Toonami Lineups: Saturdays (1997-1998)

The following is the complete list of Saturday Toonami lineups that were broadcast on Cartoon Network from July 19, 1997 to October 3, 1998. The Saturday block aired from 7:00-9:00 PM from July 19, 1997 to July 4, 1998 and 1:00-3:00 PM from July 11, 1998 to October 3, 1998. Toonami was added to Saturdays a few months after the weekday afternoon block premiered (March 17, 1997) and acted as an extension of the block, with the same lineup and episodes aired in order. For example, if episode 1 of a series aired on Friday, episode 2 would air on Saturday, and then episode 3 would air on Monday.

This remained true until June 1, 1998 when Sailor Moon premiered on the weekday block. That Saturday (June 6th), Thundercats was added to the Saturday block, marking the first time the two blocks had different lineups. Sailor Moon was eventually added to Saturdays on July 11th and this marked the final time the two schedules mirrored each other. All remaining Saturday lineups differed from the weekday schedule. The Saturday block aired for the final time on October 3, 1998.

July 19, 1997 - January 10, 1998 Lineup
On July 19th, the Saturday Toonami lineup premiered. On October 25th, Toonami was pre-empted by the Scooby-Doo 25 Hour Scarathon. On November 22nd, Toonami was pre-empted by Cartoon Network's Thanksgiving Special and it was pre-empted again the following week (November 29th) by the Cartoon Cartoon Weekend marathon. This schedule consisted of: This schedule existed from July 19, 1997 - January 10, 1998.
 * 7:00 PM - Thundercats
 * 7:30 PM - Cartoon Roulette
 * 7:45 PM - Voltron
 * 8:15 PM - Cartoon Roulette
 * 8:30 PM - The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

January 17, 1998 Lineup
On January 17th, Robotech took over the 7:45 PM time slot, replacing Voltron. This schedule consisted of: This schedule only existed on January 17, 1998.
 * 7:00 PM - Thundercats
 * 7:30 PM - Cartoon Roulette
 * 7:45 PM - Robotech
 * 8:15 PM - Cartoon Roulette
 * 8:30 PM - The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

January 24, 1998 Lineup
On January 24th, the block was partially pre-empted by the Super Bowl spoof marathon Tom vs. Jerry and only Thundercats and The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest aired from 7:00-8:00 PM. Robotech and Roulette were pre-empted for the week. This schedule consisted of: This schedule only existed on January 24, 1998.
 * 7:00 PM - Thundercats
 * 7:30 PM - The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

January 31 - May 2, 1998 Lineup
On January 31st, the schedule returned to normal and Toonami held a call-in sweepstakes titled the Digimon Giveaway. On March 14th, the block was pre-empted by Cartoon Network's 50 Greatest Cartoons of All Time marathon. This schedule consisted of: This schedule existed from January 31 - May 2, 1998.
 * 7:00 PM - Thundercats
 * 7:30 PM - Cartoon Roulette
 * 7:45 PM - Robotech
 * 8:15 PM - Cartoon Roulette
 * 8:30 PM - The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

May 9 - 30, 1998 Lineup
On May 9th, Voltron took over the 7:00 PM time slot, replacing Thundercats. This schedule consisted of: This schedule existed from May 9-30, 1998.
 * 7:00 PM - Voltron
 * 7:30 PM - Cartoon Roulette
 * 7:45 PM - Robotech
 * 8:15 PM - Cartoon Roulette
 * 8:30 PM - The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

June 6 - July 4, 1998 Lineup
On June 6th, Cartoon Roulette was removed from the lineup. This moved Robotech to the 7:30 PM time slot and Voltron to 8:00 PM. Also, Thundercats returned to the lineup at 7:00 PM. On June 20th, Toonami was pre-empted by Cartoon Network's June Bugs marathon. This schedule consisted of: This schedule existed from June 6 - July 4, 1998.
 * 7:00 PM - Thundercats
 * 7:30 PM - Robotech
 * 8:00 PM - Voltron
 * 8:30 PM - The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

July 11 - August 1, 1998 Lineup
On July 11th, The block moved from 7:00-9:00 PM to 1:00-3:00 PM. Also, Sailor Moon replaced Thundercats in the 1:00 PM time slot. This schedule consisted of: This schedule existed from July 11 - August 1, 1998.
 * 1:00 PM - Sailor Moon
 * 1:30 PM - Robotech
 * 2:00 PM - Voltron
 * 2:30 PM - The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

August 8 - October 3, 1998 Lineup
On August 8th, Thundercats returned to the 1:00 PM time slot, replacing Sailor Moon. This schedule consisted of: This schedule existed from August 8 - October 3, 1998.
 * 1:00 PM - Thundercats
 * 1:30 PM - Robotech
 * 2:00 PM - Voltron
 * 2:30 PM - The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest