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History

Before 1988

Before the name was applied to a current network, TNT was the name of a syndication service. In 1982, TNT produced two exhibition football games that were organized by the NFL Players Association during the 1982 NFL strike. The union had hoped to establish a new football league with those games, to help fans cope with the lack of National Football League games. But neither game drew well, either in attendance or TV ratings, and no further games were played.^[1] United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... The National Football League Players Association, or NFLPA, is the labor union of players in footballs National Football League. ... The National Football League Players Association, or NFLPA, is the labor union of players in footballs National Football League. ... NFL redirects here. ... ...

In 1986, TNT syndicated the first Goodwill Games from Moscow, USSR to many stations across the country. Logo of the 2nd Games in Seattle The Goodwill Games were an international sports competition, created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games of the 1980s. ... Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow (Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronounciation: Moskva), capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 878. ...

Both events were carried by, among other stations, KTLA in Los Angeles. KTLA, channel 5, is a television station in Los Angeles, California. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ...

Current network

TNT as a cable service was launched with a showing of the 1939 classic movie. Gone with the Wind, on October 3, 1988. It was chosen because, it was said, it was Turner's favorite movie. Gone with the Wind is a 1939 film adapted from Margaret Mitchells 1936 novel of the same name. ... is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ...

TNT was, at least initially, a vehicle for older movies and television shows, but slowly began to add original programming and newer reruns. When TNT began broadcasting MGM films, it caused a controversy when they began "colorizing" many black and white classics. For alternate meanings of MGM, see MGM (disambiguation). ... A colorized image of Laurel and Hardy, from March of the Wooden Soldiers (formally Babes in Toyland). ...

See also: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer#MGM/UA, Turner and Pathé

In 1990, it obtained partial rights to the National Football League, which it retained until 1997. The package consisted of three or four preseason games annually and of regular-season telecasts of the first half of each season. For alternate meanings of MGM, see MGM (disambiguation). ... The 1990 NFL season was the 71st regular season of the National Football League. ... NFL redirects here. ... The 1997 NFL season was the 78th regular season of the National Football League. ... TNT logo until 1994 TNT Sunday Night Football was the weekly television broadcasts by Turner Network Television (TNT) of Sunday evening National Football League (NFL) games. ...

Starting in 1995, 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. The program defeated Monday Night Raw, the flagship show of the then-World Wrestling Federation, for 83 straight weeks until 1998. WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly professional wrestling program produced by World Championship Wrestling. ... For the Australian professional wrestling promotion, see World Championship Wrestling (Australia). ... When TV viewers or entertainment professionals in the United States mention ratings they are often referring to Nielsen Ratings, a system developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the audience size and composition of television programming. ... WWE Raw is the Monday night professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and is the primary broadcast of the RAW brand. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ...

It was also known for its late night programming, such as "Monstervision", which showcased b-movies (including a Godzilla marathon at the end of every month), with occasional guest hosts Pen and Teller. "Monstervision" eventually found a permanent host in cult personality and drive in movie afficionado Joe Bob Briggs, who usually appeared outside his trailer home (actually a none too convincing set). Every Saturday night, from 1995 to 2000, he would host a pair of horror films (such as Friday the 13th Part 2 and Wes Craven's New Nightmare) provide a running commentary, trivia, off-color jokes and a drive-in total (a tongue-in-cheek check list of the featured movie's most exploitative elements, such as number of bare breasts, dead bodies, etc.). Also included in his host segments were jokes at the expense of Turner Network Television's Standards and Practices department for heavy censorship of the featured movies. This running joke culminated in a Friday the 13th all-night marathon during Halloween of 1998, where it was implied that Ted Turner was out to kill him. Monstervision was a television horror show on TNT, hosted by Joe Bob Briggs. ... This article is about the character itself. ... Penn (left) & Teller Penn and Teller are a two-man magic and comedy team, specializing in gory tricks and clever pranks, who have become associated with Las Vegas and skepticism. ... Monstervision was a television horror show on TNT, hosted by Joe Bob Briggs. ... Joe Bob Briggs is a pseudonym and persona of John Irving Bloom (born January 27, 1953 in Dallas, Texas), a syndicated American film critic, writer and actor. ... Friday the 13th Part 2 is a slasher film directed by Steve Miner, the first sequel to the Friday the 13th (1980) movie. ... Wes Cravens New Nightmare (1994) is the seventh entry in the Nightmare on Elm Street series of slasher films. ... In the United States, Standards and Practices is the name traditionally given to the department at a television network which is responsible for the moral, ethical, and legal implications of the program that network airs—in the vernacular, the censors. // Many television programs (especially cartoons) have parodied the existence of... DVD cover for Friday the 13th:From Crystal Lake to Manhattan Friday the 13th is a popular series of American slasher films. ...

During 2001, TNT had its then most successful original series, Witchblade, which ran for two seasons, ending its run in 2002. The series starred Yancy Butler. Following a pilot film in August 2000, the cable network TNT premiered a Witchblade television series based on the Witchblade comic book series in 2001. ... Yancy Butler (born July 2, 1970) is an American television and movie actress. ...

The original TNT logo, various versions used from October 3, 1988 to June 12, 2001.

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, Without a Trace, Alias, Judging Amy, Las Vegas and Cold Case. TNT is also one of the Turner-owned channels which now shows the classic 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. It is in direct contrast to sister network TBS, which shows more comedy related programming. However, much like other cable channels such as Bravo and the USA Network, TNT has begun a practice which many viewers no doubt find irritating - running animated advertisements for upcoming shows at the bottom of the screen while a program is actually playing. This even extends to showings of films such as The Wizard of Oz. Significantly, these animated ads do not play during actual commercials, but immediately before and after one. A viewer watching will always know when a commercial is about to come up, because he/she will see an animated ad for a program beforehand. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the original television series. ... For other uses, see Charm. ... NYPD Blue was an Emmy Award-winning hour long-running American television police drama set in New York City. ... Current cast of ER ER is a popular NBC serial drama primarily set in a teaching hospitals emergency room, the fictional County General Hospital (based loosely off Cook County General, a real hospital) on Division Street in Chicago, Illinois. ... For other uses, see Without a Trace (disambiguation). ... Alias is an American Spy-fi television series created by J. J. Abrams which was broadcast on ABC from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006, spanning five seasons. ... Judging Amy is an American television drama that aired from September 19, 1999 until May 3, 2005 on CBS. The show stars Amy Brenneman of NYPD Blue and Tyne Daly of Cagney & Lacey. ... Las Vegas is a dramatic comedy television series about a team of people working in the fictional Montecito Resort and Casino in Las Vegas—dealing with issues that arise within the working environment, ranging from valet parking and restaurant management to casino security. ... For other uses, see Cold case (disambiguation). ... The Wizard of Oz (film) redirects here. ... TBS also stands for Tokyo Broadcasting System, a Japanese television network. ... Bravo is a British television channel, owned by Virgin Media Television. ... USA Network is a popular American cable television network with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005. ...

In 2004, TNT became the first Turner Network to begin broadcasting in High Definition. Turner Broadcasting logo Turner Broadcasting System (often abbreviated to Turner), based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, is the company managing the collection of cable networks and properties started by Robert Edward Ted Turner from the mid-1970s to the late-1990s. ... High-definition television (HDTV) is a digital television broadcasting system with greater resolution than traditional television systems (NTSC, SECAM, PAL). ...

Programming

Main article: List of original programs broadcast by TNT

This is a list of previous and currently broadcasted original programs on TNT This is not a completed list. ...

Sports

TNT Sports (under the Turner Sports division) mainly consists of National Basketball Association games and NASCAR races. The NBA on TNT (with studio hosts Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, and Charles Barkley) dates back to 1988 and has aired, either by itself or in combination with a similar package on TBS, ever since. NASCAR came to TNT in 2001, carried over from TBS by their shared parent company. From 2001 to 2006, the race package was split with NBC; as of 2007, it stands alone, with six races telecast annually. Currently, TNT has the cable rights to the first two rounds of two of golf's major championships, The British Open and The PGA Championship. Turner Sports are sports shown on TBS and TNT as part of the Turner Broadcasting System. ... NBA redirects here. ... NASCAR on TNT is the tagname for any NASCAR series race that has been broadcast on TNT. // Prior to 2001, Turner Sports home for NASCAR was TNTs sister station, TBS. With the new contracts signed for 2001, Turner entered a partnership with NBC and moved its races to TNT... The NBA on TNT, known since October 2002 as TNT NBA Thursday, is a weekly broadcast of National Basketball Association games on Turner Network Television. ... Ernie Johnson Jr. ... To see the football player see Kenny Smith (American football) Kenny The Jet Smith (born March 8, 1965, in Queens, New York) is a retired American professional basketball player and current TV announcer. ... This article is about the basketball player. ... The 1988-89 NBA season was the 43rd season of the National Basketball Association. ... TBS also stands for Tokyo Broadcasting System, a Japanese television network. ... This article is about the television network. ... The British Open is the title or popular name of a number of sporting tournaments: The Open Championship, one of golfs major championships, is often, referred to as The British Open, especially in the United States. ... The PGA Championship (often referred to as the U.S. PGA Championship outside of North America) is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA Tour. ...

TNT may also air some Major League Baseball playoff games starting in October 2007 if there is a conflict with the TBS coverage (e.g. two games in different Division Series are both scheduled to start at 1 p.m. Eastern time on a Saturday, the start of one game running at the same time as the finish of another, or the unlikely event of two different one-game playoffs to break ties). Major Leagues redirects here. ... Major League Baseball on TBS is a broadcasting agreement between Major League Baseball and Turner Sports to broadcast baseball via cable television nationwide, beginning in 2007. ... In baseball, the Division Series is the official name for the first round of the Major League Baseball playoffs. ... Metronome, a public art installation showing the time in New York City The Eastern Time Zone (ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of Northern America and the west coast of South America. ...

TNT inherited the telecast of the 2001 UAW-GM Quality 500 NASCAR race at Lowe's Motor Speedway from NBC. The Bank of America 500 is a NASCAR race that is hosted annually at Lowes Motor Speedway in the United States. ... Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Lowes Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a speedway in Concord, North Carolina, north of Charlotte. ...

Turner Classic Movies

Main article: Turner Classic Movies

TCM is still operating and broadcasts MGM and Warner Brothers films like the old TNT used to. There is now also a TCM 2 which broadcasts films from MGM and Warner Brothers also. Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is a cable television channel featuring commercial-free classic movies, mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner Bros. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... Warner Bros. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... Warner Bros. ...

International

A British, Australian, Spanish and Indian version of TNT was launched in the 1990s but was exclusively dedicated to movies, mainly from the MGM and Warner Brothers archives. The European, Australian and Asian versions of the channel eventually derived into Turner Classic Movies. Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is the sixth-largest country in the world, the only country to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia/Oceania. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... Warner Bros. ... Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is a cable television channel featuring commercial-free classic movies, mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner Bros. ...

TNT came back to the Spanish market in summer 2007, when it launched exclusively on pay tv platform Digital+ and becoming the 6th Turner network available in Spain after Turner Classic Movies, Turner Classic Movies Clásico (launched alongside the new TNT), Cartoon Network, Boomerang and CNN+, a joint-venture between Turner Broadcasting and the Spanish Sogecable. Digital Plus Digital+ is a Spanish satellite platform who offers a variety of channels, national and international and pay per view films and football, known as Taquilla. It is a subdivision of Sogecable, and was founded in July 23, 2003 as a result of the merger of Via Digital (owned... Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is a cable television channel featuring commercial-free classic movies, mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner Bros. ... Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is a cable television channel featuring commercial-free classic movies, mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner Bros. ... For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ... Boomerang is the name of at least four television networks. ... CNN+ (CNN Plus) is a Spanish 24-hour television news channel launched in 1999 by Sogecable and Turner Broadcasting. ... Sogecable is as well the owner of Cuatro TV, sheduled to begin broadcasting in November 7, 2005. ...

A version in Turkey launched in March 2008.^[2]

See also

• TNT HD
• TNT Sunday Night Football
• TBS
• Cartoon Network

TNT HD is a cable television network owned by Time Warner that broadcasts 24/7. ... TNT logo until 1994 TNT Sunday Night Football was the weekly television broadcasts by Turner Network Television (TNT) of Sunday evening National Football League (NFL) games. ... TBS also stands for Tokyo Broadcasting System, a Japanese television network. ... For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ...

External links

• Official Site
• TNTHD

References