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List of programs broadcast by TruTV

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionMay 8, 2026
Entity authorityQ6635411 ↗
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This is a list of television programs currently and formerly broadcast by truTV, a cable and satellite television network owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks division of Warner Bros. Discovery. This list also covers programs aired during the network's years as Court TV from its original launch in 1991 until its 2008 re-branding as truTV.

Current programming

Original programming

A list of shows currently in production, as of April 2024.

Talk/Debate

Sports

Programming from sister networks

Programming from truTV's sister networks.

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