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5USA
CountryUnited Kingdom
Ownership
OwnerViacom International Media Networks (Europe)

5USA is an entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by Viacom International Media Networks (Europe). It is a sister channel of Channel 5 and 5*. It was launched on 16 October 2006 as Five US and was the second digital channel in the UK to be launched by RTL Group (the former owner) as part of their multi-channel strategy, the first being Five Life (now 5*). 5USA concentrates on showing imported movies and programmes from the United States. The channel's original broadcast hours were from 16:00 to 01:00, however it extended its hours starting at 12:00 in June 2007. The channel changes its programme slots and shows from time to time. 5USA is shown on Sky, Digital Cable, Freesat, Freeview and IPTV.[2]

British comedian Russell Kane was the 'face of the channel', presenting short clips between some programmes which acted as space fillers to comply with advertising regulations in the UK (UK regulation allows fewer minutes of advertising than in the US) until 16 February 2009. The music used during the idents until February 2009 was "The Dress Looks Nice on You!" and "Jacksonville" by Sufjan Stevens.

On 28 August 2007, Five US launched a timeshift channel named Five US +1 available only on Sky. On 22 January 2009, it was announced that Five US would be rebranded to "Five USA" on 16 February. The channel rebranded for a second time as "5USA" on 7 March 2011.[3][4][5][6]

Former Five USA logo.

The channel's highest ratings to date were on 12 February 2008 for the second part of the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Without a Trace crossover. The show averaged 2.580 million viewers between 22:00 and 23:00 equating to a multichannel share of 13.9%. Those numbers made the show the most-watched multichannel programme in its slot - beating every other channel (digital and analogue) aside from BBC One, and is currently one of the highest ratings for a multichannel in the United Kingdom.

Programming

Current shows

Not imported

  • Access

Imported

5USA airs a number of first-run imported drama series in addition to screening repeats of popular Channel 5 shows.

First run shows
Programme Premiere Broadcast
details		 Status Current series
Betrayal
2014
 UK premiere rights; Series 1 - present.[7] Off air —
Cedar Cove
2014
 UK premiere rights; Series 1 - present.[8] Off air Series 1
Ironside
2014
 UK premiere rights; Series 1 - present.[9] Off air —
Played
2014
 UK premiere rights; Series 1 - present.[10] Off air Series 1
Chicago PD
2014
 UK Premiere Rights; Series 1 - Present.[11] On Air Series 1
Second run shows

Former shows

References

  1. ^ "Television Broadcast Licensing Update October 2006". Ofcom.
  2. ^ "Five launches Five US and Five Life". Channel 5. 25 August 2006.
  3. ^ Joanne Oatts (5 July 2007). "Five launches +1 services". Digital Spy.
  4. ^ Dietrich Jeffreys (11 December 2008). "Five US to be Rebranded". The Three Rs.
  5. ^ "New brand identity for Five US". Digital Spy. 22 January 2009.
  6. ^ Alex Fletcher (11 February 2011). "Illusion show heads up Channel 5 season". Digital Spy.
  7. ^ "5USA Sets UK Premiere Date For 'Betrayal'". TVWise.co.uk. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  8. ^ "5USA Acquires UK Rights To Hallmark's 'Cedar Cove', Sets Premiere For February 9th". TVWise.co.uk. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  9. ^ "5USA Acquires UK Rights To NBC's 'Ironside' Reboot". TVWise.co.uk. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  10. ^ "Channel 5 Acquires UK Rights To Canadian Drama Series 'Played'". TVWise.co.uk. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  11. ^ {{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a580863/chicago-pd-to-air-on-5usa-in-the-uk-from-july.html |title= Chicago PD to air on 5USA in the UK from July |publisher=DigitalSpy.co.uk |date=27 June 2014 |accessdate=17 July 2014))
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