UPN

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broadcast television network defunct television network television network

UPN (United Paramount Network) was an American broadcast television network that operated from 1995 to 2006, known for targeting younger and urban audiences with sitcoms, dramas, and sci-fi series.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
UPN canonical	42
UPN (1999–2006)	1
UPN (for later Clueless TV run)	1
UPN Monday night lineup	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	broadcast television network ⓘ defunct television network ⓘ television network ⓘ
abbreviation	United Paramount Network ⓘ surface form: UPN
branding	UPN self-link ⓘ
broadcastSchedule	prime time ⓘ
broadcastType	free-to-air ⓘ
closureDate	2006-09-15 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
distribution	cable television ⓘ over-the-air affiliates ⓘ
endYear	2006 ⓘ
foundedBy	Chris-Craft Industries ⓘ Paramount Pictures ⓘ
fullName	United Paramount Network ⓘ
genreFocus	African American–oriented sitcoms ⓘ teen dramas ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Los Angeles, California, United States of America ⓘ surface form: Los Angeles, California
language	English ⓘ
launchDate	1995-01-16 ⓘ
marketPosition	minor broadcast network in the U.S. ⓘ
mergedInto	The CW ⓘ
mergerPartner	The WB ⓘ
notableSeries	All of Us ⓘ America's Next Top Model ⓘ Eve (TV series) ⓘ Everybody Hates Chris ⓘ Girlfriends ⓘ Moesha ⓘ One on One ⓘ Star Trek: Voyager ⓘ The Parkers ⓘ Veronica Mars ⓘ WWE SmackDown (in certain years) ⓘ surface form: WWE SmackDown
operatedIn	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
ownedBy	CBS Corporation ⓘ Paramount Pictures ⓘ Viacom ⓘ
parentCompanyAtClosure	CBS Corporation ⓘ
programmingType	dramas ⓘ professional wrestling ⓘ reality shows ⓘ science fiction series ⓘ sitcoms ⓘ
reasonForClosure	merger with The WB to form The CW ⓘ
sisterNetwork	CBS ⓘ The WB ⓘ
startYear	1995 ⓘ
successor	The CW ⓘ
targetAudience	urban audiences ⓘ younger viewers ⓘ

Referenced by (45)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Moesha → originalNetwork → UPN ⓘ

The CW → predecessor → UPN ⓘ

Star Trek: Voyager (episodes) → originalNetwork → UPN ⓘ

Veronica Mars → originalNetwork → UPN ⓘ

WWE SmackDown (in certain years) → originalNetwork → UPN ⓘ

subject surface form: WWE SmackDown

WWE SmackDown (in certain years) → broadcastOn → UPN ⓘ

subject surface form: WWE SmackDown

this entity surface form: UPN (1999–2006)

WWOR-TV → formerAffiliation → UPN ⓘ

XFL → originalTelevisionPartner → UPN ⓘ

Buffy the Vampire Slayer → originalNetwork → UPN ⓘ

Cuts → originalNetwork → UPN ⓘ

Cuts (TV series) → originalNetwork → UPN ⓘ

subject surface form: Cuts

Star Trek: Enterprise → originalNetwork → UPN ⓘ

Sarah Michelle Gellar → employer → UPN ⓘ

In the House → originalNetwork → UPN ⓘ

Marion Hill in In the House → originalNetworkOfWork → UPN ⓘ

subject surface form: Marion Hill

America's Next Top Model → originalNetwork → UPN ⓘ

Ralph Farquhar → associatedWith → UPN ⓘ

Andell Wilkerson → appearsOnNetwork → UPN ⓘ

Star Trek: Voyager → originalNetwork → UPN ⓘ

Viacom Productions → notableCollaboration → UPN ⓘ

Dee Mitchell → networkOfSeries → UPN ⓘ

MyNetworkTV → predecessor → UPN ⓘ

Clueless (TV series) → originalNetwork → UPN ⓘ

Hakeem Campbell → network → UPN ⓘ

UPN → branding → UPN self-link ⓘ

Kim Parker → firstAiredOnNetwork → UPN ⓘ

The Parkers → originalNetwork → UPN ⓘ

Everybody Hates Chris → originalNetwork → UPN ⓘ

Love, Inc. → originalNetwork → UPN ⓘ

One on One → originalNetwork → UPN ⓘ

One on One → originalChannel → UPN ⓘ

All of Us → originallyBroadcastOn → UPN ⓘ

this entity surface form: UPN Monday night lineup

Tracee Ellis Ross → employer → UPN ⓘ

Caretaker → network → UPN ⓘ

Scorpion → firstAiredOnNetwork → UPN ⓘ

Year of Hell → originalNetwork → UPN ⓘ

Timeless → originalNetwork → UPN ⓘ

Endgame → originalNetwork → UPN ⓘ

subject surface form: Endgame (Star Trek: Voyager)

Breaker High → originalNetwork → UPN ⓘ

Friday night (as Friday Night SmackDown) → originalNetwork → UPN ⓘ

subject surface form: Friday Night SmackDown

Leo D’Amato on Veronica Mars → appearsOnNetwork → UPN ⓘ

subject surface form: Leo D’Amato

Girlfriends → originalNetwork → UPN ⓘ

Girlfriends → firstAiredOnNetwork → UPN ⓘ

Kevin Hill → originalNetwork → UPN ⓘ

Murray Duvall → networkContext → UPN ⓘ

this entity surface form: UPN (for later Clueless TV run)