‘Rick and Morty’ Season 9 Episode 9 Release Date and Time
‘Rick and Morty’ fans are counting down the days again, and this time the target is the ninth episode of the show’s current run. Season 9 has kept up a steady Sunday night rhythm on Adult Swim since it kicked off, and that pattern is holding firm as the season heads into its final stretch.
With only two episodes left after this one, anticipation for ‘Rick and Morty’ season 9 episode 9 has been building fast among longtime viewers who track the show week to week.
‘Rick and Morty’ Season 9 Episode 9 Release Date
The episode, titled ‘Salute Your Morts’, is set to premiere on Adult Swim on Sunday, July 19, 2026, at 11 p.m. ET and PT. That keeps ‘Rick and Morty’ locked into the same weekly Sunday night slot it has used all season long, a pattern viewers have come to expect since the season opener in late May.
This marks the 90th episode of the series overall, a milestone that speaks to just how long ‘Rick and Morty’ has been running since it first debuted. The episode was written by Nick Rutherford for story and by Albro Lundy and Jax Ball for teleplay, continuing a writing rotation that has shaped much of season 9’s offbeat storytelling.
Episode 9 falls right after ‘Rickuiem Mort a Dream’, which aired the week before and pushed the season further into its closing chapters. Once ‘Salute Your Morts’ wraps up, only the season finale, ‘Field of Dreams’, will remain before the season officially closes out on July 26, 2026.
Where To Watch “Salute Your Morts”
Viewers who prefer to catch new ‘Rick and Morty’ episodes live can tune into Adult Swim at the standard Sunday night time slot. For those who lean on streaming instead, the season has been rolling out weekly on HBO Max and Hulu in the United States, a release pattern that began on June 15, 2026 for the season’s earlier episodes.
That streaming rollout has actually been faster than what fans experienced in earlier seasons of ‘Rick and Morty’, giving viewers less of a wait between the television broadcast and digital availability. International audiences in Europe have had it even easier, with HBO Max carrying new episodes just a single day after each Adult Swim premiere.
The show’s production side remains consistent too, with Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland credited as the original creators, and Scott Marder continuing on as showrunner and executive producer for the current season. That continuity has helped season 9 maintain the tone longtime fans associate with ‘Rick and Morty’, even as the series approaches triple digits in total episode count.
What to Expect from Episode 9
Details on the plot of ‘Salute Your Morts’ have stayed fairly limited, but the official teaser line for the episode reads plainly, describing Morty and Summer heading off to camp while Beth and Jerry are left home alone. That setup suggests a split storyline structure, something ‘Rick and Morty’ has used before to juggle multiple character arcs within a single episode.
The episode carries a TV-MA-LV rating, notably marking it as the thirteenth episode in the show’s history to receive that classification from the FCC. That rating alone has fans speculating about just how far this particular installment might push things compared to the rest of season 9.
Given the season’s pattern of blending absurd humor with unexpectedly heavier character beats, an episode that separates the kids from the parents could open up some interesting territory for both story threads. Whether the camp setting for Morty and Summer turns into another interdimensional disaster remains to be seen, but ‘Rick and Morty’ rarely lets a simple premise stay simple for long.
Looking Ahead to the Season Finale
Once ‘Salute Your Morts’ airs, attention will immediately shift to ‘Field of Dreams’, the tenth and final episode of the season, which closes things out on July 26, 2026. Season 9 has already been locked in as far from the end of the road for ‘Rick and Morty’, with the show previously renewed through season 10, and later extended all the way through season 12.
That long term security has given this current stretch of episodes a different kind of weight, since the show isn’t fighting for its survival the way some series do heading into a finale. Season 9 has also kept a full ten episode count, matching the structure of previous seasons and giving the show room to build toward whatever ‘Field of Dreams’ has in store.
Physical media collectors have something to look forward to as well, with a Blu-Ray and DVD release for the season already confirmed for November 3, 2026. For now, all eyes remain on July 19 and what ‘Salute Your Morts’ will bring to the Smith family’s increasingly chaotic summer.
With Morty and Summer shipped off to camp and Beth and Jerry left to their own devices, which half of this episode’s split storyline are you more curious to see play out?
