1080p HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner
Paramount Media Networks (Paramount Global)
Parent
MTV Entertainment Group
Key people
Chris McCarthy (President/CEO, MTV Entertainment Group)
Sister channels
List
Nickelodeon
Nick Jr. Channel
Nicktoons
TeenNick
NickMusic
CBS
CBS Sports Network
CBS Sports HQ
CBS Sports Golazo Network
CBS News 24/7
The CW
MTV
MTV2
MTV Tres
MTV Live
MTV Classic
BET
BET Gospel
BET Her
BET Hip-Hop
BET Jams
BET Soul
VH1
TV Land
Logo
CMT
CMT Music
Pop TV
Showtime
The Movie Channel
Flix
Paramount Network
Smithsonian Channel
History
Launched
April 1, 1991; 33 years ago (1991-04-01)
Replaced
The Comedy Channel Ha! (Comedy Central is a merger of the two formerly separate channels)
Former names
CTV: The Comedy Network (April 1–June 1, 1991)
Links
Webcast
CC Live (U.S. pay-TV subscribers only)
Website
www.cc.com
Availability
Streaming media
Internet Protocol television
FuboTV, Philo, Sling TV, DirecTV Stream, Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV, Vidgo TV
Comedy Central is an American adult-oriented basic cable channel owned by Paramount Global through its network division's MTV Entertainment Group unit, based in Manhattan. The channel carries comedy programming in the form of both original, licensed, and syndicated series, stand-up comedy specials, and feature films. It is available to approximately 86.73 million households in the United States as of September 2018[update].[1]
Since the early 2000s, Comedy Central has expanded globally with localized channels in Europe (including the United Kingdom), India, Southeast Asia, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand,[2][3] Middle East, Africa[4] and in the Commonwealth of Independent States. The international channels are operated by Paramount International Networks.
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