Editing TNT (American TV network) (section)

==Programming==
{{Main|List of programs broadcast by TNT (American TV network)}}
Ever since 2001, TNT currently airs a mix of original drama and [[reality television|reality series]], and reruns of dramas that originally aired on the major broadcast networks. Original programs currently seen on TNT as of 2022 include ''[[Animal Kingdom (TV series)|Animal Kingdom]]'' and ''[[Snowpiercer (TV series)|Snowpiercer]]''. The channel's daytime, overnight and Saturday morning schedule is heavily dominated by reruns of current and former network [[police procedural]] series such as ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]],'' ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]'' and TNT mainstay ''[[Law & Order]]'', while its weekday morning schedule focuses on sci-fi, supernatural and fantasy series.

===Movies===
Feature films have been a mainstay of TNT since its inception. TNT maintains film licensing agreements with sister company [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.]] (primarily releases from [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] and [[New Line Cinema]]), [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|The Walt Disney Studios]] (primarily releases from [[Walt Disney Pictures]] (live-action only), [[Touchstone Pictures]], [[Marvel Studios]], [[Lucasfilm]] and [[20th Century Studios]]), [[Columbia Pictures]], [[Universal Pictures]] and [[Paramount Pictures]].

Since the launch of Turner Classic Movies, TNT's film lineup has shifted away from classic films outside of special airings of films such as ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' (which has been  aired recently since 2014) in December many times in a row on certain days every year either before or close to Christmas time. ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' had also used to be aired on TNT in the past for several years in November close to Thanksgiving time a few times in a row on certain days every year too. Now in favor of more recent films released from the 1980s onward, with an emphasis on films released after 1995. Presently, most of the films broadcast on TNT are of the drama and action genres, however some [[comedy film]]s continue to air on the channel periodically. Films generally air on the channel during the overnight hours on most nights and for much of the day on weekends.

Beginning in 1997, TNT broadcast a 24-hour marathon of the 1983 comedy film ''[[A Christmas Story]]'' from the evening of [[Christmas Eve]] to the evening of [[Christmas Day]]. The marathon also runs on its sister channel TBS beginning in 2004, when the annual event became exclusive to that channel and it still does now along with TNT airing it again at the same time starting in 2014 together on both networks. Beginning one hour early on TBS, one hour later on TNT and ending one hour early on TBS and one hour later on TNT. Each weekend, TNT airs a film in [[prime time|primetime]] with limited commercial interruption, branded in on-air [[promo (media)|promos]] under the title "More Movies, Less Commercials."

===Sports programming===
{{main|TNT Sports (United States)}}

====National Basketball Association====
{{Main|NBA on TNT}}

In July 1989, the Turner Broadcasting System announced that TNT would obtain partial pay television rights to the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) beginning with the {{nbay|1989|app=season}}, as part of a transference of TBS SuperStation's existing [[NBA on TBS|NBA telecast rights]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Turner to move NBA to TNT|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/89-OCR/BC-1989-07-17-OCR-Page-0030.pdf|periodical=Broadcasting|via=American Radio History|page=30|date=July 17, 1989|access-date=October 2, 2018}}</ref> As a result, TNT's NBA coverage would consist of games involving other teams within the league, with TBS's rights being scaled back to only encompass game telecasts involving the franchise serving its parent television station WTBS's home market, the [[Atlanta Hawks]] (which Ted Turner had purchased from Atlanta-based real estate developer [[Tom Cousins]] in 1977). Under the initial agreement and a subsequent five-year contract signed in December 1989, TNT carried about 50 regular season and 25 playoff games during the inaugural season of its contractual rights. (TBS SuperStation/WTBS, in acquiring exclusivity for the Hawks, expanded its schedule to include 25 away games through the acquisition of Atlanta rival WGNX [now CBS affiliate [[WANF]]]'s partial Hawks telecast rights.)<ref>{{cite web|title=Special Report: Basketball 1989–90|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/89-OCR/BC-1989-10-16-OCR-Page-0044.pdf|periodical=Broadcasting|via=American Radio History|page=44|date=October 16, 1989|access-date=October 2, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=TNT keeps NBA for $275 million|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/89-OCR/BC-1989-12-04-OCR-Page-0040.pdf|periodical=Broadcasting|via=American Radio History|page=40|date=December 4, 1989|access-date=October 2, 2018}}</ref>

In the early 1990s, some Hawks game telecasts shown on TNT and TBS were blacked out within 35 miles of the home team's arena. This restriction was dropped in 2000, allowing TNT the right to be the exclusive broadcaster of any game it chose to carry. TNT had regularly broadcast NBA games on multiple Tuesday nights until the {{nbay|2002|app=season}} and again since 2021. The weekly telecasts were then moved to Thursday nights in {{nbay|2003|app=season}} until 2021 in which it moved back to Tuesday nights, when TBS was opted out of rights to NBA coverage as a result of the league's contract renewal with [[TNT Sports (United States)|Turner Sports]]. In addition to carrying NBA regular season games, which typically air as a [[doubleheader (television)|doubleheader]] on most weeks, TNT also airs opening night games, the [[NBA All-Star Game]], and the vast majority of games within the conference playoffs and one of the [[NBA Conference finals|Conference finals]] (the Eastern Conference finals in odd-number years and the Western Conference finals in even-numbered years). Since 2015, the All-Star Game has been simulcast on TBS to prevent it from [[Counterprogramming (television)|counterprogramming]] TNT, although in 2022 TBS experimented with an alternate broadcast of the game featuring the panel of TNT's studio show ''[[Inside the NBA]]''.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 15, 2022 |title=Turner shuffles NBA All Star plans, will offer Inside The NBA alternate broadcast on TBS |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/turner/turner-shuffles-nba-all-star-plans-will-offer-inside-the-nba-alternate-broadcast-on-tbs.html |access-date=February 15, 2022 |work=Awful Announcing}}</ref> In July 2024, TNT Sports announced they would be ending their deal to broadcast the NBA after 36 years rights headed to future rights partner split with [[NBA on NBC|NBC]] and [[NBA on Prime Video|Prime Video]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weprin |first=Alex |date=2024-07-22 |title=Warner Bros. Discovery Says It Will Match Amazon's NBA Bid, Setting Up Showdown Over Rights |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/tnt-sports-match-amazon-nba-rights-bid-1235954481/ |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>

====National Hockey League====
{{Main|NHL on TNT}}

Beginning in the [[2021–22 NHL season]], Turner Sports holds rights to the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL); the contract includes rights to up to 72 exclusive regular season games per-season on TNT,<ref name=":9">{{cite news |last=Lucia |first=Joe |date=April 27, 2021 |title=Turner's NHL deal will include "up to 72" exclusive national games each season, half the Stanley Cup Playoffs, HBO Max streaming |work=Awful Announcing |location= |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/nhl/turners-nhl-deal-will-include-up-to-72-exclusive-national-games-each-season-half-the-stanley-cup-playoffs-hbo-max-streaming.html |access-date=}}</ref> predominantly consisting of Wednesday night doubleheaders.<ref name="awful announcing">{{Cite web |date=September 16, 2021 |title=ESPN, Turner release NHL schedules for 2021-22 season, featuring 78 regular season games on cable and broadcast |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/espn-turner-release-nhl-schedules-for-2021-22-season-featuring-78-regular-season-games-on-cable-and-broadcast.html |access-date=September 18, 2021 |website=Awful Announcing |language=en-US}}</ref> TNT also splits coverage of the [[Stanley Cup Playoffs]] with fellow rightsholder [[NHL on ESPN|ESPN]], and will hold exclusive rights to the [[Stanley Cup Finals]] in odd-numbered years.<ref name=":9" />

====College basketball====
{{main|College Basketball on TNT Sports}}

In 2011, TNT obtained a share in the television rights to the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship]] as part of a comprehensive broadcast rights deal known as ''[[NCAA March Madness (CBS/Turner)|NCAA March Madness]]''. The deal also involves [[CBS]] and fellow Turner properties [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]] and [[TruTV]]. During even-numbered years, Turner holds exclusive rights to the [[Final Four]]-onward; until 2022, TNT and TruTV aired alternate broadcasts of the games tailored towards the participating teams,<ref name="si-nostream">{{cite magazine|title=Media Circus: Breaking down CBS and Turner's March Madness broadcast package|url=https://www.si.com/tech-media/2017/03/12/ncaa-tournament-cbs-turner-broadcasting-coverage-media-circus|magazine=Sports Illustrated|access-date=March 13, 2017}}</ref> but this was quietly discontinued in 2022, with all three channels simulcasting the TBS broadcast.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 31, 2022 |title=Your 2022 NCAA Tournament Final Four and National Championship broadcast primer |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/ncaa/your-2022-ncaa-tournament-final-four-and-national-championship-broadcast-primer.html |access-date=May 28, 2022 |website=Awful Announcing |language=en-US}}</ref>

====Golf====
{{Main|Golf on TNT Sports}}
TNT televised the [[PGA Championship]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.classictvsports.com/2013/08/history-of-pga-championship-tv-coverage.html |title=History of PGA Championship TV coverage (1958-present) |date=August 5, 2013 |website=Classic TV Sports }}</ref> carrying full coverage of the first two rounds and early coverage of the weekend rounds. The rights were held from 1999 to 2019, when the contract with the [[PGA of America]] ended—after which [[ESPN]] assumed the rights.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2018/10/10/Media/PGA-Championship.aspx |title=PGA Championship Leaving TNT For ESPN In '20, Re-Ups With CBS |work=Sports Business Daily |first1=John |last1=Ourand |first2=John |last2=Lombardo |date=October 10, 2018 |access-date=October 10, 2018}}</ref> TNT's golf coverage has since been limited to [[The Match (golf)|''The Match'']]—a series of charity [[match play]] events organized by Turner Sports that are simulcast across the Turner channels.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jon Lewis |date=December 4, 2020 |title=Ratings: "The Match," Tyson PPV, F1 and more |url=https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2020/12/the-match-ratings-tnt-tyson-jones-buys-f1/ |website=Sports Media Watch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Jon Lewis |date=May 25, 2020 |title=Blockbuster numbers for "The Match" |url=https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2020/05/match-ratings-tiger-phil-peyton-brady-most-watched-cable/ |website=Sports Media Watch}}</ref>

In [[2003 Open Championship|2003]], TNT took over the rights to broadcast the Thursday and Friday rounds of [[The Open Championship]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://classicsportsmedia.blogspot.com/2013/07/history-of-british-open-on-us-tv-1962.html |title=History of British Open on US TV (1962-present) |date=July 15, 2013 |publisher=Classic Sports TV and Media |access-date=July 15, 2013}}</ref> as well as the rights to weekday rounds of the [[Women's British Open]] and [[Senior British Open]]. [[Golf on ESPN|ESPN]] assumed the Open Championship rights in [[2009 Open Championship|2009]]. From [[2000 Presidents Cup|2000]] to [[2007 Presidents Cup|2007]], TNT also carried the biennial PGA Tour-managed [[Presidents Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://classicsportsmedia.blogspot.com/2013/09/history-of-presidents-cup-tv-coverage.html |title=History of Presidents Cup TV coverage (1994-present) |date=September 30, 2013 |publisher=Classic Sports TV and Media |access-date=September 30, 2013}}</ref> The television rights were assumed by [[Golf Channel]] beginning with the [[2009 Presidents Cup|2009 event]] until the [[2019 PGA Championship|2019 event]] as part of its overall cable television deal with the PGA Tour, from the 2020 event and on those rights were transferred back to ESPN.

==== UEFA Champions League ====
Beginning in the 2018–19 season, Turner Sports held the rights to the [[UEFA Champions League]] and [[Europa League]], the two highest levels of European club competition, under a three-year deal. 46 Champions League matches and the finals of both competitions (as well as the [[UEFA Super Cup]]) are aired per-season on TNT, with the remainder streaming on [[B/R Live]]—a newly created streaming service run by its sister sports news website ''[[Bleacher Report]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/turner-sports-bleacher-report-streaming-service-uefa-nba-1202737168/|title=Turner Sports Unveils 'Bleacher Report Live' Pay-Streaming Service|last=Spangler|first=Todd|date=March 27, 2018|work=Variety|access-date=July 31, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://awfulannouncing.com/turner/turner-sports-to-broadcast-46-champions-league-matches-b-r-live.html|title=Turner Sports to broadcast 46 Champions League matches on TNT, offer B/R Live subscription on per match basis|date=July 31, 2018|work=Awful Announcing|access-date=July 31, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> In June 2020, Turner Sports announced they would be ending their deal to broadcast the UEFA Champions League a year early with those rights headed to future rights partner CBS Sports.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fenner|first=Jake|date=June 25, 2020|title=BREAKING: Turner Sports terminates the remainder of Champions League deal|url=https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com/2020/6/25/21302478/breaking-turner-sports-opts-out-champions-league-deal-cbs-espn-nbc|access-date=July 14, 2020|website=Bavarian Football Works|language=en}}</ref>

==== Major League Baseball (overflow) ====
{{Main|MLB on TBS}}
TNT carries limited playoff coverage from [[Major League Baseball on TBS|MLB on TBS]], but only in rare exceptions where a long-running or [[extra innings]] game forces a bump over in coverage of the newer game temporarily from TBS to TNT until the earlier game's conclusion, when the coverage on TNT ends at the conclusion of the current half-inning and the game moves fully to TBS (due to this, TNT's schedule in early-to-mid October is usually made up of little original content). In the [[2011 Major League Baseball season|2011]] and [[2012 Major League Baseball postseason|2012 playoffs]], it carried seven pre-scheduled Division Series games in full before [[Major League Baseball]] decided to use [[MLB Network]] in future years in a shift of scheduling to allow more night game carriage.

====NASCAR====
{{Main|NASCAR on TNT Sports}}

In 2001, TNT began presenting [[NASCAR on TNT|NASCAR coverage]], as part of [[NASCAR]]'s first unified television rights deal (where television rights were centralized with the association itself, rather than brokered directly by each track owner). The broadcasts were a successor to [[NASCAR on TBS|TBS's past NASCAR broadcasts]] and originally intended to be carried by TBS, but ultimately assigned to TNT in support of its new brand positioning. TNT's coverage was initially a co-production with [[NBC Sports]], serving as the cable partner for [[NASCAR on NBC|NBC's broadcast television coverage of NASCAR]]. Under the contract, TNT held the cable rights for the second half of the [[Winston Cup Series]] and [[Busch Series]] seasons, carrying races not aired by NBC; the broadcasts shared their on-air production and talent with NBC's broadcasts.

When the contract expired in 2006, NBC declined to bid on the next package. TNT would join [[NASCAR on Fox|Fox]] and new rightsholder [[NASCAR on ESPN|ESPN]] as part of the next round of broadcast rights, retaining a smaller package of six mid-season [[Nextel Cup Series]] races per-season, beginning with Daytona's July race (by then known as the [[Coke Zero 400]])—which became exclusive to TNT under the new contract; previously, NBC and TNT held rights to the race in odd-numbered years, alternating with Fox (which carried the race in even numbered years; contrarily, the network not carrying the 400 would carry the [[Daytona 500]]). The contract lasted through the 2014 season, after which NASCAR returned to splitting its media rights between Fox and NBC. NASCAR will return to TNT in 2025 for five mid-season NASCAR Cup Series races, with NASCAR holding an in-season tournament during these 5 races not too dissimilar to the [[NBA Cup]].

====National Football League====
{{Main|NFL on TNT}}
In [[1990 NFL season|1990]], TNT obtained partial television rights to the [[National Football League|NFL]]'s ''Sunday Night Football'' package in a comprehensive agreement in which games were split with [[ESPN]]. The ''[[NFL on TNT]]'' consisted of three or four preseason game broadcasts and telecasts of regular season games during the first half of each season until [[1997 NFL season|1997]]. Abiding by NFL broadcasting rules, TNT distributed its game telecasts to [[terrestrial television|broadcast]] [[television station]]s in the local markets of the teams playing in that week's game.