| CBS Reality | |
| Owner: | AMC Networks International Paramount Networks UK & Australia (UK feed) Paramount Networks EMEAA (Africa and another parts of Europe feed) |
| Picture Format: | 1080i HDTV (Poland) 576i SDTV |
| Language: | English |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Area: | Europe, Middle East and Africa |
| Former Names: | Reality TV Zone Reality |
| Replaced By: | True Crime (UK and Ireland) |
| Closed Date: | (Russia) (UK and Ireland, replaced by True Crime) (Czech Republic, Slovakia and in the Netherlands)[1] [2] (CIS, Baltic,[3] Hungary, Bulgaria and Croatia)[4] [5] [6] [7] |
| Sister Channels: | CBS Europa |
| Terr Chan 1: | See separate section |
CBS Reality is a European free-to-air television channel broadcast in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
CBS Reality was launched as Reality TV on 1 December 1999 as a joint-venture between UPCtv and Zone Vision.[8] The channel started broadcasting to Africa on 1 November 2001.[9] In 2005, Liberty Global, owner of UPC, bought Zone Vision. In 2006, they decided to put all their channels under the unified "Zone" brand. Reality TV became Zone Reality.[10]
On 1 August 2012, Chellomedia revealed that the European version of Zone Reality would be rebranded into CBS Reality.[11] In Europe, Zone Reality was rebranded on 3 December 2012.[12] AMC Networks acquired Chellomedia on 2 February 2014. Chellomedia was rebranded as AMC Networks International on 8 July 2014.[13]
CBS Reality is available in HD in Poland since 23 September 2019.[14]
A dedicated Romanian feed was launched on 13 May 2022, with a different schedule and Romanian adverts. However, promos and trailers are subtitled in Romanian.
CBS Reality closed on 1 June 2022 in Russia.[15] [16]
CBS Reality closed in the UK on 22 November 2023 and was rebranded as True Crime.[17]
CBS Reality closed on 31 December 2023 in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and in the Netherlands.
CBS Reality closed on 3 January 2024 in Hungary, Bulgaria, Croatia, CIS and Baltic.[3]