Showtime (TV network)

Showtime
	Logo used since 1997
Type	Pay television network
Country	United States
Broadcast area	Nationwide
Headquarters	New York City, New York
Programming
Language(s)	English; Spanish (as SAP option; select films may be subtitled in English from their native language);
Picture format	480i (SDTV); 1080i (HDTV)
Timeshift service	Paramount+ with Showtime/Showtime timeshift channels Paramount+ with Showtime (East / West); Showtime 2 (East / West); Showcase (East / West); SHO×BET (East / West); Showtime Extreme (East / West); Showtime Family Zone (East / West); Showtime Next (East / West); Showtime Women (East / West); ;
Ownership
Owner	Paramount Media Networks (ownership); Paramount Streaming (operations);
Parent	Showtime Networks
Key people	Chris McCarthy (President and CEO, Media Networks); Michael Crotty (EVP/CFO, Showtime Networks); Tom Christie (COO, Showtime Networks); Gary S. Levine (Co-President, Entertainment); Jana Winograde (Co-President, Entertainment);
Sister channels	Paramount television properties CBS; CBS Sports Network; The Movie Channel; Flix; Smithsonian Channel; Pop TV; TV Land; MTV; VH1; Nickelodeon; Paramount Network; Logo; CMT; BET; Comedy Central; ;
History
Launched	July 1, 1976 (as Showtime); January 8, 2024 (as Paramount+ with Showtime);
Former names	Showtime (main channel only, 1976–2024; still used as a program marketing and production imprint, and for multiplex channel branding)
Links
Website	paramountpluswithshowtime.com

Showtime, also known as Paramount+ with Showtime (with "Showtime" being the former name of its main channel from 1976 to 2024, but still used for certain marketing and channel branding contexts), is an American premium television network and the flagship property of Showtime Networks, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Paramount+ with Showtime's programming includes original television series produced exclusively for the linear network and developed for the co-owned Paramount+ streaming service, theatrically released and independent motion pictures, documentaries, and occasional stand-up comedy specials, made-for-TV movies, and softcore adult programming.^{[citation needed]}

Headquartered at Paramount Plaza in the northern part of New York City's Broadway district, Paramount+ with Showtime operates eight 24-hour, linear multiplex channels and formerly a standalone traditional subscription video on demand service; the channel's programming catalog and livestreams of its primary linear East and West Coast feeds are also available via an ad-free subscription tier of Paramount+ of the same name, which is also sold a la carte through Apple TV Channels, Prime Video Channels, The Roku Channel and YouTube Primetime Channels. (Subscribers of Paramount+'s Prime Video add-on also receive access to the East Coast feeds of Paramount+ with Showtime's seven multiplex channels.)^[1]^[2]

In addition, the Showtime brand has been licensed for use by a number of channels and platforms worldwide including Showtime Arabia (it has been merged into OSN) in the Middle East and North Africa, and the now-defunct Showtime Movie Channels in Australia. As of September 2018^[update], Showtime's programming was available to approximately 28.567 million U.S. households which subscribed to a multichannel television provider (28.318 million of which receive Showtime's primary channel at a minimum).^[3]

^ Todd Haselton (March 25, 2019). "Apple unveils streaming TV services". CNBC. Archived from the original on March 25, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
^ David Katzmaier (May 23, 2019). "Amazon Prime Video Channels: Everything you need to know". CNET. Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^ Andrew Bucholtz (September 10, 2018). "Nielsen coverage estimates for September see gains at ESPN networks, NBCSN, and NBA TV, drops at MLBN and NFLN (Cable Network Coverage Area Household Universe Estimates: September 2018)". Awful Announcing. NESN Digital. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.

[1] Todd Haselton (March 25, 2019). "Apple unveils streaming TV services". CNBC. Archived from the original on March 25, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2019.

[2] David Katzmaier (May 23, 2019). "Amazon Prime Video Channels: Everything you need to know". CNET. Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

[3] Andrew Bucholtz (September 10, 2018). "Nielsen coverage estimates for September see gains at ESPN networks, NBCSN, and NBA TV, drops at MLBN and NFLN (Cable Network Coverage Area Household Universe Estimates: September 2018)". Awful Announcing. NESN Digital. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.

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