Universal TV

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Active from: 24 Mar 2010
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Shows

House

Genre: Drama
Channel: M-Net, Hallmark Channel, eExtra, M-Net Series, Universal TV, M-Net Series Zone
Summary: Medical drama about maverick genius Gregory House, M.D., who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital.
Starring: Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Genre: Drama, Police Procedural
Channel: M-Net, SABC3, Sony Channel, FOX Crime, Universal TV, FOX Africa, FX Africa, M-Net Series Showcase, M-Net Series Zone, M-Net Edge, M-Net City
Summary: Police procedural drama about a passionate team of forensic investigators who work the graveyard shift at the Las Vegas Criminalistics Bureau.
Starring: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan

Two and a Half Men

Genre: Comedy
Channel: M-Net, SABC3, Universal TV, Comedy Central Africa, eExtra, M-Net Series Showcase, M-Net Series Zone, Vuzu
Summary: Sitcom about men, women, sex, dating, divorce, single parenthood, sibling relations, surrogate families, money and, most importantly, love.
Starring: Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, Angus T. Jones

Cold Case

Genre: Drama, Police Procedural
Channel: SABC2, Universal TV
Summary: Series which revolves around a division of the Philadelphia Police Department that specialises in investigating crimes that haven't yet been solved.
Starring: Kathryn Morris, Justin Chambers, John Finn

CSI: NY

Genre: Drama, Police Procedural
Channel: M-Net, Universal TV, SABC3, CBS Drama, M-Net Series, M-Net Edge
Summary: Forensic investigators use high-tech science to follow the evidence and solve crimes in the Big Apple, the gritty and kinetic city that never sleeps.
Starring: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo

Law & Order

Genre: Drama, Police Procedural
Channel: FOX Crime, SABC3, Universal TV
Summary: Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and set in New York City, which follows the professional lives of several police officers and prosecutors who represent the public interest in the criminal justice system.
Starring: Richard Brooks, Dann Florek, Steven Hill

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Genre: Drama, Police Procedural
Channel: SABC3, Sony Channel, StarTimes One, Universal TV, SABC1, SABC2
Summary: The third spinoff of Law & Order which follows a division of the NYPD called the "Major Case Squad" which investigates high-profile homicide cases.
Starring: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Genre: Drama, Police Procedural
Channel: SABC3, Universal TV
Summary: Chronicles the life and crimes of the Special Victims Unit of the NYPD, the elite squad of detectives who investigate crimes of a sexual nature.
Starring: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer

NCIS

Genre: Drama, Police Procedural
Channel: SABC2, Hallmark Channel, Sony Channel, Universal TV, M-Net, M-Net City, SABC3
Summary: NCIS is a show that focuses on the sometimes complex and always amusing dynamics of a team forced to work together in high-stress situations.
Starring: Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Sasha Alexander

Bones

Genre: Drama, Police Procedural
Channel: SABC3, FX Africa, FOX Africa, Universal TV
Summary: When standard methods of identifying a body are useless the FBI calls in Temperance "Bones" Brennan to read clues left behind in the victim's bones.
Starring: Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin