Courtroom Television Network
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| Launched | July 1, 1991 |
| Owned by | Turner Broadcasting System |
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| Slogan | Funny Because It's tru |
| Country | United States |
| Broadcast area | United States |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Formerly called | Court TV (1991–2007) |
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| Website | www |
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| Available on most U.S. cable systems | Contact your local cable provider for channel availability |
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| PlayStation Vue | Internet Protocol television |
| Sling TV | Internet Protocol television |
TruTV (stylized truTV) is an American cable and satellite television channel owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner.
The network was originally launched in 1991 as Court TV, a network that focused on crime-themed programs such as documentary series, legal dramas, and coverage of prominent criminal cases. With its relaunch as TruTV in 2008, the network revamped its lineup with a focus on reality shows and "caught on camera" programs, which the network marketed as "actuality" television. In October 2014, the channel's positioning was reoriented with a focus on comedy-based reality series.
As of January 2016, TruTV is available to approximately 89.5 million households in America.
The Courtroom Television Network, or Court TV for short, was launched on July 1, 1991 at 6:00 am Eastern Time, and was available to three million subscribers. Its original anchors were Fred Graham, Cynthia McFadden, and Terry Moran. The network was born out of two competing projects to launch cable channels with live courtroom proceedings, the American Trial Network from Time Warner and American Lawyer Media, and In Court from Cablevision and NBC. Both projects were present at the National Cable Television Association in June 1990. Rather than trying to establish two competing networks, the projects were combined on December 14, 1990. Liberty Media would join the venture in 1991. The network's first logo consisted of a rectangle with the word "COURT", and the letters "TV" below, with a line underneath.
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