SUSPENSE RULES ON UNIVERSAL CHANNEL

Character-driven entertainment channel, Universal Channel, takes you on a thrilling chase for justice in not one but three top-rated crime-busting series, LAW & ORDER: LA, FLASHPOINT and HUMAN TARGET.

Tune in to LAW & ORDER: LA, the newest addition to America’s longest-running crime investigative franchise, LAW & ORDER, and you’ll find a stellar cast (Terrence Howard and Alfred Molina) showcasing gripping ‘ripped-from-the-headlines’ plots with the glitzy and glamorous backdrop of LA.  LAW & ORDER: LA airs every Monday @ 10pm.

Then there is the edgy, high-stakes drama that is FLASHPOINT, the elite tactical Strategic Response Unit confronts extreme life and death situations where a split second decision could either save or cost a life. Chief negotiator Ed Lane (Hugh Dillon) uses tactical brilliance and emotional intelligence to resolve the high-risk situations such as, a hostile restaurant hostage, dealing with drug dealers and a museum shooting. FLASHPOINT Season 3 airs every Wednesday @ 8pm.

Rounding up the thrills is HUMAN TARGET delivering non-stop action, chemistry and humor on Universal Channel. It stars Mark Valley (Fringe, Boston Legal) as a mysterious security-for-hire Christopher Chance, who protects his clients by willingly becoming a human target. HUMAN TARGET airs every Wednesday at 10pm.

WORKPLACE COMEDIES ON THURSDAYS

All action and no laughter? Fret not. Come home to Universal Channel and get set for two hilarious workplace comedies – the latest season of mockumentary, THE OFFICE and newbie comedy, OUTSOURCED. Catch-up with the employees of Dunder Mifflin Paper Company and their incompetent boss Michael Scott (Steve Carell) who get busy with zany ideas and wacky schemes and no work is done. THE OFFICE Season 5 airs every Thursday @ 9pm.

Following THE OFFICE is OUTSOURCED – NBC’s hottest office comedy offering that plays up the culture shock and mutual misunderstandings when an American is sent to India to manage a call-centre of its novelties catalog shop and its quirky group of employees.  OUTSOURCED airs every Thursday @ 9.30pm.

Be sure to tune in to Universal Channel all week long for non-stop entertainment!

Universal Channel is available on Sky Cable Ch. 21 and Destiny Cable Ch. 27 and all major provincial cable networks.

A new entertainment channel is making its way to the Philippines . Universal Channel  - a channel for the world’s favorite dramas, comedies and movies will be available in the country from 26 July 2010, on Destiny Ch. 90, Cable Link Ch. 50, Sky Cable Ch. 33 and on all major provincial cable providers nationwide.

Seen in over 99 countries by 37 million viewers around the world, Universal Channel is the flagship entertainment channel from leading media company, NBC Universal, a brand synonymous with great music, blockbuster movies, theme parks and television. The channel showcases character-driven TV series and movies that are powered by big personalities and rich plots. These are shows with great characters that engage audiences on an emotional level, like the Emmy award-winning series, The Office, and all three installments of theLaw & Order franchise.

Universal Channel programming lineup also includes highly acclaimed shows: House, Monk, Flashpoint, Greek and Criminal Minds. And an original production – Shattered – a police procedural following the unconventional antics of a homicide detective (Callum Keith Rennie from 24 and Battlestar Galactica) will launch exclusively on Universal Channel at the end of this year.

Universal Channel aims to provide viewers with a place that is warm and welcoming. Like its colorful show characters that are completely unique and inspiring, yet real with quirks and all, Universal Channel celebrates and welcomes every character, both on and off screen. So come on board Universal Channel and embrace the human side of life from 26 July 2010.