Localish
Localish (formerly Live Well Network) is a digital multicast television network owned by ABC Owned Television Stations, a division of Disney.
Type
United States
2009
April 27, 2009
Emily Barr
- Live Well HD Network (2009–2010)
- Live Well Network (2010–2020)
Localish's 24/7 channel streams on Hulu Live and on linear TV, and its flagship shows including More in Common and Localish Legends air on ABC in major US cities, Localish.com, and Hulu. As of 2020, Localish reached an audience of over 17 million TV households and 21 million social followers across its ABC platforms.[1]
Programming[edit]
As Live Well Network[edit]
Many of the network's shows were produced by the local ABC Owned Television Stations.[22] Initially, the network only had three hours of original programming that looped throughout the day, all sourced from ABC stations.[6] The network expanded to six hours of original programming on January 11, 2011, when six more half-hour shows were added. This allowed the programming block to loop three times daily; with rotating episodes to ensure a given episode would not air more than twice in a day.[29]
By July 2011, the network was scheduling 18 hours of original programming with 1 hour set aside for local programming. In September 2011, 3 hours of children's E/I shows were added.[30]
In February 2014, WPVI-TV Philadelphia and LWN were seeking participants for a pilot episode of Pop the Question, a reality series featuring wedding proposals.[31]
FYI, a cable specialty channel partly owned by Disney through A&E Networks, would take on some of the Live Well Network programs with the network's contraction.[22] Sweet Retreats was picked up starting on October 10, 2014, by FYI.[32]