Beginning in June 2005, Logo TV has been broadcasting programming of interest to the LGBT community. The network broadcasts a blend of original programming and syndicated fare previously broadcast on other networks. Logo offers content from a wide variety of genres, including drama, comedy, reality and documentary. It also airs theatrically released films which have been edited for time and content.
Title | Genre | Year | Notes |
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GLAAD Media Awards | Television special | 2006 | Annual award ceremony for people working in popular media. |
365gay News | News program | 2005–2009 | Formerly CBS News on Logo |
The Advocate Newsmagazine | News program | 2006 | Rachel Maddow reported topical stories pertaining to entertainment and politics in the United States |
Alien Boot Camp | Anthology series | 2007-2009 | Anthology series of animated and avant-garde short films similar in style to the early 1990s MTV show Liquid Television . |
The Big Gay Sketch Show | Sketch comedy | 2006–2010 | A sketch comedy series produced by Rosie O'Donnell and directed by Amanda Bearse. |
The Click List: 50 Greatest Films | Anthology series | The 50 most popular LGBT films as selected by an online vote. | |
The Click List: Best in Short Film | Anthology series | 2006–2010 | Showcase for LGBT-themed short films. |
The Click List: Top 10 Videos | Music videos | A countdown of popular music videos | |
Coming Out Stories | Documentary series | 2006 | Each episode followed someone's preparation and coming-out to one or more people close to them. Produced by Kirk Simon and Karen Goodman. |
Exes and Ohs | Television drama | 2006–2009 | Jennifer (Michelle Paradise) is a young, lesbian documentary filmmaker with a vivid fantasy life and a floundering career. In her search for Ms. Right, she learns the rules of lesbian dating—often the hard way. Her friends are there to help. |
Felt | Puppetry/Reality television | 2013 | Puppet series that uses real audio recordings of Sex therapy sessions. |
Gay Skit Happens | Sketch comedy | 2016 | |
Jeffery & Cole Casserole | Sketch comedy | 2009–2010 | A sketch comedy series starring Jeffery Self and Cole Escola. |
NewNowNext Awards | Award ceremony | 2008– | An annual award ceremony hosted by Logo. |
NewNowNext Music | Music videos | 2009–2012 | Music video showcase |
NewNowNext Poplab | Music videos | 2008–2012 | An hour of pop and dance music videos. |
Noah's Arc | Dramedy | 2005–2006 | The series led to the feature film Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom . |
Real Gay | Television special | 2005 | Reality special bringing together openly LGBT participants from several reality series. |
Real Momentum | Documentary series | Documentary film series featuring both original documentaries and films acquired elsewhere. | |
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World | Cartoon series | 2007–2009 | Animated series based on the short film of the same name. |
The Ride: Seven Days to End AIDS | Documentary series | 2006 | A diverse group bicycles from San Francisco to Los Angeles in seven days for an HIV/AIDS fundraiser. |
Round Trip Ticket | LGBT tourism | 2005 | Gay men and women explore gay and lesbian culture in various cities |
Sordid Lives: The Series | Sitcom | 2008 | Prequel series based on the feature film of the same name. |
That Sex Show | Talk show (panel), sex advice | 2013 [1] | Katie Morgan (former porn star) |
TransGeneration | Documentary series | 2005 | Four American transgender college students attempt to balance their studies, social lives, and transitions during the 2004–2005 academic year. |
TripOut | LGBT tourism | Gay and lesbian tourist destinations in North America, Hawaii, Curaçao, and Costa Rica [2] | |
U.S. of ANT | LGBT tourism | 2006 | Travel series in which comedian ANT travels to small towns throughout the United States to discover aspects of LGBT life that may be unfamiliar to urban viewers. |
Visible Vote '08: A Presidential Forum | Television special | 2007 | The first-ever live televised forum with United States Presidential candidates discussing solely LGBT-related issues. [3] |
Wisecrack | Stand-up comedy | 2005 | Stand-up comedy recorded at The Abbey in West Hollywood, California. The series featured comedians Page Hurwitz, Alec Mapa, Judy Gold, Miss Coco Peru, Vickie Shaw, and Doug Holsclaw. |
Title | Premiere date | Current season | Source(s) |
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Open Bar | August 22, 2005 | September 26, 2005 | |
Jacob and Joshua: Nemesis Rising | October 16, 2006 | December 4, 2006 | |
Curl Girls | June 18, 2007 | ||
Transamerican Love Story | February 11, 2008 | March 31, 2008 | |
Gimme Sugar | June 9, 2008 | ||
Shirts & Skins | September 15, 2008 | ||
RuPaul's Drag U | July 19, 2010 | August 6, 2012 | |
The A-List: New York | October 4, 2010 | October 17, 2011 | |
The Arrangement | October 4, 2010 | December 1, 2010 | |
Setup Squad | April 25, 2011 | June 29, 2011 | |
Pretty Hurts | May 7, 2011 | July 19, 2011 | |
The A-List: Dallas | October 10, 2011 | December 19, 2011 | |
Bad Sex | November 4, 2011 | June 10, 2014 | |
Finding Prince Charming | September 8, 2016 | November 10, 2016 |
Title | Premiere date | Current season | Source(s) |
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Listen Out Loud | May 8, 2017 | 1 |
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VH1 is an American basic cable television network based in New York City. It was created by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and the original owner of MTV, and launched on January 1, 1985, in the former space of Turner Broadcasting System's short-lived Cable Music Channel. The channel is currently owned by Paramount Global.
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RuPaul's Drag Race is an American reality competition television series, the first in the Drag Race franchise, produced by World of Wonder for Logo TV, WOW Presents Plus, VH1 and, beginning with the fifteenth season, MTV. The show documents RuPaul in the search for "America's next drag superstar". RuPaul plays the role of host, mentor, and head judge for this series, as contestants are given different challenges each week. Contestants are judged by a panel that includes RuPaul, Michelle Visage, an alternating third main judge of either Carson Kressley, Ross Mathews, or Ts Madison, and one or more guest judges, who critique their progress throughout the competition. The title of the show is a play on drag queen and drag racing, and the title sequence and song "Drag Race" both have a drag-racing theme.
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The third season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars premiered on January 25, 2018. The season was announced in August 2017, with 9/10 of the cast revealed during a VH1 "Exclusive Queen Ruveal" special, airing on October 20, 2017. This season of All Stars featured ten "all-star" contestants, selected from the show's first season through to its then-current ninth season, competing again to be inducted into the "Drag Race Hall of Fame".
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