Start TV

Start TV exists for one reason: to give you a reliable loop of crime procedurals without the hassle of choosing what's next. The schedule is almost entirely CBS studio catalog, think NCIS marathons, three hours of Criminal Minds back-to-back, The Closer in prime time. It's not groundbreaking television. It's the TV equivalent of a weighted blanket. The channel launched as a Weigel-CBS joint venture, and you feel that corporate synergy in every block: no reality, no news, no sports. Just detectives and crime scenes and that familiar procedural pacing. The advantage over streaming? Zero decision fatigue. You tune in, and Start TV decides you're watching S13E04 of whatever. Commercial breaks are standard but shorter than broadcast network reruns. Image quality is solid too, Weigel does a clean 1080i upscale. If you want background noise while working or a dependable 10pm wind-down ritual, this channel delivers. It's not for everyone, but for the crime-drama loyalist, Start TV live is exactly the right amount of predictable.