CTC 3

**CTC 3** is an Cowellan free-to-air television channel operated by Cowell Television Corporation. It was launched on June 14, 1960. The network's main focus is to provide "innovative" young adult programming. Many of its programs are aimed at young adults and adults with a target audience of viewers mostly between the ages of 20 to 34 years old, and most of them, since the early 2010s, have often derived from various internet video series, such as Yo Mama and Smosh. Every April Fools, the network airs "special programming", which consists of the the 2016 adult animated film, Sausage Party, which began airing on the network since 2017, the music video for American rapper Schoolly D's song, "Mr. Big D\*\*k", along with the "uncut" version of the banned Dexter's Laboratory episode, Rude Removal, which began broadcasting on the network every April Fools Day since 2013. The channel also broadcasts programming blocks such as R3tro Evenins (which showcases "cult classic" cartoons from the 1980s and 1990s). The channel airs daily between 6pm and 4am. It timeshares with CTC 24 (4am to 6pm).

The PAL-E analog channel 3 frequency used by most CTC 3 stations (and previously CTC Kids during the years it time-shared with CTC 3) has an analog audio subcarrier of 76.55 MHz, and can be picked up at 76.5 FM on the radio dial.

## History

CTC 3 originally launched on June 14, 1960, replacing Nigo Television. After replacing Nigo, the original CTC Kids block on CTC 1 was moved to CTC 3. Its original studios were located at the CTC Filming Lot.

In 1998, its airtime was split between the channel, CTC News, and CTC Kids.

On February 2, 2018, after Mia de Jesus was appointed the head of CTC Kids, she had CTC Kids and CTC Preschool converted to 24-hour and 16-hour channels respectively, leaving only CTC 24 time-sharing with CTC 3.

## Theme songs

* Three is a Magic Number by Schoolhouse Rock [1983-present]
* Three is a Magic Number (DJEJ Remix) by DJ Earthworm Jim [2017-2019]
* Three is a Magic Number(Pizza Slice Remix) by DJ Pizza [2019-2020]

## Programs

### Current programming

#### Imports drama

* Squid Game (South Korea) (2021-present; English dub; also airs on CTC 5)
* Love, Victor (US) (2021-present)
* Transplant (US) (2021-present)

#### Cowell comedy

* Just for Laughs Cowell (1998-present)
* Fat Chance (2002-2005)
* Live at the Apollo Cowell (2007-present)
* The Roast (2013-present)
* Make It Happen (2016-2017)
* The Countryhumans (2017-present)
* Big Bite (2018-present)
* That's How Mafia Works (2019-present)

#### Imported comedies

* The Super Awesome Crazy But Insane Robot Show (2002-2005)
* Internet Historian (AU) (2017-present)
* Anime Crimes Division (US) (2017-present)
* Mega64 (US) (2004-present)
* Smosh (US) (2012-present)
* Ridiculousness (US) (2012-present)
* Wonder Showzen (US) (2006-2009, 2020-present)
* Scott The Woz (US) (2020-present)
* The Stupid Orange (US) (2014-present)
* Twomad (CA) (2020-present)
* Tony Zaret (US) (2021-present)

#### Imported animated programs

* These Are the Mysteries (UK) (2014-present)
* Disenchanment (US) (2018-present)
* BoJack Horseman (US) (2015-present)
* Yo Mama (US) (2011-present)
* SuperMarioGlitchy4 (US) (2013-present)
* SuperMarioLogan (US) (2011-present)
* Happy Tree Friends (US) (2009-present; formerly aired on EBN, and also aired on Star)
* Angry Kid (UK) (2003-present) [Also aired on CTC 2]
* American Dad! (USA) (2006-present; also aired on EBN)
* Assy McGee (US) (2008-present) [Also aired on The Pop Factory on Korean]
* Crash Zoom (UK) (2017-present)
* Chriddof's Funny Horsie (UK) (2011-present)
* Death Battle (US) (2011-present)
* TV Funhouse (US) (2001, 2020-present)
* Clone High (CA) (2002-2007, 2020-present)
* Hommer Simpson/Seinbluth (AU) (2012-present)
* Family Guy (US) (2000-present; also airs on Star and BTV)
* The Simpsons (US) (2016-present)
* AOK Ruins Your Childhood (US) (2018-present)
* Darkwing Duck (US) (2017-present) [R3tro Evenins block]
* Gargoyles (US) (2017-present; also aired on ETVKK) [R3tro Evenins block]
* Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys (US) (2019-present) [R3tro Evenins block]
* Batman: The Animated Series (US) (2019-present) [R3tro Evenins block]
* Mega Man (1994 series) (US) (2019-present) [R3tro Evenins block]
* Biker Mice from Mars (1993 and 2006 series) (US) (2019-present) [R3tro Evenins block]
* Beverly Hills Teens (US) (2019-present) [R3tro Evenins block]

#### Anime

* Excel Saga (JP) (2006-2007, 2020-present)
* Cowboy Bebop (JP) (North American Dub; 2001-present) (also currently airs as a late-night program on ETVKK)
* Super Milk Chan (JP) (2005-2006, 2022-present)
* Pop Team Epic (JP) (2018-present)

#### Others

* The Kirk Shover Murders (2009-present)
* Sankuro Police (2015-present)
* I Think It's Anime (2019-present)
* Oddity Archive (US) (2015-present; lso airs on ETVKK)
* Real TV (US) (2003-present)
* Phantom Gourmet (US) (2004-present)
* Abroad in Japan (UK/JP) (2014-present)
* The X Factor (UK) (2012-present)
* The Nostalgia Critic (US) (2014-present; also airs on CTC Kids)
* Angry Video Game Nerd (US) (2008-present; also airs on CTC Kids)
* FBE (US) (2015-present)
* Vinesauce (SE) (2016-present)
* Memeulous (UK) (2017-present)
* Pyronical (UK) (2017-present)
* Slazo (UK) (2018-present)
* Otaku Police Force (2017-present)
* PewDiePie (SE) (2017-present)
* Another Dirty Room (US) (2017-present)
* DramaAlert (US) (2016-present)
* Hot Ones (US) (2015-present)
* It's Japan, Man! (2019-present; also aired on CTC 5)
* The Hard Sell with Bob the Fish (UK) (2016-present)
* Senpai Club with Wilson Smith (2018-present)
* Chadtronic (US) (2017-present)
* Andy Wilson's Cursed Commercials (2017-present)

#### Music

* Rage (1983-present)
* Triple J TV (2006-present)

### Former programming

#### Action

* UBAL (2016-2018)
* Race for Mankind (2016)

#### Comedy

* Break.com's Pranks and Fails (2009-2010)
* Eating Media Lunch Cowell (2013-2016)
* Roomies In The Tower (2013-2020)

#### Imported comedy

* Mr. Show with Bob and David (US) (1996-1999)
* That's My Bush (US) (2002)
* Kenny vs. Sepnny (United States) [2004-2011]
* Banzai (United Kingdom) [2001-2003]

#### Imported animated

* Invader Zim (US) (2001-2006)
* Ripping Friends (US) (2002-2003)
* Beavis and Butt-Head (US) (1994-1998; 2012, also aired on EBN)
* Daria (US) (1997-2002, also aired on RGN)
* Like, Share, Die (US) (2015)
* Dick Figures (US) (2010-2014)
* Camp Camp (US) (2016-2019; also aired on CTC Kids)
* World Doctors (CA) (2014-2016)
* Lil'Bush (US) [2009-2010]
* Drawn Together (US) [2005-2009]
* King of the Hill (US) (1997-2010; also aired on NTV, CTC 2 and Star)
* ILL-ustrated (US) (2006-2007)
* South Park (US) (2001-2015; formerly aired on NTV)

#### Imported anime (dubbed)

* Sabagebu (2015)
* Oishi Highschool Battle (2012-2014)
* Oishi Origins (2012)
* Ghost Stories (2008-2009)
* Death Note (2008-2009)

#### Others

* Japan TV (UK/JP) (2000)
* Adam and Joe Go Tokyo (UK/JP) (2003)
* The Internet Ruined My Life (US) (2017)
* iDubbbz's Content Cop (US) (2015-2017)
* Japanorama (UK/JP) (2002-2007)

## Slogans

* The third channel of CTC (1960-1983)
* Magic number (1983-2008)
* The Purple Network (1983-2020)
* TV or Not TV (2008-2015)
* #MagicNumber (2015-2020)
* Triple life (2020-present)