Editing TG4 (section)

===Imported programming===
TG4 broadcasts many popular US shows ranging from dramas to comedies.

====As TnaG====
In the lead up to the transmissions of TnaG in the autumn of 1996, RTÉ tested transmissions with airings of ''[[Fawlty Towers]]''. The TnaG service provided little in the way of imports except for children's programming. TnaG provided airings of QVC during daytime hours. TnaG aired ''[[Northern Exposure]]''. They also dubbed into Irish a number of European, Welsh and Scottish programmes.

====As TG4====
TnaG re-branded in 1999 as TG4 and with this came a fresh schedule which included more imported programming. Highly critically acclaimed US programming such as ''[[Oz (TV series)|Oz]]'', ''[[Nip/Tuck]]'' and ''[[The Wire]]'' aired on the channel. During this time, they extended out their range of adult and children's programming. {{Langx|ga|Cúla4 na n-Óg|label=none}} began airing from 07:00 for pre-school children with programmes such as {{Langx|ga|[[Play with Me Sesame|Tar ag Spraoi Sesame]]|label=none}}, ''[[Dora the Explorer (TV series)|Dora the Explorer]]'' and ''[[Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!]]'', Cúla4 airs ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'', ''[[Ben 10]]'', ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', and others. In 2006 a strand called {{Langx|ga|Ponc|label=none}} began airing with teen programming such as ''[[Pimp My Ride]]'', ''[[MTV Cribs]]'', ''[[8 Simple Rules]]'', ''[[America's Next Top Model]]'', ''[[What I Like About You (TV series)|What I Like About You]]'' and ''[[South Park]]''. Other series aired on the channel include ''[[Army Wives]]'', ''[[Cold Case (TV series)|Cold Case]]'', ''[[Gossip Girl (TV series)|Gossip Girl]]'', ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'', ''[[The Starter Wife (miniseries)|The Starter Wife]]'', ''[[True Blood]]'', ''[[Two and a Half Men]]'', ''[[Vampire Diaries]]'', ''[[Without a Trace]]'', ''[[Carnivàle]]'', ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]'', ''[[Eve (American TV series)|Eve]]'', ''[[Everwood]]'', ''[[Invasion (2005 TV series)|Invasion]]'', ''[[Lipstick Jungle (TV series)|Lipstick Jungle]]'', ''[[The O.C.]]'', and ''[[Survivor (American TV series)|Survivor]]''.

TG4 often premieres such shows before other European broadcasters.
TG4 previously held a long-term agreement with HBO to air the majority of their programmes on the channel. With the launch of [[Sky Atlantic]] in 2011, they now hold first rights to European (Ireland, UK, Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland) broadcasts of HBO shows. This means TG4 now broadcasts HBO programming at a much later date than in the past. TG4 held first rights to ''[[The Wire]]'', ''[[Oz (TV series)|Oz]]'', ''[[Deadwood (TV series)|Deadwood]]'', ''[[Generation Kill]]'', ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]'', ''[[True Blood]]''. They also held an agreement with [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] to air ''[[Breaking Bad]]'' until the series concluded. The channel later signed a deal with [[USA Network]] for exclusive rights to ''[[Mr. Robot]]''.

In Autumn 2013, the broadcaster started moving away from US imports instead focusing on successful European drama series from the Nordic countries. On 28 August 2013, TG4 announced its new schedule for autumn/winter 2013.<ref name="tg4.ie1" /> which relied on imports from internationally acclaimed Nordic dramas such as [[Arne Dahl (TV series)|''Arne Dahl'']] from [[Sweden]], [[The Bridge (Danish/Swedish TV series)|''The Bridge'']] co-produced in Sweden and [[Denmark]] and Danish drama [[Borgen (TV series)|''Borgen'']].<ref name="tg4.ie1">{{cite press release |url=http://www.tg4.ie/press/docs/TG4-PDF-Schedules/TG4-Autumn-2013-B.pdf |title=Autumn 2013 |publisher=TG4 |access-date=2013-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908121347/http://www.tg4.ie/press/docs/TG4-PDF-Schedules/TG4-Autumn-2013-B.pdf |archive-date=2013-09-08 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> US imports include new seasons of ''[[Nashville (2012 TV series)|Nashville]]'', ''[[Breaking Bad]]'' (final season), ''[[True Blood]]'' and new dramas ''[[Justified (TV series)|Justified]]'' and ''[[Boss (TV series)|Boss]]''.<ref name="tg4.ie1"/>

TG4 continued to air ''Two and a Half Men'' up to the departure of [[Charlie Sheen]], when [[RTÉ Two]] began airing the series.