TNT (Canada)

TNT was a Canadian English language category 2 digital cable specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment. It was a Canadian version of the U.S. cable channel of the same name. The channel launched on September 3, 2001 and closed on July 2, 2008.

History
On November 24, 2000, Corus Entertainment was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch Drama TV, described as "a national Category 2 specialty television service with an English language-only feed. The service shall present drama-oriented shows as well as classic films." In July 2001, Corus announced it had reached an agreement with Turner Broadcasting, to launch Drama TV as a Canadian version of the American TV channel, TNT.

The channel was launched on September 3, 2001, replacing YTV Plus, which had operated under a separate Category B license. The first show to air was the 1939 film Gone with the Wind, the same film that was shown on the American version of the channel when it launched in 1988.

In January 2008, Corus announced it would shut down TNT and replace it with a Spanish language version of Teletoon Retro, which would operate under a separate Category B license. The channel was shut down on July 2, 2008 at 12:00 pm ET, with the final show to be broadcast being the aforemetioned 1939 film Gone with the Wind. The channel was replaced on most service providers by the Spanish language version of Teletoon Retro.