Lifetime is an American basic cable channel that is part of Lifetime Entertainment Services , a subsidiary of A&E Networks , which is jointly owned by Hearst Communications and The Walt Disney Company . It features programming that is geared toward women or features women in lead roles. As of November 2023 , Lifetime is available to approximately 63,000,000 pay television households in the United States-down from its 2011 peak of 100,000,000 households.
130-532: Dance Moms is an American reality television series that premiered on Lifetime on July 13, 2011. Created by Collins Avenue Productions , the show followed the training and careers of children in dance and show business under the tutelage of Abby Lee Miller , as well as the relationships between Miller, the dancers, and their mothers. Set originally in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, and later in Los Angeles , California,
260-548: A "creative overhaul" as well as a "new direction" for the show. In August 2014, ABC announced Geddie's exit and named Bill Wolff , who had served as vice president of primetime programming at MSNBC and as executive producer of the news and opinion program The Rachel Maddow Show , the new executive producer. Production of the show relocated to the ABC Broadcast Center on the Upper West Side of Manhattan . During
390-560: A January 29 appearance on The View , Miller announced that Hyland and her daughters Brooke and Paige Hyland were no longer contracted with and would no longer appear on Dance Moms . On October 13, 2015, Abby Lee Miller was indicted in Pittsburgh on charges of concealing her income from her performances on the show in 2012 and 2013. She was charged with bankruptcy fraud, concealment of bankruptcy assets and false bankruptcy declarations in hiding some $ 755,000. In June 2016, Miller pled guilty to
520-628: A brand new set of young dancers would continue the Abby Lee Dance Company's legacy. The team was disbanded in the Season 7 premiere, with the exceptions of Elliana Walmsley and Lilliana Ketchman, who were brought back to dance alongside the Elite team. Miller has received criticism for her often toxic and abusive teaching methods featured on the show. Miller has openly shamed students for their appearance, weight, and level of intelligence. Several members of
650-435: A campaign demanding an apology from Behar and urging viewers to do the same, resulting in 40,000 calls to ABC as well as 6,000 complaints to the show's advertisers. Pence himself responded and accused the show of expressing "religious intolerance". The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger later stated that Behar has directly apologized to Pence. On March 13, Behar issued an apology on air and said: "I think Vice President Pence
780-594: A co-host attracted backlash due to her anti-vaccination views. Writing as a senior science editor for HuffPost , David Freeman referenced science communicator Bill Nye 's concern that McCarthy would "encourage parents to prevent their kids from getting vaccinated" as well has his hope that her views would be "discredited." Alex Pareene of Salon criticized the decision, writing that McCarthy "isn't just quirky—she spreads lies that hurt people." Jill Filipovic remarked on The Guardian that McCarthy "has no record of political activism or even serious engagement with
910-451: A confrontation ensued between the two on May 23 due to O'Donnell's issue with Hasselbeck's lack of willingness to defend her right to criticize the war. O'Donnell also stated that the media would portray her as "big, fat, lesbian, loud Rosie attacking innocent, pure, Christian Elisabeth" and that Republican pundits were mischaracterizing her statements; Hasselbeck responded by telling O'Donnell to defend her own insinuations. O'Donnell exited
1040-436: A decline in ratings. By 2021, The View had become the most-viewed news and talk program in daytime television. The original opening credits for The View featured a voice-over from the show's creator and executive producer, broadcast journalist Barbara Walters , explaining the show's premise as well as its co-hosts' credentials: I've always wanted to do a show with women of different generations, backgrounds, and views:
1170-402: A fictional daytime talk show named The Lunch Hour featuring five female co-hosts. Jones, who was also one of the series' executive producers, and then- View co-hosts Joy Behar, Jedediah Bila, Sara Haines, and Sunny Hostin all made guest appearances on the series. It was canceled in 2017 after one season. In September 2018, The View began a podcast that saw the release of each episode in
1300-427: A financial stake. According to Lifetime executives, the network stood to lose up to one million subscribers due to TCI's move. However, Lifetime published advertisements in some of the markets that would be affected – including Eugene, Oregon and Newport, Rhode Island – informing customers that TCI was removing the only network that was made for women. After TCI customers called the company to complain, TCI cut back
1430-451: A format based on The Newlywed Game ; it was canceled after one season. The network has also previously produced scripted dramas, such as Devious Maids and Witches of East End . The network currently airs a mix of second-run syndicated series (such as How I Met Your Mother and Grey's Anatomy ) during the daytime hours. In the past, Lifetime has revived several programs that originally aired on other networks. In 1988, it bought
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#17328851547621560-452: A good enough answer, and that's a good enough reason." Miller and executive producer, Brian Stinson, have teased a season nine of Dance Moms . Miller has stated that Kendall Vertes, Kalani Hilliker, and JoJo Siwa could appear on the upcoming season. It has since been stated that Miller's rendition of season nine and the official season nine are two separate shows. On April 17, 2024, Christi Lukasiak announced via Instagram post that following
1690-457: A guest for the first time since quitting the show in 2007. All eleven co-hosts in the show's history appeared during Walters' penultimate episode as co-host on May 15 to celebrate her retirement. Walters' final appearance as co-host aired the following day; it featured several guests, including Hillary Clinton and television host Oprah Winfrey . On March 27, 2015, the show celebrated its 4,000th broadcast, with Walters and Joy Behar returning for
1820-409: A guest on March 9, giving a preview of the themed area Pandora – The World of Avatar . Other guests included Sherri Shepherd, Tom Bergeron, actresses Ariel Winter , Audra McDonald , and Mandy Moore , actors John Stamos and Eric Stonestreet , and chefs Masaharu Morimoto and Art Smith , with musical performances by singer Andy Grammer and rock band Train . On August 11, 2017, ABC re-aired
1950-553: A guest on the show during the July 29 broadcast, marking the first appearance on a daytime talk show by a sitting U.S. president. The episode also saw the return of Barbara Walters following her open heart surgery in May before she resumed her hiatus. On February 22, 2012, Star Jones came on as a guest and discussed her contentious exit from the show, marking her first appearance since said exit in 2006. On February 7, 2014, Rosie O'Donnell returned as
2080-524: A hiatus after undergoing open-heart surgery in May 2010 and returned on September 7 during the season 14 premiere broadcast. In March 2013, Behar announced that she was leaving the series at the end of season 16. That same month, Hasselbeck was reported to be departing alongside Behar due to market research finding both of their views too "polarizing", which Walters denied. Walters announced in May that she would be retiring in May 2014. Despite Walters' earlier denial, Hasselbeck announced on July 10 that she
2210-399: A long way toward shedding its low-rent image." Douglas McCormick became the network's president in 1993. He moved to make Lifetime a seven-day-a-week network by ending Lifetime Medical Television after nearly a decade of existence, and the next year, the channel relaunched with a new tagline, "Television for Women". Lifetime began airing a limited amount of women's sports coverage, including
2340-636: A new team was selected, consisting of eight dancers. A promo for the new season was released in February, revealing that the show would be set around Miller's diagnosis of Burkitt's Lymphoma while returning "back to her roots" with a new team. The season is set in Pittsburgh , in the same studio where the show began in 2011. Season 8 premiered on Lifetime on June 4, 2019. Miller and executive producer, Bryan Stinson, have both announced season 9 of Dance Moms, but there has not been further information among that point. Coaches Moms and dancers Select Ensemble In
2470-455: A new theme song entitled "World's Gone Crazy", written by Diane Warren and performed by Mary J. Blige . Hilary Estey McLoughlin was named senior executive producer in January 2017 after she was brought on as a consultant for season 19. In September, Teta was promoted to executive producer ahead of the 21st-season premiere. Sarah de la O serves as director, as of September 2019. In March 2020,
2600-649: A nightly lineup of talk shows and call-in programs hosted by people including Regis Philbin and Ruth Westheimer (known as "Dr. Ruth"). In the process, the creators dropped the apple from the logo. During the 1980s and early 1990s, Lifetime devoted itself on Sundays to the airing of in-depth medical programs—and advertising—for physicians under the banner of Lifetime Medical Television (LMT). As early as 1990, however, plans were floated to move LMT to another channel, with TLC and CNBC being considered. Lifetime began programming Sundays on August 1, 1993. In 1988, Lifetime hired Patricia Fili as its head of programming. In
2730-492: A pyramid in her studio prior to Dance Moms , and when once asked about it, Miller stated, "I've never done that in my life. That has nothing to do with me. That's the show; they came up with that whole process." In season 6, Miller relocated the team to Los Angeles to help build her reputation on the West Coast, while the team continued to participate in weekly competitions. The focus shifted to include preparation for careers in
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#17328851547622860-467: A short, virtual cameo appearance), Jill Vertes, Kira Girard and Jessalyn Siwa. Controversially, original cast members Maddie and Mackenzie Ziegler and Nia Frazier did not participate in the reunion, as well as their mothers Melissa Gisoni and Holly Frazier. This was discussed on the reunion episode, and criticised by some cast members. Notably, Jojo Siwa stated, "Them not being here is kinda like, 'let me erase my past, pretend it never happened, shove it down
2990-524: A story about the relationship between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle . It also premiered the James Corden -produced Seatbelt Psychic with Thomas John . In addition to feature films, as well as made-for-television films previously broadcast on other networks, Lifetime is known for producing various original films of its own. These films are produced by the network's own Lifetime Pictures unit. A movie-focused spin-off channel, known informally as
3120-471: A three-month maternity leave. After four years on the series, McCain departed at the end of the 24th season. She attributed her decision to her desire to raise her daughter in Washington D.C., to which she had relocated. McCain later cited the "toxic, direct and purposeful hostility" she experienced at the show as the reason for her exit. In April 2022, Goldberg took an extended hiatus from co-hosting to film
3250-512: A weekly, Saturday-afternoon game beginning in the 2017 season. Lifetime launched an HD simulcast on April 16, 2008. On May 30, 2012, Canadian television broadcaster Shaw Media announced that it would rebrand Showcase Diva , a Category B subscription specialty channel as the Canadian version of Lifetime under a licensing agreement with A+E Networks; Showcase Diva relaunched as Lifetime on August 27, 2012. AETN All Asia Networks plans to bring
3380-512: A working mother (broadcast journalist Meredith Vieira ); a professional in her 30s (lawyer Star Jones ); a young woman just starting out (television host Debbie Matenopoulos ); and then somebody who's done almost everything and will say almost anything (comedian Joy Behar ). And in a perfect world, I'd get to join the group whenever I wanted... Walters described it as "a talk show featuring four or five women 'of different backgrounds, different generations, and different opinions,' who would discuss
3510-801: Is fully dubbed in Portuguese . In Mexico, it was launched on October 1, 2014, replacing The Biography Channel . A+E Networks launched the African version of Lifetime on Channel 131 on DStv on July 22, 2014. On April 25, 2022, it was announced the channel alongside Lifetime Play would cease transmission in Africa by the end of May. A+E Networks launched a version of Lifetime for Israel on September 14, 2014, replacing The Biography Channel . On March 16, 2016, A&E Television Networks announced that Lifetime (Turkey) channel would be launched on April 26, 2016, in Turkey with
3640-500: Is right; I was raised to respect everyone's religious faith, and I fell short of that. I sincerely apologize for what I said." In February 2022, president of ABC News Kim Godwin suspended Goldberg from the show for two weeks after she stated during an episode that the Holocaust was "not about race". In 2016, VH1 picked up Daytime Divas , a television series adaptation of Star Jones' book Satan's Sisters , which revolves around
3770-415: Is still odd enough to make The View seem wildly different. It actively defies the bubbleheads-'R'-us approach to women's talk shows. In a 2001 profile of Barbara Walters for Vanity Fair , James Wolcott called The View a "genius bit of television." The following year, Virginia Heffernan of Slate complimented the chemistry between Walters, Meredith Vieira, Star Jones, and Joy Behar, writing that
3900-405: The 2016 United States presidential election and has reincorporated it back into "Hot Topics" discussions since. During the 25th season, the series introduced weekly episodes that each feature a former co-host as a guest co-host, titled "Flashback Fridays". The View premiered with four co-hosts: Meredith Vieira as moderator, Star Jones, Debbie Matenopoulos, and Barbara Walters. Joy Behar, who
4030-585: The Amazon Prime Video series Anansi Boys . Starting in season 26, Navarro, who has been a weekly guest co-host since 2018, and political strategist Alyssa Farah Griffin joined the show permanently. With the additions, the panel comprises six co-hosts. During its first 17 seasons, The View was filmed in ABC Television Studio 23 in New York City. The original set for the first four seasons
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4160-594: The Associated Press , Entertainment Weekly , the Los Angeles Times , Slate , as well as The New York Times , which deemed it "the most important political TV show in America". Beginning in its tenth season, the series became subject to on-air controversies and media criticism involving its panel of co-hosts. It was transferred from the helm of ABC's entertainment division to that of ABC News in 2014 following
4290-567: The Lifetime Movie Network or "LMN" due to its frequent rebrands, was launched in 1998. In its early years, Lifetime occasionally broadcast coverage of women's professional sports . From its inaugural season in 1997 to 2000, Lifetime was one of three broadcasters of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), alongside NBC and ESPN . In 2000, Lifetime phased out its live broadcasts and replaced them with an original series documenting
4420-508: The Nielsen ranking system that favored "upscale" couples who shared a television set. By January 1995, Lifetime was the sixth most-highly rated subscription network by Nielsen. In 1996, TCI , one of the United States' largest subscription providers, announced that it would no longer carry Lifetime in certain markets to make room for the soon-to-be-launched Fox News Channel , in which TCI held
4550-626: The WNBA and the America's Cup , in which it sponsored the first women's crew team to compete. McCormick also strengthened the network's ties with women's organizations, such as the National Organization for Women , and began airing public service announcements about women's issues, such as breast cancer awareness. Meanwhile, the channel's original programming was aimed not just at women aged 24–44, but these women's spouses, who research showed watched
4680-552: The 23rd season, which premiered on September 3. In January 2020, Huntsman announced her departure to become a senior advisor to her father's 2020 Utah gubernatorial election campaign; she made her final appearance as co-host on January 17. Haines returned as a guest co-host beginning in March 2020 and permanently rejoined the panel for the 24th season. McCain gave birth to a daughter in September 2020 and returned in January 2021 after
4810-549: The 26th season averaged 2.375 million viewers and ranked No. 1 in total viewers among all daytime talk programs. It was the series' third consecutive year in the position. Since debuting in 1997, The View has garnered various awards and honors, among them are 30 Daytime Emmy Awards (as of 2017), which include Outstanding Talk Show , Outstanding Informative Talk Show , and Outstanding Talk Show Host for Walters, Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, and Sherri Shepherd, and three NAACP Image Awards . In addition,
4940-479: The 27th season finale on August 2, 2024, it was announced that season 28 would relocate from the ABC Broadcast Center to a new facility; Disney constructed a new New York facility in the Hudson Square neighborhood, to succeed the ABC Broadcast Center and Times Square Studios . The View season 28 premiered from the new facility's "Studio B", on September 3, 2024. In 2010, U.S. President Barack Obama appeared as
5070-552: The Abby Lee Dance Company (both on and off the show) have come forward about Miller's violent tactics, which include forcing students to leap whilst holding a 5-pound sack of potatoes, remarking "if you gain 5 pounds, you'll feel that heavy." Miller has also been accused of naming her students' bellies, posting their weights around the studio, pinching students until they bleed, and sending her underage students underwear and lingerie for Christmas. Several episodes featured controversial costume choices made by Miller. Due to heavy criticism,
5200-515: The Barre , which would recap an episode of Dance Moms each week. It was announced in April 2023 that Miller would be hosting a podcast titled Leave It On The Dance Floor . Each week, she and various guests would discuss information from behind the scenes of Dance Moms . In September 2023, Miller announced that she would be participating in a new reality competition series, in the vein of Big Brother , on
5330-597: The Brandon TV streaming app. Titled Mad House , it will feature young adult dancers. Hannah Colin from Season 8 of Dance Moms appeared on the first season. Cathy Nesbitt-Stein from Seasons 1-7 will appear on the second season. On November 1, 2023, Lifetime announced a reunion special titled Dance Moms: The Reunion , which premiered on May 1, 2024. The reunion features Brooke and Paige Hyland, Chloe Lukasiak, Kendall Vertes, Kalani Hilliker, and JoJo Siwa, as well as their respective mothers Kelly Hyland, Christi Lukasiak (who makes
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5460-525: The December 20 broadcast, which Love has done annually since 2015. On March 11, 2020, the series aired its first broadcast without a live studio audience since its debut due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On September 24, 2021, Hostin and Ana Navarro were removed from the show mid-broadcast due to testing positive for COVID-19 before a planned in-person interview with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris . The rest of
5590-620: The Lifetime channel into Southeast Asia. The channel began broadcasting on June 14, 2013, 6.00 p.m with Astro and StarHub TV being two of the first providers to carry Lifetime in Asia. In July, available in Hong Kong now TV channel 520. And since September 1, 2014, Lifetime Asia airs in the Philippines on Dream Satellite TV channel 18 and SkyCable . A+E Networks UK launched a version of Lifetime for
5720-523: The UK and Ireland in November 2013. The network was unsuccessful in the market, as Lifetime's program contractors instead distributed their programming on different networks, and it slowly lost rights over the years. The channel closed at 06:00 on March 1, 2021, after A+E Networks UK contracted with Discovery+ to carry Lifetime's original network-produced American programming in the UK and Ireland. Lifetime announced
5850-584: The United States, improving them in areas such as choreography, decor, and staffing. A single season of the show was produced. In July 2014, another spin-off titled Raising Asia starred Asia Monet Ray, a guest team member for several episodes of Season 3 of Dance Moms . The show followed Ray, her model mom, bodybuilder dad and younger sister Bella Blu, helping Asia to pursue her dreams of fame in show business. A British version of Dance Moms titled Dance Mums with Jennifer Ellison premiered on October 20, 2014, and ran for two seasons. Jennifer Ellison hosted
5980-516: The acting and music businesses. During the second half of season 7, several dancers and their mothers left the ALDC to form "The Irreplaceables." Miller left the show several episodes later, followed by the remaining ALDC dancers and mothers. In July 2018, Miller announced her return for season 8 of Dance Moms . Executive producer Bryan Stinson announced the show would be casting a whole new team, with final callbacks being in September 2018. On January 12,
6110-600: The adjacent ABC Broadcast Center, where it stayed until 2024. Beginning with season 28 in September 2024, production relocated to the ABC facility Studio B, also in New York City. Throughout its run, The View has had 24 permanent co-hosts of varying characteristics and ideologies, with the number of contracted permanent co-hosts ranging between four and eight women per season. The original panel comprised Walters, broadcast journalist Meredith Vieira , lawyer Star Jones , television host Debbie Matenopoulos , and comedian Joy Behar , while
6240-480: The biggest audience in its history at 6.2 million in viewers, becoming the week's most-watched program in daytime television. It was surpassed by the broadcast on July 29, 2010, which featured President Barack Obama's first appearance as a guest and garnered 6.6 million viewers. In 2013, the show averaged 3.1 million daily viewers, which outpaced rival talk show The Talk . It averaged 4.1 million viewers during Walters' final week in May 2014, with
6370-497: The celebration. On September 5, 2016, prior to the premiere of season 20, ABC aired a documentary entitled The View: 20 Years in the Making , which featured notable moments from the show and several personalities involved in its history, hosted by Behar. On November 8, Behar, Jedediah Bila, Candace Cameron Bure, Sara Haines, and Sunny Hostin hosted a primetime Election Night special of the show, which aired on Lifetime . On November 11,
6500-450: The charges, and entered a plea deal with the IRS. In May 2017, Miller was sentenced to one year and a day in prison (paroled after 8.5 months), followed by two years of supervised release. On June 2, 2020, Miller posted a black square to Instagram on Blackout Tuesday . This caused Adriana Smith, the mother of Dance Moms season 8 dancer Kamryn, to share on Instagram that she and her daughter left
6630-448: The choreography was done by Miller, her staff, and occasionally a guest choreographer. Various rival dance teams spurred the team's competitiveness. The show's success was often credited to the drama and conflict among Miller and the moms, along with the weekly dances and the close relationships among the girls as viewers watched them grow up and improve their skills. The show features Miller as an extremely strict dance team coach who, over
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#17328851547626760-432: The cooperation of Multi Channel Developers. Lifetime Turkey ceased operations on April 26, 2019. A localized version of Lifetime was launched on September 22, 2017, by A+E Networks Asia-Pacific and local company iHQ . Its programming primarily consists of Korean dramas, talk shows, and entertainment programs. Backstreet Rookie is the first Korean drama invested in by the channel. In 2019, A&E Television Networks
6890-467: The current lineup consists of Behar, entertainer Whoopi Goldberg , lawyer Sunny Hostin , television host Sara Haines , television personality Ana Navarro , and political strategist Alyssa Farah Griffin . In addition, the show often makes use of male and female guest panelists. The View has won Daytime Emmy Awards , including Outstanding Talk Show , Outstanding Informative Talk Show , and Outstanding Talk Show Host . The show has received praise from
7020-573: The decision showed that Fox "might have an agenda of its own that is anti-woman." TCI executives were surprised and angry about the public's reaction. TCI's vice president of programming was quoted in The New York Times as saying, "I resent the implication that they are the women's network. Other networks come in to us and say Lifetime is not telling the truth. Lifetime is a women's channel only in name and advertising. [...] It programs for ratings." TCI senior vice president Robert Thomson stated that
7150-423: The drain,' when it's like, that's why you are who you are." Nia Frazier stated publicly on her TikTok account why she didn't choose to appear in the episode. "The reason is quite simple. I just didn't want to do it. Some people think it was because I had sorority stuff. Nope, I didn't. Some people think it's because I'm in school. I am in school, but it wouldn't have been an issue. I just didn't want to do it. That's
7280-409: The end of 2023) also airing some outside-produced Lifetime programming. On July 2, 2015, Lifetime launched a streaming service branded as Lifetime Movie Club. The service offers over 2,000 titles, both originally-produced and acquired by Lifetime . The View (talk show) The View is an American talk show created by broadcast journalist Barbara Walters . Currently in its 28th season,
7410-476: The end of the 2010–11 season, although special feature episodes continued to air intermittently on Fox. Lifetime aired more than 40 new episodes of the program before cancelling it in 2013. On July 21, 2017, Lifetime simulcasted the premiere of Disney Channel 's original movie Descendants 2 ; marking the first time the channel premiered a program produced for a wholly-owned Disney subsidiary. In 2018, Lifetime premiered Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance ,
7540-467: The entire history of the show. It features interviews with various current and former View co-hosts. The book is set to be adapted into a television miniseries. A New York Times review, published ten days after the show premiered, describes what critic Caryn James thought was distinctive about the show: The idea of women talking to one another on daytime television is not exactly radical. The idea that those women should be smart and accomplished
7670-455: The environment was "extremely hostile". She told E! News via e-mail that Miller "tried to spin Camryn as being the poor one and there on scholarship. She would say the most terrible things on camera. It was a traumatic experience that I wish on no one." Miller has since deleted her Black Lives Matter post and on June 4, 2020, she issued an apology to "Kamryn, Adriana, and anyone else I've hurt." It
7800-491: The episode featuring a farewell to Walters on May 16 garnering 5.2 million viewers and ranking as the show's fourth most-watched broadcast. The season 18 premiere in September 2014 drew the show's second largest season premiere audience to date of 3.902 million viewers. The ratings declined following the premiere, with those in the demographic of women 25–54 "pacing downward for the fourth straight season" and being 30 percent lower from five years prior. The ratings in
7930-441: The episode saw Behar and Haines answering audience questions and Harris appearing from a separate room in the studio building via a video stream during the last ten minutes. Hostin and Navarro returned the following week and said further testing indicated the two had received false positive results. On June 2, 2022, the show aired a taped segment of Behar, Matenopoulos, Jones, and Vieira reuniting to reminisce at Essex Hall, where
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#17328851547628060-411: The episode. The episode is not included on the season's DVD and is not available on any streaming services. Kelly Hyland was arrested in early January 2014 on charges of assaulting Miller during a dispute backstage at a dance competition held in New York City during filming for the show's fourth season in November 2013. Hyland appeared in court with Miller on January 21, 2014, and pleaded "not guilty". On
8190-542: The fascination with the co-hosts as what sets the show apart from other entertainment and news programs and noted that it "remains one of the few places on TV where audiences can watch authentic human drama." Lorraine Ali of the Los Angeles Times praised the series for being "one of the few places left on TV where liberal, conservative and moderate voices pose questions that real folks might ask" and generating "raw moments that are as authentic as they are viral." In July 2021, Variety columnist Daniel D'Addario found that
8320-653: The final three seasons of the Blair Brown –starring dramedy The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd from NBC after the network canceled it. The network also showed movies from the portfolios of its owners, Hearst, ABC, and Viacom. In 1991, reporter Joshua Hammer stated, "Considered one of cable TV's backwaters, [...] Lifetime network was replete with annoying gabfests for housewives and recycled, long-forgotten network television series, such as Partners in Crime and MacGruder and Loud . [...] Under Fili's direction, Lifetime has gone
8450-423: The first episode of The View , which originally aired on the same date 20 years prior. On November 7, 2019, the series celebrated the airing of its 5,000th episode, with Bill Geddie, businessman Donald Trump Jr. , and television personality Kimberly Guilfoyle appearing as guests. The following month, singer Darlene Love performed her song " Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) " alongside singer Jason Derulo on
8580-436: The first three years of her tenure, she changed 60 percent of Lifetime's programming, by her own estimate. In addition to overhauling Lifetime's signature talk show, Attitudes , by hiring a new producer and refocusing it on current women's issues, Fili acquired the rights to syndicated network hits like Moonlighting and L.A. Law . She also oversaw the production of the first Lifetime movies ever made, along with carrying
8710-430: The following month and made their final appearances on August 11. After making guest appearances during the previous season, actress Rosie Perez as well as former White House Communications Director Nicolle Wallace permanently joined the series in its 18th season, establishing Perez as the series' first Latina co-host; the two debuted as co-hosts alongside O'Donnell, who permanently returned, and Goldberg during
8840-477: The following month, comedian Michelle Collins , who had also frequently guest co-hosted, was announced as a permanent addition for the following season. Perez and Wallace exited at the conclusion of the 18th season in August. The 19th season saw the return of Behar as well as the addition of actress Candace Cameron Bure and broadcast journalist Paula Faris as co-hosts alongside Goldberg, Raven-Symoné, and Collins,
8970-430: The highest quality entertainment and information programming, and advocating a wide range of issues affecting women and their families." In the past, Lifetime used to air several game shows in daytime and early evenings, including Supermarket Sweep , Shop 'til You Drop , Rodeo Drive , Born Lucky , and Debt . Lifetime also produced one original game show ( Who Knows You Best? , starring Gina St. John), with
9100-415: The home audience under the branding of View Your Deal . Every broadcast concludes with the closing remarks: "Have a great day, everyone, and take a little time to enjoy the view." The 12th season of The View heavily focused on the events surrounding the 2008 United States presidential election and featured politicians John McCain , Hillary Clinton , and Barack Obama as guests. Its 13th season saw
9230-437: The introduction of male guest moderators; among them were television personality Tom Bergeron , actor D. L. Hughley , journalist Bryant Gumbel , and television host Joe Scarborough . Male personalities have since begun serving as guest co-hosts more frequently, specifically on Fridays, dubbed "Guy Day Friday". In 2013, the show was speculated to be "trying to become less political." It began refocusing on politics leading to
9360-504: The lattermost of whom departed in June 2016. The following season began with eight rotating co-hosts: Behar, Goldberg, Raven-Symoné, Bure, Faris, television host Sara Haines , lawyer Sunny Hostin , and television personality Jedediah Bila . Additionally, Behar began moderating on Fridays in Goldberg's place. On October 27, Raven-Symoné announced her exit from the series to star in a spin-off of
9490-712: The launch of a Latin American version of the network, which launched on July 1, 2014, in association with Sony Pictures Television Latin America . It supplanted the now-defunct Sony Spin channel (formerly known as Locomotion from 1996 to 2005 and Animax from 2005 to 2011) on the Amazonas satellite serving South America. Lifetime Latin America is currently distributed by Ole Distribution , currently based in Bogotá , Colombia, under license from A+E Networks Latin America and Sony Pictures Television Latin America . In Brazil , its programming
9620-528: The lives of WNBA players. The network stated that it wanted to focus on "stories" rather than event coverage; the program package would move to ESPN2 . As part of an arrangement with Raycom Sports , the network also broadcast the LPGA 's Tournament of Champions in 1998. In February 2017, A&E Networks acquired an equity stake in the National Women's Soccer League , and announced that Lifetime would broadcast
9750-481: The main Lifetime network, and formerly imported series with rights held by Lifetime but no carriage due to the main network's current format. LRW also features no original series or films, deferring from Lifetime and LMN , though it did burn off the 2011 Lifetime reality series Love Handles: Couples in Crisis , which only aired twice on the main network. DirecTV carried the network until July 2007. Orby TV also carried
9880-513: The most versatile dancer of the group. The series premiered on October 9, 2012, and ran for two seasons. Ray, Siwa, and Hilliker made their debuts on the show before joining the ALDC Elite Team on Dance Moms . The winner of season 1 of AUDC is Brianna and the winner of season 2 is McKaylee True. On June 24, 2014, another sister program premiered, titled Abby's Studio Rescue . The series followed Miller as she assisted various dance studios across
10010-538: The network for the last year of that service's existence. Overall carriage has declined as providers choose instead to carry high definition networks rather than standard definition-only channels such as LRW without original programming, and Lifetime itself promoting on-demand access to past series. Its programming has further been thinned out with the launch of Defy TV , a Scripps -owned digital broadcast network which draws from Lifetime's program archive for its own schedule, with Tegna 's own network Twist (wound down at
10140-404: The network in the evenings with their wives. This was done by making the male characters in Lifetime's original programming – such as the film series Spencer for Hire – more appealing to men by making them more masculine. These roles were more stereotypical than previous Lifetime movies, which usually featured women protagonists on their own. This helped Lifetime take advantage of a known bias in
10270-511: The new network was formed with equal representation from Hearst, ABC, and Viacom, and the board elected Thomas Burchill as the new network's first CEO. It was not an initial success, reportedly losing $ 36 million in its first two years of operation, and did not become profitable until 1986. The channel suffered from low viewership, with a poll reportedly finding that some TV viewers erroneously believed it carried religious content. In 1985, Lifetime started branding itself as "Talk Television", with
10400-472: The number of homes that would lose Lifetime to approximately 300,000. Still, women's groups and politicians rallied behind Lifetime. Colorado representative Patricia Schroeder called TCI's decision a "power play" between TCI chief executive John Malone and Fox executive Rupert Murdoch , and said, "Women kind of feel like they're being rolled over so that the guys who run these companies can make more money." Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank said that
10530-828: The nursing profession, including the hashtag #NursesUnite. Two days later, Collins and Behar addressed the controversy on air. Consequently, pharmaceutical corporation Johnson & Johnson and egg company Eggland's Best pulled their sponsorships from the series, later followed by food company McCormick & Company , laundry brand Snuggle , and party store chain Party City . On February 13, 2018, while analyzing television personality Omarosa 's comments in regards to U.S. Vice President Mike Pence 's religiosity, Behar stated: "It's one thing to talk to Jesus, it's another thing when Jesus talks to you. That's called mental illness, if I'm not correct, hearing voices." Content analysis organization Media Research Center subsequently launched
10660-405: The original auditions for co-hosts took place. On January 3, 2023, the show aired a tribute special for Walters following her death on December 30, 2022. Former co-hosts Matenopoulos, Shepherd, and Ling appeared live on the show with former co-hosts Jones and Hasselbeck appearing virtually and Vieira calling into the show. The series aired its 6,000th episode in July 2024. The show's tenth season
10790-411: The original team members and their mothers did not show up to filming in an attempt to get Kelly Hyland and her daughters to come back to the team. Abby brought in four new dancers to create a small group, but this group disbanded in the next episode when the original team returned. Mini Team In Season 6, Abby created a Mini team, consisting of all new dancers between the ages of 6 and 10, hoping that
10920-503: The pent-up frustrations, pleasures, and hostilities its audience has toward pop and political culture." Despite being credited for helping the show achieve higher ratings, Rosie O'Donnell received criticism from "viewers and interest groups" that disagreed with her viewpoints. The Atlantic ' s Kevin O'Keefe deemed O'Donnell's hiring as moderator "somewhat curious" due to her being "such an outspoken individual". Conversely, Helena Andrews of Politico praised O'Donnell for making
11050-402: The premiere of the reunion special, she is hosting her own show, titled Dance Moms: Epic Showdowns . Lifetime (TV network) As of November 2023, Lifetime has garnered nominations for 63 Emmy Awards , 8 Golden Globe Awards and 20 Critics' Choice Movie Awards . There were two television channels that preceded Lifetime in its current incarnation. Daytime , originally called BETA ,
11180-528: The reaction was "laughably out of scale," based on the fact that less than 10 percent of Lifetime's audience would be affected. TCI executives chalked the politicians' reactions up to lobbying by Lifetime (it being an election year), and suggested to the Times that in retaliation, Disney, one of Lifetime's parent companies, might have trouble launching a new network on TCI. In 1997, it was reported that Lifetime had 67.7 million subscribers. On August 27, 2009, Lifetime
11310-404: The rights to the existing 26 episodes of The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd from its original broadcaster NBC , and produced 39 additional episodes of the series. Lifetime did not renew the show reportedly because of low ratings and the high cost to produce the program. In late 2011, the network began to air new episodes of America's Most Wanted , a program canceled in series form by Fox at
11440-554: The same demographic in January 2015 were down nine percent from the year prior. Season 19 averaged 2.757 million viewers per episode. The show averaged 2.94 million viewers during the first week of November 2016. Its viewership during season 20 had been up five percent from the previous season by April 2017. The 21st season attained the show's highest ratings since Walters' retirement, averaging 2.9 million viewers per episode. Its 5,000th episode, which aired in November 2019, garnered 3.021 million viewers. The series
11570-414: The same time being prepared by Abby Lee Miller to be "professional, employable working dancers." The series depicted the doting mothers as rivals of each other on behalf of their daughters, often arguing with Miller and each other, and sometimes closing ranks against rival teams. Dance performances were creatively conceptualized by Miller and her dance instructors, with input from the show's producers, while
11700-434: The season 2 episode "Topless Showgirls", which aired on March 6, 2012, has been removed from rotation. The episode features the young dancers performing a burlesque-style routine and wearing sequined, flesh-toned bra tops and tights in an effort to make them appear nude. Miller defends her costume choice saying, "Everyone in the industry knows the girls are completely covered and everything's harmless." Lifetime confirmed pulling
11830-574: The season premiere on September 15, 2014, the series unveiled its new studio featuring a coffee table-style desk with low-arm chairs, a large video wall, in-the-round audience seating, and an on-camera social media station. Subsequent tweaks included a glass desk and high stools at center stage, as well as color adjustments in backgrounds and graphics. In October 2014, ABC announced that responsibilities for production oversight on The View would shift from ABC's daytime entertainment division to Lincoln Square Productions , an ABC News subsidiary, where
11960-494: The season premiere on September 15, 2014. Perez took a hiatus at the end of the year to rehearse for her role in the play Fish in the Dark and returned on February 3, 2015. That same month, representatives for O'Donnell confirmed that she would once again exit the panel due to "personal reasons"; her final appearance aired on February 12. Actress Raven-Symoné joined the series full-time in June after frequently guest co-hosting, and
12090-493: The season premiere on September 4. Actress Sherri Shepherd joined as a permanent co-host beginning September 10. Hasselbeck went on maternity leave from October 2007 to January 2008 and again from August to October 2009, with rotating guest co-hosts filling in during the latter. In August 2009, Walters, Behar, Hasselbeck, Goldberg, and Shepherd won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host . Walters took
12220-604: The season's penultimate broadcast on August 2. Broadcast journalist Abby Huntsman joined the panel in season 22, making her debut during the season premiere on September 4, 2018. Following an absence due to the death of her father , McCain returned on October 8. Television personality Ana Navarro joined the show as a weekly guest co-host the following month. Goldberg began a hiatus from co-hosting on February 7, 2019, due to pneumonia and sepsis, and returned on March 14. Huntsman took maternity leave beginning in May. Behar, Goldberg, Hostin, McCain, and Huntsman all returned for
12350-405: The second half of Season 4, Abby created a Select Ensemble team, featuring dancers that she selected from 3 separate auditions. The purpose of the team was to have one dancer go up against each original team member as well as a competing group dance. The Select Ensemble team disbanded in the Season 4 finale after the original team beat them at nationals. "The Replacements" In Season 3 Episode 2,
12480-660: The series National Geographic Explorer . Former Survivor: The Australian Outback castaway Elisabeth Hasselbeck replaced Ling beginning November 24, 2003, after Hasselbeck, television personality Rachel Campos-Duffy , and actress Erin Hershey Presley each received a week-long on-air tryout. In April 2006, Vieira announced that she was leaving the show to become co-anchor of the NBC morning program Today ; her final episode aired on June 9. That same month, Jones announced her departure on air but stated that she would remain on
12610-694: The series aired a "Flashback Friday" episode, which featured the original panel of co-hosts comprising Behar, Jones, Meredith Vieira, and Debbie Matenopoulos as well as a Veteran's Day tribute. In March 2017, the show had its first remote broadcast from Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida . Five episodes were filmed in front of the Tree of Life at Disney's Animal Kingdom , featuring pre-recorded segments with Behar, Bila, Haines, Hostin, Paula Faris, and Whoopi Goldberg exploring Epcot , Magic Kingdom , and Disney's Hollywood Studios . Film director James Cameron came on as
12740-454: The series began airing without a live studio audience as a precaution in light of the COVID-19 pandemic . Carter departed that same month to become the showrunner of the daytime talk show Tamron Hall . During the pandemic, the co-hosts broadcast from different locations, with Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Sunny Hostin, Meghan McCain, and Ana Navarro filming remotely, while Sara Haines remained in
12870-570: The series two days later, three weeks earlier than scheduled. She later attributed her early exit to the use of a split screen during the confrontation. During a discussion about the 89th Miss America pageant on September 14, 2015, Michelle Collins called contestant Kelley Johnson 's monologue about her occupation as a registered nurse "hilarious", stating that Johnson "read her emails out loud", while Behar referenced Johnson's attire and questioned why she had on "a doctor's stethoscope". The remarks resulted in an immediate social media backlash from
13000-491: The series was "gaining a reputation as one of the riskier gigs for on-air talent." In 2017, David Bauder of the Associated Press attributed the series' resurgence in viewership to its political discussions. HuffPost ' s David Hinckley opined that The View has been successful in implementing its original premise and maintaining "a balance in areas like ethnicity and ideology" in regards to its co-hosts. Writing for The New York Times in May 2019, Amanda FitzSimons cited
13130-433: The series, relied more and more on criticism—sometimes personal—to motivate the girls, with an emphasis on hard work and competition against teammates. Every week on the show, Miller used a pyramid of individual headshots and gave feedback to each girl about her ranking, which was decided by, the previous week's performance, attitude, effort, the behavior of the girl herself, and the behavior of her mother. Miller had never used
13260-593: The series, set at her Liverpool dance school, Jelli Studios. Dance Mums was produced by Shiver Productions . In 2016, it was reported that Ellen DeGeneres was developing a film based on Dance Moms . In 2018, the Irreplaceables (excluding the Bridges and Fraziers) embarked on The Irreplaceables Tour . The tour included dances, meet and greets, and fan Q&As. In April 2020, it was announced that another spin-off Abby's Virtual Dance-Off would be set to debut during
13390-432: The show "actually watchable—something no longer relegated to the ether of TiVo or sneaked through head phones at work when we should be watching CNN ." In 2014, Michael Schulman of The New Yorker highlighted O'Donnell's first tenure, elaborating that she "pushed the limits of what cheery daytime chatter could sustain, and The View became more heated and more interesting as a result." Jenny McCarthy's appointment as
13520-522: The show after its original televised broadcast. In September 2021, the series launched a companion podcast titled Behind the Table , which features conversations between former and current co-hosts. ABC began releasing episodes of Behind the Table daily in September 2023. In April 2019, Thomas Dunne Books published a non-fiction book entitled Ladies Who Punch by journalist Ramin Setoodeh, which chronicles
13650-424: The show became known for constant changes in its lineup of co-hosts, including the brief tenures of O'Donnell, McCarthy, Rosie Perez, Nicolle Wallace, and Michelle Collins. In July 2015, Daniel D'Addario of Time suggested that it was time for ABC to end The View , citing the show's inability to sustain a consistent panel as a factor. The following year, Deadline Hollywood ' s Lisa de Moraes wrote that
13780-561: The show because of their experience with Miller. "A statement from her that sticks in my mind to this day during my time on DMS8 is 'I know you grew up in the HOOD with only a box of 8 crayons, but I grew up in the Country Club with a box of 64—don't be stupid,'" Smith wrote on Instagram. The following day on June 3, 2020, another Dance Moms mother, Camille Bridges, accused Miller of treating her daughter Camryn differently because of her race and that
13910-431: The show had lost its "crackling electricity" and that the co-hosts had "veered into a place that wasn't even good TV" due to the limitations of taping remotely in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tenth season of The View averaged 3.5 million viewers per episode, with the season premiere being the series' most watched at 4.4 million viewers. In November 2008, the show's post-election day telecast garnered
14040-483: The show has aired on ABC as part of the network's daytime programming block since August 11, 1997. It features a multi-generational panel of women, who discuss the day's "Hot Topics", such as sociopolitical and entertainment news. In addition to the conversation segments, the panel also conducts interviews with prominent figures, such as celebrities and politicians. Production of the show was held in ABC Television Studio 23 in New York City until 2014, when it relocated to
14170-478: The show on air. Television personality Meghan McCain subsequently joined the show after leaving her position at Fox News, debuting as co-host on October 9. After giving birth to a daughter in December 2017, Haines returned from maternity leave in March 2018. Faris departed in July. In the same month, Haines announced on air that she would be exiting to co-host ABC's new third hour of its morning program Good Morning America ; she made her final appearance during
14300-401: The show through July. Despite this, Walters stated the following day that Jones would no longer appear, publicly claiming feeling "betrayed" by Jones for unexpectedly making the announcement two days ahead of schedule. She also said ABC executives had decided not to renew Jones' contract due to diminished approval for Jones through their market research. Jones later claimed the decision to leave
14430-690: The show was primarily filmed at the Abby Lee Dance Company (ALDC) studios. The show followed the girls on the ALDC Junior Elite Competition Team as they learn their dances and then compete at dance competitions all across the country. Primarily set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and later in Los Angeles, California, Dance Moms originally followed the Abby Lee Dance Company's Junior Elite Competition Team of dancers ages six to thirteen as they traveled week after week to various dance competitions, winning awards and preparing for nationals, while at
14560-408: The show will be grouped under the division's non-fiction programming umbrella. The move allowed the show to leverage ABC News' resources toward news-related segments. In August 2015, former late-night talk show Late Show with David Letterman producer Brian Teta joined the show as co-executive producer. Later in the month, executive producer Wolff departed the show. In February 2016, along with
14690-414: The show's 20th season renewal, Candi Carter was promoted to executive producer after serving as interim showrunner for season 19, becoming the first African-American executive producer in the show's history. During the 20th-season premiere on September 6, 2016, the show debuted an updated set design with muted colors, retooled opening titles with footage of the co-hosts in a loft-like space, as well as
14820-476: The sitcom That's So Raven . On December 8, Bure announced that she was leaving the program, citing the commute between coasts and her commitments to other television projects as reasons; her final episode as co-host aired the following day. While Goldberg initially considered leaving after season 20, she remained as moderator for season 21, with Behar, Faris, Haines, Hostin, and Bila all returning as co-hosts. On September 18, 2017, Bila announced her exit from
14950-404: The studio, where Teta also still produced. McLoughlin exited in February 2021. For the series' 25th season, which began in September 2021, the co-hosts returned to filming in front of a live studio audience for the first time since March 2020. The show also presented a new theme song entitled "For My Girls", written by Warren and performed by Brandy Norwood and Nicole Scherzinger . During
15080-573: The summer of 2020. The 12-episode show would consist of taped submissions from dance contestants, with Miller judging via video conference, in keeping with social distancing practiced during the coronavirus pandemic . However, Lifetime pulled the show on June 5, 2020, as well as cut all ties with Miller, after former cast members Camille Bridges and Adriana Smith accused Miller of using racist and condescending language towards their daughters during previous seasons of Dance Moms . In June 2022, Kelly Hyland and Christi Lukasiak announced their podcast Back to
15210-561: The topics of the day, mixing humor with intelligent debate." The show begins with a segment that features the panel engaging in a discussion pertaining to subjects ranging from politics to social issues as well as pop culture, commonly referred to as "Hot Topics". Every episode features multiple "Hot Topics" segments, which take up to most–if not all–of the day's show. The discussions are frequently followed by interviews with guests. The show also periodically conducts audience giveaways, which often accompanies deal-of-the-day presentations for
15340-405: The women "have eased completely into the stock sensibility of middle-aged talk shows, embracing the imperatives that one be healthy, careful, temperate, charitable, and moderately cutesy while at the same time skeptical, ribald, and world-weary." Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly praised the show in 2007, writing that it "does for daytime what The Daily Show does for nighttime: It reflects
15470-436: The world" other than her anti-vaccination stance. The New Yorker ' s Michael Specter asserted that ABC executives "should be ashamed of themselves for offering McCarthy a regular platform on which she can peddle denialism and fear to the parents of young children who may have legitimate questions about vaccine safety" and that her hiring was a "strike against reason and progress and hope." Following Walters' retirement,
15600-457: Was a leftover set from canceled soap opera The City . The panelists conduct discussions around a table or on a sofa and wear IFB earpieces through which producers communicate with them. Bill Geddie , Barbara Walters' longtime producing partner, and Mark Gentile respectively served as showrunner and director for 17 years. Walters remained an executive producer until her death. The View ' s 18th season brought significant changes in
15730-577: Was acquired by A&E Networks ; the company was already owned by Lifetime's shareholders Hearst and Disney, but with additional shares owned by NBC Universal . NBCUniversal divested its stake in A&;E Networks in 2012, once again leaving the network as a Disney/Hearst joint venture. Lifetime, best known for its “women in peril” original movies Lifetime's original content is currently composed of made-for-TV films and reality series, such as Dance Moms . The network states that it "is committed to offering
15860-724: Was announced that on June 5, 2020, Lifetime decided to sever ties with Miller as a result of the allegations of the racist remarks she made. The network canceled the Abby's Virtual Dance-Off competition reality series announced in April. A spin-off series, Dance Moms: Miami , set in Miami , Florida, at Victor Smalley and Angel Armas' Stars Dance Studio, premiered on April 3, 2012, but was cancelled in September 2012. A sister program titled Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition followed Miller and other dance professionals judging twelve young dancers aged 6–13 years on different styles of dance, hoping to find
15990-416: Was announced to be filling in as the fourth co-host when Walters was unavailable, soon became a full-time co-host. The five women were the first group that auditioned for the panel, with Behar describing them as having immediately clicked. Following Matenopoulos's firing in December 1998, broadcast journalist Lisa Ling was brought on as a new co-host in 1999. Ling departed the show in December 2002 to host
16120-486: Was embroiled in controversies, such as O'Donnell "speaking in mock Chinese" as well as her public feud with businessman and later U.S. president Donald Trump . On May 17, 2007, O'Donnell sparked accusations of "equating American soldiers with terrorists" in relation to the Iraq War by asking, "655,000 Iraqi civilians are dead. Who are the terrorists?" Following frequent debates involving O'Donnell and Elisabeth Hasselbeck,
16250-493: Was indeed departing to join the Fox News morning program Fox & Friends and that it was her last day on the show. Behar's final episode, a This Is Your Life -style tribute to her, aired on August 9. Actress Jenny McCarthy became a co-host the following season and debuted on its premiere broadcast on September 9. Walters made her final appearance as co-host on May 16, 2014. Shepherd and McCarthy announced their departures
16380-407: Was launched in August 2001, mainly as a response to Lifetime's challenges from the then-launching WE tv and Oxygen networks for the women's network market. LRW is available in over 10 million homes via some cable providers, Verizon FiOS , and AT&T U-verse . The network has a mixture of comedies , dramas, how-to, game shows and reality programming that had once aired or is currently airing on
16510-533: Was launched in March 1982 by Hearst-ABC Video Services . The cable service operated four hours per day on weekdays. The service was focused on alternative women's programming. The following year, the Cable Health Network was launched as a full-time channel in June 1982 with a range of health-related programming. Lifetime was established on February 1, 1984, as the result of a merger of Hearst/ABC's Daytime and Viacom 's Cable Health Network. A board for
16640-783: Was not hers and that producers informed her that they would not be renewing her contract in April. During the 33rd Daytime Emmy Awards in April 2006, it was announced that entertainer Rosie O'Donnell would be co-hosting the show for its tenth season; she made her debut as the new moderator on September 5. In April 2007, O'Donnell announced she would be leaving the show when her contract expires due to failed renewal negotiations. The following month, ABC stated that O'Donnell had asked to be let out of her contract three weeks before its expiration and that she had been granted permission to depart immediately. In August 2007, Walters announced that entertainer Whoopi Goldberg would be replacing O'Donnell as moderator for season 11. Goldberg debuted during
16770-411: Was one of the top five daytime talk shows in the U.S., with an average of 2.5 million daily viewers, as of January 2020. During the November 2020 sweeps period , it averaged 3.048 million viewers. The View was the daytime talk or news program to obtain the highest number of total viewers during its 24th season, averaging 2.743 million viewers. As part of the 2022–2023 television season,
16900-517: Was scheduled to launch a version of Lifetime for the Middle East & Northern Africa region. A&E Television Networks launched a version of Lifetime Movie Network for Australia on September 1, 2020, as a joint venture with the Foxtel network. LRW , or Lifetime Real Women , is an American pay television channel which is intended as a complementary service to the main Lifetime network. It
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