Audience Network
| Audience | |
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| Slogan | Never Ordinary |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | El Segundo, California |
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| Sister channel(s) | |
| Website | Audience |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | 101, 239, 334 and 500 (SD/HD) |
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| AT&T U-verse |
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| DirecTV Now | Internet Protocol television |
Audience is an American general entertainment television network that is owned by AT&T Inc. It features a mix of original and acquired series, specials, and feature films. The network operates as a commercial-free service and broadcasts its programming without editing for content. It was originally exclusive to DirecTV. However, after AT&T's acquisition of DirecTV it became available on AT&T U-verse.
The network launched on November 25, 1999 as Freeview, a service on DirecTV channel 103 carrying a continuous loop of concerts and other events. Freeview was part of all of the satellite provider's subscription packages, starting with the Total Choice tier. In 2005, it was moved to channel 101 and was rebranded as the The 101 Network (as a suffix, "101" is college jargon for basic classes or, in more general terms, a way to describe any basic concept). Following the rebrand, the channel's schedule began to expand to include original programs. The channel was rebranded as Audience Network on June 1, 2011. It dropped Network from its name in 2016.
Original series broadcast by Audience (and its various incarnations) include:
The Dan Patrick Show – a television simulcast of the weekday morning syndicated sports radio program, which debuted on the network in August 2009. The telecast was originally exclusive to Audience; however, the show began to simulcast on the affiliates of Fox Sports Net in October 25, 2010;NBCSN replaced Fox Sports Net as its secondary broadcast partner in 2013.
In May 2012, Audience announced its first original drama series, Rogue.
Kingdom - a drama about a family that runs a mixed martial arts gym in the Venice Beach area of Los Angeles starring Frank Grillo, Kiele Sanchez, Matt Lauria, Jonathan Tucker, Nick Jonas, and Joanna Going. Season 1 premiered October 8, 2014 with ten episodes. An additional ten episodes aired beginning October 14, 2015 and another ten in 2016.
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