The Burly Bear Network was an American cable TV channel targeted at 18- to 24-year-old college students. Programming was offered on some university TV stations, including Arizona State University, Ball State University, Iowa State University, Northern Kentucky University

Northern Kentucky University

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, Purdue University

Purdue University

Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...

, the University of Dayton

University of Dayton

The University of Dayton is a private Roman Catholic university operated by the Society of Mary located in Dayton, Ohio...

, the University of Missouri

University of Missouri

The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...

, Berry College

Berry College

Berry College is an American accredited, private, four-year liberal arts college located in Mount Berry, unincorporated Floyd County, Georgia, north of Rome. It was founded in 1902 by Martha Berry.-Location:Berry College is located on U.S...

, and Indiana University East

Indiana University East

Indiana University East is a regional campus in the Indiana University system. It is colloquially also known as IU East. It is located in Richmond, Indiana, in Wayne County, Indiana.-History:...

 in Richmond, as well as late nights on the Turner Broadcasting System

Turner Broadcasting System

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. is the Time Warner subsidiary managing the collection of cable networks and properties started and acquired by Robert Edward "Ted" Turner starting in the mid-1970s. The company has its headquarters in the CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia. TBS, Inc...

 (TBS).

The station was initially a privately held company, under CEO Howard Handler, with Ted Jessup

Ted Jessup

Ted Jessup is an American television writer, producer, and performer. He was born in Geneva, Switzerland where his father was serving with the U.S. State Department. He graduated from Hamilton College...

 as the head of programming, but in September 2002, the station was bought by National Lampoon for an undisclosed amount. This sale corresponded to the end of programming on TBS.

Programs

Some programming included

• Tame Show (Hosted by Jodi Lennon, celeb interviews, undercover camera, sketches)
• Dave and Steve's Video Game Explosion
  Dave and Steve's Video Game Explosion
  Dave and Steve’s Video Game Explosion was a television video-game review show. In November 2001, it began airing on TBS as well as the Burly Bear TV network and later was part of a one hour time slot....
  
  
• Celebrity Highway
• Half Baked (the #1 show on college TV as reported by Student Monitor)
• Press Junky (off-beat celeb interviews & movie reviews)
• Shuffle (a music magazine show)
• Burlyvision (student and independent short films)
• The Henry Brothers (subversive shorts)
• Imposter (pranks and hidden cameras)
• Overkill! (extreme sports)
• Sexology (relationships)