as sleuth august 15 2011 2011 08 15 as cloo owned by nbcuniversal cable nbcuniversal picture format 480i sdtv unavailable in hd slogan go figure . formerly called sleuth 2006 2011 replaced trio sister channel s nbc usa network universal hd oxygen msnbc syfy chiller the weather channel cnbc bravo nbcsn website www.cloo.com availability satellite directv 308 sd c band h2h 4dtv amc 18 214 available on most cable systems check local listings iptv at & t u verse 161 sd streaming media playstation vue internet protocol television cloo is a digital cable television channel with programming dedicated to the crime and mystery genres . it is owned and operated by nbcuniversal . it launched on january 1 2006 replacing trio . cloo debuted as sleuth on directv on june 1 2006 and on dish network nine days later . as of february 2015 approximately 25 495 000 american households 21.9 % of households with television received cloo . 1 contents 1 history 1.1 rebrand 1.2 carriage 2 programming 2.1 original programs 2.2 syndicated 2.3 past programming 3 references 4 external links history edit cloo focuses on mystery entertainment with the majority of the channel s programming borrowed from sister channels nbc and usa network . however as of 2014 the network s schedule is made up mostly of repeats of current usa network series or marathons from the law and order franchise and films either from the nbcuniversal library or acquired as part of usa network s film rights purchases meaning films such as enchanted the 40 year old virgin and bee movie with nothing to do with crimes or mysteries air on the network . rebrand edit on august 15 2011 cloo was rebranded from its former name of sleuth in order to be able to trademark and own the name . nbcuniversal could not do so with the name clue because hasbro owns the rights to it with their board game clue and in turn owns 40 % of its joint venture with discovery communications for discovery family . nbcuniversal also explained that another reason for the name change was the word sleuth is too common for search engines . 2 3 carriage edit on august 10 2013 cloo was dropped by dish network which cited that most of the network s rerun centric programming was duplicative of that available on other nbcuniversal networks and ion television . 4 a year later on august 18 2014 it was removed from verizon fios also for the same reason . 5 in reverse the network was added to charter communications in december 2013 as a replacement for cloo s moribund sister network g4 . programming edit original programs edit on september 17 2011 cloo premiered two original series though these have since been discontinued or only air during holiday periods . dateline on cloo featuring repurposed dateline nbc episodes focused on true crime stories . killer instinct a 13 part true crime series featuring criminal profiler mark safarik . syndicated edit in january 2009 all shows from the lineup see past programming were removed and replaced with mainly nbcuniversal produced usa network original shows monk and in plain sight to its lineup running marathons of each program s episodes . cbs military crime drama series ncis were also added to the channel s lineup both of which are staples on usa network as well as another usa network staple in walker texas ranger and two canadian series da vinci s inquest and cold squad that primarily aired in syndication nationwide . the law & order franchise also joined the channel . it recently started airing another canadian series the eleventh hour . however it was renamed bury the lead to differentiate it from the since canceled cbs series of the same name . the channel presently relies on reruns of the law & order franchise house ncis walker texas ranger macgyver and various other series aired mainly on the usa network in which it and the former are owned by nbcuniversal while the latter four are owned by cbs television studios . though sony pictures television owns the u.s. television distribution rights to walker . in september 2014 the rights to cops previously held by now defunct sister network g4 moved over to cloo . past programming edit sleuth s logo the channel originally featured crime and mystery programming from nbcuniversal s extensive library of feature films classic television shows reality series and documentaries . programming initially included popular and cult television series like simon & simon miami vice the a team dragnet 1967 70 and 2003 versions knight rider the equalizer homicide life on the street jag and more recent cancelled series like ez streets karen sisco and deadline . more recently the channel has added programming from other studios such as paramount pictures warner brothers and sony . crime mystery and suspense films like scarface the jackal casino sneakers and mercury rising will be in the standard and high definition lineups with at least 20 hours of content from the channels offered on demand at any given time to consumers . in january 2007 the channel began airing profiler magnum p.i. the rockford files the burning zone turks conviction and medical investigation . on february 25 2007 the channel aired a fourteen hour movie marathon entitled chiller on sleuth to promote the launch of chiller nbcuniversal s cable channel dedicated to horror and suspense programming that launched on march 1 2007 . the movies that aired during this marathon are wait until dark psycho i saw what you did the 1988 version and the island . 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 . retrieved march 10 2015 . exclusive sleuth gets a new name meet cloo tv guide april 7 2011 exclusive newly rebranded cloo tv picks up first original series tv guide july 15 2011 dish network facebook page response ... we removed cloo because most of the content they offered was available on other stations . . facebook . 12 august 2013 . retrieved 4 july 2015 . lazarus david 28 august 2014 . why isn t your pay tv bill reduced when a channel is removed . los angeles times . retrieved 4 july 2015 . external links edit official website v t e nbcuniversal a division of comcast corporate officials board of directors steve burke ceo brian l. roberts jeffrey r. immelt keith sherin executives steve capus dick ebersol robert greenblatt bonnie hammer ted harbert ronald meyer universal filmed entertainment group carnival films dreamworks animation awesomenesstv nu 1 big frame dreamworks channel dreamworks classics big idea entertainment harvey entertainment jay ward productions oriental dreamworks nu 2 fandango 70 % focus features gramercy pictures illumination entertainment illumination mac guff nbcuniversal entertainment japan united international pictures nu 3 universal studios universal animation studios universal playback universal pictures home entertainment working title films universal parks & resorts united states universal studios 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lp khrr knso nu 7 ksts ktaz ktlm ktmd kvda kvea kxtx tv wkaq tv wneu wnju wscv wsns tv wwsi telexitos other assets emka ltd. international media distribution co owned with hearst and verizon communications . co owned with china media capital shanghai media group and shanghai alliance investment . 50 % with viacom s paramount pictures . co owned with 21st century fox the walt disney company and time warner . nbcuniversal has no involvement with hulu operations . co owned with the blackstone group and bain capital . co owned with mediaset . the station is owned by nbcuniversal but is controlled by serestar communications . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title cloo & oldid 743905355 categories television channels and stations established in 2006television channels and stations established in 2011nbcuniversalnbcuniversal networks2006 establishments in the united states2011 establishments in the united states navigation menu personal tools not logged 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