Cozi TV
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| Type | Free-to-air television network (classic TV) |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Broadcast area | U.S. coverage: 62%[1] |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i 16:9 (HDTV; widescreen) |
| Ownership | |
| Parent | NBC Owned Television Stations (NBCUniversal Television and Streaming) |
| Key people |
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| History | |
| Launched |
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| Former names | NBC Nonstop (2009–2012) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| List of affiliates | |
| Streaming media | |
| Service(s) | Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, DirecTV Stream |
Cozi TV (stylized on-air as COZI TV[3]) is an American free-to-air television network owned by the NBC Owned Television Stations division of NBCUniversal. The network airs classic television series from the 1950s to the 2000s.[2][4][5]
The network originated as a local news and lifestyle programming format that was launched between 2009 and 2011 and was seen on digital subchannels operated by nine owned-and-operated stations television stations of the NBC television network in the United States under the brand NBC Nonstop.[2] The sitcoms and drama series now appearing on Cozi are primarily from the NBCUniversal Television Distribution program library. Cozi is available via AT&T U-verse, DirecTV, Dish Network, and streaming services YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV Stream.
History
[edit]NBC Nonstop
[edit]After NBCUniversal shut down NBC Weather Plus in December 2008 (shortly after the company, along with Blackstone Group and Bain Capital, purchased The Weather Channel), the company's flagship WNBC in New York City replaced Weather Plus' successor, automated local weather service, NBC Plus, on digital subchannel 4.2 on March 9, 2009, with NBC New York Nonstop, a channel that featured a mix of locally produced news and lifestyle programming.[6]
On June 5, 2010, NBC Local Media appointed former WNBC General manager Tom O'Brien in the newly created position of Executive vice president of Nonstop Network.[7] In October, WNBC sister stations WCAU and WRC-TV respectively launched their own versions of the Nonstop channel in the Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. markets. Chicago's WMAQ-TV launched its own local version in November 2010. NBC's three owned-and-operated stations in California (KNBC in Los Angeles, KNTV in San Jose, California-San Francisco and KNSD in San Diego) collaborated to launch the only regional Nonstop channel, NBC California Nonstop, in January 2011; Nonstop channels were also launched by KXAS-TV in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas and WTVJ in Miami that same month. Each station's Nonstop subchannel carried eight hours of locally produced programming (usually in the form of additional local newscasts exclusive to the subchannel that were produced by each station for their respective market, and some lifestyle or talk-oriented programs), along with core programming from affiliated production company LXTV (such as Talk Stoop, First Look and Open House – the latter two of which were later picked up by NBC for its Saturday late-night lineup).[8]
Cozi TV
[edit]In October 2011, NBC Station hired Meredith McGinn as a vice president to lead the development and launch of the network.[9] On November 3, 2011, NBC Owned Television Stations announced that its seven local Nonstop subchannels would become a single national network under the proposed name NBC Nonstop Network (also to have been called NBC Nonstop or Nonstop Network); the format of the national network was originally planned to feature a format similar to the local Nonstop channels, which would have placed the network in direct competition with the Live Well Network.[2][10] An NBC executive indicated that the independently formatted Nonstop channels were performing well, but needed separate programming. NBC stated that the network would carry reruns of classic television series during daytime hours and lifestyle programming at night, and that local stations would be able to preempt the national Nonstop Network programming to carry their own local content. By July 2012, it was announced that NBC was considering using a different name for the national network, with "Bob TV" among the names being put under consideration.[11]
On October 17, 2012, Time Out reported that NBCUniversal would launch a new classic television network (similar to MeTV) called Cozi TV. This turned out to actually be the new name of the retooled national version of NBC Nonstop.[4][12][13] NBC soft launched Cozi TV on its owned-and-operated stations as well as some charter affiliates on December 20, 2012; the network officially launched on January 1, 2013.[14] McGinn was promoted to Senior vice president of Cozi TV and LXTV in July 2013.[9]
Programming
[edit]Current programming
[edit]- Bob Hearts Abishola (September 23, 2024–present)
- Bones (September 26, 2022–present)
- Columbo (January 1, 2017–present)
- Frasier (September 12, 2016–present)
- Highway to Heaven (January 1, 2013–present)
- The King of Queens (September 9, 2024–present)
- Las Vegas (October 1, 2022–present)
- Little House on the Prairie (September 19, 2016–present)
- Married... with Children (August 3, 2024–present)
- Monk (September 26, 2022–present)
- The Munsters (October 5, 2015–present)
- Murdoch Mysteries
- The Nanny (January 1, 2018–present)
- Roseanne (January 6, 2020–present)
Former programming
[edit]- 3rd Rock from the Sun (July 18, 2021 - July 6, 2024)
- Adam-12 (January 5, 2015 - December 27, 2019)
- The Adventures of Jim Bowie (February 24, 2014)
- Alias Smith and Jones (January 1, 2013)
- Amen (January 3 – September 30, 2022)
- The A-Team (January 1, 2016 - December 29, 2019)
- The Avengers (February 24, 2014)
- Banacek (January 7, 2013 - December 30, 2023)
- Baywatch (August 1, 2015)
- The Bionic Woman (January 1, 2013)
- The Bold Ones (January 4, 2013)
- Bronco (January 5, 2015)
- Charlie's Angels (January 1, 2013)
- The Deputy
- The Dick Van Dyke Show (June 2, 2014)
- Dragnet (January 5, 2015 – December 28, 2019)
- Emergency! (January 2, 2017 - September 7, 2024)
- Fantasy Island (December 8, 2013)
- Gimme a Break! (January 3, 2022 - December 29, 2023)
- Hart to Hart
- Heartland (October 10, 2021 – August 2, 2024)
- Here's Lucy (August 11, 2014)
- Hopalong Cassidy (January 5, 2013)
- Ironside
- I Spy (January 1, 2013)
- It Takes a Thief (January 5, 2015)
- Knight Rider
- Kojak
- Lassie (January 1, 2013)
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (January 5, 2015)
- Life with Elizabeth
- The Lone Ranger (January 1, 2013)
- Magnum, P.I. (January 3, 2013)
- Make Room for Daddy (February 24, 2014)
- Marcus Welby, M.D. (January 1, 2013)
- Maverick (December 26, 2013)
- McCloud (January 7, 2013 – September 7, 2024)
- McMillan & Wife (January 7, 2013 – September 7, 2024)
- Miami Vice (March 1, 2015)
- Mr. and Mrs. North
- Murder, She Wrote (January 2, 2015)
- My Favorite Martian (April 6, 2015)
- Name of the Game (August 2, 2013)
- The Office (January 1, 2019 – October 3, 2021)
- One Step Beyond
- Quantum Leap (May 25, 2015)
- Quincy, M.E. (September 19, 2016)
- The Real McCoys (February 24, 2014)
- The Rockford Files (January 2, 2017)
- The Roy Rogers Show (January 1, 2013)
- Run for Your Life (August 5, 2013)
- Simon & Simon (August 3, 2015)
- The Six Million Dollar Man (January 2, 2013)
- Starsky & Hutch
- Stories of the Century (January 4, 2013)
- Tales of Wells Fargo (January 1, 2013)
- The Virginian (January 1, 2013)
- Will & Grace (September 28, 2017)
- Zorro (January 5, 2015 – December 31, 2016)
Affiliates
[edit]NBCUniversal broadcasts Cozi TV in most markets served by a station owned by the NBC Owned Television Stations group, either on subchannels of NBC or Telemundo stations. The network is also available on the digital subchannels of other television stations, primarily those affiliated with NBC.[4][5] The network is available to stations on a barter basis, in which Cozi TV and its affiliates split the responsibility of selling advertising inventory as well as the commercial time allocated each hour.
The network soft-launched on NBC and Telemundo owned-and-operated stations in most markets, with NBC O&Os carrying the network in most markets where the company owns stations, and Telemundo O&Os carrying it in markets where an NBC does not own a television station.
The network's initial affiliates outside of the core NBC O&O group included KAIL-TV in Fresno, California, KVOA in Tucson, Arizona, KSNV-DT in Las Vegas and eight Texas stations owned by London Broadcasting Company, including KCEN-TV in Waco, Texas and its semi-repeater KAGS-LD in College Station, Texas, with a total initial reach of 26% of U.S. television households.[15] By July 2013, the network's reach had expanded to 42% of the U.S., or an estimated 47.5 million households with at least one television set, and through affiliation deals with WMFP in Boston, KUBE-TV in Houston and the E. W. Scripps Company's KSHB-TV in Kansas City.[16]
On June 2, 2014, Cozi TV's programming was made available on AT&T U-verse channel 578 and Dish Network channel 82 on a part-time basis, through a deal with LeSEA's Family Entertainment Television (FETV) network. LeSEA's relationship with Cozi TV was extended to its stations on June 17, 2014, when it signed an affiliation deal to carry the network on its stations in South Bend, Honolulu, Colorado Springs, Tulsa, St. Croix and New Orleans (WHMB-TV in Indianapolis was exempted from the agreement due to an existing affiliation contract with Dispatch Broadcast Group's WTHR and WALV-CD). Meredith Corporation and Media General both reached agreements in early 2015 to add Cozi TV to their multicast channels in a combined twelve markets.[17][18] The network announced a deal with OTA Broadcasting, LLC to affiliate with KFFV in Seattle and WEPA-CD in Pittsburgh. Both deals expanded the network's reach to 60% of the U.S.[19][20] Those deals expired on June 26, 2017; with WEPA-CD going off the air shortly afterwards, because that station sold its spectrum. ABC affiliate WTAE-TV picked up Cozi TV on January 8, 2018, replacing This TV.[21] FETV now carries its own schedule of acquired programming.
Sometime in 2024, Cozi TV was taken off of Dish Network. According to Dish, "a fair offer to (NBCUniversal) to continue carrying COZI TV" was made and ultimately rejected leading to their contract expiring. In its place is a splash screen recommending other channels with similar programming and a link to a Dish Promise page explaining why the station is unavailable.[22]
List of affiliates
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Buckman, Adam (July 26, 2016). "Diginets Keep Growing, Despite Auction Cloud". TVNewsCheck. NewsCheck Media. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "NBC Reinvents Nonstop As National Diginet". TV News Check. November 3, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
- ^ "FAQ". COZI TV. NBCUniversal Media. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
- ^ a b c Jessell, Harry (October 24, 2012). "It's Official: NBC Stations Getting Cozi". TV News Check. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ^ a b Knox, Merrill (October 24, 2012). "NBC Owned Stations Launch COZI TV To Replace NonStop Channels". Media Bistro. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ Daisy Whitney (March 2009). "NBC Goes 'Nonstop' on Subchannel". TV Week. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
- ^ Katy Bachman (June 7, 2010). "NBC Local Makes Changes at Top". AdWeek. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ^ Michael Malone (October 21, 2010). "Exclusive: NBC Local Media Sets 'Nonstop' Launch Dates". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
- ^ a b "NBC Owned Television Stations Promote Two to Senior VP Positions". The Hollywood Reporter. July 2, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^ Larz (November 3, 2011). "WMAQ-TV's Chicago NonStop To Become Part Of NBC Nonstop Network". Chicagoland Radio and Media. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
- ^ "Bob TV? NBCU Rolls Local News Channels Into New National Network". The Wrap News. July 11, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
- ^ Malone, Michael (October 17, 2012). "Report: NBC Owned Stations Launching Retro Subchannel". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
- ^ Feder, Robert (October 17, 2012). "COZI TV: NBC going retro on new digital network". Time Out Chicago. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
- ^ "NBC Stations Kick Off Cozi TV". TVNewsCheck. December 20, 2012.
- ^ Kevin Downey (December 20, 2012). "NBC Stations Kick Off Cozi TV". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
- ^ "Cozi TV Clearances Hit 42% Of The U.S". TVNewsCheck. June 10, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
- ^ "Cozi TV Diginet Adds Eight Stations". TVNewsCheck. March 23, 2015.
- ^ "Media General Adds COZI TV in Four Markets". May 19, 2015.
- ^ Malone, Michael (June 17, 2014). "LeSEA, OTA Broadcasting On Board For Cozi TV". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ^ "Cozi TV Diginet Adds Eight Markets". TVNewsCheck. June 17, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
- ^ "WTAE picks up Cozi TV". December 26, 2017.
- ^ "MyDISH Promise - Cozi TV". my.dish.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ^ "Stations for Network - Cozi TV". Network List. RabbitEars.info. Retrieved July 23, 2012.