The N

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The N

Type	Cable network
Country	United States
Availability	National
Owner	MTV Networks (Viacom)
Key people	Philippe Dauman (President, MTV Networks)
Launch date	April 1, 2002
Past names	Night Time on Noggin

The N (abbr. for The Nighttime Network For Teens) is a television channel in the United States aimed at teenagers, running from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. ET. The channel is owned by Viacom and was launched on April 1, 2002. During the day, the channel is known as Noggin, which is targeted toward pre-schoolers. The channel was founded as Noggin by Viacom and Sesame Workshop, with the latter eventually selling their stake in the company to Viacom.

Initially, The N ran completely commercial free, like most of Viacom's other digital cable channels. The channel broke programs only to run self-promotion spots for the channel and other shows on it, and occasionally to run music videos. In May 2004, The N began running commercials for products targeted at the channel's market.

The N is known to edit its programming. Many music videos shown on the N are edited as well. Even Viacom-controlled programming such as Daria has been further edited in The N reruns, compared to the original MTV airing. Two Season 3 episodes of Degrassi: The Next Generation did not air due to the subject of abortion. Finally, in August 2006, they premiered on the N as a one-hour special during a marathon.

The N's logo features an open hand (connoting honesty) and a swash suggestive of the "at" sign and, thus, computer interconnectedness.

1 Current Shows Broadcast
2 Upcoming shows
3 Past shows
4 Mini-Series
5 Movies
6 External links

[edit] Current Shows Broadcast

Beyond the Break (June 2006 – present)
Clueless (reruns; April 2003 – present)
Dawson's Creek (reruns; August 2006 - present)
Degrassi Junior High/Degrassi High (rebroadcast of CBC show; October 2005 – present)
Degrassi: The Next Generation (partly a rebroadcast of CTV show; April 2002 – present)
A Different World (reruns; February 2007 – present)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (reruns; March 2005 – present)
Instant Star (rebroadcast of CTV show; July 2005 – present)
Just Jordan (rebroadcast of TEENick show; January 2007 - present)
Moesha (reruns; January 2005 – present)
O'Grady (July 2004 – present)
One on One (reruns; October 2006 – present)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (reruns; March 2004 – present)
South of Nowhere (November 2005 – present)
Summerland (reruns; May 2006 – present)
Unfabulous (rebroadcast of TEENick show; April 2007 - present)
Whistler (rebroadcast of CTV show; June 2006 – present)

[edit] Upcoming shows

The Best Years (premieres summer 2007)
Felicity (premieres July 1st)
Halls of Fame (premieres in 2008)
What Goes On (premieres in 2007)

[edit] Past shows

24Seven (rebroadcast of Granada Television/ITV show; April 2002 – February 2004)
A Walk In Your Shoes (reruns from Noggin; April 2002 – October 2005)
The Adventures of Pete & Pete (reruns; April 2002 – August 2003)
Being Eve (rebroadcast of TV3 show; April 2002 – February 2004)
Best Friend's Date (2004 – 2005)
The Brady Bunch (reruns; March – April 2004)
Caitlin's Way (reruns; January 2003 – October 2004)
Clarissa Explains It All (reruns; April 2002 – April 2003)
Daria (reruns from MTV show; July 2002 – June 2006)
Ghostwriter (reruns; April 2002 – January 2003)
GirlStuff/BoyStuff (rebroadcast of YTV show; May 2003 – August 2004)
Girls v. Boys (August 2003 – July 2006)
Just Deal (reruns; January 2003 – December 2004)
My So-Called Life (reruns; April 2004 – Mar 2007)
The Nick Cannon Show (reruns; June – July 2003)
Out There (rebroadcast of Australian show; May 2003 – January 2004)
Radio Free Roscoe (August 2003 – September 2006)
Real Access (August 2003 – May 2004)
The Secret World of Alex Mack (reruns; January – June 2003)
Sponk! (reruns; April 2002 – January 2003)