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Reelz

{{Short description|American digital cable and satellite television network}}

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{{Infobox television channel

| name = Reelz

| logo = Reelz.svg

| logo_size = 250px

| logo_caption =

| image =

| launch_date = {{Start date|2006|09|27}}; 18 years ago

| closed_date =

| picture_format = 720p (HDTV)
(HD feed downgraded to letterboxed 480i for SDTVs)

| owner = Hubbard Broadcasting

| country = United States

| language = English

| area = Nationwide

| headquarters = Albuquerque, New Mexico

| former_names = ReelzChannel (2006–12)

| replaced =

| replaced_by =

| sister_channels = Ovation

| timeshift_service =

| website = {{url|http://www.reelz.com/}}

| online_serv_1 = Service(s)

| online_chan_1 = DirecTV Stream, Philo, Sling TV, Peacock

}}

Reelz (formerly known as Reelz Channel) is an American digital cable and satellite television network owned by Hubbard Broadcasting. The network's programming was formerly devoted to entertainment-oriented programming focusing on the Hollywood film and entertainment industry, with programs featuring information on theatrical film releases as well as information on movies released on DVD and airing on cable television. Currently, outside a few entertainment programs, and some reality series and films, the network mainly airs original and acquired films, series, and programming relating to true crime and celebrity scandals.

{{As of|2023|11}}, Reelz is available to approximately 35,000,000 pay television households in the United States-down from its 2015 peak of 68,000,000 households.{{cite web|url=https://wrestlenomics.com/u-s-cable-network-households-universe-1990-2023-nielsen-data/|title=U.S. cable network households (universe), 1990 – 2023|website=wrestlenomics.com|date=May 14, 2024|access-date=July 28, 2019}}

History

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The network launched on September 27, 2006 as ReelzChannel,[http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/09/27/reelz-channel-launches-today/ Reelz Channel launches today] TV Squad.com September 27, 2006 Joel Keller initially available on satellite providers DirecTV and Dish Network. The network originally maintained a programming focus similar to the original format of E! (and its predecessor MovieTime), focusing on programs about the entertainment industry including movie review and junket interview series. The network eventually signed carriage agreements with various cable providers including Time Warner Cable, Comcast, Charter Communications and Altice.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} The network's programming then was tailored to allow insertion of order details and channel positions for film titles being offered through each provider's pay-per-view and video on demand systems.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

In early 2009, ReelzChannel moved its operations from Los Angeles, California, to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where Hubbard owns that city's NBC-affiliated television station KOB. KOB and ReelzChannel, however, maintain separate facilities.[http://www.reelzchannel.com/article.aspx?articleid=811 LURED BY GOVERNOR RICHARDSON AND THE NEW MEXICO FILM OFFICE REELZ CHANNEL MAKES BOLD MOVE TO RELOCATE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS TO ALBUQUERQUE IN EARLY 2009] Reelz Channel Press Release January 7, 2009. At that point, the network shifted its programming focus to incorporate acquired series alongside its entertainment news programs. In August 2011, ReelzChannel debuted its first miniseries, The Kennedys. An unauthorized biopic centering on President John F. Kennedy, Jackie Kennedy and the Camelot empire, ReelzChannel acquired the rights to the film after it was dropped by History.[http://www.multichannel.com/article/463291-ReelzChannel_To_Air_Kennedys_Miniseries.php ReelzChannel To Air ‘Kennedys' Miniseries] Multichannel News February 1, 2011

In February 2023, Reelz reached an agreement with NBCUniversal-owned streaming service Peacock, which would carry a linear feed of Reelz and the network's library of programming for subscribers. MLW Underground Wrestling from Major League Wrestling is blacked out and replaced with alternate programming on Peacock due to WWE's exclusivity agreements with the service.{{Cite web |last=Schneider |first=Michael |date=February 28, 2023 |title=Peacock to Add 'On Patrol: Live' Network Reelz to Its Subscriber Offerings |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/on-patrol-live-network-reelz-peacock-1235538482/ |accessdate=February 28, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

Programming

Reelz original programming is produced both in the US and internationally. For example, the network premiered a docudrama in 2017, Titanic: Sinking The Myths, starring Ed Asner, examining the circumstances surrounding the ocean liner disaster.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} In 2020, Reelz ordered The Story of the Songs from ViacomCBS Networks UK, in association with the British branch of Paramount Network.{{Cite web|date=2020-03-13|title=Reelz set to tell "The Story of the Songs" with Viacom International Studios UK|url=https://realscreen.com/2020/03/13/reelz-set-to-tell-the-story-of-the-songs-with-viacom-international-studios-uk/|access-date=2021-11-06|website=Realscreen}}

In June 2022, Reelz acquired Cops and later greenlit On Patrol: Live, a spiritual successor to the former A&E program Live PD.{{cite web |last=Iannuci |first=Rebecca |date=June 8, 2022 |title=Live PD to Be Revived at Reelz, Two Years After A&E Cancellation |url=https://tvline.com/2022/06/08/live-pd-returning-new-episodes-reelz/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621132127/https://tvline.com/2022/06/08/live-pd-returning-new-episodes-reelz/ |archive-date=June 21, 2022 |accessdate=September 3, 2022 |work=TVLine}}{{cite web |last=Maglio |first=Tony |date=June 8, 2022 |title='Live PD' Revived — and Rebranded — by Reelz 2 Years After A&E Cancellation |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2022/06/live-pd-reboot-reelz-dan-abrams-cancelled-george-floyd-murder-1234731781/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001054227/https://www.indiewire.com/2022/06/live-pd-reboot-reelz-dan-abrams-cancelled-george-floyd-murder-1234731781/ |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |accessdate=September 4, 2022 |work=IndieWire}}

The network's original promotional remit regarding cable and satellite pay-per-view and video on demand services, which remains in its carriage contracts, is contractually fulfilled by an occasional on-air segment hosted by a Celebrity Page personality, REELZ Recommends, an email newsletter service, which highlights programs available via streaming video and video on demand.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

=Current programming=

A list of shows currently airing.{{cite web|title=Shows - REELZChannel|url=http://www.reelz.com/watch/|work=Reelz.com|access-date=2016-08-07}}{{cite web|title=ReelzChannel|url=http://tvschedule.zap2it.com/tvlistings/ZCSGrid.do?stnNum=52199&channel=88&aid=tvschedule|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606204124/http://tvschedule.zap2it.com/tvlistings/ZCSGrid.do?stnNum=52199&channel=88&aid=tvschedule|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 6, 2017|work=Zap2it|access-date=2016-08-07}}

==Original programming==

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  • Autopsy: The Last Hours of...
  • Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
  • Behind the Screams
  • Breaking the Band
  • Celebrity Damage Control
  • Celebrity Legacies
  • Celebrity Page (formerly OK!TV)
  • Charles Manson's Bloodline{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/reelz-to-air-drg-funded-charles-manson-documentary-series-mansons-bloodline-1202427732/|title=Reelz To Air DRG-Funded Charles Manson Documentary Series 'Manson's Bloodline'|first1=Peter|last1=White|date=July 17, 2018}}
  • CopyCat Killers
  • Demons in the City of Angels
  • Executed with Deborah Norville
  • Fortune Fights
  • Friends Speak
  • Gangsters: America's Most Evil
  • Hollywood 911
  • Hollywood Scandals
  • How to Survive a Murder
  • Kicked Out of Hollywood
  • MLW Underground Wrestling{{cite web|last=Rice|first=Lynette|title=Reelz Becomes Official U.S. Home For Major League Wrestling|url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/reelz-official-home-major-league-wrestling-1235228530/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=January 20, 2023|access-date=January 20, 2023}}
  • Murder in the Family with Geraldo Rivera
  • Murder Made Me Famous
  • On Patrol: Live
  • On Patrol: First Shift
  • The Price of Fame
  • The Real Story of ...
  • Scandal Made Me Famous
  • Serial Psyche
  • The Story of the Songs (also known in the United Kingdom under the titles Whitney/Madonna/Celine Dion: The Secrets of Her Biggest Hits and Rod Stewart: The Secrets of His Biggest Hits){{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/mt5sbn/the-story-of-the-songs--s1-e4-whitney-secrets-of-her-biggest-hits-whitney-houston/|title=Whitney: Secrets of Her Biggest Hits: Whitney Houston - S1|website=Radio Times}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/mrdjf4/the-story-of-the-songs-episode-guide/|title=The Story of the Songs Series and Episode Guides | TV from RadioTimes|website=Radio Times}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/mrdjf6/the-story-of-the-songs--s1-e1-madonna-secrets-of-her-biggest-hits-madonna/|title=Madonna: Secrets of Her Biggest Hits: Madonna - S1|website=Radio Times}}

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==Acquired programming==

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=Upcoming programming=

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=Former programming=

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=Miniseries=

  • JFK: The Smoking Gun{{cite web|last=Richmond|first=Ray|title=TCA: ReelzChannel Unveils 'JFK: The Smoking Gun,' 'The Capones,' 'Hollywood Hillbillies'|url=https://deadline.com/2013/07/tca-reelzchannel-jfk-the-smoking-gun-the-capones-hollywood-hillbillies-551050/|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=July 28, 2013}}
  • The Kennedys
  • The Kennedys: After Camelot
  • The Pillars of the Earth[https://web.archive.org/web/20111015134513/http://www.deadline.com/2011/08/reelzchannel-picks-up-pillars-of-the-earth/ ReelzChannel Picks Up 'Pillars Of The Earth'] Deadline.com August 30, 2011
  • World Without End[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/world-without-end-miniseries-heads-reelzchannel-327908/ 'World Without End' Miniseries Heads to ReelzChannel] HollywoodReporter.com May 22, 2012
  • Aaron Hernandez's Killing Fields (2020){{cite web|title=Reelz Announces New Programming for January 2020|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2019/12/20/reelz-announces-new-programming-for-january-2020-796301/20191220reelz01/|work=The Futon Critic|date=December 20, 2019}}

=Awards ceremonies=

  • 1st Critics' Choice Television Awards (on June 22, 2011){{cite web|last=O'Neil|first=Tom|title='Modern Family' leads nominations for new Critics' Choice TV Awards|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2011/05/cat-deeley-to-host-new-critics-choice-tv-awards.html|work=Los Angeles Times|date=June 6, 2010|access-date=June 8, 2011}}{{cite web|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|title=Mad Men, Fringe, Good Wife, Modern Family, Community, Justified Lead Critics Choice Kudos|url=http://www.tvline.com/2011/06/mad-men-fringe-modern-family-community-critics-choice-awards/|work=TVLine|date=June 6, 2010|access-date=June 8, 2011|archive-date=June 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608175815/http://www.tvline.com/2011/06/mad-men-fringe-modern-family-community-critics-choice-awards/|url-status=dead}}
  • Miss USA 2015Natalie Tadena (July 2, 2015).[https://blogs.wsj.com/cmo/2015/07/02/donald-trumps-miss-usa-pageant-lands-on-reelz-cable-channel/ Donald Trump's Miss USA Pageant Lands on Reelz Cable Channel]. Wall Street Journal.

Other services

=Reelz HD=

Reelz HD is a high definition simulcast of Reelz broadcasting in the 720p resolution format, which launched on August 1, 2010. The first provider to carry the feed was AT&T U-verse, which began carrying ReelzChannel HD on September 27, 2010; Dish Network carried the HD feed as a free preview from March 30 to May 4, 2011.{{Cite web|url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/3/prweb8254726.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110403043751/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/3/prweb8254726.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 3, 2011|title=REELZCHANNEL to Offer "The Kennedys" in High Definition Nationwide Only on DISH Network|website=PRWeb}} DirecTV began carrying the HD feed on September 26, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/reelz-238-and-ovation-274-hd-coming.341880/page-2#post-3534550 |title=Reelz (238) and Ovation (274) HD coming (now launched) | Page 2 |website=SatelliteGuys.US |date=September 13, 2014 |access-date=2016-08-07}} DirecTV also carries ReelzChannel's video on demand content in HD. Verizon Fios began carrying the HD feed on March 25, 2017.

=ReelzChannel In Your Room=

Reelz formerly operated a service for hotels in partnership with LodgeNet, called ReelzChannel In Your Room. This featured a mix of Reelz's original programming with reviews and promotions of films available on a hotel's video on demand service.

References

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External links

  • {{official website|http://www.reelz.com/}}

{{Hubbard Broadcasting Corporation|state=collapsed}}

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