Entertainment

How cable got so hot

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A&E THEN: Samantha Morton with Ciaran Hinds in “Jane Eyre” AP
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A&E NOW: Happiness on “Storage Wars.”
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ABC FAMILY THEN: Pat Robertson National Geographic/Getty Images
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ABC FAMILY NOW: “Secret Life of the American Teenager.” ABC FAMILY
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BRAVO NOW: Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn of “Project Runway.”
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HISTORY THEN: Hitler in Germany Everett Collection / Everett Col
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HISTORY NOW: Bruce Mitchell from “Swamp People.”
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AMC THEN: Marilyn Monroe in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” 20th Century Fox Licensing/Merch
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AMC NOW: “The Walking Dead”
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TLC NOW: Buddy Valastro of “Cake Boss”
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VH1 THEN: “Dancing in the Dark” video WireImage
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VH1 NOW: The infamous “Mob Wives”