Universal TV (German TV channel)

{{Infobox television channel | name = Universal TV | logo = Universal TV logo.svg |logo Caption = Final Logo used from 2018-2025 | logo_size = 200px | launch_date = 5 September 2013 (2013-09-05) |Shutdown_date March 29, 2025 (2025 -03-29) Universal TV Was a German pay-tv-channel, operated by Sky Deutschland and headquartered in Munich. The station was announced on 22 May 2013 and launched on 5 September 2013.

In the course of the global renaming of Universal Channel into Universal TV, the channel was renamed in Germany on 2 July 2018.

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 first broadcastings. 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

Sources:

• Bones (Bones – Die Knochenjägerin) (2022–present)
• Castle (2013-2014, 2016–present)
• Chicago Fire (2013–present)
• Chicago Med (2016–present)
• Chicago P.D. (2018–present)
• Fire Country (2022–present)
• Grimm (2024–present)
• House (Dr. House) (2023–present)
• Matlock (2025-present)
• Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham (Men in Kilts) (2021–present)
• Modern Family (2024–present)
• Outlander (2021–present)
• The Rookie (2024–present) (also on Sky One and ZDFneo)

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)
• Departure (2019–2024)
• 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)
• King Solomon’s Mines (Quatermain und der Schatz des König Salomon) (2023–2024)
• 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)
• Upright (2020–2024)
• Weeds (Weeds – Kleine Deals unter Nachbarn) (2014)
• Young Hercules (Der junge Hercules) (2014–2016)

Logos

• 
  5 September 2013 – 1 July 2018
• 
  2 July 2018 – 28th March 2025
• 
  Universal TV HD 2nd July 2018 - 28th March 2025

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)