Editing UPN (section)

{{Short description|American television network (1995–2006)}}
{{distinguish|text=the current-day cable network, the [[Paramount Network]], or the defunct terrestrial network, the [[United Network]]}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = United Paramount Network
| logo = UPN logo.svg
| logo_upright = .75
| logo_caption = Final logo used from 2002 to 2006
| type = Defunct broadcast [[television network]]
| country = [[United States]]
| affiliates = [[List of former UPN affiliates]]
| headquarters = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] {{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}
| owner = {{Plainlist|
* [[United Television]] & [[Paramount Television]] (1995–2000)
* [[Viacom (1952–2006)|Viacom]] (2000–2005)
* [[CBS Corporation]] (2005–2006)
}}
| founded = {{Start date|1993|10|27}}
| launch_date = {{Start date|1995|1|16}}
| closed_date = {{End date|2006|9|15}}<br/>({{Age in years and days|1995|1|16|2006|9|15}})
| founder = [[United Television]] (a subsidiary of [[Chris-Craft Industries]]) and [[Paramount Television]] (a subsidiary of [[Viacom (1952–2006)|Viacom]])
| website = {{URL|https://web.archive.org/web/20050427002755/http://www.upn.com/|upn.com}} (archived 2005)
| replaced_by = [[The CW]]<!--Do not add MyNetworkTV. There's no common ownership. Inheriting some affiliates does not make it a successor.-->
}}
The '''United Paramount Network''' ('''UPN''') was an American [[terrestrial television|broadcast]] [[television network]] that operated from 1995 to 2006. It was originally a joint venture between [[Chris-Craft Industries]] (later sold to [[News Corporation]])'s subsidiary, [[United Television]], and [[Viacom (1952–2005)|Viacom]]'s then-recently acquired subsidiary, [[Paramount Television]] (which produced most of UPN's programming), then became solely owned by Viacom in 2000 after subsequently purchasing Chris-Craft's remaining stake. On December 31, 2005, UPN was kept by [[CBS Corporation]], which was the new name for Viacom when it split into two separate companies. On January 24, 2006, CBS Corporation and [[Time Warner]] jointly announced that the companies would shut down UPN and competitor [[The WB]] to launch a new joint venture network later that year.<ref name="UPN, WB merge">{{cite news |title = UPN, WB to Merge Into CW Network |url = https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/upn-wb-merge-cw-network-83687/ |last = Crupi |first = Anthony |work = [[AdWeek]] |date = January 24, 2006 |access-date = February 12, 2017 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064454/http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising/upn-wb-merge-cw-network-83687 |archive-date = March 4, 2016 }}</ref> UPN ceased broadcasting on September 15, 2006, with The WB following two days later. Select programs from both networks moved to the new network, [[The CW]], when it launched on September 18, 2006.<ref name="UPN, WB merge"/><ref>{{cite web |title = 'Gilmore Girls' Meet 'Smackdown'; CW Network to Combine WB, UPN in CBS-Warner Venture Beginning in September |url = https://money.cnn.com/2006/01/24/news/companies/cbs_warner/ |last = Seid |first = Jessica |work = [[CNN Money]] |date = January 24, 2006 |access-date = February 12, 2017 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170316043531/http://money.cnn.com/2006/01/24/news/companies/cbs_warner/ |archive-date = March 16, 2017 }}</ref>