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=== Programming ===

Viceland's programming consists primarily of lifestyle-oriented documentaries and reality series aimed towards [[millennial]]s, directed in Vice's trademark style of "character-driven documentaries".<ref name="canbusiness-globalaudience" /><ref name="thr-hoodwink"/> Creative director [[Spike Jonze]] stated that his goal for Viceland was to make its lineup have "a reason to exist and a strong point of view", rather than be just a "collection of shows". Jonze explained that Viceland would continue to reflect Vice's core mission of "trying to understand the world we live in by producing pieces about things we're curious about or confused about or that we think are funny. And if it doesn't have a strong point of view, then it shouldn't be on this channel."<ref name="thr-viceland"/> Vice co-founder and CEO [[Shane Smith (journalist)|Shane Smith]] stated that the channel's main goal was "trying not to be shitty".<ref name="thr-hoodwink">{{cite web|title=Vice's Shane Smith Asks, "You Think I Could Hoodwink Bob Iger, Jeff Bewkes and Rupert Murdoch?"|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/vices-shane-smith-asks-you-861226|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=February 29, 2016}}</ref> Viceland originally focused primarily on lifestyle content; in the U.S., [[Vice News]] content (including its series ''[[Vice News Tonight]]'') would remain largely exclusive to Vice's existing joint venture with HBO.<ref name="thr-hoodwink"/> Jonze stated that unlike the HBO content, Viceland would be "far from objective [reporting]".<ref name="gandm-jonze">{{cite news|title=Spike Jonze on new TV channel Viceland: Where the wild shows are|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/spike-jonze-on-new-tv-channel-viceland-where-the-wild-shows-are/article28852870/|access-date=February 29, 2016|work=The Globe and Mail}}</ref>

 

A month after Viceland's initial launch, the U.S. version of the network announced a second slate of shows, including ''[[Traveling the Stars: Action Bronson and Friends Watch ‘Ancient Aliens’]]''—a series in which Action Bronson watches episodes of ''[[Ancient Aliens]]'' with guests whilst smoking marijuana,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/traveling-stars-action-bronson-friends-ancient-aliens-interview |title=How Action Bronson Ended Up Getting High and Watching 'Ancient Aliens' |last=Capossela |first=Francesca |date=3 August 2016 |website=Vice |access-date=3 September 2016}}</ref> ''Black Market''— a series in which Michael K. Williams explores underground economies around the world, the U.S. premieres of ''Cyberwar'' and ''Dead Set on Life'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/viceland-renews-gaycation-noisey-orders-black-market-abandoned-cyber-war-1201773845/|title=Viceland Renews Five Shows, Including Ellen Page's 'Gaycation,' Picks Up Five More|last=Prudom|first=Laura|date=2016-05-13|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-26}}</ref> ''Party Legends''— a show about re-enactments of entertaining party stories,<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/summer-tv-premiere-dates-2016-new-returning-shows-list-1201677180/|title=Summer Premiere & Return Dates: 2016 Edition|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|date=2016-05-09|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-27}}</ref> ''WOMAN''— a series in which Gloria Steinam features the lives of different women around the world,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/08/arts/television/gloria-steinem-viceland-women.html|title=Gloria Steinem Brings Feminism to Viceland|last=Ryzik|first=Melena|date=2016-05-04|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-08-26}}</ref> and ''VICE Does America''— which Abdullah Saeed and two Vice co-workers explore forgotten places of the world.<ref name="auto"/> In October 2016, the network launched a [[late-night talk show]], [[Desus & Mero (2016 TV series)|''Desus & Mero'']], hosted by [[Desus Nice]] and [[The Kid Mero]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|date=2016-10-14|title='Desus & Mero': No Suits. And No Canned Sketches.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/15/arts/television/desus-nice-the-kid-mero-viceland.html|access-date=2020-05-30|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The program ran through June 2018, when it was cancelled after the duo signed with [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] to host a [[Desus & Mero (2019 TV series)|rebooted version]] (which premiered in early-2019).<ref>{{Cite web|title='Desus & Mero' Late-Night Show Gets February Premiere Date On Showtime|url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/desus-mero-late-night-show-premiere-date-showtime-1202511383/|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=2018-11-29|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=2020-05-30}}</ref>

 

 

== Versions ==

 

====United States====

The American version is operated by a joint venture with [[A&E Networks]], (itself a stake owner of [[Vice Media]]) and originally replaced [[H2 (A&E Networks)|H2]].