El Rey Network (Canadian TV channel)

El Rey Network is a Canadian English language specialty channel that specializes in grindhouse and cult classic content, based off. The network is wholly owned by subsidiary  under a brand licensing agreement with  and FactoryMade Ventures.

Showcase Classic (2005-2010)
In 2003, Alliance Atlantis (via the Showcase Television subsidiary) was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television channel called Drive-In Television, described as "a national English-language Category 2 specialty television service devoted to all-time classics. Programming will include classic films & TV shows from Canada and abroad, as well as other types of programming such as discussion shows on classic TV & film."

On January 15, 2005, the channel was launched as Showcase Classic, a spin-off of Showcase. Programming consisted of primarily TV shows and films from the 1950s-90s.

The Cult (2010-2018)
On January 18, 2008, a joint venture between Canwest and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners known as CW Media, acquired control of Showcase Classic through its purchase of Alliance Atlantis' broadcasting assets, which were placed in a trust in August 2007. The channel was relaunched as The Cult on March 5, 2010, dedicated to cult classic TV shows & films. On October 27, 2010, ownership changed once again as Shaw Communications gained control of The Cult as a result of its acquisition of Canwest and Goldman Sachs' interest in CW Media.

El Rey Network Canada (2018-present)
On March 20, 2018, it was announced in a press conference at in Toronto that The Cult would be replaced by a Canadian version of the U.S..

The channel relaunched as El Rey on March 30, 2018. The final program on The Cult was an airing of Alf, the first program on El Rey Canada was Stargate SG-1.

On May 7, 2019, El Rey Canada premiered it's first original series, Eurodance Central, a show dedicated to 90s Eurodance and trance music with a particular focus on the Toronto and Montreal Eurodance scenes. The series began airing on the U.S. El Rey Network in August 2020, but it's U.S. run was cut short by the U.S. El Rey Network's December 31 shutdown.

Despite the American network shutting down on December 31, 2020, the Canadian version remains branded under the El Rey name due to contractual obligations.

Original programming

 * Eurodance Central

Programming from the El Rey Network

 * The Chuey Martinez Show
 * The Director's Chair with Robert Rodriguez
 * El Rey Nation
 * Lucha Underground
 * Man at Arms: Art of War

Acquired programming

 * The A-Team
 * ALF
 * Being Human
 * Biker Mice from Mars
 * Cold Squad
 * Di-Gata Defenders
 * Due South
 * Freddy's Nightmares
 * The Hilarious House of Frightenstein
 * It's the Paul Taylor Program!
 * Jacob Two-Two
 * Knight Rider
 * Miami Vice
 * Quantum Leap
 * The Raccoons
 * The Red Green Show
 * Stargate Atlantis
 * Stargate SG-1
 * T. and T.
 * Trailer Park Boys
 * Xena: Warrior Princess