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Former American television network

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Chiller Headquarters 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City, New York, U.S. Programming Picture format 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) Ownership Owner NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group (NBCUniversal / Comcast) History Launched March 1, 2007; 19 years ago (2007-03-01) Closed December 31, 2017; 8 years ago (2017-12-31) Links Website http://chillertv.com at the Wayback Machine (archived December 30, 2017)

**Chiller** was an American [cable](/source/Cable_television) and [satellite](/source/Satellite_television) [television network](/source/Television_network) owned by [NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group](/source/NBCUniversal_Cable_Entertainment_Group) subsidiary of [NBCUniversal](/source/NBCUniversal), all owned by [Comcast](/source/Comcast). Chiller specialized in horror, thriller and suspense programming, mainly films. It also operated its own film [production company](/source/Production_company) as well.

As of February 2015, 38,820,000 American households (33.4% of households with television) received Chiller, though this declined with later removals by several cable services as carriage agreements expired.[1]

The channel ceased operations on December 31, 2017.[2][3][4][5]

## History

On January 12, 2007, [NBCUniversal](/source/NBCUniversal) announced the launch of Chiller on March 1, dedicated to films and television shows related to the [horror](/source/Horror_fiction) genre. The company also stated that, aside from their own content, Chiller would feature content from competing [film studios](/source/Film_studio), including [Lionsgate](/source/Lionsgate_Films), [Sony](/source/Sony), [Warner Bros.](/source/Warner_Bros.), and [20th Century Fox](/source/20th_Century_Fox).[6] In February 2007, [The 101](/source/Audience_(TV_network)), channel 101 on [DirecTV](/source/DirecTV), aired a "preview" of Chiller, featuring the [pilot episodes](/source/Pilot_episodes) of *[Twin Peaks](/source/Twin_Peaks)* and *[American Gothic](/source/American_Gothic_(1995_TV_series))*, as well as various [horror movies](/source/Horror_film) and programs. [Sleuth](/source/Cloo), NBC Universal's mystery-themed network, later known as Cloo, aired a fourteen-hour movie marathon entitled "Chiller On Sleuth" to promote the launch of Chiller. The channel officially launched at 6:00 am Eastern/5:00 am Central on March 1. After a brief introduction to the channel, Chiller aired its first program, *[Alfred Hitchcock Presents](/source/Alfred_Hitchcock_Presents_(1985_TV_series))*.

On July 30, 2014, its carriage was merged with that of its former competitor [Fearnet](/source/Fearnet), a network launched by [Comcast](/source/Comcast) in 2006 as a [video on demand](/source/Video_on_demand) service six years before their purchase of NBC Universal.

### Carriage decline and closure

In 2017, NBCUniversal began to eliminate some of its non-prime networks in NBCU's cable portfolio by closing or rebranding these networks. [Cloo](/source/Cloo) closed on February 1, 2017, along with [Esquire Network](/source/Esquire_Network) on June 28, and Universal HD was rebranded as the [Olympic Channel](/source/Olympic_Channel_(American_TV_channel)) on July 14.

On February 1, 2017 (the same day sister network Cloo shut down), [Dish](/source/Dish_Network) removed the channel from their lineup, which cited that most of the network's rerun-centric programming was duplicative of that available on other networks and streaming services, with [Charter Communications](/source/Charter_Communications) ([Spectrum](/source/Charter_Spectrum), [Time Warner Cable](/source/Time_Warner_Cable) and [Bright House Networks](/source/Bright_House_Networks) subsidiaries) removing the network along with [Esquire Network](/source/Esquire_Network) on April 25 for the same reason.[7] Five months later on October 2, 2017, [Verizon FiOS](/source/Verizon_FiOS) discontinued carriage of the channel, while [Mediacom](/source/Mediacom) quietly removed the channel from their lineup on October 23.[8]

On November 8, 2017, [Cox](/source/Cox_Communications) removed Chiller from its lineup when it refused to continue their carriage of Chiller within their new carriage agreements with NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group, removing the network from several Cox regional outlets.[9]

On November 16, 2017, NBCUniversal Cable Networks confirmed that the channel would close on December 31.[2][3][4][5] [Google Fiber](/source/Google_Fiber) removed Chiller from its lineup on December 20,[10] which left [DirecTV](/source/DirecTV) and [AT&T U-Verse](/source/AT%26T_U-Verse) as two of the last providers to carry Chiller until its closure. A year-end ratings recap showed Chiller as ranked 127 out of 136 networks, averaging 36,000 viewers a night.[11]

The network officially shut down around 11:59 p.m. ET on December 31 after an airing of *[The Babadook](/source/The_Babadook)* with a simple message saying "Thank you for watching Chiller. GOOD NIGHT!".

## Programming

See also: [List of programs broadcast by Chiller](/source/List_of_programs_broadcast_by_Chiller)

### Originals

This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (March 2016)

On December 17, 2010, Chiller premiered *Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments*. The countdown special featured a diverse group of pop culture mavens and horror movie experts looking back on the top 13 scary movie moments between 2000 and 2010. Show participants include renowned special makeup effects supervisor [Greg Nicotero](/source/Greg_Nicotero) (*[The Walking Dead](/source/The_Walking_Dead_(TV_series))*), comedians Dan Gurewitch and David Young ([CollegeHumor](/source/CollegeHumor)), actress [Betsy Russell](/source/Betsy_Russell) (the *[Saw](/source/Saw_(franchise))* films), writer [Steve Niles](/source/Steve_Niles), [Tony Todd](/source/Tony_Todd) and horror film director [Lucky McKee](/source/Lucky_McKee) among others. In October 2011, Chiller continued the franchise with *Chiller 13: Horror's Creepiest Kids*.

In December 2011, Chiller premiered its first original movie entitled *[Remains](/source/Remains_(film))*, based on the [IDW Publishing](/source/IDW_Publishing) [comic book](/source/Comic_book) by [Steve Niles](/source/Steve_Niles) and [Kieron Dwyer](/source/Kieron_Dwyer).[12]

On March 4, 2016, Chiller premiered its only original television series entitled *[Slasher](/source/Slasher_(TV_series))*.[13][14] [Netflix](/source/Netflix) acquired the licensing rights to the series after the first season.[15][16][17]

### Acquired programs

Chiller's acquired slate included genre films, international series (*[Afterlife](/source/Afterlife_(TV_series))*, *[Apparitions](/source/Apparitions_(TV_series))*), non-scripted programs (*[Fear Factor](/source/Fear_Factor)*), and anthology shows (*[Masters of Horror](/source/Masters_of_Horror)*).

In July 2015, the channel aired a weekly anime block. The weekly block aired from midnight to 2:00 am on Wednesdays, but was summarily cancelled due to poor ratings. Anime shows that aired on the block included *[Tokyo Majin](/source/Tokyo_Majin)*, *[Devil May Cry: The Animated Series](/source/Devil_May_Cry%3A_The_Animated_Series)*, *[Is This a Zombie?](/source/Is_This_a_Zombie%3F)*, and *[Black Blood Brothers](/source/Black_Blood_Brothers)*.[18][19]

### Dare 2 Direct Film Festivals

In October 2007, Chiller announced its "Dare 2 Direct Film Festival" which premiered on [Halloween](/source/Halloween) night. Viewers uploaded 300 short films and the winners aired on this original special.

Chiller renewed its Dare 2 Direct Film Festival in 2008, which aired on Halloween night. The channel premiered webisodes of an original film, "The Hills Are Alive" from [Tim Burton](/source/Tim_Burton) protégé [Caroline Thompson](/source/Caroline_Thompson) (co-screenwriter of *[Tim Burton's Corpse Bride](/source/Tim_Burton's_Corpse_Bride)* and screenwriter of *[Edward Scissorhands](/source/Edward_Scissorhands)*) in July on chillertv.com, and aired the complete film as its first original film in October.

## Chiller Films

Chiller Films was a film production company based in New York that specialized in indie horror and thriller films. It was launched in 2011, to give select Chiller movies limited theatrical runs and nationwide VOD distribution, using a [simultaneous](/source/Simultaneous_release), or "day-and date" film release strategy.[20] The films were released in a limited number of small and multiplex theaters in large markets, along with release on [video on demand](/source/Video_on_demand) through cable providers and online film retailers the same day. Most of the films are from [independent filmmakers](/source/Independent_film) who then license their properties to Chiller Films. Chiller Films quietly closed in December 2017, alongside the closure of the Chiller channel it was connected to.

Title Year Production Co. Remains 2012 Chiller Films IDW Publishing The American Scream Chiller Films Brainstorm Media Dead Souls Chiller Films Synthetic Productions Ghoul Chiller Films Modernciné Beneath 2013 Glass Eye Pix Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear Chiller Films Synthetic Cinema International The Monkey's Paw TMP Films Animal 2014 Flower Films Synthetic Cinema International Deep in the Darkness Chiller Films Synthetic Cinema International The Boy 2015 SpectreVision SiREN 2016 Studio71 Camera Obscura 2017 Chiller Films Hood River Entertainment Paper Street Pictures Dementia 13 Pipeline Entertainment Haloran LLC

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