Play Crime

Play Crime is Belgium's Dutch-language destination for crime programming, and it commits to the genre harder than most general-interest channels would dare. The daytime schedule leans heavily on procedural reruns, think CSI and NCIS marathons that spill into the early evening. It's reliable background noise, but the real draw arrives after 21:00 when the programming shifts to darker, more atmospheric European crime dramas. The Flemish dubs feel natural, not stiff, which is rare for a channel that imports heavily. Documentaries are sprinkled through the weekend, real-crime cases with a sober, non-sensationalist tone. Production quality is consistent: no fuzzy SD holdovers, clean 16:9 presentation, proper channel branding. The ad breaks are frequent but short, typical for Belgian free-to-air. If you want a channel that understands crime fans don't just want gore, they want puzzle-box plotting and procedural comfort, Play Crime delivers. It's not groundbreaking, but it's curated with clear taste. Watch Play Crime online via Tvivu to catch the full lineup without a cable box.