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Bravo

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Parent Company: NBCUniversal; Notable Characteristics: Renowned for its reality TV series, demographic focus on women and gay viewers, originally focused on fine arts and film.

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USA Network

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Parent Company: NBCUniversal; Notable Characteristics: Mix of syndicated reruns, original series, sports, and feature films, known for 'Characters Welcome' slogan, original home of 'WWE Raw'.

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TBS

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Parent Company: Warner Bros. Discovery; Notable Characteristics: Focuses on comedy-based programming, includes syndicated shows and original content, known for airing Major League Baseball games.

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MTV

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Parent Company: Paramount Global; Notable Characteristics: Launched as a music video network, evolved into reality and youth culture programming, host of annual MTV Video Music Awards.

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Nickelodeon

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Parent Company: Paramount Global; Notable Characteristics: Targets children and adolescents with animated and live-action shows, introduced the Kids' Choice Awards, houses iconic characters like SpongeBob.

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MSNBC

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Parent Company: NBCUniversal (a subsidiary of Comcast); Notable Characteristics: Focuses on news analysis and political commentary, partnership with Microsoft at launch, cable news competitor.

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TNT

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Parent Company: Warner Bros. Discovery; Notable Characteristics: Offers dramatic programming, sports events like NBA games, notable for original TV series and movies.

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Discovery Channel

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Parent Company: Warner Bros. Discovery; Notable Characteristics: Features reality-based programming focused on popular science, technology, and history, known for Shark Week, operates globally.

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FX

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Parent Company: Disney Media Networks (a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company); Notable Characteristics: Offers original drama and comedy series, acquired by Disney in company merger, FX on Hulu for streaming its content.

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CNN

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Parent Company: Warner Bros. Discovery; Notable Characteristics: Pioneered 24-hour news broadcasting, known for its international news coverage.

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Comedy Central

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Parent Company: Paramount Global; Notable Characteristics: Specializes in comedy programming, known for late-night talk shows, stand-up specials and original series like 'South Park'.

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ESPN

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Parent Company: The Walt Disney Company; Notable Characteristics: Focuses on sports programming, operates multiple channels, offers streaming service ESPN+.

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HBO

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Parent Company: Warner Bros. Discovery; Notable Characteristics: Premium cable service, originator of high-quality original programming, offers streaming platform HBO Max.

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The Weather Channel

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Parent Company: Weather Group, LLC (owned by Entertainment Studios and private equity); Notable Characteristics: Provides weather forecasts and related news, incorporates reality and documentary-style shows, involved in public safety during extreme weather events.

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History Channel

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Parent Company: A&E Networks; Notable Characteristics: Originally focused on historical documentaries and series, has shifted to a mix of reality series and historical content, 'Vikings' is a notable original series.

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AMC

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Parent Company: AMC Networks; Notable Characteristics: Known for original drama series such as 'Mad Men' and 'Breaking Bad', transitioned from classic movie channel to original content, offers AMC+ streaming service.

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Syfy

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Parent Company: NBCUniversal; Notable Characteristics: Focuses on science fiction, fantasy, horror, and paranormal programming, rebranded from Sci-Fi Channel, known for original series and movies.

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Lifetime

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Parent Company: A&E Networks (a joint venture between Hearst Communications and Disney Media Networks); Notable Characteristics: Content aimed primarily at women, known for made-for-TV movies, and advocacy for women's issues.

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Food Network

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Parent Company: Warner Bros. Discovery; Notable Characteristics: Devoted to cooking and food, reality shows like 'Chopped' and 'Iron Chef America', also features food-related travel and documentary content.

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BET

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Parent Company: Paramount Global; Notable Characteristics: Targets African American audiences, known for original programming, and music-related shows, hosts the annual BET Awards.

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