No Mystery: Sleuth to Debut Jan. 1

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It’s a mystery no more: NBC Universal’s new crime-and-suspense channel, Sleuth, will showcase a number of pilot episodes from venerable genre series when it bows Jan. 1.

NBC U executives said that when Sleuth is unveiled on New Year’s Day, viewers will be able to relive the first installments of such series as The A-Team, Knight Rider and Simon & Simon,followed by a seven-hour marathon of 1980s hit series Miami Vice.

NBC U is pitching Sleuth as a triple package play, combining the service’s standard-definition, HD and video-on-demand content in a digital bundle.

Time Warner Cable has already signed on to carry Sleuth, according to NBC U.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.