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USA Network launched on the 22nd of September 1977 under the name Madison Square Garden Sports Network. The channel was created by cable pioneer Kay Koplovitz and the Madison Square Garden Corporation to broadcast sports from Madison Square Garden to a national audience.
In 2005, USA Network introduced the Characters Welcome branding campaign to emphasize comedic and optimistic action and drama series. This blue sky era produced notable hits such as Psych, Burn Notice, and Royal Pains to contrast itself from grittier mainstream cable networks.
USA Network became the main cable outlet of NBC Sports in 2022 after the shutdown of NBCSN. The channel now carries properties such as the Premier League, NASCAR, and the Olympics including U.S. Olympic trials.
WWE Raw originally aired on USA Network from its debut in January 1993 until the series moved to TNN in September 2000. The series returned to USA Network in October 2005 before moving to Netflix in 2025.
Comcast currently owns USA Network through its majority stake in NBCUniversal. In November 2024, Comcast announced its intent to spin off USA Network as a new public company named Versant controlled by its shareholders.
NBCUniversal announced an agreement with Bell Media to launch a Canadian version of USA Network on the 1st of January 2025. The channel includes content sublicensed from TSN such as All Elite Wrestling and NASCAR Xfinity Series coverage.