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| Country | Germany |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Germany, Austria, Switzerland |
| Headquarters | Munich, Germany |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | German/English |
| Picture format | 576i (16:9 SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sky Deutschland |
| Sister channels | 13th Street Syfy |
| History | |
| Launched | 5 September 2013; 11 years ago (2013-09-05) |
| Former names | Universal Channel (2013-2018) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
Universal TV is a German pay-tv-channel, operated by Sky Deutschland and headquartered in Munich. The station was announced on 22 May 2013 and launched on 5 September 2013.
In the course of the global renaming of Universal Channel into Universal TV, the channel was renamed in Germany on 2 July 2018.
It was folded into Sky Deutschland operations in December 2023.
Programming
The programme consists of a mixture of feature films and series, the latter being the major part of the program. The station's prime time starts at 9 pm and is filled, among other things, by exclusive first broadcastings. The complete program is also available in the original version, in addition to German synchronization. In addition to series already broadcast on other stations, German-language first-time broadcasts are also offered.
Current
Sources:
- Bones (Bones – Die Knochenjägerin) (2022–present)
- Castle (2013-2014, 2016–present)
- Chicago Fire (2013–present)
- Chicago Med (2016–present)
- Chicago P.D. (2018–present)
- Fire Country (2022–present)
- Grimm (2024–present)
- House (Dr. House) (2023–present)
- Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham (Men in Kilts) (2021–present)
- Modern Family (2024–present)
- Outlander (2021–present)
- The Rookie (2024–present) (also on Sky One and ZDFneo)
Former
- 'Til Death (Ehe ist...) (2015–2017)
- According to Jim (Immer wieder Jim – Jim hat immer Recht!) (2016–2019)
- Anger Management (2015–2017)
- Baby Daddy (2014–2017)
- Bates Motel (2013–2017)
- Burden of Truth (2020–2023)
- The Catch (2017–2019)
- Charmed (Charmed – Zauberhafte Hexen) (2022–2023)
- Chicago Justice (2017)
- Departure (2019–2024)
- Desperate Housewives (2022–2023)
- Devious Maids (Devious Maids – Schmutzige Geheimnisse) (2014–2017)
- The Driver (2015–2016)
- Ghost Whisperer (Ghost Whisperer – Stimmen aus dem Jenseits) (2013–2015)
- The Goldbergs (Die Goldbergs) (2016–2017)
- Go On (2013, 2015–2017)
- King Solomon’s Mines (Quatermain und der Schatz des König Salomon) (2023–2024)
- Kojak (2018–2019, 2021)
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (Criminal Intent – Verbrechen im Visier) (2013–2022)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2013–2018)
- The Librarians (The Quest) (2015–2020)
- Life (2014–2017)
- The Magicians (2022–2023)
- Medium (Medium – Nichts bleibt verborgen) (2015–2017)
- Melissa & Joey (2014–2016)
- Monk (2016–2021)
- Nurses (2020–2023)
- Psych (2014–2021)
- Rake (2014, 2016)
- Royal Pains (2016–2017)
- Secrets and Lies (2015–2016)
- State of Affairs (2015–2016)
- Superstore (2016–2019)
- Upright (2020–2024)
- Weeds (Weeds – Kleine Deals unter Nachbarn) (2014)
- Young Hercules (Der junge Hercules) (2014–2016)
Logos
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5 September 2013 – 1 July 2018
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2 July 2018 – present
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Universal TV HD
Audience share
Germany
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | Annual average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% ' |
| 2018 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
References
- "Universal Channel geht in Deutschland auf Sendung". horizont.net. HORIZONT Online. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- Schwegler, Petra (4 May 2018). "Aus Universal Channel wird Universal TV". wuv.de. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- "Matthew Perry und «Chicago Fire» zum Start des Universal Channel". 23 July 2013.
- "Wunschliste". wunschliste.de. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- KG, imfernsehen GmbH & Co. "Serien nach Sendern: Universal TV". fernsehserien.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2017" (PDF). kek-online.de. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2018" (PDF). kek-online.de. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
External links
- Official website (in German)
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