5Star

5Star (stylized as 5STAR) is a British free-to-air television channel owned by Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Paramount Skydance Corporation, which is grouped under Paramount Networks UK & Australia division. It originally launched as the female-orientated Five Life on 15 October 2006, and was relaunched as Fiver on 28 April 2008 with a revised version of the same concept. The channel was later re-branded as 5* on 7 March 2011, and later, it was re-branded as its current name on 11 February 2016. The network focuses on documentaries, comedy and drama, with original content such as Rich Kids Go Skint and Young, Dumb & Banged Up in the Sun, along with some American and Australian imports.

5Star (stylized as 5STAR) is a British free-to-air television channel owned by Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Paramount Skydance Corporation, which is grouped under Paramount Networks UK & Australia division. It originally launched as the female-orientated Five Life on 15 October 2006, and was relaunched as Fiver on 28 April 2008 with a revised version of the same concept. The channel was later re-branded as 5* on 7 March 2011, and later, it was re-branded as its current name on 11 February 2016. The network focuses on documentaries, comedy and drama, with original content such as Rich Kids Go Skint and Young, Dumb & Banged Up in the Sun, along with some American and Australian imports.

History

2006-08: Five Life

Five Life was intended to be a female-oriented channel emphasising lifestyle programming. Channel 5 announced that programming on launch would include The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Love My Way, Windfall, Angela's Eyes, and a weekday double-bill of the chat show Trisha Goddard. On 16 October 2006, a day following the channel's launch, Australian soap opera Home and Away began airing from episode 4212 (Season 19, Episode 112). New episodes were shown Monday to Friday in a 'First Look' screening with episodes following the Channel 5 airing. Repeats of popular female-skewing dramas, both nationally and internationally produced, were soon acquired. A time-shift version was launched following the channel's launch in summer 2007.

2008-11: Fiver

On 28 April 2008, Five Life was relaunched as Fiver, with a new branding strategy aimed at a younger audience. The rebranding introduced a "younger, faster, louder" concept to compete with Sky Living. The channel adopted a unique on-air presentation featuring a "cursor" motif, which typed out words related to programs and current events.

Availability

Cable

Virgin Media : Channel 126 (SD) and Channel 326 (+1)

IPTV

Sky Glass : Channel 128

Satellite

Freesat : Channel 131 (SD) and Channel 141 (+1) Sky : Channel 128 (SD) and Channel 228 (+1)

Terrestrial

Freeview : Channel 32

Current programming: 5Star

First–run

The Act (2021) Adults Only (2020–present) (also repeated on Channel 5 and MTV in 2021, and known under the title XXXmas over the festive period) Ambulance: Code Red (2020–present) Bargain Brits on Benefits (2022–present) Cold Case Killers (2021–present) Dirty John (2021) Don't Tell The Doctor (2017–present) Drag Kids (also known as Kids in Drag: We're Fabulous!) (2019–present) Entertainment News (2020–present) Extreme Hair Wars (2018–present) Filthy House SOS Get Your Tatts Out: Kavos Ink (2017–present) Greatest Ever Movie Blunders (2018–present) (this series was re-edited as a new one-off show for broadcast on Channel 5 in November 2021) Greatest Ever TV Blunders (2018–present) Home and Away (16 October 2006 – present) (first look) Impact Wrestling (2019–present) Inside The Mind... (2021) (a celebrity documentary with Dr Bob Johnson) It's Your Fault I'm Fat (2019–present) Killer at the Crime Scene (2021–present) Nick Knowles' Better Home (2021) Old School For Lazy Kids (2019–present) Our Secret World (2021) Oxford Street 24/7 (2021) (a previous series was broadcast first on Channel 5) Plastic Surgery Knifemares (2019) Prison Life (2018–present) Rich Kids Go Homeless (2019–present) Rich Kids Go Skint (2018–present) Rich Kids, Skint Holiday (2019–present) Secret Admirer (2018–present) Sex Pod (2016–present) The Shocking Truth About Food (2019–present) Skin A&E (2021–present) Top 20 Funniest (2014–present) Tower Block Kids (2018–present) Undercover Twins (2019) When Kids Kill (2016–present) When Teens Kill (2018–present) World's Wildest Holidays (2018–present) Young, Dumb & Banged Up in the Sun (2018–present)

Second–run

10 Years Younger in 10 Days (2021, Channel 5 series only) Absentia Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun Britain's Parking Hell (2018–present) Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts Fights, Camera, Action! (previously shown on Paramount Network) The Following Friends (2023–present) Departure (2021) Judge Judy (episodes from 2006 to 2007, that were previously shown on various CBS branded channels) Police Interceptors Quantico Red Shoe Diaries (episodes from 1992, that were previously shown on Channel 5) Suits (season 8 in 2022) Supermarket Wars The Town the Gypsies Took Over: Appleby Horse Fair (repeated on 5Star on 3 January 2022) Wentworth Prison (2016–2021) (this drama debuted in the UK as a Channel 5 show before becoming an exclusive-to-5Star title during its fourth season) The World's Most Expensive Hotels

Former programming: 5Star

First–run

100% Hotter (2016–) Access (2011–2020) (replaced by Entertainment News) Airport 24/7: Thailand (2019–present) (moved to Paramount Network) Baby Ballroom (2017–) Baby Faced Mums (2016–) Badass Brides (2017–) Bad Teen to Ballroom Queen (2018–) Britain's Naughtiest Nursery (2019–) Celebrity Ghost Hunt (2017–) Celeb Road Trip: Lost in Transylvania (2018–) Celebs on the Farm (2018–present) (moved to MTV) Celebs on the Ranch (2019–) Channel Zero (2016–) Clink (2019–) Dirty Tricks (2019–) Sing It On (2016–) Strip Date (2016–)

Second–run

3rd Rock from the Sun (2019–present) 8 Simple Rules (2011, 2017–present) 16 and Pregnant (2015–present) According to Jim (2017–present) Aftermath (2016) American Horror Story (2015–present) Catfish: The TV Show (2015–present) Celebrity Big Brother (2017) (first look episode on Saturdays) Dance Moms (2016–present) Dance Squad (2017–present) Emerald City (2017) Empire (2017–present) Falling Skies (2013–present) Finding Carter (2017–present) Fresh Off the Boat (2017–2019) The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (2017–present) Gilmore Girls (2013–present) Heroes Reborn (2016) House (2020) Last Man Standing (2018–2020) The Magicians (2016–2018) My Wife and Kids (2015–present) Neighbours (2008–2022) Riverdale (2018–present) The Shannara Chronicles (2016–2017) Smallville (2019–present) Star (2017–2018) Teen Mom (2015–present) Teen Wolf (2015–present) That '70s Show (2015–present) Two and a Half Men (2018–present) (Seasons 1–8 only) Under the Dome (2013–present) Will & Grace (2018–present) You're the Worst (2016–present)

Former programming: Fiver and 5*

$#*! My Dad Says (2010–2011) 10 Things I Hate About You (2011) Almost Live from Studio Five (2009) Alphas (2011–2012) Angela's Eyes (2006) Archer (2010–2014) Bad Girls (2007–2009) BAMMA (2013–2015) (moved to 5Spike) Bar Rescue (2014–2015) (moved to 5Spike) Better with You (2010) Big Brother: Live from the House (2013, 2015) Big Brother's Bit on the Side (2013, 2015) Big Love (2009) Californication (2008–2012) Celebrity Big Brother: Live from the House (2013, 2015) Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side (2013, 2015) Celebrity Rehab (2009) Chuck (2011–2012) Colin and Justin's How Not to Decorate (2007) Dawson's Creek (2006–2009) Dirt (2009–2011) The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2006–2007, 2008) Eye Candy (2015) Farmer Wants a Wife (2009–2010) Fifth Gear (2007–2010) Floogals (2017) Footballers' Wives (2007–2010) Gay, Straight or Taken? (2008) Helix (2014) (moved to 5Spike) Joey (2009) Love My Way (2006–2007) The Lying Game (2012–2013) Malcolm in the Middle (2011–2013) (now on Comedy Central) Make Me a Supermodel Extra (2007–2008) Minder (2009) My Name Is Earl (2013–2015) (moved to 5USA) Nice House, Shame About the Garden! (2008–2010) Ocean Force (2008–2010) Out of the Blue (2009–2010) Parenthood (2010–2011) Pingu (2017–2018) Rich Bride, Poor Bride (2009) Ridiculousness (2015–2017) Scrubs (2015–2016) (moved from Viva) Sex and the City (2009–2013) Sofia's Diary (2008–2009) South Park (2017) SpongeBob SquarePants (2017) Step It Up and Dance (2007) Stylista (2007–2008) Tallafornia (2014) The Trisha Goddard Show (2006–2010) Trust Me – I'm a Beauty Therapist (2006) Vets in Action (2009–2011) The Walking Dead (2012–2014) (moved to 5Spike) Windfall (2006) World's Worst Tenants (2014–2015) The Wright Stuff (2009–2011)

Former logos

File:Five Life logo.png| File:Fiver (Five) logo 2008.png| File:Fiver logo.svg| File:Channel 5 Star.svg| File:5 Star logo 2016.svg|

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