# List of defunct television networks in the United States

This is a list of American defunct television networks.

## Network re-brands

| Name | Owner | Notes |
| America's Collectibles Network | Multimedia Commerce Group Inc. | Rebranded as Jewelry Television by October 15, 1993. |
| Beauty iQ | Qurate Retail Group | Rebranded as QVC3 on April 1, 2019. |
| BET Jazz | BET Networks | Renamed as BET J, Centric, and now BET Her. |
| The Biography Channel | A&E Networks | Renamed Bio in July 2007 and then rebranded to FYI on July 7, 2014. |
| Cable Health Club | Discovery Inc. | Rebranded America's Health Network in 1996, The Health Network in 1999, switched to FitTV in 2004, then Discovery Fit & Health on February 1, 2011. |
| CBN Satellite Service | Walt Disney Television | Launched on April 29, 1977. Relaunched to The Family Channel in 1990, Fox Family Channel in 1998, ABC Family on November 10, 2001, then Freeform on January 12, 2016. |
| The Church Channel | Trinity Broadcasting Network | Renamed Hillsong Channel on June 1, 2016, and then TBN Inspire on January 1, 2022. |
| CNN 2 | WarnerMedia News & Sports (WarnerMedia) | Rebranded as CNN Headline News in January 1983, and then simply HLN on June 17, 2007. |
| Court TV | WarnerMedia News & Sports (WarnerMedia) | Launched on July 1, 1991. Rebranded as TruTV on January 1, 2008. Court TV was relaunched as a digital broadcast network on May 8, 2019. |
| Discovery Civilization Network | Discovery Inc. | Became Discovery Civilization Channel first, next Discovery Times, and now Investigation Discovery. |
| Discovery Health Channel | Discovery Inc. | Launched on July 1, 1998. Merged with FitTV to create Discovery Fit & Health on February 1, 2011, and got replaced with OWN on January 1, 2011. |
| Discovery HD Theater | Discovery Inc. | Renamed HD Theater on September 22, 2007, rebranded Velocity on October 4, 2011, and then Motor Trend on November 23, 2018. |
| Discovery Kids | Discovery Inc. | Relaunched The Hub on October 10, 2010, renamed Hub Network in 2013, and then rebranded Discovery Family on October 13, 2014. |
| Discovery Travel and Living | Discovery Inc. | Rebranded Discovery Home and Leisure in 1998, then Discovery Home in 2004, Planet Green in 2008, and then Destination America on May 26, 2012. |
| Discovery Wings | Discovery Inc. | Rebranded Military Channel on January 10, 2005, then American Heroes Channel on March 3, 2014. |
| DIY Network | Discovery Inc. | Relaunched Magnolia Network on January 5, 2022. |
| Encore | Starz Inc. | Renamed Starz Encore on April 5, 2016. |
| Fine Living Network | Discovery Inc. | Launched on August 21, 2002. Shut down on May 31, 2010, replaced by Cooking Channel. |
| Fox Movie Channel | Walt Disney Television | Rebranded FXM on January 1, 2012. |
| Fox Reality Channel | Walt Disney Television | Launched on May 24, 2005. Shut down on March 29, 2010, replaced by Nat Geo Wild. |
| Fox Sports en Español | Fox Corporation | Relaunched Fox Deportes on October 1, 2010. |
| Funimation Channel | Funimation/Olympusat Inc. | Replaced by TOKU on December 31, 2015. Relaunched as Crunchyroll Channel on October 11, 2023. |
| Gospel Music Channel | InterMedia Partners | Renamed GMC TV in fall 2010 and then Up on June 1, 2013. |
| Hallmark Movie Channel | Crown Media Holdings (Hallmark Cards) | Rebranded as Hallmark Movies & Mysteries on September 29, 2014, and now, Hallmark Mystery. |
| HDNet | HDNet Inc. | Rebranded as AXS TV on July 2, 2012. |
| HRTV | Betfair | Rebranded as TVG2 on October 28, 2015, and then FanDuel Racing in September 2022. |
| The Inspiration Network | The Inspiration Networks | Renamed INSP in October 2010. |
| The Jewelry Channel | Vaibhav Global | Rebranded Liquidation Channel in 2009 and then renamed to Shop LC on January 9, 2017. |
| Movietime | NBCUniversal | Rebranded as E! in 1991. |
| MHD | ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks | Rebranded Palladia on September 1, 2008, and then renamed MTV Live on February 1, 2016. |
| MTV Hits | ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks | Renamed NickMusic on September 9, 2016. |
| MuchMusic USA | CHUM Limited and Rainbow Media | Rebranded Fuse on May 19, 2003. |
| Mun2 | NBCUniversal | Rebranded NBC Universo on February 1, 2015. |
| National College Sports Network | ViacomCBS | Rebranded to CSTV in 2003, and then CBS College Sports Network in 2008, and then finally CBS Sports Network on April 4, 2011. |
| The 90's Channel | Public Communicators, Inc. | Relaunched Free Speech TV in 1995 |
| Noggin | ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks | Rebranded the Nick Jr. Channel on September 28, 2009. |
| Odyssey Network | Crown Media Holdings (Hallmark Cards) | Originally Launched as two separate networks: American Christian Television System (a Christian teaching channel) and Vision Interfaith Satellite Network (interfaith programming). VISN and ACTS merged and became Faith & Values Channel. The network was renamed again in 1996 as Odyssey. Hallmark Entertainment and The Jim Henson Company purchased the network, which was relaunched as Hallmark Channel in 2001. |
| PAX TV | Ion Media | Relaunched i: Independent Television on July 1, 2005, and then Ion Television on January 29, 2007. |
| PBS Kids Sprout | PBS/NBCUniversal | Launched on September 26, 2005. NBCUniversal bought full ownership of the network and renamed to Sprout in 2013, and then Universal Kids on September 9, 2017. |
| Pinwheel (aka (Qube cable TV channel C-3) | ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks | Rebranded on April 1, 1979, to Nickelodeon. |
| Prevue Channel | Lionsgate | Launched in 1981 as the Electronic Program Guide, then became the Prevue Guide, then modified slightly into Prevue Channel. Purchased by TV Guide in 1999 and renamed TV Guide Channel and then became the TV Guide Network in 2007, and then shortened to TVGN in 2013, as of January 14, 2015, it is now Pop. |
| Sci-Fi Channel | NBCUniversal | Renamed Syfy on July 7, 2009. |
| Smile of a Child | Trinity Broadcasting Network | Renamed Smile on January 1, 2017. |
| SonBeam Channel | Three Angels Broadcasting Network | Renamed 3ABN Kids Network. |
| SpeedVision | SPEED Channel Inc. (Fox Corporation) | Renamed Speed, replaced by Fox Sports 1 on August 17, 2013. |
| Star Channel | Showtime Networks (ViacomCBS) | Relaunched to become The Movie Channel in 1979. |
| Sundance Channel | AMC Networks | Renamed SundanceTV on February 1, 2014. |
| Telefutura | Univision Communications | Rebranded UniMás on January 7, 2013. |
| The Nashville Network | ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks | Renamed The National Network on September 25, 2000. Was purchased by Viacom and relaunched Spike on August 11, 2003, then rebranded Paramount Network on January 18, 2018. |
| Toon Disney | Disney | Launched on April 18, 1998. Replaced by Disney XD on February 13, 2009. |
| ValueVision | ValueVision Media | Relaunched in 2001 to ShopNBC, then ShopHQ in 2013, then Evine in 2015, then back to ShopHQ on August 21, 2019. |
| VH1 Smooth | ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks | Renamed VH1 Classic in 1999 and then became MTV Classic on August 1, 2016. |
| VH1 Country | ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks | Renamed CMT Pure Country on May 27, 2006, and then CMT Music on January 4, 2016. |
| VH1 Soul | ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks | Renamed BET Soul on December 28, 2015. |
| Viewer's Choice | Comcast/Cox Communications/Charter Communications | Rebranded as iN DEMAND on January 1, 2000. |
| WealthTV | Herring Broadcasting | Rebranded AWE on October 1, 2013. |
| ZDTV | Ziff Davis | Bought by Vulcan Inc. and rebranded as TechTV on September 18, 2000. |