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There's also [[BBC America]] ([[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|a cable network in the United States]]), which is the BBC in name only, being a privately run channel (although half-owned by BBC Worldwide, the other half being owned by [[Discovery Channel|Discovery Communications]]) that shows programmes from a variety of makers, including the real BBC's rivals ITV, Channel 4 and E4, most notably ''[[The Inbetweeners]]'' and ''[[Peep Show]]''. The name in America basically just means "British!". The channel does run some of the BBC's most popular programs, such as ''[[Top Gear]]'', ''[[Torchwood]]'' and, of course ''[[Doctor Who]]'' - all among of American extended cable's highest rated and critically acclaimed shows. It acquired the first-run rights to ''[[Doctor Who]]'' (which they initially only had repeat rights to), gaining them in a deal with their original American rights holders, Sci Fi Channel, later called [[Syfy]]. Unsurprisingly, ''Doctor Who'' is now BBC America's highest rated show. It also has American science fiction programmes such as ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', ''[[The X-Files]]'' and the 2003-2009 ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'', but it devotes most of its day to British programming.