Hogan Knows Best Hogan Knows Best is an American television show produced by Pink Sneakers Productions and centered on the family life of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan ( Terry Bollea ) . Often focusing on the Hogans ' raising of their children , and on Hulk Hogan ' s attempts to manage and assist in his children ' s burgeoning careers . The title of the show is a play on the title of a show from the 1950s , " Father Knows Best " . After the cancellation of " Hogan Knows Best " in 2007 , a spin - off entitled " Brooke Knows Best " debuted in 2008 , and was cancelled in 2009 . Production history . The series premiered on July 10 , 2005 with a 1 . 9 ( cable Nielsen rating ) , representing the largest audience for a VH1 premiere ever at that time . It began airing on CMT in early 2006 and also airs on TMF , MTV and Bio . in the UK and Ireland , TVtropolis in Canada , MusiquePlus in French Canadian ( in French , the show is " Hogan a raison " , " Hogan is right " ) , Both VH1 ( Seasons 1 - 3 ) and MTV ( Season 4 ) in Australia , MTV Italia in Italy ( in English with Italian subtitles ) , MTV Central in Germany and Austria ( in English with German subtitles ) , VH1 , MTV Portugal in Portugal ( in English with Portuguese subtitles ) , in The Netherlands on MTV Netherlands with Dutch subtitles and in India on VH1 , in France on Game one ( " le monde merveilleux de Hulk Hogan " , " " The Wonderful World of Hulk Hogan " " ) , C4 and The Box in New Zealand . in Norway both on MTV Norway and VH1 with Norwegian subtitles , in Latin America with Spanish subtitles on VH1 ( in Spanish , the show is " Papá Hogan a la Lucha ! " ) and in Brazil with Portuguese subtitles on VH1 ( the show is called " Papai Hogan Sabe Tudo " or " ' Daddy Hogan Knows Best ' " ) . In Finland with Finnish subtitles on Sub and MTV Finland ( the show is called " Hurjat Hoganit " , " Furious Hogans " ) . The show was originally pitched and offered to Hulk Hogan prior to his famous WrestleMania X8 " Icon vs . Icon " match with The Rock in 2002 . It chronicled Hogan ' s return to the World Wrestling Entertainment after the demise of the World Championship Wrestling and surgery on both of his knees . Hogan declined . However , after later noticing the success of pop stars such as Hilary Duff and Britney Spears , Hogan accepted a deal to do the show as a way to help promote daughter Brooke ' s singing career . In the episode " Hulkamania Forever " , Hulk also mentions that the family has no source of income as lawyer & music studio bills in excess of $ 200 , 000 had come in recently . Filming . Hogan explains in his 2009 autobiography " My Life Outside the Ring " , that paying unionized camera crews to film subjects continuously until something telegenic or dramatic occurs would prohibitively expensive , and that as a result , shows such as " Hogan Knows Best " are " soft - scripted " , and follow a tightly regimented shooting schedule that allows for typical work - related considerations such as lunch breaks . When filming soft - scripted shows , the subjects are given a scenario by the producers to act out , perhaps an exaggerated version of something likely to be encountered in their real lives , are informed of the outcome , and possible " beats " in between , and instructed to improvise , which Hogan says is a version of what he did as a professional wrestler . According to Hogan , this would result in behavior that members of his family would never exhibit in real life , as when his son , Nick tossed water balloons at neighbors from a window , or when his wife would wake up early to apply makeup and do her hair before camera crews arrived to film shots of the couple sleeping . Cancellation . It was reported that taping for an additional season of " Hogan Knows Best " halted in the summer of 2007 , before it was finally determined that the show was canceled in early 2008 due to problems involving Nick , Linda , and Terry Bollea . On August 26 , 2007 , Nick was involved in a car crash while speeding in his Toyota Supra in Clearwater , Florida . Nick was sent to the hospital and released the following morning . However , his friend was seriously injured as a result of the car accident . Nick was charged with a felony for reckless driving and underage drinking . Also he was charged with violating limits on blood alcohol levels while driving . He was arrested on November 7 , 2007 , and sent to jail . However , his parents released him on a $ 10 , 000 bond shortly thereafter . Nick ' s friend , 22 year - old active - duty Marine John Graziano , is now on life support with serious brain injuries . It is now expected that he will require lifelong care , requiring him to spend the remainder of his life in a nursing home . The Hogan family issued a statement on how they were saddened that criminal charges had been filed against Nick , and how John was not wearing his seatbelt , but that Nick was . On May 9 , 2008 , Bollea entered a no contest plea and was sentenced to eight months in Pinellas County Jail . In 2007 while the Hogan family was shooting " Hogan Knows Best " , Hulk Hogan allegedly cheated on Linda Hogan with a female friend of his daughter ' s , Christiane Plante . Plante , the one to confess to the affair with Hulk Hogan , worked with Brooke Hogan on her 2006 album . Plante , 21 years younger than Hulk Hogan , claimed : " My relationship with Terry began at a time when Terry and Linda privately knew their marriage was ending . She had left him already , although no official papers had been filed . Terry is a good man , good father and a good friend , and he and I grew close at a time when he was going through a very difficult period . It seemed right then , but I know it was wrong . Having felt the guilt and pain build up , I gave a note to Brooke apologizing for my actions . I will never be able to fully forgive myself for this . I have lost an amazing friend . " On November 24 , 2007 , it was announced that Linda filed for divorce from Hulk Hogan after 24 years of marriage . Hogan was uninformed of this until a reporter showed him the paperwork submitted by his wife . Linda had been away from him for three weeks in California when she submitted the paperwork . In court papers , Linda states the marriage is " irretrievably broken . " In the court papers , she also addresses custody of their son , Nick , asking for primary physical custody of him , while Hulk would receive " liberal visitation and access to the child . " Linda is reportedly seeking half of the couple ' s $ 9 . 5m in assets , including a stake in their Bellaire mansion in Florida . In addition , Linda also asks for alimony , child support , and Hulk to pay for Nick ' s health insurance and take out a life insurance policy to cover child support for Nick if necessary . After filing for divorce in November 2007 , Linda ( 48 at the time ) began dating Charlie Hill ( 19 at the time ) in December 2007 . Hill was a student at Brooke and Nick ' s high school , one grade above Nick and one grade below Brooke . In November 2008 , Linda revealed to the public that she made the decision to end her marriage after finding out about Hulk Hogan ' s alleged affair . Due to the accident and legal issues that surrounded Nick and the divorce between Linda and Terry , the show was canceled . After the show ' s cancellation , a spin - off came out entitled " Brooke Knows Best " which focuses on Brooke Hogan independent from her parents , living with two roommates . The spin - off was ended the following year after two seasons . DVD release . " Hogan Knows Best " Seasons 1 , 2 , & 3 were released on DVD on September 25 , 2007 exclusively at Suncoast and FYE . " Hogan Knows Best " Season 1 was released on DVD regions 2 and 4 in early 2008 . Known Release Countries are Germany , Norway and Australia . " Hogan Knows Best " Season 2 was released on region 4 DVD by Magna Pacific in May 2010 .