Nick at Nite - TV Land

TV Land

TV Land launched on April 29, 1996, and is a spinoff of Nick at Nite; the channel is usually carried on the basic tiers of cable, IPTV and satellite providers. During its early years, the channel ran classic TV series from the early 1950s to the 1970s. In 2004, TV Land began to include sitcoms from the 1980s and 1990s, and as the decade progressed, reality shows and weekly movie presentations were added; however much of TV Land's programming remains to feature series from the 1960s and 1970s. Like Nick at Nite, TV Land airs a minimal amount of original programming, originally consisting of only original reality series and by 2010, the channel's first original scripted series Hot in Cleveland.

The channel airs a nightly programming block aimed at 40- to 55-year-olds called "TV Land PRIME" from 9 p.m.-12 a.m. ET/PT (though curiously, shows airing within the block that are aired in other timeslots display the block's logo bug). In 2006, TV Land stopped operating under the control of Nick at Nite though it is still operated as part of Viacom's MTV Networks division. Many series that have been aired by Nick at Nite, such as Three's Company, The Cosby Show and Home Improvement have either been shared between Nick at Nite and TV Land, or moved to TV Land entirely. As of January 2010, TV Land is one of only three Viacom-owned channels to air infomercials (the only others being CMT and Spike).