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C/S

{{short description|Defunct Filipino television network}}

{{About|the TV network|other uses|C/s (disambiguation)}}

{{Unreferenced|date=April 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}}

{{Use Philippine English|date=November 2022}}

{{Infobox broadcasting network

| network_name = C/S

| network_logo = 200px
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| country = Philippines

| network_type = Commercial television network

| available = Defunct

| key_people = Wilson Tieng (President)
William Tieng (Chairman)
Willy Y. Tieng (Vice-chairman)

| launch_date = October 15, 2005

| dissolved = November 28, 2009

| former_names = Solar Entertainment Television (2000-2002)
Solar USA (2002-2004)
USA (2004-2005)

| owner = Solar Entertainment Corporation

| founder =

| Picture format = NTSC 480i (SDTV)

| language = English

| replaced_by = CHASE
Solar TV (on C/S 9)

| affiliations = Radio Philippines Network (2008–2009)

}}

C/S (standing for Crime/Suspense, originally used as an on-air brand) was used for several Filipino entertainment channels owned by the Solar Entertainment Corporation. It showed mostly American crime and suspense dramas, mysteries, reality, science fiction and action shows.

History

Solar Entertainment first launched its namesake entertainment cable channel in the early 2000s, one devoted to American programs. This channel was later known as Solar USA (the acronym stands for "Ultimate in Suspense and Action"), and then later simply as USA. USA was replaced by two separate channels in 2005. Solar USA's comedy and general entertainment programming was moved to Jack TV, while action and crime dramas were given a new separate channel, Crime/Suspense, later launched in October of that year.

As part of a partnership established with the Radio Philippines Network, C/S became the on-air brand for its network of over-the-air stations across the Philippines on January 1, 2008. The C/S cable channel was later rebranded as C/S Origin in September of the same year, while the RPN network later changed its branding to C/S 9 the next month, and then changed its name to Solar TV on November 29, 2009.

On December 24, 2011, CHASE was launched. This is the revival TV network of C/S because of its similar format. On October 20, 2012, it was rebranded as Jack City, carrying the same format. On March 22, 2015, Jack City was rebranded as CT (now defunct).

Programs on C/S

This is a list of shows broadcast by C/S.

Programs

=Procedural drama=

=Comedy series=

=Reality=

=Documentary/factuals=

=News, talk and infotainment=

=Movie block=

  • C/S Movie Mania

=Sports=

=From [[C/S 9]] and [[C/S Origin]]=

(*) - The Survivor franchise originally aired on Studio 23 (laterly S+A now defunct) before its move to C/S. However, when GMA acquired the rights to air the Philippines' version of Survivor, sister station Q (laterly GMA News TV, now GTV seen on UHF 27) also acquired the rights to air the next Survivor TV series. Survivor: Gabon was first shown on September 26, 2008, while Survivor: Tocantins was shown on February 14, 2009, on C/S Origin. The franchise moved back entirely to Solar with the showing of Survivor: Samoa on C/S 9.

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Category:Radio Philippines Network

Category:Former Solar Entertainment Corporation channels

Category:Defunct television networks in the Philippines

Category:Television channels and stations established in 2005

Category:Television channels and stations disestablished in 2009

Category:English-language television stations in the Philippines