Bravo (U.S. TV channel)

Bravo is an American cable channel of NBCUniversal, which went on the air in December 1980. A total of 88 million households receive the channel. Was Bravo in the 1980s and 1990s still a transmitter, which showed mainly art, drama and independent films, he was from the new millennium, a youth - focused channels with reality shows, tabloid shows, styling shows etc. but are now still showed movies, in addition to repetitions of the master transmitter NBC Bravo also produces its own programs, such as The Real Housewives of ... or Inside the Actors Studio, run here as Ungeschminkt on 3sat.

Background

Bravo went as a commercial-free pay-TV channels on 1 December 1980 on the air and belonged to the company Cablevision. The transmitter understood at that time was the first station that specialized in films and performing arts. In 1981 Bravo 48,000 subscribers, four years later over 350,000. Bravo showed only older movies and independent films and films from abroad. For performing arts the shipment Jazz Counterpoint was responsible. Mid 1980 Bravo became a regular cable channels and showed from 1998 advertising block. 1999 MGM bought the station from 2002 belonged to the transmitter NBCUniversal. The transformation Bravos for youth radio station began in 2003 when the station Queer Guy showed 3.5 million people watched. Meanwhile, the program consists in large part of reality shows. Bravo is the most recognizable brand among homosexuals, according to a study. The target group of Bravo limited to 18-54 year olds.

Program

CURRENT program

• Chef Roble & Co.
• Inside the Actors Studio, run here as Ungeschminkt on 3sat.
• The Real Housewives of Atlanta
• The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
• Top Chef
• Work of Art

Former program

• Chef Academy
• Platinum hit
• Tabatha 's Salon Takeover
• The Rachel Zoe Project
• The Real Housewives of Miami
• The Real Housewives of New Jersey
• The Real Housewives of New York City