MTV Shows

List of MTV Shows
Launched	8 November 2007
Closed	1 February 2011
Owned by	Viacom International Media Networks
Picture format	576i (SDTV 4:3)
Audience share	~0.0% (August 2012, BARB)
Country	United Kingdom Ireland
Formerly called	MTV R (2007–2010)
Replaced by	MTV Music
Sister channel(s)	MTV MTV Live HD MTV Base MTV Classic MTV Dance MTV Hits MTV Rocks VH1 Viva Comedy Central Comedy Central Extra Nickelodeon Nick Jr. Nick Jr. 2 Nicktoons
Website	www.mtv.co.uk/channels/mtv-shows
Availability (at time of closure)
Satellite
Sky	Channel 160
Cable
UPC Ireland	Channel 708

MTV Shows was an MTV entertainment channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The channel launched on 8 November 2007 on digital platforms Sky and Virgin Media and later on UPC Ireland on 15 October 2009 as MTV R. The R, was often written as "Ⓡ".

On 1 March 2010, MTV R was rebranded to MTV Shows. MTV Shows was removed from Virgin Media on 28 August 2010, along with MTV +1 and MTV Classic, to make room for Comedy Central HD.

MTV Shows ceased broadcasting on 1 February 2011, to make way for MTV Music, while MTV was repositioned as an entertainment channel.