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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.
International versions
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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TV channels with British versions | Turner Television networks | American television networks | Turner Network Television shows | 1988 establishments | Turner Network Television | Turner Network Television | Turner Network Television | Turner Network Television | TNT
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