It’s very much socio-culturally linked in the US. Unless you were out in the working or underclass, you likely wouldn’t see them much. In the lower-middle class, they’re likely to be discreet. And in the upper-middle, they’re less common altogether.
As to the History channel, see what I know: I thought that was a channel with historical dramas and the like. (No, I haven’t had a TV for decades.)
That's the problem with cable. Or I should say unintelligent viewers. Occasionally, the History Channel actually puts a show on concerning an historical event. Now it's whatever uneducated viewers want. Ditto for the Travel Channel. I thought it was about traveling to interesting places around the world. Now it's about a guy who eats a lot of food. We have a problem in this country with too many un or ill-educated people.