Star World India

Star World India
Launched 15 December 1991 (as Star Plus)
31 March 1996 (as STAR World)
Owned by STAR TV
Fox International Channels
Picture format 576i (16:9/4:3) (SDTV) (March 1996 - March 2011)
1080i (HDTV) (April 2011-present)
Country India
Language English
Broadcast area India
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Headquarters India
Sister channel(s) FX India
Fox Crime (September 2012-July 2015)
STAR World Premiere
Star Movies India
Star Movies Action (India)
STAR Movies Select HD
Website Star World on hotstar
Availability
Satellite
Airtel digital TV (India) Channel 148 (SD)
Channel 149 (HD)
Dialog TV
(Sri Lanka)		 Channel 28
Dish TV
(India)		 Channel 457 (SD)
Channel 39 (HD)
Reliance Digital TV (India) Channel 253
Sun Direct
(India)		 Channel 82
Tata Sky
(India)		 Channel 202 (SD)
Channel 201 (HD)
Videocon d2h
(India)		 Channel 179 (SD)
Channel 934 (HD)
Cable
Available on most cable systems Check local listings for channels
Hathway (India) Channel 321 (SD)
Channel 377 (HD)
Asianet Digital TV (India) Channel 465 (SD)
Channel 857 (HD)
IPTV
PEO TV (Sri Lanka) Channel 77

Star World India is a 24-hour English language basic cable and satellite television channel owned by STAR TV and Fox International Channels, two fully owned subsidiaries of 21st Century Fox. The channel primarily airs popular shows from the United States, United Kingdom and sometimes Australia along with some local shows to appeal to the English-speaking population of India and a few other South Asian countries. An HD simulcast of the channel was started in April 2011. The channel focuses on 14- to 35-year-old urban population, with 24-year-old working professionals being its primary target demographic. The channel has been quoted as "India's most loved and leading General English Entertainment Channel" (GEC). The channel mainly airs TV shows from the leading American entertainment networks such as FOX, ABC, NBC, ABC Family, CBS, USA Network and sometimes from AMC and The CW. The channel is available both in standard definition and high definition. The channel is available in most of the Indian households having a basic cable connection. As of August 2015, STAR World India's Facebook page has been hit with nearly 2.5 million likes. Some high-rated notable television shows aired on this channel include Game of Thrones,[1] Downton Abbey, Friends, Grey's Anatomy, Homeland, House M.D.,[2] Lost, Mad Men, MasterChef Australia, Modern Family, Monk, One Tree Hill, Smallville, The Big Bang Theory, The Simpsons, The X-Files, Two and a Half Men, Yes, Dear etc. The channel is also an official broadcaster of the Primetime Emmy Awards in India.

On 25 April 2015, STAR World launched its weekend special programming block known as STAR World Weekend Binge.[3][4][5] On this programming block, during weekends i.e. Saturdays and Sundays, latest seasons of high-rated English television shows are aired throughout the day (from 12 pm IST to approximately 7 pm IST). Sometimes, previous seasons of some shows are also rerun on this programming block.

History

Star World HD India Logo

When the channel was first launched on 15 December 1991 as STAR TV, it was an English language television channel airing international content from the U.S., UK and Australia, with Zee TV being the Hindi-language entertainment channel. However, after STAR (subsequently acquired by a News Corporation) ended its partnership with Zee TV, Star Plus was transformed into a Hindi-language channel, with STAR World becoming the network's English-language channel. In April 2011, an HD feed of STAR World India was launched by Star India. This channel is also available in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Programming

Star World India airs popular English television shows from mostly the U.S. but sometimes it also airs shows from the United Kingdom and Australia. Various Australian and British Series such as MasterChef Australia and Downton Abbey have been aired on the channel. The latest seasons of numerous shows are aired shortly after their American telecast mainly on Star World India's sister channel STAR World Premiere HD which airs popular television shows along with the US. However, sometimes fresh episodes of some shows are also aired shortly after their American telecast on Star World itself. One notable example is the Priyanka Chopra starrer Quantico.

Shows are mainly aired on a Monday to Friday format on the channel. The main prime time schedule of the channel during weekdays begins at 8 pm IST and ends at 12 am IST. The timeslot from 8 pm to 9 pm IST is reserved only for two comedy television series at a time, each running for half-an-hour. The 9 pm, 10 pm and 11 pm block is filled by 3 different shows running for one hour each. The present weekday schedule followed by the channel has Last Man Standing and 2 Broke Girls on the 8 pm IST and 8:30 pm IST block respectively. Following the previous two comedies are mainly reality and drama series such as Crazy Ex-Girlfriend at 10 pm IST and Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11 pm IST respectively.

Current programming

TV Series Current Season Status
Last Man Standing Season 4 Season 5 Finale to be aired on
14 June 2016 at 8 pm IST
2 Broke Girls Season 4 Season 4 Finale to be aired on
24 May 2016 at 8:30 pm IST
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Season 1 Season 1 Finale to be aired on
18 May 2016 at 10 pm IST
Jimmy Kimmel Live![6] Season 14 Currently on hiatus
Reruns airing on Mon-Fri at 11 pm IST
Quantico Season 1 Season 1 Finale to be aired on
21 May 2016 at 9 pm IST
Castle[7] Season 8 Season 8 Finale to be aired on
22 May 2016 at 9 pm IST
The Mentalist Season 3 Reruns aired Mon-Fri at 3 pm IST

Upcoming programming

TV Series Season(s) Info
MasterChef Australia[8][9] Season 8 Part of MasterChef at 9 block
Premieres Monday, May 9 at 9 pm IST
Empire Seasons 1 & 2 Premieres May 19, 2016 at 10 pm IST
MasterChef US Season 7 Part of MasterChef at 9 block
Premieres this May

2015 Rebrand

On 1 January 2015 at 12:00am IST, during the telecast of a Season 3 episode of 2 Broke Girls, Star World India revealed its brand new on-screen promo graphics and idents. However, no serious change was seen in the channel logo instead of an increased opacity of the logo.

STAR World Weekend Binge

STAR World Weekend Binge Title screen on STAR World India

List of Weekend Binge shows in 2015

The Weekend Binge block debuted this year with its first show (season 1 of How to Get Away with Murder) airing on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 12:00 pm IST and ended on December 27, 2015 with its last show of the year (season 4 of Arrested Development). Over the course of the year 2015, there were 31 seasons of 30 TV shows which aired on the Weekend Binge block. Some notable shows like How to Get Away with Murder (season 1), Black-ish (season 1) and Glee (season 5) were aired twice as Emmy specials during September 2015. The second season of the supernatural drama Sleepy Hollow aired as a Halloween special in October 2015. The Weekend Binge block lasted for forty-one weeks during this year.

Sl. No. TV series Season aired Air dates Timeslot
(IST) 		No. of
episodes aired
1 How to Get Away with Murder[4] Season 1
25 April 2015
26 April 2015
12:00 pm
15
2 Homeland[4] Season 4
2 May 2015
3 May 2015
12
3 Two and a Half Men[4] Season 12
9 May 2015
12
4 Fresh Off the Boat[4] Season 1
10 May 2015
13
5 New Girl[4] Season 4
16 May 2015
17 May 2015
24
6 Modern Family[4] Season 6
23 May 2015
24 May 2015
8 2 Broke Girls[4] Season 4
30 May 2015
31 May 2015
22
9 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.[4] Season 2
6 June 2015
7 June 2015
13 June 2015
10 Marvel's Agent Carter[4] Season 1
14 June 2015
11 The Bridge[4] Season 1
20 June 2015
21 June 2015
12 The Bridge Season 2
27 June 2015
28 June 2015
13 House M.D. Season 2
4 July 2015
5 July 2015
11 July 2015
12 July 2015
14 Black-ish Season 1
18 July 2015
19 July 2015
24
15 Glee Season 6
25 July 2015
26 July 2015
13
16 Revenge Season 4
1 August 2015
2 August 2015
8 August 2015
9 August 2015
23
17 Castle Season 7
15 August 2015
16 August 2015
22 August 2015
23 August 2015
18 Benched Season 1
29 August 2015
13
19 Manhattan Love Story Season 1
30 August 2015
11
20 Glee Season 6
5 September 2015
6 September 2015
13
21 Black-ish Season 1
12 September 2015
13 September 2015
24
22 Downton Abbey Season 5
19 September 2015
20 September 2015
23 How to Get Away with Murder Season 1
26 September 2015
27 September 2015
15
24 The Blacklist Season 2
3 October 2015
4 October 2015
10 October 2015
11 October 2015
22
25 Melissa & Joey Season 4
17 October 2015
18 October 2015
22
26 Sleepy Hollow Season 2
24 October 2015
25 October 2015
31 October 2015
18
27 The Odd Couple Season 1
1 November 2015
12
28 Devious Maids Season 1
7 November 2015
8 November 2015
13
29 Last Man Standing Season 4
14 November 2015
15 November 2015
22
30 Once Upon a Time[10] Season 4
21 November 2015
22 November 2015
28 November 2015
29 November 2015
22
31 Betrayal Season 1
5 December 2015
6 December 2015
13
32 Baby Daddy Season 4
12 December 2015
13 December 2015
22
33 UnREAL[11] Season 1
19 December 2015
20 December 2015
10
34 Arrested Development Season 1
26 December 2015
27 December 2015
15

List of Weekend Binge shows in 2016

The Weekend Binge block debuted this year with the first season of horror black comedy series (season 1 of Scream Queens) airing on Saturday, January 2, 2016 at 12:00 pm IST. The last season of the hit British historical period drama Downton Abbey was also aired as a Weekend Binge on 16 & 17 January 2016. Season 1 of Manhattan Love Story was aired as a Valentine's Day special on 14 February 2016. The X-Files: Event Series also aired on this block on 19 March 2016.

Sl. No. TV series Season aired Air dates Timeslot
(IST)		 No. of
episodes aired
1 Scream Queens Season 1
2 January 2016
3 January 2016
12:00 pm
13
2 Downton Abbey Season 5
9 January 2016
10 January 2016
9
3 Downton Abbey Season 6
16 January 2016
17 January 2016
9
4 White Collar Season 6
23 January 2016
6
5 The Killing (U.S.) Season 4
24 January 2016
6
6 The Neighbors Season 2
30 January 2016
31 January 2016
22
7 Benched Season 1
6 February 2016
13
8 Castle First half of
Season 8
7 February 2016
8
9 Best Time Ever with
Neil Patrick Harris 		Season 1
13 February 2016
8
10 Manhattan Love Story Season 1
14 February 2016
11
11 Blood & Oil Season 1
20 February 2016
21 February 2016
10
12 2 Broke Girls Season 4
27 February 2016
28 February 2016
22
13 Quantico[12] First half of
Season 1
5 March 2016
6 March 2016
11
14 Modern Family Season 2
12 March 2016
13 March 2016
24
15 The X-Files Season 10
19 March 2016
6
16 Repeat After Me Season 1
20 March 2016
8
17 Last Man Standing Season 4
26 March 2016
27 March 2016
22
18 Marvel's Agent Carter Season 2
2 April 2016
3 April 2016
10
19 UnREAL Season 1
9 April 2016
10 April 2016
10
20 Sleepy Hollow Season 3
16 April 2016
17 April 2016
23 April 2016
18
21 Angel from Hell Season 1
24 April 2016
13
22 Scream Queens Season 1
30 April 2016
1 May 2016
13
23 The Blacklist Season 2
7 May 2016
8 May 2016
14 May 2016
15 May 2016
22
24 TBA TBA
21 May 2016
22 May 2016
N/A

Programming Details

Programming Synopsis of 2015

A still from Homeland: Season 4 promo on STAR World India aired during May 2015

Starting from 2015, Star World India began using its new set of on-air graphics and idents. The logo remained as it was over the previous years. The fifth season of Glee premiered on 5 January 2015 airing every Monday to Friday at 11:00pm IST. Season 1 of Downton Abbey premiered on 23 January 2015 replacing the eighth and final season of House M.D., and the series was aired Monday to Friday at 10:00pm IST. The second season of Melissa & Joey also premiered on the channel during the month of January and it was aired every Monday to Friday at 8:30pm IST. The Season 5 finale of Glee was aired on 30 January 2015 and on 2 February 2015, the fourth season of Homeland premiered on 2 February 2015 airing every Monday to Friday at 11:00pm IST. The Season 4 finale of Homeland was aired on 17 February 2015. The first season of the American Supernatural drama Sleepy Hollow based on Washington Irving's 1820 Halloween short-story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow premiered on the channel on 18 February 2015 and was aired every Monday to Friday at 11:00pm IST with the Season 1 finale airing on 6 March 2015 and the Season 2 finale airing on 1 April 2015. The third season of Melissa & Joey was also aired along with the second season and the Season 3 finale was aired sometime during the end of March and was replaced by the third season of Last Man Standing. After the end of the second season of Sleepy Hollow, the fifth season of White Collar premiered on 2 April 2015 at 11:00pm IST. The third season of Last Man Standing came to an end on 24 April 2015 and it was replaced by The Goldbergs Season 1, which premiered on 27 April 2015 at 8:30pm IST. After airing five consecutive seasons of Downton Abbey, its Season 5 finale was aired on 10 April 2015. The Mentalist Season 1 premiered on 13 April 2015. The sixth season of Castle premiered on 29 April 2015 at 11:00pm IST replacing White Collar whose series finale was aired on 28 April 2015. Starting from 28 April 2015, STAR World began to air complete latest seasons of various TV shows at one go which was titled as STAR World Weekend Binge. The first season of the courtroom drama series How to Get Away with Murder was the first to be binge-aired during the Weekend Binge on April. Monk came to an end after its eight long seasons on 3 June 2015 and was replaced by the first season of The Blacklist which was aired in its replacement starting from 4 June 2015, every Monday to Friday at 9:00 pm IST. The seventh season of Castle came to an end on 1 July 2015 followed by How to Get Away with Murder (2nd time entire first season run on the channel) which was aired on its replacement.

Programming Synopsis of 2016

Former programming

Note: The shows which are presented in bold-italics imply that only one season or a few seasons of that particular show has aired on the channel and the entire series has yet not finished its run on the channel and is on hiatus at present. It also implies that the series has not yet finished its run on its American/Australian counterparts and is on hiatus. It also indicates that some seasons of the particular show have aired on STAR World India but the new episodes are now aired on a different channel.

Star network channels

References

  1. ↑ "Star India English cluster to air five seasons of 'Game of Thrones'". Indian Television. February 8, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ Mishra, Rohit (May 4, 2014). "House MD – an outstanding TV medical drama, to say the least". Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Star World to launch new property ‘Star World Weekend Binge’". Television Post. April 1, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Star World unveils line-up for ‘Weekend Binge’". Television Post. April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Star World unleashes marketing blitzkrieg for ‘Weekend Binge’". Indian Television. April 22, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV serial on Star World". The Times of India.
  7. ↑ "Star World to launch three new weekend shows in Oct - Nov". Indian Television. September 25, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Star World brings the brand new season of 'MasterChef Australia'". Indian Television. May 2, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  9. ↑ Goswami, Shreya (April 29, 2016). "MasterChef Australia is back, and the food looks more gorgeous than ever!". India Today. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Get ready for the Season 4 of Once Upon a Time with Star World and Star World HD". Indian Television. November 20, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Star World & Star World HD to premiere 'UnREAL'". Indian Television. November 23, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  12. ↑ Bhandari, Jhanvi (March 4, 2016). "Quantico Season 1 Marathon on Star World". The Times of India. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Star World and Star World HD to premiere 'Homeland'". Indian Television. March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Star World and Star World HD to air season 2 of 'How To Get Away With Murder'". Indian Television. April 4, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Neil Patrick Harris' new show ‘Best Time Ever’ premieres on Star World". The Times of India. October 30, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Star World to premiere biggest British period drama ‘Downton Abbey’". Indian Television. December 24, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
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  18. ↑ "Star World and Star World HD to premiere season 2 of Agent Carter". Indian Television. January 19, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Hope to inspire home cooks in India with new season: 'MasterChef Australia' judge". The Times of India. May 2, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.

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