WE: Women's Entertainment
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WE tv is an American
cable television
channel that is marketed towards women. It features some original programming, such as non-fiction talk shows, as well as made-for-TV movies, older feature films, and reruns of TV shows, it also shows art and fashion documentaries and reality series. Thematically, the programming is focused on women and women's issues. WE tv is owned by AMC Networks and is based in Bethpage, New York
.
The channel showed the popular Australia
n, Logie Award
Winning television series McLeod's Daughters
for seasons 1-3. The channel dropped the show in April 2006. WE has since been under scrutiny and criticized for its decision to cancel their top rated show for less expensive reality television. A major campaign by fans to bring the show to another network in the United States has been in the works.
The channel format in recent years has shifted to reality shows, with several having topics related to weddings (ex. Bridezillas
, My Fair Wedding with David Tutera
). infoMania
poked fun at the abundance of wedding themed shows in their segment Target Women: Wedding Shows. Other popular shows on the network include Secret Lives of Women
, The Locator, and Amazing Cakes.
In January 2011, WE tv Network confirmed that it had signed Toni Braxton
for a reality series, entitled "Braxton Family Values", which will be marketed as one of the network's flagship shows. To prepare for the networks heavily anticipated new show lineup, WE tv has also given the network a new logo and marketing tagline: WE tv, “Life As WE Know It.” The show, Braxton Family Values, series debuts April 12, 2011, and looks at the relationship between the singer/songwriter Braxton, her mom, and her four sisters; Trina, Tamar, Traci and Towanda— all aspiring singers themselves, along with the interpersonal relationships of each family member. The show will also look at Braxton's heavily publicized separation from estranged husband, singer Keri Lewis.
genres. This format was abandoned in 2001 when the station was re-branded as WE: Women's Entertainment. In 2006 Rainbow Media re-branded the channel once again this time under the name WE tv.
simulcast of the channel in select markets.
United States
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cable television
Cable television
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channel that is marketed towards women. It features some original programming, such as non-fiction talk shows, as well as made-for-TV movies, older feature films, and reruns of TV shows, it also shows art and fashion documentaries and reality series. Thematically, the programming is focused on women and women's issues. WE tv is owned by AMC Networks and is based in Bethpage, New York
Bethpage, New York
Bethpage is a hamlet located on Long Island within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York, United States, as well as a census-designated place with borders slightly different from those of the hamlet...
.
The channel showed the popular Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n, Logie Award
Logie Award
The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
Winning television series McLeod's Daughters
McLeod's Daughters
McLeod's Daughters is a Logie award-winning Australian drama series that aired on the Nine Network from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after they inherit the family farm...
for seasons 1-3. The channel dropped the show in April 2006. WE has since been under scrutiny and criticized for its decision to cancel their top rated show for less expensive reality television. A major campaign by fans to bring the show to another network in the United States has been in the works.
The channel format in recent years has shifted to reality shows, with several having topics related to weddings (ex. Bridezillas
Bridezillas
Bridezillas is a reality television show produced by DCD Media-owned September Films and airing on the WE cable-television network. It follows the lives of women engaged to be married, casting their busy schedules in an emphatic and sometimes humorous fashion...
, My Fair Wedding with David Tutera
My Fair Wedding with David Tutera
My Fair Wedding with David Tutera is a reality show that airs on WE tv starring David Tutera, a wedding planner for celebrities. In the show, women send tapes to Tutera asking for help planning their weddings. After selecting the women he is going to help, he arrives and puts his own touch to the...
). infoMania
Infomania (TV Series)
infoMania was an American half-hour weekly satirical news-show on the Current TV television network. The program was initially hosted by Conor Knighton and later Brett Erlich, with features by Ben Hoffman, Sergio Cilli, Bryan Safi, Erin Gibson, and Ellen Fox.-History:The program's executive...
poked fun at the abundance of wedding themed shows in their segment Target Women: Wedding Shows. Other popular shows on the network include Secret Lives of Women
Secret Lives of Women
Secret Lives of Women is a reality television series airing Tuesday nights at 10pm/9 central on WE: Women's Entertainment. The show probes little-known subcultures of women in the United States...
, The Locator, and Amazing Cakes.
In January 2011, WE tv Network confirmed that it had signed Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton
Toni Michelle Braxton is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and five Billboard Music Awards and has sold over 60 million records worldwide...
for a reality series, entitled "Braxton Family Values", which will be marketed as one of the network's flagship shows. To prepare for the networks heavily anticipated new show lineup, WE tv has also given the network a new logo and marketing tagline: WE tv, “Life As WE Know It.” The show, Braxton Family Values, series debuts April 12, 2011, and looks at the relationship between the singer/songwriter Braxton, her mom, and her four sisters; Trina, Tamar, Traci and Towanda— all aspiring singers themselves, along with the interpersonal relationships of each family member. The show will also look at Braxton's heavily publicized separation from estranged husband, singer Keri Lewis.
History
WE tv was originally known as Romance Classics when it launched on September 1, 1997. Similar to sister station, American Movie Classics, it originally aired commercial free movies, mostly in the romantic drama/comedy and television miniseriesMiniseries
A miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. The exact number is open to interpretation; however, they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term "miniseries" is generally a North American term...
genres. This format was abandoned in 2001 when the station was re-branded as WE: Women's Entertainment. In 2006 Rainbow Media re-branded the channel once again this time under the name WE tv.
We TV HD
Currently, Comcast and other cable providers have added the high definitionHigh-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
simulcast of the channel in select markets.
New and Anticipated
- Sinbad: It's Just Family
- Braxton Family ValuesBraxton Family ValuesBraxton Family Values is an American reality series on WEtv starring Grammy-winner Toni Braxton and her sisters. The series premiered on April 12, 2011....
- Staten Island CakesStaten Island CakesStaten Island Cakes is a United States reality television show airing on WE tv. The show stars Vincent "Vinny" Buzzetta, an Italian American cake artist who lives and works on Staten Island, New York.- Vincent "Vinny" Buzzetta:...
Current
- Amazing Wedding CakesAmazing Wedding CakesAmazing Wedding Cakes is a television series on U.S. cable channel WE tv.It has featured the following bakeries:* Cake Alchemy* Cake Girls* Christopher Garren's Cakes* Merci Beaucoup Cakes...
- BridezillasBridezillasBridezillas is a reality television show produced by DCD Media-owned September Films and airing on the WE cable-television network. It follows the lives of women engaged to be married, casting their busy schedules in an emphatic and sometimes humorous fashion...
- CharmedCharmedCharmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...
(also currently airing on TNTTurner Network TelevisionTurner Network Television is an American cable television channel created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner...
) - The Cupcake Girls
- Downsized
- 48 Hours on We
- FrasierFrasierFrasier is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for eleven seasons, from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee in association with Grammnet and Paramount Network Television.A spin-off of Cheers, Frasier stars...
(also airing on Hallmark Channel and 45 NetworkKSTC-TVKSTC-TV is an Independent television station for the Twin Cities that is licensed to Minneapolis. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 45 from a transmitter at the Telefarm installation in Shoreview. Owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, the station is sister to ABC affiliate...
) - Ghost WhispererGhost WhispererGhost Whisperer is an American television supernatural drama, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005 to May 21, 2010.The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon , who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts...
(also currently airing on SyfySyfySyfy , formerly known as the Sci-Fi Channel and SCI FI, is an American cable television channel featuring science fiction, supernatural, fantasy, reality, paranormal, wrestling, and horror programming. Launched on September 24, 1992, it is part of the entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal, a...
and Ion Television) - GirlfriendsGirlfriendsGirlfriends is an American comedy-drama sitcom that premiered on September 11, 2000, on UPN and aired on UPN's successor network, The CW, before being cancelled in 2008...
- The Golden GirlsThe Golden GirlsThe Golden Girls is an American sitcom created by Susan Harris, which originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992. Starring Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty, the show centers on four older women sharing a home in Miami, Florida...
(also currently airing on the Hallmark ChannelHallmark ChannelThe Hallmark Channel is a cable television network that broadcasts across the United States. Their programming includes a mix of television movies/miniseries, syndicated series, and lifestyle shows that are appropriate for the whole family...
) - The Locator
- My Fair Wedding with David TuteraMy Fair Wedding with David TuteraMy Fair Wedding with David Tutera is a reality show that airs on WE tv starring David Tutera, a wedding planner for celebrities. In the show, women send tapes to Tutera asking for help planning their weddings. After selecting the women he is going to help, he arrives and puts his own touch to the...
- Platinum WeddingsPlatinum WeddingsPlatinum Weddings is a television series on U.S. cable channel WE, also known as Women's Entertainment . The show follows the planning and execution of a lavish wedding....
- 20/20 (special programming, theme shows and repackaged episodes)
Past
- Felicity
- Kate & AllieKate & AllieKate & Allie is an American television situation comedy which ran from March 19, 1984 to May 22, 1989. Kate & Allie first aired on CBS as a midseason replacement series and only six episodes were initially commissioned, but the favorable response from critics and viewers alike easily convinced CBS...
- Skating's Next StarSkating's Next StarSkating's Next Star is a reality television show that began airing on the WE tv on April 26, 2006. The show also aired in Toronto in early 2007....
- Hope & FaithHope & FaithHope & Faith is an American sitcom that aired for three seasons on ABC from September 26, 2003, to May 2, 2006. For its first two seasons the show was part of a revived TGIF comedy block....
- Dharma & GregDharma & GregDharma & Greg is an American television sitcom that aired from September 24, 1997, to April 30, 2002.It starred Jenna Elfman and Thomas Gibson as Dharma and Greg Montgomery, a couple who married instantly on their first date despite being complete opposites...
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