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From its founding in 1953 until the 1980s, ''TV Guide'' was the most popular magazine in the United States, and appeared every week about Thursday, and would carry content for the following Saturday through Friday. Its primary focus was carrying local TV station listings. It started out as a split format, with approximately 15-30 slick magazine-type pages created by the national office in Radnor, Pennsylvania (later moving to King of Prussia), which formed the outside "shell" of the magazine. The inner portion consisted of local content, mostly TV listings for the local stations, printed on newsprint. The local content was created by about 20 local offices all over the United States. Cable listings were added between 1980 and 1981, depending on the edition, starting with regional and national superstations (such as Creator/{{TBS}} or [[Creator/WGNAmerica WGN]]) and, by September 1981, basic and premium channels (such as Creator/{{HBO}}, Creator/{{ESPN}} and Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}).[[note]]The number of cable networks featured in each edition were gradually expanded through the 2000s, though many national networks carried on providers in major cities covered in most editions were excluded, an issue that became more prevalent in the early years of the digital cable era.[[/note]]

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From its founding in 1953 until the 1980s, ''TV Guide'' was the most popular magazine in the United States, and appeared every week about Thursday, and would carry content for the following Saturday through Friday. Its primary focus was carrying local TV station listings. It started out as a split format, with approximately 15-30 slick magazine-type pages created by the national office in Radnor, Pennsylvania (later moving to King of Prussia), which formed the outside "shell" of the magazine. The inner portion consisted of local content, mostly TV listings for the local stations, printed on newsprint. The local content was created by about 20 local offices all over the United States. Cable listings were added between 1980 and 1981, depending on the edition, starting with regional and national superstations (such as Creator/{{TBS}} or [[Creator/WGNAmerica WGN]]) and, by September 1981, basic and premium channels (such as Creator/{{HBO}}, Creator/{{ESPN}} and Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}).[[note]]The number of cable networks featured in each edition were gradually expanded through the 2000s, though many national networks carried on cable providers in major cities covered in the service areas of most editions were excluded, an issue that became more prevalent in the early years of the digital cable era.era and was partially rectified with the provider-specific “Ultimate Cable” local editions, and the national satellite editions for Creator/DirecTV[=/=]USSB and C-Band customers created in the late 1990s.[[/note]]
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From its founding in 1953 until the 1980s, ''TV Guide'' was the most popular magazine in the United States, and appeared every week about Thursday, and would carry content for the following Saturday through Friday. Its primary focus was carrying local TV station listings. It started out as a split format, with approximately 15-30 slick magazine-type pages created by the national office in Radnor, Pennsylvania (later moving to King of Prussia), which formed the outside "shell" of the magazine. The inner portion consisted of local content, mostly TV listings for the local stations, printed on newsprint. The local content was created by about 20 local offices all over the United States. Cable listings were added between 1980 and 1981, depending on the edition, starting with regional and national superstations (such as Creator/{{TBS}} or [[Creator/WGNAmerica WGN]]) and, by September 1981, basic and premium channels (i.e., Creator/{{HBO}}, Creator/{{ESPN}}, Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}).[[note]]The number of cable networks featured in each edition were gradually expanded through the 2000s, though many national networks carried on providers in major cities covered in most editions were excluded, an issue that became more prevalent in the early years of the digital cable era.[[/note]]

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From its founding in 1953 until the 1980s, ''TV Guide'' was the most popular magazine in the United States, and appeared every week about Thursday, and would carry content for the following Saturday through Friday. Its primary focus was carrying local TV station listings. It started out as a split format, with approximately 15-30 slick magazine-type pages created by the national office in Radnor, Pennsylvania (later moving to King of Prussia), which formed the outside "shell" of the magazine. The inner portion consisted of local content, mostly TV listings for the local stations, printed on newsprint. The local content was created by about 20 local offices all over the United States. Cable listings were added between 1980 and 1981, depending on the edition, starting with regional and national superstations (such as Creator/{{TBS}} or [[Creator/WGNAmerica WGN]]) and, by September 1981, basic and premium channels (i.e., (such as Creator/{{HBO}}, Creator/{{ESPN}}, Creator/{{ESPN}} and Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}).[[note]]The number of cable networks featured in each edition were gradually expanded through the 2000s, though many national networks carried on providers in major cities covered in most editions were excluded, an issue that became more prevalent in the early years of the digital cable era.[[/note]]
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From its founding in 1953 until the 1980s, ''TV Guide'' was the most popular magazine in the United States, and appeared every week about Thursday, and would carry content for the following Saturday through Friday. Its primary focus was carrying local TV station listings. It started out as a split format, with approximately 15-30 slick magazine-type pages created by the national office in Radnor, Pennsylvania (later moving to King of Prussia), which formed the outside "shell" of the magazine. The inner portion consisted of local content, mostly TV listings for the local stations, printed on newsprint. The local content was created by about 20 local offices all over the United States.

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From its founding in 1953 until the 1980s, ''TV Guide'' was the most popular magazine in the United States, and appeared every week about Thursday, and would carry content for the following Saturday through Friday. Its primary focus was carrying local TV station listings. It started out as a split format, with approximately 15-30 slick magazine-type pages created by the national office in Radnor, Pennsylvania (later moving to King of Prussia), which formed the outside "shell" of the magazine. The inner portion consisted of local content, mostly TV listings for the local stations, printed on newsprint. The local content was created by about 20 local offices all over the United States. \n Cable listings were added between 1980 and 1981, depending on the edition, starting with regional and national superstations (such as Creator/{{TBS}} or [[Creator/WGNAmerica WGN]]) and, by September 1981, basic and premium channels (i.e., Creator/{{HBO}}, Creator/{{ESPN}}, Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}).[[note]]The number of cable networks featured in each edition were gradually expanded through the 2000s, though many national networks carried on providers in major cities covered in most editions were excluded, an issue that became more prevalent in the early years of the digital cable era.[[/note]]
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In the late 1980s, ''TV Guide'' was sold to UsefulNotes/RupertMurdoch's News Corporation, which proceeded to turn the magazine into more of a general publicity rag, similar to ''People'' or a half-dozen other magazines already out. ''TV Guide'' was then sold in 1998 to Gemstar Corporation, inventor of the VCR Plus device (for which ''TV Guide'' had the codes in its magazines for years) that allowed people who couldn't figure out how to program a VCR to record programs by inputting a special code to set up the recording. However, it was pretty much bought only so Gemstar could put a known brand behind their ubiquitous software seen on every cable and satellite guide, and control patents for basic guide interfaces (such as the grid). This forced other guide providers to use other forms of presentation which are incredibly inconvenient or, like [=TiVo=] and Creator/DishNetwork did, pay Gemstar and paste a ''TV Guide'' logo on the screen for the right to use the grid interface. Through a long series of patent trades and mergers, [=TiVo=] was eventually purchased by Rovi Corporation, and now the rights to those patents are held by the [=TiVo=] Corporation as of 2021, itself a decay victim which puts more effort into enforcing patents than selling [=DVRs=].

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In the late 1980s, ''TV Guide'' was sold to UsefulNotes/RupertMurdoch's News Corporation, which proceeded to turn the magazine into more of a general publicity rag, similar to ''People'' or a half-dozen other magazines already out. ''TV Guide'' was then sold in 1998 to Gemstar Corporation, inventor of the VCR Plus device (for which ''TV Guide'' had the codes in its magazines for years) that allowed people who couldn't figure out how to program a VCR to record programs set up a recording of a show of interest by inputting a special code specific to set up the recording.each program. However, it was pretty much bought only so Gemstar could put a known brand behind their ubiquitous software seen on every cable and satellite guide, and control patents for basic guide interfaces (such as the grid). This forced other guide providers to use other forms of presentation which are incredibly inconvenient or, like [=TiVo=] and Creator/DishNetwork did, pay Gemstar and paste a ''TV Guide'' logo on the screen for the right to use the grid interface. Through a long series of patent trades and mergers, [=TiVo=] was eventually purchased by Rovi Corporation, and now the rights to those patents are held by the [=TiVo=] Corporation as of 2021, itself a decay victim which puts more effort into enforcing patents than selling [=DVRs=].
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In the late 1980s, ''TV Guide'' was sold to UsefulNotes/RupertMurdoch's News Corporation, which proceeded to turn the magazine into more of a general publicity rag, similar to ''People'' or a half-dozen other magazines already out. ''TV Guide'' was then sold in 1998 to Gemstar Corporation, inventor of the VCR Plus device that allowed people who couldn't figure out how to program a VCR (for which ''TV Guide'' had the codes in its magazines for years). However, it was pretty much bought only so Gemstar could put a known brand behind their ubiquitous software seen on every cable and satellite guide, and control patents for basic guide interfaces (such as the grid). This forced other guide providers to use other forms of presentation which are incredibly inconvenient or, like [=TiVo=] and Creator/DishNetwork did, pay Gemstar and paste a ''TV Guide'' logo on the screen for the right to use the grid interface. Through a long series of patent trades and mergers, [=TiVo=] was eventually purchased by Rovi Corporation, and now the rights to those patents are held by the [=TiVo=] Corporation as of 2021, itself a decay victim which puts more effort into enforcing patents than selling [=DVRs=].

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In the late 1980s, ''TV Guide'' was sold to UsefulNotes/RupertMurdoch's News Corporation, which proceeded to turn the magazine into more of a general publicity rag, similar to ''People'' or a half-dozen other magazines already out. ''TV Guide'' was then sold in 1998 to Gemstar Corporation, inventor of the VCR Plus device that allowed people who couldn't figure out how to program a VCR (for which ''TV Guide'' had the codes in its magazines for years).years) that allowed people who couldn't figure out how to program a VCR to record programs by inputting a special code to set up the recording. However, it was pretty much bought only so Gemstar could put a known brand behind their ubiquitous software seen on every cable and satellite guide, and control patents for basic guide interfaces (such as the grid). This forced other guide providers to use other forms of presentation which are incredibly inconvenient or, like [=TiVo=] and Creator/DishNetwork did, pay Gemstar and paste a ''TV Guide'' logo on the screen for the right to use the grid interface. Through a long series of patent trades and mergers, [=TiVo=] was eventually purchased by Rovi Corporation, and now the rights to those patents are held by the [=TiVo=] Corporation as of 2021, itself a decay victim which puts more effort into enforcing patents than selling [=DVRs=].
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In the late 1980s, ''TV Guide'' was sold to UsefulNotes/RupertMurdoch's News Corporation, which proceeded to turn the magazine into more of a general publicity rag, similar to ''People'' or a half-dozen other magazines already out. ''TV Guide'' was then sold in 1998 to Gemstar Corporation, inventor of the VCR Plus device that allowed people who couldn't figure out how to program a VCR (for which ''TV Guide'' had the codes in its magazines for years). However, it was pretty much bought only so Gemstar could put a known brand behind their ubiquitous software seen on every cable and satellite guide, and control patents for basic guide interfaces (such as the grid). This forced other guide providers to use other forms of presentation which are incredibly inconvenient or, like [=TiVo=] and Creator/DishNetwork did, pay Gemstar and paste a ''TV Guide'' logo on the screen for the right to use the grid interface. Through a long series of patent trades and mergers, [=TiVo=] was eventually purchased by Rovi Corporation, and now the rights to those patents are held by the [=TiVo=] Corporation as of 2021, itself a decay victim which puts more effort into enforcing patents than selling DVRs.

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In the late 1980s, ''TV Guide'' was sold to UsefulNotes/RupertMurdoch's News Corporation, which proceeded to turn the magazine into more of a general publicity rag, similar to ''People'' or a half-dozen other magazines already out. ''TV Guide'' was then sold in 1998 to Gemstar Corporation, inventor of the VCR Plus device that allowed people who couldn't figure out how to program a VCR (for which ''TV Guide'' had the codes in its magazines for years). However, it was pretty much bought only so Gemstar could put a known brand behind their ubiquitous software seen on every cable and satellite guide, and control patents for basic guide interfaces (such as the grid). This forced other guide providers to use other forms of presentation which are incredibly inconvenient or, like [=TiVo=] and Creator/DishNetwork did, pay Gemstar and paste a ''TV Guide'' logo on the screen for the right to use the grid interface. Through a long series of patent trades and mergers, [=TiVo=] was eventually purchased by Rovi Corporation, and now the rights to those patents are held by the [=TiVo=] Corporation as of 2021, itself a decay victim which puts more effort into enforcing patents than selling DVRs.
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In the late 1980s, ''TV Guide'' was sold to UsefulNotes/RupertMurdoch's News Corporation, which proceeded to turn the magazine into more of a general publicity rag, similar to ''People'' or a half-dozen other magazines already out. ''TV Guide'' was then sold in 1998 to Gemstar Corporation, inventor of the VCR Plus device that allowed people who couldn't figure out how to program a VCR (for which ''TV Guide'' had the codes in its magazines for years). However, it was pretty much bought only so Gemstar could put a known brand behind their ubiquitous software seen on every cable and satellite guide, and control patents for basic guide interfaces (such as the grid). This forced other guide providers to use other forms of presentation which are incredibly inconvenient or, like [=TiVo=] and Creator/DishNetwork did, pay Gemstar and paste a ''TV Guide'' logo on the screen for the right to use the grid interface (the software is now owned by Rovi Corporation).

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In the late 1980s, ''TV Guide'' was sold to UsefulNotes/RupertMurdoch's News Corporation, which proceeded to turn the magazine into more of a general publicity rag, similar to ''People'' or a half-dozen other magazines already out. ''TV Guide'' was then sold in 1998 to Gemstar Corporation, inventor of the VCR Plus device that allowed people who couldn't figure out how to program a VCR (for which ''TV Guide'' had the codes in its magazines for years). However, it was pretty much bought only so Gemstar could put a known brand behind their ubiquitous software seen on every cable and satellite guide, and control patents for basic guide interfaces (such as the grid). This forced other guide providers to use other forms of presentation which are incredibly inconvenient or, like [=TiVo=] and Creator/DishNetwork did, pay Gemstar and paste a ''TV Guide'' logo on the screen for the right to use the grid interface (the software is now owned interface. Through a long series of patent trades and mergers, [=TiVo=] was eventually purchased by Rovi Corporation).
Corporation, and now the rights to those patents are held by the [=TiVo=] Corporation as of 2021, itself a decay victim which puts more effort into enforcing patents than selling DVRs.
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In 2013, Creator/{{CBS}} acquired a half-interest in the TV Guide Channel, rebranding it as TVGN; it later took on a true rebranding in January 2015 as "Pop" (the TVGN name was confusing as TVG, a horse racing network oddly started by ''TV Guide'' during the News Corp. era, shares the same initials). A half-interest was also acquired in the digital properties, making it very likely that it will become a non-neutral source of television news, much in the way that ''Series/EntertainmentTonight'' barely acknowledges that NBC and Fox exist. The magazine, meanwhile, after undergoing significant cost-cutting under OpenGate that made it profitable again, was sold in October 2015 to an actual publisher, NTVB Media, placing it under the ownership of lesser-known competing listings/TV news magazines such as ''Channel Guide'' and ''TV Weekly'', and opening the possibility of it eventually adding local listings again, since the two aforementioned magazines are distributed to newspapers throughout the United States with local listings inserts incorporated.

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In 2013, Creator/{{CBS}} acquired a half-interest in the TV Guide Channel, rebranding it as TVGN; [[NetworkDeath it later took on a true rebranding in January 2015 as "Pop" "Pop"]] (the TVGN name was confusing as TVG, a horse racing network oddly started by ''TV Guide'' during the News Corp. era, shares the same initials). A half-interest was also acquired in the digital properties, making it very likely that it will become a non-neutral source of television news, much in the way that ''Series/EntertainmentTonight'' barely acknowledges that NBC and Fox exist. The magazine, meanwhile, after undergoing significant cost-cutting under OpenGate that made it profitable again, was sold in October 2015 to an actual publisher, NTVB Media, placing it under the ownership of lesser-known competing listings/TV news magazines such as ''Channel Guide'' and ''TV Weekly'', and opening the possibility of it eventually adding local listings again, since the two aforementioned magazines are distributed to newspapers throughout the United States with local listings inserts incorporated.
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The new ''TV Guide'', a production fairly typical of banal LowestCommonDenominator TV listings magazines around the world (Great Britain also has its fair share), was responsible for the utter destruction of the original ''JumpTheShark'' website. Having bought out the JTS website, TV Guide stripped the guts out of it and removed everything that made it compulsive reading. For one thing, JTS had genuine international appeal not unlike ThisVeryWiki: for instance, British shows not screened in America could be debated and deconstructed. TV Guide wrecked this aspect by stripping out the international content and retaining only a fraction of what there had once been, which was exclusively tied to current American shows. (And they wonder why Americans in the main are so parochial and inward looking...) This act of wanton vandalism towards a genuinely great, original, and readable website will always be remembered, even if it can't easily be forgiven.

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The new ''TV Guide'', a production fairly typical of banal LowestCommonDenominator TV listings magazines around the world (Great Britain also has its fair share), was responsible for the utter destruction of the original ''JumpTheShark'' website. Having bought out the JTS website, TV Guide stripped the guts out of it and removed everything that made it compulsive reading. For one thing, JTS had genuine international appeal not unlike ThisVeryWiki: Wiki/ThisVeryWiki: for instance, British shows not screened in America could be debated and deconstructed. TV Guide wrecked this aspect by stripping out the international content and retaining only a fraction of what there had once been, which was exclusively tied to current American shows. (And they wonder why Americans in the main are so parochial and inward looking...) This act of wanton vandalism towards a genuinely great, original, and readable website will always be remembered, even if it can't easily be forgiven.
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From its founding in 1953 until the 1980s, ''TV Guide'' was the most popular magazine in the United States, and appeared every week about Thursday, and would carry content for the following Saturday through Friday. Its primary focus was carrying local TV station listings. It started out as a split format, with approximately 15-30 slick magazine-type pages created by the national office in Radnor, Pennsylvania (later moving to King of Prussia), which formed the outside "shell" of the magazine. The inner portion consisted of local content, mostly TV listings for the local stations, printed on newsprint. The local content was created by about 20 local offices all over the U.S.

In the late 1980s, ''TV Guide'' was sold to UsefulNotes/RupertMurdoch's News Corporation, which proceeded to turn the magazine into more of a general publicity rag, similar to ''People'' or a half-dozen other magazines already out. ''TV Guide'' was then sold in 1998 to Gemstar Corporation, inventor of the VCR Plus device that allowed people who couldn't figure out how to program a VCR (which TV Guide had the codes for in their magazines for years). However it was pretty much only bought in order to put a known brand behind their ubiquitous software seen on every cable and satellite guide, and to control patents for basic guide interfaces (such as the grid) which forced other guide providers to use other forms of presentation which are incredibly inconvenient, or like [=TiVo=] and DishNetwork did, pay Gemstar and paste a ''TV Guide'' logo on the screen for the right to use the grid interface (the software is now owned by Rovi Corporation).

Under Gemstar, the magazine discontinued the local broadcast station listings in 2005, with all program information was [[MagazineDecay cut down to a singular national edition]] in 2005 which is filled with fluff pieces and lists, along with TV listings which make those in the ''Great Falls Argus'' look comprehensive, focusing mostly on national cable networks thereafter (the major broadcast networks remained included, however, a generic "local programming" placeholder title was used in the now fully grid-based listings[[note]]From its inception until the 2005 reformat, ''TV Guide'' displayed its listings in log form, i.e. a text-based list of programs organized in order of airtime and ''then'' by channel; the grids, which listed programs by channel first in accordance to the program's airtime, was not added until the late 1980s for prime time listings, and eventually replaced the logs in all non-prime time dayparts beginning in 2004[[/note]] instead of showing the actual titles of programs scheduled by their local stations). Afterward, ''TV Guide'''s original local listings format basically existed as a cable/satellite channel carrying on-screen listings (and not even those in some markets) with [[NetworkDecay some fluff shows on Hollywood and infomercials]]; that channel, then known as TV Guide Channel, originated in 1981 as the Electronic Program Guide before becoming known as Prevue Guide in 1988, and was united with ''TV Guide'' magazine when Gemstar purchased the channel (by then, known as Prevue Channel) from Prevue Networks in 1998.

Meanwhile the end of 2008 saw a disastrous divorce of the magazine/cable network's website and the magazine itself; TV Guide Channel and TVGuide.com were sold to Lionsgate, while ''TV Guide'' was sold to private equity group OpenGate Capital for $1, forcing the two entities apart onto two separate websites in a true WhatAnIdiot move. After basically nobody visited the magazine's website (mainly because there were no TV listings on it to speak of), Lionsgate eventually let the magazine put their site back on TVGuide.com in June 2010 as a conciliatory move.

The new TV Guide, a production fairly typical of banal LowestCommonDenominator TV listings magazines around the world (Great Britain also has its fair share), was responsible for the utter destruction of the original ''JumpTheShark'' website. Having bought out the JTS website, TV Guide stripped the guts out of it and removed everything that made it compulsive reading. For one thing, JTS had genuine international appeal not unlike ThisVeryWiki: for instance, British shows not screened in America could be debated and deconstructed. TV Guide wrecked this aspect by stripping out the international content and retaining only a fraction of what there had once been, which was exclusively tied to current American shows. (And they wonder why Americans in the main are so parochial and inward-looking...) This act of wanton vandalism towards a genuinely great, original, and readable website will always be remembered, even if it can't easily be forgiven.

In 2013, {{CBS}} acquired a half-interest in the TV Guide Channel, rebranding it as TVGN; it later took on a true rebranding in January 2015 as "Pop" (the TVGN name was confusing as TVG, a horse racing network oddly started by TV Guide during the News Corp. era, shares the same initials). A half-interest was also acquired in the digital properties, making it very likely that it will become a non-neutral source of television news, much in the way that ''Series/EntertainmentTonight'' barely acknowledges that NBC and Fox exist. The magazine, meanwhile, after undergoing significant cost-cutting under OpenGate that made it profitable again, was sold in October 2015 to an actual publisher, NTVB Media, placing it under the ownership of lesser-known competing listings/TV news magazines such as ''Channel Guide'' and ''TV Weekly'', and opening the possibility of it eventually adding local listings again since the two aforementioned magazines are distributed to newspapers throughout the U.S. with local listings inserts incorporated.

The final word on TV Guide is that [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Peter Griffin]] identifies it as his favorite magazine and [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]] regards it as indispensable intellectual literature. [[note]]These characters were fans of the magazine's glory days, however.[[/note]] Says it all, really...[[note]]Except for the program ads during the glory days, which have become the stuff of legends and discussions--Website/PlatypusComix has done about a dozen articles on the subject at this point and has ''barely'' scratched the surface.[[/note]]

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From its founding in 1953 until the 1980s, ''TV Guide'' was the most popular magazine in the United States, and appeared every week about Thursday, and would carry content for the following Saturday through Friday. Its primary focus was carrying local TV station listings. It started out as a split format, with approximately 15-30 slick magazine-type pages created by the national office in Radnor, Pennsylvania (later moving to King of Prussia), which formed the outside "shell" of the magazine. The inner portion consisted of local content, mostly TV listings for the local stations, printed on newsprint. The local content was created by about 20 local offices all over the U.S.United States.

In the late 1980s, ''TV Guide'' was sold to UsefulNotes/RupertMurdoch's News Corporation, which proceeded to turn the magazine into more of a general publicity rag, similar to ''People'' or a half-dozen other magazines already out. ''TV Guide'' was then sold in 1998 to Gemstar Corporation, inventor of the VCR Plus device that allowed people who couldn't figure out how to program a VCR (which TV Guide (for which ''TV Guide'' had the codes for in their its magazines for years). However However, it was pretty much only bought in order to only so Gemstar could put a known brand behind their ubiquitous software seen on every cable and satellite guide, and to control patents for basic guide interfaces (such as the grid) which grid). This forced other guide providers to use other forms of presentation which are incredibly inconvenient, or inconvenient or, like [=TiVo=] and DishNetwork Creator/DishNetwork did, pay Gemstar and paste a ''TV Guide'' logo on the screen for the right to use the grid interface (the software is now owned by Rovi Corporation).

Under Gemstar, the magazine discontinued the local broadcast station listings in 2005, with all program information was [[MagazineDecay cut down to a singular national edition]] in 2005 which is filled with fluff pieces and lists, along with TV listings which make those in the ''Great Falls Argus'' look comprehensive, focusing mostly on national cable networks thereafter (the major broadcast networks remained included, however, a generic "local programming" placeholder title was used in the now fully grid-based listings[[note]]From its inception until the 2005 reformat, ''TV Guide'' displayed its listings in log form, form; i.e. , a text-based list of programs organized in order of airtime and ''then'' by channel; the channel, The grids, which listed programs by channel first in accordance to the program's airtime, was not added until the late 1980s for prime time listings, and eventually replaced the logs in all non-prime time dayparts beginning in 2004[[/note]] instead of showing the actual titles of programs scheduled by their local stations). Afterward, ''TV Guide'''s original local listings format basically existed as a cable/satellite channel carrying on-screen listings (and not even those in some markets) with [[NetworkDecay some fluff shows on Hollywood and infomercials]]; that channel, then known as TV Guide Channel, originated in 1981 as the Electronic Program Guide before becoming known as Prevue Guide in 1988, and was united with ''TV Guide'' magazine when Gemstar purchased the channel (by then, known as Prevue Channel) from Prevue Networks in 1998.

Meanwhile Meanwhile, the end of 2008 saw a disastrous divorce of the magazine/cable network's website and the magazine itself; TV Guide Channel and TVGuide.com [=TVGuide.com=] were sold to Lionsgate, while ''TV Guide'' was sold to private equity group OpenGate [=OpenGate=] Capital for $1, forcing the two entities apart onto two separate websites in a true WhatAnIdiot move. After basically nobody visited the magazine's website (mainly because there were no TV listings on it to speak of), Lionsgate eventually let the magazine put their site back on TVGuide.com [=TVGuide.com=] in June 2010 as a conciliatory move.

The new TV Guide, ''TV Guide'', a production fairly typical of banal LowestCommonDenominator TV listings magazines around the world (Great Britain also has its fair share), was responsible for the utter destruction of the original ''JumpTheShark'' website. Having bought out the JTS website, TV Guide stripped the guts out of it and removed everything that made it compulsive reading. For one thing, JTS had genuine international appeal not unlike ThisVeryWiki: for instance, British shows not screened in America could be debated and deconstructed. TV Guide wrecked this aspect by stripping out the international content and retaining only a fraction of what there had once been, which was exclusively tied to current American shows. (And they wonder why Americans in the main are so parochial and inward-looking...inward looking...) This act of wanton vandalism towards a genuinely great, original, and readable website will always be remembered, even if it can't easily be forgiven.

In 2013, {{CBS}} Creator/{{CBS}} acquired a half-interest in the TV Guide Channel, rebranding it as TVGN; it later took on a true rebranding in January 2015 as "Pop" (the TVGN name was confusing as TVG, a horse racing network oddly started by TV Guide ''TV Guide'' during the News Corp. era, shares the same initials). A half-interest was also acquired in the digital properties, making it very likely that it will become a non-neutral source of television news, much in the way that ''Series/EntertainmentTonight'' barely acknowledges that NBC and Fox exist. The magazine, meanwhile, after undergoing significant cost-cutting under OpenGate that made it profitable again, was sold in October 2015 to an actual publisher, NTVB Media, placing it under the ownership of lesser-known competing listings/TV news magazines such as ''Channel Guide'' and ''TV Weekly'', and opening the possibility of it eventually adding local listings again again, since the two aforementioned magazines are distributed to newspapers throughout the U.S. United States with local listings inserts incorporated.

The final word on TV Guide ''TV Guide'' is that [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Peter Griffin]] identifies it as his favorite magazine and [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]] regards it as indispensable intellectual literature. [[note]]These characters were fans of the magazine's glory days, however.[[/note]] Says it all, really...[[note]]Except for the program ads during the glory days, which have become the stuff of legends and discussions--Website/PlatypusComix has done about a dozen articles on the subject at this point and has ''barely'' scratched the surface.[[/note]]
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In the 1980s, ''TV Guide'' was sold to UsefulNotes/RupertMurdoch's News Corporation, which proceeded to turn the magazine into more of a general publicity rag, similar to ''People'' or a half-dozen other magazines already out. ''TV Guide'' was sold to Gemstar Corporation, inventor of the VCR Plus device that allowed people who couldn't figure out how to program a VCR (which TV Guide had the codes for in their magazines for years). However it was pretty much only bought in order to put a known brand behind their ubiquitous software seen on every cable and satellite guide, and to control patents for basic guide interfaces (such as the grid) which forced other guide providers to use other forms of presentation which are incredibly inconvenient, or like [=TiVo=] and DishNetwork did, pay Gemstar and paste a ''TV Guide'' logo on the screen for the right to use the grid interface (the software is now owned by Rovi Corporation).

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In the late 1980s, ''TV Guide'' was sold to UsefulNotes/RupertMurdoch's News Corporation, which proceeded to turn the magazine into more of a general publicity rag, similar to ''People'' or a half-dozen other magazines already out. ''TV Guide'' was then sold in 1998 to Gemstar Corporation, inventor of the VCR Plus device that allowed people who couldn't figure out how to program a VCR (which TV Guide had the codes for in their magazines for years). However it was pretty much only bought in order to put a known brand behind their ubiquitous software seen on every cable and satellite guide, and to control patents for basic guide interfaces (such as the grid) which forced other guide providers to use other forms of presentation which are incredibly inconvenient, or like [=TiVo=] and DishNetwork did, pay Gemstar and paste a ''TV Guide'' logo on the screen for the right to use the grid interface (the software is now owned by Rovi Corporation).



TV Guide, a production fairly typical of banal LowestCommonDenominator TV listings magazines around the world (Great Britain also has its fair share), was responsible for the utter destruction of the original ''JumpTheShark'' website. Having bought out the JTS website, TV Guide stripped the guts out of it and removed everything that made it compulsive reading. For one thing, JTS had genuine international appeal not unlike ThisVeryWiki: for instance, British shows not screened in America could be debated and deconstructed. TV Guide wrecked this aspect by stripping out the international content and retaining only a fraction of what there had once been, which was exclusively tied to current American shows. (And they wonder why Americans in the main are so parochial and inward-looking...) This act of wanton vandalism towards a genuinely great, original, and readable website will always be remembered, even if it can't easily be forgiven.

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The new TV Guide, a production fairly typical of banal LowestCommonDenominator TV listings magazines around the world (Great Britain also has its fair share), was responsible for the utter destruction of the original ''JumpTheShark'' website. Having bought out the JTS website, TV Guide stripped the guts out of it and removed everything that made it compulsive reading. For one thing, JTS had genuine international appeal not unlike ThisVeryWiki: for instance, British shows not screened in America could be debated and deconstructed. TV Guide wrecked this aspect by stripping out the international content and retaining only a fraction of what there had once been, which was exclusively tied to current American shows. (And they wonder why Americans in the main are so parochial and inward-looking...) This act of wanton vandalism towards a genuinely great, original, and readable website will always be remembered, even if it can't easily be forgiven.
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Under Gemstar, the magazine discontinued the local broadcast station listings in 2005, with all program information was [[MagazineDecay cut down to a singular national edition]] in 2005 which is filled with fluff pieces and lists, along with TV listings which make those in the ''Great Falls Argus'' look comprehensive, focusing mostly on national cable networks thereafter (the major broadcast networks remained included, however, a generic "local programming" placeholder title was used in the now fully grid-based listings[[note]]From its inception until the 2005 reformat, ''TV Guide'' displayed its listings in log form, i.e. a text-based list of programs organized in order of airtime and ''then'' by channel; the grids, which listed programs by channel first in accordance to the program's airtime, was not added until the late 1980s for prime time listings, and eventually replaced the logs in all non-prime time dayparts beginning in 2004[[/note]] instead of showing the actual titles of programs scheduled by their local stations). Afterward, ''TV Guide''{{'}}s original local listings format basically existed as a cable/satellite channel carrying on-screen listings (and not even those in some markets) with [[NetworkDecay some fluff shows on Hollywood and infomercials]]; that channel, then known as TV Guide Channel, originated in 1981 as the Electronic Program Guide before becoming known as Prevue Guide in 1988, and was united with ''TV Guide'' magazine when Gemstar purchased the channel (by then, known as Prevue Channel) from Prevue Networks in 1998.

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Under Gemstar, the magazine discontinued the local broadcast station listings in 2005, with all program information was [[MagazineDecay cut down to a singular national edition]] in 2005 which is filled with fluff pieces and lists, along with TV listings which make those in the ''Great Falls Argus'' look comprehensive, focusing mostly on national cable networks thereafter (the major broadcast networks remained included, however, a generic "local programming" placeholder title was used in the now fully grid-based listings[[note]]From its inception until the 2005 reformat, ''TV Guide'' displayed its listings in log form, i.e. a text-based list of programs organized in order of airtime and ''then'' by channel; the grids, which listed programs by channel first in accordance to the program's airtime, was not added until the late 1980s for prime time listings, and eventually replaced the logs in all non-prime time dayparts beginning in 2004[[/note]] instead of showing the actual titles of programs scheduled by their local stations). Afterward, ''TV Guide''{{'}}s Guide'''s original local listings format basically existed as a cable/satellite channel carrying on-screen listings (and not even those in some markets) with [[NetworkDecay some fluff shows on Hollywood and infomercials]]; that channel, then known as TV Guide Channel, originated in 1981 as the Electronic Program Guide before becoming known as Prevue Guide in 1988, and was united with ''TV Guide'' magazine when Gemstar purchased the channel (by then, known as Prevue Channel) from Prevue Networks in 1998.
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In the 1980s, ''TV Guide'' was sold to UsefulNotes/RupertMurdoch's News Corporation, which proceeded to turn the magazine into more of a general publicity rag, similar to ''People'' or a half-dozen other magazines already out. ''TV Guide'' was sold to Gemstar Corporation, inventor of the VCR Plus device that allowed people who couldn't figure out how to program a VCR (which TV Guide had the codes for in their magazines for years). However it was pretty much only bought in order to put a known brand behind their ubiquitous software seen on every cable and satellite guide, and to control patents for basic guide interfaces (such as the grid) which forced other guide providers to use other forms of presentation which are incredibly inconvenient, or like [=TiVo=] and DishNetwork did, pay Gemstar and paste a ''TV Guide'' logo on the screen for the right to use the grid interface (the software is now owned by Rovi Corporation). Under Gemstar, the magazine discontinued the local broadcast station listings in 2005, with all program listings thereafter focusing on national networks (the major broadcast networks remained, however, a generic "local programming" placeholder title was used in the now fully grid-based listings[[note]]From its inception until the 2005 reformat, ''TV Guide'' displayed its listings in log form, i.e. a text-based list of programs organized in order of airtime and ''then'' by channel; the grids, which listed programs by channel first in accordance to the program's airtime, was not added until the late 1980s for prime time listings, and eventually replaced the logs in all non-prime time dayparts beginning in 2004[[/note]] instead of showing the actual titles of programs scheduled by their local stations).

''TV Guide'' basically exists now as a cable/satellite channel carrying on-screen listings (and not even those in some markets) with [[NetworkDecay some fluff shows on Hollywood and infomercials]], while the magazine was [[MagazineDecay cut down to a singular national edition]] in 2005 which is filled with fluff pieces and lists, along with TV listings which make those in the ''Great Falls Argus'' look comprehensive.

Meanwhile the end of 2008 saw a disastrous divorce of the magazine/cable network's website and the magazine itself; TV Guide Channel and TVGuide.com were sold to Lionsgate, while ''TV Guide'' was sold to a private equity group for $1, forcing the two entities apart onto two separate websites in a true WhatAnIdiot move. After basically nobody visited the magazine's website (mainly because there were no TV listings on it to speak of), Lionsgate eventually let the magazine put their site back on TVGuide.com in June 2010 as a conciliatory move.

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In the 1980s, ''TV Guide'' was sold to UsefulNotes/RupertMurdoch's News Corporation, which proceeded to turn the magazine into more of a general publicity rag, similar to ''People'' or a half-dozen other magazines already out. ''TV Guide'' was sold to Gemstar Corporation, inventor of the VCR Plus device that allowed people who couldn't figure out how to program a VCR (which TV Guide had the codes for in their magazines for years). However it was pretty much only bought in order to put a known brand behind their ubiquitous software seen on every cable and satellite guide, and to control patents for basic guide interfaces (such as the grid) which forced other guide providers to use other forms of presentation which are incredibly inconvenient, or like [=TiVo=] and DishNetwork did, pay Gemstar and paste a ''TV Guide'' logo on the screen for the right to use the grid interface (the software is now owned by Rovi Corporation). Corporation).

Under Gemstar, the magazine discontinued the local broadcast station listings in 2005, with all program information was [[MagazineDecay cut down to a singular national edition]] in 2005 which is filled with fluff pieces and lists, along with TV listings thereafter which make those in the ''Great Falls Argus'' look comprehensive, focusing mostly on national cable networks thereafter (the major broadcast networks remained, remained included, however, a generic "local programming" placeholder title was used in the now fully grid-based listings[[note]]From its inception until the 2005 reformat, ''TV Guide'' displayed its listings in log form, i.e. a text-based list of programs organized in order of airtime and ''then'' by channel; the grids, which listed programs by channel first in accordance to the program's airtime, was not added until the late 1980s for prime time listings, and eventually replaced the logs in all non-prime time dayparts beginning in 2004[[/note]] instead of showing the actual titles of programs scheduled by their local stations).

stations). Afterward, ''TV Guide'' Guide''{{'}}s original local listings format basically exists now existed as a cable/satellite channel carrying on-screen listings (and not even those in some markets) with [[NetworkDecay some fluff shows on Hollywood and infomercials]], while infomercials]]; that channel, then known as TV Guide Channel, originated in 1981 as the Electronic Program Guide before becoming known as Prevue Guide in 1988, and was united with ''TV Guide'' magazine was [[MagazineDecay cut down to a singular national edition]] in 2005 which is filled with fluff pieces and lists, along with TV listings which make those in when Gemstar purchased the ''Great Falls Argus'' look comprehensive.

channel (by then, known as Prevue Channel) from Prevue Networks in 1998.

Meanwhile the end of 2008 saw a disastrous divorce of the magazine/cable network's website and the magazine itself; TV Guide Channel and TVGuide.com were sold to Lionsgate, while ''TV Guide'' was sold to a private equity group OpenGate Capital for $1, forcing the two entities apart onto two separate websites in a true WhatAnIdiot move. After basically nobody visited the magazine's website (mainly because there were no TV listings on it to speak of), Lionsgate eventually let the magazine put their site back on TVGuide.com in June 2010 as a conciliatory move.



In 2013, {{CBS}} acquired a half-interest in the TV Guide Channel, rebranding it as TVGN; it will take on a true rebranding in 2015 as "Pop" (the TVGN name was confusing as TVG, a horse racing network oddly started by TV Guide during the News Corp. era, shares the same initials). A half-interest was also acquired in the magazine, making it very likely that it will become a non-neutral source of television news, much in the way that ''Series/EntertainmentTonight'' barely acknowledges that NBC and Fox exist.

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In 2013, {{CBS}} acquired a half-interest in the TV Guide Channel, rebranding it as TVGN; it will take later took on a true rebranding in January 2015 as "Pop" (the TVGN name was confusing as TVG, a horse racing network oddly started by TV Guide during the News Corp. era, shares the same initials). A half-interest was also acquired in the magazine, digital properties, making it very likely that it will become a non-neutral source of television news, much in the way that ''Series/EntertainmentTonight'' barely acknowledges that NBC and Fox exist.
exist. The magazine, meanwhile, after undergoing significant cost-cutting under OpenGate that made it profitable again, was sold in October 2015 to an actual publisher, NTVB Media, placing it under the ownership of lesser-known competing listings/TV news magazines such as ''Channel Guide'' and ''TV Weekly'', and opening the possibility of it eventually adding local listings again since the two aforementioned magazines are distributed to newspapers throughout the U.S. with local listings inserts incorporated.
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In the 1980s, ''TV Guide'' was sold to UsefulNotes/RupertMurdoch's News Corporation, which proceeded to discontinue the TV station listings and turn the magazine into more of a general publicity rag, similar to ''People'' or a half-dozen other magazines already out. ''TV Guide'' was sold to Gemstar Corporation, inventor of the VCR Plus device that allowed people who couldn't figure out how to program a VCR (which TV Guide had the codes for in their magazines for years). However it was pretty much only bought in order to put a known brand behind their ubiquitous software seen on every cable and satellite guide, and to control patents for basic guide interfaces (such as the grid) which forced other guide providers to use other forms of presentation which are incredibly inconvenient, or like [=TiVo=] and DishNetwork did, pay Gemstar and paste a ''TV Guide'' logo on the screen for the right to use the grid interface. (The interface (the software is now owned by Rovi Corporation.)
Corporation). Under Gemstar, the magazine discontinued the local broadcast station listings in 2005, with all program listings thereafter focusing on national networks (the major broadcast networks remained, however, a generic "local programming" placeholder title was used in the now fully grid-based listings[[note]]From its inception until the 2005 reformat, ''TV Guide'' displayed its listings in log form, i.e. a text-based list of programs organized in order of airtime and ''then'' by channel; the grids, which listed programs by channel first in accordance to the program's airtime, was not added until the late 1980s for prime time listings, and eventually replaced the logs in all non-prime time dayparts beginning in 2004[[/note]] instead of showing the actual titles of programs scheduled by their local stations).
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In the 1980s, ''TV Guide'' was sold to RupertMurdoch's News Corporation, which proceeded to discontinue the TV station listings and turn the magazine into more of a general publicity rag, similar to ''People'' or a half-dozen other magazines already out. ''TV Guide'' was sold to Gemstar Corporation, inventor of the VCR Plus device that allowed people who couldn't figure out how to program a VCR (which TV Guide had the codes for in their magazines for years). However it was pretty much only bought in order to put a known brand behind their ubiquitous software seen on every cable and satellite guide, and to control patents for basic guide interfaces (such as the grid) which forced other guide providers to use other forms of presentation which are incredibly inconvenient, or like [=TiVo=] and DishNetwork did, pay Gemstar and paste a ''TV Guide'' logo on the screen for the right to use the grid interface. (The software is now owned by Rovi Corporation.)

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In the 1980s, ''TV Guide'' was sold to RupertMurdoch's UsefulNotes/RupertMurdoch's News Corporation, which proceeded to discontinue the TV station listings and turn the magazine into more of a general publicity rag, similar to ''People'' or a half-dozen other magazines already out. ''TV Guide'' was sold to Gemstar Corporation, inventor of the VCR Plus device that allowed people who couldn't figure out how to program a VCR (which TV Guide had the codes for in their magazines for years). However it was pretty much only bought in order to put a known brand behind their ubiquitous software seen on every cable and satellite guide, and to control patents for basic guide interfaces (such as the grid) which forced other guide providers to use other forms of presentation which are incredibly inconvenient, or like [=TiVo=] and DishNetwork did, pay Gemstar and paste a ''TV Guide'' logo on the screen for the right to use the grid interface. (The software is now owned by Rovi Corporation.)
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In 2013, {{CBS}} acquired a half-interest in the TV Guide Channel, rebranding it as TVGN; it will take on a true rebranding in 2015 as "Pop" (the TVGN name was confusing as TVG, a horse racing network oddly started by TV Guide during the News Corp. era, shares the same initials). A half-interest was also acquired in the magazine, making it very likely that it will become a non-neutral source of television news, much in the way that ''EntertainmentTonight'' barely acknowledges that NBC and Fox exist.

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In 2013, {{CBS}} acquired a half-interest in the TV Guide Channel, rebranding it as TVGN; it will take on a true rebranding in 2015 as "Pop" (the TVGN name was confusing as TVG, a horse racing network oddly started by TV Guide during the News Corp. era, shares the same initials). A half-interest was also acquired in the magazine, making it very likely that it will become a non-neutral source of television news, much in the way that ''EntertainmentTonight'' ''Series/EntertainmentTonight'' barely acknowledges that NBC and Fox exist.
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In 2013, {{CBS}} acquired a half-interest in the TV Guide Channel, rebranding it as TVGN.TVGN; it will take on a true rebranding in 2015 as "Pop" (the TVGN name was confusing as TVG, a horse racing network oddly started by TV Guide during the News Corp. era, shares the same initials). A half-interest was also acquired in the magazine, making it very likely that it will become a non-neutral source of television news, much in the way that ''EntertainmentTonight'' barely acknowledges that NBC and Fox exist.
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In the 1980s, ''TV Guide'' was sold to RupertMurdoch's News Corporation, which proceeded to discontinue the TV station listings and turn the magazine into more of a general publicity rag, similar to ''People'' or a half-dozen other magazines already out. ''TV Guide'' was sold to Gemstar Corporation, inventor of the VCR Plus device that allowed people who couldn't figure out how, to program a VCR. However it was pretty much only bought in order to put a known brand behind their ubiquitous software seen on every cable and satellite guide, and to control patents for basic guide interfaces (such as the grid) which forced other guide providers to use other forms of presentation which are incredibly inconvenient, or like [=TiVo=] and DishNetwork did, pay Gemstar and paste a ''TV Guide'' logo on the screen for the right to use the grid interface. (The software is now owned by Rovi Corporation.)

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In the 1980s, ''TV Guide'' was sold to RupertMurdoch's News Corporation, which proceeded to discontinue the TV station listings and turn the magazine into more of a general publicity rag, similar to ''People'' or a half-dozen other magazines already out. ''TV Guide'' was sold to Gemstar Corporation, inventor of the VCR Plus device that allowed people who couldn't figure out how, how to program a VCR.VCR (which TV Guide had the codes for in their magazines for years). However it was pretty much only bought in order to put a known brand behind their ubiquitous software seen on every cable and satellite guide, and to control patents for basic guide interfaces (such as the grid) which forced other guide providers to use other forms of presentation which are incredibly inconvenient, or like [=TiVo=] and DishNetwork did, pay Gemstar and paste a ''TV Guide'' logo on the screen for the right to use the grid interface. (The software is now owned by Rovi Corporation.)
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The final word on TV Guide is that [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Peter Griffin]] identifies it as his favorite magazine and [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]] regards it as indispensable intellectual literature. [[note]]These characters were fans of the magazine's glory days, however.[[/note]] Says it all, really...[[note]]Except for the program ads during the glory days, which have become the stuff of legends and discussions- PlatypusComix has done about a dozen articles on the subject at this point and has ''barely'' scratched the surface.[[/note]]

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The final word on TV Guide is that [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Peter Griffin]] identifies it as his favorite magazine and [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]] regards it as indispensable intellectual literature. [[note]]These characters were fans of the magazine's glory days, however.[[/note]] Says it all, really...[[note]]Except for the program ads during the glory days, which have become the stuff of legends and discussions- PlatypusComix discussions--Website/PlatypusComix has done about a dozen articles on the subject at this point and has ''barely'' scratched the surface.[[/note]]
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From its founding in 1953 until the 1980s, ''TVGuide'' ''TV Guide'' was the most popular magazine in the United States, and appeared every week about Thursday, and would carry content for the following Saturday through Friday. Its primary focus was carrying local TV station listings. It started out as a split format, with approximately 15-30 slick magazine-type pages created by the national office in Radnor, Pennsylvania (later moving to King of Prussia), which formed the outside "shell" of the magazine. The inner portion consisted of local content, mostly TV listings for the local stations, printed on newsprint. The local content was created by about 20 local offices all over the U.S.
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The final word on TV Guide is that [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Peter Griffin]] identifies it as his favorite magazine and [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]] regards it as indispensable intellectual literature. [[hottip:*:These characters were fans of the magazine's glory days, however.]] Says it all, really...[[hottip:*:Except for the program ads during the glory days, which have become the stuff of legends and discussions- PlatypusComix has done [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/bored/tvguideadsindex.html about a dozen articles]] on the subject at this point and has ''barely'' scratched the surface.]]

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The final word on TV Guide is that [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Peter Griffin]] identifies it as his favorite magazine and [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]] regards it as indispensable intellectual literature. [[hottip:*:These characters were fans of the magazine's glory days, however.]] Says it all, really...[[hottip:*:Except for the program ads during the glory days, which have become the stuff of legends and discussions- PlatypusComix has done [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/bored/tvguideadsindex.html about a dozen articles]] articles on the subject at this point and has ''barely'' scratched the surface.]]
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''TV Guide'' basically exists now as a cable/satellite channel carrying on-screen listings (and not even those in some markets) with [[NetworkDecay some fluff shows on Hollywood and infomercials]], while the magazine was [[MagazineDecay cut down to a singular national edition]] in 2005 which is filled with fluff pieces and lists, along with TV listings which make those in the ''Great Falls Argus'' look comprehensive.
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From its founding in the early 1950s until the 1980s, ''TVGuide'' was the most popular magazine in the United States, and appeared every week about Thursday, and would carry content for the following Saturday through Friday. Its primary focus was carrying local TV station listings. It started out as a split format, with approximately 15-30 slick magazine-type pages created by the national office in Radnor, Pennsylvania (later moving to King of Prussia), which formed the outside "shell" of the magazine. The inner portion consisted of local content, mostly TV listings for the local stations, printed on newsprint. The local content was created by about 20 local offices all over the U.S.

In the 1980s, ''TV Guide'' was sold to RupertMurdoch's News Corporation, which proceeded to discontinue the TV station listings and turn the magazine into more of a general publicity rag, similar to ''People'' or a half-dozen other magazines already out. TV Guide was sold to Gemstar Corporation, inventor of the VCR Plus device that allowed people who couldn't figure out how, to program a VCR. However it was pretty much only bought in order to put a known brand behind their ubiquitous software seen on every cable and satellite guide, and to control patents for basic guide interfaces (such as the grid) which forced other guide providers to use other forms of presentation which are incredibly inconvenient, or like [=TiVo=] and DishNetwork did, pay Gemstar and paste a TV Guide logo on the screen for the right to use the grid interface. (The software is now owned by Rovi Corporation.)

TV Guide basically exists now as a cable/satellite channel carrying on-screen listings with [[NetworkDecay some fluff shows on Hollywood and infomercials]], while the magazine was [[MagazineDecay cut down to a singular national edition]] in 2005 which is filled with fluff pieces and lists, along with TV listings which make those in the ''Great Falls Argus'' look comprehensive.

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From its founding in the early 1950s 1953 until the 1980s, ''TVGuide'' was the most popular magazine in the United States, and appeared every week about Thursday, and would carry content for the following Saturday through Friday. Its primary focus was carrying local TV station listings. It started out as a split format, with approximately 15-30 slick magazine-type pages created by the national office in Radnor, Pennsylvania (later moving to King of Prussia), which formed the outside "shell" of the magazine. The inner portion consisted of local content, mostly TV listings for the local stations, printed on newsprint. The local content was created by about 20 local offices all over the U.S.

In the 1980s, ''TV Guide'' was sold to RupertMurdoch's News Corporation, which proceeded to discontinue the TV station listings and turn the magazine into more of a general publicity rag, similar to ''People'' or a half-dozen other magazines already out. TV Guide ''TV Guide'' was sold to Gemstar Corporation, inventor of the VCR Plus device that allowed people who couldn't figure out how, to program a VCR. However it was pretty much only bought in order to put a known brand behind their ubiquitous software seen on every cable and satellite guide, and to control patents for basic guide interfaces (such as the grid) which forced other guide providers to use other forms of presentation which are incredibly inconvenient, or like [=TiVo=] and DishNetwork did, pay Gemstar and paste a TV Guide ''TV Guide'' logo on the screen for the right to use the grid interface. (The software is now owned by Rovi Corporation.)

TV Guide ''TV Guide'' basically exists now as a cable/satellite channel carrying on-screen listings with [[NetworkDecay some fluff shows on Hollywood and infomercials]], while the magazine was [[MagazineDecay cut down to a singular national edition]] in 2005 which is filled with fluff pieces and lists, along with TV listings which make those in the ''Great Falls Argus'' look comprehensive.



TV Guide, a production fairly typical of banal lowest-common-denominator TV listings magazines around the world (Great Britain also has its fair share) was responsible for the utter destruction of the original ''{{Jump The Shark}}'' website. Having bought out the JTS website, TV Guide stripped the guts out of it and removed everything that made it compulsive reading. For one thing, JTS, like ''tv tropes'', had genuine international appeal. For instance, British shows not screened in the USA could be debated and deconstructed. TV Guide wrecked this aspect by stripping out the international content and retaining only a fraction of what there had once been, which was exclusively tied to current American shows. (And they wonder why Americans in the main are so parochial and inward-looking...) This act of wanton vandalism towards a genuinely great, original and readable website will always be remembered, even if it cannot easily be forgiven.

The final word on TV Guide is that, in ''{{Family Guy}}'', Peter Griffin identifies it as his favourite magazine... Homer Simpson also regards it as indispensible intellectual literature. Says it all, really...

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TV Guide, a production fairly typical of banal lowest-common-denominator LowestCommonDenominator TV listings magazines around the world (Great Britain also has its fair share) share), was responsible for the utter destruction of the original ''{{Jump The Shark}}'' ''JumpTheShark'' website. Having bought out the JTS website, TV Guide stripped the guts out of it and removed everything that made it compulsive reading. For one thing, JTS, like ''tv tropes'', JTS had genuine international appeal. For appeal not unlike ThisVeryWiki: for instance, British shows not screened in the USA America could be debated and deconstructed. TV Guide wrecked this aspect by stripping out the international content and retaining only a fraction of what there had once been, which was exclusively tied to current American shows. (And they wonder why Americans in the main are so parochial and inward-looking...) This act of wanton vandalism towards a genuinely great, original original, and readable website will always be remembered, even if it cannot can't easily be forgiven.

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The final word on TV Guide is that, in ''{{Family Guy}}'', that [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Peter Griffin Griffin]] identifies it as his favourite magazine... favorite magazine and [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson also Simpson]] regards it as indispensible intellectual literature. Says it all, really...
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TV Guide, a production fairly typical of banal lowest-common-denominator TV listings magazines aroound the world (Great Britain also has its fair share) was responsible for the utter destruction of the original ''{{Jump The Shark}}'' website. Having bought out the JTS website, TV Guide stripped the guts out of it and removed everything that made it compulsive reading. For one thing, JTS, like ''tv tropes'', had genuine international appeal. For instance, British shows not screened in the USA could be debated and deconstructed. TV Guide wrecked this aspect by stripping out the international content and retaining only a fraction of what there had once been, which was exclusively tied to current American shows. (And they wonder why Americans in the main are so parochial and inward-looking...) This act of wanton vandalism towards a genuinely great, original and readable website will always be remembered, even if it cannot easily be forgiven.

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TV Guide, a production fairly typical of banal lowest-common-denominator TV listings magazines aroound around the world (Great Britain also has its fair share) was responsible for the utter destruction of the original ''{{Jump The Shark}}'' website. Having bought out the JTS website, TV Guide stripped the guts out of it and removed everything that made it compulsive reading. For one thing, JTS, like ''tv tropes'', had genuine international appeal. For instance, British shows not screened in the USA could be debated and deconstructed. TV Guide wrecked this aspect by stripping out the international content and retaining only a fraction of what there had once been, which was exclusively tied to current American shows. (And they wonder why Americans in the main are so parochial and inward-looking...) This act of wanton vandalism towards a genuinely great, original and readable website will always be remembered, even if it cannot easily be forgiven.
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TV Guide, a production fairly typical of banal lowest-common-denominator TV listings magazines aroound the world (Great Britain also has its fair share) was responsible for the utter destruction of the original ''{{Jump The Shark.com}}'' website. Having bought out the JTS website, TV Guide stripped the guts out of it and removed everything that made it compulsive reading. For one thing, JTS, like ''tv tropes'', had genuine international appeal and, for imstance, British shows not screened in the USA could be debated and deconstructed. TV Guide wrecked this aspect by stripping out the international content and retaining only a fraction of what there had once been, which was exclusively tied to current American shows. (And they wonder why Americans in the main are so parochial and inward-looking...) This act of wanton vandalism towards a genuinely great, original and readable website will always be remembered, even if it cannot easily be forgiven.

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TV Guide, a production fairly typical of banal lowest-common-denominator TV listings magazines aroound the world (Great Britain also has its fair share) was responsible for the utter destruction of the original ''{{Jump The Shark.com}}'' Shark}}'' website. Having bought out the JTS website, TV Guide stripped the guts out of it and removed everything that made it compulsive reading. For one thing, JTS, like ''tv tropes'', had genuine international appeal and, for imstance, appeal. For instance, British shows not screened in the USA could be debated and deconstructed. TV Guide wrecked this aspect by stripping out the international content and retaining only a fraction of what there had once been, which was exclusively tied to current American shows. (And they wonder why Americans in the main are so parochial and inward-looking...) This act of wanton vandalism towards a genuinely great, original and readable website will always be remembered, even if it cannot easily be forgiven.
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TV Guide, a production fairly typical of banal lowest-common-denominator TV listings magazines aroound the world (Great Britain also has its fair share) was responsible for the utter destruction of the original ''{{Jump The Shark.com}}'' website. Having bought out the JTS website, TV Guide stripped the guts out of it and removed everything that made it compulsive reading. For one thing, JTS, like ''tv tropes'', had genuine international appeal and, for imstance, British shows not screened in the USA could be debated and deconstructed. TV Guide wrecked this aspect by stripping out the international content and retaining only a fraction of what there had once been, which was exclusively tied to current American shows. (And they wonder why Americans in the main are so parochial and inward-looking...) This act of wanton vandalism towards a genuinely great, original and readable website will always be remembered, even if it cannot easily be forgiven.

The final word on TV Guide is that, in ''{{Family Guy}}'', Peter Griffin identifies it as his favourite magazine... Homer Simpson also regards it as indispensible intellectual literature. Says it all, really...

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