TVHits
| Company type | Pay television channel |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television broadcasting |
| Predecessor | TVHits |
| Founded | November 7, 2019 |
| Headquarters | Australia |
Area served | Australia |
| Products | Crime drama television programming |
Crime (previously known as Fox Crime) is an Australian pay television channel dedicated to crime drama series. It commenced operations on 7 November 2019, taking over from TVHits.
TVHits (2014–2019)
In August 2013, Foxtel was unable to extend its carriage agreement with the TV1 General Entertainment Partnership for the TV1 channel, leading to plans for a replacement general entertainment channel. By October 2013, Foxtel Networks revealed that TVHits would succeed TV1 starting 1 January 2014. The channel's logo creatively incorporated an exclamation mark in place of the letter "I" in its title.
TVHits officially launched on 1 January 2014 across Foxtel’s subscription television platform, including its streaming service Foxtel Go, IPTV platform Foxtel Play, and the Australian IPTV provider Fetch TV.
On 1 January 2019, TVHits was removed from Fetch TV after Foxtel and Fetch failed to reach a renewal agreement for content supply.
TVHits programming
At its inception, TVHits showcased well-known American programs sourced from Warner Bros., Carsey-Werner, Sony Pictures Television, CBS Studios International, and NBCUniversal. After the network 111 rebranded on 1 November 2015, sitcoms migrated to 111, enabling TVHits to concentrate solely on drama series.
Fox Crime (2019–2023)
Towards the end of 2019, Foxtel announced the launch of four new entertainment channels on 7 November, one of which was Fox Crime. This channel specialized in crime and mystery dramas including franchises such as CSI and NCIS. Fox Crime replaced TVHits, unifying similar genre content under the Fox brand to enhance market competitiveness amid a challenging subscription television landscape.
Crime (2023–present)
On 28 September 2023, the channel underwent rebranding and adopted the name Crime accompanied by a new visual identity.
Current programming
- Cold Case
- Criminal Minds
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- CSI: Miami
- CSI: New York
- NCIS
- NCIS: Los Angeles
- NCIS: New Orleans
- Without a Trace
Former programming
As TVHits
- The 100
- Blue Bloods
- Damages
- Entertainment Now
- Everybody Loves Raymond
- Friends
- Hawaii Five-0
- How I Met Your Mother
- Law & Order
- The Mentalist
- Mike & Molly
- The Nanny
- Seinfeld
- That '70s Show
- Two and a Half Men
- Under the Dome