Which Premium Cable Channel are you?

By: Joshua Laurent
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
Which Premium Cable Channel are you?
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About This Quiz

A 1992 Bruce Springsteen song predicted there would be 57 channels and nothing on. Well, Bruce, you were way, way too low! Yeah, there are hundreds of channels we don't watch, but which one are you willing to pay the most for because you feel closest to it?
Of the following, which sport do you prefer?
I don't like sports
MMA
Baseball or football
Boxing or tennis
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Of the following, which premium cable show do you prefer?
Banshee
Dexter
Ballers
The Sopranos
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What do you look for in a premium cable channel?
Edgy, more adult-oriented programming
A great mix of movies
Live sports
A mix of all three
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Which is your favorite HBO Channel?
HBO Zone
HBO Signature
HBO Family
Traditional HBO
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Do you consider Pay-Per-View to be a premium channel?
Yes, you pay extra for it.
No, it's a special one-time thing.
Any channel not part of the basic package is a premium.
It's not regular cable, so no, it's not a premium channel.
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Which do you consider the most "fringe" premium channel
Epix
Starz
MLB Network
Cinemax
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If you had to get a satellite service, which would it be?
DishTV
DirecTV
EchoStar
AstroLink
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What's the best thing about premium channels?
Softcore adult programming
Original programs
Sporting events
Controversial documentaries
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Of the following reality-heavy channels, which do you prefer?
History Channel
A&E
TLC
TruTV
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Which channel geared at young teens do you prefer?
Nickelodeon
Cartoon Network
The Disney Channel
Boomerang
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Which is your favorite sports network?
NBCSN
Fox Sports 1
ESPN
CBS Sports Network
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Which cable news network do you prefer?
CNN
Fox
HLN
MSNBC
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Which is your favorite religious network?
EWTN
RFD-TV
Angel One
Trinity Broadcasting
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Which of the following is your favorite basic cable pop culture channel?
BET
MTV
E!
VH-1
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Which is your favorite niche channel?
HGTV
Food Network
Science Channel
Animal Planet
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Which is your favorite "fringe" network
IFC
Esquire Network
Destination America
Viceland
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Which is your favorite network for small children?
Sprout
Disney Junior
Nick Jr.
Discovery Family
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Which is your favorite over-the-air major network?
NBC
ABC
CBS
FOX
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Which is your favorite Spanish-language broadcaster?
Telemundo
This does not apply to me
ESPN Desportes
NBC Universo
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Which is your favorite shop-at-home network?
The Jewelry Network
HSN
America's Auction Network
QVC
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Including all varieties of HBO, Showtime, etc., how many premium channels do you get?
8-18
1-8
I don't get any
19+
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How many television channels do you receive overall?
101-200
201-300
1-100
300+
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How many hours per day on average do you watch television?
0-2
2-4
6+
4-6
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Which streaming service do you use the most?
Hulu
Netflix
WWE Network
HBO Go
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What effect do you think streaming will have on the cable network industry?
Regular cable will always be here.
They'll have to start offering everything as a streaming option.
Cable companies are doomed.
Cable is proven. Streaming still may be a fad, like video stores or drive-in theaters.
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Which show would be (or would have been) better on a premium cable channel?
The Walking Dead
Duck Dynasty
30 for 30
Mad Men
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What is the maximum a premium channel (or package like all of the HBO channels) cost?
$12
$20
$5
$30
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If all TV ceased to exist, what would you do?
Read more
Sleep more
Do more recreational activities
Hang out with friends and family more
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Which print industry has been the hardest hit by the Internet?
Newspapers
Phone books
Map makers
Encyclopedias
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Will your result make you run out and add the answer to your cable package?
I probably already have it.
It'll make me look into it.
No. This is free, that is not.
Yeah, I'll give it a try.
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