We TV (stylized as WE tv) is an American
pay television
Pay television, also known as subscription television, premium television or, when referring to an individual service, a premium channel, refers to subscription-based television services, usually provided by multichannel television providers, b ...
channel. Owned by
AMC Networks
AMC Networks Inc. is an American entertainment company headquartered in 11 Penn Plaza, New York.
AMC Networks owns and operates the eponymous cable channel and its siblings, IFC, We TV, and Sundance TV; the art house movie theater IFC Cen ...
since its September 1997 launch, it is oriented mainly towards lifestyle and entertainment programming.
As of February 2015, approximately 85.2 million American households (73.2% of households with television) received We TV. In March 2015, AMC announced it would soon begin making its channels available to
cord cutter
Cord or CORD may refer to:
People
* Alex Cord (1933–2021), American actor and writer
* Chris Cord (born 1940), American racing driver
* Errett Lobban Cord (1894–1974) American industrialist
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* Co ...
s, including AMC,
BBC America
BBC America is an American basic cable network that is jointly owned by BBC Studios and AMC Networks. The channel primarily airs sci-fi and action series and films, as well as selected programs from the BBC (such as its nature documentary seri ...
,
IFC,
Sundance TV
Sundance TV (formerly known as Sundance Channel) is an American pay television channel owned by AMC Networks that launched on February 1, 1996. The channel is named after Robert Redford's character in ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' and, w ...
, and We TV itself.
History
Romance Classics (1997–2001)
We TV was originally known as Romance Classics when it launched on September 1, 1997 under the ownership of what was then the
Cablevision Systems Corporation
Cablevision Systems Corporation was an American cable television company with systems serving areas surrounding New York City. It was the fifth-largest cable provider and ninth-largest television provider in the United States. Throughout its ex ...
-controlled Rainbow Media. It was originally a
movie channel
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Movie channels are television specialty channels that present film content.
Popular movie channels:
* AMC Networks
** AMC
** IFC (United States and Canada)
** ...
focusing mostly on romantic dramas and comedies, and television
miniseries; similar to the original format of
AMC
AMC may refer to:
Film and television
* AMC Theatres, an American movie theater chain
* AMC Networks, an American entertainment company
** AMC (TV channel)
** AMC+, streaming service
** AMC Networks International, an entertainment company
*** ...
(as American Movie Classics), the channel initially broadcast its films commercial-free. At launch, the Rainbow-owned
MuchMusic USA
Fuse is an American pay television channel launched in 1994 which was originally dedicated to music. After merging with the Latino-oriented NuvoTV in 2015, Fuse shifted its focus to general entertainment and lifestyle programming targeting multi ...
dropped movies as a stunt as a movie channel.
Format change as We TV (2001–2014)
This format was abandoned on January 1, 2001, when the channel was relaunched as WE: Women's Entertainment, taking on an ad-supported general entertainment format. In 2006, the channel was renamed WE tv. The channel aired the first three seasons of the popular
Logie Award
The Logie Awards (officially the TV Week Logie Awards; colloquially known as The Logies) is an annual gathering to celebrate Australian television, sponsored and organised by the magazine ''TV Week''. The first ceremony was held in 1959 as the ...
-winning Australian television series ''
McLeod's Daughters
''McLeod's Daughters'' is an Australian drama television series created by Posie Graeme-Evans and Caroline Stanton for the Nine Network, which aired from 8 August 2001, to 31 January 2009, lasting eight seasons. It stars Lisa Chappell and Bri ...
'', but dropped the show in April 2006. The channel's format then shifted towards reality shows, with several having topics related to weddings (such as ''
Bridezillas
''Bridezillas'' is an American reality television series that airs on WE tv and debuted on June 1, 2004. It chronicles the lives of women engaged to be married, casting their busy schedules in an emphatic and sometimes humorous fashion.
The word ...
'', ''Big Easy Brides'' and ''
My Fair Wedding with David Tutera
''David Tutera's Celebrations'' (originally titled ''My Fair Wedding'') is an American reality television series on WE tv starring David Tutera, a wedding planner for celebrities. In the show, women send videos to Tutera asking for help planning t ...
''). Other popular shows on the included ''
Secret Lives of Women ''Secret Lives of Women'' is a reality television series airing Tuesday nights at 10 PM Eastern Time on WE: Women's Entertainment. The show probes little-known subcultures of women in the United States. A typical format is a series of interviews co ...
'', ''The Locator'' and ''Amazing Cakes''. In 2007, Rainbow would, however the channel's space, would launch a sister channel to WE tv. In 2009, Rainbow launched
Wedding Central
Wedding Central was a short-lived American digital cable television channel that focused on programming involving brides and weddings, which was a spin-off of the programming which made up much of WE tv's schedule at the network's launch on August ...
, a sister channel to WE tv. The channel closed on July 1, 2011.
In January 2011, We TV confirmed that it had signed
Toni Braxton
Toni Michele Braxton (born October 7, 1967) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. She has sold over 70 million records worldwide and is one of the best-selling female artists in history. Braxton has won ...
for a reality series, entitled ''
Braxton Family Values
''Braxton Family Values'' (abbreviated ''BFV'') is an American reality television series that airs on WE tv and premiered on April 12, 2011. It chronicles the lives of the Braxton sisters—Toni, Traci, Towanda, Trina and Tamar and their mother ...
'', which is marketed as one of the flagship shows. To prepare for a new show lineup, We TV also gave the AMC a new logo and marketing tagline: "Life As WE Know It". In March 2012, We TV confirmed that the AMC had ordered 14 episodes of ''
Kendra on Top
''Kendra on Top'' is an American reality television series on WE tv that debuted June 5, 2012. The series follows the day-to-day life of former ''Playboy'' model and ''The Girls Next Door'' reality television personality Kendra Baskett as she ba ...
'', a reality show following the lives of
Kendra Wilkinson
Kendra Leigh Wilkinson (formerly Baskett; born June 12, 1985) is an American television personality and model. She is known for being one of Hugh Hefner's girlfriends and for her role on the E! reality television series ''The Girls Next Door'', ...
and
Hank Baskett
Henry Randall Baskett III (born September 4, 1982) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League for the Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles and Indianapolis Colts.
A native of Clovis, New Mexico, Ba ...
, who previously appeared in the
E! reality series ''
Kendra
Kendra is a female name of disputed origins. Kendra is a moderately popular female first name, ranking 403 out of 4275 for females of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census. The name was at its most popular in the United States from the mid-1980s to mi ...
''. Kendra said the show focuses on "motherhood, parenthood, and wife hood". ''Kendra On Top'' premiered on June 5, 2012.
Rebranding (2014–present)
In June 2014, the AMC unveiled a new logo, dropping the "Women's Entertainment" tagline. AMC president Marc Juris explained that while the AMC was to remain "a leading destination for women on television and online", the goal of the new branding was to broaden the focus on the word "we" as representing shared experiences, describing it as "a powerful and universal theme which drives connection, conversation, collaboration and community".
As part of the rebranding, AMC also announced its first original scripted series, ''
The Divide'', which was originally pitched for sister AMC, and was canceled after its first season.
Its second series, ''
South of Hell'', was ordered, but
burned off in one day on 2015's
Black Friday after a change in the network's management back towards exclusively original reality programming.
Current programming
Unscripted
*''
Bridezillas
''Bridezillas'' is an American reality television series that airs on WE tv and debuted on June 1, 2004. It chronicles the lives of women engaged to be married, casting their busy schedules in an emphatic and sometimes humorous fashion.
The word ...
''
*''
Bridezillas: Scared Fit''
*''Extreme Love''
*''
Growing Up Hip Hop
''Growing Up Hip Hop'' is the original installment of the ''Growing Up Hip Hop'' reality television franchise on WE tv. The series premiered on January 7, 2016, and chronicles the lives of the children of hip hop legends. Its success has led to th ...
''
*''
Love After Lockup
''Love After Lockup'' is a reality television series, chronicling the lives of recently released felons and their significant others. It premiered on January 12, 2018, on We TV.
Production
On December 7, 2017, We TV announced that ''Love After L ...
''
*''
Love After Lockup: Life After Lockup''
*''
Mama June: From Not to Hot''
*''
Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars''
*''
Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars Family Edition''
*''
The TS Madison Experience'' (March 4, 2021)
*''
Untold Stories of Hip Hop''
*''
Waka & Tammy: What The Flocka''
Acquired unscripted
*''Beyond the Pole'' (2021)
*''
Joseline's Cabaret
''Joseline's Cabaret'' is a reality television series, starring Joseline Hernandez. It premiered on January 19, 2020 on Zeus Network in partnership with The Shade Room.
Development
On June 1, 2017, Joseline Hernandez quit '' Love & Hip Hop: Atlan ...
'' (2021)
*''
The Real Blac Chyna
''The Real Blac Chyna'' is a reality television series starring Blac Chyna. It premiered on July 14, 2019, on Zeus Network. The show ended on October 6, 2019.
Development
On May 15, 2019, it was reported that Blac Chyna had signed a deal with Zeu ...
'' (2021)
Acquired scripted
*''
Bones
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''
*''
Criminal Minds
''Criminal Minds'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series created and produced by Jeff Davis. The series premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005, and originally concluded on February 19, 2020; it was revived in 2022. It ...
''
*''
CSI: Miami
''CSI: Miami'' (''Crime Scene Investigation: Miami'') is an American police procedural drama television series that ran from September 23, 2002 until April 8, 2012 on CBS. Featuring David Caruso as Lieutenant Horatio Caine, Emily Procter as Dete ...
''
*''
Law & Order''
*''
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' is an American police procedural Drama (film and television), drama television series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and Executive producer#Motion pictures and television, p ...
''
*''
Monk
A monk (, from el, μοναχός, ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living, either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decides to dedica ...
''
*''
NCIS''
*''
Double Cross''
Former programming
Scripted
* ''
The Divide''
* ''
South of Hell''
Unscripted
* ''Braxton Family Vaules''
* ''A Stand Up Mother''
* ''Adoption Diaries''
* ''Adventures in Doggie Day Care''
* ''Alien Abduction:True Confessions''
* ''Amazing Wedding Cakes''
* ''America's Cutest Puppies''
* ''
American Princess''
* ''Amsale Girls''
* ''Big Easy Brides''
* ''Bride vs. Bride''
* ''Bulging Brides''
* ''Cheerleader U''
* ''Cinematherapy''
* ''Crimes of Passion''
* ''The Cupcake Girls''
* ''Cutting It: In the ATL''
* ''
Cyndi Lauper: Still So Unusual''
* ''
David Tutera's CELEBrations
''David Tutera's Celebrations'' (originally titled ''My Fair Wedding'') is an American reality television series on WE tv starring David Tutera, a wedding planner for celebrities. In the show, women send videos to Tutera asking for help planning ...
''
* ''Designer to the Stars: Kari Whitman''
* ''
Dirty Dancing
''Dirty Dancing'' is a 1987 American romantic drama dance film written by Eleanor Bergstein, produced by Linda Gottlieb, and directed by Emile Ardolino. Starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, it tells the story of Frances "Baby" Houseman ...
''
* ''Downsized''
* ''Dr. Miami''
* ''Driven to Love''
* ''Ex Isle''
* ''Extreme Ghost Stories''
* ''Family Restaurant''
* ''Fix My Family''
* ''Ghosts In The Hood''
* ''Girl Meets Cowboy''
* ''Girl Meets Gown''
*''
Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta''
*''
Growing Up Hip Hop: New York''
* ''Hair Trauma''
* ''
High School Confidential''
* ''House of Curves''
* ''Hustle & Soul''
* ''I Want to Save Your Life''
* ''Jilted?''
* ''
Jim & Chrissy: Vow or Never''
* ''
Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?''
* ''John Edward Cross Country''
* ''
Kendra on Top
''Kendra on Top'' is an American reality television series on WE tv that debuted June 5, 2012. The series follows the day-to-day life of former ''Playboy'' model and ''The Girls Next Door'' reality television personality Kendra Baskett as she ba ...
''
* ''Kiss & Tell''
* ''
L.A. Hair
''L.A. Hair'' was an American reality television series on WE tv. The series debuted on May 31, 2012 and was originally titled ''Hair Divas: Hollywood''. The series follows celebrity stylist Kim Kimble and her staff at her salon, Kimble Hair Stu ...
''
* ''Little Miss Perfect''
* ''The Locator''
* ''Love Thy Sister''
* ''The Lylas''
[
* '' Mary Mary''
* '']Match Made In Heaven
''Match Made In Heaven'' is an American reality television dating game show, that premiered on WE tv on February 4, 2015. It starred Shawn Bullard, who chose Jade as the winner.
Season 2 premiered on May 19, 2016 with a new bachelor, Stevie Baggs ...
''
* ''Money. Power. Respect.''
* ''Most Popular''
* ''My Life is a Telenovela''
* ''Mystery Millionaire
''Mystery Millionaire'' is a 2014 American reality television series.
Overview
Wealthy singles who have been unlucky in their love lives keep their success secret on this reality television dating program. Produced by Eli Holzman
Eli Holzman ...
''
* ''Obsessed with the Dress''
* ''Party Mama's''
* ''Platinum Babies''
* ''Platinum Weddings
''Platinum Weddings'' is an American reality television series which premiered on July 23, 2006, on the WE tv cable channel. The series chronicles the lives of couples who are planning their upcoming lavish weddings. The series spawned one spin-of ...
''
* ''Pregnant & Dating''
* ''Raising Sextuplets''
* ''Rescue Mediums''
* '' Rich Bride Poor Bride''
* ''Secret Lives of Women''
* ''Sanya's Glam & Gold''
* ''Selling It: In the ATL''
* '' Sex Box''
* ''Sex Change Hospital''
* ''Shannen Says
''Shannen Says'' is an eight-episode American reality television series broadcast on WE TV from April 10 to May 13, 2012. The show focuses on the preparations for the 2011 wedding of actress Shannen Doherty and photographer Kurt Iswarienk ...
''
* ''She House''
* ''She's Moving In''
* ''Sinbad: It's Just Family''
* ''Sisters in Law''
* ''Skating's Next Star
''Skating's Next Star'' is a reality television show that began airing on the WE tv on April 26, 2006.
Premise
Twelve Professional Skaters competed for the first place prize $25,000, a feature article in International Figure Skating Magazine and ...
''
* ''Spend It Fast!''
* '' Split Ends''
* '' Staten Island Cakes''
* ''Style Me with Rachel Hunter''
* ''Sunset Daze''
* ''SWV Reunited''
* ''Tamar & Vince
''Tamar & Vince'' is an American reality television series that debuted on September 20, 2012, and airs on WE tv. It is a spin-off of ''Braxton Family Values''. In June 2013, ''Tamar & Vince'' was renewed for a ten-episode second season that pre ...
''
* ''Tamar Braxton: Get Ya Life!''
* ''Texas Multi Mamas''
* ''Twister Sisters''
* ''Ugliest House on The Block''
* ''Unforgivable Crimes''
* ''WE Investigates''
* ''Wedding Central''
* ''Wife, Mom, Bounty Hunter''
* ''Women Behind Bars''
* ''You're Wearing That?!?
Acquired
* ''20/20
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''
* '' 48 Hours''
* ''Blue Planet II
''Blue Planet II'' is a 2017 British nature documentary series on marine life produced by the BBC Natural History Unit. Like its predecessor, ''The Blue Planet'' (2001), it is narrated and presented by naturalist Sir David Attenborough.
After ...
''
* ''Boston Public
''Boston Public'' is an American drama television series created by David E. Kelley and broadcast on Fox. Set in Boston, the series centers on Winslow High School, a fictional public high school in the Boston Public Schools district. It feature ...
''
* '' Charmed''
* '' Committed''
* ''Dharma & Greg
''Dharma & Greg'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from September 24, 1997, until April 30, 2002, for 119 episodes over five seasons.
The show starred Jenna Elfman and Thomas Gibson as Dharma and Greg Montgomery, a ...
''
* '' Felicity''
* ''Frasier
''Frasier'' () is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for 11 seasons. It premiered on September 16, 1993, and ended on May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee (as Grub ...
''
* '' Ghost Whisperer''
* '' Girlfriends''
* '' The Golden Girls''
* '' The Great Christmas Light Fight''
* ''Hope & Faith
''Hope & Faith'' is an American television sitcom, starring Faith Ford and Kelly Ripa as Hope Shanowski and Faith Fairfield. Hope is a homemaker and mother of three and Faith is her sister, a soap opera star whose character is killed off, leadi ...
''
* '' House''
* ''How to Get Away with Murder
''How to Get Away with Murder'' is an American legal thriller television series that premiered on ABC on September 25, 2014, and concluded on May 14, 2020. The series was created by Peter Nowalk, and produced by Shonda Rhimes and ABC Studios ...
''
* ''Kate & Allie
''Kate & Allie'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS from March 19, 1984 to May 22, 1989, starring Susan Saint James and Jane Curtin as two divorced women, both with children, who decide to live together in the same house. ...
''
* '' Madam Secretary''
* ''McLeod's Daughters
''McLeod's Daughters'' is an Australian drama television series created by Posie Graeme-Evans and Caroline Stanton for the Nine Network, which aired from 8 August 2001, to 31 January 2009, lasting eight seasons. It stars Lisa Chappell and Bri ...
''
* '' The Naked Truth''
* ''Ned and Stacey
''Ned & Stacey'' (or ''Ned and Stacey'') is an American sitcom created by Michael J. Weithorn, and starring Thomas Haden Church and Debra Messing as the titular couple. The series lasted two seasons, airing on Fox from September 11, 1995, to Jan ...
''
* ''Orphan Black
''Orphan Black'' is a Canadian science-fiction thriller television series created by screenwriter Graeme Manson and director John Fawcett and starring Tatiana Maslany. The series focuses on Sarah Manning, one of several genetically identical ...
''
* '' Roseanne''
* ''Two Guys and a Girl
''Two Guys and a Girl'' (titled ''Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place'' for the first two seasons) is an American television sitcom created by Rick Wiener, Kenny Schwartz and Danny Jacobson. The series started as a short-run (13 episodes) mid-se ...
''
* ''Will & Grace
''Will & Grace'' is an American television sitcom created by Max Mutchnick and David Kohan. Set in New York City, the show focuses on the friendship between best friends Will Truman ( Eric McCormack), a gay lawyer, and Grace Adler ( Debra Messi ...
''
References
External links
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AMC Networks
Television channels and stations established in 1997
English-language television stations in the United States
Women's interest channels