The Nation's First-Ever, Over-The-Air Broadcast TV Networks For Women & Men Are Born: Escape (For Women) & Grit (For Men) Are Now On-The-Air

ATLANTA, Aug. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The country's first-ever female-centric and male-centric over-the-air broadcast television networks -- Escape (For Women) and Grit (For Men) – have launched and are now on the air.

Grit and Escape are now being seen in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, Washington, D.C., Cleveland, Houston, Miami, San Francisco and other major markets, with more cities to be announced shortly.  Escape and Grit air twenty four hours a day, seven days a week on the digital signals of local television stations. 

Escape is for women 25-54 featuring a mix of theatrical motion pictures and off-net series which emphasize heroines and heroes that slip away from pursuit or peril.  Escape's movie line-up includes such titles as Body Heat, Presumed Innocent, Disclosure, Misery, Dead Calm, Malice, Fatal Attraction, Star 80, The Interpreter, The Bone Collector, Mulholland Drive, Play Misty for Me, A Kiss Before Dying and many more.  Escape also features some of the greatest true crime series in television history, including Snapped, Unsolved Mysteries, Forensic Files and more.  For complete Escape schedule and more information visit http://www.escapetv.com/

Action-oriented Grit targets men 25-54 and is built around the classic male hero archetype with a heavy focus on western, war and action movies.  Heroes and stars featured on Grit include John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Sylvester Stallone, Denzel Washington, Tom Cruise, Gary Cooper, Brad Pitt, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Steve McQueen, Harrison Ford, Chuck Norris and many more. For complete Grit schedule and more information visit: http://www.grittv.com/

Escape and Grit are part of Katz Broadcasting, a new company established by current Bounce TV founder/COO and former Turner Broadcasting executive Jonathan Katz, who serves as President and CEO. 

Contact:        Jim Weiss                  770-672-6504                       [email protected]

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SOURCE Katz Broadcasting