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Channel 5 airs a wide variety of programming that covers various genres and themes, with programmes about farming, trains and royalty being popular. The channel is notable for its travel and holiday shows, whether presented by comedians such as

Susan Calman Susan Grace Calman (born 6 November 1974) is a Scottish comedian, television presenter, writer and panellist on a number of BBC Radio 4 shows including ''The News Quiz'' and ''I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue''. She has written and starred in two se ...

and

Alexander Armstrong Alexander Henry Fenwick Armstrong (born 2 March 1970) is an English actor, comedian, radio personality, television presenter and singer. He is the host of the BBC One game show ''Pointless'', as well as the morning show on Classic FM. He is ...

or whether they are programmes in a fly-on-the-wall reality format like ''Allo Allo! Brits in France'' or the ''Bargain Loving Brits...'' series. The channel has also become associated with a number of people and programmes from Yorkshire with shows including

Jane McDonald Jane Anne McDonald (born 4 April 1963) is an English singer, songwriter and television presenter. Born and raised in Wakefield, McDonald spent much of her early career performing in local clubs and pubs before landing work as a singer on cruis ...

, ''The Yorkshire Vet's''

Julian Norton Julian Norton (born 3 June 1972) is a British veterinary surgeon, author and TV personality, best known for his appearances on thirteen series of ''The Yorkshire Vet'', which has been broadcast on Channel 5 since 2015. Early life Norton was bo ...

and shepherdess

Amanda Owen Amanda Owen (born September 1974) is an English shepherd, writer and presenter. Biography Owen lives and farms on a remote farm, Ravenseat Farm, in Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales with her husband Clive Owen and their nine children: Raven, R ...

, (the latter two also contributing to episodes of ''This Week on the Farm'', filmed at

Cannon Hall Farm Cannon Hall Farm is a working farm and tourist attraction close to the village of Cawthorne, near Barnsley in the English county of South Yorkshire. Open to visitors since 1989, it is owned and run by the Nicholson family.BBC News (11 February ...

in South Yorkshire). Channel 5 is also notable for securing the rights to ''

Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip ...

'' in 2001, which helped boost early evening viewing figures for the channel, and acquiring ''

Neighbours ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera, which has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons an ...

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after a bidding war with other broadcasters. However, where once imported drama made up a large part of its schedule, Channel 5 has increased the number of titles released under the banner of ''Channel 5 Original Dramas'', with '' The Drowning'' and a new version of '' All Creatures Great and Small'' bringing in more than 4 million viewers to the channel, making it one of Channel 5's biggest hits of Autumn 2021 along with ''Our Yorkshire Farm'' and ''The Madame Blanc Mysteries'' (all with audiences of over 2.5 million viewers).

Public service

Channel 5, as a British public service broadcaster, are required to broadcast a wide variety of programming. As opposed to

Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...

, whose programming remit targets the fringes of society and ranges a variety of cultures, Channel 5's remit is more like

ITV ITV or iTV may refer to: ITV *Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, consisting of: ** ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islan ...

's. The Channel's remit is laid out in the

Communications Act 2003 The Communications Act 2003 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The act, which came into force on 25 July 2003, superseded the Telecommunications Act 1984. The new act was the responsibility of Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell. It ...

, Section 265 and is regulated by

Ofcom The Office of Communications, commonly known as Ofcom, is the government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, telecommunications and postal industries of the United Kingdom. Ofcom has wide-ranging powers acros ...

. The section states that: :(1)The regulatory regime for every licensed public service channel, and for the public teletext service, includes a condition requiring the provider of the channel or service to fulfil the public service remit for that channel or service. :(2)The public service remit— (a) for every Channel 3 service, and (b) for Channel 5, is the provision of a range of high quality and diverse programming As a public service broadcaster, Channel 5 is required to show a quota of news bulletins and educational programmes. Documentaries such as ''Hidden Lives'', ''Revealed'' and '' Extraordinary People'' are examples of how the channel has met these criteria. In 2005, Channel 5 acquired the right to the annual ''

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures are a series of lectures on a single topic each, which have been held at the Royal Institution in London each year since 1825, missing 1939–1942 because of the Second World War. The lectures present sci ...

'', with the broadcasts occurring on the channel for three years (as they are now on BBC Four). The channel has also featured some short educational documentary series such as ''Your Sport'' focusing on sport in local communities.

Early scheduling

Upon launch, Channel 5's programming followed a strict schedule with the intention that viewers could tune in and always know what to expect. Major features of Channel 5's early scheduling structure included daily soap opera ''

Family Affairs ''Family Affairs'' is a British soap opera that aired on Channel 5. It debuted on 30 March 1997, the day of the launch of said channel and was the first programme broadcast on the channel. It was screened as five thirty-minute episodes per w ...

'' at 6.30pm, a nightly news broadcast at 8.30pm, presented by

Kirsty Young Kirsty Jackson Young (born 23 November 1968) is a Scottish television and radio presenter. From 2006 to 2018 she was the main presenter of BBC Radio 4's ''Desert Island Discs''. She presented ''Crimewatch'' on BBC One from 2008 to 2015. Early ...

. That was followed by a film at 9pm every night and ''

The Jack Docherty Show ''The Jack Docherty Show'' was a weeknightly comedy chat show which first aired on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom between 30 March 1997 and 23 June 1999. Presented by comedian Jack Docherty, the programme was one of the first to air on the chan ...

'', a comedy chat show. Daytime programmes included '' Sunset Beach'', the American soap opera,

Leeza Gibbons Leeza Kim Gibbons (born March 26, 1957) is an American talk show host. She is best known as a correspondent and co-host for ''Entertainment Tonight'' (1984–2000) as well as for having her own syndicated daytime talk show, ''Leeza'' (1993–20 ...

' chat show, ''

Leeza ''Leeza'' is an NBC and syndicated daytime television talk show. It premiered on June 14, 1993 as ''John & Leeza from Hollywood'', hosted by John Tesh and Leeza Gibbons. Tesh left the show after seven months, and on January 17, 1994, the pro ...

'' and '' 5 News Early''. Weekend programming included ''

Night Fever "Night Fever" is a song written and performed by the Bee Gees. It first appeared on the soundtrack to ''Saturday Night Fever'' on RSO Records. Producer Robert Stigwood wanted to call the film ''Saturday Night'', but singer Robin Gibb expressed ...

'', a panel show presented by

Suggs Graham McPherson (born 13 January 1961), known primarily by his stage name Suggs, is an English singer-songwriter, musician, radio personality and actor from Hastings, England. In a music career spanning 40 years, he came to prominence in the ...

and the fantasy series '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' and ''

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' is an American television series filmed in New Zealand, based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles (Hercules was his Roman analogue). Starring Kevin Sorbo as Hercules and Michael Hurst as ...

''.

Channel 5's 10th anniversary programming

For its 10th birthday on Friday 30 March 2007, the channel (then typeset as Channel Five) scheduled a few special programmes which resulted in the channel achieving its lowest viewing figures on a Friday for nearly 10 years and, for any day, its lowest peak time share performance since 2002. The birthday schedule started with the 7.30pm programme ''Gordon Brown Meets the 10-Year-Olds'' which got 200,000 viewers watching Channel 5, the channel's lowest amount of viewers for that timeslot in two years. ''Gordon Brown Meets the 10-Year-Olds'' was followed by ''The Ten Demandments'' at 8pm and ''I Blame the Spice Girls: The Monster Quiz of the Decade'' an hour later. The latter show, produced by Zeppotron was a comedy quiz presented by Liza Tarbuck, and featuring contestants

Trisha Goddard Patricia Gloria Goddard (born 23 December 1957) is an English television presenter and actress. She is best known for her television talk show '' Trisha'' (1998–2010), which was broadcast on a mid-morning slot on ITV before later being move ...

Johnny Vegas Michael Joseph Pennington (born 5 September 1970), better known as Johnny Vegas, is an English comedian, actor, writer, and director. He is known for his thick Lancashire accent, husky voice, overweight appearance, angry comedic rants, and us ...

Ben Miller Bennet Evan Miller (born 24 February 1966) is an English actor, comedian, and author. He rose to fame as one half of the comedy duo Armstrong and Miller. Miller is also known for playing the lead role of DI Richard Poole in the first two serie ...

and

Frankie Boyle Francis Martin Patrick Boyle (born 16 August 1972) is a Scottish comedian and writer. He is known for his cynical, surreal, graphic and often controversial sense of humour. A stand-up comedian since 1995, Boyle first gained widespread recognit ...

, which took its name from the fact that the Spice Girls had been the first act to be seen launching the service in 1997. Questions were based on stories from the news between the period 1997 - 2007, as well as shows that had been broadcast on the channel. Unlike Channel 4's ''

The Big Fat Quiz of the Year ''The Big Fat Quiz of the Year'' is an approximately annual British television programme broadcast in the last or first week of the year on Channel 4. The show is a comedy panel game in the style of a pub quiz. Three teams of two celebrities, mo ...

'', which has had numerous editions since December 2004, ''I Blame the Spice Girls'' remains a one-off, as only 600,000 viewers tuned in to see the 90 minute 9pm quiz. The channels best ratings for its birthday night of programming was for ''The Most Shocking Celebrity Moments of the Decade'' at 10.30pm, a programme which attracted 900,000 viewers from 10.30pm on 30 March 2007, and a format which would be still commissioned by the channel (under various ''Most Shocking'' names) 15 years later.

Children and teenagers

Channel 5's pre-school programming block ''

Milkshake! ''Milkshake!'' (stylised as milkshake!) is a British children's television programming block on Channel 5 and is currently aimed at children aged 3–7. History The block debuted on Channel 5's first full day on air, at 7.30am on 31 March 19 ...

'' is shown from 06:00 to 09:15 each day. The block has a number of presenters, including Eddie Mathews and

Naomi Wilkinson Naomi Laura Wilkinson (born 30 June 1974, in Bristol, England) is an English television presenter and actress. Career Wilkinson was a presenter of ''Milkshake!'', the early-morning programming block for young children on Channel 5 and ''Fi ...

, and features a range of pre-school programming, including ''

Fifi and the Flowertots ''Fifi and the Flowertots'' is a British stop-motion children's television series created by Keith Chapman for Five (acquired rights only) and Nick Jr. (under the "Original Series" brand). It aired from 2 May 2005 to 16 July 2010. The series ...

'', ''

Peppa Pig ''Peppa Pig'' is a British preschool animated television series by Astley Baker Davies. The show follows Peppa, an anthropomorphic female piglet, and her family, as well as her peers portrayed as other animals. The show first aired on 31 Ma ...

'' and '' Hi-5''. Until October 2007, the channel also had a block called ''

Shake! Shake! (formerly NGA, The Core and Milkshake FM) was a television programming block shown by United Kingdom broadcaster Channel 5, airing animated and live-action programmes aimed at children and teenagers age 8 to 15 year olds. History Befo ...

'' at weekends, which was aimed at an older audience. However, Channel 5 then removed the ''Shake!'' block from its schedules, as ''

'' was taking up the Sunday slot. ''Shake!'' made a return to the channel on 4 October 2009 every Sunday morning after agreeing a deal with Disney. The block features ''

Hannah Montana ''Hannah Montana'' is an American teen sitcom created by Michael Poryes, Rich Correll and Barry O'Brien that aired on Disney Channel for four seasons between March2006 and January2011. The series centers on Miley Stewart (Miley Cyrus), a ...

'', ''

Wizards of Waverly Place ''Wizards of Waverly Place'' is an American fantasy teen sitcom created by Todd J. Greenwald that aired on Disney Channel for four seasons between October 2007 and January 2012. The series centers on Alex Russo (Selena Gomez), a teenage wiza ...

'' and '' Snobs''. It also saw the return of Channel 5's hit show '' The Tribe'', a futuristic New Zealand teenage drama series which was shown in its entirety from 1999 to 2003. John Walsh produced several documentary series, “Boyz & Girlz”, “Cowboyz & Cowgirlz” and “TREX” for children's controller Nick Wilson.

Current programmes

* '' The Adventures of Paddington'' * ''

Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom ''Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom'' is a British preschool animated television series. The show was created by Neville Astley and Mark Baker, and produced by Astley Baker Davies and Entertainment One (the companies responsible for ''Peppa Pig' ...

'' * ''Brave Bunnies'' * ''Circle Square'' * ''Cooking with The Gills'' * '' Daisy and Ollie'' * ''

Floogals ''Floogals'' is a British live-action/animated television series aimed at preschoolers, produced by Nevision Studios, Jellyfish Pictures and Zodiak Kids, with concepts from Absolutely Cuckoo. Sprout (now Universal Kids), a children's TV chann ...

'' * ''Go Green With The Grimwades'' * ''

Kangaroo Beach ''Kangaroo Beach'' is an Australian animated television series for preschool children which debuted on ABC Kids on 25 January 2021. It was created by Tim Bain, who is also a writer with Charlotte Rose Hamlyn, Simon Dodd and Samantha Carroll. P ...

'' * '' Kid-E-Cats'' * '' Little Princess'' * ''Meet the Experts'' * ''Meet the Hedgehogs'' * ''Milkshake! Bop Box Boogie'' (2020–2021) * ''Milkshake! Monkey'' * ''Milkshake! Summer Fun'' * ''Mimi's World'' * '' Mofy'' * ''Mya Go'' * ''Odo'' * ''

Oggy Oggy ''Oggy Oggy'' is a French preschool computer-animated streaming television series created by Jean Cayrol & Cédric Guarneri and is produced by Xilam Animation with the participation of Netflix and France Televisions. It is a spin-off and prequel t ...

'' * ''Pop Paper City'' * ''

'' * ''Pip and Posy'' * ''Pirata and Capitano'' * ''

Santiago of the Seas ''Santiago of the Seas'' is an American computer-animated children's television series created by Niki Lopez, Leslie Valdes, and Valerie Walsh Valdes that premiered on Nickelodeon on October 9, 2020. The series features the voices of Kevin Chacon ...

'' * ''Shane the Chef'' * ''Show Me How'' * ''

Sunny Bunnies ''Sunny Bunnies'' ( Polish: Słoneczne Zajączki) is a computer-animated children's television series produced by Digital Light Studio (for its first 6 seasons and part of the 7th) and Animation Café (season 7 onwards). The show consists of seve ...

'' * ''The World According to Grandpa''

Programming from
Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television television channel, channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its List of assets owned by Param ...
(U.S.)

* ''

Baby Shark's Big Show! ''Baby Shark's Big Show!'' () is an animated children's television series based on the "Baby Shark" brand from the South Korean company Pinkfong. SmartStudy, Pinkfong's parent company, co-produces the show with Nickelodeon Animation Studio from t ...

'' * '' Blue's Clues and You!'' * ''

Butterbean's Café ''Butterbean's Café'' is an animated fantasy children's television series created by Jonny Belt and Robert Scull, the creators of '' Bubble Guppies'' and ''Whoopi's Littleburg'', ordered by Nickelodeon. The series follows Butterbean, a fairy wh ...

'' (2019-2021) * ''

PAW Patrol ''PAW Patrol'' is a Canadian computer-animated children's television series, children's television series created by Keith Chapman. It is produced by Spin Master, Spin Master Entertainment, with animation provided by Guru Studio. In Canada, the ...

'' * ''

SpongeBob SquarePants ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (or simply ''SpongeBob'') is an American animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It chronicles the adventures of the title character a ...

Other acquired programming

* ''

Bob the Builder ''Bob the Builder'' is a British animated children's television series created by Keith Chapman for HIT Entertainment and Hot Animation. The series follows the adventures of Bob, a building contractor, specialising in masonry, along with ...

'' * ''

Fireman Sam ''Fireman Sam'' (Welsh: ') is a Welsh animated children's television series about a fireman named Sam, his fellow firefighters, and other residents in the fictional Welsh rural village of Pontypandy (a portmanteau of two real towns, Pontypridd ...

'' * ''

Milo Milo may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Milo'' (magazine), a strength sports magazine *'' Milo: Sticky Notes and Brain Freeze'', a 2011 children's novel by Alan Silberberg * ''Milo'' (video game), a first-person adventure-puzzle computer ga ...

'' * ''

Noddy, Toyland Detective ''Noddy, Toyland Detective'' (French: ''Oui-Oui, Enquêtes au Pays des Jouets'') is a computer animated series featuring the character Noddy created by Enid Blyton. The series was produced by DreamWorks Animation Television and Gaumont Animation ...

'' * ''

Ricky Zoom ''Ricky Zoom'' is a computer-animated children's television series created by Alexander Bar and produced by Hasbro's Entertainment One subsidiary and Frog Box in collaboration with Maga Animation Studio. The series was first released on Youku K ...

'' * ''

The Smurfs ''The Smurfs'' (french: Les Schtroumpfs; nl, De Smurfen) is a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small, blue, humanoid creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. ''The Smurfs'' was first created and in ...

'' * ''

Thomas & Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' (originally known as ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' and later ''Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!'') is a British children's television series that aired across 24 series from 1984 to 2021. Based on ''The ...

'' * '' Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go''

Former programmes

* ''

The Adventures of Sinbad ''The Adventures of Sinbad'' is a Canadian Action/Adventure Fantasy television series which aired from 1996 to 1998. It follows on the story from the pilot of the same name. It revolves around the series' protagonist, Sinbad. The series is a r ...

'' * ''

The Adventures of the Bush Patrol ''The Adventures of the Bush Patrol'' (also known simply as ''Bush Patrol'') is an Australian children's television series which first screened in 1996 on the Seven Network. Plot The series follows the adventures of Tracey, her brother Ben and t ...

'' * ''

Angels of Jarm In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as wikt:benevolent, benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Oth ...

'' (2007-2017) * ''

Anytime Tales Anytime may refer to: * ''Anytime'' (Brian McKnight album), and the title song * ''Anytime'' (Eddy Arnold album), 1956 * ''Anytime'', originally ''Slim Whitman Sings'' (1962 album) * "Anytime" (1921 song), a popular song by Herbert "Happy" Laws ...

'' * ''

Atlantis High ''Atlantis High'' is a teen comedy melodrama television series, filmed in New Zealand, that aired on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom from September 2001 to March 2002. ''Atlantis High'' both parodies soap operas and pays homage to spoof televisi ...

'' * '' Audrey and Friends'' (2000-2002) * ''Aussie Antics'' * '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' * '' Beachcomber Bay'' * ''

The Beeps ''The Beeps'' is a CGI animated pre-school children's television series of 65 x 11-minute episodes. The show was initially broadcast in the UK on Channel 5 Milkshake! segment. Subsequently transmitted worldwide. The series details the cheerf ...

'' (2007–2015) * '' The Beginner's Bible'' * ''

Beyblade is a line of spinning-top toys originally developed by Takara, first released in Japan in July 1999, along with its debut series. Following Takara's merger with Tomy in 2006, Beyblades are now developed by Takara Tomy. Various toy companies ar ...

'' * ''Big School'' (2007–2013) * ''Bird Bath'' * '' Blue Water High'' * ''Boyz and Girlz'' * ''

Braceface ''Braceface'' is an animated television series that aired on Teletoon in Canada and the Fox Family Channel in the U.S. The series was produced by Nelvana and Jade Animation, the show features actress Alicia Silverstone from the movie ''Clueless'' ...

'' * ''Castle Farm'' (2010–2014) * '' City of Friends'' * ''Collecting Things'' * ''Cowboyz and Cowgirlz'' * '' Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future'' * '' Dappledown Farm'' (1998-2005) * ''The Day Henry Met'' * ''

Deepwater Black ''Deepwater Black'' is a 1992 novel, first in the Deepwater trilogy, by the New Zealand science fiction writer Ken Catran, where a cast of young characters are supposedly stranded in space while a virus ravages Earth. The book series itself is q ...

'' * ''Demolition Dad'' * '' Dig & Dug with Daisy'' * '' Don't Blame the Koalas'' * ''

Dragon Booster ''Dragon Booster'' is a Canadian animated series created by Rob Travalino and Kevin Mowrer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that aired from October 23, 2004 to December 23, 2006. The first series produced by Nerd Corps Entertainment, th ...

'' * ''

Duel Masters is a media franchise consisting of a manga, several anime series, a trading card game and several #Video games, video games. The original manga, accompanied with his sequels, sold 4.5 million copies in Japan. Plot The st ...

'' * ''Enchanted Tales'' * ''

The Enid Blyton Adventure Series ''The Adventure Series'' by Enid Blyton, a prolific English children's author, is a series of eight children's novels. These books feature the same child characters: Philip, Jack, Dinah, and Lucy-Ann, along with several adult characters. Ja ...

'' * ''Eric Carle Stories'' * ''Family!'' * ''

Fat Dog Mendoza ''Fat Dog Mendoza'' is a children's animated series produced by Sunbow Entertainment, Sony Wonder Television and TMO-Loonland loosely based on a Dark Horse one-off comic book of the same name. It is the first Cartoon Network Europe co-produc ...

'' * ''Funky Town'' * ''

Funky Valley Channel 5 airs a wide variety of programming that covers various genres and themes, with programmes about farming, trains and royalty being popular. The channel is notable for its travel and holiday shows, whether presented by comedians such a ...

'' * ''

Gadget & the Gadgetinis ''Gadget & the Gadgetinis'' is an animated television series spin-off of the 1983 series ''Inspector Gadget''. The series was a co-production between Fox Kids Europe, DIC Entertainment Corporation, French animation studio SIP Animation, French b ...

'' * ''

Gerald McBoing-Boing ''Gerald McBoing-Boing'' is an animated short film about a little boy who speaks through sound effects instead of spoken words. It was produced by United Productions of America (UPA) and given wide release by Columbia Pictures on November 2, 1950. ...

'' (2005–2016) * ''Gigglebug'' * '' Groundling Marsh'' * '' Hana's Helpline'' * '' Havakazoo'' * ''

Igam Ogam ''Igam Ogam'' is a pre-school stop motion animated television series created by Andrew Offiler. Format The series takes place on a “higgledy-piggledy” prehistoric planet and follows the antics of a little mischievous cave girl called Igam ...

'' * ''Insect Antics'' * ''

James the Cat ''James the Cat'' is a 1984 British children's series created by Kate Canning and produced by Jan Clayton with Grampian Television. It chronicles the many events which take place at the Cornerhouse (number 104) between James and his new animal f ...

'' (1998 series) * ''

KaBlam! ''KaBlam!'' (stylized as ''KaBLaM!'') is an American animated sketch comedy television series that ran on Nickelodeon from 1996 to 2000. The series was created by Robert Mittenthal, Will McRobb, and Chris Viscardi. The show was developed as a fu ...

'' * ''Klootz'' * ''

Land of the Lost Land of the Lost may refer to: * Land of the Lost (1974 TV series), ''Land of the Lost'' (1974 TV series), the original 1974 children's television series * Land of the Lost (1991 TV series), ''Land of the Lost'' (1991 TV series), the 1991 remake of ...

'' * '' Lassie'' * '' Lily's Driftwood Bay'' (2015–2017) * ''

The Littl' Bits is a Japanese anime television series with 26 episodes, produced in 1980 by Tatsunoko Productions in Japan in cooperation with TV Tokyo (then an independent station; what became the TV Tokyo network was not organised until 1982, thus the show ...

'' * ''Little Antics'' * ''Little Lodgers'' (2007-2016) * '' Loggerheads'' * ''

Looney Tunes ''Looney Tunes'' is an American Animated cartoon, animated comedy short film series produced by Warner Bros. starting from 1930 to 1969, concurrently with its partner series ''Merrie Melodies'', during the golden age of American animation.

'' * '' Luo Bao Bei'' * ''

Max Steel Max Steel is a line of action figures produced and owned by the toy company Mattel since 1999. The original figures based on the first TV series were similar to the original 12-inch G.I. Joe toys, consisting almost entirely of different versi ...

'' * ''MechaNick'' * ''

Mega Babies ''Mega Babies'' is an animated children's television series created by the Tremblay brothers, Christian and Yvon, who previously had made the Hanna-Barbera show '' SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron''. It is produced by CinéGroupe and Landmark Enter ...

'' * ''The Milky and Shake Show'' (2008–2011) * ''Milkshake! Bop Box'' (2009–2020) * ''Milkshake! Bopping About'' (2017–?) * ''A Milkshake! Christmas'' * ''Milkshake! Festive Fun'' * ''Milkshake! Music Box'' * ''The Milkshake! Show'' (2007–2016) * ''Milkshake! Show Songs'' * ''A Milkshake! Summer'' * '' Mirror, Mirror'' * ''Mist: Sheepdog Tales'' (2007–2015) * ''Monkey Makes'' * ''

Postman Pat ''Postman Pat'' is a British stop-motion animated television series first produced by Woodland Animations. The series follows the adventures of Pat Clifton, a postman who works for Royal Mail postal service in the fictional village of Greendal ...

'' * '' The Secret Life of Puppies'' * ''

Slugterra ''Slugterra'' is an animated television series created by Asaph Fipke. The series was produced by the Canadian animation studio Nerd Corps Entertainment, a subsidiary of DHX Media (now WildBrain). It premiered on Disney XD Canada on Septembe ...

'' * '' Snobs'' * ''

The Softies The Softies were a musical duo consisting of Rose Melberg and Jen Sbragia, who are known for their minimal approach to pop music. History Beginning in 1994, the band was intended to be a side project for both artists. Along with an eventual ...

'' * ''

Stickin' Around ''Stickin' Around'' is a Canadian animated children's television series produced by Nelvana and created by Robin Steele and Brianne Leary. The series originally aired from August 14, 1996 until April 13, 1998. ''Stickin' Around'', originating as ...

'' * ''

Strange Dawn is a 13-episode anime television series created by Hal Film Maker for Pioneer LDC (now Geneon) in 2000. The series follows the adventures of Eri and Yuko after they are transported to a strange world where all the people are very short. The ...

'' * '' ThunderCats * ''TREX'' * '' The Tribe'' * ''

True Jackson, VP ''True Jackson, VP'' is an American teen sitcom created by Andy Gordon for Nickelodeon. It aired from November 8, 2008, to August 20, 2011. The series stars Keke Palmer, Ashley Argota, Matt Shively, Danielle Bisutti, Greg Proops, Robbie Amell ...

'' * ''

USA High ''USA High'' is an American teen sitcom that ran on USA from August 1997 to June 1999, ending after 95 episodes. The series revolves around six friends enrolled at the American Academy boarding school in Paris, France. Background Information '' ...

'' * '' Wanda and the Alien'' (2014–2018) * ''

What-a-Mess ''What-a-Mess'' is a series of children's books written by British comedy writer Frank Muir and illustrated by Joseph Wright. The title character is a dishevelled, accident-prone Afghan Hound puppy, whose real name is Prince Amir of Kinjan. Th ...

'' * ''What Makes Me Happy'' * ''When I Grow Up'' * ''Why!'' * ''

Wil Cwac Cwac ''Wil Cwac Cwac'' is a Welsh-language animated television series produced by Siriol Animation for S4C in 1982. It is based on a series of children's books written in the early 1930s by Jennie Thomas and J. O. Williams (including the famous We ...

'' * ''

The Wind in the Willows ''The Wind in the Willows'' is a children's novel by the British novelist Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. It details the story of Mole, Ratty, and Badger as they try to help Mr. Toad, after he becomes obsessed with motorcars and gets ...

'' * ''

Wissper ''Wissper'' is a CGI children's animated television series produced by Made 4 Entertainment (m4e), Telegael and Bastei Media. The first episode premiered in 2014. It is broadcast on UK TV channel Channel 5 (UK), Channel 5 on their Milkshake! blo ...

'' (2015–2021) * ''

'' * ''

The Wonder Years ''The Wonder Years'' is an American coming-of-age story, coming-of-age situation comedy, comedy/Drama (film and television), drama television series created by Neal Marlens and Carol L. Black, Carol Black. It ran on American Broadcasting Company ...

'' * ''Woolamaloo'' * ''

The WotWots ''The WotWots'' is a New Zealand children's television show which debuted in 2005 and has since aired in several other countries worldwide. Created by Martin Baynton and Richard Taylor, the series uses a mix of live-action and computer animatio ...

'' (2009–2017)

Programming from
Cartoon Network Cartoon Network (often abbreviated as CN) is an American cable television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. It is a part of The Cartoon Network, Inc., a division that also has the broadcasting and production activities of Boomerang, Car ...
(U.S.)

* ''

The Powerpuff Girls ''The Powerpuff Girls'' is an American superhero animated television series created by animator Craig McCracken and produced by Hanna-Barbera (later Cartoon Network Studios) for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Televi ...

Programming from
Playhouse Disney Playhouse Disney was a brand of programming blocks and international cable and satellite television channels that were owned by the Disney Channels Worldwide unit (now Disney Branded Television) of The Walt Disney Company's Disney–ABC Televis ...
(U.S.)

* ''

Bear in the Big Blue House ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' is an American children's television series created by Mitchell Kriegman and produced by Jim Henson Television for Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney preschool television block. Debuting on October 20, 1997, it aire ...

'' (2000–2007) * ''

The Book of Pooh ''The Book of Pooh'' is an American children's television series that aired on the Playhouse Disney block on Disney Channel. It is the third television series to feature the characters from the Disney franchise based on A. A. Milne's works; th ...

'' (2002–2006)

Programming from
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(U.S.)

* ''

Abby Hatcher ''Abby Hatcher'' (originally titled ''Abby Hatcher, Fuzzly Catcher'') is a Canadian CGI-animated television series created by Rob Hoegee. Produced by Guru Studio in conjunction with Spin Master Entertainment, the series premiered on Nickelodeon i ...

'' (2020–2021) * ''

Blaze and the Monster Machines ''Blaze and the Monster Machines'' is a computer-animated interactive children's television series with a focus on teaching science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) that premiered on Nickelodeon on October 13, 2014. The series r ...

'' (2015–2018) * ''

Bubble Guppies ''Bubble Guppies'' is a CGI-animated children's television series produced for Nickelodeon and created by Jonny Belt and Robert Scull. The series is a combination of the sketch comedy, edutainment, and musical genres, and revolves around the un ...

'' (2013–2016) * '' Dora and Friends: Into the City!'' (2015–2016) * ''

The Fairly OddParents ''The Fairly OddParents'' is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. The series follows the adventures of Timmy Turner, a 10-year-old boy with two fairy godparents named Cosmo and Wanda who grant him w ...

'' (2016–2017) * ''

The Loud House ''The Loud House'' is an American animated television series created by Chris Savino that premiered on Nickelodeon on May 2, 2016. The series revolves around the chaotic everyday life of a boy named Lincoln Loud, who is the middle child and only so ...

'' (2020–2021) * ''

Nella the Princess Knight ''Nella the Princess Knight'' is an American animated children's television series created by Christine Ricci Ph. D., premiering on Nickelodeon on February 6, 2017. Toys produced for the series are manufactured by Vivid Imaginations. Plot ''Nel ...

'' (2017–2020) * ''

Olivia Olivia may refer to: People * Olivia (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Olivia (singer) (Olivia Longott, born 1981), American singer * Olívia (basketball) (Carlos Henrique Rodrigues do Nascimento, born 19 ...

'' * ''

Oswald Oswald may refer to: People * Oswald (given name), including a list of people with the name *Oswald (surname), including a list of people with the name Fictional characters *Oswald the Reeve, who tells a tale in Geoffrey Chaucer's ''The Canterbu ...

'' (2002–2009) * ''

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (also known as ''Rise of the TMNT'' and ''ROTTMNT'') is an American animated television series developed and executive produced by Andy Suriano and Ant Ward, and based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turt ...

'' (2018–2019) * ''

Rusty Rivets ''Rusty Rivets'' is a Canadian 3D CGI animated television series, and is produced by Arc Productions and Spin Master Entertainment. ''Rusty Rivets'' aired for three seasons, simultaneously on Treehouse TV in Canada and on Nickelodeon in the U.S., ...

'' (2017–2019) * ''

Ryan's Mystery Playdate ''Ryan's Mystery Playdate'' is an American live-action children's television series created and produced by the company PocketWatch, Inc. The series is based on the Ryan's World YouTube channel, which signed an advertising deal with PocketWatch ...

'' (2020) * ''

Shimmer and Shine ''Shimmer and Shine'' is an American animated television series created by Farnaz Esnaashari-Charmatz and produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio. It premiered on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block on August 24, 2015, and ran for four seasons. The sh ...

'' (2016-2020) * '' Sunny Day'' (2019–2020) * ''

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is an American media franchise created by the comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Leonardo, Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Miche ...

'' (2013–2018) * ''

Top Wing ''Top Wing'' is a Canadian computer-animated television series created by Matthew Fernandes of Industrial Brothers. It was produced in-house by Industrial Brothers in connection with 9 Story Media Group. In Canada, the series debuted on Treehouse ...

Other acquired programming

* ''A House That's Just Like Yours'' * '' Abby's Flying Fairy School'' (2010–2015) * ''

Adventures from the Book of Virtues ''Adventures from the Book of Virtues'' is an American animated children's television series based on the books '' The Book of Virtues: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories'', and ''The Children's Book of Virtues'', both by William Bennett, who serve ...

'' * '' The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill'' * ''

Alvin and the Chipmunks Alvin and the Chipmunks, originally David Seville and the Chipmunks or simply The Chipmunks, are an American animated virtual band and media franchise first created by Ross Bagdasarian for novelty records in 1958. The group consists of three s ...

'' * ''Animal Antics'' * ''Animal Express'' * ''Animal Families'' * ''Animal Xtremes'' * ''

Babar Babar ( ur, ), also variously spelled as Baber, Babur, and Babor is a male given name of Pashto, and Persian language, Persian origin, and a popular male given name in Pakistan. It is generally taken in reference to the Persian language, Persian ...

'' * ''

Bananas in Pyjamas ''Bananas in Pyjamas'' is an Australian children's television series that first aired on 20 July 1992 on ABC. It has since been syndicated in many countries and dubbed into other languages. In the United States, the "Pyjamas" in the title wa ...

'' (2012–2017) * '' Beast Wars: Transformers'' * '' Becca's Bunch'' * ''

Chloe's Closet ''Chloe's Closet'' is an animated children's series produced by MoonScoop Entertainment and Telegael Teoranta. The series is mainly aimed for children ages 2 to 7 years old. The show premiered in the United States on PBS Kids Sprout on July 1 ...

'' (2012–2017) * '' Chiro and Friends'' (2008–2013) * ''

Digby Dragon ''Digby Dragon'' is a British preschool stop motion animated television series created by Sally Hunter, which aired from 4 July 2016 to 29 July 2019. It is produced in the UK by Blue Zoo Productions for Nick Jr. Premise Digby is an anthro ...

'' * ''

Ebb and Flo ''Ebb and Flo'' is an animated short series co-produced by Canning Factory Productions from the UK and from Germany. Kate Canning and Gerhard Hahn were the supervising directors and producers. The show is based on the books by children's autho ...

'' * ''

'' (2005–2014) * ''

Franklin Franklin may refer to: People * Franklin (given name) * Franklin (surname) * Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class Places Australia * Franklin, Tasmania, a township * Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...

'' (2002–2009) * ''

Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs ''Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs'' is a series of children's books written and drawn by Ian Whybrow and Adrian Reynolds. The series is about a five-year-old boy named Harry, who has a bucket full of six dinosaurs named Taury, Trike, Patsy ...

'' (2005–2014) * '' Havakazoo'' * '' Hi-5'' * ''

'' * ''

Jane and the Dragon ''Jane and the Dragon'' is a series of children's books written and illustrated by Martin Baynton. The original trilogy consists of ''Jane and the Dragon'' (1988), ''The Dragon's Purpose'' (1989), and ''Jane and the Magician'' (2000). In 2008 ...

'' * ''

Jelly Jamm ''Jelly Jamm'' is a 3D animated children's television series created by Carlos L. del Rey, Víctor M. López and David Cantolla. The series is a production of Vodka Capital and 737 SHAKER, two Spanish producers based in Madrid and Segovia, res ...

'' (2012–2016) * '' LazyTown'' (2013–2016) * ''

Maple Town ''Maple Town'', also known as , is a 1986 Japanese anime series created by Chifude Asakura and directed by Junichi Sato. The series, animated by Toei Animation, consists of 52 half-hour episodes, which aired on TV Asahi in Japan from January ...

'' * ''

Mio Mao Mio or MIO may refer to: shortened form of Mioritic Shepherd dog or Mioritic sheepdog; a Romanian mountain dog. Places * Mio, Michigan, a town in the US Music * ''Mío'', 2011 album by David Bustamante * "Mío", 1992 song by Paulina Rubio Bran ...

'' (2004–2017) * ''

Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends ''Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends'', sometimes shortened to ''Sunny Patch'', is a CGI-animated children's television series produced by Nelvana in association with AbsoluteDigital Pictures and Callaway Arts & Entertainment as a follow-up to ' ...

'' * ''

The Mr. Men Show ''The Mr. Men Show'' (sometimes referred to as ''Mr. Men Little Miss'' or simply ''Mr. Men'') is an animated children's television series based on the original '' Mr. Men and Little Miss'' books created in the 1970s and 1980s by British author R ...

'' * ''

Mr. Men and Little Miss ''Mr. Men and Little Miss'', known in the United States as ''The Mr. Men Show'' and in French as ''Monsieur Bonhomme'', is a 1994–1997 animated children's television series based on the original '' Mr. Men and Little Miss'' books created in ...

'' * '' Muppet Babies'' * ''Noddy in Toyland'' (2009–2017 2020-2021) * ''Nosey'' * ''Number Adventures'' * ''

Old Bear Stories ''Old Bear Stories'' is a BAFTA award-winning stop frame animation television series for children based on the Old Bear and Friends books by Jane Hissey. Jane Hissey also created the television series, starting it on 24 September 1993, and cre ...

'' * ''Olive the Ostrich'' * ''

Olly the Little White Van ''Olly the Little White Van'' is a children's CGI television series from the United Kingdom, created by Henry Becket. Original episodes have aired on CITV, Channel 5 and Cartoonito Cartoonito is a brand name used by Warner Bros. Discovery f ...

'' (2011–2018) * ''

PB Bear and Friends ''PB Bear and Friends'' is a series of children's books by Lee Davis that has also been made into a British children's television series. Much like the ''Paddington Bear'' series, the characters are stuffed puppets that are animated with the sto ...

'' * ''Pets!'' * ''

Pip Ahoy! ''Pip Ahoy!'' is a British children's animated television series aimed at preschoolers following the adventures of a puppy named Pip and his best friend, a kitten named Alba, who live in Salty Cove. The series originally aired on Milkshake! on Ch ...

'' (2014–2018) * ''

Plonsters ''Plonsters'' is a children's television program produced by Anima Studio für Film & Grafik GmbH in Hamburg, Germany, and Bettina Matthaei for Egmont Imagination. Each episode is about 3 minutes and 30 seconds long and is produced using stop m ...

'' * ''Play!'' * ''

Pocoyo ''Pocoyo'' ( in Spanish and stylised as ''POCOYO'') is a Spanish preschool interactive comedy computer animated television series created by Guillermo García Carsí, Colman López, Luis Gallego and David Cantolla, and is produced by the Span ...

'' (2005–2011) * '' Poko'' * ''

Poppy Cat Poppy Cat is a series of books created by British illustrator and writer Lara Jones. The books are published by Campbell Books (a division of Macmillan Publishers), and include ''Poppy Cat's Play House'', ''Poppy Cat's Christmas'', ''Poppy Cat L ...

'' (2017–2018) * ''

Popular Popularity or social status is the quality of being well liked, admired or well known to a particular group. Popular may also refer to: In sociology * Popular culture * Popular fiction * Popular music * Popular science * Populace, the total ...

'' * ''

Power Rangers ''Power Rangers'' is an entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live-action superhero television series, based on the Japanese tokusatsu franchise ''Super Sentai''. Produced first by Saban Entertainment, second by BVS Entert ...

'' ** ''

Power Rangers Megaforce ''Power Rangers Megaforce'' is the twentieth season of the long-running television series ''Power Rangers''. The show is produced by SCG Power Rangers and began airing on Nickelodeon on February 2, 2013. The show was part of the ''Power Rangers ...

'' ** ''

Power Rangers Samurai ''Power Rangers Samurai'' is the eighteenth season of the children's television series ''Power Rangers'', which is based on the Japanese ''Super Sentai Series''. The season was the first to be produced by SCG Power Rangers, after Saban Brands ( ...

'' * ''

Puffin Rock ''Puffin Rock'' is an Irish children's television series. Based on Puffin Island, situated off the Irish coast, the series follows a young puffin named Oona and her little brother Baba as they explore their world. The program is narrated by Ch ...

'' * ''

Roary the Racing Car ''Roary the Racing Car'' (stylised as ''ROARY: The Racing Car'') is a British-stop-motion children's television series created by David Jenkins and produced by Chapman Entertainment and Cosgrove Hall Films. It follows the adventures of Roary ...

'' (2007–2018) * ''

Rolie Polie Olie ''Rolie Polie Olie'' is a computer-animated children's television series produced by Nelvana and created by William Joyce. The show focuses on a little robot who is composed of several spheres and other three-dimensional geometric shapes. The s ...

'' (2002–2008) * '' Roobarb/Roobarb and Custard Too'' (2005–2013, 2016) * '' Rupert Bear, Follow the Magic...'' * '' Sailor Sid'' * ''Sandy and Mr. Flapper'' * ''

The Save-Ums! ''The Save-Ums!'' is a Canadian CGI animated children's television series produced by Decode Entertainment. The series premiered on Discovery Kids as part of the Ready Set Learn programming block on February 24, 2003, and ended on July 11, 2006 ...

'' (2003–2015) * ''Say it with Noddy'' (2005–2009) * ''Seaside Antics'' * ''

Secret Life of Toys ''Secret Life of Toys'' is a 1994 children's TV series based on the 1986 Christmas TV special '' The Christmas Toy''. Each of the fourteen 30-minute episodes consists of two 15-minute stories. The show was taped in Monheim, Germany (near the Dut ...

'' * ''The Secret of Eel Island'' * ''

The Shoe People ''The Shoe People'' is an animated television series which was first broadcast in the UK in April 1987 on TV-am. It went on to be broadcast in 62 countries around the world. It was the first series from the West to be shown in the former Soviet ...

'' * ''

The Singing Kettle The Singing Kettle (also known as Artie's Singing Kettle) are a folk music and entertainment group from Scotland who perform traditional children's songs, along with live theatre performances. Originally from the village of Kingskettle in Fife, ...

'' (2001–2005) * ''

Singled Out ''Singled Out'' is an American dating game show created by Burt Wheeler & Sharon Sussman which originally ran on MTV from 1995 to 1998. Each episode featured a group of 50 singles competing for a date with one main contestant. The original hosts ...

'' * ''Sister Said'' * ''

Simon Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...

'' (2017–2019) (now on

Tiny Pop Tiny Pop (styled as tiny POP) is a British free-to-air children's television channel in the United Kingdom, owned by Narrative Entertainment UK Limited. Broadcast on many of the major digital television platforms in the UK, Tiny Pop, which was ...

) * ''

Tickety Toc ''Tickety Toc'' is an interactive preschool comedy computer-animated television series produced by The Foundation, part of Zodiak Media and FunnyFlux Entertainment. The first series consists of 52 episodes, each 11 minutes long, but is often sh ...

'' * '' Tickle, Patch and Friends'' * ''Tiger, Tiger'' * '' Titch'' * ''Toby's Travelling Circus'' * ''

Toot the Tiny Tugboat ''Toot the Tiny Tugboat'' is a British 2D-animated preschool television series developed from Sebastien Braun’s ''Toot and Pop!'' picture book by Lupus Films and animated by Cloth Cat Animation. The series has been airing on Channel 5 Milksha ...

'' * '' The Treacle People'' * ''

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends ''The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends'' is a British animated anthology television series based on the works of Beatrix Potter, featuring Peter Rabbit and other anthropomorphic animal characters created by Potter. 14 of Potter's stories were ...

'' * ''

Zack and Quack ''Zack & Quack'' is an animated children's television series created by Gili Dolev and Yvette Kaplan. Produced by Zodiak Media, the series premiered on Nick Jr. (British and Irish TV channel), Nick Jr. in the United Kingdom and Ireland on Februa ...

Programming originally produced for and aired on
PBS Kids PBS Kids is the brand for most of the children's programming aired by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States. Some public television children's programs are not produced by PBS member stations or transmitted by PBS. Instead, ...

* '' Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps'' (2011–2017) * ''

Barney & Friends ''Barney & Friends'' is an American children's television series targeted at young children aged 2–7, created by Sheryl Leach. The series premiered on PBS on April 6, 1992. The series features the title character Barney, a purple anthropomorp ...

'' (2002–2007) * '' Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures'' (2008–2015) * ''

Elmo's World ''Elmo's World'' is a segment that is shown at the end of the long-running American children's television program ''Sesame Street'' which premiered on November 16th, 1998, as part of a broader structural change to the show. It originally lasted ...

'' (2002–2012) * ''

Franny's Feet ''Franny's Feet'' is a children's animated television series created by Cathy Moss and Susin Nielsen. The show was produced by Decode Entertainment (now WildBrain) with the participation of Family Channel and in association with Channel Five ...

'' (2003–2009) * ''

George Shrinks ''George Shrinks'' is a children's animated television series. It is based on the children's book by the well-known author William Joyce, produced in China by Jade Animation and Canadian studio Nelvana, in association with PBS. The show premie ...

'' * ''

Jay Jay the Jet Plane ''Jay Jay the Jet Plane'' is an American live-action/CGI-animated musical children's television series which aired on The Learning Channel, PBS Kids, TBN and Smile. The series aired for a total of 4 seasons and has 62 episodes. The series is cen ...

'' (2002–2009) * '' Make Way for Noddy'' (2002–2016) * ''

Wimzie's House ''Wimzie's House'' is a half-hour Canadian preschool television program produced in Montreal which ran as ''La Maison de Ouimzie'' on Télévision de Radio-Canada in the morning and Radio-Québec in late afternoons starting March 4, 1995, and i ...

Future programmes

* ''

Mecha Builders ''Mecha Builders'' (also known as ''Sesame Street Mecha Builders'') is a computer-animated children's television series and a spin-off of ''Sesame Street'', that began production in May 2020. The series is co-produced by the United States organiz ...

* '' MixMups'' * ''Tweedy and Fluff''

Comedy

Channel 5 currently shows ''

Friends ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa ...

'' each weekend with a block of episodes shown back-to-back in the mornings. Prior to the channel acquiring ''Friends'' (along with sister channel Comedy Central), the channel premiered spin-off series ''

Joey Joey may refer to: People *Joey (name) Animals * Joey (marsupial), an infant marsupial * Joey, a Blue-fronted Amazon parrot who was one of the Blue Peter pets Film and television * ''Joey'' (1977 film), an American film directed by Horac ...

'', though this series is not being broadcast as part of the re-runs in 2021. Numerous other American sitcoms were shown on Channel 5, including the first series of ''

Two and a Half Men ''Two and a Half Men'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on CBS for twelve seasons from September 22, 2003, to February 19, 2015. Originally starring Charlie Sheen in the lead role alongside Jon Cryer and Angus T. Jones, the ...

'', the first two series of ''

Everybody Hates Chris ''Everybody Hates Chris'' is an American television semi-autobiographical sitcom that is inspired by the memories of the teenage years of comedian Chris Rock. The show is set from 1982 to 1987, although Rock himself was actually a teenager from ...

'' and the revival of ''

Will and Grace Will may refer to: Common meanings * Will and testament, instructions for the disposition of one's property after death * Will (philosophy), or willpower * Will (sociology) * Will, volition (psychology) * Will, a modal verb - see Shall and wi ...

'', though by 2021 these shows were either moved by ViacomCBS to 5Star and Comedy Central or were picked up by rival broadcasters.

Sitcoms

Sitcoms aired on the channel include: * ''

Angelo's Angelo's is a British sitcom that aired on Five in 2007. One series of six episodes was produced. It was written by Sharon Horgan who was also a member of ensemble cast. Steve Brody starred in the titular role as the proprietor of London cafe An ...

'' * '' Borderline'' * ''

8 Simple Rules ''8 Simple Rules'' (originally ''8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter'') is an American sitcom television series originally starring John Ritter and Katey Sagal as middle-class parents Paul and Cate Hennessy, raising their three chi ...

'' * ''

'' (Moved from E4. Also on

Comedy Central Comedy Central is an American basic cable channel owned by Paramount Global through its network division's MTV Entertainment Group unit, based in Manhattan. The channel is geared towards young adults aged 18–34 and carries comedy programming ...

) * ''The Golden Girls'' * ''Hospital!'' * ''Hotel!'' * ''

'' (TV Series) * '' Respectable'' * '' Suburban Shootout'' * ''Swinging'' * ''That's So Last Week'' * ''Top Buzzer'' * ''

'' (rights picked up by ITV2) * ''

'' (Moved from

. Also on 5STAR)

Comedy sketch and panel shows

* ''Bring Me The Head of Light Entertainment'' * ''Impractical Jokers UK'' ( a joint commission alongside Comedy Central UK) * ''The Jim Tavare Show'' * ''We Know Where You Live'' * ''The What in The World? Quiz''

Daytime

Channel 5 has always struggled to make inroads into the daytime TV ratings having tried a variety of magazine formats, quizzes and discussion shows since 1997. In the early days, Channel 5's morning schedules consisted mainly of American imports such as the soaps ''

The Bold and the Beautiful ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (often referred to as ''B&B'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. It premiered on March 23, 1987, as a sister show to the Bells' other soap opera ''The Yo ...

'' and '' Sunset Beach''. Between 1998 and 2003,

Gloria Hunniford Mary Winifred Gloria Hunniford, OBE (born 10 April 1940) is a Northern Irish television and radio presenter, broadcaster and singer. She is known for presenting programmes on the BBC and ITV, such as '' Rip Off Britain'', and her regular appear ...

hosted '' Open House with Gloria Hunniford'', an afternoon chat and lifestyle magazine show featuring interviews, cookery and consumer advice. On 2 June 2003,

Terry Wogan Sir Michael Terence Wogan (; 3 August 1938 – 31 January 2016) was an Irish radio and television broadcaster who worked for the BBC in the UK for most of his career. Between 1993 and his semi-retirement in December 2009, his BBC Radio 2 weekd ...

and

Gaby Roslin Gaby Roslin (born 12 July 1964) is an English television and radio presenter who rose to fame co-presenting ''The Big Breakfast'' on Channel 4 between 1992 and 1996. Roslin also presented the '' Children in Need'' charity telethons on the BBC ...

joined the channel to host the morning talk show ''

The Terry and Gaby Show ''The Terry and Gaby Show'' was a British daytime television show broadcast on Five on weekday mornings between June 2003 and April 2004, produced by Chris Evans' company UMTV. It was hosted by Terry Wogan and Gaby Roslin. The opening titles f ...

'', which lasted only ten months, as it could not compete with ITV's '' This Morning''. In September 2004,

left

ITV Anglia ITV Anglia, previously known as Anglia Television, is the ITV franchise holder for the East of England. The station is based at Anglia House in Norwich, with regional news bureaux in Cambridge and Northampton. ITV Anglia is owned and operated ...

to join Channel 5 in a new programme titled ''

'', which made its debut on 24 January 2005. Similar in style to her old show, it focused on relationships, families in crisis, and reunions. In January 2009, Channel 5 announced it was not renewing her contract for financial reasons. Until March 2007, the station screened quiz show ''

BrainTeaser ''BrainTeaser'' was a British game show based on the original Dutch format of ''Puzzeltijd'' (English: Puzzle Time). The show was broadcast live, with phone-in viewer puzzles being announced and played during the show in addition to the studi ...

'' which was presented by

Alex Lovell Alexandra "Alex" Lovell (born 28 March 1973) is an English television presenter and voice-over artist. She has presented the BBC's regional news programme '' BBC Points West'' since 2005. Early life Lovell was born in Gravesend, Kent, grew up ...

. After four and a half years, ''BrainTeaser'' was withdrawn, following the revelation that production staff were faking winners on the programme's premium rate call-in competition. Other game shows have since been aired in daytime, including a new version of ''

Going for Gold ''Going for Gold'' is a British television game show that originally aired on BBC1 between 12 October 1987 and 9 July 1996. It was revived for Channel 5 from 13 October 2008 to 20 March 2009. Background 1987–96 ''Going for Gold'' was origi ...

'' and ''

Wordplay Word play or wordplay (also: play-on-words) is a literary technique and a form of wit in which words used become the main subject of the work, primarily for the purpose of intended effect or amusement. Examples of word play include puns, phon ...

''. In February 2008, the station acquired the Australian

soap Soap is a salt of a fatty acid used in a variety of cleansing and lubricating products. In a domestic setting, soaps are surfactants usually used for washing, bathing, and other types of housekeeping. In industrial settings, soaps are use ...

''Neighbours'' from

BBC One BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, p ...

, and moved its lunchtime showing of ''Home and Away'' to follow ''Neighbours''. In September 2010, documentary series '' Eddie Stobart: Trucks & Trailers'' featured haulage firm

Eddie Stobart Edward Pears Stobart (born 18 April 1929), better known as Eddie Stobart, is a British businessman who started an agriculture business in the late 1940s. This became ''Eddie Stobart Ltd'' in 1970 and expanded to a haulage company during the 19 ...

's Haulage, Rail and Air divisions. The programme followed drivers responsible for delivering diverse orders such as the new pitch at Cardiff's

Millennium Stadium The Millennium Stadium ( cy, Stadiwm y Mileniwm), known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium ( cy, Stadiwm Principality) for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of Wales. Located in Cardiff, it is the home of the Wales national rug ...

, and the lights to be installed at London's famous Piccadilly Circus. ''The Vanessa Show'' presented by

Vanessa Feltz Vanessa Jane Feltz is an English television personality, broadcaster, and journalist. She has appeared on various television shows, including Vanessa (British TV series), ''Vanessa'' (1994–1998), ''The Big Breakfast'' (1996–1998), ''The Vane ...

was launched in a morning timeslot in January 2011. Following low ratings, the format was moved to an afternoon slot but the programme was not a success and it was axed in June 2011. In 2013, Channel 5 bought the rights to screen

's American version of her former chat show ''Trisha Goddard'', which was broadcast on Channel 5 until 2009. However, due to low viewing figures, the programme is thought to have been pulled from the schedules. Currently, Channel 5's daytime schedule consists of the flagship programme ''Jeremy Vine'' with the soaps ''Neighbours'' and ''Home & Away'' its main ratings successes. In the afternoons, the channel usually screens American and Canadian TV movies and sometimes US produced mini-series and one-off TV dramas. Its daytime and weekend morning schedules also contain repeats of documentaries, lifestyle programming and American crime series.

''The Wright Stuff ''

In 2000, Channel 5 launched its flagship daytime show ''

The Wright Stuff ''The Wright Stuff'' is a British television chat show which was hosted by former tabloid journalist Matthew Wright from 2000 until 2018. It aired on Channel 5 on weekday mornings from 9:15 to 11:15am. The series characterised itself as "Br ...

'' presented by Matthew Wright in which celebrity guests on a panel debate news stories in front of a small audience. In January 2011, ''The Wright Stuff'' was extended to an hour and 45 minutes from 09:15 to 11:00am. From June 2011, the format was extended further with the launch of ''The Wright Stuff Extra with Gabby Logan'' presented by former

BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that broadcasts mainly news, sport, discussion, interviews and phone-ins. It is the principal BBC radio station covering sport in the United Kingdom, broadcast ...

host

Gabby Logan Gabrielle Nicole Logan (''née'' Yorath; born 24 April 1973) is a Welsh presenter and a former international rhythmic gymnast who represented Wales and Great Britain. She hosted ''Final Score'' for BBC Sport from 2009 until 2013. She has also p ...

, however this was later dropped from the schedule, with the main show being extended a further ten minutes, now airing from 09:15 to 11:10am.

Jeremy Vine

In 2018, Matthew Wright left his morning television show ''The Wright Stuff'' after eighteen years, leaving the 09:15 to 11:15am show without a host and the problem of the programme's punning title. When BBC Radio 2 presenter

Jeremy Vine Jeremy Guy Vine (born 17 May 1965) is an English television and radio personality, presenter, broadcaster and journalist. He is best known as the host of his BBC Radio 2 lunchtime programme which presents news, views, interviews with live guest ...

was announced as the new host, it was decided that the programme would continue simply under his name, with the show having the same format as ''The Wright Stuff'', the same timeslot and presenter Storm Huntley continuing in the same role as before. In 2021, Jeremy Vine could be seen top-and-tailing the Channel 5 daytime schedule as the rights to the 12 Yard produced show '' Eggheads'' had been acquired by Channel 5 from the BBC, with new episodes of the Jeremy Vine presented quiz show going out each night at 6.30pm. On 17 January 2022, it was announced that Vine's morning show slot would be extended by an hour from 19 January 2022 by dropping the scheduled repeat of ''Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords'' at 12:15pm and moving ''Shoplifters & Scammers: At War with the Law'' by an hour. The extended part of the programme will be known as ''Jeremy Vine Extra'' with the hour hosted by Storm Huntley, as Vine has a radio show on BBC Radio 2 that starts at 12:00pm (though for the schedules of 19 January, Tina Daheley is sitting in for Vine on the radio).

Documentaries

Channel 5 has broadcast a number of documentaries following the lives of numerous individuals. ''

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'' hosted initially by

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and later by

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is an example of one of the channel's documentaries and is one of the channel's most watched programmes. ''The Business Inspector'' was a four-part spin-off show presented by

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in 2010 who later moved to become a dragon on the BBC's ''

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''. In 2011, the channel hosted the latest addition to the 'Inspector' franchise, ''

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''. Animal and nature programmes have been a popular element in Channel 5's schedules with a number of series often repeated. These include ''Michaela's Zoo Babies'', ''Wild Animal ER'', ''Animal Rescue Squad'', ''Vets in Action'' and ''Zoo Days''. Older series such as ''Nick's Quest'' are repeated in the early morning schedules. ''Monkey World'' aired a new series in 2011 but the emphasis on wildlife and animal rescue programmes has been reduced since 2008. In August 2011, the channel broadcast repeats of ''

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'' the popular wildlife documentary series first broadcast on BBC TV. In 2012, '' Dominic Monaghan's Wild Things'' aired, a series that followed British actor Dominic Monaghan travel the globe to find – and then handle – some of the biggest and most dangerous creatures on the planet. Educational documentaries have also been prominent in Channel 5's schedule, many originally produced for the

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. ''

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'' and ''

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'' are often shown in the 7:30pm slot. The 8pm slot is often filled with male-oriented programmes such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Emergency Bikers'', ''Revealed'' (mystery and archaeology), ''

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'', ''Nature Shock'' and the ''Demolition'' series. The documentary series, '' Sea Patrol UK'' has aired since 2009 and in 2011, the spin-off show, ''Royal Navy: Caribbean Patrol'' made its début. From 2002, the channel aired several major documentary series on the arts, architecture, philosophy and religion representing a major shift away from the station's previous down-market image. These included series on the lives of the great artists presented by

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who also presented regular previews of major art exhibitions and a series on

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. ''Divine Designs'', presented by Professor Paul Binski examined religious architecture around the UK with two series. These arts programmes are no longer produced on a regular basis but are often repeated. Crime series are another established part of the Channel 5 schedule, some repackaged repeats such as ''True CSI'' and ''Forensic Files'' and the channel has featured several series on serial killers such as

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and

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. In 2012, crime series ''Born to Kill?'' was screened, which delved into the matter of whether killers such as

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and

were born to kill. Another crime series titled ''Murder Files'' was also broadcast in 2012, which focused on several notorious criminal cases such as The Schoolboy Assassin, looking back at how police eventually caught their killer. ''Countdown to Murder'' aired in 2013, a unique new crime show that follows a countdown of events that led to the murder of a victim. New programming for 2011 included a series titled ''Candy Bar Girls'' based on the lives of young lesbian women in a bar in London's

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district.Richard Desmond's Channel 5 to air reality show set in lesbian bar
guardian.co.uk, 11 February 2011 2011 also saw

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present ''Living in Las Vegas'' and ''The Restaurant Inspector'', building on the success of ''

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became the presenter of a documentary series titled '' Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways'', with new episodes broadcast on the channel until 2020. Each week, Tarrant undertook a railway journey in a foreign country, meeting the passengers and people who work on railways which go through extreme environments. Tarrant also delved into the history of these extreme railways and found out how they were built. In 2017, Channel 5 showed another train-based series with Tarrant, this time delving into the history of lines and companies in the United Kingdom. The series was called ''The Railways That Built Britain with Chris Tarrant'', and was followed by a couple of series about trains (''Intercity 125: The Train That Changed Britain and ''World's Busiest Train Stations'') which were narrated by Tarrant. In 2013, Channel 5 broadcast '' Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild'', which followed the presenter as he travelled to meet some of the world's few people who have swapped the usual life for something a little different, such as living in a desert as opposed to living in New York City. The programme regularly ranked among the channel's top ten. In November 2015, Fogle's spin-off series ''New Lives In The Wild UK'' introduced Channel 5 viewers to farmers Amanda and Clive Owen, who would go on to have their own Channel 5 show called '' Our Yorkshire Farm''. Also in 2013, Channel 5 broadcast '' Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun'', a documentary following the life of the residents in the

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. The six-part series enjoyed steady ratings, and as a result was recommissioned for a second series which aired shortly afterwards in 2014. In 2014, the channel pioneered "Supersize Season", which included sets of documentaries each attached to the same theme of supersize people. Documentaries produced within this season included ''Saving Britain's Biggest Man'', ''Fat For Cash'', ''My Gastric Band Ruined My Life'', ''Too Fat To Fly'', ''Got Thin - Got Fat Again!'' and ''I Lost Weight and Lost My Husband.'' The use of "seasons" was a common theme during 2014, with Nazi Season, a season dedicated to the Nazis, also produced. In 2017 Channel 5 aired two new documentary series - '' Secrets of the National Trust'' with the anchor host

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and '' Tony Robinson: Coast to Coast'' In December 2021, Channel 5 acquired the fifth series of ''Meerkat Manor'' from

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for its 6.30pm slot (usually featuring ''Eggheads''). The programme, known internationally as ''Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty'' was narrated by

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and tracked the meerkat mobs known under the group names Whiskers, Hakuna Mata and Ubuntu. When ''Neighbours'' went on its Christmas break, ''Meerkat Manor'' was put with a half-hour version of ''Dogs With Incredible Jobs'' at 6pm, adding to Channel 5's slate of natural history and animal programmes, which has also seen the ''Secret Life of the Forest'' (showing various wildlife residing in Kielder Forest, Northumberland) broadcast in November 2021. In spring 2022, the channel went back to stripping documentary series across the week in the afternoon and early evening, with the channel trying out a new format with Susan Calman in the 7pm slot called ''Big Antique Adventure'' which also featured the antiques experts Natasha Raskin Sharp, Danny Sebastian and Paul Martin. In addition to this, ''Bargain-Loving Brits in Sun'' was recommissioned as a 40-part series to run every weekday at 4pm, where previous series have been made up of around eight-to-ten episodes going out on Sunday nights. The series, set around Benidorm and Malaga, features drag queen showbars, animal rescue centres and the residents of various caravan parks, in addition to ex-pats making a living on Spain's markets. As well as this 40-part series 8, earlier ''Bargain-Loving Brits'' programmes have been repeated in this lot along with the 2013-2014 series '' Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun'', which turned up on electronic programme guides as ''Bargain Brits in the Sun'' to fit the title format of the more recent show. The changing of programme titles on Channel 5 is a regular occurrence, with the channel known for changing a programme title at short notice or having an on-screen title that does not correspond with that of the ''Radio Times'' or electronic programme guide. On 10 June 2022, the channel finishes off showing their ''Allo Allo! Brits in France'' series, which follows the lives of various ex-pats in the country, such as Andy and Richard, the owners of a restaurant called Les Roches on the banks of the River Sioule in Auvergne. Whereas the programme previously used the name of the old BBC One sitcom '' 'Allo 'Allo!'' in its title, the series has been rebranded as ''The Good Life: Brits in France'', also using the name of an old BBC One sitcom.

Yorkshire

In the 2010s, Channel 5 became known, in certain parts of the media, as the TV channel which is obsessed with Yorkshire, so much so that commissioning editor Daniel Pearl had to tell a television festival audience that he did not want to see "another programme about Yorkshire". Programmes based in Yorkshire include ''The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard'', filmed on the

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(NYMR) based at

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, ''The Yorkshire Vet'', with filming taking place at local farms and in a number of vet surgeries in Yorkshire (including one in

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, 7 miles away from the NYMR in Pickering), ''Traffic Cops'' (which featured episodes with North Yorkshire Police), ''Yorkshire: A Year In The Wild'' and ''Today at the Great Yorkshire Show''

Royal Documentaries

Saturday night royal documentaries have been a ratings winner for Channel 5, with programmes about past members of the British Royal Family also getting good viewing figures, with a programme about

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(whose reign was from 6 May 1910 until 20 January 1936) achieving a rating of 1.4 million viewers when it was first broadcast. Most of these documentaries are made by ITN Productions and feature archive clips with contributions from historians and royal watchers like former BBC royal correspondent

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. These documentaries have become a dependable part of the weekend line-up, and can be dropped into the schedule at the last minute to replace under-performing scheduled programmes, as was the case when the third episode of the new ''

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'' series was replaced by ''Zara & Mike: The People's Royals'' and ''Fergie & Meghan: Inconvenient Royal'' on 1 April 2023. As well as the British Royal Family, the slot was used to schedule an ITN documentary called ''The Grace of Monaco: Hollywood Princess'' about

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, the American actor who married Prince Rainier III of Monaco in April 1956, one of the few titles featuring foreign-born royalty.

''8 O'Clock Heroes'' (2011)

In 2011, the 8:00pm daily weekday documentary slot was given the title "8 O'Clock Heroes" with a stripped content of action-packed documentaries focusing on police, emergency services and other "heroic" deeds. Series included in the strand include ''

'' and ''Emergency Bikers''. Other series in the strand include ''Supersize Grime'', a fly-on-the-wall documentary series focusing on the world of industrial cleaners from the makers of ITV1's popular '' Grimefighters'' and Sky 1's ''Real Filth Fighters''. In the following decade sister channel 5Star was repositioned as a more of a reality TV channel, than the youth TV channel it once was, and so a lot of its comedy programmes were dropped in favour of programming with emergency services. This meant that shows such as ''Skin A&E'', ''999: Critical Condition'' and ''Ambulance: Code Red'' were more likely to debut on that channel first before being seen on Channel 5. However, after being a programme title used to bulk out the schedule on 5Star or Paramount, series 20 of ''

'' was commissioned to debut on the main channel at 8pm on 10 November 2021, with the repeats continuing in daytime on its sister channels.

Consumer advice programming

By 2022, the channel have decided to use their ''8 O'Clock Hour'' to schedule a number of consumer advice programmes, the majority of which have been presented by

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and scheduled for Thursday nights. Unlike the BBC, who still use the ''Watchdog'' branding for their consumer advice features on ''The One Show'', Channel 5 have not grouped Conran's shows aound one title, with the programmes having names like ''Call Centre Chaos: Britain On Hold'', ''Britain's Dog Poo Scandal'' and ''Phone Scams: Don't Get Caught Out''. In addition to these programmes, Conran has also presented the series ''Secrets of Fast Food Giants'' for the channel and has been one of the presenters hired to host the channel's ''Jeremy Vine Extra'' programme while Storm Huntley is on maternity leave. In addition to Conran's investigative consumer advice shows, the channel has reported on holiday travel problems caused by staff shortages in ''Britain's Airport Chaos'', with a similar show, dealing with rail transport as well, called ''Britain's Travel Chaos: How To Save Your Summer'' scheduled for 12 July 2022 at 8pm.

Clip & retrospective programming

In recent years, the channel emphasises on retrospective clip shows that usually feature celebrity talking heads from stars & critics. These strands include ''20 Moments That Rocked...'', ''The Best of Bad TV'', ''When... Goes Horribly Wrong'', ''Most Shocking... Moments'', ''Britain's Favourite...'', ''The... Story'' and ''Greatest...'' among others. These programmes covers a range of topics from TV bloopers to chocolate bars; where the same limited amount of clips have been used from time to time and they are often renamed in EPGs or TV listings guides. The latest programme in this format was ''Funniest Royal Cock-Ups'' on 7 November 2021, which had a number of clips where the bloopers featured members of the British Royal family and which had taking head interludes from

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, comedian

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and

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Travel shows

By 2021, many of the emergency service shows had been moved away from Channel 5 to debut as first run programmes on 5Star (with repeats used as schedule fillers either late night or at 7:00pm against the soaps on BBC One or ITV) as Channel 5 decided to introduce a number of shows celebrating the Great British countryside. As well as its numerous shows about Yorkshire (a fact picked up by comedy shows on other channels such as '' It's Clarkson On TV'' and ''Complaints Welcome'' with Jessica Knappett), the channel has had hits with comedians driving around Britain in campervans, with Paul Merton featuring in ''Motorhoming with Merton and Webster'' and Susan Calman diving her 1999 Daihatsu Romahome 'Helen Mirren' around various locations in her ''Grand Day Out'' series, a programme which builds on the success of her ''Secret Scotland'' show. Other travel shows found on the channel include ''The Cotswolds with Pam Ayres'', ''Iceland With Alexander Armstrong'' and the

narrated ''World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys'' which has featured British and international train routes over its five series. In October 2021, Channel 5 picked up the rights to the 2019 Nat Geo series ''Egypt With The World's Greatest Explorer'' (known on National Geographic UK as ''Fiennes: Return to the Nile''), which they rebranded as ''The Nile with Sir Ranulph Fiennes'', a three-part series which they decided to show before ''The Madame Blanc Mysteries'' at around 8pm. However, to keep ''The Madame Blanc Mysteries'' scheduled against the BBC's reboot of ''Blankety Blank'' with Bradley Walsh, they dropped the third episode from Channel 5's line-up on 6 November 2021, deciding to put Sally Lindsay's mystery drama on earlier and a ''Then & Now'' documentary about ABBA on at 9.10pm. The final episode of ''The Nile with Sir Ranulph Fiennes'' was moved to 5Select on 6 November 2021, replacing an already scheduled episode of ''Wild Britain'' at 8pm. In 2022, Jane McDonald will follow-up her ''Cruising with...'' travel shows with a new 6-part commission called ''Jane McDonald's Yorkshire'', while the cruising shows returned on 20 December 2021 with the first episode in a two-part Christmas special that saw new presenter Susan Calman onboard the MS Maud in Norway.

Documentaries from VIS

''Cruising with Susan Calman'' is one of a number of documentaries from Channel 5's VIS (Viacom International Studios) sister company. Other shows and series include ''Sinatra: King of the Crooners'' (a feature length documentary about Frank Sinatra), ''Terry Wogan: Now You're Talking'' (about the late BBC Radio 2 breakfast show host), ''The Wonderful World of Chocolate'' (with its spin-off series about cakes retitled as ''Amazing Cakes and Bakes'' on the EPG) and ''Inside...'' (a documentary series which started off looking at places like Kensington Palace, Strangeways and St Paul's Cathedral, before becoming more focused on stores like Harrods, Aldi, Selfridges and John Lewis with a few episodes devoted to hotels like The Savoy). VIS have also provided the channel with a number of historical documentaries such as ''Our Victorian Christmas'' (a follow-up to ''Wartime Christmas'' from December 2020), ''D-Day Remembered: Minute by Minute'' and ''In the Footsteps of...'' a series with

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, which looks at the lives of Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy, Charles Dickens and the Brontes. In July 2022, with Channel 5 coming to the end of its time broadcasting ''Neighbours'', VIS put into production two programmes to be broadcast alongside ''The Finale'' as part of a ''Neighbours'' theme night on 29 July 2022. The first programme from VIS for ''Neighbours Night'' is a documentary called ''Neighbours Made Me a Star: From Ramsay St to Hollywood'', with the second being a pop clips collection called ''Neighbours: All the Pop Hits & More, Especially For You'' which features tracks from Delta Goodrem, Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan, alongside "Kiss Kiss" by Holly Valance and the video for Stefan Dennis' "Don’t It Make You Feel Good?". In 2023, Paramount Global announced that it was closing VIS, its UK-based non-scripted production division, with all programmes on Channel 5 to be commissioned from various independents in the future. Some of the last productions VIS UK made for Channel 5 included ''Britpop: The Music That Changed Britain'' (commissioned as ''The Story of Britpop''), a 4-part music history docu-series which lasted 2 episodes in primetime before being shifted to a late-night slot after the casino, and Nick Knowles' travel programmes in and around the Grand Canyon.

Drama

Homegrown drama

Channel 5 has occasionally commissioned its own drama series. In 2004, it commissioned the hit drama ''

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'' which lasted just one series and in 2006, it co-commissioned ''

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'' with

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in Australia. Channel 5 also screened '' Perfect Day'', a commissioned British drama, in 2005. The success of this one-off drama led to the commissioning of a prequel and a sequel, ''Perfect Day: The Millennium'' and ''Perfect Day: The Funeral'', which were shown in 2006. In 2009, Channel 5 broadcast a new version of ''

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'' starring

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. Other dramas broadcast include ''

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'', ''Beyond Fear'', ''Wing and a Prayer'' and '' Urban Gothic''. Channel 5 returned to homegrown drama in 2013, as they announced the commission of police drama ''Evidence'', which was later re-titled '' Suspects''. ''Suspects'' has proven one of the more successful original dramas that the network has ever produced and has received praise from critics as well, including those writing for

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and

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. Keith Watson, writing for the

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newspaper said it had him hooked and rated it four stars out of a possible five. Jake Wallis Simons said the drama was "unnervingly true to life", calling it sassy and cynical, rating it four stars out of a possible five. The show stars

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and Clare-Hope Ashitey, with all three actors receiving critical praise. Most of the show's dialogue is improvised in order to make it seem natural, the actors have a detailed story document and perform from there. The first series began on 12 February 2014, airing Wednesdays at 10:00pm. After strong critical praise and a relatively strong number of total viewers, Channel 5 renewed the show for two more series, which premiered on 20 August 2014 and 13 January 2015 respectively. In 2021, Channel 5's version of '' All Creatures Great And Small'' was bringing in more than 4 million viewers to its Thursday night slot, a programme joining Sally Lindsay's comedy-drama ''The Madame Blanc Mysteries'' and P.D. James’ '' Dalgliesh'' in its 'Original Dramas' line-up for 2021. In 2022, Channel 5's drama schedule includes a number of titles commissioned from Clapperboard Studios (the production company partly responsible for ''The Madame Blanc Mysteries''). These programmes include ''Deadline'' with

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and Charlie Murphy, ''The Holiday'' written by Michael Crompton (with

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due to take a main role), and ''The Teacher'', which was broadcast in February 2022. ''The Teacher'', which was stripped across four evenings like ''Intruder'' (another commission from Clapperboard), had around 2 million viewers tuning in for each episode, with the last episode achieving a series high of 2.4miliion (which was more than twice the amount ITV achieved in the same timeslot for '' Kate Garraway’s Life Stories'', with Channel 4's prison drama ''

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'' attracting 600,000 viewers in the same 9pm to 10pm Thursday night slot on 3 February 2022). Also for 2022, Channel 5 has commissioned a thriller from writer Thomas Eccleshare called ''Witness No.3'', which is due to star

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, Sion Daniel Young and

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, as well as ''Compulsion'', written by Sarah Deane and featuring

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and

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, which is another thriller for the channel and another programme which is likely to be stripped across four nights, as four episodes have been ordered. British dramas shown on Channel 5, include: * ''

'' * ''

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'' * '' The Alchemists'' * '' Beyond Fear'' * '' Clink'' (commissioned for 5Star) * ''Cold Call'' (2019) * '' Dark Knight'' * ''Deadly Summer'' * ''

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'' * ''Fifteen Days'' * ''

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'' * ''Inquisition'' * '' Menace'' * ''

'' * ''

'' * '' Perfect Day'' * ''

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'' * '' Suspects'' * ''

'' * '' Urban Gothic'' * ''

Wing and a Prayer ''Wing and a Prayer, The Story of Carrier X'' (also known as ''Queen of the Flat Tops '' and ''Torpedo Squadron Eight'') is a black-and-white 1944 war film about the heroic crew of an American aircraft carrier in the desperate early days of Wor ...

Australian drama

On 29 April 2013, Channel 5 announced that they had acquired the rights to air ''

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''. The show is a re-imagining of the classic cult drama '' Prisoner: Cell Block H'', a soap that they had shown repeats of at the turn of the century. The first season premiered under the title ''Wentworth Prison'' on 28 August 2013, airing Wednesday nights at 10:00pm. After strong ratings, Channel 5 purchased the second season and set a premiere date for 3 September 2014, where the show aired again on Wednesday nights at 10:00pm. However, as sister channel 5Star moved away from targeting the same youth audience as E4, to a channel featuring emergency services programming like ''Criminals: Caught on Camera'' and ''Police Interceptors'' it was decided that the drama was a better fit for that channel with later seasons only broadcast there (the last episode of '' Wentworth: The Final Sentence'' would be broadcast on 5Star at 10:00pm on 26 October 2021). On 4 January 2014, Channel 5 premiered Australian comedy crime drama series ''

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'', airing the show Saturday nights at around 6:00pm. The show was pulled from the schedule after three episodes due to poor ratings. '' Secrets & Lies'' began on 23 September 2014, the latest Australian drama to air on Channel 5. Upon their acquisition of the show, Katie Keenan (Head of Acquisitions) said, "Channel 5 viewers love compelling, character-led drama packed with twists and turns. Secrets & Lies ticks all these boxes. We're thrilled to add it to our 2014 drama line-up." In 2021,

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produced the Australian-set drama '' Lie With Me'' for broadcast on ViacomCBS' Channel 5 and its Australian channel

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. The four-part thriller, branded as a 'Channel 5 Original Drama' in the UK, starred ''EastEnders'''

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alongside former ''Neighbours'' actors

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, Nadine Garner and

Brett Tucker Brett Alan Tucker (born 21 May 1972) is an Australian actor and singer. He was a series regular in ''The Saddle Club'', ''McLeod's Daughters'', and ''Mistresses''. He is also known for his role as Daniel Fitzgerald in ''Neighbours''. He playe ...

Irish drama

In February 2013, Channel 5 began broadcasting '' Jack Taylor'', a television crime drama that first aired in Ireland. In March 2013, Channel 5 announced another acquisition of Irish drama, '' Love/Hate''. In April 2013, it was confirmed that Channel 5 had acquired the rights to the first two seasons of the drama, with plans to air them as one block of episodes later in the year. A premiere date was later set for 24 July 2013 at 10:00pm.

Entertainment

Channel 5 has screened a variety of entertainment programs. The channel screened game show '' Fort Boyard'' from October 1998 to December 2001. Channel 5 bought the rights to

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in 1998 and aired the

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for three years (1998–2000). In April 1999, the channel bought the rights to classic game show ''

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'' and aired two series of the revived show from 3 September 1999 to 6 January 2001. On 20 April 2001, it was announced that a third series would not be produced and that it would be replaced by two new challenge game shows, ''

The Desert Forges ''The Desert Forges'' is a game show set in the Wadi Rum desert region in Jordan. It was first aired on Channel 5 from 23 June to 25 August 2001. It is based on a French format called ''Les Forges du Désert'', created by Pierre Sportolaro in 1 ...

'' and ''

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''. Between 12 January to 9 December 2001, Channel 5 broadcast two seasons of the popular game show '' The Mole'' which quickly gained a cult following. In 2003, Channel 5 acquired cult show '' Robot Wars'', previously shown on

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, though the show ended soon after this. The evening magazine show ''

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'' was launched in September 2009 with a strong emphasis on entertainment news. The show was axed in February 2011 and replaced with ''

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'' co-hosted by Kate Walsh who also presented the former show. As part of the relaunch of February 2011, Channel 5 commissioned a range of new entertainment programming including ''Impossible'' with mind-reader Philip Escoffey hosting a gameshow with a jackpot of £40,000. ''

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'' returned in 2017 on Channel 5. The new series began airing on 17 June 2017 in its usual Saturday night slot and is produced by

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and Stellify Media, a firm part-owned by

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presents the revived series.

Melanie Sykes Melanie Ann Sykes (born 7 August 1970) is an English television and radio presenter. She is best known for co-hosting '' Today with Des and Mel'' with Des O'Connor and '' Let's Do Lunch'' with Gino D'Acampo. She also co-hosted '' Going Out with ...

became the new voice of the show, taking over the role most famously held by Graham Skidmore in the original series. After success with her cruising and travelogue shows such as ''Holidaying with Jane McDonald'' and ''Cruising Down Under'', Jane McDonald was given her own entertainment show ''Jane & Friends'' which was produced in-house by Channel 5's parent company ViacomCBS in Manchester. The programme would go on to win the RTS North West Award for Best Light Entertainment show and would feature McDonald singing a range of songs with her band and with special guests such as Spandau Ballet's Tony Hadley.

Quiz shows

In the last five years, Channel 5 have picked up a couple of game show formats from the BBC, with National Lottery show '' Win Your Wish List'', in which families answer questions to win prizes from their wish list, reformatted as a star vehicle for

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, Retrieved on 23 October 2018 and '' Eggheads'' continuing on the channel with Jeremy Vine (with new episodes debuting on Channel 5 at 6:30pm, whilst BBC Two show old episodes at lunchtime). In addition to the new series of the standard quiz, Channel 5 also commissioned a new series of the spin-off ''Celebrity Eggheads'', with Vine questioning Channel 5 presenters

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, Jon Bentley, Kemi Majeks and Gyles Brandreth in the first episode (with the celebrities coming from Vine's morning show, ''The Gadget Show'', ''Milkshake!'' and the channel's various literary walks). In the early days of the channel, one of the first quiz shows to appear was ''

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'' broadcast from the second day of transmission until December 1997. The show was presented by Jeremy Vine's brother Tim, a comedian who also has the distinction of being the first man to appear on Channel 5 when he co-hosted the launch programme on 30 March 1997, alongside Julia Bradbury and musical guests The Spice Girls.

Erotica and Adult programming

Controversy

In 1998, the channel began to show more risqué late-night programmes such as Compromising Situations, Hotline and the controversially explicit ''

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''. In 1999, there was a large increase in adult entertainment shown on the channel, including '' UK Raw'' and ''

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'', giving the channel a reputation for being home to hours of pornography. Adult entertainment, live football, and the 21:00 films were the main source of viewing for the channel at the time. As the broadcaster entered the 2000s, changes were made to address this problem. The level of adult entertainment was scaled back, and reality shows such as ''

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'' and '' The Mole'' proved popular.

''Sex & Power: Celebrity Wars''

On 31 August 2021, a new three-part documentary series about celebrity and newspaper tabloid culture called ''Sex & Power'' started with an episode featuring interviews with Kerry Katona, Ulrika Johnson and Daniella Westbrook, called ''Celebrity Wars''. It was listed in the schedules at 9pm with repeats of fly-on-the-wall documentary ''Adults Only'' and episodes of ''

'' following it. On 1 September 2021 all the scheduled shows were replaced by documentaries about emergency services, though the three episodes of ''Sex & Power'' were put on streaming service My5 (with the episodes available until June 2026) and ''Adults Only'' could be seen on 5Star.

Lifestyle and cookery

Early evening lifestyle and makeover programmes formed a major part of Channel 5's early schedules and they saw a revival in 2011. Former series include property shows, such as ''

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'', presented by

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, ''Build a New Life in the Country'' and '' How Not to Decorate'', presented by

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. Makeover and property shows have declined in Channel 5's schedules but former series such as ''

'' and ''Housebusters'' are often repeated in the daytime and early morning schedules. In 2011, the channel launched new makeover programmes ''Garden ER'' and ''Superior Homes with

Kelly Hoppen Kelly Elaine Hoppen (born 28 July 1959) is a South African-born British interior designer, author, and proprietor of Kelly Hoppen Interiors. From 2013 to 2015, she was a "Dragon" on BBC Two's ''Dragons' Den''. Family Kelly Hoppen was born o ...

''. In September 2011, a new cookery show with a focus on healthy eating was launched, ''Real Food Family Cook Off'' sponsored by

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. In 2012, Channel 5 introduced property show ''Half Built House'', which was fronted by property guru Sian Astley, and focused on Astley rescuing homes that have had DIY disasters. ''Best House In The Street'', another property show, also went to air in 2012, and saw Charlie Luxton transform a family's home in each episode. In 2013, ''Great Northern Cookbook'' aired, a cookery series following Sean Wilson (best known for his role in ''

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'', a Michelin-star chef) as he travels around the North of England, cooking up recipes past and present, exploring the heritage of the towns, completing a series of competitive challenges, and hoping to please the locals.

''Marco Pierre White's Kitchen Wars''

In June 2012, chef

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launched his own cookery competition show, comprising seven 60-minute episodes, to find a couple who creates Britain's Best Dining Experience. The premise of the show from Channel 5 is: ''Marco Pierre White uses his exceptional culinary eye to find the UK's best restaurant partnerships balancing fabulous food with seamless service. They're fighting for a place in a specially designed studio restaurant, where the top three couples will each be given both their own kitchen and set of diners to impress. It's not just about being a good chef; it's also about having the skills to run the best restaurant. Who will make the cut?''

Music shows

Channel 5's first regular music chart countdown was '' The Pepsi Chart Show'' which was broadcast on Saturdays from 4 February 1998 to 25 June 2002, and was the channel's first advertiser-supplied programming deal. Over the next couple of decades, music programming was rare apart from within a few one off slots, including licensing ''Top of The Pops: Christmas 1985'' from the BBC for a day of retro programming and nostalgia. In 2021, Channel 5 started scheduling music chart countdowns and documentaries on Friday nights, with series such as ''Greatest Hits of the 80s'', ''The Story of Songs'' and ''Britain's Biggest 90s Hits'' made by Viacom International Studios UK (VIS), the British production arm of parent company

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, in MediaCity, Salford. MTV Studios in London produced a three-hour video countdown for the channel, known as ''The 80s & 90s Mega Mix'' on My5, with the 1980s lists hosted by former ''

'' presenter

and the 1990s rundowns hosted by Vernon Kay. These programmes were originally broadcast on a Saturday afternoon before being moved to the Friday night music slot. In October 2021, VIS followed up their 1980s and 1990s chart rundowns, produced using information from the

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, with weekly 1970s countdowns, with the episode devoted to 1970 starting on Channel 5 at 10pm on 22 October 2021. These countdowns, featuring vintage videos and performances from foreign music shows (like

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and

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) interspersed with taking head comments (from people like Toyah Willcox, David Grant and

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), were usually followed by a sister 'tracks and facts' clip show, also made by VIS, with titles like ''The 70s Greatest Pop Groups''. The final countdown in the series, ''1979: Britain Biggest 70s Hits'', was broadcast after ''All Creatures Great and Small'' on Christmas Eve, with the clip shows ''70s Greatest Electropop'' and ''70s Greatest Novelty Records'' scheduled after the countdown. On Christmas Day 2021, Channel 5 devoted all of its hours from 9:15 in the morning until 12:30am (when VIS's ''The Wonderful World of Chocolate'' came on) to music and musicals. The channel featured the musical ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'', and programmes about ABBA and Kylie Minogue, alongside countdowns under the ''Britain's Favourite'' name, devoted to Christmas songs, 1980s hits and party songs (with the latter two programmes in the series repeated on New Year's Eve in the run-up to 2022). In January 2022, Viacom/Channel 5's ''Greatest Hits of the 80s'' was reformatted without the chart countdown as ''80s Greatest Pop Videos'', keeping the regular talking head comments (from 'experts' such as Paul Gambaccini, Nina Myskow, Katie Puckrik, as well as pop stars from the period such as Carol Decker, Nick Heyward, Andy Summers, Midge Ure and Clare Grogan) and adding tracks that were not already covered by the Official Charts Company's Top 30 of the year. Again ten episodes were commissioned for the 1980s, with Mark Powell and Malcolm Donkin overseeing the production, as per the previous Friday night music shows. In addition to programmes featuring pop stars such as Adele, Ed Sheeran and ABBA, the channel have ordered a number of programmes featuring country music stars such as Dolly Parton, with various documentaries and 'tracks and facts' video playlist shows (such as their ''Kings of Country'' compilation) broadcast by the channel. The channel will also mark the last ever episode of long-running Australian soap ''Neighbours'', with a playlist show called ''Neighbours Greatest Hits'' featuring hits from Delta Goodrem, Natalie Imbruglia, Rogue Traders, Kylie Minogue and Holly Valance, alongside Stefan Dennis' video for his single "Don’t It Make You Feel Good?" On 28 August 2022, the

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was held at the Prudential Center in New Jersey and due to the link between the channel and Paramount Global's

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in America, the ceremony was again scheduled for a free-to-air late night slot on Channel 5 the day after, similar to previous MTV VMA and EMA shows.

News

Channel 5's news service relaunched as ''5 News'' on 14 February 2011. In September 2021, Ofcom approved the removal of Channel 5's 6.30pm news slot by in order for the channel to schedule ''Neighbours'' at 6pm and ''Eggheads'' at 6.30pm (with a new hour long ''5 News'' programme going out at 5pm). The first hour long-version of ''5 News at 5'' was broadcast by Channel 5 on 8 November 2021, with programme presented by

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and Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije. ''5 News at 5'' has a live reporting team across the UK and is produced by ITN, who were also given an extra hour on Channel 5 every weekday in 2022, with an extension to their morning current affairs phone-in programme called ''Jeremy Vine Extra''.

Participation television

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'' was broadcast simultaneously on Five, Fiver and Five USA on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights between around 00:00 and 04:00/04:30. The phone-in quiz show invited viewers to play along for a chance to win cash prizes in return for solving on-screen puzzles. Entrants must be aged eighteen or over to participate and each call and SMS text is charged whether an entrant successfully gets through to the show or not. ''Quiz Call'' ended its programming on Five when the channel signed with NetPlayTV to air its

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programming from midnight to 04:00 - 7 nights a week. This marked the first time a channel had aired a roulette related show in British television history. Currently named SuperCasino, it was one of the two remaining roulette shows on television, along with

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which is also produced by NetPlayTV and broadcast on

. SuperCasino ended on the channel during the early hours of 1 January 2019. A new roulette show called 21.co.uk has been broadcasting on the channel from 21 May 2019.

Reality television

Channel 5 has a history of broadcasting reality TV shows. Shows broadcast include a UK version of '' The Mole'', to which the channel acquired the format rights, and which was well received: the website UKGameshows.com announced that ''The Mole'' beat ''

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'' to win its first reader poll to find the best UK gameshow of all time. There was also a series of ''

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'' and '' Jailbreak'', however these were less successful. In 2004, the channel hosted the "ultimate" reality show, '' Back to Reality'' featuring contestants from a variety of reality shows under one roof. Despite high hopes, the series failed to gain a large audience. Another programme broadcast was '' Make Me a Supermodel'', a reality show in which contestants try to win a contract with the Select Modelling Agency. The format lasted two series, and the second series was also featured on 5*. The winner of ''Big Brother 11'' and Channel 5's ''

'' reporter

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was given her own 3-part reality show, ''There's Something About Josie'' which aired in May 2011. ''In Solitary: The Anti-Social Experiment'' aired on Channel 5 on 28 August 2017, and was produced by Stellify Media. The programme involved three members of the public being locked up in

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for five days and was presented by

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(who also participated in the experiment). A celebrity edition of the format called ''Celebs In Solitary'' in which

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Professor Green Stephen Paul Manderson (born 27 November 1983), better known by his stage name Professor Green or simply Pro Green, is an English rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, television personality and mental health activist from London. Growing up on ...

Eddie Hall Edward Stephen Hall (born 15 January 1988) is an English media personality, actor, boxer, and former strongman. He won the World's Strongest Man 2017 competition. Hall has also won national competitions such as UK's Strongest Man, Britain's S ...

, and

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attempt to spend five days in solitary confinement was also made (also presented by Lamb).Celebs in Solitary: Meltdown - Channel 5
, Retrieved on 23 October 2018 Even though Stellify Media promoted the format as an entertainment show, this gruelling, psychological 'anti-social' experiment was usually listed as a Factual or Lifestyle programme by others.

''10,000 BC''

The survival show ''

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'' debuted in February 2015. The show is a joint production of Channel 5 and

. The social experiment series follows 20 contestants from across Great Britain, ranging in age from 20 to 65, as they go back to the conditions of the

Stone Age The Stone Age was a broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make tools with an edge, a point, or a percussion surface. The period lasted for roughly 3.4 million years, and ended between 4,000 BC and 2,000 BC, with t ...

and try to survive two months in the wilderness.

''The Bachelor''

On 14 June 2011, Channel 5 made the announcement that they will now air the British version of '' The Bachelor'', a spin-off of the popular American reality series, '' The Bachelor''. The British version had previously been broadcast on BBC Three. In the first series to air on Channel 5 (Series 4), the role of the bachelor was by rugby star and former ''

Strictly Come Dancing ''Strictly Come Dancing'' (informally known as ''Strictly'') is a British dance contest show in which celebrities partner with professional dancers to compete in mainly ballroom and Latin dance. Each couple is scored by a panel of usually 4 ...

'' contestant

Gavin Henson Gavin Lloyd Henson (born 1 February 1982) is a Welsh former professional rugby union player, who played as a fly-half, fullback and inside centre. Between 2000 and 2019 he played for Llanelli, Swansea RFC, the Ospreys, Saracens, Toulon, Ca ...

. In the second series to air on Channel 5 (Series 5), the role of the bachelor was by

Spencer Matthews Spencer George Matthews (born 6 August 1988) is a British television personality and entrepreneur, known for his appearances on '' Made in Chelsea''. He has also appeared on other television shows such as ''Celebrity MasterChef'' and '' The ...

, star of the E4 reality TV series ''

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''. In addition to the UK show, Channel 5 imported ''

The Bachelorette Australia ''The Bachelorette Australia'' is a reality television adaptation of the U.S. series of the same name, and a spin-off of '' The Bachelor Australia''. The series, hosted by Osher Günsberg, premiered on 23 September 2015 on Network 10 Net ...

'', with singer and '' Love Island'' host

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in the main role, from Australian sister channel Network 10 for broadcast on 'youth network' 5Star.

''Big Brother'' and ''Celebrity Big Brother''

On 6 April 2011, it was confirmed that Channel 5 had signed a £200 million contract with media company

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to screen former

reality show '' Big Brother'' for 2 years. The series returned at 9pm on 18 August 2011 with ''Celebrity Big Brother 8''. Series 1 of ''

Celebrity Big Brother ''Big Brother VIP'', is an adaptation of the '' Big Brother'' reality television series. It is the celebrity version of its parent franchise ''Big Brother'', the celebrity version airs in several countries, however, the housemates or houseguest ...

'' on Channel 5 kicked off with the entry of housemates including reality show regulars

Kerry Katona Kerry Jayne Elizabeth Katona (born 6 September 1980) is a British media personality and singer. She was a member of girl group Atomic Kitten from 1998 until her first departure in 2001 and again from 2012 until her second departure in 2017. ...

, Amy Childs and

Jedward John and Edward Grimes (born 16 October 1991), collectively known as Jedward (a portmanteau of their first names), are an Irish singing and television presenting duo. They are identical twins who first appeared as John & Edward in the sixth ...

. It was followed in September by the twelfth series of the show. Brian Dowling signed up to be main presenter of the show following the move to Channel 5, whilst

Emma Willis Emma Louise Willis (née Griffiths; born 18 March 1976) is an English broadcaster. She is known for her television and radio work with Channel 5, BBC, ITV, and Heart FM.

became the host of the new spin-off discussion show, ''

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''. From Big Brother 2013 Emma Willis is the main presenter. On 14 September 2018, it was confirmed that both ''Big Brother'' and ''Celebrity Big Brother'' had been axed by Channel 5. The final series of ''Celebrity Big Brother'' was won by

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on 10 September 2018 with the final series of ''Big Brother'' launching four days later on 14 September 2018, ending after 53 days on 5 November 2018. In total Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother aired twenty-three series on Channel 5 between 2011 and 2018, with 8 regular and 15 celebrity series respectively.

''Celebrity Super Spa''

On 17 June 2013, Channel 5 announced that they had commissioned a new reality television show that would follow six celebrities working in a spa based in Liverpool. The celebrities, such as actor Helen Flanagan and chef Rustie Lee, would be taught to pamper, preen and pluck by Herbert Howe, a man with fifty years experience in the hair and beauty industry. ''Celebrity Super Spa'' was broadcast later in the year with the six-episode show starting on 13 September 2013 (though the show would be dumped from the schedules before the last episode had been aired).

''The Farm''

'' The Farm'' was Channel 5's version of the international TV format ''The Farm''. It had a series of celebrities appearing on it during its two series run in 2004-2005 and did attract some controversy as one episode saw

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masturbating a pig in order to collect semen. Channel 5 cancelled ''The Farm'' following series two in 2005, though an updated version of the idea called ''

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'' (made originally for 5Star) was briefly shown on Channel 5 in 2019, before ViacomCBS decided that this reality TV show format was a better fit for the demographic of viewers watching

and so moved it from a slot on their free-to-air services.

Soaps

''Family Affairs''

When Channel 5 launched in 1997, the staple of its earlier programming was the channel's newly commissioned soap, ''Family Affairs''. The soap continued throughout the Channel's life until it was dropped on 30 December 2005 due to poor ratings.

Acquired soap operas

Channel 5 has screened a number of acquired soap operas. Every episode of the cult Australian soap ''

Prisoner Cell Block H ''Prisoner'' (known in the UK and the US as ''Prisoner: Cell Block H'') is an Australian television soap opera, which broadcast on Network Ten (originally The 0-10 Network) from February 27 (Melbourne) February 26 (Sydney) 1979 to December 1 ...

'' was aired between April 1997 and 11 February 2001 and they also showed another classic Australian soap '' Sons and Daughters'', (which like ''

'' had also been previously shown on

in the 1980s and early 1990s) running the entire series between March 1998 and 6 November 2005. In addition, the channel showed two popular American soap operas '' Sunset Beach'' and ''

'' every weekday morning. After the end of ''Sunset Beach'' in 1999, the remaining episodes were screened until early 2000. The channel replaced it with another soap opera popular in America ''

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'', though after poor ratings it removed both soaps from weekday morning schedules in 2002. Channel 5 also acquired the rerun rights to the BBC and

serial drama '' Out of the Blue'', which were screened from 2009 on Channel 5's digital sister channel, 5*.

''Neighbours''

On 18 May 2007, Channel 5 acquired the rights to Australian soap opera ''

'', previously screened on

. This was the second time UK networks had fought over an Australian soap, with Channel 5 having previously competed over broadcast rights to ''Home and Away''. ''

'' became one of Channel 5's most popular programmes, and was more popular in the United Kingdom than in its home country of Australia, where new episodes debuted on ViacomCBS' digital channel 10 Peach. However, in February 2022, Channel 5 confirmed that ''Neighbours'' would not be part of their schedule from August 2022, though ViacomCBS' Australian company Network Ten are still free to find new backers to keep the show in production if they wanted to. The final episode aired on 29 July 2022.

''Home and Away''

Channel 5 has had the rights to regularly screen ''

'' in the UK since the early 2000s and was broadcasting it in a double bill along with its fellow Australian soap, ''

'' at lunchtimes and in the early evenings for about 20 years. However, on 8 November 2021 ''Home and Away'' lost its early evening slot to ''

'' as the channel launched the hour-long ''5 News a 5'' which shifted ''Neighbours'' back half an hour to 6pm. As another former BBC programme, the quiz show ''Eggheads'', was continuing in its new Channel 5 slot of 6.30pm, ''Home and Away'' could only continue on Channel 5 at lunchtimes. The last early evening outing for ''Home and Away'' on the channel was episode 7659 on Friday 5 November 2021, with the show debuting new episodes on 5Star at a similar time the week after (until it went on its Christmas break) and with the afternoon repeat still playing back-to-back with ''

'' at 1.15pm on Channel 5 in February 2022.

Sport

American sport

Until 2010 late-night sports programming had been a feature of the channel since its original launch, especially focusing on live or short-delay coverage of major North American sports. Most notably, the channel covered

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

games, both regular season and playoffs since its first night on air. After the conclusion of ''

'', Five's MLB baseball coverage was the longest and continuously run programme on the channel.

Jonathan Gould Jonathan Alan Gould (born 18 July 1968) is a football coach and former professional player who is a goalkeeping coach for Stoke City. As a player, he was a goalkeeper from 1989 until 2009 playing for numerous clubs, notably in the Premier Lea ...

was the host, with former Great Britain national team player

Josh Chetwynd Joshua Stephen Chetwynd (born September 11, 1971) is a British-born American journalist, broadcaster, author, sports agent and former baseball player. He has also competed in the sport of curling. Journalism Chetwynd has worked as a staff repor ...

as the in-studio analyst. Due to the Global recession of 2008-09, the channel did not renew its contract to show Major League Baseball in 2009. This left no Baseball available on free to air television in the UK, though Gould, Chetwynd and their producer Erik Janssen continued to broadcast baseball coverage on the digital radio station

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. Until 2004, Channel 5 also covered the regular season and

Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (french: La Coupe Stanley) is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, an ...

playoffs of the

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

; following the lost 2004–05 season, the primary broadcast rights passed to

NASN ESPN America was a British-based European sports network, focusing on professional and collegiate sports of the United States and Canada. Originally launched on 5 December 2002 as NASN (the ''North American Sports Network''), ESPN America broadca ...

. However, since 2006–07, Five has relaunched its coverage with a weekly NHL game on short-delay along with highlights of other action from around the league. After the end of the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals, which had been reduced to edited highlights and shunted to a timeslot after 04:00, and the NHL did not return to the channel. Channel 5 also acquired

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and

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coverage in the wake of

dropping them. Channel 5 was the home of terrestrial coverage between 1999 and 2004 and in 2007, the channel renewed its NFL coverage with a two-year deal to screen ''

Monday Night Football ''ESPN Monday Night Football'' (abbreviated as ''MNF'' and also known as ''ESPN Monday Night Football on ABC'' for simulcasts) is an American live television broadcast of weekly National Football League (NFL) games currently airing on ESPN, AB ...

'' and ''

NBC Sunday Night Football ''NBC Sunday Night Football'' (abbreviated as ''SNF'') is an American weekly television broadcast of National Football League (NFL) games on NBC and Peacock in the United States. It began airing on August 6, 2006, with the Pro Football Hall of Fa ...

'' live (the latter coverage began once the MLB Playoffs and

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ended).

Nat Coombs Nathaniel George Terence Coombs (born August 1977) is a British television and radio presenter, and writer. Education Coombs was educated at the boys' independent school Dulwich College in Dulwich, South London, and at University College Lond ...

hosted and

Mike Carlson Michael Carlson (born March 12, 1951) is a pundit of National Football League (NFL) coverage in the United Kingdom. He worked on Channel Five's coverage of the sport from 1998–2010 and Channel 4's coverage of the sport from 2010-2015. He wa ...

, a former college-football player, was the studio analyst, with game commentary taken from the American broadcasters. In 2009, Channel 5 dropped the Monday night game and only broadcast the Sunday night game for the 2009–10 season, with a Saturday morning magazine programme called '' NFL UK'' showing highlights and previews of the coming weekend's games. Channel 5 decided not to renew its contract with the NFL for the 2010–11 season, and the sport returned to its original home on UK television,

which had shown the sport since the channel's launch in 1982 until 1997. Coombs followed Jonny Gould and Josh Chetwynd to cover the sport on 5 Live Sports Extra, while Carlson hooked up as analyst on Channel 4 with

Gary Imlach Gary Imlach (born 1960, at West Bridgford in Nottinghamshire) is a British author, journalist and broadcaster, specialising in sport. After first being known as a sports presenter on TV-am, Imlach has particularly become associated with non-main ...

, and on BBC One alongside

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for their coverage of the

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held at Wembley, the playoffs and

Super Bowl The Super Bowl is the annual final playoff game of the National Football League (NFL) to determine the league champion. It has served as the final game of every NFL season since 1966, replacing the NFL Championship Game. Since 2022, the game ...

. The Channel also showed Basketball, with the hosts Mark Webster and Andre Alleyne, who took over as analyst from British former NBA star

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. It generally followed the model of the channel's NHL coverage, a single midweek game either live or on short-delay, plus a review of the previous week's action. Sport coverage has included forays into the

NCAA The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...

scene, notably the Rose Bowl and the NCAA basketball tournament. On 18 February 2008, Five showed full live coverage of the

NBA All-Star Game The National Basketball Association All-Star Game is a basketball exhibition game hosted every February by the National Basketball Association (NBA) and showcases 24 of the league's star players. It is the featured event of NBA All-Star Weekend, a ...

. Along with all the other sports dropped by the channel, the NBA coverage followed suit - the last game screened was the

Los Angeles Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Lakers play their ...

' Game 5 win over the

Orlando Magic The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. The Magic compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The franchise was establ ...

to take the 2009 NBA title. Current ownership includes in the United States the

NFL on CBS The ''NFL on CBS'' is the branding used for broadcasts of National Football League (NFL) games that are produced by CBS Sports, the sports division of the CBS television network in the United States. The network has aired NFL game telecasts sinc ...

brand, an NFL broadcast partner in the United States from 1956 to 1993 and again since 1998, Channel 5 reacquired the rights to ''Monday Night Football'' beginning in . Coverage is hosted from

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by Kirsten Watson, sideline reporter for the

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, and

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, a former running back for the

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. As part of the deal, Channel 5 also runs a Sunday morning pregame show titled ''NFL End Zone'' with

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Athletics

Channel 5 broadcasts live coverage of the

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and a few other marathons a 10-mile road race held in

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in October.

Boxing

Channel 5 broadcasts occasional boxing matches following a deal with

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. Coverage is presented by

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and

Paul Dempsey Paul Anthony Dempsey (born 25 May 1976) is an Australian musician. He is best known as the lead singer, guitarist and principal lyricist of rock group Something for Kate. Dempsey released his debut solo album, '' Everything Is True'', on 20 Au ...

with punditry from former boxers such as

Alex Arthur Alex Arthur, (born 26 June 1978) is a Scottish former professional boxer and political candidate for the Alba Party. Competing from 2000 to 2012, he held the WBO and WBO interim super featherweight titles in 2007. At regional level, he held ...

. Commentary comes from

Dave Farrar Dave Farrar is a British broadcaster, specialising in television football commentary. He was Eurosport's number one commentator for ten years, joining the network in 1999 after spells with BBC Radio Lancashire and the BBC World Service as a repl ...

and

Richie Woodhall Richie Woodhall (born 17 April 1968) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 2000. He held the WBC super-middleweight title from 1998 to 1999, as well as the Commonwealth middleweight title from 1992 to 1995, and th ...

and have shown fights featuring Josh Taylor, George Groves, Carl Frampton and Tyson Fury. Depending on international rights, Showtime Sports fights may be carried in the UK on Channel 5.

Cricket

In 2006, Channel 5 began highlights coverage of all of England's

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and

limited overs Limited overs cricket, also known as one-day cricket or white ball cricket, is a version of the sport of cricket in which a match is generally completed in one day. There are a number of formats, including List A cricket (8-hour games), Twenty ...

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

home matches. This followed a period of success for

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and when the exclusive live rights to home matches were awarded to

Sky Sports Sky Sports is a group of British subscription sports channels operated by the satellite pay television company Sky Group (a division of Comcast), and is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It ...

, Channel 5 was a surprise choice to pick up the highlights in the light of

's respected coverage and the BBC's previous interest. Prior to Channel 4, the BBC had long held the rights and Channel 5 were newcomers to cricket, but the coverage has taken up where Channel 4 left off in its coverage (with the help of production company Sunset + Vine). The show also secured former Channel 4 commentators such as

Simon Hughes Sir Simon Henry Ward Hughes (born 17 May 1951) is a former British politician. He is now the Chancellor of London South Bank University, an External Adviser to The Open University, and UK Strategic Adviser to Talgo. Hughes was Deputy Leader ...

Geoffrey Boycott Sir Geoffrey Boycott (born 21 October 1940) is a former Test cricketer, who played cricket for Yorkshire and England. In a prolific and sometimes controversial playing career from 1962 to 1986, Boycott established himself as one of England's m ...

and the anchor of Channel 4's coverage

Mark Nicholas Mark Charles Jefford Nicholas (born 29 September 1957) is an English cricket commentator and former cricketer and broadcaster. He played for Hampshire from 1978 to 1995, captaining them from 1985 to his retirement. Nicholas was born in Westmi ...

to offer expert analysis on the day's play. ''

Cricket on 5 ''Cricket on 5'' is a UK television programme on Channel 5 showing highlights of England's Test cricket, One Day Internationals (ODI) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20I). The programme was produced by Sunset & Vine. Background In December ...

'' (which shows daily highlights of England's matches) is broadcast at 19:00 (or midnight for

day/night cricket Day/night cricket, also known as floodlit cricket, is a cricket match that is played either totally or partially under floodlights in the evening. The first regular cricket to be played under floodlights occurred during World Series Cricket, uns ...

), with highlights extended to an hour from the previous 45 minutes for the 2011 season. The theme tune as of May 2011 is entitled "The Time is Now", performed by

Russ Ballard Russell Glyn Ballard (born 31 October 1945) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Originally coming to prominence as the lead singer and guitarist for the band Argent, Ballard became a songwriter and producer by the late 1970s. His co ...

.Programmes FAQ A to E
Channel 5 Channel 5 coverage continued with the only major change being the replacement of Simon Hughes in 2018 with Alison Mitchell. Cricket on 5 ended in September 2019 with the conclusion of the 2019 Ashes, BBC Sport won the rights to be the Free to Air partner for ECB Cricket from 2020 to 2024 covering all England Men & Women's Tests, ODI & T20 highlights as well as selected live T20 England International matches and the new Hundred competition. Channel 5 signed off with a thanks from the team and from Joe Root after 13 years, the end of the highlights could mean the end of Sunset & Vine cricket coverage after 20 years with Channel 4 & Channel 5 and could also mean the end of Mark Nicholas career in England after 20 years.

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Until 2012 Channel 5 showed a mix of European and international club football, notably weekly matches or highlights from the Dutch

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...

, Portugal's SuperLiga,

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and

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from South America. They acquired exclusive live rights to the Italian

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2007/08 season, but lost them for the following season. For many years Channel 5 showed live matches from the

UEFA Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...

and when the package was centralised Channel 5 became the principal rights holder, sharing coverage of the group stages with

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. Channel 5 also held UK rights for the Europa League Final. The channel showed the

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. In 2007, the channel resumed coverage of

Major League Soccer Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada ...

(MLS) with a match between

Toronto FC Toronto Football Club (commonly known as Toronto FC or TFC) is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home matches at BMO ...

and

Los Angeles Galaxy LA Galaxy, also known as the Los Angeles Galaxy, are an American professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Galaxy competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), as a member of the Western Conference. The club began play ...

on 4 August 2007; the match was expected to be

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's competitive debut as a Galaxy player. In the past, the channel has shown other MLS matches on tape delay or as highlights, generally in the same manner as its coverage of European domestic leagues (excluding Serie A). MLS coverage used to include David Beckham's Soccer USA, a show presented by

Tim Lovejoy Timothy Paul Lovejoy (born 28 March 1968) is an English television presenter best known for hosting Saturday morning football programme '' Soccer AM'' with Helen Chamberlain for over a decade and ''BT Sports Panel'' on Saturday mornings on the ...

on Wednesdays at 19:15 during the season to show highlights of the week's matches, funny moments and also interviews with Beckham on his latest match. Other guests made appearances from time-to-time. Channel 5 stopped showing live football after the 2012 Europa League Final with ITV taking over as main broadcaster of the Europa League. From 2012 to 2015 Channel 5 showed no football but this changed when they got the rights to the Football League, they show highlights from 9.00pm-10.30pm on Saturday nights from the EFL Championship, League One & League Two as well as highlights from the EFL Cup and EFL Trophy for 3 years from 2015 to 2018. The programme was presented by George Riley and Kelly Cates in the first season, Lindsay Hipgrave replaced Cates in the second season and Colin Murray returned to Channel 5 for the 2017–18 season as sole presenter with Caroline Barker also featuring in the studio and as a stand in presenter. On 2 May 2016, Channel 5 showed a football legends match between England and Germany live. Channel 5 lost the highlights to the EFL in 2018 by going to Quest. Quest continue to show EFL highlights at 9pm on a Saturday night with a repeat on Sunday morning, Colin Murray moved to Quest to continue showing the highlights. Channel 5 studios are used for

UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competit ...

and

coverage that Paramount Global holds rights in the United States through CBS Sports / Network and Paramount+.

Golf

Golf coverage consisted of weekly highlights from the

PGA Tour The PGA Tour (stylized in all capital letters as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professional golf tours in the United States and North America. It organizes most of the events on the flagship annual series of tournaments also k ...

, excluding majors, though by October 2021 this coverage had been dropped

Mixed martial arts

In 2009, Channel 5 signed a deal to broadcast highlights of the

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

(UFC) on terrestrial television in the UK. In 2015, Channel 5 picked up highlights of every

BAMMA BAMMA (British Association of Mixed Martial Arts) was a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United Kingdom. It premiered on June 27, 2009, and was shown on the television channel Bravo. BAMMA events were shown live on ITV4 in the UK and Ire ...

event. As parent company Viacom also owned the rights to the

Bellator MMA Bellator MMA (formerly Bellator Fighting Championships) is an American mixed martial arts promotion (entertainment), promotion founded in 2008 and based in Santa Monica, California, owned and operated as a subsidiary of television and media cong ...

brand, their matches were shown free-to-view on Channel 5 and a number of the network's sub-channels until a deal with

WWE World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a as WWE, is an American professional wrestling promotion. A global integrated media and entertainment company, WWE has also branched out into other fields, including film, American football, and vario ...

saw more wrestling being broadcast by the network's channels (by 2021 the UK rights to

had been picked up by the BBC for its iPlayer).

Motorsport

The channel has also covered motor sports, most notably

MotoGP Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Independent motorcycle racing events have been held since the start ...

from 2000 to 2002 showing every race live before rights were snapped up by

BBC Sport BBC Sport is the sports division of the BBC, providing national sports coverage for BBC television, radio and online. The BBC holds the television and radio UK broadcasting rights to several sports, broadcasting the sport live or alongside flag ...

, these rights returned in 2017 albeit as highlights with this being broadcast from 7pm-8pm the Monday after a race weekend. Channel 5 held rights to show weekly highlights from the

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series The NASCAR Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). The series began in 1949 as the Strictly Stock Division, and from 1950 to 1970 it was known as the Grand National Division. In 1971, ...

and the

IndyCar Series The IndyCar Series, currently known as the NTT IndyCar Series under sponsorship, is the highest class of regional North American open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars in the United States, which has been conducted under the auspices of ...

, although this was beset by cancellations, inaccurate scheduling and technical difficulties. The channel held right to broadcast highlights from the

A1 Grand Prix A1 Grand Prix (A1GP) was a "single-make" open-wheel auto racing series that ran from 2005 until 2009. It was unique in its field in that competitors solely represented their nation as opposed to themselves or a team, the usual format in most for ...

series. As of 2010, most of their motor sport coverage, including NASCAR, IndyCars, V8 Supercars, Rolex Grand-Am Series and NHRA drag racing has been discontinued. In 2017, Channel 5 announced they had signed a two-year deal with MotoGP and BT Sport for the free to air rights. They also cover World Rally on Monday at 7pm following a race weekend also broadcasting part of the Wales Rally GB Live. On 4 September 2016, it was announced that Channel 5 had acquired the UK broadcasting rights to

Formula E Formula E, officially the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, is a single-seater motorsport championship for electric cars. The series was conceived in 2011 in Paris by FIA president Jean Todt and Spanish businessman Alejandro Agag, who is ...

from the 2016–17 season onwards following Formula E's termination of its contract with

. From round three live studio coverage was added with the former

team of Andy Jayed and ex-former F1 / Formula E driver

Jaime Alguersuari Jaime Víctor Alguersuari Escudero (; born 23 March 1990), also known as Jaume Alguersuari (), and Squire is a Spanish DJ and retired racing driver best known for competing in Formula One between and , and for being the 2008 British Formula 3 ...

, while commentary comes from the world feed from BBC F1's Jack Nicholls and

Dario Franchitti George Dario Marino Franchitti, MBE (born 19 May 1973) is a British former racing driver and current motorsport commentator from Scotland. He is a four time IndyCar Series champion ( 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011), a three-time winner of the Indiana ...

, with Nicki Shields as the pit lane reporter. For rounds one and two

Martin Haven Martin Haven is a British freelance motorsport commentator, who lives in Royal Leamington Spa. He is the Eurosport commentator for the World Touring Car Championship and World Touring Car Cup and the official commentator of the International Bob ...

stood in for Nicholls. Channel 5 lost the rights to the coverage for the 2018–19 season to BBC, Quest, and BT Sport, and MotoGP highlights from the 2019 season to Quest. However, starting in the 2020-21 season, they again assist Paramount Global, which holds United States rights to Formula E.

Rugby union

On 4 May 2017 it was announced that Channel 5 would broadcast up to five live

Premiership Rugby Premiership Rugby, officially known as Gallagher Premiership Rugby, or the Gallagher Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is an English professional rugby union competition. The Premiership has consisted of thirteen clubs since 2021, and is the ...

games for the first time on terrestrial TV for the next four seasons alongside main broadcaster

BT Sport BT Sport is a group of broadcasting of sports events, pay television sports channels in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Owned by Warner Bros. Discovery Sports#Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe properties, Warner Bros. Dis ...

. The new deal also sees them broadcast a weekly highlights show of both the premiership and the

Premiership Rugby Cup The Premiership Rugby Cup is an English rugby union knockout cup competition for teams in Premiership Rugby. It was created in 2018 to replace the Anglo-Welsh Cup after the withdrawal of the Welsh regions. History The Premiership Rugby Cup was ...

previously shown by ITV. After the demise of the BBC's ''Rugby Special'' programme, Channel 5 previously briefly showed free-to-air highlights of English Premiership Rugby during 2000, though these later transferred to

for a short time and then subsequently to

. Aviva Premiership coverage is presented by former ITV duo

David Flatman David Luke Flatman (born 21 January 1980) is an English sports pundit and former rugby union player who played prop. Flatman represented eight times between 2000 and 2002, playing club rugby for Saracens and Bath. Flatman is routinely refer ...

Mark Durden-Smith Mark Durden-Smith (born 1 October 1968 in Soho, London) is an English television presenter best known for presenting ITV shows such as '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW!'' and '' This Morning Summer'', Sky 1 shows such as ''The Matc ...

with Flatman also providing commentary alongside

Conor McNamara Conor McNamara is an Irish sports commentator. He works for BBC Radio 5 Live, ''Match of the Day'', BBC, Amazon Prime Video and Sky Sports. McNamara was born in Limerick, in the Republic of Ireland, where he attended the Jesuit Rugby School ...

or Mark Robson and Paul Grayson. British Hockey Olympic gold medalist

Sam Quek Samantha Ann Quek, MBE (born 18 October 1988) is an English former field hockey player, and television personality. She played as a defender for both the England and Great Britain teams, wearing squad number 13, and won gold as part of the Brit ...

acts as pitch side reporter and completes Channel 5's team. The coverage moved back to ITV from 2022 onwards. Previously, Channel 5 picked up the rights in 1997 to England v Argentina (shown on the same night as the England football team's World Cup qualifier against Poland). They also broadcast a live match between

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

and invitation side

Barbarians A barbarian (or savage) is someone who is perceived to be either uncivilized or primitive. The designation is usually applied as a generalization based on a popular stereotype; barbarians can be members of any nation judged by some to be less c ...

in 2000.

Strongmen competitions

Channel 5 screened

World's Strongest Man The World's Strongest Man is an international Strongman competition held every year. Organized by American event management company IMG, a subsidiary of Endeavor, it is broadcast in the US during summers and in the UK around the end of Decembe ...

between 2006 and 2009, and took on the rights again from 2011 to present. On 1 November 2021, Channel 5 will start to strip the ''UK's Strongest Man 2021'' across its television schedules at 7pm each night.

Wrestling

For a brief time, Channel 5 showed

professional wrestling Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring o ...

in the form of the

WCW Worldwide ''WCW WorldWide'' was an American syndicated television show that was produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) that aired from October 8, 1975, to March 31, 2001. At the time of its cancellation, ''WorldWide'' was the longest-running, uni ...

show between Summer 1999 and March 2001 on Friday nights at 7pm, when the company was purchased by

World Wrestling Entertainment World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a as WWE, is an American professional wrestling promotion. A global integrated media and entertainment company, WWE has also branched out into other fields, including film, American football, and vario ...

, and ceased to produce any more shows. Channel 5 returned to covering wrestling in 2018 when Spike bought the rights to cover impact wrestling and this is shown on Friday night at 11pm. From 2 February, Channel 5 will air

WWE Raw ''WWE Raw'', also known as ''Monday Night Raw'' or simply ''Raw'', is an American professional wrestling television show, television program produced by WWE that currently airs live every Monday at 8 p.m. Eastern Time Zone, ET on the USA Networ ...

and

WWE Smackdown ''WWE SmackDown'', also known as ''Friday Night SmackDown'' or simply ''SmackDown'', is an American professional wrestling television program produced by WWE that as of currently airs live every Friday at 8 p.m. ET on Fox. Fox Deportes simulc ...

1-hour highlights, Saturdays and Sundays at 10:30am.

Current sports rights

;

* Monday night game and weekly highlights ;Athletics *

Great Birmingham Run The Great Birmingham Run is an annual half marathon road running event held in Birmingham, UK in October. Formerly known as the Birmingham Half Marathon, from 2011 it became part of the Great Run series of road races. Established in 2008, it in ...

: Live *

: Live * Great Birmingham 10k: Live ;Boxing * Cyclone Promotions &

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British boxing promoters Living people Year of birth m ...

U.S. shows

From 2002, the broadcaster pursued an aggressive acquisition strategy, and screened several of the highest-rating American dramas, including all four '' CSI'' series, all three '' NCIS'' series, the first three ''

Law & Order ''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment, launching the '' Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering on ...

'' series, ''

The Mentalist ''The Mentalist'' is an American drama television series that ran from September 23, 2008, until February 18, 2015, broadcasting 151 episodes over seven seasons, on CBS. Created by Bruno Heller, who was also its executive producer, the show fol ...

'', ''

Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series that premiered on March 27, 2005, on ABC as a mid-season replacement. The series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings as they develop into se ...

'' (later moved to

Sky Living Sky Living was a British pay television channel owned and operated by Sky. The channel's programming was aimed mainly at women and young adults. It originally launched as UK Living in 1993 and closed 25 years later, being replaced by Sky Witness. ...

), ''

House A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condi ...

'' (later moved to

Sky 1 Sky One was a British pay television channel operated and owned by Sky Group (a division of Comcast). Originally launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, it was Europe's first satellite and non-terrestrial channel. From 31 July 1989, ...

) and ''

Prison Break ''Prison Break'' is an American serial (radio and television), serial drama television show, television series created by Paul Scheuring for Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. The series revolves around two brothers, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purce ...

'' (later moved to Sky 1). By 2021, Channel 5 has decided to concentrate on its own dramas like '' All Creatures Great and Small'' and ''The Madame Blanc Mysteries'' in peaktime, with American drama shows, including those from the ''Law & Order'' franchise, being moved to 5USA. American productions currently shown on Channel 5 include a number of long-form mystery dramas which have shown in the afternoon TV movie slot, ''Friends'' and '' NFL: Monday Night Football''.

Shows moved to other Paramount channels in the UK

* '' NCIS'' (2005–present) * ''

Person of Interest "Person of interest" is a term used by law enforcement in the United States, Canada, and other countries when identifying someone possibly involved in a criminal investigation who has not been arrested or formally accused of a crime. It has no leg ...

'' (2012–present) * '' NCIS: New Orleans'' (2015–present) * '' CSI: Cyber'' (2015–present) * ''

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'' (2016–present)

Former

* ''

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'' (moved From

) * ''

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'' (moved to

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) * ''

Big Love ''Big Love'' is an American drama television series that aired on HBO from March 12, 2006 to March 20, 2011. It stars Bill Paxton as the patriarch of a fundamentalist Mormon family in contemporary Utah that practices polygamy, with Jeanne Tripp ...

'' * ''

Body of Proof ''Body of Proof'' is an American medical/crime comedy-drama television series that ran on ABC from March 29, 2011, to May 28, 2013, and starred Dana Delany as medical examiner Dr. Megan Hunt. The series was created by Christopher Murphey and p ...

'' * ''

Boomtown A boomtown is a community that undergoes sudden and rapid population and economic growth, or that is started from scratch. The growth is normally attributed to the nearby discovery of a precious resource such as gold, silver, or oil, although ...

'' * ''

Breaking Bad ''Breaking Bad'' is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan. Set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the series follows Walter White (Bryan Cranston), an underpaid, overqualified, and dispirited hig ...

'' * ''

Buffy the Vampire Slayer ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon. It is based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film), 1992 film of the same name, also written by W ...

'' (Season 1 Only) * ''

Castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...

'' (moved to 5USA) * ''

Charmed ''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with Brad Kern serving as showrunner. The series was originally broadcast ...

'' (moved to

) * ''

Coma A coma is a deep state of prolonged unconsciousness in which a person cannot be awakened, fails to respond normally to painful stimuli, light, or sound, lacks a normal wake-sleep cycle and does not initiate voluntary actions. Coma patients exhi ...

'' * ''

Criminal Minds ''Criminal Minds'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series created and produced by Jeff Davis (writer), Jeff Davis. The series premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005, and originally concluded on February 19, 2020; it was r ...

'' (moved to

Sky Witness Sky Witness is a British pay television tv channel, channel owned and operated by Sky Limited, Sky, a division of Comcast. The channel primarily broadcasts drama shows from the United States, aimed at the 18–45 age group. An Italian version ...

) * ''

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', also referred to as ''CSI'' and ''CSI: Las Vegas'', is an American procedural forensics crime drama television series that ran on CBS from October 6, 2000, to September 27, 2015, spanning 15 seasons. This wa ...

'' (moved to 5USA) * ''

CSI: Miami ''CSI: Miami'' (''Crime Scene Investigation: Miami'') is an American police procedural drama television series that ran from September 23, 2002 until April 8, 2012 on CBS. Featuring David Caruso as Lieutenant Horatio Caine, Emily Procter as Dete ...

'' (moved to 5USA) * ''

CSI: NY ''CSI: NY'' (''Crime Scene Investigation: New York'', stylized as ''CSI: NY/Crime Scene Investigation'') is an American police procedural television series that ran on CBS from September 22, 2004, to February 22, 2013, for a total of nine seaso ...

'' (moved to 5USA) * ''

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'' * '' Dark Angel'' (moved to Horror Channel) * ''

Daria ''Daria'' is an American adult animation, adult animated sitcom created by Glenn Eichler and Susie Lewis, Susie Lewis Lynn. The series ran from March 3, 1997, to January 21, 2002, on MTV. It focuses on the title character, Daria Morgendorffer, ...

'' * ''

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'' * '' Gotham'' (Moved to E4) * ''

'' (moved to

) * ''

'' * '' Hatfields & McCoys'' * ''

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'' (moved to 5*) * ''

'' * ''

'' (moved to

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) * ''

Killer Instinct ''Killer Instinct'' is a series of fighting video games originally created by Rare and published by Midway, Nintendo, and Microsoft Studios. The original ''Killer Instinct'' was released for arcades in 1994; the game was then released for t ...

'' * '' La Femme Nikita'' * ''

'' (moved to 5USA) * ''

Law & Order: Criminal Intent ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' is an American police procedural Drama (film and television), drama television series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and Executive producer#Motion pictures and television, p ...

'' (moved to 5USA) * '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (moved to 5USA) * ''

Lexx ''Lexx'' (also known as ''LEXX: The Dark Zone Stories'' and ''Tales from a Parallel Universe'') is a science fiction television series created by Lex Gigeroff and brothers Paul Donovan (writer), Paul and Michael Donovan (producer), Michael Dono ...

'' * ''

Martial Law Martial law is the imposition of direct military control of normal civil functions or suspension of civil law by a government, especially in response to an emergency where civil forces are overwhelmed, or in an occupied territory. Use Marti ...

'' * ''

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'' (moved to

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UK) (now on

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) * '' Pacific Blue'' * '' Penn & Teller: Fool Us in Vegas'' (2016) Jonathan Ross hosted series only (season 2) * '' Poltergeist: The Legacy'' * ''

'' (moved to Sky1) * ''

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'' * ''

Stargate Atlantis ''Stargate Atlantis'' (usually stylized in all caps and often abbreviated ''SGA'') is an adventure and military science fiction television series and part of MGM's ''Stargate'' franchise. The show was created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper ...

'' * '' Star Trek: Voyager'' * '' Sunset Beach'' * '' Stephen King's Bag of Bones'' * ''

The Lyon's Den ''The Lyon's Den'' is an American legal drama television series set in Washington, D.C. The legal drama starred Rob Lowe as a lawyer named Jack Turner, newly appointed as partner of a long-established law firm that, as the plot revealed, harbored ...

'' * ''

'' (repeated on 5USA and 5*) * ''

The Shield ''The Shield'' is an American crime drama television series starring Michael Chiklis that premiered on March 12, 2002, on FX in the United States, and concluded on November 25, 2008, after seven seasons. Known for its portrayal of corrupt poli ...

'' (moved to 5USA) * '' The Walking Dead'' (moved to

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) * '' Tut'' * ''

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'' * '' Under the Dome'' * '' Vanished'' * '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' * ''

The X Files ''The X-Files'' is an American science fiction drama television series created by Chris Carter. The series revolves around Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), who ...

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Other acquired programming

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Other acquired programming

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Comedy

Sitcoms

Comedy sketch and panel shows

Daytime

''The Wright Stuff ''

Jeremy Vine

Documentaries

Yorkshire

Royal Documentaries

''8 O'Clock Heroes'' (2011)

Consumer advice programming

Clip & retrospective programming

Travel shows

Documentaries from VIS

Drama

Homegrown drama

Australian drama

Irish drama

Entertainment

Quiz shows

Erotica and Adult programming

Controversy

''Sex & Power: Celebrity Wars''

Lifestyle and cookery

''Marco Pierre White's Kitchen Wars''

Music shows

News

Participation television

Reality television

''10,000 BC''

''The Bachelor''

''Big Brother'' and ''Celebrity Big Brother''

''Celebrity Super Spa''

''The Farm''

Soaps

''Family Affairs''

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''Neighbours''

''Home and Away''

Sport

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Cricket

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Golf

Mixed martial arts

Motorsport

Rugby union

Strongmen competitions

Wrestling

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U.S. shows

Shows moved to other Paramount channels in the UK

Former

See also

References

Programming from
Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television television channel, channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its List of assets owned by Param ...
(U.S.)

Programming from
Cartoon Network Cartoon Network (often abbreviated as CN) is an American cable television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. It is a part of The Cartoon Network, Inc., a division that also has the broadcasting and production activities of Boomerang, Car ...
(U.S.)

Programming from
Playhouse Disney Playhouse Disney was a brand of programming blocks and international cable and satellite television channels that were owned by the Disney Channels Worldwide unit (now Disney Branded Television) of The Walt Disney Company's Disney–ABC Televis ...
(U.S.)

Programming from
Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television television channel, channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its List of assets owned by Param ...
(U.S.)