Dish Network Channel Guide - September 23rd, 2005 (a glimpse into TV in the Fall of 2005)

Going through my old VHS tapes, I found this: a tape recording of a broadcast of Stargate Atlantis/Battlestar Galactica from September 23rd, 2005. The start of the recording shows me pulling up the Dish Network channel menu and scrolling through to find the Sci-Fi Channel. I guess I didn't know the channel number off hand, but this provides a quick glimpse into what the channel line up was like (along with what shows were airing) during late night in the Fall of 2005, which I find fascinating.
The time shown here is a few minutes before 11 pm CST (12 Midnight EST). As I recall, I missed the earlier 8 pm / 9 pm broadcast and so technically what I was getting set to record was the rebroadcast (aka the West Coast Broadcast) of Stargate Atlantis and Battlestar Galactica.
So here's some notable glimpses into what was airing around Midnight in 2005 (and I'm just going to focus on channels I might've been interested in at the time):
1. TV Land: Night Court, Cheers, Sanford & Son
2. Comedy Central: "The Showbiz Show with David Spade", South Park, Mind of Mencia
3. Food Network: Iron Chef, Emeril Live
4. A&E: American Justice, Star Wars: Empire of Dreams (2004 documentary)
5. History Channel: Mail Call, UFO Files
6. AMC: Alien Resurrection, Psycho
7. TNT: The Mask, The Cable Guy
8. TBS: "The 6th Day" (a forgotten "Ah-nuld" movie from 2000)
9. Nick at Night: The Cosby Show, Roseanne
10. Nick at Night West: Danny Phantom
11. Disney Channel: That's So Raven, Phil of the Future, Kim Possible
12. Disney Channel West: "The Country Bears" (2002 family movie)
13. Toon Disney: X-Men (the '92 cartoon), Power Rangers S.P.D., Get Ed
14. Boomerang: Flintstones, Batman (the Animated Series), Superman (the animated series)
15. Cartoon Network: The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Naruto, Zatch Bell
16. Nicktoons TV: The Angry Beavers, The Ren and Stimpy Show
17. Discovery Channel: MythBusters, Dirty Jobs
18. G4: X-Play, Anime Unleashed
19. Fox News: The O'Reilly Factor, Special Report with Brit Hume
20. And finally, the Sci-FI Channel (which is what I was looking to record): Star Gate Atlantis, BattleStar Galactica, Andromeda
Sorry if this was a bit of an unusual upload, but I found it unique. Next up is commercials from that Stargate Atlantis/Battlestar Galactica broadcast.

[@97smerch]

Please never take videos like this down I love it, it takes me back to a simpler better time Ahh so nostalgic I love this so much lol

[@BLOCK_MASTER]

and the Wii

[@gigirauchut1882]

I've been racking my brain trying to remember what station Channel 177 was for ages and I finally solved the mystery! It was a huge part of my early childhood, thank you for posting this and helping me remember

[@PajamaFrix]

My god I remember this guide.

[@DMMBlogs94]

Billy & Mandy in the CN Dish schedule it was part of the last segment of Cartoon Network Fridays! After CNF ends they don't air Adult Swim... except on Sat-Thur at 11/10c until July 2007 where AS can be shown every night on CN! CNF always stated every Friday night at 7-Midnight E/P and 6-11 in the central.

[@mesousagaby740]

Not just that, Naruto and Zatch Bell airing afterwards? That's a nice little bonus.

[@daymonharris8696]

​@@mesousagaby740 i think that was the first time they aired on CN.

[@twistedbugle3578]

The very beginning. "when so many little things go wro-" and the satellite just messes up. Stuff had me cracking up

[@mordecai3479]

When tv was good

[@Michael-fr3xg]

In 2005, Cartoon Network had great shows, such as Ed Edd n Eddy, Kids Next Door, Billy and Mandy, What's New Scooby-Doo, Teen Titans, Totally Spies, Code Lyoko, Static Shock, Foster's, Puffy AmiYumi, Krypto, Juniper Lee, and Camp Lazlo. Nickelodeon had great shows, such as Rugrats, Hey Arnold, CatDog, Wild Thornberrys, Rocket Power, SpongeBob, As Told by Ginger, Fairly OddParents, Invader Zim, ChalkZone, Jimmy Neutron, MLAATR, All Grown Up, Danny Phantom, Avatar, Catscratch, All That, Amanda Show, Drake and Josh, Romeo, Zoey 101, Unfabulous, and Ned's Declassified. Disney Channel had great shows, such as Lizzie McGuire, Even Stevens, Proud Family, Kim Possible, That's So Raven, Lilo and Stitch, Dave the Barbarian, Phil of the Future, Brandy and Mr. Whiskers, Jake Long, Zack and Cody, Naturally Sadie, Buzz on Maggie, and Life with Derek. Childhood Memories 😊

[@andysrandomness]

I remember this back in January 2005 before I got Directv

[@maribeltecun4601]

I remember this back February 2005 got before dish network

[@VicViper2005]

1:25 that’s so Raven 😢

[@twistedbugle3578]

I remember this when I was 5 and 6 years old. There was a games setting where you could play as a rabbit eating carrots

[@jadediamonds4062]

Cartoon Network playing Naruto at 11pm and then Zatch Bell (1:29) take me back pls

[@cridenh2owo257]

damn that's nostalgic

[@EASVerse-why6h]

I bet the LA, Tokyo and NYC population would get nuts over this 😂

[@ChiragSonne]

At that time those old kids channels were Toon Disney, Jetix, and Noggin was there in mid 2000s. And for sports channels in 2000s you had ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPNU, and ESPN Classic channels and you had other cable sports channels like CBS Sports Network, Versus Network, NBC Sports Network, and among other cable sporting networks. I miss these days.

[@goobusmcdoobus2]

This was the day when Nicktoons rebranded to Nicktoons Network, gone full creative with its presentation, and delivered a sense of distinction.

[@henrimation5456]

Ah yes, the day Nicktoons rebranded as Nicktoons Network.

[@user-jk7jb7bm3v]

This was before my brother was born!

[@ChiragSonne]

I was born in 2003 at that time in 2006 I was 3 years old in this day.

[@Michael-fr3xg]

I still had DirecTV in that year before switching to Dish.

[@kosakukawajiri5007]

I was 6 then. I miss these times when technology was quirky and funny looking, not all these corporate boring fonts and featureless displays or designs.

[@IRMOVIEGUY]

I had DIRECTV.

[@Michael-fr3xg]

2005 is the best year. 😊

[@user-jk7jb7bm3v]

My brother was born in October 2005

[@eggychannelinc.800]

1:03 Intel inside

[@efealtner4995]

Best 4 1st 193 (TBS) = The 6th Day 10:30 pm 2nd 138 (TNT) = The Cable Guy 11:00 pm 3rd 157 (Fuse) = F List 10:30 pm 4th 112 (HGTV) = Get Color 11:00 pm

[@maribeltecun4601]

So This Was Dish in Back 2005?

[@user-jk7jb7bm3v]

Every channels had different channel numbers back in the 2 decades

[@Communissimo]

Thank you.

[@ritchienavarro2920]

We had dish network 2000-december 31st 2015

[@user-jk7jb7bm3v]

11 years ago from now!

[@user-jk7jb7bm3v]

From sep 23, 2016

[@h3cz_]

I feel like streaming overstimulated our minds to crap. Going through channels & Comcast on demand was just fine. It was genuinely good.

[@Vnov93]

Strange. My family had dish network in 2005 and I remember my TV guide looking different than this.

[@formerx]

There were several different guide styles. It depended on the receiver model. One of our receivers used teal & blue.

[@Vnov93]

We got Dish in the fall of 2004, with DVR service. So it would have been whatever the standard receiver was during that time. Definitely a blueish color for sure. But I couldn’t pinpoint it unless I actually saw it. But even when we upgraded to the HD receivers in early 2007, the guides were the same.

[@maribeltecun4601]

Strange. My Family had dish network in 2005 and I remember my TV Guide looking different than this.

[@Michael-fr3xg]

@bbsdollstvarchive Can you ask Theonetruewonderfly if he has more 2005 Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon commercials?

[@mariostelzner4530]

Where have you been. It's the year 2017.

[@mariostelzner4530]

@EthanF44 IT'S A 2005 VIDEO POSTED IN 2016 WHICH I WATCH IN 2017. THAT'S MY EXPLANATION AND I'M STICKING TO IT.

[@LilXancheX]

@@mariostelzner4530hi

[@maribeltecun4601]

Strange. My Family had dish network 2005

[@chenowethrules9539]

1:57 The movie Speak was based on Laurie Halse Anderson's novel of the same name. I remember reading that book in my English class my freshman year of high school a year and a half before the movie premiered. The film was produced by Showtime, but was broadcast on Lifetime on the night it premiered as well.

[@PolarBlassGT]

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[@meatyproctor9103]

+Theonetruewonderfly Can you upload a channel guide for Cox Digital Cable? Now in 2000. Can you upload That Please?

[@VideoGameSmash12]

do you really think he was a subscriber for cox digital cable in 2000? fucking hell dude he doesn't have every vhs tape in the world, so what makes you think he has something so obscure it probably won't ever be uploaded???

[@maribeltecun4601]

I SAW BOOMERANG!!!!

[@avaclothilde5615]

Can you post archives of sirius kids stuff

[@JohnathonBarker]

So this was Dish back in 2005?

[@Theonetruewonderfly]

Yep. This was back before "network decay" started kicking in among the cable channels (like Sci-Fi channel showing wrestling, Cartoon Network airing live action, History Channel showing reality TV shows...).

[@JohnathonBarker]

Theonetruewonderfly Cool!, I used to have Dish but now I have DirectTV.

[@DMMBlogs94]

Theonetruewonderfly the live action show Cartoon Network was airing in 2005 is Fridays (CNF) hosted by Tara Sands, and Tommy Snider!

[@JohnathonBarker]

Angel Milian Okay.

[@Theonetruewonderfly]

Host segments with live actors is fine, I remember that from 2005. When I was complaining about live action programming on Cartoon Network, that was in reference to later on (around 2010 or so) when Cartoon Network started airing TV shows like "Unnatural history" and "The Othersiders".

[@silverXI22]

INTEL CENTRENO THAT'S OLD

[@PowerpuffU_2013]

1:34 - #G4TV & #Soapnet

[@cepherinorodriguez8995]

1:03 Intel Jingle

[@bolekklonowski8947]

Diabła

[@PowerpuffU_2013]

2:20 - #syfy

[@jaygaming3465]

Dish 311 or 311k

[@veronicaporras9246]

1:27

[@PowerpuffU_2013]

1:45 #NASA

[@alcazarugerio]

Very slow 😢

[@johnsmithbravada5676]

2:07 REQUIP!

[@kickthebuddysecondchannel]

ATTENTION! STOP RECORDING OLD STUFF TO VHS!!

[@chenowethrules9539]

In the summer of 2005, my parents and I went on vacation to the Catskills in New York. We rented a cabin that had Dish Network. Strangely enough, though, the Dish Network service at that place didn't have any of the local stations from Albany. I thought that was kind of odd since many of my friends and family members who had DirecTV and Dish Network had local stations included with their service at that time--unless it depends on the area. Channel 190, labeled "RLTY," I had thought was the then-new Fox Reality Channel, but I can remember when I looked at the guide when we were in that rental house, none of the shows listed were shows that I remember actually being on that channel. Was that a different reality show channel of some sort that was on channel 190?

[@redringofb]

NOT IN UTICA NO IT'S A ALBANY EXPRESSION

[@veronicaporras9246]

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