Which Rick and Morty episode premiered on April 1, 2017?

“The Rickshank Rickdemption” premiered on April 1, 2017. It is the season-three premiere and the 22nd episode overall of Rick and Morty.

Adult Swim launched the episode as an unannounced April Fools’ Day event at 8 p.m. Eastern Time. The network then replayed it repeatedly throughout the night, turning the surprise into one of the show’s most unusual premieres. The episode begins with Rick imprisoned by the Galactic Federation and quickly follows his escape and revenge-driven schemes.

A common mix-up is confusing the premiere date with the later regular-season rollout. “The Rickshank Rickdemption” aired months before season three’s remaining episodes began in July 2017. The other choices belong to later seasons: “Morty’s Mind Blowers” is from season three, while “Pickle Rick” and “Rickmancing the Stone” are season-three episodes that followed the premiere.