Universal TV (German TV channel)

Universal TV

Country	Germany
Broadcast area	Germany,Austria,Switzerland
Headquarters	Munich,Germany
Programming
Language(s)	German/English
Picture format	576i(16:9SDTV) 1080i(HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	NBCUniversal(Sky Deutschland)
Sister channels	13th Street Syfy
History
Launched	5 September 2013(2013-09-05)
Former names	Universal Channel (2013-2018)
Links
Website	www.sky.de/sender/universaltv
Availability

Universal TVis a Germanpay-tv-channel, which is operated bySky Deutschlandand headquartered inMunich.The station was announced on 22 May 2013 and launched on 5 September 2013.

In the course of the global renaming ofUniversal ChannelintoUniversal TV,the channel was renamed in Germany on 2 July 2018.

It was folded into Sky Deutschland operations in December 2023 with original website shut down.

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 firstbroadcastings.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

• Bones(Bones – Die Knochenjägerin)(2022–present)
• Castle(2013-2014, 2016–present)
• Chicago Fire(2013–present)
• Chicago P.D.(2018–present)
• Departure(2019–present)
• Fire Country(2022–present)
• House(Dr. House)(2023–present)
• King Solomon’s Mines(Quatermain und der Schatz des König Salomon)(2023–present)
• Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham(Men in Kilts)(2021–present)
• Outlander(2021–present)
• Upright(2020–present)

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)
• Chicago Med(2016–2023)
• 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)
• 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)
• Weeds(Weeds – Kleine Deals unter Nachbarn)(2014)
• Young Hercules(Der junge Hercules)(2014–2016)

Logos

• 
  5 September 2013 – 1 July 2018
• 
  2 July 2018 – present
• 
  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%

External links

• Official website(in German)