Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American adult-oriented basic cable channel owned by Paramount Global through its network division's MTV Entertainment Group unit, based in Manhattan. The channel carries comedy programming in the form of both original, licensed, and syndicated series, stand-up comedy specials, and feature films. It is available to approximately 86.73 million households in the United States as of September 2018.
Logo used since 2018 | |
| Country | United States |
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| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | 345 Hudson Street New York, New York, U.S. 10014 |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080p HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Paramount Media Networks (Paramount Global) |
| Parent | MTV Entertainment Group |
| Sister channels | List
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| History | |
| Launched | April 1, 1991 |
| Replaced | The Comedy Channel Ha! (Comedy Central is a merger of the two formerly separate channels) |
| Former names | CTV: The Comedy Network (April 1–June 1, 1991) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | CC Live (U.S. pay-TV subscribers only) |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Internet Protocol television | FuboTV, Philo, Sling TV, DirecTV Stream, Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV, Vidgo TV |
Since the early 2000s, Comedy Central has expanded globally with localized channels in Europe (including the United Kingdom), India, Southeast Asia, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand, Middle East, Africa and in the Commonwealth of Independent States. The international channels are operated by Paramount International Networks.