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Mojo331 wrote: Why would it be targeted away from children just because Ben is 18? If they can watch 16 year old Ben, they can watch 18 year old Ben. Have you seen Lego Ninjago? Most of the main characters are at least 16 years old, since on the episode when they got jobs, I don't think a bank would hire a 16 year old as a security guard, so they are most likely at least 16 or around the same age, yet kids are able to watch them. If Ben 10,000 was an actual show, I don't think it would be played at night. Just because the character(s) is(are) considered (an) adult(s) doesn't mean it has to have cussing or inapproporiate stuff. Actually, the Ninja from Lego Ninjago are probably 20-22, since kids probably wouldn't teach other kids how to fight and stuff, so they are probably at least 20, except for maybe Nya.

They might insert material that would go over the heads of children that only adults would get, where it could exceed the channels maximum permitted guidelines in daytime TV-PG-V which could put that on a path for qualifying for Adult Swim where it could than be re-rated to fit the nightports programming standards, look at our poster boy Samurai Jack who originally was set up for the channels permitted maximum TV-PG-V and he got re-rated in his move in his last season to TV-14 and TV-MA (with some exceptions being how he was originally set up where it applied)

If they can watch 16 year old Ben, they can watch 18 year old legal adult Ben.

Im familiar with most Lego Group properties in kids animation but not all of them, and i've never seen Lego Ninjago.

Ben 10,000 if he were an actual show could play in the daytime hours, but it would have to be set up and rated in a way where it doesn't exceed the channels guidelines, and doesn't result in a move to Adult Swim. At least TV-PG-V at the high end, TV-Y7 or with the FV descriptor at the low end

your right on just because the character is considered an adult, it doesn't have to be written with material intended for that demographic