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{{Short description|American specialty television channel}}
{{About|the TV channel partially owned by AEG|their ticketing platform|AXS (company)}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = AXS TV
| logo = AXS TV logo.svg
| logo_size = 250px
| logo_caption = 
| area = Nationwide
| image = 
| founder = [[Mark Cuban]]
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2001|9|6}}
| closed_date = 
| picture_format = [[1080i]] ([[high-definition television|HDTV]])<br>[[480i]] ([[standard-definition television|SDTV]])
| owner = AXS TV, LLC<br/>{{ubl|([[Anthem Sports & Entertainment]]<br/>[majority owner]|[[2929 Entertainment]]|[[Anschutz Entertainment Group|AEG]])}}
| country = [[United States]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| headquarters = [[Denver]], [[Colorado]]{{efn|With additional offices in [[Dallas]] and [[Los Angeles]]}}
| former_names = HDNet (2001–2012)
| replaced = 
| replaced_by = 
| sister_channels = {{Plain list|
* [[HDNet Movies]]
* [[Pursuit Channel]]
* [[GameTV]] (Canada)
* [[Game+]] (Canada)
* [[Fight Network]] (Canada)
}}
| timeshift_service = 
| website = {{URL|axs.tv}}
| online_serv_1 = Service(s)
| online_chan_1 = [[DirecTV Stream]], [[Philo (company)|Philo]], [[Sling TV]]
}}

'''AXS TV''' ({{Respell|AK-sess}}) is an American [[specialty television|cable television]] channel majority-owned by Canadian broadcaster [[Anthem Sports & Entertainment]]. It is devoted primarily to [[Music television|music]]-related programming (such as [[concert film]]s, [[Documentary film|documentaries]], and [[Reality television|reality series]] involving musicians) and [[combat sports]]—related programming (including [[boxing]], [[mixed martial arts]] and [[professional wrestling]]).

The network was originally established in 2001 as '''HDNet''', with investor [[Mark Cuban]] as a founding partner. HDNet was originally intended as an exclusively-[[High-definition television|high-definition]] network, carrying films and acquired television series, concerts, news programming, and sporting events produced in the format. HDNet's original niche became increasingly redundant as more cable networks established their own HD feeds.

In 2012, HDNet sold ownership stakes to [[Anschutz Entertainment Group]] (AEG), [[Creative Artists Agency]], and [[Ryan Seacrest]], with Cuban retaining a majority stake. The network was then relaunched under its current name—taken from AEG's online ticket platform [[AXS (company)|AXS.com]]—on July 2, 2012, pivoting to a format based on music and [[popular culture]]. In September 2019, Anthem Sports & Entertainment acquired a majority stake in AXS TV, with AEG and Cuban retaining minority stakes.

{{As of|2023|11}}, AXS TV is available to approximately 32,000,000 pay television households in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wrestlenomics.com/u-s-cable-network-households-universe-1990-2023-nielsen-data/|title=U.S. cable network households (universe), 1990 – 2023 |publisher=Wrestlenomics |date=May 14, 2024|access-date=July 28, 2019}}</ref>

== History ==
=== As HDNet ===
[[File:Logo of HDNet.svg|thumb|upright|Logo as HDNet]]
The network originally launched as '''HDNet''' on September 6, 2001, designed as a [[High-definition television|high definition]]-exclusive service under the ownership of HDNet, LLC, which then was co-owned by [[Mark Cuban]], owner of the [[Dallas Mavericks]], and Philip Garvin, owner of Colorado Studios and Mobile TV Group.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2012/tv/news/mark-cuban-s-hdnet-to-rebrand-as-axs-tv-1118048827/ |title=Mark Cuban's HDNet To Rebrand As AXS TV |website=Variety |date=January 18, 2012 |access-date=2015-02-07}}</ref> Originally, the network aired a variety of programming, much of it male-oriented, prominently featuring series, sports events, and concert performances.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.multichannel.com/news/orphan-articles/fired-cuban-launches-hdnet/160147 |title='Fired Up' Cuban Launches HDNet |website=Multichannel |date=2001-09-09 |access-date=2015-02-07}}</ref> In December 2001 and January 2002, HDNet aired exclusive HD coverage of the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|U.S. invasion of Afghanistan]] with former [[CNN]] correspondent [[Peter Arnett]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvtechnology.com/news/0086/hdnet-broadcasts-first-hdtv-from-afghanistan/235489 |title=HDNet Broadcasts First HDTV From Afghanistan |website=TV Technology |date=2002-01-22 |access-date=2015-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208225229/http://www.tvtechnology.com/news/0086/hdnet-broadcasts-first-hdtv-from-afghanistan/235489 |archive-date=2015-02-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In February 2002, the network originated eight daily hours of high definition content from the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] in [[Salt Lake City]]; this feed was picked up by [[NBC]] and aired in 24-hour rotation on the [[digital television|digital]] signals of NBC's stations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.twice.com/news/tv/nbc-hdnet-team-hdtv-broadcast-winter-olympics/3952 |title=NBC, HDNet To Team For HDTV Broadcast of Winter Olympics |website=Twice |date=2001-12-17 |access-date=2015-02-07}}</ref> Later on that year, it signed a deal with [[Paramount Domestic Television]] to provide high-definition versions of the Paramount library.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bloom|first=David|date=2002-12-15|title=HDNet channels Par fare|url=https://variety.com/2002/scene/markets-festivals/hdnet-channels-par-fare-1117877468/|access-date=2021-10-03|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref>

The channel gradually expanded its carriage to the satellite providers [[DirecTV]] and [[Dish Network]], as well as the cable providers [[Charter Communications]], [[Insight Communications]], [[Mediacom]], [[Suddenlink Communications]], [[Verizon FiOS]], and [[AT&T U-verse]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/pressreleases/HDNET-TO-EXPAND-NETWORK-OFFERING-IN-FIVE-COMCAST-MARKETS-ACROSS-THE-COUNTRY-24432 |title=HDNet To Expand Network Offering In Five Comcast Markets Across The Country |website=Sherdog |date=2010-05-12 |access-date=2015-02-07}}</ref> On September 4, 2008, Cuban announced that the network had reached an agreement with [[Comcast]] to carry both HDNet and HDNet Movies in various markets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/pressreleases/HDNet-Announces-Agreement-with-Comcast-14287 |title=HDNet Announces Agreement with Comcast |website=Sherdog |date=2008-09-04 |access-date=2015-02-07}}</ref> The provider began to carry HDNet in many major markets on September 30, 2010. In November 2009, [[DirecTV]] became the first provider to offer [[video-on-demand]] services of HDNet and HDNet Movies.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dickson |first=Glen |url=https://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/383291-DirecTV_Adds_HDNet_On_Demand.php |title=DirecTV Adds HDNet On-Demand |website= Broadcasting & Cable |date=2009-11-06 |access-date=2013-12-08}}</ref>

=== As AXS TV ===
On January 18, 2012, HDNet, LLC entered into a [[joint venture]] with entertainment company/promoter [[Anschutz Entertainment Group]], media personality [[Ryan Seacrest]], and talent agency [[Creative Artists Agency]], in which AEG, CAA, and Ryan Seacrest Media would each purchase a share of the network, with Cuban retaining primary ownership.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2012/01/ryan-seacrest-aeg-caa-partner-with-mark-cuban-to-rebrand-relaunch-hdnet-216583/ |title=Ryan Seacrest, AEG & CAA Partner with Mark Cuban to Rebrand HDNet as Pop Culture Cable Network |website=Deadline |date=2012-01-18 |access-date=2015-02-07}}</ref> The network rebranded on July 2, 2012, as '''AXS TV''', a name taken from AEG's ticket sales website [[AXS (company)|AXS.com]].<ref name=TheWrapAXSTV>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/ryan-seacrest-joins-aeg-caa-relaunch-mark-cubans-hdnet-34541 |title=Ryan Seacrest Joins AEG, CAA to Relaunch Mark Cuban's HDNet |website=TheWrap |date=January 18, 2012 |access-date=2013-12-08}}</ref><ref name=MMAJunkiePost>{{cite web|title=Hdnet-relaunches-Monday-as-AXS-TV -promises-continued-mma-programming |url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/29448/hdnet-relaunches-monday-as-axs-tv-promises-continued-mma-programming.mma |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702115209/http://mmajunkie.com/news/29448/hdnet-relaunches-monday-as-axs-tv-promises-continued-mma-programming.mma |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 2, 2012 |date=July 2, 2012 }}</ref><ref name=NYTimesAXSTV>{{Cite news|url=http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/18/concerts-to-be-focus-in-shift-from-hdnet-to-axs-tv/|title=Concerts to Be Focus in Shift From HDNet to AXS TV|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=18 January 2012 |access-date=2013-12-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Bond|first=Paul|title=CBS Takes Stake in AXS TV|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cbs-takes-stake-axs-tv-421626|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=2013-02-14}}</ref> With the purchase and rebranding, the channel gradually shifted focus to include a mix of entertainment news, lifestyle, pop culture and in-concert performance events.<ref name=LATimes06292012>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-axs-20120629,0,531296.story |title=Mark Cuban's HD Net to become AXS, but big changes will wait |work= Los Angeles Times |date=2012-06-29 |access-date=2013-12-08}}</ref>

Alongside the rebranding, Dish Network announced that it would expand the channel's distribution to customers who do not subscribe to an HD tier through a downconverted [[standard-definition television|standard definition]] feed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mma/2013/03/19/mark-cuban-and-the-future-of-mma-on-axs-tv/2000137/ |title=Mark Cuban and the Future of the MMA on AXS TV |work=USA Today |date=2013-03-19 |access-date=2015-02-07}}</ref> The provider moved the network to channel 131 in the spring of 2012, increasing its carriage to at least 14 million Dish Network subscribers upon its relaunch as AXS TV.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/dish-replace-amc-commercial-free-120100439.html |title=DISH to Replace AMC with Commercial-Free HD Movies |website=Yahoo! Finance |date=2012-06-29 |access-date=2015-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209014153/http://finance.yahoo.com/news/dish-replace-amc-commercial-free-120100439.html |archive-date=2015-02-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://gigaom.com/2012/06/29/dish-to-replace-amc-with-mark-cubans-hdnet-movies/ |title=DISH to Replace AMC with Mark Cuban's HDNet Movies |website=Gigaom |date=2012-06-29 |access-date=2015-02-07 |archive-date=2015-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209025651/https://gigaom.com/2012/06/29/dish-to-replace-amc-with-mark-cubans-hdnet-movies/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Through its relationship with AEG, AXS TV also planned to offer special promotions on concerts to Dish Network users who have subscribed to the channel.<ref name=NYTimesAXSTV/> On February 14, 2013, [[CBS Corporation]] took a minority stake in the channel, in exchange for providing content and marketing (suggesting that the channel could air complementary programming for CBS-aired entertainment events such as the [[Grammy Awards]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cbs-takes-stake-axs-tv-421626|title=CBS Takes Stake in AXS TV|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=14 February 2013 |language=en|access-date=2019-09-20}}</ref>

In addition to carriage on cable, satellite and telecommunication providers, AXS TV has been added to streaming media providers including [[Sling TV]] in October 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.multichannel.com/news/programming/sling-launches-gsn-axs-tv-hdnet-movies/408274|title=Sling Launches GSN, AXS TV, HDNet Movies {{!}} Multichannel|website=www.multichannel.com|date=6 October 2016 |language=en|access-date=2017-11-20}}</ref> [[DirecTV Now]] when it debuted in November 2016,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/directv-now-full-channel-lineups-1201930124/|title=DirecTV Now Debuts, Reveals Full Channel Lineups|last=Spangler|first=Todd|date=2016-11-30|work=Variety|access-date=2017-11-20|language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Philo (company)|Philo]] when it was launched in November 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/14/philo-ditches-sports-to-introduce-a-16-per-month-live-tv-service/|title=Philo ditches sports to introduce a $16 per month live TV service|last=Perez|first=Sarah|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2017-11-20|language=en}}</ref>

==== Sale to Anthem ====
On September 9, 2019, Canadian company [[Anthem Sports & Entertainment]] announced that it had acquired a majority stake in AXS TV and HDNet Movies. Mark Cuban and AEG will retain interests in the company as minority equity partners, while AEG will also continue to provide additional sales support for the network through its AEG Global Partnerships unit. Television personality [[Steve Harvey]] was also brought in as an additional financier and content partner.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mark-cuban-sells-stake-axs-tv-hdnet-movies-steve-harvey-anthem-sports-1238448|title=Mark Cuban Sells Majority Stake in AXS TV, HDNet Movies to Steve Harvey, Anthem Sports|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=9 September 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-09-20}}</ref>

Anthem's founder and owner [[Leonard Asper]] stated that there were no plans to make any major changes to AXS TV's format or programming, or to add programming from other Anthem channels unless they were complementary to the AXS TV's existing format. Shortly after the purchase, it was announced that ''[[Impact! (TV series)|Impact!]]''—the weekly flagship program of Anthem-owned [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|Impact Wrestling]] (both formerly and now known as TNA)—would move from minority-owned sister network [[Pursuit Channel]] to AXS TV.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.multichannel.com/news/anthem-sports-buys-majority-stake-in-axs-tv|title=Anthem Sports Buys Majority Stake in AXS TV|last=Farrell|first=Mike|website=Multichannel|language=en-us|access-date=2019-09-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/impact-wrestling-moves-weekly-show-to-axs-tv/|title=Impact Wrestling Is Moving Its Weekly Show to AXS TV|date=2019-09-12|website=TheWrap|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-20}}</ref>

The sale resulted in the layoff of 40 employees, consisting mainly of redundancies with Anthem staff.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.multichannel.com/news/axs-tv-lays-off-at-least-40-in-wake-of-anthem-deal|title=AXS TV Lays Off at Least 40 in Wake of Anthem Deal|last=Farrell|first=Mike|website=Multichannel|date=11 September 2019 |language=en-us|access-date=2019-09-20}}</ref>

== Programming ==
AXS TV primarily airs music-oriented series, with a particular focus on the [[Rock music|Rock]] and [[Pop music|Pop]] genres. Such programming includes documentaries, interviews, panel shows and concerts. AXS has also aired [[combat sports]]-related programming, including events broadcast under the [[AXS TV Fights]] banner, as well as content from the Anthem-owned [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] (TNA) and [[Invicta Fighting Championships]].

=== Programming history ===
==== As HDNet ====
[[File:KSC Press Area.JPG|thumb|An HDNet production trailer is stored between launches at the [[Kennedy Space Center]] press area. [[NASA]] [[Space Shuttle]] launches aired on HDNet.]]
Original programming on HDNet included news programs such as the ''HDNet World Report'' and ''[[Dan Rather Reports]]'', a weekly newsmagazine hosted by former ''[[CBS Evening News]]'' anchor [[Dan Rather]];<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motherjones.com/media/2011/02/dan-rather-reports-mark-cuban-hd-net |title=Inside Mark Cuban's Gilded Cage |publisher=Mother Jones |date=2011-02-07 |access-date=2015-02-07}}</ref> coverage of [[Space Shuttle]] launches;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum30/HTML/000322.html |title=Shuttle Launches to be Televised in HDTV |publisher=Collect Space |date=2006-04-27 |access-date=2015-02-07}}</ref> and male-oriented series such as ''Ultimate Trailer Show.''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvpredictions.com/wednesday072110.htm |title=July 21: Swanni's 10 Hottest TV Shows in HDTV |publisher=TV Predictions |date=2010-07-21 |access-date=2015-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209114810/http://www.tvpredictions.com/wednesday072110.htm |archive-date=2015-02-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref> HDNet also featured uncensored and unrated shows during late-night hours, such as ''Art Mann Presents'', ''Bikini Destinations'' and ''Girls Gone Wild Presents: Search for the Hottest Girl in America''. In October 2011, HDNet picked up ''[[Goodnight Burbank]]'', the network's first scripted half-hour comedy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hdnet-acquires-acclaimed-web-series-228758 |title=HDNet Acquires Acclaimed Web Series 'Goodnight Burbank' |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=2011-08-31 |access-date=2015-02-09}}</ref> Originally created for the web, the show starred [[Hayden Black]], [[Laura Silverman]] and [[Dominic Monaghan]]. HDNet's programming also included off-network reruns of series such as ''[[Smallville]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20040621005769/en/HDNet-Gains-First-Run-Cable-HD-Rights-WBs#.VNhrON5nyHI |title=HDNet Gains First-Run Cable HD Rights to the WB's "Smallville"; HDNet Will Be the First and Only Place Off-Network to See All First-Season Episodes in HD |publisher=BusinessWire |date=2004-06-21 |access-date=2015-02-09}}</ref> ''[[Andy Richter Controls the Universe]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20070710006283/en/High-Definition-TV-Ratings-Put-HDNet-Front#.VNhsTd5nyHI |title=First High Definition Ratings Put HDNet Out in Front of the Competition |publisher=BusinessWire |date=2007-07-10 |access-date=2015-02-09}}</ref> ''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.multichannel.com/news/cable-operators/hdnet-boards-star-trek-enterprise/332193 |title=HDNet Boards Star Trek: Enterprise |publisher=MultiChannel |date=2006-09-14 |access-date=2015-02-09}}</ref> and ''[[Arrested Development]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20060726005574/en/Emmy-Award-Winning-Fox-Comedy-Arrested-Development#.VNhv-N5nyHI |title=Emmy Award-Winning FOX Comedy 'Arrested Development' Finds Post-Broadcast Home Online, on Hi-Def TV and on Basic Cable |publisher=BusinessWire |date=2006-07-26 |access-date=2015-02-09}}</ref>

HDNet also aired sporting events, including [[NHL on HDNet|coverage]] of the [[National Hockey League]] from 2001 to 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.multichannel.com/news/cable-operators/hdnet-ready-nhl-coverage/332211 |title=HDNet Ready For NHL Coverage |publisher=MultiChannel |date=2006-09-08 |access-date=2015-02-09}}</ref> and [[Major League Soccer]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2003/03/31/daily46.html |title=HDNet to Air Major League Soccer Games |publisher=Biz Journals |date=2003-04-03 |access-date=2015-02-09}}</ref> select motorsports events, including [[Champ Car]] live broadcasts in 2004,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-road-america-champ-car-to-be-broadcast-in-hdtv/ |title=CHAMPCAR/CART: Road America Champ Car to be Broadcast in HDNet |publisher=Motorsport |date=2003-07-03 |access-date=2015-02-09 |archive-date=2015-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209131740/http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-road-america-champ-car-to-be-broadcast-in-hdtv/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> highlights and races from the [[ARCA Menards Series East|NASCAR Busch East Series]] (later [[ARCA Menards Series East|Camping World East Series]], [[K&N Pro Series East]], and [[ARCA Menards Series East]]),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://speedwaylinereport.com/Releases/APR08/4-16-08CWORLD.htm |title=22nd NASCAR Camping World Series East Season Opens April 19 |publisher=Speedway Line Report |date=2008-04-16 |access-date=2015-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209131113/http://speedwaylinereport.com/Releases/APR08/4-16-08CWORLD.htm |archive-date=2015-02-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and races from regional circuits;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20050405005789/en/HDNet-Announces-Season-Live-High-Definition-Television#.VNh2Wt5nyME |title=HDNet Announces Second Season of Live High Definition Television Coverage of the NASCAR Grand National Division; HDNet to Telecast 20 Races in 2005 |publisher=Business Wire |date=2005-04-05 |access-date=2015-02-09}}</ref> [[mixed martial arts]], through Cuban's [[HDNet Fights]] promotion;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/5/6/2157214/hdnet-fights-will-broadcast-last-weeks-superior-challenge-7-rise-of |title=HDNet Fights Will Broadcast Last Week's Superior Challenge 7 - Rise of Champions Tonight |publisher=Bloody Elbow |date=2011-05-06 |access-date=2015-02-09 |archive-date=2015-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209132316/http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/5/6/2157214/hdnet-fights-will-broadcast-last-weeks-superior-challenge-7-rise-of |url-status=dead }}</ref> the weekly series ''[[Inside MMA]]'', which featured highlights and coverage from various MMA promotions;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2012/01/19/mark-cuban-says-hdnet-name-and-format-changes-will-mean-more-mma |title=Mark Cuban Says HDNet Name and Format Changes Will Mean More MMA |publisher=MMA Fighting |date=2012-01-19 |access-date=2015-02-09}}</ref> and [[Indiana University]]'s Little 500 Bicycle Race.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news-archive/899.html |title=Little 500 to be Nationally Televised in HDTV by HDNet |publisher=Indiana University |date=2003-04-15 |access-date=2015-02-09}}</ref> From 2009 to 2011, HDNet also aired weekly programming from [[professional wrestling]] promotion [[Ring of Honor]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://angrymarks.com/?ArticleID=6184 |title=ROH - HDNet Fights & Ring of Honor Sign Deal |publisher=Angry Marks |date=2009-01-26 |access-date=2015-02-09}}</ref> and served as a television partner of the [[United Football League (2009)|United Football League]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/sports/2009/aug/04/ufl-signs-deal-hdnet/ |title=UFL Signs Deal with HDNet |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=2009-08-04 |access-date=2015-02-09}}</ref> primarily airing the league's Saturday night games. The network dropped UFL coverage prior to the [[2011 UFL season|2011 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/sports/football/a-struggling-football-league-skips-a-beat-and-crowns-a-champion.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 |title=A Struggling Football League Skips a Beat and Crowns a Champion |publisher=NY Times |date=2011-10-22 |access-date=2015-02-09}}</ref>
Following its July 2012 re-launch, AXS TV continued to air several programs carried over from HDNet, including ''Dan Rather Reports'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/with-hdnet-rebranding-what-happens-to-dan-rather-reports/108590 |title=With HDNet Rebranding, What Happens to 'Dan Rather Reports'? |publisher=TV Newser |date=2012-01-19 |access-date=2015-02-09}}</ref> MMA events (under the [[AXS TV Fights]] banner),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mma/2013/03/19/mark-cuban-and-the-future-of-mma-on-axs-tv/2000137/ |title=Mark Cuban and the Future of MMA on AXS TV |work=USA Today |date=2013-03-19 |access-date=2015-02-09}}</ref> movies, and off-network series. However, the channel began to gradually shift its focus towards "music, pop culture and lifestyle-oriented" programming, such as concerts, and general entertainment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ryan-seacrest-tv-network-mark-cuban-283019 |title=Ryan Seacrest Launching TV Network with Mark Cuban, AEG, CAA |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=2012-01-18 |access-date=2015-02-09}}</ref>

==== Concerts and music festivals ====
;AXS TV concerts
As part of its music programming lineup, AXS TV broadcasts a wide variety of concert events from across the country and around-the-world. This includes a Sunday night concert series featuring performances from artists such as [[Carrie Underwood]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.at40.com/news-article/carrie-underwood-blows-fans-away-in-special-axs-tv-concert/24790|title=Carrie Underwood Blows Fans Away in Special AXS TV Concert|date=2013-03-04|publisher=AT40|access-date=2015-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217122734/http://www.at40.com/news-article/carrie-underwood-blows-fans-away-in-special-axs-tv-concert/24790|archive-date=2015-02-17|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Led Zeppelin]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/led-zeppelins-celebration-day-to-make-its-u-s-television-debut-on-axs-tv/|title=Led Zeppelin's 'Celebration Day' to Make Its U.S. Television Debut on AXS TV|date=2013-10-21|publisher=Blabbermouth|access-date=2015-02-17}}</ref> [[Neil Young]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/05/27/axs-tv-announces-2014-summer-programming-schedule/267737/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528173700/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/05/27/axs-tv-announces-2014-summer-programming-schedule/267737/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-05-28|title=AXS TV Announces 2014 Summer Programming Schedule|date=2013-03-27|publisher=zap2it|access-date=2015-02-17}}</ref> and [[Elton John]];{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} themed artists takeovers, highlighting a variety of bands in day-long blocks that feature music videos, concert performances, interviews and more, with notable takeovers from [[Slash (musician)|Slash]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/slash-new-york-city-gig-stream-live-documentary-short-tv/|title=Slash's New York City Gig to Stream Live + Documentary Short to Premiere on TV|date=2014-09-15|publisher=Loudwire|access-date=2015-02-16}}</ref> and [[Matchbox Twenty]];<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/137566/matchbox-twenty-takeover-axs-tv-on-february-15th|title=Matchbox Twenty "Takeover" AXS TV on February 15|date=2015-01-22|publisher=All Access|access-date=2015-02-16}}</ref> as well as other live and taped music events such as the [[Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards]] tribute to [[Gregg Allman]] and [[The Doors]], hosted by [[Sammy Hagar]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/scene/news/gregg-allman-the-doors-honored-at-classic-rock-roll-of-honour-awards-1201348937/|title=Gregg Allman, The Doors Honored at Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards|date=2014-11-05|publisher=Variety|access-date=2015-02-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2014/12/28/axs-tv-special-focusing-on-2014-classic-rock-roll-of-honour.html|title=AXS TV Special Focusing on 2014 "Classic Rock" Roll of Honour Premieres Sunday Night|date=2014-11-05|publisher=ABC News Radio|access-date=2015-02-16|archive-date=2015-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217130959/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2014/12/28/axs-tv-special-focusing-on-2014-classic-rock-roll-of-honour.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the live broadcast of the 2014 Farm Aid music festival that featured performances by [[Willie Nelson]], [[John Mellencamp]], and [[Dave Matthews]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jambands.com/news/2014/09/09/axs-tv-to-broadcast-farm-aid-2014|title=AXS TV to Broadcast FarmAid 2014|date=2014-09-09|publisher=Jam Bands|access-date=2015-02-16}}</ref>

In 2014, AXS TV broadcast the inaugural [[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]] Music Awards, hosted by [[Mark Hoppus]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6062938/alternative-press-announces-inaugural-ap-music-awards-nominees|title=Alternative Press Announces Inaugural AP Music Awards, Nominees|date=2014-04-24|publisher=Billboard|access-date=2015-02-24}}</ref> The award show returned to AXS TV on July 22, 2015, hosted by Alex Gaskarth and Jack Barakat of [[All Time Low]] and featuring performances from [[Weezer]], [[Panic! at the Disco]], and [[Simple Plan]] among others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/weezer_panic_at_the_disco_more_to_perform_at_2015_apmas_voting_begins_today|title=Weezer, Panic! At The Disco, more to play 2015 APMAs; voting begins today!|date=2015-03-31|publisher=Alternative Press|access-date=2015-07-23}}</ref>

Concert specials in 2017 included [[Queen (band)|Queen]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2017/5/25/axs-tv-to-premiere-historic-1986-queen-concert-in-hungary.html|title=AXS TV to premiere historic 1986 Queen concert in Hungary - Music News - ABC News Radio|website=ABC News Radio|language=en|access-date=2017-06-16|archive-date=2017-05-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525163120/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2017/5/25/axs-tv-to-premiere-historic-1986-queen-concert-in-hungary.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Willie Nelson]] and [[Merle Haggard]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thecountrynote.com/in-the-news/have-a-willie-nice-day-with-axs-tv-as-network-presents-an-all-day-country-music-block-headlined-by-the-premier-of-the-2014-concert-experience-an-intimate-evening-with-willie-and-merle-on-june/|title='Have A Willie Nice Day' with AXS TV as Network Presents an All-Day Country Music Block, Headlined By the Premier of The 2014 Concert Experience 'An Intimate Evening With Willie and Merle' on June 25 Starting at 8 A.M. ET/5 A.M. PT|date=2017-06-12|work=The Country Note|access-date=2017-06-16|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Def Leppard]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/def-leppard-and-there-will-be-a-next-time-live-from-detroit-to-air-on-axs-tv/|title=DEF LEPPARD's 'And There Will Be A Next Time: Live From Detroit' To Air On AXS TV|date=2017-04-13|work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|access-date=2017-06-16|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Jennifer Nettles]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2017/5/11/jennifer-nettles-bands-against-cancer-with-new-tv-special.html|title=Jennifer Nettles Bands Against Cancer with new TV special - Music News - ABC News Radio|website=ABC News Radio|language=en|access-date=2017-06-16|archive-date=2017-06-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616144538/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2017/5/11/jennifer-nettles-bands-against-cancer-with-new-tv-special.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Mavis Staples]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-mavis-staples-arcade-fire-more-unleash-the-weight-w473870|title=Watch Mavis Staples, Arcade Fire, More Unleash Powerful 'The Weight'|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=2017-06-16}}</ref> [[Robert Plant]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/robert-plant-whole-lotta-love-axs-tv/|title=Watch Robert Plant Perform 'Whole Lotta Love' From AXS TV Concert Special|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|date=28 February 2017 |language=en-US|access-date=2017-06-16}}</ref> [[Kenny Loggins]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2017/4/7/kenny-loggins-joined-by-famous-musical-friends-on-axs-tv-con.html|title=Kenny Loggins joined by famous musical friends on AXS TV concert special airing Sunday - Music News - ABC News Radio|website=ABC News Radio|language=en|access-date=2017-06-16|archive-date=2017-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408055025/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2017/4/7/kenny-loggins-joined-by-famous-musical-friends-on-axs-tv-con.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Ringo Starr]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://bestclassicbands.com/ringo-starr-axs-tv-concert-2017-3-18-17/|title=Premiere: Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band in AXS TV Concert - Best Classic Bands|date=2015-06-04|work=Best Classic Bands|access-date=2017-06-16|language=en-GB}}</ref>

AXS TV celebrated the 50th anniversary of the [[Summer of Love]] with a month-long event in August 2017 with concerts honoring the music of [[Grateful Dead|The Grateful Dead]] and [[Jerry Garcia]] and documentaries profiling artists of the time period such as [[Jimi Hendrix]], [[Janis Joplin]] and [[The Doors]]. The network also premiered a new documentary about the social phenomenon, eponymously titled ''Summer of Love'', on August 12, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvweek.com/tvbizwire/2017/08/how-groovy-is-that-tv-channel-to-celebrate-the-summer-of-love/|title=Far Out! TV Channel to Celebrate the Summer of Love {{!}} TVWeek|website=www.tvweek.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-08-21}}</ref>

Concert specials premiered in 2018 included: [[Sammy Hagar]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.channelguidemag.com/tv-news/2018/03/30/best-bets-friday-march-30-gold-rush-parkers-trail-discovery/|title=Friday, March 30: Parker Tries His Luck in Guyana in 'Gold Rush: Parker's Trail'|date=2018-03-30|work=Channel Guide Magazine|access-date=2018-07-18|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Poison (American band)|Poison]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.channelguidemag.com/tv-news/2018/06/03/best-bets-sunday-june-3-hbo-succession/|title=Sunday, June 3: HBO's 'Succession' Explores a War for the Family Business|date=2018-06-03|work=Channel Guide Magazine|access-date=2018-07-18|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Santana (band)|Santana]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jambase.com/article/axs-tv-premiere-santana-live-1982-us-festival|title=AXS TV To Premiere Santana 'Live At The 1982 US Festival'|date=2018-06-08|work=JamBase|access-date=2018-07-18|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Farm Aid]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2018/03/13/Best-of-Farm-Aid-2017-will-air-on-AXS-TV-Sunday/stories/201803130083|title='Best of Farm Aid 2017' will air on AXS TV Sunday {{!}} Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|access-date=2018-07-18|language=en}}</ref> [[Charlie Daniels]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/how-charlie-daniels-volunteer-jam-concerts-married-country-southern-rock-120296/|title=How Charlie Daniels' Volunteer Jam Concerts Married Country, Southern Rock|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|date=2018-03-07|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=2018-07-18|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Trace Adkins]]' Guitar Legends for Heroes,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.antimusic.com/news/18/February/06Richie_Sambora,_Billy_Gibbons_Part_Of_Guitar_Legends_For_Heroes_TV_Special.shtml|title=Richie Sambora, Billy Gibbons Part Of Guitar Legends For Heroes TV Special|website=www.antimusic.com|access-date=2018-07-18}}</ref> The [[2018 Brit Awards|2018 BRIT Awards]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/21/arts/television/whats-on-tv-wednesday-the-brit-awards-and-nature-the-last-rhino.html|title=What's on TV Wednesday: The Brit Awards and 'Nature: The Last Rhino'|work=The New York Times |date=21 February 2018 |access-date=2018-07-18|language=en|last1=Chow |first1=Andrew R. }}</ref> and more.

AXS TV announced the premiere of ''America Salutes You: Guitar Legends II'' on Sunday, March 31, starring Sammy Hagar, [[Billy Gibbons]], [[Dave Navarro]], [[Robby Krieger]], [[Stephen Stills]], [[Joe Bonamassa]], [[Orianthi]] and more. This year marks the second year in a row AXS TV has served as production partner and cable provided for the acclaimed concert. The "Guitar Legends II" concert seeks to raise funds and awareness for charity organizations supporting brain and mental wellness of American veterans and first responders.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.axs.com/axs-tv-to-premiere-guitar-legends-ii-celebrity-benefits-concert-on-mar-137403|title=AXS TV to premiere 'Guitar Legends II' celebrity benefits concert on March 24|work=AXS|access-date=2019-03-21|language=en-US}}</ref>

AXS TV teamed up with [[Feld Entertainment]] to produce ''[[Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus|Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey]]: The Final Farewell'', a behind-the-scenes look at the final performance of the longest-running touring show in America.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20190221/ringling-bros-final-farewell-documentary-to-debut-on-axs-tv|title=Ringling Bros. 'Final Farewell' documentary to debut on AXS TV|last=Tatangelo|first=Wade|website=Sarasota Herald-Tribune|language=en|access-date=2019-03-21}}</ref> The 90-minute documentary premieres on Memorial Day,  May 27, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/ringling-bros-and-barnum-bailey-circus-the-final-farewell-axs-tv-documentary-gets-premiere-date-first-look-1202579060/|title='Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus: The Final Farewell': AXS TV Documentary Gets Premiere Date & First Look|last1=Petski|first1=Denise|date=2019-03-20|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=2019-03-21}}</ref>

;Music festivals
In 2013, for the first time ever on television, AXS TV broadcast select concert footage from the [[Stagecoach Festival]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kfrog.cbslocal.com/2013/03/28/axs-tv-to-provide-complete-coverage-of-the-stagecoach-music-festival/ |title=AXS TV to Provide Complete Coverage of Stagecoach |publisher=KFROG |date=2013-03-28 |access-date=2015-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210212740/http://kfrog.cbslocal.com/2013/03/28/axs-tv-to-provide-complete-coverage-of-the-stagecoach-music-festival/ |archive-date=2015-02-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the [[New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival]].

In 2014, AXS TV presented the television debut of the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]],<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6032605/coachella-festival-to-air-live-on-youtube-axs-tv |title= Coachella Festival to Air Live on YouTube, AXS TV |publisher=Billboard |date=2014-04-02 |access-date=2014-04-17}}</ref> in addition to broadcasting the 2014 Stagecoach Country Music Festival,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://multichannel.com/news/content/axs-tv-provide-live-coverage-stagecoach-country-music-festival/356265 |title= AXS TV To Provide Live Coverage Of Stagecoach Country Music Festival |publisher=Multichannel News |date=2014-02-06 |access-date=2014-04-17}}</ref> and the 2014 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/jazzfest/index.ssf/2014/02/axs_tv_adds_a_4th_day_to_jazz.html |title= AXS TV adds a 4th day to Jazz Fest 2014 coverage schedule |publisher=NOLA.com |date=2014-02-21 |access-date=2014-04-17}}</ref> for the second consecutive year.

The network's 2015 festival slate included the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (April 17-April 19) for the second consecutive year; the Stagecoach Country Music Festival (April 24-April 26); and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (May 1-May 3) for the third consecutive year. Additionally, the network broadcast footage from the 2015 [[Rock on the Range]] (May 15-May 17) and the 2015 [[Firefly Music Festival]] (June 19-June 21), for the first time ever.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/18/business/media/aeg-to-bring-its-music-festivals-to-axs-tv.html?_r=2 |title= A.E.G. to Bring Its Music Festivals to AXS TV |work=The New York Times|date=2014-11-17 |access-date=2014-11-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/11/axs-tv-unveils-music-festival-lineup-for-2015-1201286635/ |title= AXS TV Unveils Music Festival Lineup For 2015 |publisher=Deadline |date=2014-11-18 |access-date=2014-11-20}}</ref>

AXS TV's 2016 festival tour included [[Zac Brown Band|Zac Brown Band's]] Southern Ground Music & Food Festival (April 16–17), both weekends of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (April 23–24, April 29-May 1), Monster Energy [[Carolina Rebellion]] (May 6–8) and [[Hangout Festival]] May 20–22.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://themusicuniverse.com/axs-tv-announces-2016-music-festival-lineup/ |title=AXS TV announces 2016 music festival lineup |publisher=The Music Universe|date=2016-04-06 |access-date=2014-04-13}}</ref>

AXS TV announced a new four-part festival series ''80s in the Sand'', which premiered on April 7, 2019. Hosted by 1980s TV and Radio personalities Downtown Julie Brown, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter and Richard Blade, ''80s in the Sand'' features interviews and performances with artists including [[Bret Michaels]], [[Sebastian Bach]], [[Taylor Dayne]], [[The Beat (British band)|The English Beat]], [[Wang Chung (band)|Wang Chung]], [[ABC (band)|ABC]], [[When in Rome (band)|When in Rome]], [[Berlin (band)|Berlin]] and more. The series was filmed at the 80s in the Sand music festival at the Breathless Resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://themusicuniverse.com/axs-tv-announces-four-part-80s-festival-series/|title=AXS TV announces four-part 80's festival series|date=2019-02-28|website=The Music Universe|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-21}}</ref>

==== Original series ====
===== ''The Big Interview with Dan Rather'' =====
Since 2013, Dan Rather has hosted the hour-long original series titled ''The Big Interview'' featuring in-depth interviews with a variety of celebrity guests as they join Rather for candid discussions about their lives and careers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2013/09/aaron-sorkin-west-wing-newsroom-dan-rather-axs-tv-584738/ |title= Aaron Sorkin Talks 'West Wing', 'Newsroom' In Premiere of AXS TV Interview Series |publisher=Deadline |date=2013-09-12 |access-date=2015-02-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/01/09/dan-rathers-the-big-interview-returns-to-axs-tv-tuesday-january-13-with-wynonna-judd-others/348416/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110184714/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/01/09/dan-rathers-the-big-interview-returns-to-axs-tv-tuesday-january-13-with-wynonna-judd-others/348416/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-01-10 |title=Dan Rather's 'The Big Interview' Returns to AXS TV Tuesday, January 13, with Wynonna Judd & Others |publisher=Zap2It |date=2015-01-09 |access-date=2015-02-16}}</ref> Notable guests include [[Gene Simmons]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/gene-simmons-sits-down-with-dan-rather-for-a-candid-and-heartfelt-edition-of-the-big-interview/ |title=Gene Simmons Sits Down with Dan Rather for 'The Big Interview' |publisher=Blabbermouth |date=2014-09-29 |access-date=2015-02-16}}</ref> [[Weird Al Yankovic]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://worldnewss.net/weird-al-yankovic-broadcasts-2015-mandatory-world-excursion/ |title='Weird Al' Yankovic Broadcasts 2015 Mandatory World Excursion |publisher=World News |date=2015-01-20 |access-date=2015-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217085145/http://worldnewss.net/weird-al-yankovic-broadcasts-2015-mandatory-world-excursion/ |archive-date=2015-02-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Don Rickles]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-big-interview-is-back-for-a-star-studded-third-season-as-dan-rather-sits-down-in-nashville-with-country-icon-wynonna-judd-on-tues-jan-13-at-8-pm-et-300018593.html |title='The Big Interview' is Back for a Star-Studded Third Season |publisher=PR Newswire |date=2015-01-09 |access-date=2015-02-16}}</ref> [[Wynonna Judd]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicnewsnashville.com/dan-rather-sits-country-icon-wynonna-judd-jan-13/ |title=Dan Rather Sits Down with Country Icon Wynonna Judd |publisher=Music News Nashville |date=2015-01-12 |access-date=2015-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217083645/http://www.musicnewsnashville.com/dan-rather-sits-country-icon-wynonna-judd-jan-13/ |archive-date=2015-02-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Jack White]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2014/09/what-we-learned-from-jack-whites-big-interview-with-dan-rather/ |title=What We Learned from Jack White's Big Interview with Dan Rather |publisher=Consequence of Sound |date=2014-09-17 |access-date=2015-02-16}}</ref> [[Carlos Santana]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rgj.com/story/life/2015/01/13/tv-see-parks-recreation-nbc/21660825/ |title=TV: See 'Parks and Recreation' on NBC |publisher=RGJ |date=2015-01-12 |access-date=2015-02-16}}</ref> [[Carol Burnett]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/axs-tv-presents-season-two-of-the-big-interview-hosted-by-newsman-dan-rather-premiering-with-oliver-stone-on-monday-february-24-at-8pe5pp-246386651.html |title=AXS TV Presents Season Two of 'The Big Interview' |publisher=PR Newswire |date=2014-02-20 |access-date=2015-02-16}}</ref> [[Alan Alda]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://talkbacker.com/tv/mon-tv-talkback-5/id=28149 |title=HIMYM Series Finale on Mon TV Talkback |publisher=Talk Backer |date=2014-03-31 |access-date=2015-02-16}}</ref> and [[Geddy Lee]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/rush-frontman-geddy-lee-talks-baseball-family-music-and-more-in-the-big-interview-with-dan-rather/|title=RUSH Frontman GEDDY LEE Talks Baseball, Family, Music And More In 'The Big Interview With Dan Rather'|date=2017-10-23|work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|access-date=2017-12-11|language=en-US}}</ref> among others. ''The Big Interview''{{'}}s sixth season premiered on March 13, 2018, with guest [[Robert Plant]] of [[Led Zeppelin]]. Other interviewees for the 20-episode season include [[Robby Krieger]] and [[John Densmore]] of [[the Doors]], [[Shania Twain]], [[Eddie Money]], [[Styx (band)|Styx]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[The Oak Ridge Boys]] and [[Billy Ray Cyrus]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/12/axs-tv-eddie-money-reality-series-premiere-date-top-ten-revealed-1202222949/|title=AXS TV Sets Eddie Money Reality Show Premiere & New Music Countdown Series|last=Evans|first=Greg|date=2017-12-09|work=Deadline|access-date=2017-12-11|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://eclipsemagazine.com/axs-moves-6th-season-premiere-of-the-big-interview-with-dan-rather/|title=AXS Moves 6th Season Premiere of The Big Interview with Dan Rather!|date=2018-01-18|work=EclipseMagazine|access-date=2018-01-23|language=en-US}}</ref> The series celebrated its 100th episode on October 2 when it returned for the second half of season six with special guest [[The Beatles|The Beatles']] [[Ringo Starr]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/ringo-starr-dan-rather-exclusive-clip-8471403/|title=Ringo Starr Tells Dan Rather 'I'm a Band Guy': Watch Clip From Rather's 100th Show|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2018-09-04}}</ref> with older episodes now also broadcast in the UK via the BIOgraphy channel found on the [[Pluto TV]] app.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eu-landing.corp.pluto.tv/|title=Pluto TV &#124; Watch Free TV|website=Pluto TV}}</ref>

''The Big Interview'' was renewed for a seventh season, which premiered on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 with former [[Journey (band)|Journey]] frontman [[Steve Perry]]. The new season line-up also includes [[Paul Stanley]], [[Cyndi Lauper]], [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]] members [[Mick Jones (Foreigner guitarist)|Mick Jones]] and [[Lou Gramm]], [[REO Speedwagon]], [[Billy Bob Thornton]], [[Carl Reiner|Carl]] and [[Rob Reiner]], [[Travis Tritt]], [[Boz Scaggs]], [[Paul Shaffer]], [[Brian Johnson]] of [[AC/DC]], [[Cheap Trick]], [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]] members [[Robert Lamm]] and [[Lee Loughnane]], [[Bret Michaels]], [[Alice Cooper]], [[Little Big Town]], [[Bob Costas]], [[David Byrne]], [[America (band)|America]], [[Bryan Cranston]], [[Jon Anderson]] of [[Yes (band)|Yes]] and [[Doug Gray]] of [[The Marshall Tucker Band]].

===== ''Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar'' =====
{{Main|List of Rock and Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar episodes{{!}}List of ''Rock and Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar'' episodes}}
''Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar Presented by Mercury Insurance'' is an original series featuring [[Sammy Hagar]] as he drives across the country to interview and jam with influential artists including [[Tommy Lee]], [[Bob Weir]], [[Alice Cooper]], and [[Nancy Wilson (rock musician)|Nancy Wilson]]. The series also presents Hagar's personal experiences and rules of the road, as he tours with his group The Circle. The six-episode first season premiered on AXS TV on January 24, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/sammy-hagar-rock-roll-road-trip-premiere/ |title=Sammy Hagar's 'Rock & Roll Road Trip' TV Series Announces Premiere Date |publisher=Ultimate Classic Rock |date=2015-12-11 |access-date=2016-04-12}}</ref> The series premiered in March 2017 with guests including [[John Mayer]], [[Melissa Etheridge]], [[Toby Keith]], [[John Mellencamp]] and [[Mick Fleetwood]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2017/02/09/sammy-hagar-adam-levine-band-together-tequila----twist/97660852/|title=Sammy Hagar, Adam Levine band together for a tequila -- with a twist|work=USA Today|access-date=2017-06-16|language=en}}</ref> and returned for its second half in July 2017 with guests including [[Don Felder]], [[Styx (band)|Styx]], [[Vince Neil]], [[Chad Smith]], [[Shep Gordon]], [[Darryl McDaniels]] and [[Adam Levine]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/motley-crues-vince-neil-to-guest-on-sammy-hagars-rock-roll-road-trip/|title=MÖTLEY CRÜE's VINCE NEIL To Guest On SAMMY HAGAR's 'Rock & Roll Road Trip'|date=2017-06-01|work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|access-date=2017-06-16|language=en-US}}</ref> AXS TV announced that ''Rock & Roll Road Trip'' was renewed for a third season in 2017 and premiered in April 2018 with guests including [[Dave Grohl]], [[Roger Daltrey]], [[Sarah McLachlan]], [[Bob Weir]], [[Pat Benatar]] and [[Neil Giraldo]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/rock-roll-road-trip-with-sammy-hagar-renewed-season-3-axs-tv-1202151427/|title='Rock & Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar' Renewed For Season 3 By AXS TV|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=2017-08-17|work=Deadline|access-date=2017-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

AXS TV announced a fourth season, which premiered on Sunday, May 5. Guests for the new season include [[Willie Nelson]], [[Rick Springfield]], [[Guy Fieri]], [[Cheech & Chong]], [[Charlie Daniels]], [[Jimmie Johnson]], [[Robby Krieger]], [[Joe Bonamassa]], [[Jason Bonham]] and more.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/willie-nelson-robby-krieger-joe-bonamassa-among-guests-in-fourth-season-of-rock-roll-road-trip-with-sammy-hagar/|title=WILLIE NELSON, ROBBY KRIEGER, JOE BONAMASSA Among Guests In Fourth Season Of 'Rock & Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar'|last=Blabbermouth|date=2019-03-19|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|access-date=2019-03-21}}</ref>

===== ''Real Money with Eddie Money'' =====
AXS TV announced in September 2017 it had greenlit to a 10-episode reality series chronicling the daily lives of [[Eddie Money]], his wife Laurie and their five kids. Production for ''Real Money'' began in Q4 2017 and the series premiered on Sunday, April 8, 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/12/axs-tv-eddie-money-reality-series-premiere-date-top-ten-revealed-1202222949/|title=AXS TV Sets Eddie Money Reality Show Premiere & New Music Countdown Series|last=Evans|first=Greg|date=2017-12-09|work=Deadline|access-date=2018-07-18|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/09/eddie-money-axs-tv-real-money-reality-series-1202178511/|title=AXS TV Bets On Rocker Eddie Money For New Reality Series|last=Evans|first=Greg|date=2017-09-28|work=Deadline|access-date=2017-10-16|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> In June 2018, the series was greenlit for an expanded 12-episode second season with production set to begin in Q3 2018 and a premiere in early 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/real-money-renewed-second-season-axs-tv-1202408998/|title='Real Money' Renewed For Second Season By AXS TV|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=2018-06-13|work=Deadline|access-date=2018-07-18|language=en-US}}</ref>

The second season of ''Real Money'' premiered on Sunday, May 5, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2019/3/20/second-season-of-eddie-moneys-real-money-reality-series-prem.html|title=Second season of Eddie Money's "Real Money" reality series premieres in May; singer turns 70 on Thursday - Music News - ABC News Radio|website=abcnewsradioonline.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-21|archive-date=2019-03-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321191136/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2019/3/20/second-season-of-eddie-moneys-real-money-reality-series-prem.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> During a midseason episode, Money revealed his cancer diagnosis. Money died the day after the episode's airing.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ryan|first=Patrick|title=Eddie Money said he 'picked out a crypt' after cancer diagnosis, was 'surprised' by news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2019/09/13/eddie-money-late-rocker-discussed-his-cancer-reality-tv-show-real-money/2311455001/|access-date=2020-06-28|website=USA Today|language=en-US}}</ref>

===== ''The Day The Rock Star Died'' =====
In August 2018, AXS TV announced a new docu-series profiling the lives and deaths of some of music's most influential artists called ''The Day The Rock Star Died''. Premiered on October 2, 2018, the 15-part series examines artists including [[Tom Petty]], [[Janis Joplin]], [[Jimi Hendrix]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Elvis Presley]] and [[Whitney Houston]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.multichannel.com/news/axs-tv-tunes-up-october-debut-of-the-day-the-rock-star-died-series|title=AXS TV Tunes Up October Debut of 'The Day The Rock Star Died'|work=Multichannel|access-date=2018-09-04|language=en-us}}</ref>

===== ''The Top Ten Revealed'' =====
''The Top Ten Revealed'' spotlights best-of lists on a variety of rock-related themes, covering topics such as best guitar intros, [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]] anthems and [[1980s in music|'80s rock]] ballads. The series debuted in February 2018, with host and executive producer [[Katie Daryl]] joined by a rotating panel of experts including [[Lita Ford]], [[Guns N' Roses]] drummer [[Steven Adler]] and former [[Pantera]] percussionist [[Vinnie Paul]], among others.<ref name=":0" /> The series returned for season two in January 2019,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/katie-daryl-the-top-ten-revealed-renewed-season-2-by-axs-tv-exclusive/|title=Katie Daryl's 'The Top Ten Revealed' Renewed for Season 2 by AXS TV|date=2018-11-19|website=TheWrap|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-15}}</ref> and for season 3 in April 2020.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

===== ''The Very VERY Best of the 70s'' =====
''The Very VERY Best of the 70s'' puts the spotlight on the enduring films, series, and pop culture moments that defined the 1970s. The series is executive produced by [[Katie Daryl]] who guides a rotating panel of celebrity guests each week including [[Fred Willard]], [[Morgan Fairchild]], [[Barry Williams (actor)|Barry Williams]], [[Jimmie Walker]], [[Michael Winslow]], [[Sebastian Bach]], [[Mark Steines]], [[Jaleel White]], [[George Wallace (American comedian)|George Wallace]], [[Anson Williams]], [[Dee Wallace]], [[Todd Bridges]], [[Mindy Cohn]], [[Bob Eubanks]], [[Elisabeth Röhm]], [[David Chokachi]] and [[Catherine Bach]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://bgr.com/2019/04/30/tv-guide-today-may-2019-release-schedule-netflix-hulu/|title=Here's the full release schedule for everything premiering on Netflix, Hulu, and TV in May 2019|last=Epstein|first=Zach|date=2019-04-30|website=BGR|language=en|access-date=2019-07-02}}</ref>

The series premiered its first season on Thursday, May 16.<ref name="auto"/>

===== ''The X Factor UK'' =====
Since 2014, AXS TV has broadcast ''[[The X Factor (British TV series)|The X Factor UK]]'', with the episodes airing 24 hours after their respective UK broadcasts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.multichannel.com/news/content/axs-tv-air-british-based-x-factor-us/383013|title=AXS TV to Air British-Based 'X Factor' in U.S.|date=2014-08-06|publisher=MultiChannel|access-date=2014-02-09}}</ref> The series premiered on Sunday, August 31, 2014, marking the first time that the British series had aired in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channelguidemagblog.com/index.php/2014/08/12/axs-tv-the-x-factor-uk/|title=AXS TV is U.S. Broadcast Home for 'The X Factor UK'|date=2014-08-12|publisher=Channel Guide Mag Blog|access-date=2015-02-09}}</ref> The 11th season notably featured the return of [[Simon Cowell]] and [[Cheryl Cole|Cheryl Fernandez-Versini]] to the judging panel, joining music manager [[Louis Walsh]] and pop singer [[Mel B]], making her debut as a full-time judge.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/08/x-factor-simon-cowell-axs-tv-uk-version-815189/|title=Simon Cowell, 'X Factor' Franchise Return This Month To U.S.|date=2014-08-06|publisher=Deadline|access-date=2014-08-27}}</ref> [[Ben Haenow]] was the winner of this season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/x-factor/11291141/x-factor-2014-final-results-winner-Fleur-East-Ben-Haenow-live.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/x-factor/11291141/x-factor-2014-final-results-winner-Fleur-East-Ben-Haenow-live.html |archive-date=2022-01-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=ABen Haenow wins The X Factor 2014 final: as it happened|date=2014-12-15|publisher=Telegraph|access-date=2015-02-24}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

The series has continued to air annually on AXS TV, most recently with its third season on the network, the show's [[The X Factor (British TV series) series 13|13th season]] overall, which premiered on August 28, 2016, with Cowell and Walsh, along with the return of judges [[Sharon Osbourne]] and [[Nicole Scherzinger|Nicole Sherzinger]], and presenter [[Dermot O'Leary]], to ''X Factor UK''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2016/07/axs-tv-the-x-factor-uk-season-3-premiere-1201788822/|title=AXS TV Re-Ups Multi-Year Deal To Air 'The X Factor UK'; Sets Season 13 Premiere|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=2016-07-19|work=Deadline|access-date=2017-06-16|language=en-US}}</ref> The X Factor UK returned for its fourth season on AXS TV, and [[The X Factor (British TV series) series 14|14th season]] overall, on September 3 and 4, 2017; all four judges from the previous year returned.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mjsbigblog.com/x-factor-uk-2017-returns-to-axs-tv-this-fall-as-all-four-judges-return.htm|title=X Factor UK 2017 Returns TO AXS TV This Fall as All Four Judges Return|date=2017-06-19|work=mjsbigblog|access-date=2017-06-20|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/the-x-factor-uk-premiere-date-axs-tv-us-1202154573/|title='The X Factor UK' Gets U.S. Season 14 Premiere Date On AXS TV|last=Tartaglione|first=Nancy|date=2017-08-23|work=Deadline|access-date=2017-12-11|language=en-US}}</ref>

''The X Factor UK'' returned for its fifth season on the network ([[The X Factor (British TV series) series 15|15th overall]]) in September 2018 with Simon Cowell joined by new judges [[One Direction]]'s [[Louis Tomlinson]], singer-songwriter [[Robbie Williams]] and his wife actress and TV presenter [[Ayda Field|Ayda Williams]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.inquisitr.com/4990647/louis-tomlinson-back-on-the-x-factor-uk-this-time-as-judge/|title=Louis Tomlinson Back On 'The X Factor UK,' This Time As Judge|date=2018-07-18|work=The Inquisitr|access-date=2018-07-18|language=en-US}}</ref>

===== ''TRUNKFest with Eddie Trunk'' =====
In October 2017, AXS TV greenlit a new series starring music historian and TV and Radio host [[Eddie Trunk]] called ''TRUNKFest with Eddie Trunk'' premiering in 2018. The program gives viewers a front row seat to some of the nation's biggest music festivals as Trunk travels across the country interviewing bands, visiting booths, sampling festival cuisine, and mingling with the attendees.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/eddie-trunk-takes-viewers-on-guided-tour-of-countrys-biggest-and-most-eclectic-music-festivals-in-axs-tvs-trunkfest/|title=EDDIE TRUNK Takes Viewers On Guided Tour Of Country's Biggest And Most Eclectic Music Festivals In AXS TV's 'Trunkfest'|date=2017-10-28|work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|access-date=2017-11-20|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.axs.com/eddie-trunk-returns-to-axs-tv-with-trunkfest-124705|title=Eddie Trunk returns to AXS TV with 'Trunkfest'|work=AXS|access-date=2017-11-20|language=en-US}}</ref> Trunk previously hosted the documentary series ''Reel to Real'' on the network in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2016/05/green-day-dave-navarro-documentaries-kick-off-new-axs-series-reel-to-real-291385/|title=Green Day, Dave Navarro Documentaries Kick Off New AXS Series 'Reel to Real' {{!}} IndieWire|last=Schneider|first=Michael|website=www.indiewire.com|date=3 May 2016 |language=en|access-date=2017-11-20}}</ref> ''TRUNKFest with Eddie Trunk'' premiered on July 1, 2018, with a trip to the [[Sturgis Motorcycle Rally]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://themusicuniverse.com/axs-tv-teases-the-top-ten-revealed-trunkfest-premieres/|title=AXS TV teases 'The Top Ten Revealed,' 'Trunkfest' premieres {{!}} The Music Universe|date=2018-05-18|work=The Music Universe|access-date=2018-07-18|language=en-US}}</ref> ''TRUNKFest'' was renewed for a second season, which premiered on July 7, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/trunkfest-season-2-premiere-to-highlight-sammy-hagars-high-tide-beach-party-car-show/|title='TrunkFest' Season 2 Premiere To Highlight SAMMY HAGAR's 'High Tide Beach Party & Car Show'|last=Blabbermouth|date=2019-06-04|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|access-date=2019-07-02}}</ref>

===== ''Paul Shaffer Plus One'' =====
[[Paul Shaffer]] sits down with his famous friends and colleagues across the music industry in this weekly interview series. Season one guests include [[Joe Walsh]], [[Graham Nash]], [[Sammy Hagar]], [[Billy Gibbons]], [[Donald Fagen]], [[Buddy Guy]], Spinal Tap bassist [[Derek Smalls]] ([[Harry Shearer]]) and [[Smokey Robinson]].

The series premiered on AXS TV Sunday, September 15 and also aired on Shaffer's [[Sirius XM Satellite Radio|SiriusXM]] radio show.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/paul-shaffer-plus-one-music-interview-show-premiere-date-axs-tv-1202635635/|title='Paul Shaffer Plus One' Music Interview Show Gets Premiere Date On AXS TV|last1=Petski|first1=Denise|date=2019-06-20|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=2019-07-02}}</ref>

== List of programs broadcast by AXS TV ==
=== Original programming ===
* ''[[The Big Interview with Dan Rather]]''
* ''The Day The Rock Star Died''
* ''[[Paul Shaffer]] Plus One''
* ''Real Money with [[Eddie Money]]''
* ''[[List of Rock and Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar episodes|Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar]]''
* ''The Top Ten Revealed with [[Katie Daryl]]''
* ''Trunkfest with [[Eddie Trunk]]''
* ''The Very VERY Best of the 70s''
* ''The Very VERY Best of the 80s'' [[Kelly Osbourne]]
* ''[[The X Factor (British TV series)|The X Factor UK]]''
* ''Music's Greatest Mysteries''

=== Sports/Wrestling ===
* ''[[AXS TV Fights]]''
* ''[[Impact! (TV series)|TNA Impact!]]''

=== Acquired programming ===
==== Live-action ====
* ''[[Nashville (2012 TV series)|Nashville]]''
* ''[[Hell's Kitchen (American TV series)|Hell's Kitchen]]''
* ''[[Hot Ones]]''
* ''[[Just For Laughs Gags]]''

==== Anime ====
* ''[[Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (TV series)|Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works]]''<ref name="AXS-Anime">{{Cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|date=February 10, 2025|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-10/axs-tv-cable-network-launches-anime.com-hour-programming-block-with-fate-stay-night-unlimited-blade-/.221066|title=AXS TV Cable Network Launches Anime.com Hour Programming Block with Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, My Hero Academia Anime|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=February 10, 2025}}</ref>
* ''[[My Hero Academia]]''<ref name="AXS-Anime"/>

== HDNet Movies ==
{{Main|HDNet Movies}}
HDNet Movies was launched in January 2003 as a spin-off of HDNet (now AXS TV). The network features theatrically released [[film]]s and [[Documentary film|documentaries]], which are presented in [[High-definition television|high definition]] and without commercial interruption or editing for content. Programming showcases a wide variety of films including [[Academy Award|Academy Award winners]], [[action films]], [[Science fiction|scifi films]], and [[Western (genre)|westerns]]. It regularly features special, hosted movie events such as ''And The [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] Goes To... Presented by [[Richard Roeper]]'',<ref name="multichannel.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.multichannel.com/prfeed/hdnet-movies-unveils-40-film-line-its-month-long-academy-award-celebration-and-oscar-goes-hosted-richard-roeper-jan-29-feb-24-nightly-8-pm/410224|title=HDNet Movies Unveils A 40-Film Line-Up For Its Month-Long Academy Award Celebration 'And The Oscar Goes To' Hosted By Richard Roeper Jan. 29-Feb. 24 Nightly At 8 pm {{!}} Multichannel|website=www.multichannel.com|language=en|access-date=2017-08-21}}</ref> ''Totally 80s Month with [[Judge Reinhold]]''<ref name="multichannel.com"/> and ''[[Rob Zombie]]'s 13 Nights of [[Halloween]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ew.com/movies/2017/08/17/rob-zombie-13-nights-hdnet-movies/|title=Rob Zombie to Host '13 Nights of Halloween'|date=2017-08-17|work=EW.com|access-date=2017-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref>

HDNet Movies is available nationally on [[Dish Network|Dish]], [[DirecTV]], [[Verizon Fios]] and [[AT&T U-verse]];<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a.Dnn6VhwztE |title=DIRECTV Partners with HDNet and HDNet Movies to Offer On Demand |publisher=Bloomberg |date=2008-11-03 |access-date=2015-02-09}}</ref> regionally on cable providers such as [[Charter Communications|Charter Spectrum]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/2003/01_jan/news/cw_charter_hdnet.htm |title=Charter to Launch HDNet & HDNet Movies Networks |publisher=Broadcast Newsroom |date=2003-01-13 |access-date=2015-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210111409/http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/2003/01_jan/news/cw_charter_hdnet.htm |archive-date=2015-02-10 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> [[Service Electric]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvtechnology.com/deployments/0108/nctc-to-bring-hdnet-to-the-heartland/194307 |title=TV Technology: NCTC to Bring HDNet to the Heartland |publisher=TV Technology |date=2003-05-29 |access-date=2015-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210101534/http://www.tvtechnology.com/deployments/0108/nctc-to-bring-hdnet-to-the-heartland/194307 |archive-date=2015-02-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Suddenlink Communications,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.thetowntalk.com/article/20090603/BUSINESS/906030301/Suddenlink-adding-new-HD-channels |title=Suddenlink Adding New HD Channels |publisher=The Town Talk |date=2009-06-03 |access-date=2015-02-09 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150211072457/http://archive.thetowntalk.com/article/20090603/BUSINESS/906030301/Suddenlink-adding-new-HD-channels |archive-date=2015-02-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Time Warner Cable|Time Warner Spectrum]], and [[SureWest]];<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.telecompaper.com/news/surewest-to-include-hdnet-hdnet-movies-in-hdtv-service--499269 |title=SureWest to Include HDNet, HDNet Movies in HDTV Service |publisher=Telecom Paper |date=2005-12-07 |access-date=2015-02-09}}</ref> and on the streaming service [[Sling TV]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.multichannel.com/news/programming/sling-launches-gsn-axs-tv-hdnet-movies/408274|title=Sling Launches GSN, AXS TV, HDNet Movies {{!}} Multichannel|website=www.multichannel.com|date=6 October 2016 |language=en|access-date=2017-08-21}}</ref>

== Canadian carriage ==
In the Fall of 2006, HDNet became available in [[Canada]] on [[Rogers Cable]], [[Bell Satellite TV]] and [[Cogeco|Cogeco Cable]];<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/canadas-rogers-adds-hdnet-142483 |title=Canada's Rogers Adds HDNet |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=2006-11-08 |access-date=2015-02-09}}</ref> [[Shaw Communications|Shaw Cable]] began carrying the network in April 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=1fe8898f-9bcd-4703-8045-6608686624f5&sponsor= |title=Shaw Adds More HDTV Channels to its Offerings |publisher=Canada.com |date=2007-04-04 |access-date=2015-02-09}}</ref> The network would be dropped by Bell and Rogers upon its relaunch as AXS TV.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stopthecap.com/2011/09/12/no-respect-hdnet-being-dropped-by-rogers-cable-nov-1/ |title=No Respect: HDNet Being Dropped by Rogers Cable Nov. 1 |publisher=Stop The Cap |date=2011-09-12 |access-date=2015-02-09}}</ref>

After Anthem purchased AXS TV, the channel became a sister to its domestic channels [[Fight Network]], [[GameTV]], and [[Game+]]. AXS TV has since syndicated some of its original programming to these sister networks.<ref>{{Citation|title=GameTV Unveils New Weekend Block Featuring Four Popular AXS TV Series, Debuting Saturday, August 8 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. ET|url=https://www.axs.tv/press-articles/gametv-unveils-new-weekend-block-featuring-four-popular-axs-tv-series-debuting-saturday-august-8-from-12-p-m-to-2-p-m-et/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-11-26}}</ref> In December of that year, AXS reached a new carriage deal with Bell TV, including its [[Bell Fibe TV]] services and over-the-top services Alt TV and Virgin TV.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 10, 2020 |title=AXS TV LAUNCHES IN CANADA ON BELL FIBE TV, ALT TV & VIRGIN TV |url=https://www.axs.tv/press-articles/axs-tv-launches-in-canada-on-bell-fibe-tv-alt-tv-virgin-tv/ |access-date=2021-07-19}}</ref>

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
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== External links ==
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