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5 (formerly known as Channel 5 and Five) is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paramount Global's UK and Australia division. It was launched in 30 March 1997 to provide a fifth national terrestrial channel in the United Kingdom.


Aliases
  • Channel 5 (1997–2002; 2011–2025)
  • Five (2002-2011)
English
  • ID 599
  • Country Great Britain
  • Primary Type Network
  • Child Companies My5
  • Created September 11, 2020 by
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  • Modified June 15, 2025 by
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Inside the World's Toughest Prisons
Peppa Pig
Eurovision Song Contest
All Creatures Great & Small (2020)
Fawlty Towers
Gavin & Stacey
Bob the Builder
Celebrity Big Brother
'Allo 'Allo!
Only Fools and Horses
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends
Strictly Come Dancing
Secrets of Great British Castles
Big Brother (UK)
Fireman Sam
The Drowning
Dalgliesh (2021)
Anne Boleyn
The Deceived
Neighbours
Agatha and the Midnight Murders
A Very Country Christmas Homecoming
My Wife, My Abuser: The Secret Footage
Inside Chernobyl with Ben Fogle
Johnny Depp: Where Did It All Go Wrong
Adele: From 19 to 30 - In Her Own Words
Meghan & Harry. The First 100 Days
Predator: Catching the Black Cab Rapist
The Abduction of Milly Dowler
Bob The Builder: Race to the Finish
Yellowstone: Super Volcanoes
The Abduction of Lesley Whittle
How Britain Won WW2
Reported Missing: The Murder of Danielle Jones
HMP Full Sutton: Evil Behind Bars
The Graham Norton Story
ABBA: In Their Own Words
ABBA: Secrets of their Greatest Hits
The World's Most Luxurious Prison
Edward VII - The Playboy Prince who Changed Britain