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'''Bounce TV''' is an American digital multicast [[television network]] owned by [[Scripps Networks]], a subsidiary of [[E. W. Scripps Company]]. Promoted as "the first 24/7 digital multicast broadcast network created to target [[African Americans]]", the channel features a mix of original and acquired programming geared toward African Americans between 25 and 54 years of age. The network is [[network affiliate]] with [[terrestrial television]] and [[television station]] in many [[media market]]s through [[digital subchannel]]. It is also available on the [[digital cable]] tiers of select [[cable television|cable]] providers at the discretion of local affiliates, as well as on [[Dish Network]] and [[DirecTV]].
'''Bounce TV''' is an American [[digital terrestrial television|digital broadcast]] [[television network]] owned by [[Scripps Networks]], a subsidiary of [[E. W. Scripps Company]]. It launched on September 26, 2011, and was promoted as "the first 24/7 digital multicast broadcast network created to target [[African Americans]]". Bounce features a mix of original and acquired programming geared toward African Americans between 25 and 54 years of age.
The network has [[network affiliate|affiliates]] with [[terrestrial television]] and [[television station]] in many [[media market]]s through [[digital subchannel|digital subchannels]]. It is also available on the [[digital cable]] tiers of select [[cable television|cable]] providers at the discretion of local affiliates, as well as on [[Dish Network]], [[DirecTV]] and [[Frndly TV]].


==History==
==History==
===Founding and launch===
The network was founded on April 5, 2011. The founding group and initial ownership team included [[Martin Luther King III]]; former mayor of [[Atlanta, Georgia]] and [[ambassador of the United States to the United Nations]] [[Andrew Young]] and his son Andrew "Bo" Young III; and [[Rob Hardy]] and [[William Packer (producer)|Will Packer]], co-founders of [[Rainforest Films]], a top African-American production company.<ref name=TheWrapBounceLaunch>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/bounce-begins-network-looks-quality-movies-search-african-american-audiences-31274|title=Black-Oriented Bounce TV Begins, Betting on Classic Movies|last=Molloy|first=Tim|work=The Wrap|date=September 25, 2011|access-date=September 30, 2014}}</ref> Spearheading the network's creation were former [[Turner Broadcasting System]] executives Jonathan Katz and Ryan Glover with the pair having previously worked together with [[Tyler Perry]] to produce a number of high-order African-American sitcoms for [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]].<ref name=BroadcastingCableLaunch>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/currency/katz-shows-true-grit-building-multicast-empire/133096|title=Katz Shows True Grit Building Multicast Empire|last=Lafayette|first=Jon|work=Broadcasting & Cable|date=August 11, 2014|access-date=January 23, 2018}}</ref> Currently, Glover is president of Bounce TV and Katz is Chief Operating Officer. The "Bounce TV" name was chosen as a branding avenue to signify that the network is "going somewhere with energy".<ref name=InterviewWithRyanGlover>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/05/10/51130/bounce-set-to-jump-into-the-multicast-game|title=Bounce Set To Jump Into the Multicast Game|last=Jessell|first=Harry|work=TV News Check|date=May 10, 2011|access-date=September 30, 2014}}</ref>
The founding group and initial ownership team included [[Martin Luther King III]]; former mayor of [[Atlanta, Georgia]] and [[ambassador of the United States to the United Nations]] [[Andrew Young]] and his son Andrew "Bo" Young III; and [[Rob Hardy]] and [[William Packer (producer)|Will Packer]], co-founders of [[Rainforest Films]], a top African-American production company.<ref name=TheWrapBounceLaunch>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/bounce-begins-network-looks-quality-movies-search-african-american-audiences-31274|title=Black-Oriented Bounce TV Begins, Betting on Classic Movies|last=Molloy|first=Tim|work=The Wrap|date=September 25, 2011|access-date=September 30, 2014}}</ref> Spearheading the network's creation were former [[Turner Broadcasting System]] executives Jonathan Katz and Ryan Glover with the pair having previously worked together with [[Tyler Perry]] to produce a number of high-order African-American sitcoms for [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]].<ref name=BroadcastingCableLaunch>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/currency/katz-shows-true-grit-building-multicast-empire/133096|title=Katz Shows True Grit Building Multicast Empire|last=Lafayette|first=Jon|work=Broadcasting & Cable|date=August 11, 2014|access-date=January 23, 2018}}</ref> Currently, Glover is president of Bounce TV and Katz is Chief Operating Officer. The "Bounce TV" name was chosen as a branding avenue to signify that the network is "going somewhere with energy".<ref name=InterviewWithRyanGlover>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/05/10/51130/bounce-set-to-jump-into-the-multicast-game|title=Bounce Set To Jump Into the Multicast Game|last=Jessell|first=Harry|work=TV News Check|date=May 10, 2011|access-date=September 30, 2014}}</ref>


The network formally launched on September 26, 2011 at 12:00&nbsp;p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone]], with the 1978 musical film ''[[The Wiz (film)|The Wiz]]'' as its inaugural broadcast followed by ''[[A Raisin in the Sun (1961 film)|A Raisin in the Sun]]'' with ''[[Do the Right Thing]]'' in primetime.<ref name=TheWrapBounceLaunch/> The movie in primetime on the second day was Spike Lee's ''[[School Daze]]''. This would be followed two days later with its first sports telecast, [[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] football.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lafayette|first=Jon|title=EXCLUSIVE: 'The Wiz' Will Lead Off Bounce TV Programming|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/472837-EXCLUSIVE_The_Wiz_Will_Lead_Off_Bounce_TV_Programming.php |access-date=September 5, 2011|work=Broadcasting & Cable|date=August 24, 2011}}</ref>
The network formally launched on September 26, 2011 at 12:00&nbsp;p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone]], with the 1978 musical film ''[[The Wiz (film)|The Wiz]]'' as its inaugural broadcast followed by ''[[A Raisin in the Sun (1961 film)|A Raisin in the Sun]]'' with ''[[Do the Right Thing]]'' in primetime.<ref name=TheWrapBounceLaunch/> The movie in primetime on the second day was Spike Lee's ''[[School Daze]]''. This would be followed two days later with its first sports telecast, [[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] football.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lafayette|first=Jon|title=EXCLUSIVE: 'The Wiz' Will Lead Off Bounce TV Programming|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/472837-EXCLUSIVE_The_Wiz_Will_Lead_Off_Bounce_TV_Programming.php |access-date=September 5, 2011|work=Broadcasting & Cable|date=August 24, 2011}}</ref>


The network added its first acquired sitcoms in January 2015, when it acquired the rights to four series.<ref name="Seventy-three percent">{{cite news|title=Bounce TV Acquires First Four Off-Net Series|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/currency/bounce-tv-acquires-first-four-net-series/136415|author=Jon Lafayette|work=Broadcasting & Cable|date=December 16, 2014|access-date=December 27, 2014|quote=Bounce TV is available in 73% of the U.S. and 90% of African American homes.}}</ref> On Friday, January 29, 2016, Bounce broadcast the 24th Annual Trumpet Awards, which honored history-making individuals.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bounce TV To Air Trumpet Awards|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/91914/bounce-tv-to-air-trumpet-awards|access-date=March 3, 2017|work=TVNewsCheck.com|date=January 28, 2016|language=en}}</ref> The network started producing its first primetime news magazine, ''Ed Gordon'', in late June 2016 for a Tuesday, September 13, 2016 premiere.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bounce TV's First News Mag To Debut Sept. 13|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/95853/bounce-tvs-first-news-mag-to-debut-sept-13|access-date=March 3, 2017|work=TVNewsCheck|date=June 29, 2016|language=en}}</ref>
In 2012, Bounce began airing original programming. Its first was the documentary ''Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Historical Perspective'' on January 16, 2012, in observance of [[Martin Luther King Jr. Day]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bounce TV Airing Martin Luther King Documentary|url=https://tvnewscheck.com/article/56670/bounce-tv-airing-martin-luther-king-documentary/|work=TV News Check|date=January 11, 2012}}</ref> On June 18, 2012, Bounce premiered the sitcom ''[[Family Time (TV series)|Family Time]]'', and the [[stand-up comedy]] series ''Uptown Comic''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bounce TV To Premiere First Two Original Series|url=https://tvnewscheck.com/article/60158/bounce-tv-to-premiere-first-two-original-series/|work=TV News Check|date=June 14, 2012}}</ref>


The network acquired its first sitcoms in January 2015.<ref name="Seventy-three percent">{{cite news|title=Bounce TV Acquires First Four Off-Net Series|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/currency/bounce-tv-acquires-first-four-net-series/136415|author=Jon Lafayette|work=Broadcasting & Cable|date=December 16, 2014|access-date=December 27, 2014|quote=Bounce TV is available in 73% of the U.S. and 90% of African American homes.}}</ref> It acquired the rights to four series through deals with [[Warner Bros. Television Studios]] (''[[The Parent 'Hood]]'' and ''[[Roc (TV series)|Roc]]''), [[The Carsey-Werner Company|The Carsey–Warner Company]] (''[[A Different World]]''), [[CBS Television Distribution]]/[[Big Ticket Entertainment]] ([[Judge Joe Brown]]), [[20th Television]] (''[[The Hughleys]]'') and [[Trifecta Entertainment & Media]] ''([[Judge Faith]])''.<ref name="Seventy-three percent"/> The 1990s CBS series ''[[Cosby (TV series)|Cosby]]'' was immediately removed from Bounce's schedule on July 7, 2015 after [[Bill Cosby]]'s past admissions about his sexual assault allegations were publicized.<ref name=ew>{{cite magazine|last=Steiner|first=Amanda Michelle|title=Bill Cosby reruns pulled from BET's Centric, Bounce TV|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/07/bill-cosby-reruns-pulled-centric-network-bounce-tv|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=July 7, 2015|access-date=July 7, 2015}}</ref>
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On October 2, 2017, [[E. W. Scripps Company]] purchased Bounce TV along with Katz Broadcasting's three other networks.<ref name=EWScrippsPurchase1>{{cite news|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/local-tv/ew-scripps-buys-katz-networks-302m-deal/167592|title=E.W. Scripps Buys Katz Networks in $302M Deal |last=Marszalek|first=Diana|date=August 1, 2017|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable]]|access-date=January 23, 2018}}</ref><ref name=EWScrippsPurchase2>{{cite news|last1=Miller|first1=Mark K.|title=E.W. Scripps Closes $302M Katz Purchase|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/107767/ew-scripps-closes-302m-katz-purchase|access-date=January 23, 2018|work=TVNewsCheck.com|date=October 2, 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref name=EWScrippsPurchase3>{{cite news|title=The E.W. Scripps Company (SSP)|url=https://seekingalpha.com/filing/3642823|access-date=January 23, 2018|work=SeekingAlpha.com|date=August 8, 2017|language=en}}</ref> A list of 2019 [[Nielsen Media Research]] ratings published by ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' indicated that Bounce averaged 275,000 viewers in prime time, down 1% from the 2018 average.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schneider |first1=Michael |title=Most-Watched Television Networks: Ranking 2019's Winners and Losers |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/network-ratings-top-channels-fox-news-espn-cnn-cbs-nbc-abc-1203440870/ |access-date=March 6, 2020 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=26 Dec 2019}}</ref>

Bounce would premiere several notable original programs and tent-pole event broadcasts in 2016. On Friday, January 29, the network broadcast the ''24th Annual Trumpet Awards''; which honored history-making individuals.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bounce TV To Air Trumpet Awards|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/91914/bounce-tv-to-air-trumpet-awards|access-date=March 3, 2017|work=TVNewsCheck.com|date=January 28, 2016|language=en}}</ref> On March 6, 2016, Bounce debuted its original primetime soap, ''[[Saints & Sinners (2016 TV series)|Saints & Sinners]]''. The series premiere was watched in 1.3 million viewers, making it Bounce TV's most-watched program at the time.<ref>{{cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|title='Saints & Sinners' Premiere Breaks Ratings Record For Bounce TV|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/saints-sinners-premiere-breaks-ratings-record-for-bounce-tv-1201717209/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310081620/http://deadline.com/2016/03/saints-sinners-premiere-breaks-ratings-record-for-bounce-tv-1201717209/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 10, 2016|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=March 9, 2016}}</ref> The network's first primetime news magazine, ''Ed Gordon'', was announced in late June 2016, and premiered on Tuesday, September 13.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bounce TV's First News Mag To Debut Sept. 13|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/95853/bounce-tvs-first-news-mag-to-debut-sept-13|access-date=March 3, 2017|work=TVNewsCheck|date=June 29, 2016|language=en}}</ref>

===Scripps ownership===
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On October 2, 2017, [[E. W. Scripps Company]] purchased Bounce TV, along with Katz Broadcasting's three other networks.<ref name=EWScrippsPurchase1>{{cite news|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/local-tv/ew-scripps-buys-katz-networks-302m-deal/167592|title=E.W. Scripps Buys Katz Networks in $302M Deal |last=Marszalek|first=Diana|date=August 1, 2017|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable]]|access-date=January 23, 2018}}</ref><ref name=EWScrippsPurchase2>{{cite news|last1=Miller|first1=Mark K.|title=E.W. Scripps Closes $302M Katz Purchase|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/107767/ew-scripps-closes-302m-katz-purchase|access-date=January 23, 2018|work=TVNewsCheck.com|date=October 2, 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref name=EWScrippsPurchase3>{{cite news|title=The E.W. Scripps Company (SSP)|url=https://seekingalpha.com/filing/3642823|access-date=January 23, 2018|work=SeekingAlpha.com|date=August 8, 2017|language=en}}</ref> A list of 2019 [[Nielsen Media Research]] ratings published by ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' indicated that Bounce averaged 275,000 viewers in prime time, down 1% from the 2018 average.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schneider |first1=Michael |title=Most-Watched Television Networks: Ranking 2019's Winners and Losers |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/network-ratings-top-channels-fox-news-espn-cnn-cbs-nbc-abc-1203440870/ |access-date=March 6, 2020 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=26 Dec 2019}}</ref>


Bounce and sister channel Grit TV were added to DirecTV on September 1, 2022.<ref>(https://www.directv.com/binge/directv-adds-bounce-and-grit-to-channel-lineup/ ) </ref>
Bounce and sister channel Grit TV were added to DirecTV on September 1, 2022.<ref>(https://www.directv.com/binge/directv-adds-bounce-and-grit-to-channel-lineup/ ) </ref>

On April 23, 2024, it was reported that Scripps is looking to sell Bounce TV.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/23/ew-scripps-exploring-sale-of-black-culture-broadcast-network-bounce-tv.html |title=E.W. Scripps exploring sale of Black-culture broadcast network Bounce TV |last=Sherman|first=Alex|date=April 23, 2024|work=[[CNBC]]|access-date=April 29, 2024}}</ref>


==Programming==
==Programming==
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Bounce TV features programming geared toward an African-American audience that skews older than the demographic that its cable competitor [[BET]] primarily targets (adults between the ages of 25 and 54, compared to BET's target demographic of youths and adults ages 12 to 34).<ref name=TheWrapBounceLaunch/> Bounce TV's programming primarily features a mix of acquired series and feature films. The network added its first acquired sitcoms in January 2015, when it acquired the rights to four series through deals with [[Warner Bros. Television Studios]] (''[[The Parent 'Hood]]'' and ''[[Roc (TV series)|Roc]]''), [[The Carsey-Werner Company|The Carsey–Warner Company]] (''[[A Different World]]''), [[CBS Television Distribution]]/[[Big Ticket Entertainment]] ([[Judge Joe Brown]]), [[20th Television]] (''[[The Hughleys]]'') and [[Trifecta Entertainment & Media]] ''([[Judge Faith]])''.<ref name="Seventy-three percent"/> The 1990s CBS series ''[[Cosby (TV series)|Cosby]]'' was immediately removed from Bounce's schedule on July 7, 2015 after [[Bill Cosby]]'s past admissions about his sexual assault allegations were publicized.<ref name=ew>{{cite magazine|last=Steiner|first=Amanda Michelle|title=Bill Cosby reruns pulled from BET's Centric, Bounce TV|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/07/bill-cosby-reruns-pulled-centric-network-bounce-tv|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=July 7, 2015|access-date=July 7, 2015}}</ref>
Bounce TV features programming geared toward an African-American audience that skews older than the demographic of most cable networks (such as rival cable network [[BET]]); primarily adults between the ages of 25 and 54.<ref name=TheWrapBounceLaunch/> The network's main programming features a mix of scripted series reruns and feature film telecasts. Unlike most digital multicast services (particularly with the January 2015 shutdown of [[Localish]], which mainly carried first-run content), Bounce also produces its own original programming. The network has produced inspirational and music programming, documentaries, scripted comedies and dramas, films, and specials.


=== Sports ===
Unlike most digital multicast services (particularly with the January 2015 shutdown of [[Localish]], which mainly carried first-run content), Bounce TV also carries original programming. The network added originally-produced inspirational and music programming, documentaries, and specials to its lineup in 2012, beginning with the broadcast television premiere of the documentary ''Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Historical Perspective'' on January 16, 2012, in observance of [[Martin Luther King Jr. Day]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bounce TV Airing Martin Luther King Documentary|url=https://tvnewscheck.com/article/56670/bounce-tv-airing-martin-luther-king-documentary/|work=TV News Check|date=January 11, 2012}}</ref> Bounce TV's first original weekly series debuted on June 18, 2012, with the series premieres of the sitcom ''[[Family Time (TV series)|Family Time]]'' and the [[stand-up comedy]] series ''Uptown Comic''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bounce TV To Premiere First Two Original Series|url=https://tvnewscheck.com/article/60158/bounce-tv-to-premiere-first-two-original-series/|work=TV News Check|date=June 14, 2012}}</ref>
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Shortly before its launch, Bounce TV reached an agreement with the [[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] (a league that includes several [[historically black colleges and universities]]) to acquire the television rights to broadcast its [[American football]] and [[basketball]] games; the telecasts were produced by Urban Sports Entertainment Group. The first sports broadcast on Bounce TV aired on September 28, 2011, a [[college football]] game between [[Bowie State University]] and [[Virginia Union University]].<ref name=TheWrapBounceLaunch/> Bounce's HBCU-centered sports programming expanded in 2013 before ceasing prior to the 2014 season (with [[Aspire (TV network)|Aspire]] acquiring the rights to some of the HBCU football telecasts).<ref>{{cite web|last=Umstead|first=R. Thomas|title=Aspire To Air Live HBCU College Football Games|url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/aspire-air-live-hbcu-college-football-games-383518|work=[[Multichannel News]]|date=September 3, 2014|access-date=December 4, 2015}}</ref>

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In addition, shortly before its launch, Bounce TV reached an agreement with the [[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] (a league that includes several [[historically black colleges and universities]]) to acquire the television rights to broadcast its [[American football]] and [[basketball]] games; the telecasts were produced by Urban Sports Entertainment Group. The first sports broadcast on Bounce TV aired on September 28, 2011, a [[college football]] game between [[Bowie State University]] and [[Virginia Union University]].<ref name=TheWrapBounceLaunch/> Bounce's HBCU-centered sports programming expanded in 2013. Sports programming on the network ceased prior to the 2014 season (with [[Aspire (TV network)|Aspire]] acquiring the rights to some of the HBCU football telecasts).<ref>{{cite web|last=Umstead|first=R. Thomas|title=Aspire To Air Live HBCU College Football Games|url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/aspire-air-live-hbcu-college-football-games-383518|work=[[Multichannel News]]|date=September 3, 2014|access-date=December 4, 2015}}</ref>


On May 7, 2015, Bounce TV announced that they would be airing live boxing events from [[Premier Boxing Champions]] under the title: ''PBC: The Next Round''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bounce TV Unveils 2015-16 Upfront Programming Slate|url=http://www.bouncetv.com/bounce-tv-unveils-2015-16-upfront-programming-slate|work=Bounce TV|date=May 7, 2015|access-date=August 3, 2015}}</ref>
On May 7, 2015, Bounce TV announced that they would be airing live boxing events from [[Premier Boxing Champions]] under the title: ''PBC: The Next Round''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bounce TV Unveils 2015-16 Upfront Programming Slate|url=http://www.bouncetv.com/bounce-tv-unveils-2015-16-upfront-programming-slate|work=Bounce TV|date=May 7, 2015|access-date=August 3, 2015}}</ref>


===List of programs broadcast by Bounce TV===
On March 6, 2016, the debut of the primetime soap ''[[Saints & Sinners (2016 TV series)|Saints & Sinners]]'' took in 1.3 million viewers, making it Bounce TV's most-watched program to date.<ref>{{cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|title='Saints & Sinners' Premiere Breaks Ratings Record For Bounce TV|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/saints-sinners-premiere-breaks-ratings-record-for-bounce-tv-1201717209/|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=March 9, 2016}}</ref>
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===Current programming===
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*''Finding Happy''
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*''Bounce Celebrates Black History''<ref name="programlist"/>
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*''Dying to Be Famous''<ref name="programlist"/>
*''[[Mann & Wife]]''<ref name="programlist"/>
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*''Mind Your Business''
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*''Off the Chain''<ref name=tnc/><sup>2</sup>
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*''[[Saints & Sinners (2016 TV series)|Saints & Sinners]]'' (Drama)<ref name=tnc/><sup>2</sup>
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*''[[The Bernie Mac Show]]''
*''Couples Court with the Cutlers''
*''Couples Court with the Cutlers''
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*''[[Everybody Hates Chris]]''
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*''[[Greenleaf (TV series)|Greenleaf]]''
*''[[Hot Bench]]''
*''[[Hot Bench]]''
*''[[Inspiration Ministries]] Campmeeting''
*''[[In the Heat of the Night (TV series)|In the Heat of the Night]]''
*''[[In the Heat of the Night (TV series)|In the Heat of the Night]]''
*''[[The Jennifer Hudson Show]]''
*''[[The Jennifer Hudson Show]]''
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*''[[Personal Injury Court]]''
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*''[[Sherri (talk show)|Sherri]]''
*''Someone They Knew with Tamron Hall''
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*''[[Superior Donuts (TV series)|Superior Donuts]]''
*''[[Tamron Hall (talk show)|Tamron Hall]]''
*''[[Tamron Hall (talk show)|Tamron Hall]]''
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===Upcoming programming===
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*''Act Your Age''
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*''Secrets of the Salon'' (Third Quarter 2021)<ref name="Bounce TV 2020–21 Shows">{{cite press release|title=Bounce Announces 2020-21 Slate of Bold New Originals from Top Names in Entertainment|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2020/08/11/bounce-announces-2020-21-slate-of-bold-new-originals-from-top-names-in-entertainment-436411/20200811bouncetv01/|publisher=Bounce TV|via=[[The Futon Critic]]|date=August 11, 2020}}</ref>
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*''Bounce Celebrates Black History''<ref name="programlist"/>
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*''Dying to Be Famous''<ref name="programlist"/>

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===Former programming===
====Original====
*''Ed Gordon''
*''Ed Gordon''
*''[[Family Time (TV series)|Family Time]]''
*''[[Family Time (TV series)|Family Time]]''
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*''Last Call''
*''Last Call''
*''My Crazy Roommate''
*''My Crazy Roommate''
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*''Off the Chain''<ref name=tnc/><sup>2</sup>
*''One Love''
*''One Love''
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*''[[Saints & Sinners (2016 TV series)|Saints & Sinners]]''<ref name=tnc/><sup>2</sup>
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*''Secrets of the Salon''<ref name="Bounce TV 2020–21 Shows">{{cite press release|title=Bounce Announces 2020-21 Slate of Bold New Originals from Top Names in Entertainment|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2020/08/11/bounce-announces-2020-21-slate-of-bold-new-originals-from-top-names-in-entertainment-436411/20200811bouncetv01/|publisher=Bounce TV|via=[[The Futon Critic]]|date=August 11, 2020}}</ref>
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*''Trumpet Awards''<ref name="programlist"/>
*''Uptown Comic''
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====Syndicated====
=====Syndicated=====
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
*''[[America's Black Forum]]''<ref name="programlist">{{cite web |title=Shows |url=https://www.bouncetv.com/shows/ |website=Bounce |access-date=9 April 2022}}</ref>
*''[[America's Black Forum]]''<ref name="programlist">{{cite web |title=Shows |url=https://www.bouncetv.com/shows/ |website=Bounce |access-date=9 April 2022}}</ref>
*''[[A Different World]]''<ref name="Seventy-three percent"/>
*''[[A Different World]]''<ref name="Seventy-three percent"/>
*''B. Smith with Style''
*''B. Smith with Style''
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*''[[The Bernie Mac Show]]''
*''Black and Blue''<ref name="programlist"/>
*''Black and Blue''<ref name="programlist"/>
*''Black College Quiz''
*''Black College Quiz''
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*''[[The Cosby Show]]''
*''[[The Cosby Show]]''
*''[[Cosby (TV series)|Cosby]]''
*''[[Cosby (TV series)|Cosby]]''
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*''[[Everybody Hates Chris]]''
*''[[Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids]]''
*''[[Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids]]''
*''[[Forgive or Forget]]''
*''[[Forgive or Forget]]''
*''[[The Game (2006 TV series)|The Game]]''<ref name="programlist"/>
*''[[The Game (2006 TV series)|The Game]]''<ref name="programlist"/>
*''[[Greenleaf (TV series)|Greenleaf]]''
*''[[Half & Half]]''
*''[[Half & Half]]''
*''[[The Hughleys]]''
*''[[The Hughleys]]''
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*''[[Living Single]]''
*''[[Living Single]]''
*''[[Moesha]]''
*''[[Moesha]]''
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*''OJ25''<ref name="programlist"/>
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*''[[One on One (TV series)|One on One]]''
*''[[NCIS: New Orleans]]''
*''[[NCIS: New Orleans]]''
*''[[The Newlywed Game]]''
*''[[The Newlywed Game]]''
*''Nick Cannon''
*''Nick Cannon''
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*''OJ25''<ref name="programlist"/>
*''[[One on One (American TV series)|One on One]]''
*''[[The Parent 'Hood]]''
*''[[The Parent 'Hood]]''
*''[[The Real (talk show)|The Real]]'' (day-after repeats)
*''[[The Real (talk show)|The Real]]'' (day-after repeats)
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*''With Drawn Arms''<ref name="programlist"/>
*''With Drawn Arms''<ref name="programlist"/>
*''[[Without a Trace]]''
*''[[Without a Trace]]''
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==Affiliates==
==Affiliates==
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As of December 2014, Bounce TV has current or pending affiliation agreements with television stations in 43 [[media market]]s encompassing 22 states and the [[Washington, D.C.]], covering 73% of all households of at least one television set in the United States and 90% of African-American households.<ref name="Seventy-three percent"/> The network encourages its affiliates to carry local news programming in place of regular programming on the Bounce-affiliated subchannel, as a way to attract additional viewers to that subchannel and serve the local market. Affiliates also broadcast local [[public affairs (broadcasting)|public affairs]] programs, political specials, and college football and basketball games played by predominantly black schools.<ref>{{cite news|title=News Finds A New Home Among Diginets|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/69129/news-finds-a-new-home-among-diginets/page/1|author=Diana Marszalek|work=TVNewsCheck|date=July 23, 2013|access-date=August 16, 2014}}</ref> In Bounce TV's Home city [[Atlanta]], [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate [[WSB-TV]] (channel 2), owned by [[Cox Media Group]], is the Atlanta affiliate for Bounce TV.
As of December 2014, Bounce TV has current or pending affiliation agreements with television stations in 43 [[media market]]s encompassing 22 states and the [[Washington, D.C.]], covering 73% of all households of at least one television set in the United States and 90% of African-American households.<ref name="Seventy-three percent"/> The network encourages its affiliates to carry local news programming in place of regular programming on the Bounce-affiliated subchannel, as a way to attract additional viewers to that subchannel and serve the local market. Affiliates also broadcast local [[public affairs (broadcasting)|public affairs]] programs, political specials, and college football and basketball games played by predominantly black schools.<ref>{{cite news|title=News Finds A New Home Among Diginets|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/69129/news-finds-a-new-home-among-diginets/page/1|author=Diana Marszalek|work=TVNewsCheck|date=July 23, 2013|access-date=August 16, 2014}}</ref> In Bounce TV's Home city [[Atlanta]], [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate [[WSB-TV]] (channel 2), owned by [[Cox Media Group]], is the Atlanta affiliate for Bounce TV.


Before its launch, Bounce TV actively sought affiliation agreements with various television station owners to make the network widely available throughout the United States. The network launched with clearance rate of, at minimum, 32% of overall American television households, in part due to affiliation agreements with stations owned by [[Raycom Media]], [[Meredith Corporation]], [[LIN Media]], and [[Media General]].<ref>{{cite web|title=LIN Deal Means More Markets for Bounce TV|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/05/23/51412/lin-deal-means-more-markets-for-bounce-tv|author=Mark Miller|work=TVNewsCheck|date=May 23, 2011|access-date=September 30, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bounce Gets Boost From Nexstar Stations|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/469341-EXCLUSIVE_Bounce_Gets_Boost_From_Nexstar_Stations.php|author=Jon Lafayette|work=Broadcasting & Cable|date=June 6, 2011|access-date=September 30, 2014}}</ref>
Before its launch, Bounce TV actively sought affiliation agreements with various television station owners to make the network widely available throughout the United States. The network launched with clearance rate of, at minimum, 32% of overall American television households, in part due to affiliation agreements with stations owned by [[Nexstar Media Group]], [[Gray Television]], [[Lockwood Broadcast Group]], and the [[E. W. Scripps Company]].<ref>{{cite web|title=LIN Deal Means More Markets for Bounce TV|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/05/23/51412/lin-deal-means-more-markets-for-bounce-tv|author=Mark Miller|work=TVNewsCheck|date=May 23, 2011|access-date=September 30, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bounce Gets Boost From Nexstar Stations|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/469341-EXCLUSIVE_Bounce_Gets_Boost_From_Nexstar_Stations.php|author=Jon Lafayette|work=Broadcasting & Cable|date=June 6, 2011|access-date=September 30, 2014}}</ref>


In November 2011, Bounce TV reached a groupwide affiliation deal with [[Fox Television Stations]] to carry the network on the subchannels of its [[MyNetworkTV]] [[owned-and-operated station]] in markets such as [[New York City]] ([[WWOR-TV]]) and [[Los Angeles]] ([[KCOP-TV]]).<ref name=BounceFox>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/11/03/55196/bounce-tv-lands-on-fox-mnt-in-nyc-la|title=Bounce TV Lands on Fox MNT in NYC, LA|work=TV News Check|date=November 3, 2011|access-date=September 30, 2014}}</ref> The deal, which marked Fox Television Station's first multicasting arrangement, put Bounce TV over its earlier stated goal of reaching at least 50% of overall U.S. television households.<ref name=InterviewWithRyanGlover/><ref name=BounceFox/>
In November 2011, Bounce TV reached a groupwide affiliation deal with [[Fox Television Stations]] to carry the network on the subchannels of its [[MyNetworkTV]] [[owned-and-operated station]] in markets such as [[New York City]] ([[WWOR-TV]]) and [[Los Angeles]] ([[KCOP-TV]]).<ref name=BounceFox>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/11/03/55196/bounce-tv-lands-on-fox-mnt-in-nyc-la|title=Bounce TV Lands on Fox MNT in NYC, LA|work=TV News Check|date=November 3, 2011|access-date=September 30, 2014}}</ref> The deal, which marked Fox Television Station's first multicasting arrangement, put Bounce TV over its earlier stated goal of reaching at least 50% of overall U.S. television households.<ref name=InterviewWithRyanGlover/><ref name=BounceFox/>
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On June 15, 2016, [[Katz Broadcasting]] (whose president and CEO Jonathan Katz is COO of Bounce TV) signed an agreement with Nexstar Broadcasting Group that would bring Bounce TV to 15 new markets, as part of a massive rollout also involving Katz's three networks [[Court TV Mystery|Escape]], [[Laff (TV network)|Laff]], and [[Grit (TV network)|Grit]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Bounce TV, Grit, Escape, Laff Multicast Deal Covers 81 Stations, 54 Markets|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/currency/bounce-tv-grit-escape-laff-multicast-deal-covers-81-stations-54-markets/157330|author=Jon Lafayette|periodical=Broadcasting & Cable|date=June 15, 2016|access-date=June 20, 2016}}</ref> In 2019, Raycom merged with [[Gray Television]], which will maintain their Bounce affiliations as-is.
On June 15, 2016, [[Katz Broadcasting]] (whose president and CEO Jonathan Katz is COO of Bounce TV) signed an agreement with Nexstar Broadcasting Group that would bring Bounce TV to 15 new markets, as part of a massive rollout also involving Katz's three networks [[Court TV Mystery|Escape]], [[Laff (TV network)|Laff]], and [[Grit (TV network)|Grit]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Bounce TV, Grit, Escape, Laff Multicast Deal Covers 81 Stations, 54 Markets|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/currency/bounce-tv-grit-escape-laff-multicast-deal-covers-81-stations-54-markets/157330|author=Jon Lafayette|periodical=Broadcasting & Cable|date=June 15, 2016|access-date=June 20, 2016}}</ref> In 2019, Raycom merged with [[Gray Television]], which will maintain their Bounce affiliations as-is.


Although Bounce TV prefers that its local affiliates carry the entire schedule,<ref name="newsfindshome">{{cite web|title=News Finds A New Home Among Diginets|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/69129/news-finds-a-new-home-among-diginets/page/1|author=Diana Marszalek|website=TVNewsCheck|publisher=NewsCheck Media|date=July 23, 2013|access-date=August 16, 2014|archive-date=August 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819090533/http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/69129/news-finds-a-new-home-among-diginets/page/1|url-status=live}}</ref> some affiliates regularly pre-empt certain network programs in order to air morning and/or prime time newscasts produced by the station specifically for the subchannel or public affairs programs (such as with [[WBTV]] in [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]] and [[WAVE-TV]] in [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]]); this has become particularly more common since September 2015, when other Gray Television-owned stations in markets where the group does not maintain a [[duopoly (broadcasting)|duopoly]] (as is the case with WBTV and WAVE-TV, which launched theirs earlier) gradually began launching prime time newscasts on their Bounce TV-affiliated subchannels. Some of the major network affiliates that carry Bounce TV full-time (such as WBTV, WAVE-TV and [[WAFF (TV)|WAFF]] in [[Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville]]) use the affiliated subchannel as a buffer during network sports coverage, [[breaking news]] or [[severe weather]] coverage situations to carry regularly scheduled network and/or syndicated programming seen on its main channel.<ref name="newsfindshome"/>
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Following Scripps' acquisition of [[Ion Media]] on January 7, 2021, Scripps began to wind down the Univision deal, and Bounce TV was moved off those stations to Ion Media stations at the start of March, though it remains on a Univision station in markets were Scripps or Ion do not operate stations.<ref>{{Cite web|last=January 2021|first=Michael Balderston 14|date=2021-01-14|title=Scripps Moving Multicast Networks onto Ion TV Stations|url=https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/scripps-moving-multicast-networks-onto-ion-tv-stations|access-date=2021-07-28|website=TVTechnology|language=en}}</ref>

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Following Scripps' acquisition of [[Ion Media]] on January 7, 2021, Scripps began to wind down the Univision deal, and Bounce TV was moved off those stations to Ion Media stations at the start of March, though it remains on a Univision station in markets where Scripps or Ion do not operate stations.<ref>{{Cite web|last=January 2021|first=Michael Balderston 14|date=2021-01-14|title=Scripps Moving Multicast Networks onto Ion TV Stations|url=https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/scripps-moving-multicast-networks-onto-ion-tv-stations|access-date=2021-07-28|website=TVTechnology|language=en}}</ref>


==Bounce Media==
==Bounce Media==
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==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|United States|Television}}
{{Portal|United States|Television}}
{{see also|African_Americans#Media_and_coverage}}
* [[Black Entertainment Television|BET]] – an American basic cable and satellite channel a part of the [[Paramount Media Networks]], currently owned by [[Paramount Global]], which launched in 1980 as the first television network devoted to programming targeting African-Americans
* [[BET]] – an American basic cable and satellite channel a part of the [[Paramount Media Networks]], currently owned by [[Paramount Global]], which launched in 1980 as the first television network devoted to programming targeting African-Americans
** [[BET Her]] – spinoff network specifically targeting African-American women
** [[BET Her]] – spinoff network specifically targeting African-American women
* [[TV One (American TV channel)|TV One]] – an American digital cable and satellite channel owned by [[Urban One]]
* [[TV One (American TV channel)|TV One]] – an American digital cable and satellite channel owned by [[Urban One]]
** [[Cleo TV]] – spinoff network specifically targeting African-American women
** [[TV_One_(American_TV_channel)#Cleo_TV|Cleo TV]] – spinoff network specifically targeting African-American women
* [[Aspire TV (American TV network)|Aspire TV]] – an American digital cable and satellite channel owned by [[Magic Johnson]]
* [[Aspire TV (American TV network)|Aspire TV]] – an American digital cable and satellite channel owned by [[Magic Johnson]]


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Bounce TV
Type
CountryUnited States
Broadcast area
AffiliatesSee List of affiliates
HeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format
Ownership
OwnerScripps Networks, LLC
(E. W. Scripps Company)
ParentBounce Media, LLC
Key people
  • Ryan Glover (president)
  • Jonathan Katz (COO)
History
LaunchedSeptember 26, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-09-26)
Links
Websitewww.bouncetv.com

Bounce TV is an American digital broadcast television network owned by Scripps Networks, a subsidiary of E. W. Scripps Company. It launched on September 26, 2011, and was promoted as "the first 24/7 digital multicast broadcast network created to target African Americans". Bounce features a mix of original and acquired programming geared toward African Americans between 25 and 54 years of age.

The network has affiliates with terrestrial television and television station in many media markets through digital subchannels. It is also available on the digital cable tiers of select cable providers at the discretion of local affiliates, as well as on Dish Network, DirecTV and Frndly TV.

History

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Founding and launch

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The founding group and initial ownership team included Martin Luther King III; former mayor of Atlanta, Georgia and ambassador of the United States to the United Nations Andrew Young and his son Andrew "Bo" Young III; and Rob Hardy and Will Packer, co-founders of Rainforest Films, a top African-American production company.[2] Spearheading the network's creation were former Turner Broadcasting System executives Jonathan Katz and Ryan Glover with the pair having previously worked together with Tyler Perry to produce a number of high-order African-American sitcoms for TBS.[3] Currently, Glover is president of Bounce TV and Katz is Chief Operating Officer. The "Bounce TV" name was chosen as a branding avenue to signify that the network is "going somewhere with energy".[4]

The network formally launched on September 26, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time Zone, with the 1978 musical film The Wiz as its inaugural broadcast followed by A Raisin in the Sun with Do the Right Thing in primetime.[2] The movie in primetime on the second day was Spike Lee's School Daze. This would be followed two days later with its first sports telecast, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football.[5]

In 2012, Bounce began airing original programming. Its first was the documentary Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Historical Perspective on January 16, 2012, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.[6] On June 18, 2012, Bounce premiered the sitcom Family Time, and the stand-up comedy series Uptown Comic.[7]

The network acquired its first sitcoms in January 2015.[8] It acquired the rights to four series through deals with Warner Bros. Television Studios (The Parent 'Hood and Roc), The Carsey–Warner Company (A Different World), CBS Television Distribution/Big Ticket Entertainment (Judge Joe Brown), 20th Television (The Hughleys) and Trifecta Entertainment & Media (Judge Faith).[8] The 1990s CBS series Cosby was immediately removed from Bounce's schedule on July 7, 2015 after Bill Cosby's past admissions about his sexual assault allegations were publicized.[9]

Bounce would premiere several notable original programs and tent-pole event broadcasts in 2016. On Friday, January 29, the network broadcast the 24th Annual Trumpet Awards; which honored history-making individuals.[10] On March 6, 2016, Bounce debuted its original primetime soap, Saints & Sinners. The series premiere was watched in 1.3 million viewers, making it Bounce TV's most-watched program at the time.[11] The network's first primetime news magazine, Ed Gordon, was announced in late June 2016, and premiered on Tuesday, September 13.[12]

Scripps ownership

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On October 2, 2017, E. W. Scripps Company purchased Bounce TV, along with Katz Broadcasting's three other networks.[13][14][15] A list of 2019 Nielsen Media Research ratings published by Variety indicated that Bounce averaged 275,000 viewers in prime time, down 1% from the 2018 average.[16]

Bounce and sister channel Grit TV were added to DirecTV on September 1, 2022.[17]

On April 23, 2024, it was reported that Scripps is looking to sell Bounce TV.[18]

Programming

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Bounce TV features programming geared toward an African-American audience that skews older than the demographic of most cable networks (such as rival cable network BET); primarily adults between the ages of 25 and 54.[2] The network's main programming features a mix of scripted series reruns and feature film telecasts. Unlike most digital multicast services (particularly with the January 2015 shutdown of Localish, which mainly carried first-run content), Bounce also produces its own original programming. The network has produced inspirational and music programming, documentaries, scripted comedies and dramas, films, and specials.

Sports

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Shortly before its launch, Bounce TV reached an agreement with the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (a league that includes several historically black colleges and universities) to acquire the television rights to broadcast its American football and basketball games; the telecasts were produced by Urban Sports Entertainment Group. The first sports broadcast on Bounce TV aired on September 28, 2011, a college football game between Bowie State University and Virginia Union University.[2] Bounce's HBCU-centered sports programming expanded in 2013 before ceasing prior to the 2014 season (with Aspire acquiring the rights to some of the HBCU football telecasts).[19]

On May 7, 2015, Bounce TV announced that they would be airing live boxing events from Premier Boxing Champions under the title: PBC: The Next Round.[20]

List of programs broadcast by Bounce TV

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Current programming

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Original
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Syndicated
[edit]

Former programming

[edit]
Original
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Syndicated
[edit]

Affiliates

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Main article: List of Bounce TV affiliates

As of December 2014, Bounce TV has current or pending affiliation agreements with television stations in 43 media markets encompassing 22 states and the Washington, D.C., covering 73% of all households of at least one television set in the United States and 90% of African-American households.[8] The network encourages its affiliates to carry local news programming in place of regular programming on the Bounce-affiliated subchannel, as a way to attract additional viewers to that subchannel and serve the local market. Affiliates also broadcast local public affairs programs, political specials, and college football and basketball games played by predominantly black schools.[25] In Bounce TV's Home city Atlanta, ABC affiliate WSB-TV (channel 2), owned by Cox Media Group, is the Atlanta affiliate for Bounce TV.

Before its launch, Bounce TV actively sought affiliation agreements with various television station owners to make the network widely available throughout the United States. The network launched with clearance rate of, at minimum, 32% of overall American television households, in part due to affiliation agreements with stations owned by Nexstar Media Group, Gray Television, Lockwood Broadcast Group, and the E. W. Scripps Company.[26][27]

In November 2011, Bounce TV reached a groupwide affiliation deal with Fox Television Stations to carry the network on the subchannels of its MyNetworkTV owned-and-operated station in markets such as New York City (WWOR-TV) and Los Angeles (KCOP-TV).[28] The deal, which marked Fox Television Station's first multicasting arrangement, put Bounce TV over its earlier stated goal of reaching at least 50% of overall U.S. television households.[4][28]

In December 2012, the network signed a multi-station agreement with Spanish language broadcaster Univision Communications to carry its programming on seven of its Univision and UniMás owned-and-operated television stations (besides being the company's first multicasting agreement, it was also Univision Television Group's first affiliation deal involving an English language network).[29] As part of an extension of this agreement in March 2014, Bounce TV will move its affiliation in five markets where it had existing affiliation deals with Fox at the time of the deal (New York City, Los Angeles, Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas, Orlando, Florida, and Phoenix, Arizona) to stations owned by Univision in 2015.[30] The Fox deal ended after the 2015 launch of game show channel Buzzr, with Bounce then moving in full to Univision stations after that point.

On June 15, 2016, Katz Broadcasting (whose president and CEO Jonathan Katz is COO of Bounce TV) signed an agreement with Nexstar Broadcasting Group that would bring Bounce TV to 15 new markets, as part of a massive rollout also involving Katz's three networks Escape, Laff, and Grit.[31] In 2019, Raycom merged with Gray Television, which will maintain their Bounce affiliations as-is.

Although Bounce TV prefers that its local affiliates carry the entire schedule,[32] some affiliates regularly pre-empt certain network programs in order to air morning and/or prime time newscasts produced by the station specifically for the subchannel or public affairs programs (such as with WBTV in Charlotte and WAVE-TV in Louisville); this has become particularly more common since September 2015, when other Gray Television-owned stations in markets where the group does not maintain a duopoly (as is the case with WBTV and WAVE-TV, which launched theirs earlier) gradually began launching prime time newscasts on their Bounce TV-affiliated subchannels. Some of the major network affiliates that carry Bounce TV full-time (such as WBTV, WAVE-TV and WAFF in Huntsville) use the affiliated subchannel as a buffer during network sports coverage, breaking news or severe weather coverage situations to carry regularly scheduled network and/or syndicated programming seen on its main channel.[32]

Following Scripps' acquisition of Ion Media on January 7, 2021, Scripps began to wind down the Univision deal, and Bounce TV was moved off those stations to Ion Media stations at the start of March, though it remains on a Univision station in markets where Scripps or Ion do not operate stations.[33]

Bounce Media

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Bounce Media, LLC
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryEntertainment
FoundedApril 4, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-04-04)
FoundersMartin Luther King III
Andrew Young
Headquarters
Marietta, Georgia
,
U.S.
OwnerE. W. Scripps Company
ParentScripps Networks, LLC
Footnotes / references
[34]

Bounce Media operates Bounce TV and is owned by its founding group plus Raycom Media and Al Haymon. With share staff and some owners, Katz Broadcasting is an affiliate company.[22]1

Originally, Bounce Media sold the network to affiliated TV stations via ad split but by October 2015 had moved to a carriage fee in exchange for the network get the ad inventory due to greater inventory with stations adding a third or fourth subchannel.[22]1 Bounce used direct response advertising as a meter of viewers before switching to Nielsen rating C-3 a few years before 2015.[22]3

Bounce launched a companion SVOD service, Brown Sugar by November 17, 2016. Brown Sugar features '70s-era blaxploitation films. The service has access to start to a total of 111 films including Blacula, Cleopatra Jones, Foxy Brown, The Mack, Super Fly, and Shaft.[35]

On August 1, 2017, E. W. Scripps announced the purchase of Bounce and Katz Broadcasting, which operates Bounce and owns three networks, for $292 million, acquiring the other 95% of the company. Bounce will remain based out of Marietta, Georgia and retain Jonathan Katz as head.[34] The purchase was completed on October 2, 2017.[36]

Brown Sugar

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Brown Sugar
Type of site
SVOD
Available inen
OwnerBounce Media, LLC
URLwww.brownsugar.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationYes
Launched2016; 9 years ago (2016)
Current statusactive

Brown Sugar is a video on demand service owned by Bounce Media, LLC. A companion to the main Bounce network, Brown Sugar was launched on November 17, 2016.

The service features '70s-era blaxploitation films via app, the web[35] and Chromecast.[37] The service has access to over 111 films including Blacula, Cleopatra Jones, Foxy Brown, The Mack, Super Fly, and Shaft.[35] On Friday, August 4, 2017, Brown Sugar launched on Roku; boxing matches and in-season original Bounce series have since been added.[37]

See also

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See also: African_Americans § Media_and_coverage
  • BET – an American basic cable and satellite channel a part of the Paramount Media Networks, currently owned by Paramount Global, which launched in 1980 as the first television network devoted to programming targeting African-Americans
    • BET Her – spinoff network specifically targeting African-American women
  • TV One – an American digital cable and satellite channel owned by Urban One
    • Cleo TV – spinoff network specifically targeting African-American women
  • Aspire TV – an American digital cable and satellite channel owned by Magic Johnson

References

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  1. ^ Buckman, Adam (July 26, 2016). "Diginets Keep Growing, Despite Auction Cloud". TV News Check. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d Molloy, Tim (September 25, 2011). "Black-Oriented Bounce TV Begins, Betting on Classic Movies". The Wrap. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
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