We have BBC America. . .

[KristaTX]

Does Britain have "ABC Britain" or something like that?

We were watching Broadchurch tonight, and I got to wondering.

 

[BCmomma]

Nope. I mean, they air American shows but they are viewed on channels such as ITV and BBC1.

 

[TinkerBelled]

The more popular American shows get picked up on their stations, often half a season or a season late (as we get theirs). You can especially find them on Channel 4 and its offshoots. Some are current (New Girl, Daily Show, Nashville) and some are reruns (Gilmore Girls, OC, Friends--the latter of which is on for at least two hours a day).

However, there is a channel on their cable called Sky Atlantic that specializes in high-end and well-respected American shows, like Mad Men, Friday Night Lights, The Wire, etc. (A lot of it's the HBO back catalogue.)

 

[KristaTX]

Interesting. Thanks for taking time to respond.

 

[debster812]

DS & I were in England with his soccer team during the summer of 2011. Our group was taking a quick break in Stratford-upon-Avon, sitting on the bank of the Avon, enjoying some ice cream.

A little boy and his dad walked by, and I heard the boy say;

"Daddy, they all sound just like the people on the telly!" His dad answered him and explained that "That's because they're Americans"

For the few times we actually had time to look at TV while we were there, we did see a few shows from the US.

 

[Underneath The Sky]

We don't really have dedicated channels, but Sky amd Channel 4 are very good (IMO) at getting certain US shows on in the UK. sky had Elementary, are currently showing Drop Dead Diva, and used to (and maybe still will continue to?) do America's Next Top Model and Project Runway. Channel four used to do Friends, but does stuff like the Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother and whatnot,

So, as far as I know, channel 4 picks up the sitcoms and Sky gets the prime time stuff.