--- ---  # The Church of Scientology Is Launching its Own Television Network by [Casey Quackenbush](/author/casey-quackenbush/) ## Casey Quackenbush Mar 12, 2018 9:55 AM CUT  Church of Scientology Building on 4810 Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles. Church of Scientology Building on 4810 Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles.Ted Soqui—Corbis/Getty Images by [Casey Quackenbush](/author/casey-quackenbush/) ## Casey Quackenbush Mar 12, 2018 9:55 AM CUT The Church of Scientology will debut its own television network Monday night. The [church](http://time.com/3707645/scientology-1952/ "undefined") made the announcement on its official Twitter account Sunday, saying that the Scientology Network will launch on Monday at 8 p.m. ET. An app and a website also appeared Sunday, with a countdown clock appearing on its homepage. “It’s TIME for us to tell OUR story,” one tweet read. The programming will be available on DirecTV, Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV, iTunes, Google Play and the website [Scientology.tv](http://www.scientology.tv/ "undefined"). DirecTV representative Steven Schwadron[ confirmed](https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2018/03/11/scientology-network-make-tv-debut-monday-church-says/414917002/ "undefined") the DirecTV launch with _USA Today._ > [](https://twitter.com/Scientology/status/972917759091748864) > [](https://twitter.com/ScientologyTV/status/972818313658052608) According to the iTunes [app store](https://itunes.apple.com/bn/app/scientology-network/id1260133757?mt=8 "undefined"), the Scientology Network app will allow users to watch full episodes of the original TV series _Meet A Scientologist,_ _Voices for Humanity_, and _L. Ron Hubbard: In His Own Voice_ as well as other films. Recently, Scientology has been the subject of several documentaries investigating allegations of abuse in the church, including the 2015 film _Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief_ by Alex Gibney, and A&E’s 2016 _Scientology and the Aftermath_, a docuseries through the lens of American actress and former member, [Leah Remini](http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/07/12/stars-who-quit-scientology/slide/leah-remini/ "undefined"). The Church of Scientology Is Launching a Television Network ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5195224/scientology-television-network-launch/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5195224/scientology-television-network-launch/"},"headline":"The Church of Scientology Is Launching its Own Television Network","datePublished":"2018-03-12T09:55:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T19:36:49.010Z","description":"Programming on the Scientology Network debuts Monday night","url":"https://time.com/5195224/scientology-television-network-launch/","keywords":["Television","onetime","overnight"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf5d686c3ea0a4ebc/69892a747cdbac65e3d5c40a/gettyimages-539998036.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Casey Quackenbush","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/casey-quackenbush/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf5d686c3ea0a4ebc/69892a747cdbac65e3d5c40a/gettyimages-539998036.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"USA - Church of Scientology Building in Los Angeles","caption":"USA - Church of Scientology Building in Los Angeles","creditText":"Ted Soqui—Corbis/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/television/","name":"Television"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5195224/scientology-television-network-launch/","name":"The Church of Scientology Is Launching its Own Television Network"}}]}] ```