Investigation Discovery (stylized and branded on-air as ID since 2008) is an American multinational pay television network dedicated to true crime documentaries owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. As of February 2015, approximately 86 million American households (74% of households with television) receive Investigation Discovery.[1]
The channel launched in 1996 under the name Discovery Civilization Network: The World History and Geography Channel. It was one of four digital cable companion networks rolled out by Discovery Communications simultaneously in October 1996.[2] Plans for the channel had surfaced in November 1994, when its working name was "Time Traveler".[3]
In April 2002, New York Times Television and Discovery Communications announced a joint venture to run the Discovery Civilization Channel. By then, it was available in 14 million households. The partnership aimed to complement the historical shows, with programming about current events and contemporary history.[4] On March 25, 2003, the channel was rebranded as Discovery Times, focusing more on the culture of the United States, as well as other miscellaneous programming. The previous name was described as "a little off-message" by executives.[5]
In April 2006, The New York Times sold its stake in Discovery Times back to Discovery Communications, ending its ownership in the channel.[6] Despite this, "Times" was kept in the channel's name until January 27, 2008, when Discovery Times was relaunched as Investigation Discovery (ID), oriented towards true crime programs.[7]
In 2016, owing to a resurgence in popularity within the true crime genre, ID was the second-highest-rated cable network among women 25–54.[8] In 2018, ID was the sixth-highest-rated basic cable network in full-day viewership.[9]
On April 12, 2020, Investigation Discovery introduced a new logo, placing a greater focus on the "ID" acronym to make it better-suited for multi-platform use.[10]
In December 2022, the team responsible for ID also took over responsibility for HLN (formerly CNN Headline News), which became a sibling channel following the merger that formed Warner Bros. Discovery earlier that year. That channel had gradually shifted to a similar true crime-focused format since the mid-2010s, dropping its last original news programs at the same time as the management change, and had already begun airing repeats of ID programming such as Hometown Homicide shortly after the WBD merger.[11]
Most of ID's programs are original productions, but it also airs re-titled off-network reruns, including ABC's 20/20, CBS' 48 Hours, and NBC’s Dateline.
On June 7, 2015, ID aired its first ever scripted mini-series; Serial Thriller: Angel of Decay chronicled the investigation of convicted (and later executed) serial killer Ted Bundy. A second installment, Serial Thriller: The Chameleon, premiered as a two-part miniseries in December 2015, chronicling the crimes that resulted in the execution of Americanserial killerStephen Morin. A third installment, Serial Thriller: The Headhunter, about serial killer Edmund Kemper (which possibly includes the story of serial killer Herbert Mullin), premiered on February 20, 2016.
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^"2018 Year-End Cable Ranker: Fox News, MSNBC, Hallmark Channel Are Among Top Networks to Also Post Audience Growth". TVNewser. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
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This article is about the US channel For other uses see Investigation Discovery disambiguation Investigation Discovery stylized and branded on air as ID since 2008 is an American multinational pay television network dedicated to true crime documentaries owned by Warner Bros Discovery As of February 2015 approximately 86 million American households 74 of households with television receive Investigation Discovery 1 Investigation DiscoveryCountryUnited StatesBroadcast areaWorldwideHeadquartersMaryland U S ProgrammingPicture format1080i HDTV downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed OwnershipOwnerWarner Bros DiscoveryParentWarner Bros Discovery NetworksSister channelsList Discovery Channel HLN Science Channel TLC Travel ChannelHistoryLaunchedOctober 7 1996 26 years ago 1996 10 07 Former namesTime Traveler prelaunch 1994 1996 Discovery Civilization Network 1996 1998 Discovery Civilization Channel 1998 2003 Discovery Times 2003 2008 LinksWebsiteinvestigationdiscovery wbr com crimefeed wbr com official blog Contents 1 History 2 Programming 3 International versions 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe channel launched in 1996 under the name Discovery Civilization Network The World History and Geography Channel It was one of four digital cable companion networks rolled out by Discovery Communications simultaneously in October 1996 2 Plans for the channel had surfaced in November 1994 when its working name was Time Traveler 3 In April 2002 New York Times Television and Discovery Communications announced a joint venture to run the Discovery Civilization Channel By then it was available in 14 million households The partnership aimed to complement the historical shows with programming about current events and contemporary history 4 On March 25 2003 the channel was rebranded as Discovery Times focusing more on the culture of the United States as well as other miscellaneous programming The previous name was described as a little off message by executives 5 In April 2006 The New York Times sold its stake in Discovery Times back to Discovery Communications ending its ownership in the channel 6 Despite this Times was kept in the channel s name until January 27 2008 when Discovery Times was relaunched as Investigation Discovery ID oriented towards true crime programs 7 In 2016 owing to a resurgence in popularity within the true crime genre ID was the second highest rated cable network among women 25 54 8 In 2018 ID was the sixth highest rated basic cable network in full day viewership 9 On April 12 2020 Investigation Discovery introduced a new logo placing a greater focus on the ID acronym to make it better suited for multi platform use 10 In December 2022 the team responsible for ID also took over responsibility for HLN formerly CNN Headline News which became a sibling channel following the merger that formed Warner Bros Discovery earlier that year That channel had gradually shifted to a similar true crime focused format since the mid 2010s dropping its last original news programs at the same time as the management change and had already begun airing repeats of ID programming such as Hometown Homicide shortly after the WBD merger 11 Programming EditMain article List of programs broadcast by Investigation Discovery Most of ID s programs are original productions but it also airs re titled off network reruns including ABC s 20 20 CBS 48 Hours and NBC s Dateline ID s longest running series is On the Case with Paula Zahn which debuted in 2009 Other long running shows on the network include Disappeared and Homicide Hunter Lt Joe Kenda On June 7 2015 ID aired its first ever scripted mini series Serial Thriller Angel of Decay chronicled the investigation of convicted and later executed serial killer Ted Bundy A second installment Serial Thriller The Chameleon premiered as a two part miniseries in December 2015 chronicling the crimes that resulted in the execution of American serial killer Stephen Morin A third installment Serial Thriller The Headhunter about serial killer Edmund Kemper which possibly includes the story of serial killer Herbert Mullin premiered on February 20 2016 International versions EditCanada Europe Latin America India Asia Pacific Closed on 1 February 2018 relaunched on 13 January 2020 Australia and New Zealand France as Discovery Investigation Russia Closed on 9 March 2022 12 South Africa Vietnam 2005 2007 References Edit Seidman Robert February 22 2015 List of how many homes each cable network is in as of February 2015 TV by the Numbers Zap2it Archived from the original on February 23 2015 Retrieved March 14 2015 Digital Play in the U S of A Realscreen April 1 1999 Discovery plans launch of four newly created nets Discovery Communications Inc Multichannel News November 1994 The New York Times Company and Discovery Communications Inc Announce Joint Venture in Discovery Civilization Channel Press release The New York Times Company April 5 2002 Civilization Seeks Current Affairs Niche Multichannel News November 4 2002 Discovery Times to Sell Stake New York Observer April 13 2006 Archived from the original on November 7 2007 Retrieved January 27 2008 Discovery Investigates Newsday January 26 2008 Archived from the original on January 29 2008 Retrieved January 27 2008 The Oxygen Channel Is Becoming A True Crime All The Time Network HuffPost 2017 07 06 Retrieved 2017 07 20 2018 Year End Cable Ranker Fox News MSNBC Hallmark Channel Are Among Top Networks to Also Post Audience Growth TVNewser Retrieved 2019 07 22 Lafayette Jon 2020 04 12 Investigation Discovery Adopts Updated ID Broadcasting Cable Retrieved 2022 01 10 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Weprin Alex December 1 2022 CNN Chief Outlines Cuts HLN Slashed International Reorganized Core News Product In Focus The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved December 6 2022 WarnerMedia and Discovery join the stampede of businesses leaving Russia CNN External links EditOfficial website 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