American System Network (ASN) (also known as American System Broadcasting in some occasions ) is an American commercial television network that is the main channel of Entertainment Holdings giving Sports, News, Movies and Series, being competitor of UWN and RKO.
Its facilities and offices are located in ASN California (Los Angeles, California), ASN National Studio (New York, NY), ASN Bay Area Studio (San Francisco, California), ASN Mundo Discovery (Dallas/Ft.Worth, Texas) and ASN Home Studios (Anchorage, Alaska).
ASN was founded on February 2, 1953 and is the fifth youngest of the major American "Big Six". Is also known as America Star Network due to having many stars spent on the channel. The network has 22 owned-and-operated stations, 232 affiliates throught the United States and international channels in Asia, Spain, Mexico (under TMXB), Latin America (excluding Mexico, under ASN LA), Europe (ASN Europe), United Kingdom and Ireland (Under Nine).
In 2022 it was the fifth most viewed network in the USA
History[]
In 1935 the brothers Alan and William were born but in the 1940s their father wanted to make a chain called States Broadcasting Television but in 1942 when the chain could not stand by WW2, after that the chain could not stand.
In 1953, after competition from ABC, CBS, NBC, RKO and UWN, the brothers wanted to fulfill their father's dream. After that, with the help of their friends and some CBS workers, they created a TV network
On February 2, 1953, the television network began broadcasting at 6:00 a.m. with the Indian head, at 9:00 a.m. it began with a commercial for Chevrolet
It was black and white and the first series was ASN News and then it was Happy Day. In 1954, in New York, the house of the brothers, which was the garage, was moved to the ASN Studio Original studios. By 1957 he was considered a big four (now Big Six); During the 60s and 70s, ASN created a national hegemony for series such as Malon, Happy Day, Super Hero, etc. It ended in the 80s when ASN launched a UK series.
During the 1950s and 1960s, when rival networks NBC and CBS were ready to broadcast in color, ASN was approved by the Federal Communications Group (FCC) and RCA to transition to full-color transmission, by August ASN was ready. ready and for August 18 ASN Broadcast in full color with the series The Mans. By 1972, U.S. motor company General Motors adquired ASN for the sum of $123 million USD, after that the network series as The Motor Show, Chevrolet Variety Parade, etc. In 1980, GM sold the ASN Network to American Entertainment Group for $184 Million USD, until the Entertainment Group declared bankruptcy.
From 1990 to 2010 ASN gained The FIFA World Cup but lost the rights. by 1995 he launched one of the most important award galas called ASN Show Awards. by August 18, 2000 ASN broadcasted its content in HD, in 2009 the network changed its format to 16: 9, and later for 2022, the network upgraded its content in 4K. In 2012, Fuffy Sur-based Grupo Mundo Inc bought ASN Media for the sum of $134 million USD, being one of the most important purchases in the USA. In 2016, The network launched 2 most important series gaining good reviews and winning awards called The American Deads and The Massacre.
By 2016 Discovery Inc. bought Fuffy Sur-based Grupo Mundo (Entertainment Holdings' parent company) Inc for the sum of $200 million USD being one of the largest purchases. After 13 long years, ASN changed its logo to a simplified one. This came out for the first time in Asia At 5:00 AM (HKT), while the U.S.channel changed its branding to a new one after the broadcast of American Deads, the logo was made of many jokes and a little hate for changing the logo because the previous one had already gotten used to it but many liked it.
On demand services were also relaunched such as ASN On demand and ASN on Hulu, and later in 2022 ASN launched 3 streaming services one of those is ASN +. On March 2022 ASN did a rebrand in conjunction with Trollbäck + Company, giving a fresh new image similar to 2009 but with new lyrics etc. The rebrand arrived on March 12, it was also applied in Sports, News and MSNASN, The seasons were also relaunched.
By 2022 Discovery Inc bought WarnerMedia (formerly TimeWarner) after that The CW and ASN They entered into a partnership, and Cartoon Network series were introduced into ASN's childen's block , but the Nickelodeon series are still there due to the agreement that lasts until 2025. The slogan "Your Channel is ASN" lasted 1 year due to the change to We Love TV. The screen format would only be available at 16:9 (on SD, HD and UHD resolutions).
The logo has an animation with the the "Circle Star" and the font is a custom one, while on air, in advertising and secondary logos it uses Nunito Sans.
ASN (U.S.), The UP (Fuffy North) and Flash (Fuffy Middle) launched a service in 2023 to replace ASN+ called Eair.
On march 21, 2021, on the ASN's 70th Anniversary meeting, the network's new logo was confirmed since many said that ASN Stars Type resembled Dragon Ball which is somewhat ironic since ASN never gave Anime. One Day Later the logo is shown that was a combination of 2004, 2022 And 1978. The name of American System Network used in the idents also returned.
Secondary channels such as as ASN 2 (U.S.) now ASN Two (UK and Ireland) opted to use the previous "2 Numeral" used on BBC Two; while the promos were inspired by Bravo's chat. ASN Life and ASN Choice rebranded as Life Women, ASN Three and S Max
ASN Also relanuched ASN News and ASN Sports also NFL, MLS, NBA, MLB etc. They were with a look similar to CBS Sports; while during the Oscars ASN After a year, ASN changed the logo to a new simplified one.
The Logo was made by Nolu Designer in collaboration with Trollbäck & Company, Antfood, Superunion and Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv.
ASN News (MSNASN) and ASN Sports rebranded, while ASR (ASN's radio station) was launched); ASN's social platforms as Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook were rebranded.
At the same time a new slogan was made called The New Channel, said slogan means that is a new era for the channel. the ASN U.S. TV stations were also rebranded. A remaster of the 1972 asn sound was also made which used an ident and on NFL On ASN.
International channels such as ASN Latin America (Excluding Mexico due to the availability of TMXB), Europe and Canada confirmed that it would arrive on March 14. The ASN Series Production label new logo was included on the series. At the same time ASNSPS got a new logo, while ASN On Demand and On Hulu have renewed their image. ASN Morning News replaced return to America's Morning Cafe; in the rebrand a song from Maps from Maroon 5 was used
Programming[]
Current programming[]
Movie programming[]
- ASN Family
- ASN Movies
- ASN Saturday Movies
- ASN Rainbow Movies
- ASN Original Movies
Comedy shows[]
- Parody TV (Original Series)
- Friends
- Aliens in America
- Hot in Cleveland
- What I Like About You
- In the Dark
- Mr. Bean
- The Stupid News (Original Series)
- Comedy on ASN (Original Series)
- Shorts Series (Original Series)
- See Dad Run
- El Chavo (Chavo: A Topsy Turvy Neighborhood)
- El Chapulín Colorado (Chapulin: Hero with Heart)
- B Positive
- 100 Questions
- 100 Things To Do Before High School
- 30 Rock
- ALF
- The Man Family (Original Series)
- Crackovia
- Crackovia America
- Crackovia MLS (Original Series)
- ASD: Asshole Shit Destroyers (Original Series)
- Adventures of Justin Secundary (Original series)
Dramas/Soap operas[]
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Law & Order
- Guerra De Fuffy (Original Series, dubbed as War of Fuffy)
- FBI (TV series)
- FBI: Most Wanted
- Chicago P.D.
- Chicago Fire (TV series)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- 24 (TV series)
- McMafia
- CSI: Cyber
- My Friend Tony
- Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
- S.W.A.T. (2017)
- Breaking Pointe
- Smallville
- The Good Doctor
- Law & Order New Mexico (Original Series)
- The Masacre (Original Series)
- CSI Mexico City (Original Series)
- Law & Order Lima (Original Series)
- The American Deads (Original Series)
Animated series[]
- Garfield
- Doug
- Rugrats
- The Ren & Stimpy Show
- Rocko's Modern Life
- Aaahh!!! Real Monsters |
- KaBlam!
- Hey Arnold!
- The Angry Beavers
- CatDog
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- The Fairly OddParents
- Invader Zim
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
- Danny Phantom
- Transformers: Rescue Bots
- The Adventures of Chuck and Friends
- Zak Storm
- My Little Pony: Pony Life
- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
- Transformers: Prime
- The Garfield Show
- Blazing Team: Masters of Yo Kwon Do
- Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own
- Zak Storm
- G.I. Joe: Renegades
- Mr. Bean Animated series
- Ghost Coast to Coast (seasons 1-6)
- Dexter's Laboratory
- Johnny Bravo
- Cow and Chicken
- I Am Weasel
- The Powerpuff Girls (1998) |
- Ed, Edd n Eddy
- The Batman |
- Ben 10 (2005)
- Chowder
- Transformers: Animated
- Ben 10: Alien Force
- Pink Panther and Pals
- Adventure Time
- Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
- Generator Rex
- Unnatural History
- Regular Show
Entertainment programming[]
- TBA
Talk shows[]
- TBA
- ASN 80's Night (Original Series)
- Atari Show (Original Series)
- Talking with Famous (Original Series)
- The Doctors
- Fast Talk with Boy Abunda
- Life, Liberty and Levin
- Lover or Loser
- Chelsea (2016)
- Nightlife
- El Hormiguero (Adapted as Ant's Farm)
- Sherri (talk show)
- Home & Family
- Home (talk show)
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
- The Jim Jefferies Show
Game shows/Reality/Non-scripted[]
- Uno Game
- The Biggest Loser
- Chopped
- Chopped Junior
- Big Brother (U.S.)
- Cake Boss
- ¡Hola! TV (U.S.)
- Acceptable.TV
- Acceptable.TV (New Version) (Original Series)
- Scared Famous
- 10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty
- Big Star Little Star
- Hasbro Game Shows (Original Series)
- Xbox Series Shows (Original Series)
- Atari Games Show (Original Series)
- ASN & Sega Show (Original Series)
- ASN Game Shows (Original Series)
- Battle of the Bods
- A Chef's Life
- Beauty & the Nerd
- America's Got Talent
- 72 Hours
- Mansol (Original Series)
- NTV USA (Original Series)
- The Man vs Women (Original Series)
- America's Next Top Model
- American Idol
- The Voice (TV series)
Specials[]
- Grammy Awards
- American Music Awards
- Academy Awards
- ASN Show Awards
- ASN Films Awards
- Xstar Choice Festival
- Livemusix Music awards
- Livemusix Music Choice awards
- Primetime Emmy Awards
- The Game Awards
- Latin American Music Awards
News[]
- ASN News
- ASN National News
- ASN Morning News
- ASN Night News
- ASN Reality News
- National Morning News
- Early Morning News
- Music News
- Series+Movies News
Sports[]
- ASN UEFA Euro
- MLS On ASN
- ASN MLS Cup
- MLB On ASN
- NBA On ASN
- NFL On ASN
- ASN Super Bowl
- ASN PGA Tour
- ASN Copa America
- NASXAR on ASN
- ASN UEFA Nations League
- ASN FIFA Club World Cup
- FIFA Women's World Cup On ASN
- ASN Concacaf Gold Cup
- ASN CONMEBOL Libertadores
- ASN Concacaf Champions League
- ASN UEFA Europa League
- ASN UEFA Champions League
Upcoming programming[]
Comedies[]
- The Store (Original series)
- Bad Barber shop (Original series)
Dramas/Soap operas[]
- NCIS: Los Angeles
- Scream (TV series) (Original Series)
- Freddy Krueger (Original Series)
- Jason (Original Series)
- Smart doctor (Original Series)
- C.I.A (Original Series)
Game shows/Reality/Non-scripted[]
- Hello ASN
Talk shows[]
- Night Talk on New York (Original Series)
- Night Talk On Seattle (Original Series)
Former programming[]
Music programming[]
- Classic Music (1980-2023) Now on Livemusix
- Musical Movies (1990-2009)
- Music TOP (2009-2023) Now on Livemusix
Comedies[]
- CheckTV (Original Series) (2008-2014)
- Parody Tv LOL (Original Series) (2013)
- The Office (US) (2006-2008)
- The Super Hero (Original Series) (1960-1968)
- MDT (Original Series) (2008-2009)
- The Studios (Original Series) (2010-2019)
- May Day (Original Series) (1996)
- Onion News Network (2007-2013)
- Schitt's Creek (2015-2020)
- The Daily Show (2012-2015)
- The President Show (2017)
- OMG Internet (2012-2016) (2017-2019)
- Ridicu (2012)
- Parody TV News (2012-2015)
- 1980s Comedy (1980-1987)
- Motor Help (1973-1982)
- 1 dolar (1983-1992) (2013-2016)
- Stupid Channels (1990-1999)
- Hollywood Stars (2011)
- Waffle Waffles (1990-2011)
Slogans[]
Main[]
- 1953-1956: This is the Alaska States Network
- 1956-1958: This is the American States Network
- 1958-1960: A presentation of ASN
- 1960-1972: An ASN Presentation in color
- 1972-1978: This is ASN
- 1978: 25 years of our channel
- 1978-1982: Your channel is my channel
- 1982-1985: Your amazing network
- 1985-1992: Still the One (based on ABC's homonymous campaign)
- 1992-1997: The Channel of the stars
- 1993 (40th anniversary): 40 years of stars
- 1995-2004: America's star network
- 2003 (50th anniv.): 50 years of great television
- 2004-09: ASN is...(Action/Comedy/Drama/News/Sports/Entertainment)
- 2009-13: So Colorful. (based on NBC's More Colorful)
- 2013-2014 (60th anniversary): ASN, Oh Yeah!
- 2014-2022: Everyone's ASN/Your Channel is ASN
- 2022-present: We love TV
- 2023 (70th anniversary): 70 years entertaining your TV
- 2023-present: Your new channel
Sports[]
- 2015. 2016, 2019 And 2021 (Copa America): Your home for Copa America is ASN
- 2016 and 2021 (UEFA Euro '16/'20): The Euro is on ASN
- 2022-present (MLS): We Love MLS
- 2023 (FIFA Women's World Cup): Get it On!
Stations[]
Related services[]
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Brand identity[]
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Offices and studios[]
Active/current[]
- ASN California (Los Angeles, California)
- ASN National Studio (New York, NY)
- ASN Bay Area Studio (San Francisco, California)
- ASN Mundo Discovery (Dallas/Ft.Worth, Texas)
- ASN Home Studios (Anchorage, Alaska)
Defunct[]
- ASN National Studios (Original) (New York) [1954 to 2014]
Movie appearances (Not from ASN Movies Production)[]
- Geostorm
- PayDays
International broadcasts[]
Canada[]
In Canada, ASN currently has a channel in Canada for cable and also some stations like KILN-TV at the same time there is also the French version.
Channels in Canada[]
- ASN
- ASN 2
- ActionTE
- ASN Choice
- ASN Télé
- ASN Deux (also known as ASN French 2)
- ChaineAction
Mexico[]
In Mexico, the ASN programming can be seen on TMXB due to the purchase of Entertainment Holdings (now ASM) on TMXB 10, on the block called ASN 10 at the same time as the KTWV XBUGV-DT2 stations etc. in the United States, and Latin America can also be seen on ASN Latin America App.
Channels in Mexico[]
- TMXB
- TMXB Diez
- TMXB 12
- TMXB Más
- ASN Regional (Jalisco/Laguna/Noreste/Veracruz/Yucatán)
- BBC Mexico (in conjunction with BBC Studios)
- TMXB Acción
- TMXB Choice (Mexico's answer to ASN Choice)
- MSASN Mexico
- NextMar Mexico
Latin America[]
ASN channels can be seen on cable providers (except Mexico) and the ASN Latin America App.
Cable Channels in Latin America[]
- ASN
- NextMar
- ASN 2
- ActionTE
- ASN Choice
- TMXB Mexico (TMXB's international feed)
- Gran America
- NextMar
Broadcast TV channels[]
- Canal Luna (Peru)
- CCL (Colombia)