Television in GTA IV



Television is a new feature introduced in Grand Theft Auto IV, found most in safehouses and like radio stations, is only used to pass time and to discover more about the fictional world of GTA.

Description
Each television allows the player to watch up to three television networks (Weazel, Public Broadcasting Corporation, and CNT); however, the channels are not numbered, so finding a show is more or less coincidental. Most of the shows are running time-shifted; for example, while I'm Rich may be almost over on one channel, it may just start on another.

The feature is carried over to its episodic titles, including The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, with new shows and advertising added. However, depending on whether the player opted for downloading episodic DLC or obtaining Episodes from Liberty City, the availability of shows and ads from GTA IV in both episodic titles, like radio stations, varies between DLCs and Episodes from Liberty City:


 * In DLCs, existing programming and advertising from GTA IV and a DLC purchased earlier will be present in the new episodic title, and vice versa.
 * In EFLC, only programming and advertising from TLAD and TBOGT will be available in both episodic titles, as much of GTA IV 's content is not included in the standalone compilation.

While there is one television for each safehouse in GTA IV, the player can only watch TV at the Lost MC Clubhouse in The Lost and Damned. Following "Get Lost," when the clubhouse is burned down, the player has no legitimate means of watching television. In The Ballad of Gay Tony, one TV is available in Luis' safehouse.

Another television channel named CCC is mentioned in game, but the channel cannot be viewed by the protagonist.

Weazel
Weazel is a parody of the and features the following programing:
 * The Men's Room (With Bas Rutten and Jeremy St. Ives)
 * Split Sides (both Ricky Gervais and Katt Williams)
 * Republican Space Rangers (Episode 6 is added in TLAD, "Homecoming" added in TBOGT)
 * Venturas Poker Challenge
 * Weazel News Parody of Fox News (Special report on the Motorcycle Menace) (TLAD)

CNT
CNT is a parody of or  and features the following programing:
 * I'm Rich
 * The Serrated Edge
 * Princess Robot Bubblegum (TBOGT)

Public Broadcasting Corporation
The Public Broadcasting Corporation is a parody of and  and features the following program:
 * A History of Liberty City - The program comes in two parts: Part I in GTA IV, and Part II in TLAD and TBOGT

Mentioned Programs

 * 72
 * Ether
 * Spittoon
 * How To Survive When There is A Suitcase Nuke On Your Train
 * Vinewood Cunts
 * Vacation Home Sluts
 * Terror Marathon
 * Crow Reunion in Iran
 * Weazel News (GTA IV and EFLC)
 * Homo Erectus
 * Waning with the Stars
 * Undertaker (TBoGT)
 * American Asshole
 * America's Next Top Hooker
 * Bad Girlz: Carwash Fundraiser
 * Boner
 * Conjoined Twins (Season 2 in TBoGT)
 * Drunk Daddy and the Door
 * Fear The Dark Finger
 * Funeral Factor
 * Gold Diggers of Liberty City (TBoGT)
 * Patriot 500
 * Shitty Singer Competition
 * Z Games

Advertisement

 * Burger Shot
 * Big Paulie Budget Cars
 * VIP Luxury Ringtones
 * Whiz
 * Excelsior
 * Michael Graves campaign ad
 * John Hunter campaign ad
 * VIG Insurance
 * Pißwasser
 * Love-meet.net
 * Super Classy Touch Limo
 * Karin Dilettante
 * Higgins Helitours
 * Cluckin' Bell
 * Sully's Auto Mart
 * LCPD recruitment

Trivia

 * Most of the commercials and shows appear to be made when the game was in its beta stages.
 * Some of the shows and commercial contain clips from previous Rockstar games, such as Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Bully, and Red Dead Revolver.
 * There is a glitch in The Lost and Damned that allows the player to watch television following the end of the game. This can be done by landing a helicopter on the roof of the Lost MC clubhouse and walking around until the pop up for watching television appears. This will then teleport the player into the room where the television is located. Following this, the only way to exit the clubhouse is to commit suicide or reload the game. This glitch is fixed on Episodes from Liberty City.
 * The ability to watch TV within the game was mocked by Volition, the developers of the Saints Row series in this commercial for Saints Row 2.

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