Eric Williams

Review of The History Channel

Up to about fifteen years ago, when my family deci...

Up to about fifteen years ago, when my family decided to get rid of cable television, I absolutely LOVED this channel and would have given it five stars (and more, if possible). After an absence of a decade, I started watching the network again after my place of employment got DirectTV (until late summer 2018). The channel has taken an absolute nosedive in recent years. Practically none of its current programming is even remotely connected with history, with the exception of the occasional two hour special. They should really get honest about it and simply rename the network the "Reality Channel". What in heaven's name do the series Mountain Men, Ax Men, Ice Road Truckers, and Ancient Aliens have to do with the study of history?!?!?