One first season episode, "Terms of Endearment", had a delayed airing. It showed Captain Hero as a quadriplegic after giving up his super powers (saying, "You know what happens to superheroes who give up their powers".) It was such an obvious reference to former Superman 'Christopher Reeve' that it wasn't aired until the middle of the second season, after Reeve passed away.
When Nielsen Media Research released TV viewership among college students living away from home. This series viewership grew by 60%, the highest rated series among college students on all television.
Principal cast member Tara Strong has stated that she deeply loves the show, as it was such a departure from the family-friendly productions that she was used to working on at the time; the only problems that she had with it were a few jokes related to Anne Frank.
'Drawn Together' frequently drew the ire of advertisers and morality groups who were displeased with the content of episodes. The network supported the show early on, but by Season Three, they felt the show's humor was simply too far outside the boundaries of good taste. Although the show's producers expressed a willingness to tone down the content, the network heads did not feel it was worth the trouble to deal with the problem anymore, citing that a number of advertisers had pulled out, and the Parents Television Council were sponsoring a boycott of the show.
Comedy Central could not make a decision on whether to cancel the series or renew it for over a year, due to the high ratings it attracted.