The N (TV)
| Country |  United States |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | New York City |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | MTV Networks (Viacom) |
The N (The Network for Teens, formerly The Nighttime Network for Teens and Nighttime on Noggin) is a television channel in the United States aimed at teenagers and young adults.
When the channel originally debuted on April 1, 2002, The N ran from 6:00PM-6:00AM Eastern/5:00PM-5:00AM Central, sharing time on the same channel with Noggin, which had started as a service of Viacom and the Children's Television Workshop as a mix of a channel meant to show CTW and Nick Jr.'s archived programming, but by 2002 CTW had reduced its stake in the network, allowing Viacom to launch a second service within the channel space. The N has no timeshift channels, as it only has an eastern feed.
On December 31, 2007 at 6:00AM Eastern/5:00AM Central, The N became its own 24-hour network, replacing Nick GAS in many areas, and on DirecTV, but not Dish Network.
History
Initially, The N was completely commercial-free, like most of Viacom's other digital cable channels, the channel only broke programs to run self-promotion spots and spots for their programs. Eventually, they began to run music videos, and then in May 2004, The N began running commercials.
In October 2006, Viacom bought the quiz website Quizilla. It then became a part of The N 'network'.[1]
It was announced in August 2007 that on December 31, 2007 The N would split itself from Noggin and become a 24-hour channel replacing Nick GAS.[1][2][3].
The last program to air on the timeshare version of the network was the Degrassi episode "Don't You Want Me?, Part 2". Sara Bareilles' music video for "Love Song" then closed out the last five minutes of The N on Noggin, and after one last appearance of The N's logo, Noggin took over their network space full-time for the first time since 2002 with an episode of 64 Zoo Lane, while over on Nick GAS, The N reappeared with the pilot episode of Instant Star at 6:00AM Eastern/5:00AM Central in what seemed like to be a seamless transition.
Technical difficulties with relaunch
For satellite viewers however, the conversion from Nick GAS to The N was not seamless. Subscribers to Dish Network are currently still receiving Nick GAS's regular programming, while the Noggin/The N timeshare arrangement continues as it has since 2002 on Channel 169 for the time being [4]. Dish Network said that The N took the change before Dish was fully aware and they are currently working on getting the channels separate. They said that they are working on channel numbers and need to re-program some things and they should both be 24/7 soon. DirecTV also suffered a glitch and did not make the exchange until 7:25AM Eastern/6:25AM Central time. Most digital cable viewers saw no problems with the transfer from Nick GAS to The N, beyond some electronic program guide listings still showing Nick GAS's programming schedule or all programs under the titles Sign off or Off Air, precluding the setup of DVR recordings for The N's programming. Some cable systems, however, such as Time Warner Cable's New York and New Jersey systems, mistakenly dropped The N after the closure of Nick GAS. It has since been returned to the lineup as of January 2, 2008.
Censorship
The N is notorious for editing its programming. Many music videos shown on The N are edited as well. Even Viacom-controlled programming such as Daria has been further edited in The N reruns, when compared to the original MTV airing. Episodes of Degrassi: The Next Generation were aired out of continuity or had content removed for taboo subjects.
Programming
References
- ^ "MTV Networks splits Noggin, the N channels". Yahoo!. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
- ^ "A Coming of Age at Nickelodeon". New York Times Online. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
- ^ "Nick to Split Noggin and The N". Multichannel News. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
- ^ Tuned In: Networks roll out shows despite ongoing strike, Rob Owen, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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