TV Nation

TV Nation
Title design by Chris Harvey
StarringMichael Moore
Rusty Cundieff
Karen Duffy
Janeane Garofalo
Louis Theroux
Theme music composertomandandy
Country of originUnited States
United Kingdom
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes17[1] (list of episodes)
Production
ProducersKathleen Glynn
Jerry Kupfer
Running time45 minutes
Production companiesDog Eat Dog Films
BBC
TriStar Television
Original release
NetworkNBC (season 1)
Fox (season 2)
BBC2
ReleaseJuly 19, 1994 (1994-07-19) –
September 8, 1995 (1995-09-08)[2]
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TV Nation is a satirical news magazine television series written, co-produced, directed and hosted by Michael Moore that was co-funded and originally broadcast by NBC in the United States and BBC2 in the United Kingdom. The show blended humor and journalism into provocative reports about various issues. After moving to Fox for its second (and final) season, the show won an Emmy Award in 1995 for Outstanding Informational Series.

TV Nation was created in the wake of the success Moore had with the documentary Roger & Me, prompting Warner Bros. Television to ask Moore for television series ideas. In January 1993, NBC green-lit a pilot episode which took three months to complete. Interest from the BBC prompted NBC to insert the show into its summer 1994 lineup.

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  2. ^ Moore, Michael (August 25, 1995). "TV Nation Newsletter August 25, 1995". Dog Eat Dog Films. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2008.