TNT (American TV network)

TNT is an American basic cable television channel owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. It was launched on October 3, 1988. TNT's original purpose was to air classic films and television series to which Turner Broadcasting System maintained spillover rights through sister channel TBS. On June 2001, the network went through a major shift in its programming, and began to focus on dramatic television series and feature films, along with some sporting events, as TBS shifted its focus to comedic programming. As of September 2018, TNT was received by approximately 89.573 million households that subscribe to a subscription television service throughout the United States. By June 2023, this number has dropped to 71.2 million households. Its sister networks are TBS, TruTV, and Turner Classic Movies, with the former two also having sports coverage. TNT used to be a programming block on corporate sibling Cartoon Network until Adult Swim launched in 2001. Due to its programming focusing mainly on dramas, the channel is called TNT Drama by some, with its website URL alluding to this.