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{{Short description|British free-to-air television channel}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = 5USA
| logo = 5USA logo.svg
| logo_size = 200px
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2016
| launch_date = {{start date and years ago|2006|10|16|df=yes}}
| picture_format = [[1080p]] [[HDTV]] (Sky Glass only)<br />
[[576i]] [[SDTV]]
| network =
| parent = [[Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited]]
| owner = [[Paramount Networks UK & Australia]]
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| former_names = Five US (2006–09)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/ifi/tvlicensing/tvupdates/monthly/200610|title=Television Broadcast Licensing Update October 2006|publisher=Ofcom|access-date=12 October 2009|archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20090904002812/http%3A//www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/ifi/tvlicensing/tvupdates/monthly/200610|archive-date=4 September 2009|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />Five USA (2009–11)
| sister_channels = {{plainlist|
*[[5Action]]
*[[5Select]]
*[[5Star]]
*[[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]]
}}
| timeshift_service = 5USA +1
| website = {{url|channel5.com}}
| terr_serv_1 = [[Freeview (UK)|Freeview]]
| terr_chan_1 = Channel 21
| online_serv_1 = [[FilmOn]]
| online_chan_1 = [http://www.filmon.com/tv/5usa Watch live]
| online_serv_2 = [[Sky Go]]
| online_chan_2 = [https://web.archive.org/web/20140528023020/http://go.sky.com/vod/page/default/home.do Watch live]
| online_serv_3 = [[Virgin TV|Virgin TV Go]]
| online_chan_3 = [https://virgintvgo.virginmedia.com/en/epg/2299 Watch live] (UK only) <br /> [https://virgintvgo.virginmedia.com/en/epg/1475 Watch live] (+1) (UK only)
}}
'''5USA''' is a British [[free-to-air]] [[television channel]] owned by [[Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://static.ofcom.org.uk/static/radiolicensing/html/tv/cs/tlcs001592ba2paramountnetwork.htm|title=Ofcom &#124; TV Cable and Satellite|website=static.ofcom.org.uk|access-date=15 March 2023|archive-date=15 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315165630/http://static.ofcom.org.uk/static/radiolicensing/html/tv/cs/tlcs001592ba2paramountnetwork.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> a wholly-owned subsidiary of [[Paramount Global]], which is grouped under [[Paramount Networks UK & Australia]] division. It was launched on 16 October 2006 as '''Five US''' and was the second digital terrestrial television channel in the UK to be launched by [[RTL Group]] (the owner at the time) as part of their multi-channel strategy, the first being Five Life (now [[5Star]]). 5USA concentrates on showing imported movies and programmes from the [[United States]].
==History==
The channel's original broadcast hours were from 4:00{{nbsp}}p.m. to 1:00{{nbsp}}a.m., however it extended its hours starting at 12:00{{nbsp}}p.m. in June 2007. On 1 November 2015, the channel began broadcasting from 7:00{{nbsp}}a.m. until 3:00{{nbsp}}a.m. The channel changes its programme slots and shows from time to time.
British comedian [[Russell Kane]] was the 'face of the channel', presenting short clips between some programmes which acted as space fillers to comply with advertising regulations in the UK (UK regulations allows fewer minutes of advertising than in the US) until 16 February 2009. The music used during the idents until February 2009 were "[[The Dress Looks Nice On You|The Dress Looks Nice on You]]", "[[Chicago (Sufjan Stevens song)|Chicago]]", "[[Illinois (Sufjan Stevens album)|Jacksonville]]" and "[[Illinois (Sufjan Stevens album)|The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts]]", all performed by [[Sufjan Stevens]].
On 28 August 2007, Five US launched a timeshift channel – Five US +1 – available only on Sky.<ref>{{cite web  | url       = http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/a64300/five-launches-1-services.html  | title       = Five launches +1 services  | date       = 5 July 2007  | publisher       = [[Digital Spy]]  | author       = Joanne Oatts  | access-date       = 5 July 2007  | archive-date       = 13 April 2008  | archive-url       = https://web.archive.org/web/20080413062019/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/a64300/five-launches-1-services.html  | url-status       = live  }}</ref> On 22 January 2009, it was announced that Five US would be rebranded  '''Five USA''' on 16 February.  It became 5USA in March 2011 as part of a corporate rebranding.<ref>{{cite web| url       = http://www.entertainment-iuk.com/2009/02/16/five-us-rebranded-as-five-usa/| title       = Five US Rebranded to FiveUSA.| publisher       = Entertainment Interactive| access-date       = 28 August 2017| archive-date       = 28 August 2017| archive-url       = https://web.archive.org/web/20170828192054/http://www.entertainment-iuk.com/2009/02/16/five-us-rebranded-as-five-usa/| url-status       = live}}</ref><ref name="Five USA">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/a144135/new-brand-identity-for-five-us.html|title=New brand identity for Five US|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|date=22 January 2009|access-date=22 January 2009|archive-date=24 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124154430/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/a144135/new-brand-identity-for-five-us.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Programming==
===Current Programming===
* [[Criminal Minds]] (series 1-16, previously shown on [[Sky Witness]], also on [[Disney+]] and [[Paramount+]])
* [[NCIS (franchise)|NCIS]]
* [[NCIS: Hawaii]]
* [[Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods]] (also shown on [[Sky Witness]])
* [[Blindspot (TV series)|Blindspot]] (previously shown on [[Sky Witness]])
* [[Law & Order]] (previously shown on  [[Universal TV]])
* [[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]
* [[Law & Order: SVU]] (also shown on [[Sky Witness]])
* [[The Blacklist]] (previously shown on [[Sky Witness |
Sky Living]], [[Sky One]] and [[Sky Max]])
* [[New York Undercover]] (from 23rd December)
===Former Programming===
* [[Person of Interest (TV series) |Person Of Interest]]
* [[Castle (TV series) |Castle]]
* [[Columbo]] (now on [[5Select]])
* [[CSI (franchise)|CSI]] (now on [[Paramount+]])
* [[CSI:NY]] (now on [[Pluto TV]])
* [[CSI: Miami]] (now on [[Pluto TV]])
* [[Chicago PD (TV series)|Chicago PD]] (now on [[Sky Witness]])
* [[Hannibal (TV series) |Hannibal]] (previously shown on [[Sky Witness |Sky Living]])
* [[Justified (TV series)|Justified]] (now on [[Disney+]])
* [[Lucifer (TV series)|Lucifer]] (seasons 1 and 2 only)
* [[La Brea (TV series) |La Brea]] (season 1 only , available on [[Paramount+]])
* [[Longmire (TV series)|Longmire]]
* [[Murder in the First (TV series) |Murder In The First]]
* [[The Enemy Within (TV series) |The Enemy Within]]
* [[The Mysteries of Laura]]
* [[War of the Worlds (2019 TV series)|War of the Worlds]] (on [[Disney+]])
* ''[[Yellowstone (American TV series)|Yellowstone]]'' (season 1 and 2 only , moved to [[Paramount+]])
==Ratings==
The channel's highest ratings to date were on 12 February 2008 for the second part of the ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' and ''[[Without a Trace]]'' crossover. The show averaged 2.58&nbsp;million viewers between 10:00 and 11:00{{nbsp}}p.m. equating to a multichannel share of 13.9%. Those numbers made the show the most-watched multichannel programme in its slot – beating every other channel (digital and analogue) aside from [[BBC One]], and is currently one of the highest ratings for a multichannel in the United Kingdom.
==Former logos==
<gallery>
File:Five US.svg|{{center|Five US logo<br />(16 October 2006 - 16 February 2009)}}
File:Five_USA.svg|{{center|Five USA logo<br />(16 February 2009 - 7 March 2011)}}
File:Channel_5_USA.svg|{{center|5USA logo<br />(7 March 2011 - 11 February 2016)}}
</gallery>
==Notes==
*{{note|1|1}} Seasons nine through fourteen were aired first-run on Channel 5. From the eighteenth season, 5USA obtained the first-run rights to the series.
*{{note|2|2}} Seasons one through three and the first two episodes of the fourth season were aired first-run on 5Star. From the third episode of season four, 5USA obtained the first-run rights to the series.
*{{note|3|3}} [[Universal Channel (UK and Ireland)|Universal Channel]] has first-run rights to ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' in the United Kingdom, as of 2014. Universal Channel is currently airing the sixteenth season. Channel 5 had second-run rights to all seasons, up until the twelfth season. From the thirteenth season, aired in 2015, 5USA has second-run rights to the series. Universal Channel UK closed down on 27 January 2020 and their programming was moved to Sky Witness.
*{{note|4|4}} 5USA has finished airing episodes to this first-run or second-run series and is currently rerunning episodes in their schedules, as of 2015.
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* [https://www.channel5.com/channels/5usa 5USA on Channel 5]
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