TV Land
TV Land is an American pay television channel owned by Paramount Global through its networks division. Originally a spinoff of Nick at Nite consisting exclusively of classic television shows, the channel now airs a combination of recent and classic television series (ranging from the 1960s to the 2020s), original scripted series and limited theatrically released movies. The network is headquartered at One Astor Plaza in New York City.
Country
United States
English
Spanish (via SAP audio track)
1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
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- Nickelodeon
- Nick Jr. Channel
- Nicktoons
- TeenNick
- NickMusic
- CBS
- CBS Sports Network
- CBS Sports HQ
- CBS Sports Golazo Network
- MTV
- MTV2
- MTV Tres
- MTV Live
- MTV Classic
- BET
- BET Gospel
- BET Her
- BET Hip-Hop
- BET Jams
- BET Soul
- VH1
- Comedy Central
- Logo
- CMT
- CMT Music
- Pop TV
- Showtime
- The Movie Channel
- Flix
- Paramount Network
- Smithsonian Channel
April 29, 1996
Nick at Nite's TV Land
(1996–97)
TV Land is available to about 90 million households in the United States as of January 2016.[1]
History[edit]
Launch and debut[edit]
The network launched at 10:00 p.m. Eastern on April 29, 1996, as Nick at Nite's TV Land. Following a seven-minute short film introducing the network, the first program aired was a syndicated edit of The Best of The Ed Sullivan Show featuring the Beatles' American debut along with routines by Joan Rivers, Richard Pryor and Señor Wences. The show led off a launch-day lineup that rebroadcast numerous series premieres, pilot episodes and television firsts.[2]