Editing 2001 in American television (section)

===Launches===
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! Network
! Type 
! Launch date
! Notes 
! Source 
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| [[Telefe Internacional]]
| Cable television
| Unknown
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| [[We TV|WE: Women's Entertainment]]
| Cable and satellite
| January 1
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| [[National Geographic (American TV channel)|National Geographic Channel]]
| Cable and satellite
| January 7
| 
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| [[C-SPAN 3]]
| Cable television
| January 22
| 
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|-
| [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime Family Zone]]
| Cable television
| March
| 
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|-
| [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime Next]]
| Cable television
| March
| 
|
|-
| [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime Women]]
| Cable television
| March
| 
|
|-
| [[Cinemax|5StarMax]] 
| Cable television
| May 17
|
|
|-
| [[Cinemax|OuterMax]] 
| Cable television
| May 17
|
|
|-
| [[Cinemax|WMax]] 
| Cable television
| May 17
|
|
|-
| [[Cinemax|@Max]] 
| Cable television
| May 17
|
|
|-
| [[CNBC World]]
| Cable and satellite
| July 1
| 
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|-
| [[Lifetime Real Women]]
| Cable and satellite
| August 20
| 
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|-
| [[AXS TV|HDNet]]
| Cable and satellite
| September 6
|
| 
|-
| [[New Tang Dynasty Television]]
| Cable television
| December 3
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|}