Defunct TV Channels | Discontinued Nostalgia #1

[@coreylineberry8557]

I feel like if you do a "Discontinued Cable Networks 2," G4 has to be on that list. It managed to be discontinued in 2011 after stagnation, get a nostalgia-fueled revival in 2020/21, only to be discontinued and shuttered again a year later.

[@AmusingLuis]

definitely. i wanted to cover some channels that didnt get lots of attention for the first episode. but i will definitely make a run up

[@russellgroenewoud9199]

Dude, don't forget Toon Disney! 😎👍

[@melasnexperience]

@@AmusingLuisIf you do a second one, can I recommend Fine Living? It eventually became/was replaced why Cooking Channel because someone realized that focusing on a channel about luxury living & expensive homes & such after the 2008 crash wasn't gonna work.

[@Cattafang]

@@AmusingLuis maybe an odd choice, but el rey network might be an interesting one to cover for part 2

[@bringbackpbskidsgo4562]

I think if you do an entire G4 video... 1: It should be called "2021 G4: Comcast's FAILED Atempt At A Revival" 2: Luis should say: "Just like Nickmom, 2021 G4 became a channel on autopilot waiting until it ran out of fuel."

[@Peppmintleaf]

One of the biggest takeaways from this video for me was finding out that Bravo Tv (the channel that my mom watches the real housewives) used to be a fine arts channel. Never in a million years would I have thought that would be the channel's origin story XD

[@AmusingLuis]

TLC used to be about Learning 💀😭

[@MarvinPowell1]

@Peppmintleaf You must be young. Yes, Bravo and A&E both used to be fine arts channels before becoming reality TV trash in the mid 2000s.

[@fishkakat7700]

@@AmusingLuisand The History Channel used to be about real history. 😢

[@mattalan6618]

@@fishkakat7700 MTV used to show music videos

[@BobLee-df4zh]

​​@@mattalan6618They still do. There's literally a dozen MTV channels that show nothing but music videos. And if the main channel did still show videos it would be nothing but Taylor Swift and Drake, because, as anyone that was actually around then can tell you, they primarily played pop music , which everyone would then complain about.

[@cmxreno]

Ahhh yes 1000 ways to die, the show that straight up made me question life at a young age 😂

[@ChaseMC215]

I was actually afraid of eating game animals because of an episode from that show. You know, the one with a segment of the show where a taxidermy owner dies due to rabies?

[@andrejg4136]

​@@ChaseMC215many of those circumstances were dramatized, but the threat while minor, is real. Like never ever mix ammonia and bleach unless you like the smell of bootleg nerve gas (Cl 2(g))

[@evasimpson722]

Love 1000 Ways to die but I've always question life I always try to be careful but like they say on the show people should cherish their life yeah they said something different but that's what I learned from the show death gonna catch up with you but don't fast-forward your life to get to Jesus

[@archlich4489]

It made me question some fool's idea of what people are worth.

[@geekweidman]

SEGA CHANNEL???

[@ZeepAtomic]

On the subject of discontinued channels, I'd suggest you discuss Hub Network. It was basically Discovery's attempt to compete with the big three kid's cable channels, and I was a huge fan of it back when it was on. My two favorite shows from there have to be Littlest Pet Shop and Twisted Whiskers. I remember being so disappointed when they changed it into Discovery Family. That whole cool Frutiger Aero vibe Hub had just vanished into thin air to make way for a more generic and bland feel. The worst part was when Hub's website got rebranded too. All the games were reduced to just a TV schedule. Looking back now, I think we should've taken that as a warning. Because a whole decade later, that same guy who downgraded Hub would go on to greatly shank the parts of Warner Bros that people actually loved. I guess you can say that Discovery just hates fun. 🤷‍♀️

[@Pastel_N0va]

i dont quite remember that channel, but the name does ring a bell, a very dull feint sounding bell

[@ZeepAtomic]

@@Pastel_N0va Let me guess, THAT website? 🙄

[@ArtieRaccoonReviews]

Dan Vs is arguably the best Hub show

[@nickrustyson8124]

Also they use to show reruns of old 80s Cartoons which as that weirdo who liked Boomeranger I enjoyed that fact

[@kootunesscrewy]

I feel like The Hub and Nicktoons were the final animation networks to actually use the Fruitger Aero style until around 2014, when they both began to use the flatter style. However, for Nicktoons' case, the Metro style actually stayed for a very long time until 2023 (tho, some bumpers did stay for a bit until around January of this year). But the other network couldn't keep it for long as it was immediately replaced by Discovery Family.

[@kolonarulez5222]

Part 2 NEEDS to have Chiller! I was exposed to horrors beyond a 3rd grader's comprehension back in the day

[@constanceway45]

Chiller is an app now, so not TECHNICALLY gone, just behind a paywall.

[@FigmentForever]

I was in my 20s when it came out. Brimstone, Millennium, X-Files, Freaky Links, & many others were such a delight. I still hate we didn’t get more of Brimstone, Freaky Links, & Millennium!

[@Justin-Hill-1987]

Ted Turner was the media mogul from Atlanta, Georgia who founded WTBS 17, the TBS Superstation, CNN and Cartoon Network. He contributed greatly to the rise of cable TV in the 1980s and the 1990s with his innovation, plus he created the environmental superhero, Captain Planet.

[@mikehunt4986]

He also founded WCW (World Championship Wrestling) and gave Vince McMahon a run for his money during the 90s!

[@louisduarte8763]

Sometimes I wonder if Captain Planet was more Jane Fonda's idea.

[@ThugShakers4Christ]

I loved his autobiography, The Turner Diaries

[@KellanLollis]

he also owned the braves

[@Justin-Hill-1987]

@@KellanLollis Yes, he also owned the Atlanta Braves.

[@JoeMama-me2yj]

Honestly love this series concept...defunct products and channels and such is a under looked concept imo

[@Lunar_WaveYT]

Fun fact: Spike still exists, They use the Spike name as their copyright holder and on Pluto TV, their alias for their cable channel is “Paramount Network,” although both channels are practically the same.

[@televisionarchivedude]

oh hello there!

[@Lunar_WaveYT]

@@televisionarchivedude TVAD?!

[@Chelaxim]

0:43 Vortex is notable for being the end of Saturday morning cartoons on broadcast television after 60 years. I woke up one morning to watch a new episode of Yugioh Zexal summer 2014 and had no idea it was the end of an era that began in the 1950s.

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

Now me TV bring back Saturday morning cartoon and and weekend morning

[@NewGabeOrder]

When that happened, I became a Toonami faithful since they were one of the only weekend anime blocks left in existence as of 2014, but it was a block-within-a-block on a cable network, and I had to be prepared for more "brutal" cartoons. Fast forward to 2023 and MeTV finally had a SatAM cartoon block, but it's all "silent generation" content and nothing modern. I had an idea; if others wanted to get a piece of my Toonami substitution plan, but do not want to stay up late for Toonami, I handle a weekend morning anime live-stream series that also serves as a revival effort for modern SatAM cartoon blocks. It is Toon Time Theater, and it runs on the New Gabe Order Twitch channel. As of this comment, I am in the middle of a 10-week filler arc where I encounter multiple family issues, moving my block back to Sunday mornings with "next morning" Ninja Kamui premieres as a trade-off. I intend to go back to Saturday mornings on May after Ninja Kamui completes its finale. Other than that, I dedicate my weekend mornings live-streaming the newest Pokémon and One Piece episodes, as well as some not-too-old favorites like X-Men '92, Naruto Shippuden and Dragon Ball Z Kai.

[@andrejg4136]

​@@JuanGomez-ke5py the economics around don't work anymore. You have to advertise a bunch of stuff to kids to pay for the programming (and turn profit) and it has to be good enough to watch live. You might get one or the other, but rarely ever both.

[@hildahilpert5018]

Boy you got that right.Miss them. Don't recallHA. And some of these.Liked USA up all night, like Duck Man,etc.

[@BrandonPyle-v5m]

It's weird knowing that Yugioh Zexal is the series that holds the last line of all Saturday morning cartoons.

[@firefly5343]

MXC was one of my favorite shows when I was a kid ironically when Spike labels its channel "being for men." Me and my grandmother would always watch it when an episode aired. It was quite hilarious.

[@jennibennecke669]

Loved MXC

[@NewGabeOrder]

20:12 Spike TV is still there, but under the ownership of Paramount. Therefore, it is currently named the Paramount Network.

[@gregsells8549]

Spike TV began as The Nashville Network, with a country music format, then flipped to general entertainment as The National Network.

[@dbcCircle]

​@@gregsells8549Nashville Network (The Former CMT Network)

[@Lunar_WaveYT]

Spike was always owned by Paramount since 2000

[@VS-fn3uq]

Spike was such a fun channel

[@nightwingjosh8491]

In that case, should he also cover upn and the wb?

[@UnchainedAmerica]

Interesting to note is Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood started off on WGBH a Pittsburgh based public television station, before moving to NET then PBS. Mr. Rogers was a Pittsburgh native so that made sense he started locally and became one of the greatest national treasure of all time.

[@Pacmannion]

You mean WQED, WGBH is in Boston

[@anthonyaustin3370]

Mister Rogers’. actually started in Canada on the CBC in 1962. Fred Rogers moved back to the United States in 1966. You’re correct that his American show was taped in Philadelphia but it wasn’t solely for WQED. It was part of the Eastern Educational Television Network which also syndicated Julia Child’s French Chef series.

[@Pensfan5919]

Noggin needs to be covered at some point. I know it's "technically" Nick Jr., but Noggin had a totally different feel and presentation. Nick Jr. has been playing it safe with content and basically being a further sensitized Nickelodeon, with the only holdover show being Max and Ruby. Noggin, however, seemed a lot more willing to go with the flow and be more creative, following the minds of kids (especially those with AD/HD like myself) a lot more, going all over the place, from Pingu to Jack's Great Big Music House (my favorite) to Oobi. Kids TV is REALLY different without a channel or even a programming block presented quite like Noggin anymore. Edit: OH GOD I loved Game Lounge. Specifically Monopoly and Bowling. I can hear the bit-crushed ball rolling down the alley now. Thanks for that lol. I still use the DirecTV channel numbers to remember certain networks and area codes that aren't normally in my phone.

[@AmusingLuis]

I will definitely make a follow-up! Just wanted to give some obscure channels some love first~ 😁

[@johnwhitney5840]

​@AmusingLuis are you going to part 3

[@JohnPatterson-kz8jr]

Republicans gripe about "Why Can't Johnny Resd??" yet they want to cut the budget for PBS!!😢😮

[@sweetcreamnpeaches9577]

@Lulaloopsy has a video talking about the downfall of noggin and talks a lot about channels like it like playhouse Disney, sprout, and boomerang if you wanna check her out!!

[@princesspikachu3915]

@@JohnPatterson-kz8jrPBS is useless for teaching reading. Nothing beats actually reading to your kids. No amount of Super Why and Reading Rainbow reruns can replace the one on one parent reading with child. They get more out of it.

[@SoulView]

29:05 "'Quiet On Set' required us to change the ending." Awesome. We need that because of Dan's picky pickled ass.

[@MichaelLovely-mr6oh]

And to think Dirty Dan had the nerve to sue the producers of "Quiet on Set: the Dark Side of Kids TV."

[@markjamesmeli2520]

The concept of this piece is amazing - well done. As a soon-to-be-60, I was in the thick of the cable "boom" 40 years ago. Slowly, I broke free of cable television, and am now just internet based. However, many of these shows and networks broke in to the mainstream, populace spectrum, if they became popular...or notorious. I'm also old enough to not have known that a lot of this stuff wasn't out there anymore. So...thanks!

[@minervamclitchie3667]

I'm 62 and am a native New Yorker. Channel 13 WNET was on in NYC as far as I can remember. That would be late 1964.

[@AmusingLuis]

They're jersey based but also served the NY area

[@TuxerTuxar]

G'morning Grandpa

[@rrsaga]

The comedy channel will always be Comedy Central to me. And yes, I watched that channel with all programs mentioned

[@jameshall8422]

Please continue this series. This was a great watch.

[@DavidWhite506]

I love this. Please do more defunct TV channels.

[@ashitomarisu]

It would be interesting to see The Box be mentioned. It was an American music channel where people would vote (via telephone) for the next music video; similar to like TRL but it was a 24-hour channel.

[@matthewpuddock1976]

Oh yeah my dad used to watch that channel

[@DemoManMLS]

The funny thing is that The Box aired on low powered over the air stations in some markets of the country. So technically it wasn't a cable channel.

[@andrejg4136]

I don't remember if The Box had a regional slate or not, because living in Louisiana there was a lot of No Limit, the Hot Boyz, 504 Boyz, and so on but I dunno if that got out to the rest of the country that had it.

[@matthewpuddock1976]

@@DemoManMLS I have to agree but kind of disagree it did start as a local cable channel in Miami Florida so it's technically was a cable channel first

[@FigmentForever]

I swear I commented this before seeing yours. I was in my preteens/latter teens when we (my family) kept it on during the day during Summer, The WB evenings, and HBO at night. Miss those days, and my mom who just passed away & is the reason we had those!

[@QueenOfTheNorth65]

This is fascinating. I was born in ‘65, so I have no memory of NET. I was, however, a first-generation PBS kid. I loved those shows, and learned so much from them!

[@TheTrumpReaper]

Fred Rogers was *HARD CORE.* 👊 I miss VH-1 when they played jazz videos. I miss VH-1 Classic. I currently avoid every MTV channel because they have forgotten what the M means in MTV. 😡🤬

[@wturner777]

The same reason why I stopped watching The Discovery Channel.

[@flclfan85]

so glad MTV Classic exists now, love putting that on to see what they're showing. @wturner777 nowadays, the only thing I even watch on Discovery is BattleBots when that's running the new season (which hopefully will be soon)

[@chainsawz5618]

usually, yes, but not in this case, this was 1 of the few times that he did more harm than good, he was actually advised, by pastor himself, not to read the letter as they had very limited time that day and spending 7 minutes on a single letter when they had plenty of other reasons to get the funding and pastor wanted to move on and present the other reasons instead, as he was on the same side as rogers was, attempting to get the extra funding as well

[@jwgreek8606]

I miss VH1 Classic and VH1 like it used to be.

[@LamarBerry2]

​​@@jwgreek8606Actually,VH1 Classic changed their name and it's now MTV Classic

[@ArtieRaccoonReviews]

Hopefully in the future, you'll make a part two where you talk about some more popular and recent channels such as G4TV. It originally launched in 2002, shut down in 2014, returned in 2021, and then immediately shut down the next year in 2022 for a myriad of reasons such as mismanagement and the cord cutting movement. Oh but that's not all! The channel originally began as ZDTV in 1998, rebranded to TechTV in 2000, merged with G4TV in 2004 and renamed to G4TechTV, with G4 taking over the full name in 2005! And there's a few others such as Qubo, Esquire Network, Sprout, Cloo, Chiller, Current, Weatherscan, UPN, The WB, and Dumont; all you could possibly discuss.

[@ColinElkin-ce1337]

Dumont would be the ultimate blast from the past (similar time frame as NET). Also, PAX should be covered as well.

[@williereynolds3113]

Don't forget about Family Channel and Viewer's Choice

[@MaskedKillaJay]

Boomerang from Cartoon network too! I know it's called simply just "boomerang" but that's because of some reasons I can discuss if u want

[@MichaelLovely-mr6oh]

Style network would also be a good choice for the video. Style was the predecessor to Esquire and had shows such as "Clean House" and "Running in Heels." The latter was about a group of interns at the New York City office of Marie Claire magazine and how they were trying to make it in the world of fashion journalism via their internship at Marie Claire magazine under the magazine's editor in chief Joanna Coles.

[@jameshall8422]

Oh god you unlocked a forgotten memory when it comes to GSN Game Lounge.

[@artistwithouttalent]

Yeah, my parents subscribed to Directv for a hot minute in the early 2010s, and I have distinct and fond memories of playing games on the TV while top 40 pop played in the background.

[@SephiGoat]

Ironic you’re talking about discontinued channels and making the nick video when Nick is getting cooked rn

[@MarkHeathcliff-bf2im]

Maybe by the end it’ll be added here

[@miquon4717]

You should talk about the defunct broadcast networks someday like Dumont network, Paramount Television Network, PTEN, The WB, and UPN

[@Jdub6580]

Wow that N.E.T. logo: the globe with the cut-out flame video effect inside it, was amazing!!

[@jacobwiggle3681]

If he does Discontinued Cable Networks 2, please, do Sprout and Qubo (while not Qubo is cable, it was a part of my childhood)

[@walkerpantera]

You did good kid. Ya kept my interest for 30 minutes. NOT many if at any all youtubers can do that.

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

What requirement did NET ignore? Not criticize Nixon? That seems like a bonus hit against them, not ignoring a regulatory requirement.

[@BraydenBunch58]

Hey Luis, It’s Actually Pretty Cool About The Fact Of You Talking About Obscure/Defunct Channels. And In Depth Too! Hope The Nick Videos Are Bangers Tho :)

[@TTFNG063]

21:10 If I had a nickel for everytime my favorite sport and special interest was mentioned in a AmusingLuis video, I would have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice. in other words: *NASCAR MENTIONED* 🏁🏁🏁🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🔥🔥🔥

[@ladymctavish3299]

You and your sister wife must be thrilled.

[@TTFNG063]

@@ladymctavish3299 I don’t support incest nor am I from Alabama.

[@andrejg4136]

I just want to say, the bit here at 12:22 was one of the most apropo uses of this clip that I have ever seen. Turner: I will create a music video channel that's safe for kids, appeals to their parents, and doesn't seemingly rely on lewdness with women to be successful. Viacom: I too will create said music channel, and I also already have the content in the can so I don't have to worry about repeating the same videos over and over. Turner: Well... fuck me then I guess.

[@Code7Unltd]

You think Cable Music Channel was underwhelming? Try looking up "Hit Video USA". Hit Video never had a TV stations outside of a 1000-watt channel (K05HU) in the Houston,Texas TV market, only branching out as a one-hour TV show (usually during graveyard hours) to most other states. If we're talking music on broadcast, Atlanta's local "Video Music Channel" expanded out to what was WVEU-TV to replace the programming delivered by failed paid aerial service "Superstar TV", only to fizzle out with syndicated filler taking over the lineup progressively.

[@perrybarton]

Props for acknowledging "The Now Explosion." I used to watch it when it originally aired in Atlanta.

[@samuelsolomon7330]

Found you with the excellent cartoon network video, and i am just giddy knowing Nick will be coming soon.

[@j.darekpatterson8609]

I'm aging myself with this comment, but whatever. I remember when I was a kid, I used to stay up late so I could sneak the shows HA! used to air. Yes, it did show reruns of Saturday night live, I love lucy, Abbott and costello. But - it also introduced me to the kids in the Hall and mystery science theater 3000. I have pretty fond memories of those evenings and not so fond memories of the mornings after. 😂

[@AmusingLuis]

sounds nostalgic!

[@johndunkelburg9495]

The show I most remember from Spike was “Deadliest Warrior”. I just wish that there had been a fourth season.

[@EricE549]

8:05 this list reminds me of pogo, an online service from EA that also had a few games based on hasbro titles… except they were all flash-based and now that flash is dead, it just doesn't feel the same

[@FigmentForever]

It got its start on AOL back in the day. Completely chat room & gaming based in a time before all the candy crush clones & social media lame games. I used to get on it in Middle School (1998-01) & use it to chat with my mom. Hated school so it was nice to have an outside line 😞 God how I miss it & her.

[@pikachuhutch234]

Do Sprout. I loved that channel. I want to hope one day that NBCUniversal might change the name back to sprout.

[@V0ID_X5]

I would love to see more of this! I absolutely loved your iceberg on discontinued foods and this type of content about TV channels is right up my alley. I absolutely love your work please keep it up :)

[@SomeRandomDude908]

If you do another episode, PLEASE talk about the original run of battlebots on Comedy Central, it’s a hidden gem

[@sasamichan]

I remember getting little cards in the mail that said "If you use Company A you get THESE channels" getting to compare providers. There was no guarantee you would get every network

[@wesleybush8646]

Of note, PBS has a lot less control over their affiliates than the commercial broadcast networks, who require a certain amount of network programming be carried on their affiliates. PBS affiliates have a greater amount of autonomy. That's why a lot of local stations produce content which is then distributed nationwide.

[@GardenCelluloids]

If you did discontinued blocks, a good addition would be MAX after dark.

[@FigmentForever]

I miss the final hooah of MAX, when we got Banshee & Strike Back…especially Banshee. It was so dang good!

[@Laceykat66]

Oddly CBS was a totally dysfunctional corporation in the early 1980s when it tried to expand from its commercial network into cable (as you said) and even video games. It was like a room of older executives saying they needed to get in on this "kid stuff" and green-lighting anything a young person would say. Great video, thanks for the memories.

[@stvojay]

Just discovered your channel through this show. Fantastic first episode! Keep them coming I’ll be watching. Subscribed and will be going through more of your channel content soon. Wishing the best! - STVO

[@Trekapedia]

G4, The WB and Kids’ WB! combined. Those would be awesome ones too! Great videos man and keep the awesome stuff coming please! I mentioned it above but would you ever consider doing a History of I Guess video for Kids’ WB! and The WB? Lots of stuff to go into there especially why Kids’ WB! ended its weekday run. Ty for letting me ask and you do a fantastic job. I grew up with Nickelodeon so I can’t wait for the Nick videos!

[@nostalgiamostalgia0319]

AWESOME video. So many subchannels had the arguable upper hand over the main channels because they had more variety when the others wouldn't. Look at Nicktoons Network and Noggin.

[@andrejg4136]

Boomerang and Toon Disney meant slightly more to me in the late 90s and early 00s because I didn't like some of the vibe of Western animation at the time. I was a real sucker for 80s cartoons, both SatAM and syndicated. Still am really.

[@TheRankingChannel15]

Nicktoons Network didn’t shut down. It was just renamed.

[@GokaiSanyu]

Honestly, Saturday Morning/kids blocks would be an interesting video all its own, if you ever want to do that! It'd be a fun little deep dive into what made a lot of people's childhoods!

[@UnanimousDelivers]

I always thought NET was always just part of PBS, not a predecessor. And I'm 55.

[@kshinokevin]

What about these channels: WB (Warner Bros.), UPN (United Paramount Network) ?; the CW Network still exists..

[@MadCatNobody]

i remember watching Star Trek TNG on The New TNN/Spike TV

[@clockhanded]

One of my biggest regrets in life was not standing up to my 6th grade teacher who said spike TV was a dumb idea. No shit its not going to appeal to a 50 year old fundamentalist christian woman.

[@TheBrotherGrim]

Ha. Those Spike Tv outro tweets were gold.

[@alyxgraff9121]

Between this video & the Nick 70s-90s retrospective, this channel has been doing great. I'd absolutely love a follow up video to this one that talks about even more obscure channels & maybe even some ones like Boomerang & Disney XD, that aren't dead per se, but have basically become dormant.

[@alyxgraff9121]

Edit: 29:24 Wow. You can't talk about the channel that brought Big Idea to the mainstream like that.

[@MarvinPowell1]

My grandmother grew up with DirectTV from 2000 to 2013 and I literally never heard of Game Lounge until now.

[@Bransbow]

5:34 “murdered with words of kindness” lol

[@mattwolf7698]

This was nice, I like how you talked about cable history as a whole, most KZbinrs only seem to want to cover the cartoon channels and while that's still interesting I get sick of hearing about it.

[@AmusingLuis]

i get that. i like to go above and beyond when it comes to talking about topics that have yet to be discussed

[@KeyLimePunk]

Great job. Can’t wait for part 2. ❤

[@Quartzer.]

I really like the bumpers of CMC, especially the character designs (also, I like how despite it's short stay, it had a respectful shutdown with them airing I Love LA while footage of a ton of people who I assume worked on the channel was shown)

[@armandorivera957]

Nick at Night showed old SNL episodes. But they were the classic episodes with the original cast.

[@bobm7250]

Add on TBS to that list when they became PeachTree TV on October 1, 2007.

[@ImThatGuy64x360]

Jetix (it was a channel internationally) Hub network Spout Only the classic for part 2

[@AlexDirector]

Don't forget about G4

[@ImThatGuy64x360]

@@AlexDirector of course it’s the one network that had the power to air Scott the woz

[@andrejg4136]

​@@AlexDirectorI like TechTV so much, and early G4 was fine (but I was/am a weeb/Nintendo gamer so there wasn't a lot specifically for me) Then it kept getting so frat-bro focused I gave up around 2005.

[@isaiahedmonson5832]

Anyone remember X Play 🎮

[@mattalan6618]

Nick G&S comes to mind as a forgotten channel

[@dogcowrph]

There was also CNet TV later changed to TechTV.

[@Inspiration_Date]

Things that need to be covered: G4 & TechTV Nick GAS Toon Disney The Hub The WB & UPN The various Family Channels (Freeform's past iterations)

[@ArtieRaccoonReviews]

Don't forget Qubo!

[@MarvinPowell1]

Most of those were TV blocks, though. G4 was a legit network though. Then it came back in 2021...

[@Inspiration_Date]

@@MarvinPowell1 No. Those were all TV networks.

[@Huntie_G]

The amount of hours my Dad would play Slingo on the cable box has to be in the 100s

[@goofymamageezers]

I think Luis should include courttv (later trutv) next video

[@princessCashel]

The fact that the Paramount Channel used to be Spike TV, AKA what was supposed to be the manly channel, is hilarious to me, because the Paramount Channel is where I watched Mean Girls.

[@cjmanson5692]

If you do a Discontinued TV Channels 2, here's I have an idea: Include the lesser known Discovery channels (i.e. Discovery Health, Discovery Wings / Military Channel, etc.). As well as another one: History International / H2.

[@johncollie337]

Commenting on this during my second watch, and I can see myself watching this a lot. I love nostalgic old television, and I'd like to see more videos from you covering defunct store brands, game companies, etc. Didn't know some of these channels tbh lol. BTW, I'm in college for graphic design, so I'm willing to draft up a logo for the series

[@daveraschke]

I'd say your channel is pretty good keep up the good work

[@Matthew6248]

If ya do a follow up, Z Channel has to be on that list, it was a local cable premium channel in Los Angeles CA that ran from 1974-1989, HBO's Festival channel from sometime in the 1980s, ONTV (Over the Air Pay TV network)

[@mikehunt4986]

You need to include G4 in the next one, but there is so much to talk about with that one (since it came back and then got shut down again) that you could do a whole video about it!

[@FigmentForever]

You should do a dive into The Box channel. It was a precursor to Fuse. You could sit & watch music videos all day - or pay like $1.99 for a certain video to play by calling a 1800 number. It was unique & our family loved it. Never bought a video as it was constant bangers back in the 90s

[@nicksullivan4994]

I Really wish Paramount would add SpikeTV’s 1000 Ways to Die The Complete Series onto Paramount+, because I can’t watch any or all of My Favorite Death Segments on SpikeTV’s website anymore!❤️📺🎶👍🏻

[@ArtieRaccoonReviews]

Piracy is the way to go!

[@ChaseMC215]

Well they would have to talk to the production studio who made the show first (being Original Productions). Look, I also want 1000 Ways To Die on Paramount+ as well, but as of now they won't do it.

[@nicksullivan4994]

@@ChaseMC215 Well Then, Screw The 2018 Paramount Network Rebrand! Because, If I can’t watch all of My Favorite episodes and segments of 1000 Ways to Die anywhere anymore, Then There’s No point in even wanting to shut down The SpikeTV website at all!

[@SupermarketSweep777]

I still miss the Chiller and FearNet networks. Also if I remember right 1000 Ways to Die was only supposed to be a two episode special. But it was a surprise hit with the audience.

[@Patrick-hm4eg]

One real oldy. The Dumont network.

[@wisconsinrebelhomes7587]

Thanks for sharing this information with us!

[@TwinRiver100]

thanks for this video i liked this idea of looking into discontinued channels. good job

[@poopawman]

What a novel series to shine some light at channels time had forgotten. Hopefully down the line, we can toss in other channels such as The Box Music Channel and Qubo but for now can't wait to see what's coming next.

[@mix3k818]

0:39 For the late 90s and early 2000s kids confused by this: Fox Kids and Jetix did not have their own dedicated channels like the rest of the world had.

[@SempieXD]

LMAOOOO the spike TV tweets are HILARIOUS

[@BestGuy2103]

If you do a part 2, I'd love to see some international channels. Stuff like Sky TV (went from cable to streaming) and BBC Choice from the UK are some great examples

[@screwyoutubealgorithm]

Can you cover Qubo on part 2 please? I used to watch that channel when I was a kid.

[@roberttreacy8271]

Of all the channels mentioned in this video, Spike was the only one I’ve heard of.

[@AmusingLuis]

glad you learned something new!

[@devingiles6597]

​@@AmusingLuisI remember watching Repo Games and the 2012 reboot of World's Wildest Police Videos on Spike before it became Paramount Network. I was in high school when these shows aired.

[@ChaseMC215]

Telus also had a their own game lounge. I remember playing Tetris on a Telus cable box.

[@katamari_]

dude ate too much popcorn :(

[@kurinthekitty6842]

I'm very surprised that Boomerang wasn't mentioned in all 3 of there of these videos

[@PaintyMations757]

This was a very great first episode! 😮. Can't wait for the history of nickelodeon video! Great job btw :] 🎉🎉🎉

[@grapeshot]

I remember watching Spike TV quite a bit in the 2000s.

[@masterakinskywalker]

FINALLY A VIDEO ON MY SPECIAL INTEREST LETS GOOOO

[@wendyschickennuggets]

Me and my sister always watched cops reruns on spike tv, good memories :)

[@ShadyRK9]

Oh, wow! I had totally forgotten all about The Game Lounge! Use to play it from time to time but got bored of it after an hour.

[@neveronspotify]

You should do Qubo since that's the only one that i remember

[@NoshikiYT]

Same😍

[@theblackratexplores]

the CBC in Canada actually introduced Mr. Rogers. It was the MRogers CBC show that also brought Ernie "Mr.Dressup" Coombs to Canada...

[@blahblahblah1234blah]

Love the depth of research and content you went through to create this; you deserve more subscribers! I just added myself to your count :-)

[@LovelyAutoRace-hh2gu]

Lol , the guy at the Spike Twitter account is a savage for going out like that

[@MrRight80]

I enjoyed Spike when it had those shows like 1000 ways to Die, Surviving Disaster, The Deadliest Warrior, MANswers, Joe Shomo, Auction Hunters, American Digger/Savage Family Diggers, Flip Men, & Thrift Hunters. Bar Rescue still airs new episodes on Paramount Network. Hopefully one day the revise the other shows I mentioned.

[@mattamiller2002]

Interesting video and lots of great research. LOL at Dallas being a "male focused" show though.