The History Channel

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For the Canadian equivalent of this channel, see History Television.

The History Channel is a mainstream cable television channel, which presents programming related to historical events and persons—often with observations and explanations by noted historians as well as reenactors and interviews with witnesses.

Programming and ownership

Programs cover a wide array of periods and topics, while similar topics are often organized into themed weeks or daily marathons. Subjects include military history (especially World War II), medieval history, the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, modern engineering, and historical biographies. Many programs compare contemporary culture and technology with the past, while some programs have a more esoteric focus such as conspiracy theory or religious interpretation.

The channel is owned by A&E Television Networks and operates, in various forms, in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Spain and Latin America. The network is also currently available in India under a deal between STAR TV and AETN International. Interestingly, the channel has consistently produced prime time ratings in the U.S. comparable to or higher than the A&E Network itself. The channel is not to be confused with a similar, independently-owned, Canadian service, History Television. Indeed, the phrase "Not available in Canada" was commonly heard during the earliest promotional ads for The History Channel, at least those aired on A&E (which is available in Canada), becoming a de facto slogan.

The History Channel also maintains a non-profit fund called Save Our History, dedicated to the preservation of history and historical sites and artifacts, similar in spirit but not to be confused with the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

List of shows

Regular series

American Eats (2006–date) Back to the Blueprint (2005) Battlefield Detectives Breaking Vegas (2005–date) Boys' Toys Color of War Command Decisions (2004) Conflict The Conquerors (2005) Conquest (2002–2003) Conspiracy? Civil War Combat Declassified Decisive Battles (2004) Decoding the Past (2003-Present) Deep Sea Detectives (2003–date) Digging for the Truth (2005–date)

Disasters of the Century Extreme History with Roger Daltry (2003) Failure Is Not an Option (2003) Full Throttle (2004–2005 Guts + Bolts (2003) Haunted History (1999) History IQ (2000) History's Lost & Found (1999) History's Mysteries (1999–date) History vs. Hollywood Incredible but True? (2001) Investigating History (2003–date) Mail Call (2002–date) Man, Moment, Machine (2005–date) ''Mega Disasters Mega Movers Modern Marvels (1995–date)

The Most Rats, Bats & Bugs ''Reel to Real Save Our History Shootout (2005–date) Spy Web Tactical to Practical (2003–2004) Tales of the Gun Targeted Tech Effect (2004) This Week In History (1999) Time Machine (2004) UFO Files (2005?–date) Wild West Tech (2003–2005) The XY Factor Zero Hour

Special mini-series

10 Days that Unexpectedly Changed America (2006) Ape to Man (2005) Banned from the Bible (2003)* Band of Brothers (2004) Barbarians Ben Franklin (2005) (originally aired in 1999) Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked (2003) Conquest of America (2005) Da Vinci and the Code He Lived By The Cole Conspiracy (2005) The Crusades: Crescent and the Cross (November, 2005) (2005) First Invasion: The War of 1812 (September 11, 2004) The French Revolution (2005) Heroes under Fire The Holy Grail (2005)

History's Greatest Mysteries (2005) ''Hooked: Illegal Drugs & How They Got That Way (2000) JFK: A Presidency Revealed (2003) Lincoln (2006) Mavericks, Miracles & Medicine (2004) Napoleon Quest for King Arthur (2004) The Real Scorpion King (2005) Russia, Land of the Tsars (2003) The Presidents (2005) The American Revolution (2006) The True Story of Alexander the Great The True Story of Hannibal TR: An American Lion (2003) True Caribbean Pirates (2006) ''Who Wrote the Bible

Syndication

In Search of... History Channel Run (Ca.1998-2003) Original 1976-1982.

See also

• A&E Television Networks
• The Biography Channel
• History International

External links

• [The History Channel USA]
• [The History Channel UK]
• [The History Channel Australia and New Zealand]
• [The History Channel International]
• [Save Our History]
• [CableWorld magazine (source of cable network prime time ratings)]
• [Archive of online ads for The History Channel]

 

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