The History of Cartoon Network - Chapter 5: Nationwide expansion

When Cartoon Network launched in the USA, it wasn't widely available as it is now. As I already said, CN could be available to most of the USA on TNT's CN block, which eventually mutated into TNT Toons, then Disaster Area (on TBS) and then it was removed from the schedule of both channels.

Thanks to these package deals, Cartoon Network began to look into expansion.
And with that, CN had become the fifth most-watched cable channel in the US.
Also, TCM launched in 1994 (Turner's 6th brand), they would later timeshare with CN in most of Europe.