Colors Infinity

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Colors Infinity
Colors Infinity
Launched July 31, 2015; 9 years ago (July 31, 2015)
Owned by Viacom 18
Picture format 480i (16:9) (SDTV)
1080i (16:9) (HDTV)
Language English
Broadcast area India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan
Headquarters Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Sister channel(s)
List
Website colorsinfinity.com

Colors Infinity is a English language general entertainment channel, part of Viacom 18 family, which was announced on July 1, 2015. It is an international channel. It was launched on July 31, 2015 simultaneously with its HD channel. It is co-curated by Karan Johar and Alia Bhatt.[1][2][3]

It is Available on all major DTH Platforms such as Tata Sky, Airtel Digital TV, Videocon D2H, Dish TV, Reliance Digital TV and Sun Direct.

Back to Back Programming

Colors Infinity used to air three episodes of a different TV Series each day of the week. These episodes aired from 9 pm onwards. Along with this, a reality TV Series was aired from 8 pm to 9 pm, Monday-Friday. Currently there is no back to back programming, instead three shows air from 8 pm to 11 pm, Monday-Friday.

Instant Premiers

Colors Infinity, from September 2015 onward has started airing TV series within 12 hours after their airing in America. The first line up of this includes new series such as The Player, Heroes Reborn and Blindspot; along with returning series such as The Flash (Season 2), Arrow (Season 4), iZombie (Season 2) and Fargo (Season 2).[4] They latter launched five new shows i.e. DC's Legends of Tomorrow,[5] Shades of Blue,[5] Mad Dogs (US TV series),[6] Heartbeat,[7] Game of Silence[8] and a returning series Better Call Saul (Season 2)[8] during the first half of 2016.

Original Series

Along with airing syndicated TV Series from all over the world, Colors Infinity has also started producing its own original series. Till date it has produced two series; The Stage (India's "First English Singing Talent Hunt")[9] and Born Stylish (a joint series of Colors Infinity and VH1).[10] They have also produced an one-episode special show called Journeys of a Lifetime.[11]

Infinity On Demand (Weekend Binge)

This segment was launched on May 19, 2016, with the tagline "You are what you watch. Choose wisely". Colors Infinity lets audience decide from the wide range of shows which are latest, most-in-demand and never seen before in India. You have to vote for the show that you want to watch the most, from the 3 options given every week on http://www.colorsinfinity.com/iod/. First weekend binge will begin from June 11.[12]

The first set of options for Infinity on Demand are Legends, Mozart in the Jungle and Satisfaction. Other shows in the list are Peaky Blinders, Salem, The Art of More, The Last Kingdom, The Magicians, Utopia, Lucifer, American Odyssey, Allegiance, Battle Creek and Bates Motel.

List of Programming for Weekdays

Current Series

TV Series Current Season Days Timeslot
Heroes of Infinity - The Flash Season 1 Monday-Friday 7 pm
Orange Is the New Black Season 3 Monday-Friday 8 pm
Shark Tank[5] Season 6 Monday-Friday 9 pm
The Royals[13] Season 1 Monday-Friday 10 pm
Tyrant Season 1 Monday-Friday 11 pm

Upcoming Series

TV Series Airing Date Airing Day Airing Timing
Grimm TBA TBA TBA
Manhattan TBA TBA TBA
Nashville TBA TBA TBA

List of Programming for Instant Premiers

Current Series

TV Series Current Season Timeslot Day Notes
Game of Silence[14] Season 1 11 pm Friday This show is cancelled by NBC after season 1. Series finale to be aired in June, 2016.

Upcoming Series

TV Series Airing Date Airing Day Airing Timing
Mr. Robot (Season 2) July 14, 2016 Thursday TBA

List of Original Series

Current Series

Currently, the channel is not airing any original show.

Former Series

  • Born Stylish The homegrown celebrity talk show dedicated to fashion and style will premiered on Saturday, November 28 at 8:30 pm on Colors Infinity and Vh1 simultaneously. Bollywood style icons like Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha and Anil Kapoor appeared on the show and spilled the beans on their evolution of style through the years. Additionally, international fashion pioneers like Jean Paul Gaultier, Anna Zegna of the Ermenegildo Zegna family, Massimiliano Giornetti of Salvatore Ferragamo and more were also seen. It was hosted by ace designer Pria Kataaria Puri.
  • Journeys of a Lifetime It was a special one hour show highlighting the journeys of a few travelers. It was aired on December 27, 2015 at 8 pm. The show featured the life changing journeys of Fatima Bhutto, Homi Adajania, Chandrahas Choudhury, Kesri Khambatta and Veda Hrudya Nadendla who set their life to explore and dream. From a deep sea dive to explore a wrecked ship or even a pursuit of a daughter to fulfil her dying father’s wish, everything was recorded and aesthetically captured in the show.
  • The Stage It is the first ever home grown English language singing show. The show provided a platform to 20 raw talent from around the country in a quest to find India’s best English language singer. The season 1 is presented by Shibani Dandekar while Vishal Dadlani, Monica Dogra, Ehsaan Noorani, and Devraj Sanyal judge. Yatharth Ratnum was declared the winner of the first season.[15]

Former programming

Shows marked in bold indicates that they are currently on hiatus and are going to return with another season sometime in the future.

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