Hot Choice was launched in 1988 as Viewer's Choice II; the channel retained the "Viewer's Choice" name until February 1993, when it was rebranded as "Hot Choice".About iNDemandC Band lolistings 1988 Retrieved February 24, 2011Hot Choice Gets Off To A Sizzling Start, Multichannel News, May 10, 1993. Retrieved February 24, 2011 from HighBeam Research. The service had initially aired a diverse mix of comedy and action/adventure movies geared towards mainly teenagers and adults (essentially, feature films with an MPAA rating of "PG-13" or higher) that were carried over from its sister network Viewer's Choice/In Demand; and adult-oriented programming at night.
