16 Facts About Lifetime Television

1.

In 1985, Lifetime started branding itself as "Talk Television, " with a nightly lineup of talk shows and call-in programs hosted by people including Regis Philbin and Ruth Westheimer.

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2.

Lifetime Television oversaw the production of the first Lifetime movies ever made, along with carrying the final three seasons of the Blair Brown–starring dramedy The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd from NBC after the network canceled it.

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3.

Lifetime Television moved to make Lifetime a seven-day-a-week network by ending Lifetime Medical Television after nearly a decade of existence, and the next year, the channel relaunched with a new tagline, "Television for Women".

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4.

Lifetime Television began airing a limited amount of women's sports coverage, including the WNBA and the America's Cup, in which it sponsored the first women's crew team to compete.

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5.

However, Lifetime Television published advertisements in some of the markets that would be affected – including Eugene, Oregon and Newport, Rhode Island – informing customers that TCI was removing the only network that was made for women.

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6.

Lifetime Television is a women's channel only in name and advertising.

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7.

TCI executives chalked the politicians' reactions up to lobbying by Lifetime Television, and suggested to the Times that in retaliation, Disney, one of Lifetime Television's parent companies, might have trouble launching a new network on TCI.

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8.

Lifetime Television produced one original game show, with a format based on The Newlywed Game; it was canceled after one season.

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9.

Lifetime Television did not renew the show reportedly because of low ratings and the high cost to produce the program.

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10.

Lifetime Television aired more than 40 new episodes of the program before cancelling it in 2013.

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11.

On July 21,2017, Lifetime Television simulcasted the premiere of Disney Channel's original movie Descendants 2; marking the first time the channel premiered a program produced for a wholly-owned Disney subsidiary.

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12.

On July 18,2018 Lifetime creates the television series Seatbelt Psychic, this was produced by James Corden and his production company Fulwell 73.

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13.

From its inaugural season in 1997 to 2000, Lifetime Television was one of three broadcasters of the Women's National Basketball Association, alongside NBC and ESPN.

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14.

In 2000, Lifetime Television phased out its live broadcasts and replaced them with an original series documenting the lives of WNBA players.

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15.

Localized version of Lifetime Television was launched on September 22,2017, by A+E Networks Asia-Pacific and local company iHQ.

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16.

On July 2,2015, Lifetime Television launched a streaming service branded as Lifetime Television Movie Club.

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