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VH1

VH1 (originally an initialism of Video Hits One) is an American basic cable television network based in New York City. It was created by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and the original owner of MTV, and launched on January 1, 1985, in the former space of Turner Broadcasting System's short-lived Cable Music Channel. The channel is currently owned by Paramount Global.

Country

Nationwide

1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)

January 1, 1985 (1985-01-01)

VH-1/VH-1: Video Hits One
1985–1994
VH1: Music First
1994–2003

The channel was originally conceived to build upon the success of then-sister channel MTV by playing music videos targeting a slightly older demographic and focusing on the lighter, softer side of popular music.[2] Like MTV, VH1 ultimately drifted away from music videos and into reality television programming, albeit with a focus on music personalities and celebrities, and shows targeting African-American audiences. VH1 is best known for franchises such as Behind the Music, the I Love… series, the Celebreality block, Love & Hip Hop, and RuPaul's Drag Race.


As of July 2023, approximately 90.2 million American households received VH1.[3]

2003: sent eight individuals to Ted Nugent's house to compete in various games and activities. One of the contestants was future reality show star Tila Tequila.

Surviving Nugent

2005–2007: is Hulk Hogan's reality show.

Hogan Knows Best

2005–2010: is a show where celebrities get in shape.

Celebrity Fit Club

2005: is a spin-off of The Surreal Life, following the relationship between Brigitte Nielsen and Flavor Flav.

Strange Love

2005–2008: is another spin-off from The Surreal Life, which follows the relationship of Christopher Knight, who played Peter Brady on The Brady Bunch, and Adrianne Curry, who won the first season of America's Next Top Model.

My Fair Brady

2005-2006: covers the therapy and life of Danny Bonaduce.

Breaking Bonaduce

2006–2007: features celebrities placed in haunted locations to explore and perform tasks.

Celebrity Paranormal Project

2006–2008: is a spin-off of Strange Love, where Flavor Flav tries to find love.

Flavor of Love

2007–2009: , New York Goes to Hollywood, and New York Goes to Work feature Tiffany "New York" Pollard, from Flavor of Love.

I Love New York

2007: is a spin-off of Flavor of Love

Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School

2007–2009: features Bret Michaels searching for love.

Rock of Love

2007: is a reality contest hosted by MC Serch.

Ego Trip's The (White) Rapper Show

2007–2008: is a reality series following the 1990s rap duo Salt-N-Pepa.

The Salt-N-Pepa Show

2008–2009: is a spin-off of Rock of Love with Bret Michaels

Rock of Love: Charm School

2008–2010: is a spin-off of Flavor of Love, I Love New York, Real Chance of Love, and Rock of Love with Bret Michaels. There were four seasons of this show made altogether (seasons 1, 2, 3* and 4). The third season was cancelled due to contestant Ryan Jenkin's involvement in the murder of Jasmine Fiore, which took place in August 2009.

I Love Money

2008: featured Hispanic actors competing for a chance to star in a telenovela, hosted by Carlos Ponce and María Conchita Alonso.

¡Viva Hollywood!

2008: is another reality contest hosted by MC Serch.

Ego Trip's Miss Rap Supreme

2008–2009: is a spin-off of I Love New York and I Love Money.

Real Chance of Love

2008–2012: , which chronicled a group of celebrities as they're treated for alcohol and drug addiction by Dr. Drew Pinsky and his staff at the Pasadena Recovery Center in Pasadena, California.

Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew

2008: is a reality show with red carpet diva Vivica A. Fox.

Glam God with Vivica A. Fox

2008: is a reality sitcom following the antics of comedian Margaret Cho.

The Cho Show

2009: features Daisy de la Hoya, the runner-up of Rock of Love 2, in her own dating show spin-off.

Daisy of Love

2009: is a reality series based on Antonio Sabato Jr.'s search for love.

My Antonio

2009: is a spin-off of Rock of Love Bus with Bret Michaels and Real Chance of Love.

Charm School with Ricki Lake

2009: features Megan Hauserman from Rock of Love 2, I Love Money, and Rock of Love: Charm School in her own reality dating spin-off. The program was canceled in mid-August 2009, a third of the way through its run, due to show contestant Ryan Jenkins's involvement in the murder of Jasmine Fiore.

Megan Wants a Millionaire

2010: features Frank Maresca, a contestant from I Love New York 2, I Love Money, and I Love Money 2, in his own dating show spin-off.

Frank the Entertainer in a Basement Affair

2010: is a reality/documentary show featuring singer Jessica Simpson traveling the world.

The Price of Beauty

Sister and international networks[edit]

VH1 HD[edit]

VH1 HD (launched in 2005) is a 1080i high-definition feed, with all major providers carrying the network; as of 2016 this feed is downgraded at a provider's headend to provide the network's standard definition channel on systems.

Cable Music Channel

List of programs broadcast by VH1

MTV

MTV Classic

Night Tracks

The Tube Music Network

Roger Rose

Video Hits (Australian TV series)

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