Paramount Network is a Dutch free-to-cable television channel in the Netherlands, based on the American rebranded Paramount Network. The television channels launched as Spike on 1 October 2015. It was the third Spike channel next to the US and UK version of the channel. The television channel aimed at an audience of mainly men. Initially it only broadcast daily between 21:00 and 2:30, time-sharing with Nickelodeon. As of 12 December 2016 the channel is broadcasting 24 hours a day in the Netherlands. Until 6 January 2021, the channel was also available in Flanders. On 24 May 2022, the channel was renamed by Paramount Network.

History

On 18 August 2015, Viacom announced that Spike would launch in the Netherlands and Flanders on 1 October 2015. It started broadcasting at night and broadcasts from 21:00 to 2:30 on Nickelodeon, replacing TeenNick in its time slot. This brings the American Spike channel for the first time in the Netherlands and Belgium. On 12 December 2016 Spike launched as a 24-hours channel on Ziggo in the Netherlands, followed by KPN, Telfort, XS4ALL, Caiway and T-Mobile Thuis 3 months later. Nickelodeon became a 24-hours channel again. On some platforms in the Netherlands, and in Flanders Spike keeps on time-sharing daily between 21:05 and 5:00 with Nickelodeon, which is 2.5 hours longer than before 12 December 2016. On 18 January 2018, the American channel Spike was rebranded as Paramount Network by Viacom Media Networks to closely associate with the

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in the UK. The Dutch channel has been renamed by Paramount Network on 24 May 2022. In December 2020 it was announced that Spike will stop broadcasting in Flanders on 6 January 2021. Since that day, Nickelodeon is broadcasting 24 hours a day in Flanders.Wat komt in de plaats van Spike? - De Netweters
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Programming

Local shows

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'' (Netherlands & Flanders) * ''Ink Master: Meester van de lage landen'' * ''Nieky The Natural - Knokt Door'' (Netherlands) ( Realityshow featuring Nieky Holzken) * ''Tattoo Disasters'' (Netherlands)

Imports

* ''

The Amazing Race ''The Amazing Race'' is an adventure reality game show franchise in which teams of two people race around the world in competition with other teams. The ''Race'' is split into legs, with teams tasked to deduce clues, navigate themselves in forei ...

'' * '' Bar Rescue'' * ''

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'' * ''Coaching Bad'' * '' Face Off'' * ''Framework'' * ''Frankenfood'' * '' Glory'' * ''Glory Superfight Series'' * ''Gym Rescue'' * ''Hungry Investors'' * ''Ink Master'' * ''Ink Master Redemption'' * ''Kingdom'' * ''Knife Fight'' * ''

Lip Sync Battle ''Lip Sync Battle'' is an American musical reality competition television series that premiered on April 2, 2015, on the American cable network Spike, later known as Paramount Network. The show is based on an idea by Stephen Merchant and John K ...

'' * ''The Magicians'' * ''Spartan Ultimate Team Challenge'' * ''Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge'' * ''Tattoo Disasters UK'' * '' Top Gear'' * ''

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'' * '' Ghost adventures ''

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