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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
    Administrator admin
  • Modified June 15, 2025 by
    Hoff16
Suspects
Maxine
Conspiracy (2015)
The Holiday (2022)
Too Good to be True
The Game (2025)
The Inheritance
Fifth Gear
The Challenge: UK
Little Princess
Penance (2020)
The Feud
Cooper & Fry
Elizabeth I (2017)
House Doctor
Lip Sync Battle UK
The Au Pair
For Her Sins
Born to Kill (2005)
Dad's Army
How I Murdered Mum & Dad: The Virginia McCullough Confessions
Machu Picchu: The Discovery with Dan Snow
The Trial
Christmas at the Biggest Sweet Shop in the World
Joanna Lumley: My Best Bits... In My Own Words
The Sewer Map of Britain
The Vikings in Britain: Fire and Fury
The 10 Faces of Michael Jackson
The Unseen Fred West Confessions
The Queen: 70 Years In Her Own Words
EXTREME SEA MONSTERS
Pets Who Hate Vets
On Board Britain's Nuclear Submarine: Trident
Pompeii: The New Revelations
Billionaire Babies At Christmas
Beaver Las Vegas
Hoarder in the House
Supermarket Wars: Battle of the High Street