TLC (German TV channel)

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox television channel | name = TLC | logo = TLC Logo.svg | logo_size = 200px | logo_caption = | logo_alt = | image = | launch_date = {{Start date and age|2014|4|10|df=y}} | closed_date =  | picture_format = 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SD feed) | network = | owner = Warner Bros. Discovery | parent = | slogan = | motto = | country = Germany | language = German | area = Germany, Austria, Switzerland | affiliates = | headquarters = Munich, Germany | former_names = | replaced = | replaced_by = | sister_channels = Animal Planet Discovery Channel DMAX Eurosport 1 Eurosport 2 Eurosport 2 Xtra | timeshift_service = | website = {{URL|tlc.de}} | terr_serv_1 = | terr_chan_1 = | online_serv_1 = Magine TV (Germany) | online_chan_1 = - | 3gmobile serv 1 = }}

'''TLC''' is a German-language Free-to-air television channel from Warner Bros. Discovery Germany. It went on air on 10 April 2014 via satellite, cable and IPTV.<ref>[http://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/44589/discovery_ruehrt_die_werbetrommel_zum_tlcstart/ ''TLC Deutschland startet am 10. April 2014.''] dwdl.de, aufgerufen am 6. April 2014</ref>

The program is mainly directed at women between the ages of 20 and 49, and will focus on non-fiction entertainment programs, some of which will be taken over by TLC US and will be partly produced in-house.<ref name=serienjunkies>[http://www.serienjunkies.de/news/frauensender-tlc-deutschland-april-57343.html ''Frauensender TLC Deutschland.''] serienjunkies.de, aufgerufen am 11. Januar 2014</ref> The main focus will be on documentaries, reports and magazines.<ref name=digifern /> The channel is advertised with the slogan ''Hier spielt das Leben.''.<ref name=digitalfernsehen>[http://www.digitalfernsehen.de/Neuer-Free-TV-Sender-TLC-startet-auf-altem-Sendeplatz-von-iM1.113431.0.html ''TLC startet auf Sendeplatz von iM-1.''] digitalfernsehen.de, aufgerufen am 11. März 2014</ref> Jana Ina Zarrella was appointed as the host of the station.<ref>[http://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/44779/jana_ina_zarrella_wird_deutsches_sendergesicht_von_tlc/ ''Zarrella wird deutsches Sendergesicht.''] dwdl.de, aufgerufen am 11. März 2014</ref>

==History== In September 2013, Discovery Networks Germany announced that it would launch the TLC television format established in the United States in spring 2014 in Germany. In mid-December 2013, the ''Bayerische Landeszentrale für neue Medien'' (BLM) issued a license for eight years from the date of dispatch.<ref name=digifern>[http://www.digitalfernsehen.de/Termin-steht-Neuer-Free-TV-Sender-TLC-startet-am-10-April.112382.0.html ''TLC startet am 10. April.''] digitalfernsehen.de, aufgerufen am 11. März 2014</ref> In May 2016, the on-air design and the logo changed slightly and were enriched with emojis, which is known from the online domain.<ref>[http://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/55821/neues_design_tlc_setzt_auf_farben_und_emojis/ DWDL.de: "Neues Design: TLC setzt auf Farben und Emojis"], aufgerufen am 8. Mai 2016</ref><ref>[http://brandingsource.blogspot.de/2016/04/tlc-continues-slow-rollout-of-slightly.html?m=0 "TLC continues slow rollout of slightly altered logo" (engl.)], aufgerufen am 8. Mai 2016</ref>

==Programming== <ref>{{cite web|title=Wunschliste|url=https://www.wunschliste.de/serien|website=wunschliste.de|access-date=15 August 2017}}</ref> {{div col}} * ''7 Little Johnstons'' ''(Unsere kleine Großfamilie)'' (2016–present) * ''A Crime to Remember'' ''(The Crime Chronicles)'' (2015–present) * ''An American Murder Mystery'' ''(American Murder Mystery)'' (2017–present) * ''Animal Cops: Houston'' ''(Tierpolizei Houston)'' (2017–present) * ''Baggage Battles'' ''(Baggage Battles – Die Koffer-Jäger)'' (2014–present) * ''Bling It On'' ''(Queen of Bling Bling)'' (2015–present) * ''Candy Queen'' (2015–present) * ''Coach Charming'' ''(Coach Charming – Schönheit will gelernt sein)'' (2016–present) * ''Dating Naked'' (2015–present) * ''Dead Silent'' ''(Tödliche Stille)'' (2017–present) * ''Deadly Affairs'' ''(Mörderische Affären)'' (2014–present) * ''Dynamo: Magician Impossible'' ''(Dynamo: Magic Impossible)'' (2014–present) * ''Evil, I'' ''(Das Böse in mir)'' (2016–present) * ''Evil Encounters'' ''(Dunkle Begegnungen)'' (2018–present) * ''Evil Kin'' ''(Tödliche Verwandtschaft)'' (2014–present) * ''Evil Stepmothers'' ''(Böse Stiefmütter)'' (2017–present) * ''Extreme Couponing'' ''(Couponing Extrem)'' (2014–present) * ''Flip or Flop Atlanta'' ''(Top oder Flop? Die Super-Makler in Atlanta)'' (2018–present) * ''Flip or Flop Las Vegas'' ''(Top oder Flop? Die Super-Makler in Las Vegas)'' (2018–present) * ''Ghosts of Shepherdstown'' ''(Die Geister von Shepherdstown)'' (2017–present) * ''Ghost Asylum'' ''(Ghost Asylum – Fluch der Vergangenheit)'' (2017–present) * ''Gypsy Sisters'' (2015–present) * ''Haunted Case Files'' ''(Paranormal Investigation – Geistern auf der Spur)'' (2016–present) * ''Hell House'' (2016–present) * ''Hotel Impossible'' (2020–present) * ''Hungry Brothers'' ''(Zwei Brüder mit Geschmack)'' (2015–present) * ''I Am Homicide'' ''(McFadden ermittelt)'' (2017–present) * ''I (Almost) Got Away with It'' ''(Mein (fast) perfektes Verbrechen)'' (2015–present) * ''Island Life'' ''(Island Life – Traumhaus gesucht)'' (2018–present) * ''JonBenét: An American Murder Mystery'' ''(Der Mordfall JonBenét)'' (2017–present) * ''Kindred Spirits'' ''(Ruhelose Seelen – Nachrichten aus der Zwischenwelt)'' (2017–present) * ''Love Lust or Run'' ''(Style Surprise)'' (2015–present) * ''Miami Animal Police'' ''(Tierpolizei Miami)'' (2017–present) * ''Molto Bene'' ''(Molto Bene – Benedetta kocht)'' (2017–present) * ''My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding'' ''(My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding)'' (2014–present) * ''My First Home'' ''(Unser erstes Zuhause)'' (2014–present) * ''My Giant Life'' ''(My Giant Life – Die Welt von oben)'' (2016–present) * ''My Naked Secret'' ''(Mein nacktes Geheimnis)'' (2014–present) * ''Nate & Jeremiah by Design'' ''(Schöner wohnen mit Nate & Jeremiah)'' (2017–present) * ''Over My Dead Body'' ''(Nur über meine Leiche)'' (2016–present) * ''Paranormal Lockdown'' ''(72 Stunden im Geisterhaus)'' (2016–present) * ''Paranormal Survivor'' (2016–present) * ''Pit Bulls & Parolees'' ''(Pitbulls auf Bewährung)'' (2016–present) * ''Playhouse Masters'' ''(Kids' Playhouse – Kinderträume werden wahr)'' (2017–present) * ''Poisoned Passions'' ''(Falsche Begierde)'' (2014–present) * ''Ridiculous Cakes'' ''(Crazy Cakes – Die Tortenkünstler)'' (2018–present) * ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' (2015–2016) * ''Save My Style'' ''(Die Fashion-Therapie)'' (2017–present) * ''Say Yes to the Dress'' ''(Mein Traum in Weiß)'' (2014–present) * ''Say Yes to the Dress: Canada'' ''(Mein Traum in Weiß: Toronto)'' (2016–present) * ''Secret Lives of Stepford Wives'' ''(Secrets of American Housewives)'' (2015–present) * ''Shadow of Doubt'' ''(Schatten des Zweifels)'' (2017–present) * ''Shahs of Sunset'' ''(Die Schahs von Beverly Hills)'' (2015–present) * ''Shock Trauma: Edge of Life'' ''(Notaufnahme Maryland: Die härtesten Fälle)'' (2017–present) * ''Skin Tight'' ''(Raus aus meiner Haut)'' (2016–present) * ''Snog Marry Avoid?'' ''(Abgeschminkt – Weniger ist mehr)'' (2014–2016) * ''Suddenly Royal'' ''(Plötzlich König)'' (2016–present) * ''Sweet 15: Quinceañera'' ''(Sweet 15 – Prinzessin für einen Tag)'' (2016–present) * ''Swamp Murders'' ''(Tatort Sumpf)'' (2016–present) * ''Tabloid with Jerry Springer'' ''(Enthüllt! Jerry Springer deckt auf)'' (2015–present) * ''Tattoo Fixers'' ''(Tattoo-Sünden)'' (2016–present) * ''Tattoos After Dark'' (2015–present) * ''The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead'' ''(Der Coroner – Fälle der Rechtsmedizin)'' (2016–present) * ''The Fabulous Baker Brothers'' ''(Zwei Brüder mit Geschmack)'' (2015–present) * ''The Fabulous Baker Brothers: A Bite Of Britain'' ''(Zwei Brüder mit Geschmack)'' (2015–present) * ''The Golden State Killer: It's Not Over'' ''(Golden State Killer – Tatort Kalifornien)'' (2018–present) * ''The Little Couple'' ''(Kleines Paar, große Liebe)'' (2015–present) * ''The Zoo'' ''(Bronx Zoo – Tierpark der Superlative)'' (2017–present) * ''Too Ugly For Love?'' ''(Liebe mit Schönheitsfehler'') (2017–present) * ''Troy'' ''(Troy – Die perfekte Illusion)'' (2014–present) * ''Ubådssagen – hele historien'' ''(Tatort U-Boot – der Fall Kim Wall)'' (2018–present) * ''Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry?'' ''(Verliebt, verlobt, verhaftet)'' (2014–present) * ''Young, Hot & Crooked'' ''(Jung, schön und skrupellos)'' (2015–present) {{div col end}}

==Audience share== ===Germany=== {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; margin:auto; background:#ffffff;" ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#FFFFFF;" width="35px"| ! style="background:#EF2A1F; color:#FFFFFF;" width="60px"|January ! style="background:#EF2A1F; color:#FFFFFF;" width="60px"|February ! style="background:#EF2A1F; color:#FFFFFF;" width="60px"|March ! style="background:#EF2A1F; color:#FFFFFF;" width="60px"|April ! style="background:#EF2A1F; color:#FFFFFF;" width="60px"|May ! style="background:#EF2A1F; color:#FFFFFF;" width="60px"|June ! style="background:#EF2A1F; color:#FFFFFF;" width="60px"|July ! style="background:#EF2A1F; color:#FFFFFF;" width="60px"|August ! style="background:#EF2A1F; color:#FFFFFF;" width="60px"|September ! style="background:#EF2A1F; color:#FFFFFF;" width="60px"|October ! style="background:#EF2A1F; color:#FFFFFF;" width="60px"|November ! style="background:#EF2A1F; color:#FFFFFF;" width="60px"|December ! style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFFF;" width="75px"|Annual average |-align="center" |'''2014<ref>{{cite web|title=KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2014|url=http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile2014.pdf|website=kek-online.de|access-date=15 August 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207091745/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile2014.pdf|archive-date=7 February 2016}}</ref>'''||- ||- ||- ||- ||0.1% ||0.1% ||0.1% ||0.1% ||0.1% ||0.1% ||0.1% ||0.1% ||0.1% |-align="center" |'''2015<ref>{{cite web|title=KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2015|url=http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile2015.pdf|website=kek-online.de|access-date=15 August 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517075134/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile2015.pdf|archive-date=17 May 2017}}</ref>'''||0.1% ||0.1% ||0.1% ||0.1% ||0.1% ||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.3% ||0.3% ||{{increase}} 0.2% |-align="center" |'''2016<ref>{{cite web|title=KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2016|url=http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2016.pdf|website=kek-online.de|access-date=15 August 2017|archive-date=11 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811222612/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2016.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>'''||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.3% ||0.3% ||0.3% ||0.3% ||0.3% ||0.3% ||0.3% ||0.3% ||0.3% ||0.3% ||{{increase}} 0.3% |-align="center" |'''2017<ref>{{cite web|title=KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2017|url=https://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/user_upload/KEK/Medienkonzentration/Zuschaueranteil/Zuschaueranteile_2017.pdf|website=kek-online.de|access-date=9 February 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117174603/https://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/user_upload/KEK/Medienkonzentration/Zuschaueranteil/Zuschaueranteile_2017.pdf|archive-date=17 November 2017}}</ref>'''||0.3% ||0.3% ||0.3% ||0.4% ||0.4% ||0.4% ||0.4% ||0.4% ||0.3% ||0.4% ||0.3% ||0.3% ||0.3% |-align="center" |'''2018<ref>{{cite web|title=KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2018|url=https://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/user_upload/KEK/Medienkonzentration/Zuschaueranteil/Zuschaueranteile_2018_01.pdf|website=kek-online.de|access-date=25 August 2018|archive-date=25 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825143209/https://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/user_upload/KEK/Medienkonzentration/Zuschaueranteil/Zuschaueranteile_2018_01.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>'''||0.3% ||0.2% ||0.4% ||0.4% ||0.4% ||0.4% ||0.5% || || || || || || |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{Official website|www.tlc.de}} {{in lang|de}}

Category:German-language television stations Category:Mass media in Munich Category:Television stations in Germany Category:Television stations in Austria Category:Television stations in Switzerland Category:Television channels and stations established in 2014 Germany Category:Women's interest channels Category:2014 establishments in Germany Category:Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA