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{{Short description|American multinational pay television channel}} 
{{other uses|TLC (disambiguation){{!}}TLC}}
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{{Infobox television channel
| name = TLC
| logo = [[File:TLC Logo.svg|frameless|class=skin-invert]]
| logo_size = 200px
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|1980|10}}
| owner = [[Warner Bros. Discovery]]
| parent = [[Warner Bros. Discovery Networks]]
| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[High-definition television|HDTV]]<br>{{small|(downscaled to [[letterboxed]] [[480i]] for the [[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] feed)}}
| country = United States
| language = English<br>Spanish (via [[second audio program|SAP]] audio track)
| area = United States<br>Canada
| headquarters = [[Silver Spring, Maryland|Silver Spring]], [[Maryland]], United States
| former_names = {{Plainlist|
* ACSN – The Learning Channel {{small|(1980–1983)}}
* The Learning Channel {{small|(1984–1998)}}
}}
| sister_channels = {{collapsible list|
* [[Adult Swim]]
* [[American Heroes Channel]]
* [[Animal Planet]]
* [[Boomerang (TV network)|Boomerang]]
* [[Cartoon Network]]
* [[Cartoonito (American programming block)|Cartoonito]]
* [[Cinemax]]
* [[CNN]]
* [[Cooking Channel]]
* [[The CW]] <!-- sale still pending -->
* [[Destination America]]
* [[Discovery Channel]]
* [[Discovery Familia]]
* [[Discovery Family]]
* [[Discovery Life]]
* [[Food Network]]
* [[HBO]]
* [[HGTV]]
* [[Investigation Discovery]]
* [[Magnolia Network]]
* [[Oprah Winfrey Network]]
* [[Science Channel]]
* [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]]
* [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]]
* [[Travel Channel]]
* [[TruTV]]
* [[Turner Classic Movies]]
}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.tlc.com/}}
| online_serv_1 = Affiliated streaming service
| online_chan_1 = [[HBO Max]]
| online_serv_2 = Service(s)
| online_chan_2 = [[Philo (company)|Philo]], [[Sling TV]], [[YouTube TV]], [[Hulu|Hulu + Live TV]], [[Vidgo]]
}}

'''TLC''' is an American premium multinational [[cable television|cable]] and [[satellite television|satellite]] [[television network]] owned by the [[Warner Bros. Discovery Networks|Networks]] division of [[Warner Bros. Discovery]]. First established in 1980 as '''The Learning Channel''', it initially focused on educational and instructional programming. By the late 1990s, after an acquisition by [[Discovery, Inc.]] earlier in the decade, the network began to pivot towards [[reality television]] programming—predominantly focusing on programming involving [[Lifestyle (social sciences)|lifestyle]]s and personal stories—to the point that the previous name with "The Learning Channel" spelled out was [[orphaned initialism|phased out]] in favor of its [[initialism]].

{{As of|2023|11}}, with its programming primarily dedicated to the nine-series ''[[90 Day Fiancé]]'' universe, comprising 31% of the shows carried by the channel, TLC is available to approximately 71,000,000 pay television households in the United States—down from its 2011 peak of 100,000,000 households.<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 |website=wrestlenomics.com |date=May 14, 2024 |access-date=July 28, 2019}}</ref>

==History==
===1972–1980: Early history as the Appalachian Educational Satellite Project===
TLC's history traces to the 1972 formation of the '''Appalachian Educational Satellite Project''' ('''AESP'''), a [[distance education]] project formed by the [[Appalachian Regional Commission]] (ARC), in participation with the Education Satellite Communication Demonstration (ESCD), a partnership with the [[Department of Health, Education, and Welfare]] and [[NASA]] intended to transmit instructional, career and health programming via satellite to provide televised educational material to public schools and universities in the [[Appalachian region]]. ARC submitted a proposal to participate in the ESCD and use the [[ATS-6]] communications satellite (launched into orbit in 1974) to disseminate "career education" programming to teachers at no cost;<ref>{{cite news |last1=Peterson |first1=Bill |title=Satellite to broadcast to Appalachia |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-satellite-to-broadca/139692258/ |access-date=27 January 2024 |work=[[The Courier-Journal]] |date=27 January 1974}}</ref> the consortium set up 15 [[earth station]] receiver sites across eight states in conjunction with local education service agencies.<ref name="hacked-tlc">{{cite web|title=What Happened to Educational Television: The Story of 'The Learning Channel'|url=http://hackeducation.com/2015/05/30/the-learning-channel|author=Audrey Watters|website=Hacked Education|date=May 30, 2015|access-date=June 21, 2021}}</ref><ref name="acsnreport">{{cite web|title=Reshaping of an Innovation: ACSN-The Learning Channel, 1974-1982|url=https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED238398.pdf|author=M. Jay Douds|publisher=Appalachian Community Service Network|date=October 1982|access-date=June 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426144444/https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED238398.pdf|archive-date=April 26, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

The ATS-6 temporarily ceased service to the Appalachian region after being re-orbited to India in September 1975; by the time the satellite reoriented to the United States the following year, the number of earth receivers used to transmit AESP content increased to 45 sites in [[Pennsylvania]], [[Kentucky]], [[Maryland]], [[Virginia]], [[West Virginia]], [[Tennessee]], [[Alabama]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[North Carolina]] and [[South Carolina]] (some of which also acted as relays to local television stations in the region). All programming offered through the project was accepted for academic credit at 12 universities in the region.<ref name="hacked-tlc"/> In October 1978, NASA disclosed the ATS-6 would suspend transmissions for 12 months due to transmission problems with the satellite. As a result, ARC decided to purchase transponder time on the commercial [[Satcom (satellite)|Satcom I]] communications satellite, in order to continue its distance education offerings.<ref name="hacked-tlc"/><ref name="acsnreport"/>

===1980–1998: From ACSN to The Learning Channel, "A place for learning minds"===
The [[non-profit corporation|non-profit]] Appalachian Community Service Network (ACSN) was incorporated in April 1980, maintaining a [[board of directors]] appointed by the Appalachian Regional Commission. The ACSN television service launched in October 1980 as '''ACSN – The Learning Channel''';<ref>"Learning Channel, The (Network)", in Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present'', 9th ed. New York: Ballantine, 2007, ISBN 9780345497734, [https://books.google.com/books?id=BbOsChMSlpoC&dq=Appalachian+Community+Service+Network&pg=PA778 p. 778].</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Laurence, Robert P.|date=August 15, 2005|title=Cable Guise: Channels built on arts, education and high culture now go low with cheesy programming|url=http://legacy.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/features/20050815-9999-1c15bravo.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060910183230/http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050815/news_1c15bravo.html|archive-date=September 10, 2006|access-date=April 18, 2017|work=San Diego Union-Tribune}}</ref> unlike the [[closed-circuit television|closed-circuit]] AESP, the network distributed its programming available directly to cable systems for home viewing. Its programming also expanded to include "informational" content.<!-- <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cablecenter.org/education/exhibits/november.cfm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060419152450/http://www.cablecenter.org/education/exhibits/november.cfm|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 19, 2006|title=The Cable Center Exhibits - Denver Event Venue|access-date=December 30, 2016}}</ref> Apparently broken link--><ref name=Wells>Jane Wells, [https://www.cnbc.com/2011/04/06/when-did-the-learning-channel-become-the-leering-channel.html "When Did The Learning Channel Become The Leering Channel?"], Funny Business, [[CNBC]], April 6, 2011</ref> (NASA immediately launched [[NASA TV]] as the ACSN's internal replacement.) By 1982, ACSN claimed that it "achieved the fastest rate of growth of all basic cable programming services", with availability on around 70 cable affiliates reaching 1.5 million subscribers; by this point, 70 universities granted academic credit for telecourses carried on the network.<ref name="hacked-tlc"/><ref name="acsnreport"/> On January 1, 1984, the network shortened its name to '''The Learning Channel'''.

The channel mostly featured documentary content pertaining to nature, science, history, current events, medicine, technology, cooking, home improvement, and other information-based topics. A notable example of such programming was ''Sew, What's New?'', a fashion design show presented by [[George W. Trippon]]. These were more focused, more technical, and of a more academic nature than the content that was being broadcast at the time on its eventual rival, The [[Discovery Channel]], which launched in 1985. TLC was geared toward an inquisitive and narrow audience during this time, and had modest ratings. An exception to this viewership commonality was ''Captain's Log'' (produced and hosted by Mark Graves, also known as Captain Mark Gray), a weekly primetime boating safety series that aired from 1987 to 1990; the program often achieved between a 4.5 to 6 rating share and was the highest compensated series in the history of TLC with over 30 times the compensation of any other series on the network.{{Citation needed|date=March 2019}}

In 1986, Infotech, Inc.—then-owner of the [[Financial News Network]] (FNN)—acquired a 51% interest in The Learning Channel for $3 million; the American Community Service Network retained a 31.5% share of the network, with the remaining 17.5% owned by network management.

On February 15, 1991, The Discovery Channel, Inc.—owners of the namesake cable channel—announced it had reached an agreement to acquire The Learning Channel from ACSN and Infotech (the latter of which was in the process of a bankruptcy-led asset liquidation to repay creditors, subsequently resulting in the sale of the Financial News Network to a joint venture of [[NBC]] and [[Cablevision]] that integrated the network with rival financial news channel [[CNBC]]) for $12.75 million (equivalent to ${{inflation|US|12.75|1991|r=2|fmt=c}} million today).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/04/02/business/the-media-business-discovery-to-buy-a-channel.html|title=Discovery to Buy a Channel|date=April 2, 1991|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Under Discovery, The Learning Channel continued to focus primarily on instructional and educational programming for much of the 1990s; however, in what preceded its later expansion of such content, it also began to include shows less focused on education and geared more toward attracting popular consumption and mass marketing. In 1992, the network's name was shortened to "TLC", although the full name remained in use on alternating basis.

TLC continued to offer educational programs such as ''[[Paleoworld]]'' (a show about prehistoric creatures), though more and more of its programming began to be devoted to niche audiences for shows regarding subjects like home improvement (''[[Hometime (U.S. TV series)|Hometime]]'' and ''Home Savvy'' were two of the first), arts and crafts, crime programs such as ''[[The New Detectives]]'', medical programming (particularly reality-based shows following real patients through the process of operations), and other shows that appealed to daytime audiences, particularly housewives. This was to be indicative of a major change in programming content and target audience over the next few years.

===1998–2008: "Life Unscripted", new direction===
TLC began to explore new avenues starting in the late 1990s, deemphasizing educational material in favor of entertainment.<ref name="Wells" /> ''[[Ready Set Learn!]]'', the network's children's program block, was slowly reduced through the years as the network deliberately redirected viewers towards the full-day lineup of children's programming on [[Discovery Kids]]. The block was dropped completely in late 2008, and [[Cable in the Classroom]] programming, meant for recording by teachers, was discontinued in 2014.

In 1998, the channel began to distance itself from its original name "The Learning Channel", and instead began to advertise itself only as "TLC". During this period, there was a huge shift in content, with most new programming being geared towards reality-drama and interior design shows. The huge success of shows like ''[[Trading Spaces]]'', ''[[Junkyard Wars]]'', ''A Wedding Story'', and ''[[A Baby Story]]'' exemplified this new shift in programming towards more mass-appeal shows.

This came at a time when Discovery itself was overhauling much, and in some cases competition series of its own programming, introducing shows like ''[[American Chopper]]'' (which Discovery moved to TLC for a time). Much of the older, more educationally focused programming could still be found dispersed amongst other channels owned by Discovery Communications.

On March 27, 2006, the network launched a new look and promotional campaign, dropping the "Life Unscripted" tag and introducing a new theme, "Live and Learn", trying to turn around the network's reliance on [[interior design|decorating]] shows and [[Reality television|reality]] programming. As part of the new campaign, the channel's original name, "The Learning Channel", returned to occasional usage in promotions. The new theme also played on "life lessons", which featured heavily in the network's advertising and promotional clips. This campaign used humor to appeal to a target audience in their 30s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tlc-martin-agency-offer-life-lessons/article/73836|title=TLC, Martin Agency offer 'life lessons'|website=Washington Examiner|date=July 2, 2007 |access-date=May 1, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2006/tlc-family-life-lessons/|title=TLC Life Lessons on Discovery Channel - The Inspiration Room|date=May 7, 2006|website=The Inspiration Room|language=en-US|access-date=May 1, 2016}}</ref> In 2007, TLC premiered ''Say Yes to the Dress'', a reality series following clients of Kleinfeld Bridal in [[Manhattan]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Nadelson |first=Reggie |date=February 18, 2012 |title=Virginal or strapless? How New York says Yes to the dress |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17069202 |access-date=July 26, 2013 |work=BBC Magazine}}</ref>

=== 2008–present: Further focus on personal stories ===
In early March 2008, TLC launched a new imaging campaign, "Life Surprises". This new slogan came as TLC began to shift even more to personal stories, and away from the once-dominating home improvement shows. Programs focused on family life became the core of the channel. ''[[Jon & Kate Plus 8]]'', which by 2008 was the highest-rated program on TLC,<ref name="highratings">{{cite web|url=http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2009/03/jon-and-kate-pl.html?iid=top25-%27Jon+%26+Kate+Plus+8%27+season+finale+scores+series-best+ratings/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505182739/http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2009/03/jon-and-kate-pl.html?iid=top25-%27Jon+%26+Kate+Plus+8%27+season+finale+scores+series-best+ratings%2F|url-status = dead|archive-date=May 5, 2009|access-date=March 26, 2008|title='Jon & Kate Plus 8' season finale scores series-best ratings|first=Lynette|last=Rice|publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=March 25, 2009}}</ref> and ''[[Little People, Big World]]'' were joined by ''[[19 Kids and Counting|17 Kids and Counting]]''—a show which followed the lives of the [[Duggar family]] (and was in turn retitled ''18 Kids and Counting'', and then ''19 Kids and Counting'', as the family expanded), and ''[[Table for 12]]'' in 2008 and 2009 respectively. The series ''[[Toddlers & Tiaras]]'' also debuted in 2008, and proved popular enough to spawn a spin-off in 2012, ''[[Here Comes Honey Boo Boo]]'', focusing on the family life of recurring contestant Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |date=December 19, 2021 |title=News Analysis: The Duggars built a wholesome reality TV empire on TLC. Now it's in ruins |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-12-19/josh-duggar-trial-19-kids-and-counting-tlc}}</ref> Also premiering on TLC in 2009 was ''[[Cake Boss]]'', which focuses on the head baker at Carlo's Bakery and his staff, who mostly consist of his family.

In July 2014, TLC introduced a new slogan and promotional campaign, "Everyone Needs a Little TLC", which continued to build upon the network's current focus on personal stories and family life.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2014/07/tlc-unveils-new-brand-campaign-and-tagline-808180/|title=TLC Unveils New Brand Campaign And Tagline|date=July 22, 2014|work=Deadline|access-date=April 20, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2014, ''Here Comes Honey Boo Boo'' was canceled after it was reported that Alana's mother had been dating a registered sex offender.<ref name=":0" /> In 2015, ''19 Kids and Counting'' was canceled by TLC<ref name="NYDaily">{{cite news |last=Caulfield |first=Philip |date=July 16, 2015 |title=TLC cancels '19 Kids and Counting' amid Duggar abuse scandal |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |location=New York |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/tlc-cancels-19-kids-counting-duggar-abuse-scandal-article-1.2294251 |url-status=live |access-date=July 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716215648/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/tlc-cancels-19-kids-counting-duggar-abuse-scandal-article-1.2294251 |archive-date=July 16, 2015 }}</ref> after the Duggars' eldest son, [[Josh Duggar]], admitted to acts of [[Sexual assault|molestation]] he had committed against minors while he was a teenager.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="WPresign">{{cite news |last=Ohlheiser |first=Abby |date=May 22, 2015 |title=Josh Amid molestation allegations, Josh Duggar apologizes, stating: 'I acted inexcusably' |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/05/21/josh-duggar-apologizes-resigns-from-family-research-council-amid-molestation-allegations |url-status=live |access-date=May 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522040032/http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/05/21/josh-duggar-apologizes-resigns-from-family-research-council-amid-molestation-allegations/ |archive-date=May 22, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Thompson |first1=Doug |date=May 22, 2015 |title=Josh Duggar admits to wrongdoing, resigns |publisher=Arkansas Online |url=http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2015/may/22/oldest-of-tv-s-19-kids-admits-to-wrongd/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525102204/http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2015/may/22/oldest-of-tv-s-19-kids-admits-to-wrongd/ |archive-date=May 25, 2015 }}</ref> It was subsequently succeeded by a spin-off series, ''[[Counting On]]'', which followed the adult lives of Duggar family members;<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 23, 2016 |title=Duggars' 'Jill and Jessa: Counting On' Gets Full Season - Us Weekly |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/duggars-jill-and-jessa-counting-on-gets-full-season-w165076 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629083842/http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/duggars-jill-and-jessa-counting-on-gets-full-season-w165076 |archive-date=June 29, 2017 |access-date=March 5, 2016 |website=Us Weekly }}</ref> the series was canceled in June 2021 after Josh Duggar was arrested on [[child pornography]] charges (for which he was later convicted).<ref>{{cite web |last1=D'Zurilla |first1=Christie |date=June 30, 2021 |title=TLC finally cancels Duggar series 'Counting On' after Josh Duggar's child-porn arrest |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-06-30/josh-dugger-tlc-cancels-counting-on-series |access-date=July 5, 2021 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref name="NBC guilty verdict">{{cite news |last1=Madani |first1=Doha |last2=Dasrath |first2=Diana |date=December 9, 2021 |title=Josh Duggar found guilty in child sex abuse image trial |website=[[NBC News]] |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/josh-duggar-found-guilty-child-sex-abuse-image-trial-rcna7788}}</ref>

In 2017, home design programming began to return to the network with the premiere of ''Nate & Jeremiah By Design''; the series was renewed for a second season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/nate-jeremiah-by-design-renewed-season-2-tlc-1202158683/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831002031/http://deadline.com/2017/08/nate-jeremiah-by-design-renewed-season-2-tlc-1202158683/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 31, 2017|title='Nate & Jeremiah By Design' Renewed For Season 2 By TLC|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=August 30, 2017|work=Deadline|access-date=April 20, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> In April 2018, TLC premiered a revival of ''[[Trading Spaces]]'' (which accompanied the season 2 premiere of ''Nate & Jeremiah By Design''); the season premiere and an accompanying reunion special were seen by 2.8 million viewers, marking the network's highest-rated Saturday primetime program since 2010.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/trading-spaces-return-record-ratings-tlc-1202363239/|title='Trading Spaces' Return Scores Record Ratings For TLC|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=April 12, 2018|work=Deadline|access-date=April 16, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>

In March 2018, Discovery Communications acquired [[Scripps Networks Interactive]], and was renamed Discovery, Inc. TLC president Nancy Daniels left the network to become the chief brand officer of Discovery's factual networks, to replace the outgoing [[Rich Ross]]. She was replaced by Scripps Networks' chief programmer Kathleen Finch as chief brand officer of Discovery's lifestyle networks, overseeing TLC and the six networks formerly owned by SNI (such as [[HGTV]] and [[Food Network]]), among others.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/discovery-scripps-executive-shakeup-rich-ross-out-kathleen-finch-1202307333/|title=Rich Ross Out at Discovery in Exec Shakeup; Scripps' Kathleen Finch Adds To Oversight|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|date=March 1, 2018|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=March 2, 2018}}</ref> In 2019, HGTV and TLC premiered a co-commissioned revival of another former TLC series, ''[[While You Were Out (TV series)|While You Were Out]]''; new episodes premiered on both networks simultaneously, with HGTV airing an alternate cut of the episode focusing more on the renovation process.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Littleton|first=Cynthia|date=October 29, 2018|title=TLC and HGTV to Revive 'While You Were Out' as Crossover Series Tailored for Both Channels (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/while-you-were-out-hgtv-tlc-revival-1203006824/|access-date=March 11, 2019|website=Variety|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=TLC, HGTV's crossover reboot "While You Were Out" gets March premiere date|url=http://realscreen.com/2019/02/07/tlc-hgtvs-crossover-reboot-while-you-were-out-gets-march-premiere-date/|access-date=March 11, 2019|work=Realscreen}}</ref>

[[File:TLC tank shooting AA jeh.jpg|thumb|Shooting a show in [[Midtown Manhattan]]]]

==Programming==
{{Main|List of programs broadcast by TLC}}

==High-definition feed==
A [[High-definition television|high definition]] simulcast of TLC was launched on September 1, 2007. It is currently available on many subscription-television systems in the United States and Canada.

==International==

===Middle East and North Africa===
[[OSN]]—a paid platform in the Middle East and North Africa{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}—launched TLC HD and broadcast it with the Discovery Network, using the same form as the American TLC channel and adding new exclusive Arabic-English programs from its production as "Nidaa".{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}

It is broadcast in [[Israel]], by satellite provider [[yes (Israel)|yes]].

===The Americas===

====Canada====
TLC's American feed is available in Canada on most cable and satellite providers, as it is authorized for carriage as a foreign cable television service by the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]]; save for a few differences it features the same programming schedule as that seen in the United States.

====Latin America====
The Latin American TLC HD, was launched on December 1, 2009, exclusively in high-definition, in the same style as the American channel (most of TLC's programming is available in standard-definition on [[Discovery Home & Health]]). On November 1, 2011, the Latin American version of Discovery Travel & Living was relaunched as [[TLC (Latin America)|TLC: Travel & Living Channel]], which now also has a dedicated feed for Brazil.

===Europe===

====United Kingdom and Ireland====
An English-language version of the channel was originally launched in 1994 across Europe and was subsequently renamed Discovery Home and Leisure and later [[Discovery Real Time]] as part of Discovery's slate of themed channels. [[TLC (UK and Ireland)|TLC]] relaunched in the UK and Ireland on April 30, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fletcher |first=Alex |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a468789/here-comes-honey-boo-boo-to-air-in-uk-on-new-tv-channel-tlc.html |title='Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' to air in UK on new TV channel TLC |publisher=Digital Spy |date=March 27, 2013 |access-date=March 27, 2013}}</ref>

====Romania====
TLC Romania was launched on January 20, 2011, replacing the European version of [[Discovery Travel & Living Europe|Discovery Travel & Living]] in this country.

On August 2, 2022, it launched its local Romanian feed and audio track replacing the international feed.

====Bulgaria====
In early 2013 the channel launched in 
Bulgaria.

====Finland====
In November 2016, TLC began to appear free, before that TLC was a payment channel in Finland.

====France====
TLC's [[TLC (French TV channel)|French channel]] launched on 26 February 2024 as a replacement for [[Discovery Science (European TV channel)|Discovery Science]].

====Portugal====
In November 2011, TLC Portugal debuted on ZON TV (now NOS TV) distributor and satellite services and after on MEO TV.

====Greece====
On October 3, 2011, TLC Greece debuted on the [[OTE TV|Conn-x TV]] IPTV and [[OTE TV]] satellite services.

====Germany====
[[TLC (German TV channel)|TLC Germany]] launched on April 10, 2014, on cable, IPTV and satellite services in both HD and SD.

====Hungary====
The Channel's Hungarian version was launched on April 30, 2012, as TLC Hungary, replacing the European version of Discovery Travel & Living in on Central Europe's best country (The SD version available in Sat TV, Cable and IPTV, and almost HD version available in Hungarian BIX (IPTV) services).

====Norway====
A Norwegian version of the channel was launched on March 4, 2010, as [[TLC Norway]], replacing the European version of Discovery Travel & Living in Norway.

====Poland====
On October 1, 2010, the Polish version of Discovery Travel & Living was relaunched as [[TLC (Polish TV channel)|TLC Poland]], replacing the European version of Discovery Travel & Living in Poland.

====The Balkans====
TLC Balkans was also launched on October 1, 2010, replacing the European version of the "Travel & Living Channel" in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and North Macedonia. TLC Balkans' playout is from [[Belgrade]], [[Serbia]].

====Netherlands/Flanders (Belgium) ====
On July 4, 2011, a [[TLC (Dutch TV channel)|Dutch version]] was launched, time sharing with Animal Planet's standard definition feed. Animal Planet remained a 24-hour service for high-definition viewers. TLC became a 24-hour channel on January 8, 2013. It is also available in HD.

====Switzerland====
On June 3, 2014, the Swiss cable provider UPC Cablecom launched TLC in Switzerland.

====Turkey====
On November 6, 2015, [[TLC (Turkish TV channel)|TLC Turkey]] began broadcasting replacing [[CNBC-e]] channel.<ref>{{cite web|title=TLC to begin airing in Turkey instead of CNBC-e|url=http://www.dailysabah.com/money/2015/10/10/tlc-to-begin-airing-in-turkey-instead-of-cnbc-e|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011152140/http://www.dailysabah.com/money/2015/10/10/tlc-to-begin-airing-in-turkey-instead-of-cnbc-e|archive-date=October 11, 2015|access-date=November 5, 2015|publisher=Daily Sabah}}</ref>

===Asia===
On September 1, 2010, the Asia Pacific versions of Discovery Travel & Living were relaunched as [[TLC (Asian TV channel)|TLC]], with the abbreviation standing for "Travel and Living Channel".<ref>{{cite web | work = [[Indiantelevision.com]] | title = TLC to replace Discovery Travel and Living from 1 September | date = July 29, 2010 | access-date = August 23, 2010 | url = http://indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k10/july/july244.php | archive-date = March 4, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032727/http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k10/july/july244.php | url-status = dead }}</ref>

====India====
An [[TLC (Indian TV channel)|Indian version]] was launched in 2006 under the jurisdiction of [[Discovery Channel]]. It was relaunched as TLC on September 1, 2010.

====South Korea====
A [[South Korea]]n version was launched on December 4, 2013, under the [[Discovery Communications]] and [[:ko:CMB (방송사)|CMB]] (Central Media Broadcasting Korea). The channel was replaced by EXF (Extreme Fun TV) on May 1, 2016.

===Oceania===
A New Zealand version was launched in the 2015 On Sky Television in New Zealand.

===Sub-Saharan Africa and South Africa===
The network airs throughout the region on [[DStv]], and launched on September 1, 2011.<ref name="channel24.co.za">{{cite web|url=http://www.channel24.co.za/TV/News/Satellite-pay-TV-operator-loses-TLC-channel-20131220|title=Satellite pay-TV operator loses TLC channel|access-date=July 15, 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060303110950/http://www.tlcnorge.no/ TLC Norway official website]
* [http://www.tlcpolska.pl TLC Poland official website]
* [http://www.tlc-tv.ru/ TLC Russian official website]

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