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{{Short description|British free-to-air television channel}}
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{{Infobox TV channel
| logo_size = 200px
| name = Five US
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2016
| logofile = Five US logo.png
| launch_date = {{start date and years ago|2006|10|16|df=yes}}
| logosize = 150px
| launch = [[October 16]] [[2006]]
| picture_format = [[1080p]] [[HDTV]] (Sky Glass only)<br />
[[576i]] [[SDTV]]
| closed date =
| network =
| picture format = [[576i]] ([[SDTV]] [[16:9]], [[4:3]])
| parent = [[Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited]]
| share = 0.6% (0.1% for +1)<br>
| owner = [[Paramount Networks UK & Australia]]
| share as of = September 2007
| country = United Kingdom
| share source = [http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/monthreports.cfm?report=monthgmulti]
| language = English
| network =
| former_names = Five US (2006–09)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/ifi/tvlicensing/tvupdates/monthly/200610|title=Television Broadcast Licensing Update October 2006|publisher=Ofcom|access-date=12 October 2009|archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20090904002812/http%3A//www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/ifi/tvlicensing/tvupdates/monthly/200610|archive-date=4 September 2009|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />Five USA (2009–11)
| owner = [[Five (channel)|Five]] ([[RTL Group]])
| sister_channels = {{plainlist|
| slogan =
*[[5Action]]
| country = {{UK}}
*[[5Select]]
| sister names = [[Five (channel)|Five]]<br />[[Five Life]]
*[[5Star]]
| timeshift names = Five US +1
*[[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]]
| web = [http://www.five.tv/us www.five.tv/us]
}}
| terr serv 1 = [[Freeview]]
| timeshift_service = 5USA +1
| terr chan 1 = Channel 35
| website = {{url|channel5.com}}
| sat serv 1 = [[Sky Digital (UK & Ireland)|Sky Digital]]
| terr_serv_1 = [[Freeview (UK)|Freeview]]
| sat chan 1 = Channel 180 <br> Channel 181 (+1)
| terr_chan_1 = Channel 21
| cable serv 1 = [[Virgin Media]]
| online_serv_1 = [[FilmOn]]
| cable chan 1 = Channel 185
| online_chan_1 = [http://www.filmon.com/tv/5usa Watch live]
| cable serv 2 = [[Tiscali TV]]
| online_serv_2 = [[Sky Go]]
| cable chan 2 = Channel 30
| online_chan_2 = [https://web.archive.org/web/20140528023020/http://go.sky.com/vod/page/default/home.do Watch live]
| online_serv_3 = [[Virgin TV|Virgin TV Go]]
| online_chan_3 = [https://virgintvgo.virginmedia.com/en/epg/2299 Watch live] (UK only) <br /> [https://virgintvgo.virginmedia.com/en/epg/1475 Watch live] (+1) (UK only)
}}
}}
'''Five US''' is a [[free-to-view]] entertainment [[television]] channel in the [[United Kingdom]] owned by [[Five (channel)|Five]], launched on [[October 16]], [[2006]] It was the second digital channel to be launched by Five as part of their multi-channel strategy, the first being [[Five Life]].<ref>{{ cite web
| url = http://www.five.tv/aboutfive/press/pressreleases/20062508_fiveusandfivelifelaunch/
| title = five launches five us and five life
| date = 2006-08-25
| publisher = five.tv
}}</ref> Five US concentrates on showing imported movies and programmes from the [[United States]], originally broadcast from 4:00 pm to 1:00 am, extending its hours starting at 12 noon in [[June 2007]]. The channel changes its programme slots and shows from time to time. Five US is shown on [[Freeview]], [[cable television]] and [[Satellite]]. Many of the series shown on the channel, particularly older ones, are edited for time to make way for increased advertising demands.{{fact|date=October 2007}}


'''5USA''' is a British [[free-to-air]] [[television channel]] owned by [[Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://static.ofcom.org.uk/enwiki/static/radiolicensing/html/tv/cs/tlcs001592ba2paramountnetwork.htm|title=Ofcom &#124; TV Cable and Satellite|website=static.ofcom.org.uk|access-date=15 March 2023|archive-date=15 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315165630/http://static.ofcom.org.uk/enwiki/static/radiolicensing/html/tv/cs/tlcs001592ba2paramountnetwork.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> a wholly-owned subsidiary of [[Paramount Global]], which is grouped under [[Paramount Networks UK & Australia]] division. It was launched on 16 October 2006 as '''Five US''' and was the second digital terrestrial television channel in the UK to be launched by [[RTL Group]] (the owner at the time) as part of their multi-channel strategy, the first being Five Life (now [[5Star]]). 5USA concentrates on showing imported movies and programmes from the [[United States]].
The channel's highest ratings to date were on [[July 9]], [[2007]] for the series premiere of [[Courtney Cox]]'s ''[[Dirt (TV series)|Dirt]]''. The show averaged 615,000 viewers between 9:00 pm and 10:10 pm, equating to a 3.4% share. It peaked around half-way through with 663,000 viewers and a 3.6% share. Those numbers made the show the most-watched multichannel programme in its slot and gave the network four times as many viewers as it usually receives in this time slot. {{fact|date=October 2007}}


==History==
British comedian [[Russell Kane]] is the 'face of the channel'.
The channel's original broadcast hours were from 4:00{{nbsp}}p.m. to 1:00{{nbsp}}a.m., however it extended its hours starting at 12:00{{nbsp}}p.m. in June 2007. On 1 November 2015, the channel began broadcasting from 7:00{{nbsp}}a.m. until 3:00{{nbsp}}a.m. The channel changes its programme slots and shows from time to time.


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 regulations allows fewer minutes of advertising than in the US) until 16 February 2009. The music used during the idents until February 2009 were "[[The Dress Looks Nice On You|The Dress Looks Nice on You]]", "[[Chicago (Sufjan Stevens song)|Chicago]]", "[[Illinois (Sufjan Stevens album)|Jacksonville]]" and "[[Illinois (Sufjan Stevens album)|The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts]]", all performed by [[Sufjan Stevens]].
On [[August 28]], [[2007]], Five US launched a timeshift channel named Five US +1 available on Sky Digital.<ref>{{ cite web
| url = http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/a64300/five-launches-1-services.html
| title = Five launches +1 services
| date = 2007-07-05
| publisher = [[Digital Spy]]
| author = Joanne Oatts
}}</ref>


On 28 August 2007, Five US launched a timeshift channel – Five US +1 – available only on Sky.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/a64300/five-launches-1-services.html | title = Five launches +1 services | date = 5 July 2007 | publisher = [[Digital Spy]] | author = Joanne Oatts | access-date = 5 July 2007 | archive-date = 13 April 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080413062019/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/a64300/five-launches-1-services.html | url-status = live }}</ref> On 22 January 2009, it was announced that Five US would be rebranded '''Five USA''' on 16 February. It became 5USA in March 2011 as part of a corporate rebranding.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.entertainment-iuk.com/2009/02/16/five-us-rebranded-as-five-usa/| title = Five US Rebranded to FiveUSA.| publisher = Entertainment Interactive| access-date = 28 August 2017| archive-date = 28 August 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170828192054/http://www.entertainment-iuk.com/2009/02/16/five-us-rebranded-as-five-usa/| url-status = live}}</ref><ref name="Five USA">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/a144135/new-brand-identity-for-five-us.html|title=New brand identity for Five US|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|date=22 January 2009|access-date=22 January 2009|archive-date=24 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124154430/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/a144135/new-brand-identity-for-five-us.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Current shows==
* ''[[30 Rock]]''
* ''[[Californication (TV series)|Californication]]
* ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
* ''[[CSI: Miami]]''
* ''[[CSI: NY]]''
* ''[[David Beckham's Soccer USA ]]''
* ''[[Dirt (TV series)|Dirt]]''
* ''[[The Fall Guy]]''
* ''[[House (TV series)|House MD]]''
* ''[[Killer Instinct (TV series)|Killer Instinct]]''
* ''[[NASCAR]]''
* ''[[National Basketball Association|NBA]]''
* ''[[Numb3rs|NUMB3RS]]''
* ''[[Happy Days]]''
* ''[[Mission: Impossible]]''
* ''[[Joey (TV series)|Joey]]''
* ''[[Shark (TV series)|Shark]]''
* ''[[Vanished]]''
* ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]''


==Former shows==
==Programming==
* ''[[Conviction (TV series)|Conviction]]'' - Now on [[Hallmark Channel (UK)|The Hallmark Channel]]
* ''[[Everybody Hates Chris]]''
* ''[[Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King]]'' - Now on [[Sci Fi Channel (United Kingdom)|The Sci Fi Channel]]
* ''[[Pros vs Joes]]''
* ''[[Pimp My Ride]]''


===Current Programming===
==Coming soon==

* ''[[Hannah Montana]]'' (originally lined up to be broadcast on five US, but is instead being shown on [[five (channel)|five]])
* [[Criminal Minds]] (series 1-15, previously shown on [[Sky Witness]], also on [[Disney+]] and [[Paramount+]])
* ''[[8 Simple Rules]]'' (after Hannah Montana was moved to main channel, this show is thought to be moved as well)
* [[NCIS (franchise)|NCIS]]
* ''[[K-Ville (TV series)|K-Ville]]'' [http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,,2138711,00.html]
* [[NCIS: Hawaii]]
* ''[[Law & Order]]'', ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' <br/>& ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'' [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/programming/a45289/five-hangs-on-to-key-acquisitions.html]
* ''[[The Nine (TV series)|The Nine]]''
* [[Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods]] (also shown on [[Sky Witness]])
* [[Blindspot (TV series)|Blindspot]] (previously shown on [[Sky Witness]])
* [[Law & Order]] (previously shown on [[Universal TV]])
* [[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]
* [[Law & Order: SVU]] (also shown on [[Sky Witness]])
* [[The Blacklist]] (previously shown on [[Sky Witness |
Sky Living]], [[Sky One]] and [[Sky Max]])
* [[New York Undercover]] (from 23rd December)

===Former Programming===

* [[Person of Interest (TV series) |Person Of Interest]]
* [[Castle (TV series) |Castle]]
* [[Columbo]] (now on [[5Select]])
* [[CSI (franchise)|CSI]] (now on [[Paramount+]])
* [[CSI:NY]] (now on [[Pluto TV]])
* [[CSI: Miami]] (now on [[Pluto TV]])
* [[Chicago PD (TV series)|Chicago PD]] (now on [[Sky Witness]])
* [[Hannibal (TV series) |Hannibal]] (previously shown on [[Sky Witness |Sky Living]])
* [[Justified (TV series)|Justified]] (now on [[Disney+]])
* [[Lucifer (TV series)|Lucifer]] (seasons 1 and 2 only)
* [[La Brea (TV series) |La Brea]] (season 1 only , available on [[Paramount+]])
* [[Longmire (TV series)|Longmire]]
* [[Murder in the First (TV series) |Murder In The First]]
* [[The Enemy Within (TV series) |The Enemy Within]]
* [[The Mysteries of Laura]]
* [[War of the Worlds (2019 TV series)|War of the Worlds]] (on [[Disney+]])
* ''[[Yellowstone (American TV series)|Yellowstone]]'' (season 1 and 2 only , moved to [[Paramount+]])
*''[[Sons of Anarchy (TV series) |Sons of Anarchy]]'' (Now on [[Disney+]])
*''[[The Mentalist (TV series) |The Mentalist]]''''
*''[[The Guardian (TV series) |The Guardian]]''
*''[[The Shield (TV series) |The Shield]]''

==Ratings==
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 2.58&nbsp;million viewers between 10:00 and 11:00{{nbsp}}p.m. 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.

==Former logos==
<gallery>
File:Five US.svg|{{center|Five US logo<br />(16 October 2006 - 16 February 2009)}}
File:Five_USA.svg|{{center|Five USA logo<br />(16 February 2009 - 7 March 2011)}}
File:Channel_5_USA.svg|{{center|5USA logo<br />(7 March 2011 - 11 February 2016)}}
</gallery>

==Notes==
*{{note|1|1}} Seasons nine through fourteen were aired first-run on Channel 5. From the eighteenth season, 5USA obtained the first-run rights to the series.
*{{note|2|2}} Seasons one through three and the first two episodes of the fourth season were aired first-run on 5Star. From the third episode of season four, 5USA obtained the first-run rights to the series.
*{{note|3|3}} [[Universal Channel (UK and Ireland)|Universal Channel]] has first-run rights to ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' in the United Kingdom, as of 2014. Universal Channel is currently airing the sixteenth season. Channel 5 had second-run rights to all seasons, up until the twelfth season. From the thirteenth season, aired in 2015, 5USA has second-run rights to the series. Universal Channel UK closed down on 27 January 2020 and their programming was moved to Sky Witness.
*{{note|4|4}} 5USA has finished airing episodes to this first-run or second-run series and is currently rerunning episodes in their schedules, as of 2015.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.channel5.com/channels/5usa 5USA on Channel 5]
*[http://five.tv/us Five US] at [[five.tv]]
*[http://www.five.tv/aboutfive/press/pressreleases/20060506_twonewchannels/ Initial press release]
*[http://www.five.tv/aboutfive/press/pressreleases/20062508%5Ffiveusandfivelifelaunch/ Official Five Press Release 25 August 2006]
*[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds33844.html Digital Spy Article]


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5USA
Logo used since 2016
CountryUnited Kingdom
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format1080p HDTV (Sky Glass only)
576i SDTV
Timeshift service5USA +1
Ownership
OwnerParamount Networks UK & Australia
ParentChannel 5 Broadcasting Limited
Sister channels
History
Launched16 October 2006; 18 years ago (2006-10-16)
Former namesFive US (2006–09)[1]
Five USA (2009–11)
Links
Websitechannel5.com
Availability
Terrestrial
FreeviewChannel 21
Streaming media
FilmOnWatch live
Sky GoWatch live
Virgin TV GoWatch live (UK only)
Watch live (+1) (UK only)

5USA is a British free-to-air television channel owned by Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited,[2] a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paramount Global, which is grouped under Paramount Networks UK & Australia division. It was launched on 16 October 2006 as Five US and was the second digital terrestrial television channel in the UK to be launched by RTL Group (the owner at the time) as part of their multi-channel strategy, the first being Five Life (now 5Star). 5USA concentrates on showing imported movies and programmes from the United States.

History

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The channel's original broadcast hours were from 4:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m., however it extended its hours starting at 12:00 p.m. in June 2007. On 1 November 2015, the channel began broadcasting from 7:00 a.m. until 3:00 a.m. The channel changes its programme slots and shows from time to time.

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 regulations allows fewer minutes of advertising than in the US) until 16 February 2009. The music used during the idents until February 2009 were "The Dress Looks Nice on You", "Chicago", "Jacksonville" and "The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts", all performed by Sufjan Stevens.

On 28 August 2007, Five US launched a timeshift channel – Five US +1 – available only on Sky.[3] On 22 January 2009, it was announced that Five US would be rebranded Five USA on 16 February. It became 5USA in March 2011 as part of a corporate rebranding.[4][5]

Programming

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Current Programming

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Former Programming

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Ratings

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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 2.58 million viewers between 10:00 and 11:00 p.m. 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.

Former logos

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  • Five US logo (16 October 2006 - 16 February 2009)
    Five US logo
    (16 October 2006 - 16 February 2009)
  • Five USA logo (16 February 2009 - 7 March 2011)
    Five USA logo
    (16 February 2009 - 7 March 2011)
  • 5USA logo (7 March 2011 - 11 February 2016)
    5USA logo
    (7 March 2011 - 11 February 2016)

Notes

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  • ^1 Seasons nine through fourteen were aired first-run on Channel 5. From the eighteenth season, 5USA obtained the first-run rights to the series.
  • ^2 Seasons one through three and the first two episodes of the fourth season were aired first-run on 5Star. From the third episode of season four, 5USA obtained the first-run rights to the series.
  • ^3 Universal Channel has first-run rights to Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in the United Kingdom, as of 2014. Universal Channel is currently airing the sixteenth season. Channel 5 had second-run rights to all seasons, up until the twelfth season. From the thirteenth season, aired in 2015, 5USA has second-run rights to the series. Universal Channel UK closed down on 27 January 2020 and their programming was moved to Sky Witness.
  • ^4 5USA has finished airing episodes to this first-run or second-run series and is currently rerunning episodes in their schedules, as of 2015.

References

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  1. ^ "Television Broadcast Licensing Update October 2006". Ofcom. Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Ofcom | TV Cable and Satellite". static.ofcom.org.uk. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  3. ^ Joanne Oatts (5 July 2007). "Five launches +1 services". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 13 April 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2007.
  4. ^ "Five US Rebranded to FiveUSA". Entertainment Interactive. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  5. ^ "New brand identity for Five US". Digital Spy. 22 January 2009. Archived from the original on 24 January 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
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