WCVB-TV 50.1

WCVB's 50.1 subchannel is a 24/7 true-crime feed from the True Crime Network, and it doesn't mess around with fluff. The programming leans heavily on reenactments, forensic breakdowns, and court-room reconstructions, think docuseries like "The Prosecutors" and "A Crime to Remember" playing on loop. Production values sit somewhere between cable documentary and local news special, which actually works for the genre. No glossy filters. No celebrity narrators. Just grit and timeline-chronology storytelling. The scheduling repeats across the day, so you'll catch the same episodes in the morning and evening, but that's part of the appeal for fans who want to pick up a case at any hour. Commercial breaks are frequent but short. When you watch WCVB-TV 50.1 live, you're getting a cleaner, more focused version of the true-crime obsession that dominates podcast charts. It's not for everyone, if you need comedy or drama mixed in, look elsewhere. But for a dedicated audience who just wants another missing-person timeline or forensic detail, this subchannel delivers exactly that.