Claim: The Sopranos was on a cable network.
Evidence: After the pilot was ordered in 1997 , the show premiered on the premium cable network HBO in the United States on January 10 , 1999 , and ran its six seasons with 86 episodes to June 10 , 2007.
Home Box Office -LRB- HBO -RRB- is an American premium cable and satellite television network that is owned by Time Warner through its respective flagship company Home Box Office , Inc..