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onion news network
Onion News Networkis a parody television news show that ran for two seasons of ten episodes each, both during 2011, on the Independent Film Channel.
In March 2007,The OnionlaunchedThe Onion News Network, a daily web video broadcast that had been in production since mid-2006.The Onioninvested about $1 million in production and hired 15 staffers to focus on the venture. Carol Kolb, former Editor-in-Chief ofThe Onion, was the ONN's head writer, and Will Graham and Julie Smith were the executive producers. Season 1 aired on Friday nights at 10pm. It was implied on-air that the ONN show "FactZone with Brooke Alvarez" is "simulcasted" on IFC Friday nights at 10pm ET.
IFC renewed Onion News Network for a second season, which was sponsored by Acura. Season 2 aired on Tuesdays for the first three episodes, and then moved back to Friday nights beginning with the November 18, 2011 episode. ONN did not return for a third season.