# What the Heck happened to the BIO Channel?! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 19, 2004, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-happened-to-the-bio-channel/235294 "2004-03-19T22:04:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-happened-to-the-bio-channel/235294/1 "2004-03-19T22:04:37Z")
I thought something was off with **Biography** when I noticed nearly all the biographies were celebrities. I missed their more historical pieces, but they were still there occasionally. And then it was pretty much the E! Channel except a bit less trashy. And now they’re playing **LA Law** , **Newsradio** , **Night Court** , and **Murder She Wrote**. All good shows, to be sure…but um, isn’t that what **A&E** is for? And they’re not only playing them a few hours a day…they make up the _bulk_ of the programming. And then they’re starting a few new series too. This makes me sad. ☹ I loved the **Biography Channel**. Now it’s just **A&E Version 2**. And the only thing A&E has going for it is things like American Justice and Cold Case Files. Eh, I’m probably the only one bothered by this development, but it really pissed me off. ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-happened-to-the-bio-channel/235294/2 "2004-03-19T23:31:34Z")
It appears that A&E is using the Biography Channel as a dumping ground for Series That We Own Rebroadcast Rights For But Would Rather Not Air On The Main Channel (STWERRFBWRNAOTMC).