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Spike is a cable and satellite television network that broadcasts syndicated and original programs. The network's content has been described as "guys-only" and is geared towards an audience of 18- to 34-year-old males.PVR Wire: MTV's Spike TV Goes Online (August 30, 2006)
Fast Facts:
- Debut: March 7, 1983
- Division of MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom
- Headquarters: New York City
- Broadcast in approximately 96.1 million homes in the United StatesThe Futon Critic: 'Unsolved Mysteries Gets a New Look on Spike TV (April 7, 2008)
- Advertised as the first network for men
- Hosts two annual awards shows:
Key Dates
- March 7, 1983:
- The Nashville Network (TNN) launches, focusing on country music and country-themed TV shows
- 2000:
- Viacom acquires with TNN's parent company, CBS Corporation, and merges TNN into MTV Networks
- September, 2000:
- TNN renamed The National Network, and begins broadcasting male-oriented shows
- 2002:
- The National Network becomes The New TNN
- April 15, 2003:
- August 30, 2006:
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