History of The Weather Channel Network, and the "Forecast Earth"/environmental unit (however, certain portions of the "Forecast Earth" unit remain with TWC). The layoffs took effect on November 30 (The Weather Channel later stated it would air other environmental programs). With the shutdown of NBC Weather Plus that month as a result of NBC Universal's partial acquisition of The Weather Channel, certain meteorologists from the digital broadcast network were eventually integrated into TWC's on-camera weather staff; forecasting, radar and graphics systems used by other NBC Universal television news properties (including NBC News, CNBC and MSNBC) replaced the Weather Plus-branded banner graphics to fit The Weather
The Weather Channel to 5:00 p.m. Eastern, and the network's evening program, "Weather Underground", which airs from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern. On weekends, "AMHQ" is aired from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., followed by "Weekend Recharge" from 9:00 am to 1:00 p.m. On April 21, 2018, Weekend Recharge began airing for an additional hour until 1:00 p.m. EST, following the previous week's TV end to Weather Geeks, which is now done in the form of a podcast. The Weather Channel also broadcast original weather-related documentary/entertainment series and specials. These programs ran from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. Eastern Time on weekdays