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notheme">Programming</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Picture format</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1080i" title="1080i">1080i</a> <a href="/wiki/HDTV" class="mw-redirect" title="HDTV">HDTV</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(downscaled to <a href="/wiki/16:9" class="mw-redirect" title="16:9">16:9</a> <a href="/wiki/576i" title="576i">576i</a> for the <a href="/wiki/SDTV" class="mw-redirect" title="SDTV">SDTV</a> feed)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Timeshift_channel" title="Timeshift channel">Timeshift</a> service</th><td class="infobox-data">Universal TV +1</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Ownership</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NBCUniversal_International_Networks" title="NBCUniversal International Networks">NBCUniversal International Networks</a> (<a href="/wiki/NBCUniversal" title="NBCUniversal">NBCUniversal</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sister channels</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/CNBC_Europe" title="CNBC Europe">CNBC Europe</a><br /><a href="/wiki/E!_(Europe)" class="mw-redirect" title="E! (Europe)">E!</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Movies_24" title="Movies 24">Movies 24</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Syfy_(UK_and_Ireland)" class="mw-redirect" title="Syfy (UK and Ireland)">Sky Sci-Fi</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Launched</th><td class="infobox-data">18 October 1999<span class="noprint">; 25 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">18 October 1999</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Closed</th><td class="infobox-data">27 January 2020<span class="noprint">; 4 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend">27 January 2020</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Replaced by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sky_Comedy" title="Sky Comedy">Sky Comedy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Former names</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Hallmark Entertainment Network</b><br /><b>Hallmark Channel</b> (1999–2010)<br /><b>Universal Channel</b> (2010–2018)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Links</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190317151735/http://www.universaltv.co.uk/">www.universaltv.co.uk</a> (archived, now redirects to <a href="/wiki/Sky.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Sky.com">Sky.com</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Universal TV</b> was a British and Irish <a href="/wiki/Pay_television" title="Pay television">pay television</a> channel owned by the <a href="/wiki/NBCUniversal_International_Networks" title="NBCUniversal International Networks">NBCUniversal International Networks</a> division of <a href="/wiki/NBCUniversal" title="NBCUniversal">NBCUniversal</a>. It was devoted primarily to imported drama series, mostly from the United States, and operated under various names between 1999 and 2020. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Universal_TV_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="As_Hallmark_Channel">As Hallmark Channel</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Universal_TV_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: As Hallmark Channel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The channel launched in October 1999 and was previously owned by the privately backed <a href="/wiki/Universal_Networks_International" class="mw-redirect" title="Universal Networks International">Sparrowhawk Media Group</a>, until late 2007 when it was bought out by NBCUniversal. It previously licensed programming and branding from <a href="/wiki/Crown_Media_Holdings" class="mw-redirect" title="Crown Media Holdings">Crown Media Holdings</a>, and was previously known as the <a href="/wiki/Hallmark_Channel_(international)" title="Hallmark Channel (international)">Hallmark Entertainment Network</a> and the Hallmark Channel (Crown Media had sold off their international assets in 2005). </p><p>Coinciding with the launch of Hallmark Channel HD, Hallmark Channel became <a href="/wiki/16:9" class="mw-redirect" title="16:9">16:9</a> <a href="/wiki/Widescreen" title="Widescreen">widescreen</a> capable on 28 June 2010. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="As_Universal_Channel">As Universal Channel</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Universal_TV_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: As Universal Channel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In June 2009, a memorandum leaked to the television trade newspaper <i><a href="/wiki/Broadcast_(magazine)" title="Broadcast (magazine)">Broadcast</a></i> stated that NBC Universal planned to rebrand the Hallmark Channel as a <a href="/wiki/Universal_Channel" class="mw-redirect" title="Universal Channel">Universal Channel</a> in October 2009. The "Hallmark Channel" brand was licensed to NBC Universal from <a href="/wiki/Crown_Media_Holdings" class="mw-redirect" title="Crown Media Holdings">Crown Media</a> (which operates the US <a href="/wiki/Hallmark_Channel" title="Hallmark Channel">Hallmark Channel</a>) and was due to expire. An NBC Universal spokesperson denied such a rebrand would happen.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 2 September 2010, Universal Networks International confirmed plans to rebrand the Hallmark Channel as the Universal Channel in the UK. On 18 October, the pay-TV channel and its timeshift and high definition variants became the Universal Channel, Universal Channel +1 and Universal Channel HD.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Universal Channel gave UK premieres to cop show <i><a href="/wiki/Rookie_Blue" title="Rookie Blue">Rookie Blue</a></i> and legal drama <i><a href="/wiki/Fairly_Legal" title="Fairly Legal">Fairly Legal</a></i> in early 2011. It also aired <i><a href="/wiki/Shattered_(2010_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Shattered (2010 TV series)">Shattered</a></i>, which stars <a href="/wiki/Callum_Keith_Rennie" title="Callum Keith Rennie">Callum Keith Rennie</a> as a homicide detective suffering from multiple personality disorder. </p><p>On 1 December 2010, Universal Channel launched a specific feed which targets Ireland. Universal Channel in Ireland airs localised advertising. The Irish feed does not include <a href="/wiki/Subtitle_(captioning)" class="mw-redirect" title="Subtitle (captioning)">subtitles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/TV3_(Ireland)" class="mw-redirect" title="TV3 (Ireland)">TV3</a> act as the Irish variation's advertising sales agents.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 31 July 2013, Universal Channel unveiled a refreshed branding and new slogan it launched on 5 August, "100% Characters". The brand reflected "that great characters are the magnets that draw viewers back to their favourite shows - week after week".<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="As_Universal_TV">As Universal TV</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Universal_TV_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: As Universal TV"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 3 May 2018, NBCUniversal unveiled a new name and branding for its Universal Channel chain, <b>Universal TV</b>, launching first on the United Kingdom feed. The rebranding was intended to make the network a "destination brand that celebrates world-class, high-quality, character-driven content".<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Closure">Closure</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Universal_TV_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Closure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In December 2019, <a href="/wiki/BT_TV" class="mw-redirect" title="BT TV">BT TV</a> announced that Universal TV would be leaving the UK market along with <a href="/wiki/VH1_(UK_%26_Ireland)" class="mw-redirect" title="VH1 (UK & Ireland)">VH1</a> and that the channel will close.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The channel closed down its operations on 27 January 2020, with <a href="/wiki/Sky_Comedy" title="Sky Comedy">Sky Comedy</a> taking its place on EPG guides. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Programming">Programming</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Universal_TV_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Programming"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Final_Programming">Final Programming</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Universal_TV_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Final Programming"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sources:<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Gone_(TV_series)" title="Gone (TV series)">Gone</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order" title="Law & Order">Law & Order</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NCIS_(TV_series)" title="NCIS (TV series)">NCIS</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Private_Eyes_(TV_series)" title="Private Eyes (TV series)">Private Eyes</a></i> (now on <a href="/wiki/Sky_Witness" title="Sky Witness">Sky Witness</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shopping_channel" title="Shopping channel">Teleshopping</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former_Programming">Former Programming</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Universal_TV_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Former Programming"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Acceptable_Risk_(TV_series)" title="Acceptable Risk (TV series)">Acceptable Risk</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bates_Motel_(TV_series)" title="Bates Motel (TV series)">Bates Motel</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Battle_Creek_(TV_series)" title="Battle Creek (TV series)">Battle Creek</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:1_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Border_(2008_TV_series)" title="The Border (2008 TV series)">The Border</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Boston_Legal" title="Boston Legal">Boston Legal</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (now on <a href="/wiki/Disney%2B" title="Disney+">Disney+</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Breakout_Kings" title="Breakout Kings">Breakout Kings</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:2_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Burden_of_Truth_(TV_series)" title="Burden of Truth (TV series)">Burden of Truth</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chance_(TV_series)" title="Chance (TV series)">Chance</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Justice" title="Chicago Justice">Chicago Justice</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Med" title="Chicago Med">Chicago Med</a></i> (now on Sky Witness)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cold_Case" title="Cold Case">Cold Case</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:3_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (now on Prime Video)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Community_(TV_series)" title="Community (TV series)">Community</a></i> (now on <a href="/wiki/ITVX" title="ITVX">ITVX</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Condor_(TV_series)" title="Condor (TV series)">Condor</a></i> (now on <a href="/wiki/MGM%2B" title="MGM+">MGM+</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Conviction_(2006_TV_series)" title="Conviction (2006 TV series)">Conviction</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Coroner_(TV_series)" title="Coroner (TV series)">Coroner</a></i> (now on Sky Witness)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/CSI:_Miami" title="CSI: Miami">CSI: Miami</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (now On <a href="/wiki/Pluto_TV" title="Pluto TV">Pluto TV</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/CSI:_NY" title="CSI: NY">CSI: NY</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:3_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (now On <a href="/wiki/Pluto_TV" title="Pluto TV">Pluto TV</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Damages_(TV_series)" title="Damages (TV series)">Damages</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:3_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (now on Sony One Thriller TV)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Departure_(TV_series)" title="Departure (TV series)">Departure</a></i> (now on Sky Witness)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Diagnosis:_Murder" title="Diagnosis: Murder">Diagnosis: Murder</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:3_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Disappearance_(2017_TV_series)" title="The Disappearance (2017 TV series)">The Disappearance</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_District" title="The District">The District</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fairly_Legal" title="Fairly Legal">Fairly Legal</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:3_12-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (now on Prime Video)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Finder_(American_TV_series)" title="The Finder (American TV series)">The Finder</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:2_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Flashpoint_(TV_series)" title="Flashpoint (TV series)">Flashpoint</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:2_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Graceland_(TV_series)" title="Graceland (TV series)">Graceland</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Harry%27s_Law" title="Harry's Law">Harry's Law</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:2_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/House_(TV_series)" title="House (TV series)">House</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:3_12-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (now On <a href="/wiki/Prime_Video" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Video">Prime Video</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/How_to_Get_Away_with_Murder" title="How to Get Away with Murder">How to Get Away with Murder</a></i> (on Netflix UK until 9th December)<sup id="cite_ref-:1_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/In_Plain_Sight" title="In Plain Sight">In Plain Sight</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:2_11-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/JAG_(TV_series)" title="JAG (TV series)">JAG</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/King_(2011_TV_series)" title="King (2011 TV series)">King</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:2_11-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order" title="Law & Order">Law & Order</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:3_12-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (now on <a href="/wiki/5USA" title="5USA">5USA</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order:_Criminal_Intent" title="Law & Order: Criminal Intent">Law & Order: Criminal Intent</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:3_12-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order:_LA" title="Law & Order: LA">Law & Order: LA</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:2_11-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order:_Special_Victims_Unit" title="Law & Order: Special Victims Unit">Law & Order: Special Victims Unit</a></i> (now on Sky Witness)<sup id="cite_ref-:3_12-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order:_Trial_by_Jury" title="Law & Order: Trial by Jury">Law & Order: Trial By Jury</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:1_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lie_to_Me" title="Lie to Me">Lie to Me</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:2_11-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (now on <a href="/wiki/Disney%2B" title="Disney+">Disney+</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Life_(American_TV_series)" title="Life (American TV series)">Life</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:2_11-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Major_Crimes_(TV_series)" title="Major Crimes (TV series)">Major Crimes</a></i> (now on <a href="/wiki/Alibi_(TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Alibi (TV channel)">Alibi</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-:2_11-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/McLeod%27s_Daughters" title="McLeod's Daughters">McLeod's Daughters</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mentalist" title="The Mentalist">The Mentalist</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:3_12-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (now on <a href="/wiki/U%26Alibi" title="U&Alibi">U&Alibi</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Monk_(TV_series)" title="Monk (TV series)">Monk</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:3_12-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (now on <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a> UK</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Motive_(TV_series)" title="Motive (TV series)">Motive</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:2_11-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mr._Robot" title="Mr. Robot">Mr. Robot</a></i> (now on ITVX)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Murders" title="The Murders">The Murders</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Necessary_Roughness_(TV_series)" title="Necessary Roughness (TV series)">Necessary Roughness</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Numbers_(TV_series)" title="Numbers (TV series)">Numbers</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:2_11-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Prime_Suspect_(American_TV_series)" title="Prime Suspect (American TV series)">Prime Suspect</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:2_11-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Proven_Innocent" title="Proven Innocent">Proven Innocent</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Psych" title="Psych">Psych</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:3_12-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (now on <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a> UK and <a href="/wiki/Pluto_TV" title="Pluto TV">Pluto TV</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pure_Genius" title="Pure Genius">Pure Genius</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Quincy,_M.E." title="Quincy, M.E.">Quincy, M.E.</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:3_12-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rake_(Australian_TV_series)" title="Rake (Australian TV series)">Rake</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ransom_(TV_series)" title="Ransom (TV series)">Ransom</a></i> (now on <a href="/wiki/5USA" title="5USA">5USA</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rescue:_Special_Ops" title="Rescue: Special Ops">Rescue: Special Ops</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:3_12-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Resident_(TV_series)" title="The Resident (TV series)">The Resident</a></i> (now on Sky Witness)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rookie_Blue" title="Rookie Blue">Rookie Blue</a></i> (now on 5USA)<sup id="cite_ref-:3_12-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Royal_Pains" title="Royal Pains">Royal Pains</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:3_12-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sea_Patrol" title="Sea Patrol">Sea Patrol</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:3_12-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Second_Chance_(2016_TV_series)" title="Second Chance (2016 TV series)">Second Chance</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shattered_(Canadian_TV_series)" title="Shattered (Canadian TV series)">Shattered</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:3_12-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sleepy_Hollow_(TV_series)" title="Sleepy Hollow (TV series)">Sleepy Hollow</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (now on <a href="/wiki/Disney%2B" title="Disney+">Disney+</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/True_Justice" title="True Justice">True Justice</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:2_11-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/White_Collar_(TV_series)" title="White Collar (TV series)">White Collar</a></i> (now on <a href="/wiki/Disney%2B" title="Disney+">Disney+</a> and <a href="/wiki/U%26Alibi" title="U&Alibi">U&Alibi</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Without_a_Trace" title="Without a Trace">Without a Trace</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:3_12-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sister_and_subsidiary_channels">Sister and subsidiary channels</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Universal_TV_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Sister and subsidiary channels"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Universal_TV_HD">Universal TV HD</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Universal_TV_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Universal TV HD"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Universal TV HD, a <a href="/wiki/High-definition_television" title="High-definition television">high-definition</a> <a href="/wiki/Simulcast" title="Simulcast">simulcast</a>, launched on Sky (as the Hallmark Channel HD) on 28 June 2010 at 7pm.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Showing US shows like the <i><a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order" title="Law & Order">Law & Order</a></i> titles, <i><a href="/wiki/CSI_(franchise)" title="CSI (franchise)">CSI</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Without_a_Trace" title="Without a Trace">Without a Trace</a></i> in high definition.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Universal TV HD was also launched on <a href="/wiki/BT_TV" class="mw-redirect" title="BT TV">BT TV</a> on 1 September 2016. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hallmark_2">Hallmark 2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Universal_TV_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Hallmark 2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In July 2005, there were rumours that Sparrowhawk were going to launch a sister channel to the Hallmark Channel, called Hallmark 2.<sup id="cite_ref-media2006_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-media2006-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was denied by a spokesperson for Hallmark who said that "a second channel from Hallmark will not be launching 'anytime soon'".<sup id="cite_ref-media2006_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-media2006-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Movies_24" title="Movies 24">Movies 24</a> was launched instead. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Former_logos">Former logos</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Universal_TV_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Former logos"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hallmark_Channel.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Hallmark Channel logo (2001–2010)"><img alt="Hallmark Channel logo (2001–2010)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Hallmark_Channel.svg/120px-Hallmark_Channel.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Hallmark_Channel.svg/180px-Hallmark_Channel.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Hallmark_Channel.svg/240px-Hallmark_Channel.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1001" data-file-height="424" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Hallmark Channel logo (2001–2010)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Universal_channel.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Universal Channel logo (2010–2013)"><img alt="Universal Channel logo (2010–2013)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cc/Universal_channel.svg/120px-Universal_channel.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="62" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cc/Universal_channel.svg/180px-Universal_channel.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cc/Universal_channel.svg/240px-Universal_channel.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="441" data-file-height="227" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Universal Channel logo (2010–2013)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Logo_Universal_Channel.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Universal Channel logo (2013–2018)"><img alt="Universal Channel logo (2013–2018)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Logo_Universal_Channel.svg/120px-Logo_Universal_Channel.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Logo_Universal_Channel.svg/180px-Logo_Universal_Channel.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Logo_Universal_Channel.svg/240px-Logo_Universal_Channel.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="805" data-file-height="573" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Universal Channel logo (2013–2018)</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Universal_TV_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Channel" class="mw-redirect" title="Universal Channel">Universal Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hallmark_Channel" title="Hallmark Channel">Hallmark Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hallmark_Channel_(International)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hallmark Channel (International)">Hallmark Channel (International)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Universal_TV_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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