On September 18, 2014, CBS and Lionsgate announced that
TVGN (previously
TV Guide Network) would be relaunched as
Pop in early 2015, with the rebranding later announced to occur on January 14 of that year. The newly branded channel would shift toward programming about pop culture fandom and would carry 400 hours of original programming following the rebrand, including a reality show starring
New Kids on the Block and the
Canadian sitcom ''
Schitt's Creek'', the first program from Pop TV to receive
Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including
Outstanding Comedy Series. Pop was made available on
AT&T U-verse on March 1, 2016. On March 12, 2019, CBS acquired Lionsgate's 50% stake in Pop, making Pop a part of CBS Cable Networks. It then became part of
ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks on December 4, 2019, when CBS
merged with
Viacom. Now under the latter's management, it was merged into Viacom's existing cable unit with corresponding job losses due to redundancies. As Viacom traditionally has their programming produced internally for their cable networks rather than from outside producers, second-season renewals for
Flack and
Florida Girls, along with a series order for
Best Intentions were revoked, with Viacom freeing all three series to be shopped to other venues without penalty. == Programming ==