - Superman: The Animated Series - "Live Wire"
 * 4:00 PM - Batman: The Animated Series - "Night Of The Ninja"
 * 4:30 PM - Superman: The Animated Series - "Protoype"
 * 5:00 PM - Superman: The Animated Series - "Blasts from the Past: Part I"
 * 5:30 PM - Superman: The Animated Series - "Blasts from the Past: Part II"
 * 6:00 PM - Superman: The Animated Series - "Legacy: Part I"
 * 6:30 PM - Superman: The Animated Series - "Legacy: Part II"

Trivia

 * Batman VS. Superman was sponsored by Gatorade.