WarnerBros. Discovery is bringing more sports content to truTV — more than just the random March Madness game that makes you dig through your channel guide, at least. The company announced that starting Monday, Mar. 11, a new programming block consisting of live sports, original sports shows, and ancillary sports content will air on truTV.
The upcoming “TNT Sports on truTV” programming lineup will feature a consistent slate of content regularly televised weeknights from 6 p.m. to late-night ET and will include:
- Live events such as NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament games, either airing exclusively on truTV or simulcast coverage from TNT and/or TBS
- An upcoming schedule of MotoGP races
- Select “Altcasts” or alternative presentations for live games produced by TNT Sports
- Simulcasts of live games airing on TNT and/or TBS across all sports categories
- TNT Sports Update, a live daily 30-minute news and updates show televised weeknights at 6 p.m.
- The Line, a live betting show spanning multiple sports genres, regularly airing weeknights at 6:30 p.m.
- Handles, an NBA-centric interactive show engaging with the top conversation on social media surrounding the night’s NBA games, regularly airing late-night on truTV
- A new weekly House of Highlights show featuring “The Broadcast Boys” created specifically for truTV
- Sports movies and documentaries, including the award-winning The Inside Story – a docuseries looking back at the storied history of TNT’s Inside the NBA studio show – airing Friday, Mar. 15, beginning at 9 p.m.
- In-season episodes of The Steam Room vodcast featuring Ernie Johnson and Charles Barkley and special editions of Shaqtin’ a Fool, among other originally produced programming
Fear not, Impractical Jokers fans, new episodes of your beloved show are moving up to TBS. The beloved comedy program will simulcast on truTV and TBS through early April, including back-to-back episodes on Thursday, Mar. 7, and following the NCAA Men’s Final Four National Semifinals on Saturday, Apr. 6. Series from the classic truTV library, including past seasons of Impractical Jokers, will air on truTV before 6 p.m. each day.
“We are constantly striving to create and deliver the best sports content and experiences to sports fans wherever they are, and this is an exciting opportunity to expand the reach of our premium TNT Sports programming with greater consistency throughout the year,” said Luis Silberwasser, chairman and CEO, TNT Sports.
