TV5 (TV Five) is a Finnish television channel owned and operated by Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA. The channel launched in March 2004 but it was replaced by The Voice TV Finland in November 2004. It started operating again in September 2008 on the same channel as The Voice. It transmitted every day from 6pm to 1am. In the fall of 2010, TV5 started using the same logo, identity, graphics, and branding as Kanal 5, a channel in Sweden also owned by SBS Discovery. TV5 and The Voice became separate channels on April 1, 2011. After that TV5 became the fastest growing channel, by viewers, in Finland in 2011.
In line with a channel standardization plan by WBD's Nordic unit, as part of a rebrand in January 2024, the channel changed its color to red, which was selected for WBD's main channels in the region.
Viewership numbers TV5's current audience record is the final ice hockey match of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics between Finland and Russia, which was watched by an average of 1,239,000 viewers.
Logo and identities
Programming TV5 airs feature films, series and documentaries. 3rd Rock from the Sun Absolutely Fabulous America's Funniest Home Videos Beach Patrol Beauty and the Geek Australia Benidorm Bastards The Blacklist Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Catherine Tate Show Dark Justice Farscape The Fast Show FBI Flashpoint The Friday Night Project Geordie Shore Grounded for Life Harry Enfield's Television Programme Home and Away Intervention Jon & Kate Plus 8 Jersey Shore MacGyver Men Behaving Badly My Wife and Kids NCIS Numbers Operation Repo Packed to the Rafters Private Chefs of Beverly Hills Relic Hunter Rookie Blue Roseanne Sexcetera That '70s Show
References
External links Official website