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TruTV

American cable and satellite television channel

Also known as Court TV

Instance of: specialty channel
Country: United States
Founded: July 1, 1991
, January 1, 2008
Website: trutv.com

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TruTV is an American basic cable channel owned by Skydance Corporation. The channel primarily broadcasts reruns of comedy, docusoaps and reality shows, with a recent strong primetime focus on live sports. The channel was originally launched on December 14, 1990 as Court TV, a network that focused on crime-themed programs such as true crime documentary series, legal dramas, and coverage of prominent criminal cases. The channel was initially a joint venture between Time Warner, Cablevision, American Lawyer Media, Liberty Media and GE with Liberty joining the venture a year after its launch in 1991.

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Owned by: Warner Bros. Discovery
Language used: English
Headquarters: Atlanta
Genre: reality television
Social media followers: 3,820,000(October 11, 2025) youtube channel id: UCb0xfM3HGOsqPYNAocXXNAQ
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2025-10-11
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3,520,000(September 28, 2024) youtube channel id: UCb0xfM3HGOsqPYNAocXXNAQ
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2024-09-28
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3,330,000(September 20, 2023) youtube channel id: UCb0xfM3HGOsqPYNAocXXNAQ
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2023-09-20
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Opened: December 14, 1990
Replaces: Court TV object named as: cable television
Parent: Sony Pictures

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