Prime series is a digital television channel, one of seven owned by Prime, part of Telenet. [1] The channel, which is viewable only in Belgium, chiefly shows drama series made elsewhere by, amongst others, Home Box Office (HBO) and the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). [2]
Programs | Original channel | Belgian premiere | Timeslot | Episodes |
---|---|---|---|---|
American Horror Story S1 | FX | unknown | No longer on air | 12 |
American Horror Story: Asylum | FX | unknown | Wednesday 10:30 PM | 13 |
Angry Boys | ABC1 | 5 July 2012 | variable | 12 |
Arn | TV4 | 3 May 2012 | No longer on air | 6 |
Boardwalk Empire S2 | HBO | unknown | No longer on air | 12 |
Boardwalk Empire S3 | HBO | 28 September 2012 | variable | 12 |
Bored to Death S1 | HBO | 12 November 2012 | variable | 8 |
Bored to Death S2 | HBO | 12 November 2012 | Monday 10:30 PM | 8 |
Bored to Death S3 | HBO | 7 January 2013 | Monday 10:30 PM | 8 |
Borgen S1 | DR1 | unknown | No longer on air | 10 |
Borgen S2 | DR1 | 17 July 2012 | variable | 10 |
Borgia | Canal+ ZDF ORF 2 Sky (IT) Netflix | 7 August 2012 | on demand | 10 |
Boss | Starz | 6 October 2012 | Saturday 10:30 PM | 8 |
Californication S5 | Showtime | 6 July 2012 | variable | 12 |
Call Me Fitz S1 | HBO Canada | 1 August 2012 | On Demand | 13 |
Call Me Fitz S3 | HBO Canada | 1 November 2012 | On Demand | 13 |
Corleone [3] | Canale 5 | unknown | No longer on air | 6 |
Dinotopia | ABC | 1 July 2012 | On Demand | 3 |
Enlightened | HBO | 26 September 2012 | Wednesday 10:30 PM | 10 |
Femme Fatales S1 | Cinemax | 1 September 2012 | on demand | 13 |
Femme Fatales S2 | Cinemax | 1 December 2012 | on demand | 14 |
Game of Thrones S1 | HBO | Unknown | No longer on air | 10 |
Game of Thrones S2 | HBO | 27 April 2012 | No longer on air | 10 |
Girls | HBO | 18 July 2012 | variable | 10 |
Happy Endings S2 | ABC | 15 February 2012 | No longer on air | 22 |
Last Resort | ABC | 8 November 2012 | Thursday 10:30 PM | 13 |
Luck | HBO | unknown | No longer on air | 9 |
Mad Men S5 | AMC | 2 September 2012 | Variable | 13 |
Magic City | Starz | 17 September 2012 | Variable | 10 |
Mildred Pierce | HBO | unknown | No longer on air | 5 |
Modern Family S4 | ABC | 2 December 2012 | Sunday 10:30 PM | 22 |
Neverland | Syfy | unknown | variable | 2 |
Parade's End | BBC HBO VRT | 25 September 2012 | Tuesday 10:30 PM | 5 |
Quiz me quick | VRT | 29 April 2012 | No longer on air | 10 |
Real Humans | SVT | 30 October 2012 | Tuesday 10:30 PM | 10 |
Revenge S1 | ABC | unknown | No longer on air | 22 |
Revenge S2 | ABC | 1 December 2012 | Saturday 10:30 PM | 23 |
Smash | NBC | 3 April 2012 | Variable | 15 |
Spartacus S2 | Starz | 12 February 2012 | No longer on air | 10 |
The Firm | Global NBC AXN | 23 April 2012 | No longer on air | 22 |
The Killing S3 | DR1 | 8 January 2013 | Tuesday 10:30 PM | 10 |
The Newsroom | HBO | 28 July 2012 | variable | 10 |
The River | ABC | 8 July 2012 | Variable | 8 |
The Story of Film: An Odyssey | More4 | 21 October 2012 | Sunday 8:40 PM | 15 |
The Trip | BBC Two BBC HD | 3 May 2012 | On Demand | 6 |
The Tudors S4 | BBC Two CBC Television Showtime TV3 (Ireland) | unknown | No longer on air | 10 |
Titanic: Blood and Steel | History Asia | 15 July 2012 | On Demand | 12 |
Veep | HBO | 30 June | No longer on air | 8 |
Warehouse S3 | Syfy | unknown | No longer on air | 13 |
Weeds S7 | Showtime | unknown | No longer on air | 13 |
Weeds S8 | Showtime | 21 December 2012 | Friday 10:30 PM | 13 |
Most programs can be viewed again by way of the Prime à la carte on-demand facility.
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