RealityXtra (formerly CBS Drama) is a British free-to-air television channel that centres its programming on American television shows produced by CBS. It is the sister channel of CBS Reality and is owned in partnership by AMC Networks and Paramount Networks.
On 14 September 2009, it was revealed that the international arm of CBS, CBS Studios International, struck a joint venture deal with Chellomedia to launch six CBS-branded channels in the UK during 2009. The new channels would replace Zone Romantica, Zone Thriller, Zone Horror and CBS Reality, plus timeshift services Zone Horror +1 and Zone Reality +1.[1][2] On 1 October 2009, it was announced that CBS Reality, CBS Reality +1, CBS Drama and CBS Justice (replacing CBS Action in 2018) would launch on 16 November 2009 replacing Zone Reality, Zone Reality +1, Zone Romantica and Zone Thriller. On 5 April 2010, Zone Horror and Zone Horror +1 were rebranded by Horror Channel and Horror Channel +1, following the rebrand of the portfolio's other three channels in November 2009.[3]
On 1 August 2012 Chellomedia revealed that all European versions of the Zone Channels would be rebranded into CBS Channels.[4] CBS Drama replaced Zone Romantica on 3 December 2012 (in Poland replaced Zone Club).[5]
CBS Reality launched on Freeview on 1 April 2014 followed by CBS Action on 1 October 2014 and as of July 2014, CBS Reality +1, CBS Action, CBS Drama & Horror Channel are available on the YouView platform as part of TalkTalk TV's Entertainment Boost, but were removed from the EPG on 2 June 2015.
CBS Drama closed in Poland on 31 December 2016.[6] It had broadcast UK shows such as Bad Girls, Waterloo Road and Footballers Wives, American shows such as Dallas, Beverly Hills, 90210, CSI and Knots Landing, as well as Australian shows such as Return To Eden and Bondi Rescue.
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On 30 June 2022, the British arm of the AMC-Paramount partnership revised their channel line-up with all CBS branding, with the exception of CBS Reality, being dropped and new channel Legend taking CBS Justice's slot and Horror's programming. In the reshuffle, CBS Drama was renamed Reality Xtra, becoming a sister channel to the current (CBS) Reality channel.[7]
With the rebrand and reshuffle of channels, RealityXtra changed frequencies on Freeview and became a limited-reach channel for viewers who could receive the range of Local channels on channel 7 or 8.[8][9]
RealityXtra2 launched on 26 October 2022 on Freeview channel 69.[10] As of 27 October 2022, RealityXtra2 only broadcasts two episodes of Donal MacIntyre's Murder Files from 3:00am until 5:00am and is deemed[11] to be a placeholder channel.[11] RealityXtra2 uses the on-screen bug of the RealityXtra channel (CBS Justice from 26 October until 11 November) but with the channel ident used on-air.[12]
^. Chello Zone. 14 September 2009. Archived from the original (DOC) on 24 July 2011.
^"CBS to launch UK channels with Chellomedia". Broadcastnow. 14 September 2009.
^"Zone Horror rebrands as Horror Channel". Broadband TV News. 31 March 2010.
^"CBS and Chellomedia take entertainment across EMEA". Broadband TV News. 1 August 2012.
^"Kanały CBS w Polsce. Co w ramówce?". Media2.pl. 30 November 2012.
^"CBS Drama kończy nadawanie w Polsce" (in Polish). 26 November 2016.
^"CBS name dropped in major channel change". 18 June 2022.
^"Freeview channel switch-off completes". 30 June 2022.
^. 15 September 2022 [30 June 2022]. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022.
^"Freeview Updates". 26 October 2022 [26 October 2022].
^ ab"Freeview changes: new services for October". 26 October 2022.
^"RealityXtra 2 - Continuity (27th October 2022) - YouTube". 27 October 2022.
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February 27, 2023
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RealityXtra formerly CBS Drama is a British free to air television channel that centres its programming on American television shows produced by CBS It is the sister channel of CBS Reality and is owned in partnership by AMC Networks and Paramount Networks RealityXtraBroadcast areaUnited KingdomProgrammingPicture format576i 16 9 SDTVOwnershipOwnerParamount Networks EMEAA AMC Networks InternationalSister channelsList 5Action 5Select 5Star 5USA AMC BET Ego CBS Europa CBS Reality CBS Justice Channel 5 Colors TV Comedy Central Comedy Central Extra Club MTV Extreme Sports Channel Game One HorrorXtra J One JimJam Legend MTV MTV 80s MTV 90s MTV 00s MTV Base MTV Beats MTV Brand New MTV Hits MTV Live MTV Music UK and Ireland MTV Music Italy Nick Jr Nick Jr Too Nickelodeon Nickelodeon Teen NickMusic Nicktoons Network 10 Paramount Network Porto Canal Super RealityXtra2 VH1HistoryLaunched16 November 2009 13 years ago 2009 11 16 ReplacedZone RomanticaFormer namesCBS Drama 2009 2022 LinksWebsiterealityxtra co ukAvailabilityTerrestrialFreeview UK Channel 68Streaming mediaVirgin TV AnywhereWatch live UK only Contents 1 History 1 1 CBS Drama 2 RealityXtra 2 1 Current programming on RealityXtra 3 RealityXtra2 3 1 Current programming on RealityXtra2 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory Edit CBS Drama logo used until 30 June 2022 CBS Drama Edit On 14 September 2009 it was revealed that the international arm of CBS CBS Studios International struck a joint venture deal with Chellomedia to launch six CBS branded channels in the UK during 2009 The new channels would replace Zone Romantica Zone Thriller Zone Horror and CBS Reality plus timeshift services Zone Horror 1 and Zone Reality 1 1 2 On 1 October 2009 it was announced that CBS Reality CBS Reality 1 CBS Drama and CBS Justice replacing CBS Action in 2018 would launch on 16 November 2009 replacing Zone Reality Zone Reality 1 Zone Romantica and Zone Thriller On 5 April 2010 Zone Horror and Zone Horror 1 were rebranded by Horror Channel and Horror Channel 1 following the rebrand of the portfolio s other three channels in November 2009 3 On 1 August 2012 Chellomedia revealed that all European versions of the Zone Channels would be rebranded into CBS Channels 4 CBS Drama replaced Zone Romantica on 3 December 2012 in Poland replaced Zone Club 5 CBS Reality launched on Freeview on 1 April 2014 followed by CBS Action on 1 October 2014 and as of July 2014 CBS Reality 1 CBS Action CBS Drama amp Horror Channel are available on the YouView platform as part of TalkTalk TV s Entertainment Boost but were removed from the EPG on 2 June 2015 CBS Drama closed in Poland on 31 December 2016 6 It had broadcast UK shows such as Bad Girls Waterloo Road and Footballers Wives American shows such as Dallas Beverly Hills 90210 CSI and Knots Landing as well as Australian shows such as Return To Eden and Bondi Rescue RealityXtra EditOn 30 June 2022 the British arm of the AMC Paramount partnership revised their channel line up with all CBS branding with the exception of CBS Reality being dropped and new channel Legend taking CBS Justice s slot and Horror s programming In the reshuffle CBS Drama was renamed Reality Xtra becoming a sister channel to the current CBS Reality channel 7 With the rebrand and reshuffle of channels RealityXtra changed frequencies on Freeview and became a limited reach channel for viewers who could receive the range of Local channels on channel 7 or 8 8 9 Current programming on RealityXtra Edit Bonanza Also shown on Spotlight TV CSI Miami CSI NY Dr Quinn Medicine Woman Dynasty ER JAG Judge Judy The Love Boat Medium Touched by an Angel Bad Girls Beauty and the Beast Beverly Hills 90210 Bondi Rescue Boston Legal Charmed Cheers Seasons 1 4 only Now on Channel 4 The Colbys Cutting It Dallas Days of Our Lives The Division Diagnosis Murder Ed Falcon Crest Footballer s Wives Guiding Light Hack The Jerry Springer Show Judge Joe Brown Judging Amy Keen Eddie Knots Landing The Last Frontier Matlock Melrose Place Mile High Models Inc Moonlighting North and South Outrageous Fortune Party of Five Playing the Field The Practice Return to Eden Sex and the City Sex Love amp Secrets Shogun Sunset Beach Seasons 1 and 2 only The Streets of San Francisco Taxi That s Life The Thorn Birds Twin Peaks Waterloo Road Wheel of Fortune The Young and the RestlessRealityXtra2 EditRealityXtra2 Broadcast areaUnited KingdomProgrammingPicture format576i 16 9 SDTVOwnershipOwnerParamount Networks EMEAA AMC Networks InternationalSister channelsList 5Action 5Select 5Star 5USA AMC BET Ego CBS Europa CBS Reality CBS Justce Channel 5 Colors TV Comedy Central Comedy Central Extra Club MTV Extreme Sports Channel Game One HorrorXtra J One JimJam Legend MTV MTV 80s MTV 90s MTV 00s MTV Base MTV Beats MTV Brand New MTV Hits MTV Live MTV Music UK and Ireland MTV Music Italy Nick Jr Nick Jr Too Nickelodeon Nickelodeon Teen NickMusic Nicktoons Network 10 Paramount Network Porto Canal RealityXtra Super VH1HistoryLaunched26 October 2022 4 months ago 2022 10 26 LinksWebsiterealityxtra co ukAvailabilityTerrestrialFreeview UK Channel 69RealityXtra2 launched on 26 October 2022 on Freeview channel 69 10 As of 27 October 2022 RealityXtra2 only broadcasts two episodes of Donal MacIntyre s Murder Files from 3 00am until 5 00am and is deemed 11 to be a placeholder channel 11 RealityXtra2 uses the on screen bug of the RealityXtra channel CBS Justice from 26 October until 11 November but with the channel ident used on air 12 Current programming on RealityXtra2 Edit Donal MacIntyre s Murder Files Written in Blood The Real Prime SuspectSee also EditCBS Reality CBS Justice CBS Europa Paramount International Networks AMC Networks International Blue Ant Extreme Blue Ant EntertainmentReferences Edit CBS FINALChello Zone partnership press release Chello Zone 14 September 2009 Archived from the original DOC on 24 July 2011 CBS to launch UK channels with Chellomedia Broadcastnow 14 September 2009 Zone Horror rebrands as Horror Channel Broadband TV News 31 March 2010 CBS and Chellomedia take entertainment across EMEA Broadband TV News 1 August 2012 Kanaly CBS w Polsce Co w ramowce Media2 pl 30 November 2012 CBS Drama konczy nadawanie w Polsce in Polish 26 November 2016 CBS name dropped in major channel change 18 June 2022 Freeview channel switch off completes 30 June 2022 Freeview Updates via Wayback Machine 15 September 2022 30 June 2022 Archived from the original on 21 September 2022 Freeview Updates 26 October 2022 26 October 2022 a b Freeview changes new services for October 26 October 2022 RealityXtra 2 Continuity 27th October 2022 YouTube 27 October 2022 External links EditCBS Drama Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title RealityXtra amp oldid 1133335024, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
