Lifetime moment of truth movies

By turns shocking, tear-jerking, unhinged, and hilariously overwrought, Lifetime programming turned tabloid fodder into a beloved pastime throughout the '80s and '90s. And even though many of its early shows were predictably critically panned, viewers adored them. In the s, Lifetime changed their tune, started making critically acclaimed films, and eventually garnered a wealth of prestigious nominations. That's exactly why the evolution of the channel is so singularly fascinating and unique: rarely has a television entity, especially one that started out as bland daytime talk TV, demonstrated such astonishing versatility. Read on to find out more about the channel that went from being America's sweetheart of guilty pleasures to being the stuff that Emmy Award statuettes are made of. It's rather amusing that Lifetime, a channel famous for its myriad tabloid-esque enjoyments, was initially mistaken for religious programming in its infancy.