Night Flight was an online visual-arts magazine and variety television show that aired on cable TV from 1981 to 1988 before moving to syndication in the early 1990s. Night Flight was one of the first sources on American television to view full-length and short films not generally aired on network television, or even pay channels. Night Flight was also one of the first American television shows to present the music video as a serious visual art form rather than a mere promotional tool for musicians. Late-night broadcasts also afforded cable television the freedom to air portions of videos that other outlets had either censored or banned.