The Best TV Shows on AXS TV

Paul Shaffer sits down with some of music's finest artists and discusses the stories behind their music and what inspires them.

New Japan Pro Wrestling is a Japanese promotion founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, it is the largest wrestling promotion in Japan and one of the largest in the world.

Inside MMA on Mark Cuban's HDNet television network combines the strengths of the best news and sports programs on television to go deeper into the world of mixed martial arts than any other show can. A combination of talk, highlights, analysis and in-depth reporting allow the show to cover the fighting world from every angle. Since its inception in 2007, “Inside MMA” has pioneered mixed martial arts coverage and is credited with helping one of the fastest growing sports in the world continue it’s massive growth and gain mainstream acceptance. Award winning sports reporter, Kenny Rice, co-hosts with former UFC heavyweight champion and King of Pancrase, Bas Rutten, as they welcome the biggest personalities in MMA. The humor and enthusiasm of Rutten and his years of experience as a premiere fighter and coach compliment Rice and his hard-nosed journalistic style that doesn’t shy from the many controversies that surround the sport.

Spotlighting the most influential songs, bands, and musicians in the history of rock n' roll with a rotating panel of music icons and experts for an insightful discussion examining the music that has left an indelible mark on the rock n' roll scene.

TNA iMPACT offers a unique style of wrestling that features a blend of the traditional with high-flying athleticism and cutting edge action. TNA's roster includes the biggest names in wrestling today, and the hottest new stars in the sport.

Dan Rather presents hard-edged field reports, in-depth interviews and investigative pieces. Each story emphasizes the accuracy, fairness and guts that have been a hallmark of Rather’s illustrious career.

The eight-episode series will feature 35 wrestlers, including third generation wrestling superstar Tessa Blanchard, returning superheroes The Beast, Stephy Slays, Jungle Grrrl, Beverly Hills Babe and talented newcomers to WOW such as Faith the Lioness and Princess Aussie.

Drinking Made Easy is a pub-crawl television series that premiered in 2010 and airs on AXS TV in the United States. Comedian Zane Lamprey hosts a humorous bus trip around the United States and Canada, exploring the local drinking culture of various cities in the countries. In each episode, Lamprey samples popular or original cocktails and beers from bars and breweries in the area. Season two premiered with an hour long episode on October 5, 2011, on HDNet.

Dan Rather interviews celebrities for an hour

Bikini Barbershop is an American reality show on AXS TV featuring Jeff Wulkan, a man who runs a hair salon/barber shop in Long Branch, New Jersey called "Bikini Barbers". It mainly consists of female hair stylists, at work, wearing only bikinis.

Looking at these major artists, we discover the story of their lives and the impact they made on popular culture. Interviews with well known music critics, news archive and performance.

Gotham Comedy Club, a popular comedy venue in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, is the setting of an hourlong series that is shot in front of an audience at the club. Each episode features routines by several comics -- a list that has included such names as David Alan Grier, Gilbert Gottfried and Artie Lange -- in what the network says is an unedited and uncensored format. In addition to the big names of the field who take the Gotham stage, the show also features up-and-comers who want to make a name for themselves in the stand-up comedy business.

American Xplorer is an adventure travel series, taking viewers to the far reaches of the planet to explore lost worlds, foreign cultures and wild adventures. The show first aired on HDNet on April 25, 2009. The programs host, Keith Neubert, chronicles his journeys to exotic geographic locations and is immersed in foreign cultures.

A year-by-year look at our musical landscape, including the biggest artists, songs and albums as well as the new acts we'd be hearing for years to come.

An investigation of the most unique and enigmatic stories in the history of music covering topics that have altered or elevated the world of music, while highlighting the colorful characters that have indelibly changed the course of music history.

Kelly Osborne and a group of experts examine the best 80s movies, music and more!

In this offbeat game show, unsuspecting members of the public hail a cab and find they’re playing for money - if they can keep answering music-themed questions correctly before they reach their destination.

Art Mann Presents is a reality travel show on AXS TV hosted by Art Mann. It features eclectic public party events and festivals in North America. Mann's persona is a straight-shooting "everyman" reporter who interviews colorful, often inebriated, characters he meets at the events. Art Mann Presents has aired on HDNet/AXS TV since February 2005. Events visited have included Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans and various other cities, Bay to Breakers, the Indianapolis 500, and tailgate parties at Jimmy Buffett concerts and other shows and sports events. The network had also aired an uncensored late-night version of the show featuring ample female nudity, Art Mann Presents: Unrated, until HDNet became AXS TV in July, 2012, and in accordance with the network format changing to a more gender-neutral live entertainment focus, the explicit version was dropped from the schedule. Notable guest stars on the program have included Carmen Electra, Jesse Jane, Jessica Mathews, and Kimberly Fisher.