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1 Notable Trio programs  



1.1  Original  





1.2  Reruns  





1.3  Brilliant But Cancelled  





1.4  Flops  





1.5  Schedule Lineup  



1.5.1  Kids Block  





1.5.2  Lifestyle  





1.5.3  Red Hot Dramas  





1.5.4  After-School Theatre  





1.5.5  In-Style  





1.5.6  Highway 7  





1.5.7  Dramarama  



1.5.7.1  Mondays only  





1.5.7.2  Tuesdays only  





1.5.7.3  Wednesdays only  





1.5.7.4  Thursdays only  





1.5.7.5  Fridays only  











2 References  





3 External links  














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Trio
Trio logo
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaNational
Programming
Picture format480i (SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerCanadian Broadcasting Corporation (1994–2000)
Power Corporation of Canada (1994–2000)
USA Network/NBC Universal (2000–2006)
Sister channelsNewsworld International
History
LaunchedJune 1, 1994; 30 years ago (1994-06-01)
ClosedJanuary 1, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-01-01)
Replaced bySleuth

Trio (stylized as TR!O) was an American cable and satellite television network.

Trio went on the air in 1994, then originally owned and operated jointly by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Power Broadcasting Inc. (a subsidiary of Power Corporation of Canada) along with 24-hour international news channel Newsworld International. The channel served as a venue for airing the CBC's arts, culture and entertainment programming in the U.S. It was sold to USA Networks in 2000,[1] and was subsequently transferred to Vivendi Universal and later NBC Universal.

With the slogan, "pop, culture, TV", Trio programming under Vivendi/NBC Universal ownership focused on television as a cultural tool and art form.

In January 2005, Trio was dropped from DirecTV, eliminating about two-thirds of the homes that could receive the network. On November 21, 2005, NBC Universal announced that the Trio brand would be transferred to a broadband Internet TV initiative under the Bravotv.com banner on January 1, 2006. Cable and satellite providers still carrying Trio were offered a new NBC Universal cable network instead, called Sleuth, which was renamed Cloo in 2011 and continued on until its sudden closure on February 1, 2017.

Notable Trio programs[edit]

Original[edit]

Reruns[edit]

  • Airline (1999-2002)
  • All Saints (1999-2002)
  • Battle of the Network Stars (2003-04)
  • Black Harbour (1998-2004)
  • Blue Heelers (1996-2004)
  • Brides of Christ (1993-96)
  • Bugs (1999-2002)
  • Coming Home (1999-2001)
  • Coronation Street (1999-2004)
  • Counterstrike (1994-1999)
  • Cracker (1999-2002)
  • The Dame Edna Experience (2002-04)
  • The Damnation of Harvey McHugh (1999-02)
  • Deepwater Black (1998-2000)
  • Degrassi (1994-2004)
  • Dog House (1996-99)
  • The Dreamstone (1994-96)
  • Duggan (1999-2002)
  • EGG, the Arts Show (2003-04)
  • E.N.G. (1994-98)
  • The Fifth Estate (1994-99)
  • Flightpath (Canadian TV series) (1998-2004)
  • Good Guys, Bad Guys (1999-2002)
  • Hot Type (1999-2004)
  • Judy Garland Show Christmas Special (1994-96, 2003-04)
  • Kath & Kim (2002-04)
  • Late Night with David Letterman (1994-96, 2003-04)
  • The Little Flying Bears (1997-2000)
  • The Littlest Hobo (1995-1999)
  • London's Burning (1997-2004)
  • Madison (1996-2004)
  • Max Glick (1996-99, 2001-02)
  • McCallum (1998-2003)
  • MediaTelevision (1998-2004)
  • Mercury (1997-2003)
  • Mr. Dressup (1994-2000)
  • Mysterious Island (1996-2000)
  • Nancherrow (1999-2001)
  • The Nature of Things (1994-1998)
  • New York Undercover (2001-02)
  • North of 60 (1995-2004)
  • Northwood (1994-99)
  • Once Upon a Hamster (1996-2000)
  • Pink Lady (1994-1996, 2003-04)
  • Queen for a Day (1994-96)
  • The Raccoons (1995-99)
  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (2001-04)
  • SCTV (1994-99, 2003-04)
  • The Secret Rulers of the World (1994-96)
  • Sessions at West 54th (2001-04)
  • Spaced (2002-04)
  • Street Legal (1995-2004)
  • Taggart (1994-2002)
  • Traders (1998-2002)
  • Undercurrents (1995-04)
  • A Very British Coup (1994-96)
  • Young People's Concerts (1994-96)
  • Brilliant But Cancelled[edit]

    This was the umbrella title under which Trio aired repeats of series that had very short lives on mainstream broadcast television, yet were still considered to be programming that "broke the mold" of what was normally expected from the "Big Three" networks. Series that appeared under the Brilliant But Cancelled umbrella included:

    Brilliant But Cancelled was later used by Universal as a title for a series of DVDs that feature samples of short-lived series. Two of these have been released so far—one of these a sampler of short-lived crime drama series; another was selected episodes of EZ Streets.

    Flops[edit]

    Special airing of shows that flopped.

    (The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer was supposed to air, but was pulled due to the controversial nature of the program, which played for laughs the relationship between a black nobleman and President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War).

    Schedule Lineup[edit]

    Kids Block[edit]

    08:00 AM – The Raccoons

    08:30 AM – Once Upon a Hamster

    09:00 AM – Mr. Dressup

    09:30 AM – The Littlest Hobo

    10:00 AM – The Raccoons

    10:30 AM – Once Upon a Hamster

    11:00 AM – Mr. Dressup

    11:30 AM – The Littlest Hobo

    Lifestyle[edit]

    12:00 PM – Taste of Life

    12:30 PM – Canadian Gardener

    Red Hot Dramas[edit]

    01:00 PM – Blue Heelers

    02:00 PM – North of 60

    03:00 PM – Street Legal

    04:00 PM – Murdoch Mysteries

    After-School Theatre[edit]

    05:00 PM – Northwood

    05:30 PM – (Monday; Max Glick) 05:30 PM – (Tuesday; Mysterious Island) 05:30 PM – (Wednesday; Dog House) 05:30 PM – (Thursday; Madison) 05:30 PM – (Friday; Deepwater Black)

    06:00 PM – (Saturday; Degrassi)

    06:30 PM – (Saturday; Street Cents)

    In-Style[edit]

    06:00 PM – SCTV

    06:30 PM – Fashion File

    Highway 7[edit]

    07:00 PM – (Monday; Coltrane in the Cadillac) 07:00 PM – (Tuesday; The Fifth Estate) 07:00 PM – (Wednesday; Flightpath) 07:00 PM – (Thursday; Frost's Century) 07:00 PM – (Friday; Undercurrents

    07:30 PM – (Friday; MediaTelevision)

    Dramarama[edit]

    Mondays only[edit]

    08:00 PM – Black Harbour 08:30 PM – North of 60

    Tuesdays only[edit]

    08:00 PM – Street Legal 08:30 PM – Mercury

    Wednesdays only[edit]

    08:00 PM – Noah's Ark 08:30 PM – Murdoch Mysteries

    Thursdays only[edit]

    08:00 PM – London's Burning 08:30 PM – Traders

    Fridays only[edit]

    08:00 PM – Counterstrike 08:30 PM – McCallum

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Power Broadcasting Inc. And CBC Sell Trio and Newsworld International to USA Cable". Archived from the original on 2004-12-12. Retrieved 2005-01-08.
  • ^ 64th Annual Peabody Awards, May 2005.
  • External links[edit]


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