FX (TV channel)

For the related channels of this name in other countries, see FX (international).

Not to be confused with the now-distinct Fox Broadcasting Company.

FX
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaNationwide
Headquarters
  • 10201 West Pico Boulevard
  • Building 103, 4th Floor
  • Los Angeles, CA 90035, United States[1]
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture formatHDTV 720p
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SD feed)
Ownership
OwnerDisney Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company)
ParentFX Networks
Sister channels
List
History
LaunchedJune 1, 1994; 30 years ago (1994-06-01)
Former namesfX (1994–1997)
Links
Websitefxnetworks.com

FX (Fox eXtended)[2][3][4] is an American pay television channel owned by FX Networks, a division of the Disney Entertainment business segment of the Walt Disney Company. Based at the Fox Studios lot in Century City, California, FX was originally launched by the first-incarnation News Corporation on June 1, 1994,[5] and later became one of the properties that was included in Disney's acquisition of one of News Corporation's successor companies, 21st Century Fox, in 2019. The channel's original programming aspires to the standards of premium cable channels in regard to mature themes and content, high-quality writing, directing and acting. Sister channels FXM and FXX were launched in 1994 and 2013, respectively. FX also carries reruns of theatrical films and terrestrial-network sitcoms. Advertising-free content was available through the FX+ premium subscription service until it was shut down on August 21, 2019, after which ad free content moved to Hulu with no ads.

As of November 2023, FX is available to approximately 71,000,000 pay television households in the United States - down from its 2011 peak of 99,000,000 households.[6] In addition to the flagship U.S. network, the "FX" name is licensed to a number of related pay television channels in various countries around the world.

  1. ^ "Company Overview of FX Networks, LLC". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  2. ^ Lee, Timothy B. (June 11, 2015). "You might hate his politics, but you can't deny Rupert Murdoch's business genius". Vox. Murdoch launched the FX ("Fox Extended") network in 1994
  3. ^ Monji, Jana (July 30, 2018). "Comic-Con 2018: AMC, Laika, Syfy and More Activate Fans at SDCC | Features | Roger Ebert". Roger Ebert. Last year's FX (Fox Extended) activations seemed to be themed on a rundown carnival
  4. ^ Kennedy, Greg (September 26, 2011). "Sunny side up for sitcom". The National. Word of mouth has spring-boarded this FX (FOX Extended) cable show into the global phenomenon it is today
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference FXLaunches was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "U.S. cable network households (universe), 1990 – 2023". wrestlenomics.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.