The Internet Movie Database reveals that for over a year, the Cartoon Network’s lineup of adult-oriented late-night cartoons, airing under the banner Adult Swim, have been drawing more young-adult males than either The Tonight Show with Jay Leno or Late Night with David Letterman, Kansas City Star TV columnist Aaron Barnhardt observes today (Friday). Barnhardt also notes that the network does not publicize that in a recent week, 8 of the 20 top-rated cable programs among teens have been Adult Swim shows, commenting that he understands why the network doesn’t publicize those figures: “It might stir outrage among the nation’s TV critics”. “Then again,” Barnhardt adds, “those ratings suggest that kids don’t need us to be outraged on their behalf”.