When did The Learning Channel stop teaching?
We asked ourselves that after seeing a clip for the network's recently aired "Extreme Cougar Wives."
The latest show from "The Learning Channel" follows (much) older women who prey date younger men.
Sure, the show explores the unusual relationship trend; however, what are we taking away from this show other than the underlying theme that "love knows no bounds" and the knowledge that 76-year-old Hattie is always willing to put out on the first date?
It's not just this show.
One simple look at the rest of the channel's lineup today, and it's much of the same.
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The channel wasn't always riddled in reality shows.
Before the pint-size pageant divas, and even the room renovations, "The Learning Channel" was just that ... about learning.
The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare along with NASA founded what was meant to be an informative and instructional network in 1972. The channel was to be distributed for free via a NASA satellite.
(The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present)
The network became privately acquired by the Appalachian Community Service Network in 1980 and was renamed "The Learning Channel."
(The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present)
The network featured adult education shows ("Learn to Read"), documentaries on nature, history ("Battles That Changed the World"), and science.
(The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present)
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