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{{otheruses4|the UK channel|other uses, including the unrelated American TV network and Canadian TV channel|Bravo}}
{{Infobox TV channel|
name= Bravo|
logofile=Bravo2006.jpg|
logoalt=Bravo logo|
launch= [[1985]]|
share= 0.3% (0.2% for +1)<br>|
share as of= February '07 |
share source= [http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/monthreports.cfm?report=monthgmulti]|
owner= [[Virgin Media Television]] |
timeshift names=Bravo +1|
sister names=[[Bravo 2]]|
web= [http://www.bravo.co.uk/ www.bravo.co.uk]|
terr avail=Not Available|
sat serv 1=[[Sky Digital (UK & Ireland)|Sky Digital]]|
sat chan 1=Channel 121 <br> Channel 122 (+1)|
cable serv 1= [[Virgin Media Inc|Virgin Media]]|
cable chan 1= Channel 137/138 <br> Channel 138/139 (+1)|
cable serv 4= [[Chorus Communications|Chorus]] (Analogue)|
cable chan 4= Night-time timeshare with [[Eurosport]] in many areas.|
cable serv 5= [[WightCable]]|
cable chan 5= Channel 83/116
}}
'''Bravo''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] television channel, owned by [[Virgin Media Television]]. Its target audience is currently men in their late twenties to early forties and shows a variety of both archive programming (such as ''[[Knight Rider]]'' & ''[[MacGyver]]'') and original productions.
It has undergone many transformations since it began broadcasting as a channel for mainly [[Black-and-white|black & white]] programmes from the [[1950s]] and [[1960s]] such as [[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]] and many [[ITC Entertainment]] productions. A policy change to withdraw all of their black & white shows soon saw them move on to specialise in [[science fiction]] and [[horror film|horror]] before becoming known for showing crime [[documentaries]] by day and adult programming at night. Since then it has dropped the adult content and increased sports and imported shows like ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]''. Bravo also aired [[World Championship Wrestling]]'s flagship show "''Nitro''" during WCW's final year in business and also showed [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]]'s flagship show "''Hardcore TV''" during ECW's final year in business. It has recently acquired exclusive rights to broadcast [[Total Nonstop Action]] wrestling on Bravo 2, with only a two day delay from the American broadcast version.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tnawrestling.com/news/fullnews2.php?all=1103 |title=Bravo 2 Gets TNA |accessdate=2006-12-29}}</ref>
On [[August 28]] [[2005]], the channel started showing [[Serie A]] [[Italian football]], bringing back the [[Channel 4]] format ''[[Football Italia]]''. However, poor viewing figures saw Bravo cancel first the weekly ''Gazetta Football Italia'' show, then announce it would stop showing Italian Football altogether after [[23 December]] [[2006]]. The channel's other highest-profile sports coverage is its exclusive UK rights to [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] archives as well as recent events, as well as related [[reality TV]] show ''[[The Ultimate Fighter]]''. The network airs an [[Adult Swim (UK)|Adult Swim]] block nightly at around midnight. Recently the channel has acquired rights to show the tv spin-off, [[Blade: The Series]].
Occasionally, mostly before [[Street Crime UK]], the channel shows a slide with a pulsating light warning viewers that the show contains strong language. Not only does the show contain censored material, but the slide is also brought up post-watershed, in which offensive material is strictly prohibited.
===Other Bravo and Bravo 2 programmes===
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*[[Booze Britain]]
*[[Dog the Bounty Hunter]]
*[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]
*[[That 70's Show]]
*[[TNA Impact!|TNA iMPACT!]]
==Programmes==
===Current===
*[[Adult Swim (UK)|Adult Swim]]
*[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]
*[[Gamer.tv]]
*[[Space Ghost: Coast to Coast]]
*[[Moral Orel]]
*[[Spider-Man]]
*[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]
*[[Street Crime UK]]
*[[Walker, Texas Ranger]]
*[[Dog the Bounty Hunter]]
*[[Cops On Camera]]
*[[World's Most Amazing Videos]]
*[[Towers Of London]]
*[[The Unit]]
*[[The PJs]]
===Past===
*[[Airwolf]]
*[[ALIAS]]
*[[Automan]]
*[[Battle Dome]]
*[[Beavis and Butt-head]]
*[[COPS (TV series)|Cops]]
*[[Dante]]
*[[ECW on TNN]]
*[[Edgar Wallace]]
*[[Game Pad]]
*[[Hogans Heroes]]
*[[Loving You]]
*[[Saber Of London]]
*[[Real TV]]
*[[Roger Ramjet]]
*[[The Doris Day Show]]
*[[The Mod Squad]]
*[[The Persuaders!]]
*[[The Twilight Zone]]
*[[Thunderbirds (TV series)|''Thunderbirds'' (TV series)]]
*[[WCW Monday Nitro]]
*[[When Games Attack]]
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==Logos==
<gallery>
Image:blank.PNG|Bravo (1990-1997)
Image:blank.jpg|Bravo (1997-2000)
Image:Bravo_logo.PNG|Bravo (2000-2006)
Image:Bravo2006.jpg|Bravo (2006-Present)
</gallery>
==See also==
*[[Gamer.tv]]
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.bravo.co.uk BRAVO.co.uk]
*[http://www2.tv-ark.org.uk/otherchannels/bravo.html Bravo at TV Ark]
{{Virgin Media Television}}
[[Category:Virgin Media Television channels]]
[[Category:Television channels in the United Kingdom]]
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