Programming
Aside from the MyNetworkTV lineup, the TVW schedule consists mainly of local and syndicated programming, including original programs Divorce Court, The Wendy Williams Show, and The Steve Harvey Show, and reruns of Fraiser, 'Til Death, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. TVW also airs same-day rebroadcasts of Katie, Entertainment Tonight, and Dr. Phil, which air earlier on the day on WISC-TV 3.1. On weekends, TVW airs live sports programming from ESPN Plus, including college sports involving the Mid-American and Southeastern conferences, as well as occasional Wisconsin Badgers hockey broadcasts that are produced by Wisconsin Public Television. TVW also serves as a second outlet for WISC-TV programming when Channel 3 has prior commitments, and TVW Badgers games air throughout Charter's service area through the entire state over their "Xtra" Channel 87 for viewers outside the Madison market.
Local programs that are produced by and air on WISC-TV also appear on TVW, including Urban Theater (a music performance show hosted by John Urban) and Sidelines (a sports panel discussion show hosted by longtime Madison sportswriter Mike Lucas that also airs in Eastern Wisconsin on Time Warner Cable Sports 32). TVW also airs local high school sports events under the "PrepMania" banner.
In January 2004, WISC-TV launched UPN14 News at Nine, a 5-minute news update featuring local and national headlines plus a brief weather presentation. The program was expanded to 30 minutes in September 2005 and rechristened News 3 at 9 on UPN14 (a branding that was revised in subsequent years to reflect the station's name changes). News 3 at 9 would be cancelled as of January 1, 2012, the date WISC began producing the 9PM newscast for Fox affiliate WMSN-TV. Some WISC news content is still included on TVW, including hourly weather updates and repeats of WISC's early morning news from 7-9AM (while WISC airs CBS This Morning).
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