Turner Network Television
Turner Network Television, usually referred to as
TNT, is a
cable TV network created by media mogul
Ted Turner and launched with a showing of his favorite film,
Gone with the Wind, on
October 3,
1988. TNT airs
NBA games as
The NBA on TNT,
NASCAR, and reruns of popular network television shows from the past. TNT was also the home of
WCW Monday Nitro, the flagship show of the now defunct
World Championship Wrestling, once regularly the highest
rated weekly program on cable.
On
June 12,
2001, TNT relaunched itself, with a new logo and tagline,
"We Know Drama." It now focuses on sports and high-action movies with lots of drama and energy, and the
"Primetime in the Daytime" weekday lineup featuring reruns of network TV dramas such as
Law & Order,
Charmed,
NYPD Blue,
ER, and
Judging Amy. It is in direct contrast to sister network
TBS, which shows more comedy related programming.
In
2004, TNT became the first
Turner Network to begin broadcasting in
High Definition.
A
British version of TNT was launched in the
1990s but was exclusively dedicated to movies, mainly from the
MGM and
Warner Brothers archives. At the time the channel was combined with
Cartoon Network Europe into a channel called
TNT & Cartoon Network. It was later renamed
TCM, presumably to coincide with the launch of the U.S. channel. TNT continued to run in the UK, consisting of shows, newer movies, music and sports but closed in mid-
2000, due to licensing restrictions. TCM is still operating.
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TNT HD*
List of original programs broadcast by TNT*
Official Site*
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