Yes Drama (styled as yes Drama and formerly called yes stars Drama) is an Israeli television channel carried by the Israeli satellite television provider yes, which broadcasts American, British, Canadian and Israeli TV shows of the drama, lifestyle and reality genres. The channel aired on December 14, 2008 on channel 12 as part of the latest television shows' channels re-brand by yes. The channel is a split of the former yes stars 1 to the current yes Drama and yes Comedy. The channel airs the shows' new episodes on weeknights (Sundays - Thursdays), and its re-runs on weekdays and weekends (Fridays - Saturdays).
The yes Drama schedule is being simulcast in High Definition on yes Drama HD on channel 16.
Picture Formats
yes Drama airs shows in 4 formats: Normal (4:3) Letterboxed (4:3) Pan & Scan (4:3) Widescreen (16:9)
In order to watch widescreen (16:9) shows on a 4:3 TV, there are 3 options to choose from: 4:3 Letterbox (Widescreen with black bars - Original Aspect Ratio) 16:9 (Anamorphic Widescreen) 4:3 (Pan & scan)
Choosing the format of the picture is in the digital set-top box setup. The setup does not affect shows which are not broadcast in Widescreen.
yes Drama HD airs the shows in High Definition 1080i and in widescreen (16:9) at all times. Shows that are not shot in HD are upscaled to 1080i.
History of the channel
On March 4, 2007, yes replaced the channel yes+ - which has been cancelled on March 3, 2007 after six and a half years - with yes stars 1, as part of the re-brand of the foreign TV shows channels and expanding yesSTARS to 3 channels - yes stars 1, yes stars 2 and yes stars 3.
On March 14, 2008, as part of a new re-brand of the television shows channels on yes, yes stars 1 obtained a new logo.
On December 14, 2008, as part of another re-brand of the channels, yes stars 1 was replaced with yes stars Drama, and as of April 22, 2009 simulcast its entire schedule in High Definition on yes stars Drama HD, replacing Yes Stars HD, which aired most of the channel's shows in HD.
On August 20, 2010, the word stars was removed from the channel name.
Shows broadcast on yes Drama
SeriesSeasonBroadcast TypeNetwork10 Things I Hate About You (TV series)1WidescreenABC Family902103-WidescreenThe CWAmerica's Most Smartest Model1NormalVH1American Princess2NormalWEArmy Wives1-2WidescreenLifetimeBeautiful People1 (UK)WidescreenBBC TwoBig Love1-2WidescreenHBOBonkers1WidescreenITVBridezillas5NormalWECougar Town1-4NormalTBSCrash1WidescreenStarzDesperate Housewives34-5Pan & ScanWidescreenABCDirty Sexy Money1-2WidescreenABCDirt1-2WidescreenFXDrop Dead Gorgeous1-2WidescreenBBC ThreeEastbound & Down1WidescreenHBOEcho Beach1WidescreenITVEli Stone1-2WidescreenABCExtreme Makeover: Home Edition1-3NormalABCFairy Tales1WidescreenBBC OneFat March1NormalABCFlavor of Love2NormalVH1Charm School1NormalVH1Friday Night Lights1-2WidescreenNBCGillian Moves In1WidescreenChannel 4Grey's Anatomy1-34-5Pan & ScanWidescreenABCGlee1-2WidescreenFOXHeartland1-7WidescreenCBCHell's Kitchen1-34-5Pan & ScanWidescreenFoxHow To Make It In America1-WidescreenHBOHow to Look Good Naked1WidescreenChannel 4I Love New York1NormalVH1Kitchen Nightmares1WidescreenFoxLipstick Jungle1WidescreenNBCMelrose Place (2009 TV series)1WidescreenThe CWMoving Wallpaper1WidescreenITVMutual Friends1WidescreenBBC OneNanny 9113NormalFoxNip/Tuck1-6WidescreenFX NetworkNo Angels3WidescreenChannel 4One Tree Hill1-23-6Pan & ScanWidescreenThe WB/The CWPlus One1WidescreenChannel 4PoweR Girls1NormalMTVPrivate Practice1-2WidescreenABCPushing Daisies1-2WidescreenABCRamsay's Kitchen Nightmares1-34Pan & ScanWidescreenChannel 4Rock Rivals1WidescreenITVSecret Diary of a Call Girl1-2WidescreenITV2Sensitive Skin1-2WidescreenBBC TwoSide Order of Life1WidescreenLifetimeSix Feet Under1-5WidescreenHBOSkins1-2WidescreenE4Strictly Confidential1WidescreenITVStudio 60 on the Sunset Strip1WidescreenNBCSupernanny3-4 (UK)3-4 (US)NormalChannel 4ABCThe Bachelor9-13NormalABCThe Bachelorette4NormalABCThe Biggest Loser3-4NormalNBCThe Chase1-2WidescreenBBC OneThe L Word4-6WidescreenShowtimeThe O.C.4WidescreenFoxThe Palace1WidescreenBBC OneThe Good Wife1-presentWidescreen<div align="center">CBS</</div>The Starter WifeMiniseriesWidescreenUSA NetworkTori & Dean: Inn Love1WidescreenOxygenTwisted1NormalABC FamilyWeeds1-4WidescreenShowtimeWife Swap5-7NormalABC
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