Rick and Morty is an American animated television series which premiered on December 2, 2013, on Cartoon Network's late-night programming block Adult Swim. The series follows Rick, an alcoholic scientist, and his intellectually impaired grandson, Morty, on their adventures to alternate dimensions. These adventures commonly cause trouble for Morty's family, who are often caught up in the mayhem. Eleven episodes of Rick and Morty have aired. While the episodes for season 1 were produced in a different order to how they were aired, they were intended to air in the order they did.