citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message trouble trouble logo launched 3 february 1997 closed 1 april 2009 owned by virgin media television sky plc picture format 16 9 576i sdtv website www.trouble.co.uk availability at time of closure satellite sky digital channel 172 cable virgin media channel 159 upc ireland channel 622 ex chorus only trouble was a free to air television channel operating in the united kingdom and ireland that was owned and operated by virgin media television . it fully replaced sister channel the children s channel serving northern europe on 4 april 1998 prior to the start of sky digital . trouble had a key demographic of young adults and teenagers aged between 15 and 24 . the channel aired primarily american and australian imports with only a small margin of programmes being british . a website was launched called trouble homegrown that showcased british programmes . trouble s 1 hour timeshift channel named trouble 1 formerly trouble reload closed on 5 february 2009 to make way for the launch of living2 1 . 1 contents 1 history 1.1 origins 1.2 shift from teen shows to family oriented sitcoms 1.3 post wb upn merger 1.4 closure and replacement by living 2 2 programmes 3 references 4 external links history edit origins edit the idea of trouble was originally influenced by the now defunct northern european television channel the children s channel s late afternoon scheduling for teen audiences branded tcc . when bravo was revamped in 1997 to become a channel targeting a male audience marketed as an altered species of television the children s channel started airing only during the evenings and nights with trouble occupying its channel space during the day . it then closed down british and irish operations on 3 april 1998 leaving trouble to expand as a full 24 hour channel targeting teenagers and young adults . its programming consisted more of popular sitcoms rather than the cartoons the children s channel originally aired . shift from teen shows to family oriented sitcoms edit by 2003 trouble had begun shifting its focus from teen shows in its early days to family oriented sitcoms such as my wife and kids one on one the fresh prince of bel air that 70s show and grounded for life . post wb upn merger edit after the wb merged with upn in 2006 its main programming sources dried up causing the channel ratings to decline . in turn trouble attempted to add new programmes including first run episodes of how i met your mother and kyle xy and classic comedies including the cosby show and desmond s but failed to address the decline of virgin bravo team group . closure and replacement by living 2 edit on 17 march 2009 virgin media television indicated it would close trouble and replace it with a version of living . 2 the closure was blamed on declining viewing figures and that it was part of an operational review at virgin media television which included budget cuts at challenge tv which saw them being sold to bskyb bravo and virgin 1 by then renamed channel one closed later after the virgin sale . it was then revealed that trouble would close in april 2009 and would be replaced by living 2 since replaced by living loves . trouble aired the voice over announcing about the last night before it ceased broadcasting on 1 april 2009 at 1.00 am with the two hour timeshift version of living launching at 7am on the same day . programmes edit 8 simple rules for dating my teenage daughter all of us batman beakman s world california dreams charmed city guys the cosby show cuts cutting it dawson s creek desmond s diff rent strokes the fresh prince of bel air earthworm jim eve grounded for life half & half hangin with mr. cooper hang time heartbreak high hollyoaks classic episodes from 1995 2000 in the house home and away how i met your mother the hughleys kyle xy making the band malcolm & eddie malibu ca martin moesha the monkees my so called life my wife and kids no angels odd man out one on one pugwall the parkers run of the house saved by the bell saved by the bell the new class the secret life of us singled out the steve harvey show scene one the sausage factory sweet valley high teachers the trap door that 70s show two guys and a girl usa high undergrads veronica mars weird science zoe duncan jack and jane references edit trouble timeshift axed for more living2 . digital spy . 2009 02 03 . virgin media to axe trouble channel external links edit trouble at tv ark v t e sky plc uk and ireland channels sky 1 sky 2 sky arts sky atlantic sky living sky cinema sky news sky sports sky sports box office sky sports f1 sky sports news hq challenge pick real lives defunct channels premplus sky 2 1996 97 sky arts sky soap sky scottish . tv the amp the comedy channel sky news ireland sky real lives sky travel the sports channel the movie channel the power station now galaxy channel one bravo bravo 2 challenge jackpot sky living loves sky 3d joint ventures at the races history h2 ci lifetime nickelodeon nick jr. nick jr. too nicktoons comedy central & extra sky news arabia sky news australia sky news business channel defunct magazines sky magazine sky kids other amstrad freesat from sky on demand sky sports active sky hd sky betting and gaming sky broadband sky active sky go sky text sky now tv the cloud sky 3d open ... germany and austria sky 1 sky atlantic sky cinema sky krimi sky select sky sport sky sport news sky bundesliga sky 3d italy channels sky atlantic sky arte sky cinema sky meteo24 sky primafila sky sport sky sport f1 sky sport motogp sky sport 24 sky calcio sky tg24 sky uno sky 3d sky radio cielo tv8 defunct channels sky vivo sky show other sky hd italy stream tv see also 21st century fox british satellite broadcasting digibox granada sky broadcasting living tv group minidish osterley television 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