VH1

VH1
	Logo used since 2016 (wordmark in use since 2013)
Country	United States
Broadcast area	Nationwide
Headquarters	New York City
Programming
Language(s)	English
Picture format	1080i HDTV; (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	Paramount Media Networks; (Paramount Global)
Parent	MTV Entertainment Group
Sister channels	List Nick; Nickelodeon; Nick Jr. Channel; Nicktoons; TeenNick; CBS; CBS Sports Network; CBS Sports HQ; CBS Sports Golazo Network; MTV; MTV2; MTV Tres; MTV Live; MTV Classic; BET; BET Her; Comedy Central; TV Land; Logo; CMT; Pop TV; Showtime; The Movie Channel; Flix; Paramount Network; Smithsonian Channel; ;
History
Launched	January 1, 1985
Replaced	Cable Music Channel
Former names	VH-1/VH-1: Video Hits One; 1985–1994; VH1: Music First; 1994–2003
Links
Website	www.vh1.com
Availability
Streaming media
Sling TV, Philo, YouTube TV, Vidgo TV, FuboTV, Hulu	Internet Protocol television

VH1 (originally an initialism for Video Hits One) is an American basic cable television network that launched on January 1, 1985, and is currently owned by the MTV Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global's networks division based in New York City. The network was originally owned by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment; a division of Warner Communications, and the original owner of sister channel MTV at the time. It was launched in the channel space of the Turner Broadcasting System's short-lived Cable Music Channel.

VH1 was originally conceived to build upon the success of MTV by playing music videos targeting a slightly older demographic focusing on the lighter, softer side of popular music.^[1] Like MTV, VH1 ultimately drifted away from music and into reality television programming; albeit with a focus on music personalities, celebrities, and shows targeting African-American audiences. A few of VH1's shows were moved to MTV. VH1 is best known for franchises such as Behind the Music, the I Love... series, the Celebreality block, Love & Hip Hop, and Basketball Wives. As of December 2023, VH1 is available in approximately 67,481,000 American households;^[2] down from 90.2 million in January 2016.^[3]

^ Sherwood, Rick (October 5, 1984). "VH-1 Wants Adult Video Viewers". Spokane Chronicle. Washington. The New York Times. p. 11. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2020 – via Google News.
^ "U.S. Cable Network Households (Universe), 1990 – 2023". Wrestlenomics.com. May 14, 2024. Archived from the original on December 31, 2023. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
^ "Cable Network Coverage Area Household Universe Estimates: January 2016". Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2017.

[launsch-1] Sherwood, Rick (October 5, 1984). "VH-1 Wants Adult Video Viewers". Spokane Chronicle. Washington. The New York Times. p. 11. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2020 – via Google News.

[2] "U.S. Cable Network Households (Universe), 1990 – 2023". Wrestlenomics.com. May 14, 2024. Archived from the original on December 31, 2023. Retrieved May 24, 2024.

[3] "Cable Network Coverage Area Household Universe Estimates: January 2016". Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2017.

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