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[[File:Panoramic-GTA4-television.jpg|thumb|338px|CNT channel on a television in ''Grand Theft Auto IV'']]
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[[Grand Theft Auto IV]] introduced the ability to watch '''television shows''' in most [[Safehouses in GTA IV|safehouses]], although this feature is largely useless in actual gameplay and is more of a minor feature used to pass time.
  
   
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'''Television''' is a new feature introduced in ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'', found most in [[Safehouses in GTA IV|safehouses]] and like [[Radio Stations in GTA IV|radio stations]], is only used to pass time and to discover more about the fictional world of ''GTA''.
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== Description ==
  
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Each television allows the player to watch up to three simultaneously running channels ([[Weazel]], [[CNT]], and the Public Broadcasting Corporation); however, the channels are not numbered, so finding a show is more or less coincidental. Most of the shows are running time-shifted, so while "I'm Rich" may be almost over on one channel, for example, it may just start on another.
  
   
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==Description ==
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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 in. However, depending on whether the player opted for downloading episodic DLC or obtaining [[GTA IV Episodes|Episodes from Liberty City]], the availability of shows and ads from GTA IV in both episodic titles, like [[Radio Stations in GTA IV|radio stations]], varies between DLCs and Episodes from Liberty City:
  
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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.
   
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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 [[GTA IV Episodes|Episodes from Liberty City]], the availability of shows and ads from ''GTA IV'' in both episodic titles, like [[Radio Stations in GTA IV|radio stations]], varies between DLCs and ''Episodes from Liberty City'':
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* 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.
  
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* 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 stand-alone compilation.
  
   
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* 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.
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While there is one television for each [[Safehouses in GTA IV|safehouse in GTA IV]], the player can only watch TV at the [[Lost MC Clubhouse]] in [[The Lost and Damned]] until "[[Get Lost]]", to which point the player has no legal means of watching television; in [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], one TV is available in [[Luis' Apartment|Luis' safehouse]].
  
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* In ''EFLC'', only programming and advertising from ''TLAD'' and ''TBOGT'' will be available in both episodic titles, as much of ''GTA IV''<nowiki/>'s content is not included in the standalone compilation.
   
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While there is one television for each [[Safehouses in GTA IV|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' Apartment|Luis' safehouse]].
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GTA IV alludes that two other television networks, [[CCC]] and [[X]], exist in the in-game universe, but are unviewable.
  
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Another television channel named [[CCC]] is mentioned in game, but the channel cannot be viewed by the protagonist.
   
 
==Viewable programs==
  
==Viewable programs==
 
===Weazel===
  
===Weazel===
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[[Weazel]] is a parody of [[wp:Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox Broadcasting Company]].
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[[Weazel]] is a parody of the {{WP|Fox Broadcasting Company}} and features the following programing:
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*[[The Men's Room]]. (With Bas Ruten and Jeremy St. Ives)
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*''[[The Men's Room]]'' (With [[Bas Rutten]] and [[Jeremy St. Ives]])
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*''[[Split Sides]] ''(both [[Ricky Gervais]] and [[Katt Williams]])
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*''[[Republican Space Rangers]]'' (Episode 6 is added in ''TLAD'', "Homecoming" added in ''TBOGT'')
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*[[Split Sides]] (both Ricky Gervais and Katt Williams).
  
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*''[[Venturas Poker Challenge]]''
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*[[Republican Space Rangers]] (Episode 6 is added in TLAD).
  
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*''[[Weazel News]]'' Parody of Fox News (Special report on the Motorcycle Menace) (''TLAD'')
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*[[Venturas Poker Challenge]].
  
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*[[Weazel News]] (Special report on the Motorcycle Menace) (TLAD).
  
   
 
===CNT===
  
===CNT===
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[[CNT]] is a play on [[wp:CNN|CNN]] or [[wp:TNT|TNT]], possibly a combination of both as CNT also has a news program.
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[[CNT]] is a parody of {{WP|CNN}} or {{WP|TNT (TV channel)|TNT}} and features the following programing:
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*[[I'm Rich]].
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*''[[I'm Rich]]''
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*[[The Serrated Edge]].
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*''[[The Serrated Edge]]''
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*[[Princess Robot Bubblegum]] (TBOGT).
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*''[[Princess Robot Bubblegum]]'' (''TBOGT'')
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'''CNT''' is a refererence to "cunt", a term for vagina.
  
   
 
===Public Broadcasting Corporation===
  
===Public Broadcasting Corporation===
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The Public Broadcasting Corporation is a parody of [[wp:PBS|PBS]], or possibly the BBC, as the latter is an acronym for British Broadcasting Corporation
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The Public Broadcasting Corporation is a parody of {{WP|BBC America}} and {{WP|PBS}} and features the following program:
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* [[A History of Liberty City]]. The program comes in two parts: Part I in GTA IV, and Part II in TLAD and TBOGT.
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*''[[A History of Liberty City]]'' - The program comes in two parts: Part I in ''GTA IV'', and Part II in ''TLAD'' and ''TBOGT''
   
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== Notes ==
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==Mentioned Programs==
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*''[[72]]''
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* There is a glitch in [[The Lost and Damned]] that allows you to watch the TV even after the end of the game. Take a helicopter and land on the roof of [[Lost MC Clubhouse]]. Walk around to where the TV would be inside just under the roof, and you will be prompted to watch the TV. If you do this there is only 2 ways to get outside of the clubhouse: kill yourself, or reload an old save file. This glitch is fixed on Episodes from Liberty City.
  
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*''Ether''
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*''[[Spittoon]]''
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*''How To Survive When There is A Suitcase Nuke On Your Train''
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*''[[Vinewood Cunts]]''
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*''Vacation Home Sluts''
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*''Terror Marathon''
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*''[[Crow|Crow Reunion in Iran]]''
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*''[[Weazel News]]'' (''GTA IV'' and ''EFLC'')
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*''Homo Erectus''
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*''[[Waning with the Stars]]''
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*''Undertaker'' (''TBoGT'')
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*''[[American Asshole]]''
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*''[[America's Next Top Hooker]]''
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*''Bad Girlz: Carwash Fundraiser''
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*''[[Boner]]''
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*''Conjoined Twins'' (Season 2 in ''TBoGT'')
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*''Drunk Daddy and the Door''
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*''[[Fear The Dark Finger]]''
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*''Funeral Factor''
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*''[[Gold Diggers of Liberty City]]'' (''TBoGT'')
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*''[[Patriot 500]]''
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*''[[Shitty Singer Competition]]''
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*''[[Z Games]]''
   
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==Advertisement==
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*[[Burger Shot]]
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*[[Big Paulie Budget Cars]]
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*[[VIP Luxury Ringtones]]
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*[[Whiz]]
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*[[Excelsior]]
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*[[Michael Graves]] campaign ad
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*[[John Hunter]] campaign ad
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*[[VIG Insurance]]
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*[[PiƟwasser]]
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*[[Love-meet.net]]
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*[[Super Classy Touch Limo]]
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*[[Karin]] [[Dilettante]]
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*[[Higgins Helitours]]
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*[[Cluckin' Bell]]
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*[[Sully's Auto Mart]]
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*[[Liberty City Police Department (HD Universe)|LCPD]] recruitment
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==Trivia==
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*Most of the commercials and shows appear to be made when the game was in its [[Beta|beta]] stages.
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*Some of the shows and commercial contain clips from previous Rockstar games, such asĀ ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'',Ā ''Bully'', and ''Red Dead Revolver''.Ā Ā 
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*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''.
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*The ability to watch TV within the game was mocked by Volition, the developers of the ''Saints Row'' series inĀ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVV3MrQ4SpY this]Ā commercial for ''Saints Row 2''.
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==See also==
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*[[Television in GTA V]]
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Revision as of 13:01, 4 July 2020

Panoramic-GTA4-television

CNT channel on a television in Grand Theft Auto 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.

Viewable programs

Weazel

Weazel is a parody of the Fox Broadcasting Company and features the following programing:

CNT

CNT is a parody of CNN or TNT and features the following programing:

Public Broadcasting Corporation

The Public Broadcasting Corporation is a parody of BBC America and PBS and features the following program:

Mentioned Programs

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.

See also

Navigation

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Information100% Completion | Achievements and Trophies | Cheats | Features | Trailers | Multiplayer
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