CBS Justice (Canada)

CBS Justice is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment. Based on the UK free-to-air network of the same name, CBS Justice broadcasts action, drama and murder-mysteries programs.

History
In November 2000, Alliance Atlantis (via the Showcase Television subsidiary) was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television channel called Death Television, described as "a national English-language Category 2 specialty television service devoted to action related genres including horror, suspense, science fiction, criminal intent and dramas.

The channel launched on September 8, 2001 as Showcase Blood, a spin-off of Showcase.

On January 18, 2008, acquired control of Showcase Blood through its purchase of Alliance Atlantis' broadcasting assets, which were placed in a trust in August 2007. On October 27, 2010, ownership changed again as Shaw Communications gained control of Showcase Blood as a result of its acquisition of Canwest and Goldman Sachs' interest in CW Media.

On May 30, 2012, it was announced that Showcase Blood would be rebranded as a Canadian version of CBS Action on August 28, 2012, one day after Showcase Diva and Showcase Kids became Lifetime and Tooncast. The rebrand would result in the addition of more action based shows, dramas and murder-mysteries. Alongside, the launch of an HD feed.

On April 1, 2016, Shaw Media was subsumed by Corus Entertainment.

On 5 December 2018, to reflect it's UK counterpart, CBS Action Canada rebranded as CBS Justice Canada.