premise: Nicholas Brody only appears on basic cable.
hypothesis: Nicholas Brody . Nicholas `` Nick '' Brody , played by actor Damian Lewis , is a fictional character on the American television series Homeland on Showtime , created by Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon . USA Network ( commonly referred to as simply USA ) is an American basic cable and satellite television channel that is owned by the NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group division of NBCUniversal , itself a subsidiary of Comcast .