TV Station Tycoon

TV Station Tycoon is a management game about building a television network and competing for viewers and ratings. You start with a small station, choose what to broadcast, manage its finances and advertising, and work toward becoming the number-one television station.

Plan your schedules

Create daily and weekly schedules by choosing programs and their time slots. Balance genres, audience demographics, popularity, costs and runtimes: morning news may suit one audience, while cartoons, sports, reality shows, dramas, movies and late-night programming attract different viewers. A strong lineup can build momentum through the day, while a poor one can send viewers to rival stations.

License programming

Build your library by licensing shows, movies, special events and seasonal programming. Each title has its own audience appeal, popularity, strengths, runtime and licensing cost. You can seek bargains, invest in proven hits or take a chance on cheaper programs that might become the basis of your station. Some opportunities are limited, so you must decide when to spend your budget as well as what to broadcast.

Compete for viewers

Audience numbers change throughout the day. They are affected by your programming and time slots, target demographics, weather, competing stations, previous shows, special events and other factors. Follow live viewership, analyze individual programs and other performance data, and adjust your strategy as you compete with rival networks and climb the national rankings.

Manage the business

Turn your audience into revenue through advertising and sponsorships, while keeping track of income, expenses and station performance. Bigger shows can attract more viewers but cost more to license and operate, so you decide when to invest, save or take a risk on programming that could transform the station.

As the station grows, you can unlock opportunities and improve how the network operates. Manage your content library, advertising strategy, audience, finances, studio operations, campaigns, syndication opportunities and competition as part of a growing broadcasting business.