I look at Cartoon Network, I don't find it too bad. I mean, its ok, but not great. I see some shows and I think, "Well, yeah. I can see how this would be pretty popular with the kids." or "Yeah, I think if I was younger I would probably watch this".
But Cartoon Network always felt like a network that was for everybody. You had Toonami with its Anime and occasionaly non anime shows (they would even sometimes show Uncut episodes of anime at around 1AM on Saturdays or something) that aired everyday except Sunday, Cartoons which were both action packed and funny for both adults and kids, they still aired older shows like The Flintstones and Looney Toons, and almost every weekend there was a "movie night", where they always showed a movie. Then Adult Swim came along and you had even more Anime and whatnot.
Hell, I remember some days just watching nothing but Cartoon Network, because something was always on!
Nowadays? They have about 2-4 good shows, if at that. Course, it all depends on the person since some are Passable, while others are just bad/stupid.
Oh Cartoon Network, I will never forget you. Please come back...