Duo 5 (formerly known as Kanal 12 (literal English translation Channel 12)) is an Estonian TV channel. It is owned by the

Kanal 2 Kanal 2 is a privately owned Estonian television channel. Its literal name in English is "Channel 2". History The channel was established by Ilmar Taska. The channel started broadcasting on 1 October 1993, the first program seen on the new ...

company. Duo 5 is owned by Duo Media Networks. On 30 April 2024, Duo 5 launched for the rest of the

Baltic states The Baltic states or the Baltic countries is a geopolitical term encompassing Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. All three countries are members of NATO, the European Union, the Eurozone, and the OECD. The three sovereign states on the eastern co ...

including

Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...

and

Lithuania Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...

, replacing the Russian language TV channel Kanal 7+.

Shows

Estonian feed

Duo 5 shows mainly reality shows and series targeting for male audiences, including: *''

Baywatch ''Baywatch'' is an American Drama (film and television), drama television series about lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, and Hawaii, starring David Hasselhoff. It was created by Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz ...

'' (''Rannavalve'') *'' Formula Renault 3.5 Series'' live broadcast *''

MacGyver Angus "Mac" MacGyver is the title character and the protagonist in the TV series ''MacGyver''. He is played by Richard Dean Anderson in the MacGyver (1985 TV series), 1985 original series. Lucas Till portrays a younger version of MacGyver in Mac ...

'' *'' Married... with Children'' (''Tuvikesed'') *''

Walker, Texas Ranger ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' is an American action fiction, action Crime drama, crime television series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis. It was inspired by the film ''Lone Wolf McQuade'', with both the film and the series starring Chuck Norr ...

'' (''Walker, Texase korravalvur'') *''

WWE Raw ''WWE Raw'', also known as ''Monday Night Raw'' or simply ''Raw'', is an American professional wrestling television program produced by WWE. It currently airs Live television, live every Monday at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Netflix. The show fe ...

'' *''

WWE Smackdown ''WWE SmackDown'', also known as ''Friday Night SmackDown'' or simply ''SmackDown'', is an American professional wrestling television program produced by WWE. It airs Live television, live every Friday at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on USA Netwo ...

'' *''

Rude Tube ''Rude Tube'' is a British television programme broadcast on Channel 4 and its sister channel E4. Most of the programme's episodes have been presented by British comedian Alex Zane, who launched the show's pilot episode in February 2008. Comedi ...

'' (''Klikitähed'') *'' Dudesons'' (''Duudsonid'') *'' Most Shocking'' (''20 kõige shokeerivamat'') *'' Most Daring'' (''Hulljulged'') *''

Extreme Fishing with Robson Green ''Extreme Fishing with Robson Green'' is a factual entertainment show broadcast on Channel 5 (UK), Channel 5. The show sees actor and fishing enthusiast Robson Green travel around the world in search of the greatest fishing destinations. There h ...

'' (''Ekstreemkalapüük Robson Greeniga'') *''

Jail A prison, also known as a jail, gaol, penitentiary, detention center, correction center, correctional facility, or remand center, is a facility where people are imprisoned under the authority of the state, usually as punishment for various cr ...

'' (''Vangla'') *'' The Hungry Sailors'' (''Näljased meremehed'') *''Sports Gone Wild'' (''Pöörased spordiklipid'') *'' Travel Sick'' (''Kreisid reisid'') *'' All About Men'' (''Kogu tõde meestest'') *'' Piers Morgan On...'' (''Piers Morgani luksusreisid'') *''

Conan (talk show) ''Conan'' is an American Variety show, variety and late-night talk show that aired each Monday through Thursday at 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time Zone, Eastern time on TBS (American TV channel), TBS in the United States for 11 seasons, from 2010 ...

'' *''

Kommissar Rex ''Inspector Rex'' (German: ''Kommissar Rex''; Italian: ''Il commissario Rex'') is an Austrian-Italian police procedural television series created by Peter Hajek and Peter Moser. Originally an Austrian series aired from 1994 to 2004 on ORF 1, in ...

'' *'' Cops (''Võmmid'') *'' SEAL Team'' *''

Magnum, P.I. ''Magnum, P.I.'' is an American crime drama television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator (P.I.) living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from December 11, 1980, to May 1, 1988, during its first-run broadcast on ...

'' ''(Eradetektiiv Magnum)''

Latvian & Lithuanian feeds

Since 30 April 2024, Duo 5 joined its broadcasting lineup for the rest of the Baltics including Latvia and Lithuania. The Latvian and Lithuanian feeds shows mainly

true crime True crime is a genre of non-fiction work in which an author examines a crime, including detailing the actions of people associated with and affected by the crime, and investigating the perpetrator's Motive (law), motives. True crime works often ...

documentary A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

TV series, including:

References

External links

* Television channels in Estonia Television channels and stations established in 2011 2011 establishments in Estonia Mass media in Tallinn Television channels in Latvia Television channels in Lithuania {{Lithuania-tv-stub