TNT (American TV network)

Turner Network Television
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Programming
Language(s)English
Spanish (via SAP audio track)
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerWarner Bros. Discovery
ParentWarner Bros. Discovery Global Linear Networks
Key people
  • Casey Bloys (President, TBS/TNT/TruTV)
  • Sam Linsky (Co-President, Original Programming)
  • Adrienne O'Riain (Co-President, Original Programming)
Sister channels
History
LaunchedOctober 3, 1988 (1988-10-03)
FounderTed Turner
Former namesTurner Network Television (1988–1995)
Links
WebcastWatch Live (U.S. pay-TV subscribers only; 10 minute free trial)
Websitewww.tntdrama.com
Availability
Streaming media
Affiliated streaming serviceMax
Service(s)YouTube TV, DirecTV Stream, Sling TV, Hulu

TNT (an initialism of Turner Network Television) is an American basic cable television channel owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery Global Linear Networks unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. Its sister networks are TBS, TruTV, and Turner Classic Movies, with the former two also having sports coverage. 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.

The channel was launched on October 3, 1988, with the purpose 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 drama series and feature films, along with some sporting events (including NBA, NHL, U.S. Soccer, the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and professional wrestling shows AEW Rampage and AEW Collision), as TBS shifted its focus to comedic programming. The channel is called TNT Drama by some, with its website URL alluding to this.