TNT (United Republics)

TNT (originally an abbreviation for Turner Network Television) is an Atlansian basic cable television channel owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks unit of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) that launched on October 3, 1988. TNT's original purpose was to air classic films and television series to which Turner Broadcasting maintained spillover rights through its sister station TBS. Since June 2001, the network has shifted its focus to dramatic television series and feature films, along with some sporting events (including NBL, MLH, the NCSL Division I men's basketball tournament and professional wrestling show AEW Rampage), as TBS shifted its focus to comedic programming.