{{Short description|Kuwaiti English-language TV channel}} {{about|the Kuwait television channel|the New Zealand television channel|KTV2 (New Zealand)}}{{Infobox television channel | name = Kuwait TV 2 | logo = تلفزيون الكويت القناة الثانية KTV2.jpg | country = Kuwait | picture_format = 1080p | owner = Kuwait Television | launch_date = {{Start date and age|1978|12|df=y}} }} '''Kuwait television channel 2 (KTV2)''' is Kuwait's governmental television channel dedicated for the English-speaking public. The channel broadcasts English-speaking shows, local programmes, news, English-subtitled local serials, English-speaking international serials, and English-speaking or English-subtitled movies. Kuwait television started its broadcast on 15 November 1961; as the official television of the ministry of information of the state of Kuwait. There are so far five channels: channel 1 (Al-Oula, KTV1), used for Arabic programming; channel 2 (KTV2); channel 3 (KTV3 or sport), for purely sports programming; channel 4 (KTV4), for pre-recorded and re-runs of movies and serials from other channels; and channel 5 (KTV-Plus), Kuwait's official governmental satellite broadcast, currently merged with KTV1. The Kuwait Ministry of Information has an online feed of three of its channels.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.media.gov.kw/ |title=Kuwait Ministry of Information |access-date=2014-06-24 |archive-date=2020-06-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609045925/http://www.media.gov.kw/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The channel was first conceived in 1971 as part of a plan to convert KTV to color and initiate a three-channel service.<ref name="TV70s">{{cite book |title=The Universal Eye: World Television in the Seventies |date=1972 |author= Timothy Green |publisher=The Bodley Head |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/BOOKSHELF-ARH/Business/The-Universal-Eye-Green-1972.pdf |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241221080341/https://www.worldradiohistory.com/BOOKSHELF-ARH/Business/The-Universal-Eye-Green-1972.pdf |archive-date=21 December 2024}}</ref>{{rp|235}} The station started broadcasting in December 1978. The channel was initially cultural in nature, broadcasting educational and cultural programming, award-winning movies, plays in classical Arabic and discussion of theses. The goal of the service was to be a "people's university", targeting the educated sectors of Kuwait's population.<ref name="analytical1989">{{cite web |title=An analytical study of television and society in three Arab states: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain |url=https://etd.ohiolink.edu/acprod/odb_etd/ws/send_file/send?accession=osu1487599963593497&disposition=inline |access-date=12 February 2024 |website=Ohio State University via UMI |date=1989 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212120119/https://etd.ohiolink.edu/acprod/odb_etd/ws/send_file/send?accession=osu1487599963593497&disposition=inline |archive-date=12 February 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Ahead of the launch of the channel, KTV did a survey to ascertain what would viewers see on the new service, the majority of which came from the middle class. During its first month on air, 72% of the content on KTV2 was foreign, in contrast to 18% on KTV1.<ref name="analytical1989"/>
==Programs== ===Former=== ====Imported shows==== =====Action===== * ''The A-Team'' * ''Blue Thunder'' * ''The Cape'' * ''Hardcastle and McCormick'' * ''The Highwayman'' * ''Knight Rider'' * ''L.A. Heat'' * ''MacGyver'' * ''A Man Called Hawk'' * ''Miami Vice'' * ''Sea Hunt'' * ''South Beach'' * ''The Wizard''
=====Animated shows===== * ''ABC Weekend Special'' * ''Action Man'' * ''The Addams Family'' * ''The Adventures of Blinky Bill'' * ''The Adventures of Dawdle the Donkey'' * ''The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy'' * ''The Adventures of Tintin'' * ''Aladdin'' * ''The All New Popeye Hour'' * ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' * ''Amigo and Friends'' * ''The Angry Beavers'' * ''The Animal Shelf'' * ''The Animals of Farthing Wood'' * ''Animaniacs'' * ''Around the World in 80 Days'' * ''Arthur'' * ''Arthur! and the Square Knights of the Round Table'' * ''Babar'' * ''The Baby Huey Show'' * ''Batman: The Animated Series'' * ''The Bear's Island'' * ''The Berenstain Bears'' * ''Big Dog, Little Dog'' * ''Biker Mice From Mars'' * ''Bimble's Bucket'' * ''Bionic Six'' * ''Bob the Builder'' * ''Bonkers'' * ''The Bots Master'' * ''BraveStarr'' * ''Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars!'' * ''The Bugs Bunny Show'' * ''The Busy World of Richard Scarry'' * ''Cadillacs and Dinosaurs'' * ''Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels'' * ''Captain Planet and the Planeteers'' * ''Care Bears'' * ''The Care Bears Family'' * ''Casper and Friends'' * ''Cave Kids'' * ''Centurions'' * ''The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show'' * ''Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'' * ''Cro'' * ''Darkwing Duck'' * ''Dennis the Menace'' * ''Denver, the Last Dinosaur'' * ''Dexter's Laboratory'' * ''Dinky Di's'' * ''Dino Babies'' * ''Dinosaucers'' * ''Diplodos'' * ''Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears'' * ''Dog City'' * ''Donkey Kong'' * ''Donkey Kong Country'' * ''Double Dragon'' * ''Dragon Flyz'' * ''Dream Street'' * ''DuckTales'' * ''Ed, Edd n Eddy'' * ''The Enchanted House'' * ''Fantastic Max'' * ''Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids'' * ''Felix the Cat'' * ''Flitze Firetooth'' * ''Foofur'' * ''Gadget Boy & Heather'' * ''Galtar and the Golden Lance'' * ''Garfield and Friends'' * ''The Get Along Gang'' * ''Goof Troop'' * ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' * ''Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child'' * ''Happy Ness: Secret of the Loch'' * ''Heathcliff'' * ''Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater'' * ''Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!'' * ''Hey Arnold!'' * ''Hurricanes'' * ''Inspector Gadget'' * ''The Karate Kid'' * ''Kimba the White Lion'' * ''Laurel and Hardy'' * ''The Legends of Treasure Island'' * ''Little Bear'' * ''The Little Lulu Show'' * ''The Little Rascals'' * ''The Littles'' * ''Loggerheads'' * ''The Lone Ranger'' * ''Lulu Zipadoo'' * ''Macron 1'' * ''The Magic School Bus'' * ''The Magical World of Gigi'' * ''Marsupilami'' * ''Marvel Action Hour'' * ''The Mask: Animated Series'' * ''MGM Cartoon Classics'' * ''Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series'' * ''The Mozart Band'' * ''Mr. Men and Little Miss'' * ''My Little Pony'' * ''My Pet Monster'' * ''M.A.S.K.'' * ''The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'' * ''The New Adventures of Zorro'' * ''The New 3 Stooges'' * ''Noveltoons'' * ''Pac-Man'' * ''Paw Paws'' * ''Pim'' * ''Pingu'' * ''Pink Panther and Sons'' * ''Pocket Dragon Adventures'' * ''Pokémon'' * ''Pole Position'' * ''Police Academy'' * ''Popeye and Son'' * ''Popples'' * ''Postman Pat'' * ''Puppy in My Pocket: Adventures in Pocketville'' * ''The Raccoons'' * ''Rainbow Brite'' * ''Rambo: The Force of Freedom'' * ''Raw Toonage'' * ''The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest'' * ''The Real Ghostbusters'' * ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' * ''Richie Rich'' * ''The Road Runner Show'' * ''Robinson Sucroe'' * ''Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths and Legends'' * ''Rubik, the Amazing Cube'' * ''Rugrats'' * ''Sandokan'' * ''The Savage Dragon'' * ''Scooby-Doo'' * ''The Scooby-Doo Show'' * ''The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty'' * ''She-Ra: Princess of Power'' * ''Shirt Tales'' * ''SilverHawks'' * ''Skysurfer Strike Force'' * ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' * ''Sooty's Amazing Adventures'' * ''The Smurfs'' * ''Speed Racer'' * ''Street Sharks'' * ''Stunt Dawgs'' * ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' * ''Swamp Thing'' * ''Sylvanian Families'' * ''The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries'' * ''Tabaluga'' * ''TaleSpin'' * ''Taz-Mania'' * ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' * ''ThunderCats'' * ''Tip the Mouse'' * ''Tom and Jerry'' * ''Tom & Jerry Kids'' * ''The Transformers'' * ''Trollkins'' * ''Ultraforce'' * ''Voltron: Defender of the Universe'' * ''Walt Disney Cartoon Classics'' * ''Walt Disney's Mickey and Donald'' * ''Warner Bros. Cartoons'' * ''Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?'' * ''Widget'' * ''Wildfire'' * ''Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa'' * ''The Wizard of Oz'' * ''The Woody Woodpecker Show'' * ''Yogi's Treasure Hunt''
=====Children's Programmes===== * ''3-2-1 Contact'' * ''ABC Afterschool Specials'' * ''Adventures in Wonderland'' * ''The Adventures of Pete and Pete'' * ''A*mazing'' * ''The Animal Express'' * ''Animal Park'' * ''Bailey Kipper's P.O.V.'' * ''Banana Zoo'' * ''Bananas in Pyjamas'' * ''Barney & Friends'' * ''Bay City Rollers'' * ''Beakman's World'' * ''The Big Comfy Couch'' * ''Bits and Bytes'' * ''Break Point'' * ''Butterfly Island'' * ''Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future'' * ''Cedric the Crow'' * ''Chicken Minute'' * ''Chocky'' * ''Chocky's Challenge'' * ''Chocky's Children'' * ''Dani's House'' * ''Deepwater Haven'' * ''Double Dare'' * ''The Edison Twins'' * ''The Electric Company'' * ''Electronic Office'' * ''Emma and Grandpa'' * ''Eureeka's Castle'' * ''Faerie Tale Theatre'' * ''Finders Keepers'' * ''The Fire-Raiser'' * ''Finger Tips'' * ''The Friends of My Forest'' * ''Fun House'' * ''The Genie From Down Under'' * ''Ghostwriter'' * ''The Gift'' * ''God's Wonderful Railway'' * ''Going Bananas'' * ''Groundling Marsh'' * ''Haydaze'' * ''Hi-5'' * ''The Huggabug Club'' * ''Interbang'' * ''Iris, The Happy Professor'' * ''Just for the Record'' * ''Kelly'' * ''The Kids of Degrassi Street'' * ''The Kidsongs Television Show'' * ''Kratts' Creatures'' * ''The Krofft Superstar Hour'' * ''Legends of the Hidden Temple'' * ''Lift Off'' * ''Mac & Muttley'' * ''Magic Mountain'' * ''The Micro at Work'' * ''Moon Jumper'' * ''Mr. Wizard's World'' * ''My Secret Identity'' * ''Nickelodeon Guts'' * ''Night of the Red Hunter'' * ''Not Another Science Show'' * ''Open Sesame'' * ''OWL/TV'' * ''Pajanimals'' * ''Pals'' * ''Pappyland'' * ''Popular Mechanics for Kids'' * ''Power Rangers'' * ''Press Gang'' * ''Professor Lobster'' * ''Pugwall'' * ''Pumpkin Patch'' * ''The Reppies'' * ''Road to Avonlea'' * ''Runaway Bay'' * ''Samson Superslug'' * ''Sam's Luck'' * ''The Scheme of Things'' * ''The Scientific Eye'' * ''Sea Urchins'' * ''Seal Morning'' * ''Sesame Street'' * ''Shining Time Station'' * ''Ship to Shore'' * ''Spellbinder'' * ''Square One Television'' * ''Standby...Lights! Camera! Action!'' * ''Steel Riders'' * ''Swallows and Amazons Forever!'' * ''Take Hart'' * ''Teletubbies'' * ''Theodore Tugboat'' * ''Time Masters'' * ''Tots TV'' * ''T. and T.'' * ''Wimzie's House'' * ''Wizadora'' * ''Wonderstruck'' * ''Woof!'' * ''You and Me'' * ''Zak Tales''
=====Drama===== * ''Adderly'' * ''The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.'' * ''African Skies'' * ''Airwolf'' * ''Automan'' * ''The Beachcombers'' * ''Beauty and the Beast'' * ''Bergerac'' * ''Blue Heelers'' * ''The Blue Knight'' * ''Booker'' * ''Bordertown'' * ''Call Me Mister'' * ''The Challenge'' * ''Champagne Charlie'' * ''CHiPS'' * ''Code of Vengeance'' * ''Crazy Like a Fox'' * ''Danger Bay'' * ''A Dangerous Life'' * ''Diamonds'' * ''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'' * ''El C.I.D.'' * ''Emily of New Moon'' * ''The Endless Game'' * ''The Equalizer'' * ''Erebus: The Aftermath'' * ''ER'' * ''The Family Tree'' * ''Farscape'' * ''Final Run'' * ''Flambards'' * ''The Flying Doctors'' * ''The Fourth Arm'' * ''The Franchise Affair'' * ''Great Expectations'' * ''Hanlon'' * ''Heart of the City'' * ''High Mountain Rangers'' * ''Highlander: The Series'' * ''Homicide: Life on the Street'' * ''Hooperman'' * ''Hoover vs. The Kennedys'' * ''Hot Shots'' * ''Hunter'' * ''In the Heat of the Night'' * ''Island Son'' * ''Jack and Mike'' * ''Jake and the Fatman'' * ''Jim Henson's The Storyteller'' * ''J.J. Starbuck'' * ''Katts and Dog'' * ''The Lancaster Miller Affair'' * ''The Last Season'' * ''The Lazarus Man'' * ''Les Faucheurs de marguerites'' * ''Life Goes On'' * ''Lonesome Dove: The Series'' * ''L.A. Law'' * ''Magnum, P.I.'' * ''The Man from Snowy River'' * ''Matlock'' * ''Max Headroom'' * ''Midnight Caller'' * ''Minder'' * ''Moonlighting'' * ''Morningstar/Eveningstar'' * ''Murder Call'' * ''Murder, She Wrote'' * ''Murphy's Law'' * ''The New Lassie'' * ''Northern Exposure'' * ''Ohara'' * ''The Oldest Rookie'' * ''Oshin'' * ''Our House'' * ''The Paper Chase'' * ''Peaceable Kingdom'' * ''A Perfect Spy'' * ''Pit Pony'' * ''A Place to Call Home'' * ''Players'' * ''Pride and Prejudice'' * ''Private Eye'' * ''Quantum Leap'' * ''Quincy, M.E.'' * ''Q.E.D.'' * ''Rags to Riches'' * ''Renegade'' * ''Return to Eden'' * ''Rookie Blue'' * ''The Saint'' * ''seaQuest DSV'' * ''The Secrets of Lake Success'' * ''Shōgun'' * ''Simon & Simon'' * ''Sirens'' * ''Sisters'' * ''Sliders'' * ''Sonny Spoon'' * ''Space Precinct'' * ''Spenser: For Hire'' * ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' * ''Starman'' * ''Street Hawk'' * ''Street Justice'' * ''Street Legal'' * ''Studio 5-B'' * ''Tanamera – Lion of Singapore'' * ''TekWar'' * ''Top of the Hill'' * ''Tour of Duty'' * ''Treasure Island in Outer Space'' * ''Troubles'' * ''The Twilight Zone'' * ''Unsub'' * ''The Untouchables'' * ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' * ''Watch All Night'' * ''White Fang'' * ''Wiseguy'' * ''Wolf'' * ''The Wonder Years'' * ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' * ''A Year in the Life'' * ''Zorro''
=====Sports===== * ''Fishing the West'' * ''The Spectacular World of Guinness Records'' * ''Wacky World of Sports''
=====Detective===== * ''The Law & Harry McGraw'' * ''Remington Steele'' * ''Simon & Simon''
=====Game Shows===== * ''The Crystal Maze'' * ''Fort Boyard''
=====Comedy===== * ''227'' * ''2point4 Children'' * ''3rd Rock from the Sun'' * ''ALF'' * ''America's Funniest Home Videos'' * ''Annie McGuire'' * ''Benson'' * ''Better Days'' * ''Blossom'' * ''Bonnie'' * ''Boston Common'' * ''Buddies'' * ''Bustin' Loose'' * ''Caroline in the City'' * ''Charles in Charge'' * ''The Charmings'' * ''Coach'' * ''Coming of Age'' * ''Cory in the House'' * ''The Cosby Show'' * ''Dave's World'' * ''A Different World'' * ''Diff'rent Strokes'' * ''Dinosaurs'' * ''The Duck Factory'' * ''Ellen'' * ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' * ''Everything's Relative'' * ''Family Matters'' * ''Foley Square'' * ''Frasier'' * ''Fresh Fields'' * ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' * ''Full House'' * ''Gimme a Break!'' * ''The Golden Palace'' * ''The Gregory Hines Show'' * ''Growing Pains'' * ''Hey Dad..!'' * ''Hit Squad'' * ''The Hogan Family'' * ''I Married Dora'' * ''It'll Be Alright on the Night'' * ''Just for Laughs'' * ''Just the Ten of Us'' * ''Kate & Allie'' * ''The King of Queens'' * ''Learning the Ropes'' * ''The Lucy Show'' * ''Mad About You'' * ''Married... with Children'' * ''Mary'' * ''Mind Your Language'' * ''Mr. Belvedere'' * ''The Munsters Today'' * ''The Muppet Show'' * ''Murphy Brown'' * ''The New Adventures of Beans Baxter'' * ''Night Court'' * ''The Nutt House'' * ''Open All Hours'' * ''Out of This World'' * ''The Parent 'Hood'' * ''Perfect Strangers'' * ''Pokerface'' * ''Private Benjamin'' * ''The Pursuit of Happiness'' * ''The Robert Guillaume Show'' * ''Roseanne'' * ''Saved by the Bell'' * ''Sidekicks'' * ''Sledge Hammer!'' * ''Spitting Image'' * ''Terry and June'' * ''The Three Stooges'' * ''Throb'' * ''Thunder Alley'' * ''Together We Stand'' * ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' * ''TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes'' * ''The Two of Us'' * ''Valerie'' * ''The Wayans Bros.'' * ''Webster'' * ''What a Country!'' * ''What's Happening Now!!'' * ''WKRP in Cincinnati'' * ''You Can't Take It with You''
=====Magazine===== * ''Bodymatters'' * ''Cybernet'' * ''Martha Stewart Living'' * ''Movies, Games and Videos'' * ''Smithsonian World''
=====Space Opera===== * ''Babylon 5''
=====Education===== *''Encyclopædia Britannica''
=====Biographical===== * ''Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna''
=====Documentary===== * ''The American Century'' * ''Animals of Africa'' * ''Around the World in 80 Days with Michael Palin'' * ''The Ascent of Man'' * ''The Australian Ark'' * ''Beyond 2000'' * ''Body Matters'' * ''Children's Hospital'' * ''The Craft of the Potter'' * ''Computers in Control'' * ''COPS'' * ''Cousteau's Rediscovery of the World I'' * ''A Day in the Life'' * ''Dive to Adventure'' * ''Equinox'' * ''A Finite World: Global Population Problems and Solutions'' * ''Footsteps'' * ''The Great Wall of Iron'' * ''The Health Show'' * ''Horizon'' * ''In the Shadow of Fujisan'' * ''The Infinite Voyager'' * ''Just the Job'' * ''Life and Death'' * ''Lorne Greene's New Wilderness'' * ''National Geographic Specials'' * ''Natural World'' * ''The Ocean World of John Stoneman'' * ''Oddie in Paradise'' * ''On the Wings of the Wind'' * ''Orphans of the Wild'' * ''Path of the Rain God'' * ''Perspective'' * ''The Politics of Food'' * ''Portrait of the Soviet Union'' * ''The Real West'' * ''Rescue 911'' * ''The Road to War'' * ''Safari to Adventure'' * ''Sea Power'' * ''Scuba World'' * ''The Seal Morning'' * ''Supersense'' * ''Talk to the Animals'' * ''Top Cops'' * ''Trials of Life'' * ''The Ultimate Machine'' * ''Weird and Wonderful'' * ''Wild America'' * ''Wild Kingdom'' * ''Wildlife in Australia'' * ''Wildlife on One'' * ''The World About Us'' * ''World of Survival'' * ''The Yellow River''
=====Western===== * ''Paradise''
=====Entertainment===== * ''Great Circuses of the World''
=====Anthology===== * ''The Alfred Hitchcock Hour'' * ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' * ''Carol & Company'' * ''The Hidden Room'' * ''The Magical World of Disney'' * ''Tales from the Darkside'' * ''Tales of the Unexpected'' * ''The Twilight Zone''
=====Variety===== * ''The Mickey Mouse Club''
=====Soap Opera===== * ''Falcon Crest'' * ''The Yellow Rose''
=====Reality===== * ''America's Funniest People'' * ''Healthy, Wealthy and Wise'' * ''House Rules'' * ''Incredible Sunday'' * ''More Real People''
==References== {{reflist}}
Category:Television stations in Kuwait Category:English-language television stations Category:Television channels and stations established in 1978