Zee Café
| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Mumbai |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Zee Entertainment Enterprises Parent: (Essel Group) |
Zee Café, formerly Zee English, is an Indian English-Hindi language cable and satellite television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises, a subsidiary of the Essel Group. It was launched on 15 March 2000 as Zee English and is known as a general entertainment channel (GEC).[2] On 27 March 2005, it was renamed Zee Café.[3] The channel mainly syndicates popular American television shows to appeal to the English-speaking population of India.
Programming
The channel airs a range of different shows including dramas, sitcoms and reality shows.
Current programming
| TV Series | Season (s) | Time Slot (IST) |
Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Training Day[4] | Season 1 | 7 pm | Part of the 'Along with the U.S.' Block Airs on Friday |
| Ugly Betty | Seasons 1-4 | 8 pm | Airs Monday to Friday |
| Reign[5] | Seasons 2-3 | Part of the 'Weekend Prime' Block Airs Saturday and Sunday | |
| Scandal | Seasons 1-6 | 9 pm | Airs Monday to Friday |
| Stalker | Season 1 | Part of the 'Weekend Prime' Block Airs Saturday and Sunday | |
| Supergirl[6][7] | Season 2 | 10 pm | Part of the 'Along with the U.S.' Block Airs on Tuesdays[8] |
| Gotham[6][7][9] | Season 3 | Part of the 'Along with the U.S.' Block Airs on Tuesdays. It is on Winter Break. | |
| Switched at Birth[10] | Season 5 | Part of the 'Along with the U.S.' Block Airs on Wednesdays | |
| Lethal Weapon[6][7] | Season 1 | Part of the 'Along with the U.S.' Block Airs on Thursdays | |
| The Big Bang Theory[6][7] | Season 10 | Part of the 'Along with the U.S.' Block Airs on Fridays | |
| The Originals | Season 3 | Part of the 'Weekend Prime' Block Airs Saturday and Sunday | |
| Two and a Half Men (Uncut) | Seasons 1-12 | 11 pm | Airs Monday to Friday |
| Mike & Molly (Uncut) | Season 6 | Part of the 'Weekend Prime' Block Airs Saturday and Sunday |
Upcoming series
| TV Series | Season (s) | Airing Details |
|---|---|---|
| TBA |
Premiere Marathon
| TV Series | Season (s) | Airing Date | Days | Time Slot (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agent X[11] | Season 1 | 12 November, 2016 | Saturday | 1 pm |
| 13 November, 2016 | Sunday | |||
| Mike & Molly | Season 6 | 31 December, 2016 | Saturday | |
| Scandal | Season 5 | 1 January, 2017 | Sunday | |
| The Catch | Season 1 | 28 January, 2017 | Saturday |
International distribution
Zee Café launched on Sky in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 15 July 2010.[12] The channel originally served as Zee's network hybrid channel, which used to broadcast shows from a number of its existing channels in India. On 11 September 2012, it was repositioned as a classics channel, airing re-runs of old Zee TV programming,[13] covering cookery, dramas, horror and mythology. At the same time the channel became free-to-air.[14] On 10 June 2013, the British version of Zee Café closed and was replaced by Lamhe, another free-to-air classics channel from Zee.[15]
Former Programming
- Agent X
- America's Funniest Home Videos
- America's Got Talent (Seasons 1-10) (Moved to Colors Infinity)
- American Idol (Seasons 9-14) (Previously aired on Star World India)
- Code Black (Season 1)[11]
- Criminal Minds
- Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (Season 1)[11]
- Gotham (Seasons 1-3)[16]
- Grey's Anatomy (Seasons 1-12)
- House of Cards (Seasons 1-4)[17]
- Just for Laughs: Gags
- Lethal Weapon (Season 1)[6][7]
- Look Who's Talking With Niranjan (Seasons 1 and 2)
- Mike & Molly (Seasons 1-6)
- Miss Diva : Miss India Universe (Seasons 1 and 2) (Moved to Colors Infinity)
- Miss Universe
- Miss World
- Mistresses
- Pretty Little Liars (Seasons 1-7A)[11]
- Reign (Season 1-3)[5]
- Rush Hour[18]
- Scandal (Seasons 1-5)
- Secret and Lies (Seasons 1 and 2)[6][7]
- Supergirl (Seasons 1 and 2)[19]
- The Big Bang Theory (Seasons 1-10)
- The Mysteries of Laura (Seasons 1 and 2)
- The Originals
- The Real O'Neals (Season 1)[11]
- The Shannara Chronicles (Season 1)[11]
- The Vampire Diaries
- Two and a Half Men (Seasons 1-12)
- Ugly Betty (Seasons 1-4)
- Uncle Buck (Season 1)
- Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
- Victoria's Secret Swim Special
- Young & Hungry
See also
References
- ^ "Zee Café's new positioning 'All Eyes on NEW' promises to give a NEW dimension to the English Entertainment space". Media Infoline. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "Indiantelevision.com's television industry headlines". Us.indiantelevision.com. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "Indiantelevision.com > News Headlines > Dish TV goes mobile, Zee dons new look". Us.indiantelevision.com. 28 March 2005. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Zee Café - Love has never been easy for the royals! Catch... | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Watch Television's Biggest shows, 'Along with the US', only on Zee Café".
- ^ a b c d e f Dilip, Mangala. "Watch 'Secret and Lies' season 2, 'The Big Bang Theory' season 10 and other shows live in India". Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Robin Taylor: "You can expect a darker Penguin in Gotham season 3" - Times of India". Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "Zee Café - Just like the complicated show, the characters... | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Zee Café goes for brand refresh | TelevisionPost.com". www.televisionpost.com. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "ZEE Cafe launches on Sky Digital EPG". BizAsia. 15 July 2010. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010.
- ^ "ZEE Cafe set to reposition as classics channel". BizAsia. 6 September 2012.
- ^ "Change Log: Zee Café". KingOfSat. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ "Lamhe replaces ZEE Cafe in UK". BizAsia. 10 June 2013.
- ^ "'Zee Café brings alive the DC Comics Universe with Gotham 2 & Supergirl' - Times of India". Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "World TV Premiere of 'House of Cards' season 4 on Zee Café - Times of India". Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Rush Hour's TV reboot to premiere on Zee Café soon". 13 April 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Indian Television Premiere of "Supergirl" on Zee Café on 25th July - Times of India". Retrieved 29 August 2016.