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Spike
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Launched March 7, 1983 (as TNN)
August 11, 2003 (as Spike)
Owned by MTV Networks (Viacom)
Headquarters New York City, United States
Formerly called The Nashville Network, TNN, The National Network, The New TNN, Spike TV
Website Official Site
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Today, after several changes of ownership and name, Spike operates as part of MTV Networks, owned by Viacom. MTV Networks Company, also known as MTV Networks, is a division of Media conglomerate Viacom that oversees the operation of many TV network Viacom ( ( short for " Vi deo & A udio Com munications" is an American Media conglomerate with various worldwide interests

In October 2007, Kevin Kay was appointed president, after being executive vice president and general manager of the network for the previous two years. October 2007 is the tenth month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. Kevin Kay is an American television executive In October 2007 he was named president of Viacom 's Spike TV, a division of the MTV Network Entertainment [1] The post had been vacant since December 2006. [2]

Contents

Precursors to Spike

The Nashville Network: The Gaylord Entertainment Era (1983-1995)

The Nashville Network was based at the now-defunct Opryland USA theme park near Nashville, Tennessee. Opryland USA (later called Opryland Themepark and typically called simply Opryland) was a theme park located in Nashville Tennessee. TNN initially focused on country music-related programming and eventually added reruns of country-themed network shows. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. TNN's flagship shows included Nashville Now and Grand Ole Opry Live, both of which were broadcast live from Opryland USA. Nashville Now was a television Talk show that focused on Country music performers The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly Country music radio program and concert broadcast live on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee [3][4]

Much of TNN's programming during the Gaylord era was originally produced by Opryland Productions, also owned by Gaylord Entertainment. Gaylord Entertainment Company ( operates a number of Hotel, Resort, and media companies that was built by Edward Gaylord. [5] Programming included variety shows, talk shows, game shows, outdoors shows, and lifestyle shows, all centered in some way around country music. A talk show ( American) or chat show ( Global) is a Television or Radio program where one person or group of people come together to [6] Some of TNN's popular on-air talent included local Nashville media personalities Ralph Emery[7], Dan Miller, Charlie Chase, and Lorianne Crook, as well as established stars such as country music singer Bill Anderson and actresses Florence Henderson and Dinah Shore. Walter Ralph Emery (born March 10, 1933, McEwen Tennessee) is a famous Country music Dan Miller (born September 30, 1941) is an American television personality who grew up in Augusta Georgia. Lorianne Crook (born 19 February 1957) is a radio and television personality William Anderson or Bill Anderson may refer to many people in various fields Arts and entertainment Bill Anderson (country music (b Florence Agnes Henderson (born February 14, 1934) is an American actress and singer perhaps best known for playing the role of Carol Brady in the Television Dinah Shore (born Frances Rose Shore February 29, 1916 - February 24, 1994) was an American Singer, Actress TNN even created stars, such as wily fisherman Bill Dance. Bill Dance Outdoors is a Fishing television series hosted by retired professional tournament angler Bill Dance. [8]

TNN had two self-operating and self-promoting sub-divisions, TNN Outdoors and TNN Motor Sports. [9] TNN Outdoors was responsible for the programming of hunting and fishing shows, while TNN Motor Sports was responsible for production of all of the network's auto racing coverage. Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It Regarding the latter, NASCAR series races (including those of the then-Winston Cup Series and Busch Grand National Series, as well as the Craftsman Truck Series) were the most prominently featured, but races of smaller circuits such as the International Motor Sports Association IMSA Sports Car Series, ASA, USAC, the NHRA, and ARCA were also showcased, as was motorcycle and speedboat racing. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a Stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. The International Motor Sports Association (generally referred to as IMSA) is an American Auto racing sanctioning body based in Braselton Georgia That is owned by Ron Varney and was known as USPRO before its acquisition by Steve Dale The United States Automobile Club (USAC is an Open-wheel Auto racing sanctioning body "NHRA" redirects here For other uses see NHRA (disambiguation. Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA is an auto racing sanctioning body in the United States founded in 1953 by John Marcum. TNN Outdoors and TNN Motor Sports also marketed themselves, selling a variety of merchandise and branding themselves onto video games such as TNN Bass Tournament of Champions and TNN Outdoors Bass Tournament '96. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. TNN Bass Tournament of Champions is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Mega Drive/Genesis Fishing game based on the defunct TNN Outdoors Bass Tournament '96 is a sequel to the game TNN Bass Tournament of Champions.

In 1995, the motorsports operations were moved into the industrial park located at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, where TNN had purchased controlling interest in World Sports Enterprises, a motorsports production company. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a speedway in Concord North Carolina, north of Charlotte. Concord (kän-kord is a city in the US state of North Carolina. Notable TNN racing personalities included Mike Joy, Steve Evans, Eli Gold, Buddy Baker, Neil Bonnett, Randy Pemberton, Ralph Sheheen, Dick Berggren, and Rick Benjamin. Mike Joy (born November 25, 1949 in Chicago Illinois) is a TV sports announcer who currently serves as the lap-by-lap voice of FOX Sports Eli Gold (born 1953 in) is an American Sportscaster. Gold is best known as the radio voice for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team along with Tom Roberts For the American composer see Buddy Baker (composer. For the DC Comics character see Animal Man. Lawrence Neil Bonnett ( July 30, 1946 - February 11, 1994) was a NASCAR driver who compiled 18 victories and 20 poles over Ralph Sheheen (born on August 23, 1964 in Utica New York) is currently a pit reporter for NASCAR on TNT, an announcer for AMA Dr Dick Berggren (born May 27, 1942) is a motorsports announcer and magazine editor from Manchester Connecticut in the United States Rick Benjamin (born on October 22, 1952 in Danbury Connecticut) is SPEED Channel 's voice of the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series,

The Nashville Network: The Westinghouse-CBS Era (1995-2000)

The original TNN logo, used from 1983 to 2000.
The original TNN logo, used from 1983 to 2000.

Westinghouse Electric Corporation, who at the time owned the CBS networks and had an existing relationship with TNN through its Group W division, purchased TNN and its sister network CMT outright in 1995 to form CBS Cable (along with a short-lived startup network entitled "Eye On People"). Founded in 1886 as Westinghouse Electric Company and later renamed Westinghouse Electric Corporation by George Westinghouse. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Country Music Television, or CMT as it is usually called is an American Country music -oriented Cable television network Investigation Discovery (abbreviated as ID) is a Digital cable channel owned by Discovery Communications.

Most of the original entertainment-oriented programming ceased production during this period, and the network began to rely more on TNN Outdoors and TNN Motor Sports for programming. The network's ties to CBS allowed it to pick up country-themed CBS dramas from the 1980s such as The Dukes of Hazzard and Dallas, and also allowed it to carry CBS Sports run over, which happened during a NASCAR Busch Series race at Texas Motor Speedway and also a PGA Tour event at Firestone Country Club. The Dukes of Hazzard is an American Television series that originally aired on the CBS television network from 1979 to 1985. Dallas is a highly popular long-running American prime-time television Soap opera that originally ran from 1978 to 1991 The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a Stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. The Firestone Country Club is a private golf club located in Akron, Ohio, United States. [10]

During this time, Ralph Emery retired from Nashville Now. Walter Ralph Emery (born March 10, 1933, McEwen Tennessee) is a famous Country music Upon Emery's exit, the show was overhauled and renamed Music City Tonight (hosted by Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase). Lorianne Crook (born 19 February 1957) is a radio and television personality [11] After a very short run, Crook and Chase left the show to launch a syndicated daytime show, Crook & Chase, which would eventually return to TNN after two years in the syndication market. [12] Music City Tonight was again overhauled to resemble its original Nashville Now format, but was rebranded as Prime Time Country. This version was originally hosted by actor Tom Wopat. Tom Wopat (born September 9, 1951 in Lodi Wisconsin) is an American Actor and Singer. He was later replaced with Christian singer/songwriter Gary Chapman, who enjoyed relative success with the show until its cancellation in 1999 as part of the MTV overhaul of the network. Gary Chapman (born August 19, 1957 in Waurika, Oklahoma) is a Contemporary Christian music Singer-songwriter

In 1998, the network dropped its "The Nashville Network" moniker and shortened its official name to the simpler TNN. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Ownership shifted to Viacom in the late 1990s after its acquisition of CBS Corporation, Westinghouse's successor. [13] TNN subsequently moved out of its original Nashville base to New York City and folded into Viacom's MTV Networks division. Sister network CMT, however, remained in Nashville. In 1999, TNN began it's relationship with professional wrestling, signing a three year deal with Extreme Championship Wrestling. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) was a Professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1992 by ECW on TNN was the highest rated show on TNN through 2000, despite limited advertising. ECW on TNN was a weekly Professional wrestling TV show that aired on The Nashville Network (now Spike TV on Friday nights

The National Network and The New TNN (2000-2003)

In September 2000, Viacom sensed redundancy among its related TNN and CMT networks when it merged them into its MTV Networks unit. September 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - Hence, it decided to refocus TNN, and in the process the channel dramatically scaled back its country-western trappings and changed its name to The National Network. [14][15]

The name change also triggered a significant programming change in an attempt to appeal to a broader audience than its original constituency of rural, or working-class, Southern whites. The Southern United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South &mdashconstitutes a large distinctive This change was catalyzed by Viacom's acquisition of the rights to WWF (now WWE) programming, including its flagship show RAW Is War. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is The Arena Football League (AFL) had broadcast on the "New" TNN with Eli Gold as an announcer. The Arena Football League (AFL was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. Eli Gold (born 1953 in) is an American Sportscaster. Gold is best known as the radio voice for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team along with Tom Roberts In 2001, TNN aired the first opening-round game of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament when organizers expanded the field to 65 teams; it was produced by CBS Sports with CBS announcers. The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the CBS Sports is a division of CBS which airs many of the sports telecasts in the United States. It also aired some XFL games. The XFL was a professional American football league that played for one season in 2001 (Both the opening round basketball game and the AFL are now carried by ESPN. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to )

In 2001, TNN added sitcoms like Diff'rent Strokes,[16] The Wonder Years,[17][18] The Rockford Files,[18] WKRP in Cincinnati[18] Newhart Miami Vice,[18] and Taxi. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Diff'rent Strokes is a popular American sitcom that aired on the NBC Television network from November 3, 1978 The Rockford Files is an American Detective ( Private investigator) Television Drama that had its first run on the WKRP in Cincinnati ( 1978 &ndash 1982) is an American Situation comedy that featured the misadventures of the staff of a struggling Newhart is a Television Situation comedy starring Comedian Bob Newhart and actress Mary Frann as an author and his Miami Vice is an American Television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. Taxi is an American sitcom that originally aired from 1978 to 1982 on ABC, and from 1982 to 1983 on NBC. [18][19] TNN was also the first network to air Mad TV in syndication. MADtv, is an American Sketch comedy television series based on the humor magazine Mad. This went unnoticed for the most part due to TNN's lack of popularity. By that time, all country-western programming had been purged from TNN. Some of The Nashville Network's former programming was picked up by CMT. Other classic TNN shows were picked up by GAC, including eventually the Opry, which was pushed off to CMT and eventually removed by Viacom after they did not renew the agreement to carry the series in an attempt to infuse a more youthful schedule on CMT. "GAC" redirects here For other uses of this three-letter abbreviation see Gac (disambiguation.

As time went on, the words "The National Network" were downplayed in promotions. By late 2002, the network was known simply as The New TNN and had picked up more male-oriented shows, such as Baywatch, Monster Jam, Bull Riding, Robot Wars and Star Trek: The Next Generation. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Baywatch was an American Television series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the crowded Beaches of Monster Jam is a live Motorsport event tour and Television show operated by Feld Entertainment. Bull riding is a Rodeo Sport that involves a rider getting on a large bull and attempting to stay mounted for at least 8 seconds while the animal attempts Star Trek The Next Generation ( STTNG or TNG) is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning science fiction television program created by Gene Roddenberry This was an effort both to further distance itself from its former country music-based identity and to trumpet an increase in original programming. Television critics at the time noted disdainfully that "The New TNN" technically stood for "The New The National Network". Likewise, after more than two years in a non-country format, it had long ceased to be "new" in any meaningful sense.

Spike TV

In early 2003, another name change was announced. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The new brand, Spike TV, was marketed as the first network for men. In popular usage "marketing" is the promotion of products especially Advertising and Branding However in professional usage the term has a wider meaning of A man is a Male Human. The term man (irregular plural (Eventually, early in 2006, the network would begin, in promotional segments it airs, referring to itself simply as "Spike", omitting the "TV". Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. )

Spike Lee lawsuit

The name change to "Spike TV" was supposed to be official on June 16, 2003. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. [20] However, on June 13, film director Spike Lee won a New York Supreme Court injunction preventing the name change. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20 1957 is an Emmy Award -winning and Academy Award -nominated American Film director, The Supreme Court of the State of New York is New York State 's Trial court, and is of General jurisdiction. An injunction is an Equitable remedy in the form of a Court order, whereby a party is required to do or interact with in certain ways all right or to refrain from Lee claimed that because of his well-known popularity in Hollywood, viewers would therefore assume that he was associated with the new network. [21] Lee stated in court papers that: "The media description of this change of name, as well as comments made to me and my wife, confirmed what was obvious--that Spike TV referred to Spike Lee. "[22]

The network had planned an official launch of their new name at a star-studded, televised party at The Playboy Mansion in mid-June. The Playboy Mansion (also known as the Playboy Mansion West out of reference to the original Playboy Mansion that was located in Chicago at 1340 N But due to Lee's injunction, the special - titled Party With Spike - had to be heavily edited and the impact of the event was considerably muted. During the lawsuit, even the name "TNN" was significantly scaled back, as logos and voice-overs referred to the network only as "The First Network for Men. "

Spike Jones Jr. , son of comic musician Spike Jones, became a party of the lawsuit as part of Viacom's defense to protect the rights to his father's name. Lindley Armstrong "Spike" Jones ( December 14, 1911 – May 1, 1965) was a popular musician and bandleader specializing in performing [23] The suit was settled on July 8, 2003, and TNN was allowed to call itself Spike TV. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. In announcing the settlement, Lee admitted that he did not believe that the network intentionally tried to trade on his name. [24]

Lee's injunction had become the subject of ridicule in the media and talk shows, thus bringing free publicity to the fledgling network. The name change became official on August 11, 2003. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. [25]

Spike programming

Main article: List of programs broadcast by Spike

The name change was slated to coincide with an adult-oriented change in programming including original animated series Stripperella and Gary the Rat. The following is a list of programs that are currently or have been shown on the Spike television network An animated cartoon is a short hand-drawn (or made with computers to look similar to something hand-drawn Film for the cinema, Television or computer Stripperella was a short-lived adult-oriented American Animated television series created by Stan Lee. Gary the Rat was an American Television program adult-oriented Animated series originally broadcast on Spike in 2003 Popular reruns such as Baywatch, V.I.P. and The A-Team, original specials such as The 100 Most Irresistible Women and imported programming such as MXC (a. Baywatch was an American Television series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the crowded Beaches of VIP (standing for and also referred to as Vallery Irons Protection) is an American syndicated Television series that ran The A-Team is an American action Adventure Television series about a fictional group of ex- United States Army Special Forces MXC is an American Comedy television program that airs on Spike. k. a. Most Extreme Elimination Challenge).

Spike TV hired famous cartoonist John Kricfalusi and a new version of the classic animated hit Ren and Stimpy returned with new episodes in a series known as Ren and Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon. John Kricfalusi (pron "Kris-falusi" (born Michael John Kricfalusi) better known as John K The Ren and Stimpy Show is an American / Canadian animated television series created by Canadian Animator John Ren and Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon" is an animated television series created by Canadian Animator John Kricfalusi Original Nickelodeon episodes also aired. Nickelodeon (commonly referred to as Nick) is an American Cable television network owned by Viacom International, founded in 1977 as Pinwheel

The network now airs a combination of original programming and reruns of network programming, including series from the CSI and Star Trek franchises, MXC, Game Head, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and Ultimate Fighting Championship programming. CSI Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama Television series that trails the investigations of a team of Las Vegas MXC is an American Comedy television program that airs on Spike. Game Head was a Television show about Video games hosted by games Journalist Geoff Keighley. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC is a US -based Mixed martial arts (MMA organization currently recognized as the largest MMA promotion in the world

It has scored some major coups in terms of its programming, receiving syndication rights to several Star Trek series (which was produced by another Viacom branch, Paramount Pictures), as well as most of the James Bond series of movies. In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story It is also the cable home to CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and the cult TV favorite MXC, an overdubbed version of the Japanese series Takeshi's Castle. CSI Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama Television series that trails the investigations of a team of Las Vegas MXC is an American Comedy television program that airs on Spike. Japanese popular culture not only reflects the attitudes and concerns of the present but also provides a link to the past was a Japanese Game show that aired from 1986 to 1989 on the Tokyo Broadcasting System.

In the fall of 2003, Spike TV aired The Joe Schmo Show, a parody of reality television shows like Survivor and Big Brother. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Joe Schmo Show was a Reality TV show parody which aired on the American cable network Spike TV starting in September 2003. Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary Survivor is a popular Reality television Game show format produced in many countries throughout the world Big Brother is a Reality television show where in each series a group of people live together in the Big Brother House isolated from the outside world but continuously Its finale led to the network's highest ratings at the time, and a second season aired in the Summer of 2004. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " In November 2004, Spike TV purchased the cable/satellite syndication rights to CSI: New York for a record price of $1. November 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September CSI NY is an American Police procedural Television series, which premiered on September 22, 2004. 9 million per episode. It joined the lineup on October 1, 2006. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

On November 18, 2004, they broadcasted reruns of the Nickelodeon TV series SpongeBob SquarePants at midnight, to promote The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie that came out the next day. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Nickelodeon (commonly referred to as Nick) is an American Cable television network owned by Viacom International, founded in 1977 as Pinwheel SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series and Media franchise. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a 2004 Feature film based on Nickelodeon 's TV series SpongeBob SquarePants. They did this almost all night, as did another MTV Networks channel, VH1. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television

In September 2005, all WWE (formerly the WWF) programming on Spike TV left the network as a result of acrimonious contractual matters between WWE and Viacom. PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, WWE Raw moved back to its original cable home, NBC Universal's USA Network while WWE Sunday Night HEAT and WWE Velocity moved to WWE. This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is NBC Universal is a media and Entertainment company formed in May 2004 by the combination of General Electric 's NBC with Vivendi Universal USA Network (commonly referred to as USA) is an American Cable television channel with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005 WWE Heat (formerly known as WWE Sunday Night Heat and capitalized as WWE HEAT) was a Professional wrestling show for WWE Velocity, also known simply as Velocity, was a Professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment that com due to failure to gain a time slot for the shows in the United States. On October 1, 2005, wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling began airing its weekly program TNA Impact! in the Saturday night time slot formerly occupied by WWE Velocity. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett TNA Impact! (official typeset " TNA iMPACT! " is a Professional wrestling Television program produced by Total In WWE's last Monday Night Raw broadcast on the network, executives decided to censor WWE personalities whenever they tried to mention Raw's return to USA Network, scheduled for the following week. This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is In what turned out to be a hectic night of sound suddenly vanishing, WWE's commentators finally succeeded in slipping the words "Next week on USA" past the censors at Spike TV, most likely due to Spike TV executives finally giving in.

On January 18, 2005, Spike TV debuted The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), an original reality show based around the sport of mixed martial arts which proved to be a surprise hit and is currently in its seventh season. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Ultimate Fighter is a Reality television series and Mixed martial arts (MMA competition originating from United States and produced by Spike Mixed martial arts (MMA is a full contact Combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques from a mixture of Martial arts traditions and Spike later extended their UFC coverage with a programming block dubbed UFC Unleashed. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC is a US -based Mixed martial arts (MMA organization currently recognized as the largest MMA promotion in the world UFC Unleashed is a television series produced by Spike TV and the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

In October 2005, Spike TV debuted Game Head with Geoff Keighley, a weekly video game show, and later followed up with Fresh Baked Videogames, making them both part of their "Slammin' Saturday Night" lineup. PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. Game Head was a Television show about Video games hosted by games Journalist Geoff Keighley. Geoff Keighley is a Canadian Video game Journalist. His work spans online print and TV outlets and he has been writing about games since 1992

Spike is also home to the annual Video Game Awards and the Spike Guys' Choice Awards. The Spike Video Game Awards ( VGA) is an Award show that recognizes the best computer and Video games of the year The Spike Guys' Choice Awards is an awards show patterned after the MTV Movie Awards (Also owned by Viacom) It was first shown on June 13, 2007

Star Trek

Spike has devoted large chunks of its programming time to the Star Trek franchise, to varying degrees. It initially featured Star Trek: The Next Generation heavily before introducing Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in 2004 and Star Trek: Voyager in 2006. Star Trek The Next Generation ( STTNG or TNG) is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning science fiction television program created by Gene Roddenberry Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. All of these introductions were accompanied by multi-day marathons at some point, the Next Generation one including appearances by celebrities such as Wil Wheaton. Richard William "Wil" Wheaton III (born July 29, 1972) is an American Writer and Actor. Deep Space Nine has since been relegated to late-night hours and The Next Generation had disappeared months before the syndication rights were bought by Sci Fi. The promotion of the Trek franchises earned Spike the colloquial title The Star Trek Channel during this period because as much as one third (eight hours) of programming blocks were devoted to the franchise.

A notable omission during the period was Star Trek: Enterprise, which the channel passed on (Sci Fi proceeded to ease it into four-hour Monday night blocks). Star Trek Enterprise (simply titled Enterprise prior to season three is a Science fiction Television program created by Brannon TV Land meanwhile already has the rights to Star Trek: The Original Series, but Spike stated that there may not be sufficient episodes (only three seasons) to accommodate the kind of blocks it would like to air. TV Land (originally Nick at Nite's TV Land) is an American Cable television network launched April 29, 1996. Star Trek is a Science fiction Television series created by Gene Roddenberry that aired from September 8, 1966 through Sci Fi will soon have the rights to Star Trek: The Next Generation. [26]

The Trek series blocks have faded in recent years. What was once a 5 hour block of TNG and DS9 airing on weekdays in 2005 is now is only 2 hours of Voyager shown Monday to Friday. Spike has replaced much of that block with reruns of Disorderly Conduct: Video On Patrol, much to the chagrin of Trek fans. Many see this as a "dumbing down" of the network's programing, favoring cheap reality-based entertainment over produced syndicated TV.

As of 2008, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is shown late weeknights at 2:00AM Eastern/1:00AM Central and Star Trek: Voyager is shown weekdays at 9:00AM Eastern/8:00AM Central, 4:00PM Eastern/3:00PM Central and 5:00PM Eastern/4:00PM Central. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

"Get More Action"

Spike booth at the 2007 Comic Con International convention in San Diego.
Spike booth at the 2007 Comic Con International convention in San Diego. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Comic-Con or Comic Con may refer to Comic-Con International, annual fan convention in San Diego held since 1970 also known as Comic-Con

After the Viacom/CBS Corporation split of 2005, Spike became a part of the "new" Viacom with its sibling networks in the MTV Networks family. CBS Corporation () is an American Media conglomerate focused on Broadcasting, Publishing, Billboards, and Television Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Viacom ( ( short for " Vi deo & A udio Com munications" is an American Media conglomerate with various worldwide interests MTV Networks Company, also known as MTV Networks, is a division of Media conglomerate Viacom that oversees the operation of many TV network In May 2006, the station was re-branded to accentuate its masculinity, including a new logo, dropping the second half of its network name (TV) from the logo and adding the "Get More Action" tagline. May 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month [27]

In June 2006, Spike debuted Blade: The Series, a TV series based on the Blade films. June 2006 was a month with thirty days The following events also occurred during the month Blade The Series is a 2006 action film/series American Television program based on the Marvel Comics character and popular film series The Blade films are based on the fictional Marvel Comics character of the same name, portrayed by Wesley Snipes which begins Rapper Kirk "Sticky Fingaz" Jones played Blade in the series. Kirk Jones (born in April 3, 1970 Brooklyn, New York, alias Sticky Fingaz or Sticky or Lay-Z-i) is an David S. Goyer, writer of all three Blade films (and director of the third Blade film), wrote the pilot and served as Executive Producer on the series. David Samuel Goyer (born December 22 1965) is an American Screenwriter, Film director and Comic book writer Blade ( Eric Brooks) is a Fictional character, a Superhero Vampire hunter in the Marvel Comics universe. Blade Trinity, is a 2004 vampire Action film, written and directed by David S A television pilot is a test episode of an intended Television series. Motion Pictures An executive producer of a Motion picture is typically a producer who is sometimes involved in creative or technical aspects of production It was cancelled on September 28, 2006. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

On September 5, 2006, the documentary film Metal of Honor: The Ironworkers of 9/11 by filmmaker Rachel Maguire, premiered on Spike. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Metal of Honor is a documentary profiling the Ironworkers' efforts in the attempts for rescue and recovery on and after the September 11, 2001 attacks at the World Trade Center site. The World Trade Center in New York City, United States (sometimes informally the WTC or Twin Towers) was a complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan The film proceeds through the Ironworkers' dismantling of the fallen towers. [28]

On October 10, 2006, Spike presented the Scream Awards, the first awards show honoring horror, science fiction, fantasy and comic books. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Spike TV Scream Awards is the first awards show dedicated to the horror, sci-fi, and Fantasy genres of feature films At the 2007 Comic Con International the Spike TV booth was awarding tickets to that year's presentation ceremony to the winners of their "Scariest Costume" contest. Comic-Con International San Diego, commonly known as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con, is an annual multigenre Fan convention founded as the Golden

In late 2006, Spike introduced the Late Night Strip consisting of original series that are sometimes inappropriate for daytime TV, with regular intermissions featuring women. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The programming airs Thursdays and Fridays at 12:00 a. m. , and includes MXC, Wild World of Spike, The Dudesons, Game Head. MXC is an American Comedy television program that airs on Spike. The Dudesons is a Finnish television series which originally started in January 2001 under the Finnish name Extreme Duudsonit. Game Head was a Television show about Video games hosted by games Journalist Geoff Keighley.

Throughout the summer of 2007, starting on Father's Day, the network launched its first public service campaign, the "True Dads" national outreach campaign, with former New York Yankees player Don Mattingly spokesperson. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Father's Day is a celebration inaugurated in the early twentieth century to complement Mother's Day in celebrating Fatherhood and male Parenting, and The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Donald Arthur Mattingly (nicknamed " Donnie Baseball " and " The Hit Man " (born April 20, 1961) is the Los Angeles Dodgers This focused on fathers who demonstrated active roles in their children's lives, through public service announcements on the network featuring both celebrity and ordinary fathers and websites such as Spike's own "True Dads" site,[29] among other things. A public service announcement (PSA or community service announcement (CSA is a non-commercial advertisement broadcast on radio or television ostensibly for the Public A celebrity is a widely-recognized or famous person who commands a high degree of public and media attention [30]

In April 2008, Spike aired the commercial TV premiere of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, and became the first basic-cable network in the U. International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith is a 2005 Space opera Film written and directed by George Lucas. S. to air all six Star Wars movies. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded [31] Viacom bid against NBC Universal and Turner Broadcasting for this opportunity, which is worth up to $80 million, despite each of those network systems having previously aired at least part of the original trilogy. NBC Universal is a media and Entertainment company formed in May 2004 by the combination of General Electric 's NBC with Vivendi Universal The same year, the network will begin to broadcast a reality show based on the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The Drug Enforcement Administration ( DEA) is a United States Department of Justice Law enforcement agency tasked with combating drug smuggling and [32] On the weekend of April 5 and April 6, 2008, the network aired the first three Star Wars films against the simultaneous TNT broadcast of all three Lord of the Rings films. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned The Lord of the Rings is an epic More viewers watched the Star Wars broadcasts on Spike than watched the Lord of the Rings broadcasts on TNT. [33] On April 7, the network acquired cable syndication rights for the sitcom Married... with Children. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor [34] Five new unscripted series were picked up for the network's summer 2008 lineup. [35]

Though the programming is still aimed at the male demographic (age 18-35), Spike no longer makes the claim to be "the first network for men". Presumable motivations for this include acknowledging earlier attempts at "male-only" television (such as mentv in Canada), and the risk of losing access to its Canadian audiences due to a claim of "duplication" (in terms of programming and target audience) contrary to Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission regulations. mentv is a Canadian English language category 1 Digital cable Specialty channel with lifestyle and general entertainment programming Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page CRTC may also stand for Cathode Ray Tube Controller. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ( CRTC, in French Conseil

Spike TV was mentioned in the Green Day song "Homecoming" on their 2004 American Idiot album; bassist Mike Dirnt sings, "I fell asleep while watching Spike TV/ After ten cups of coffee and you're still not here". Green Day is an American rock trio American Idiot (also known as Green Day presents American Idiot is the seventh studio album by American Punk rock band Green Day, released on September Mike Dirnt (born Michael Ryan Pritchard on May 4 1972 in Berkeley California) is the bassist and backing vocalist for the American Punk rock CoFFEE is an Open source Software for computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL in a digital classroom


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