Claim: The Americans premiered on a TV channel.
Evidence: The series premiered in the United States on January 30 , 2013 on the cable network FX.
FX -LRB- originally an initialism of `` Fox Extended '' , pronounced and suggesting `` effects '' -RRB- is an American basic cable and satellite television channel launched on June 1 , 1994 , based in Los Angeles , California and owned by 21st Century Fox through FX Networks , LLC.