TV Zone was launched in September 1989 by publishers Visual Imagination as a spin-off of their existing title Starburst.
Originally, the magazine concentrated solely on science fiction and fantasy television, but over time it broadened its interests to occasionally include comedy (mostly through articles by Andrew Pixley) and mainstream drama programmes such as The West Wing and Spooks.
TV Zone's editors were, in order, Jan Vincent-Rudzki, Lee Binding, Tom Spilsbury and Anthony Brown.
Tom Spilsbury took over as editor from Jan Vincent-Rudzki in late 2000 and was responsible for issues 136–161, eventually leaving in April 2003 to work on Doctor Who Magazine.
TV Zone contained news, interviews, features and reviews of television (and audio) series and their related merchandise (such as novelisations).