Scripps Home/Lifestyle Networks on 9/11 (partially found footage of program suspension; 2001)

A High-quality image of the suspension.

Status: Partially Found

On September 11th, 2001, the E.W. Scripps Company temporarily suspended programming on HGTV and Food Network (and possibly DIY Network) after the infamous 9/11 attacks. It suspended normal programming with a slide saying "Due to the nature of today's tragic events *insert either Food Network, HGTV or DIY Network* is suspending programming. Our thoughts go out to the victims and their families." while the music Landscapes - De Wolfe was playing.

While most reports seem to suggest that this suspension lasted one day, a single photo of the Food Network slide saying "Due to the nature of Tuesday's tragic events, Food Network is suspending programming. Our thoughts go out to the victims and their families.", that resurfaced on a 9/11 archive website in January 2019 seems to suggest that programming was suspended for several days.

Numerous short clips of the program suspension exist on YouTube. However, the Food Network and HGTV suspensions are usually brief portions of a much larger channel surf during 9/11, with the DIY Network not having any surviving footage as of 2019. Other than this short clip and the photo, the Food Network television suspension is only existed via short glimpses of channel surfing, unlike the HGTV version, which was uploaded in a longer video capturing the start of the suspension on August 20, 2018. Footage of Food Network in between 12:30-1: 30 PM Eastern Time on September 11th is believed to exist as part of 9/11 channel surfs. It is believed that all three of the Scripps networks suspended programming at exactly 1:00 PM Eastern Time with the HGTV suspension of "Appraise It!".

It is unknown how long the Food Network suspension was, however, the HGTV suspension was captured as it started.

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The HGTV suspension as it happened