Scientology TV officially launched Monday on DirecTV (channel 320), Apple TV and Roku.Īlthough it represents a significant investment for the group, this is not the first time Scientology has used TV as a recruitment tool. Rumblings about a Scientology network gained momentum in early 2017, with several rumors about the impending launch running on the website of longtime Scientology chronicler Tony Ortega.

In response to the launch of the network, Investigation Discovery aired an episode of Vanity Fair Confidential focusing on the disappearance of Miscavige’s wife, Shelly. Ron Hubbard: In His Own Voice, the first in a three-part series featuring personal audio from the Church of Scientology founder L. Other programming offered on the network’s first night included Destination Scientology, a half-hour showcasing the construction of a church in Inglewood, California Voices for Humanity, which followed a brother and sister duo who are attempting to end violence in Colombia and L. Immediately following the special, the half-hour program Meet a Scientologist profiled Deering Banjo Company founders Greg and Janet Deering. Promising to answer questions about the religion, programming began with the Scientology Network Launch Special, an hourlong episode showing off the interior of Scientology churches interspersed with brief interviews with members. So, take a look and then decide for yourself.” “No, we simply want to show you, because after all, the first principle of Scientology is that it’s only true if it is true to you. “We’re not here to preach to you, to convince you or to convert you,” he said. PT with a message from Church leader David Miscavige, making a rare on-camera appearance. Scientology TV, a network dedicated to the religion, officially launched Monday evening at 5 p.m.

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