GR8TV

**GR8TV** (abbreviation from **Great Television** and occasionally **Great TV**) is a general entertainment FTA digital television station in Indonesia, owned by Great River International's GR8MEDIA division. GR8TV is currently segmented as "teen and young family television" targeting expatriates in Indonesia and abroad, as well as open-minded Indonesian citizens.

GR8TV is licensed via the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, and its frequency is coordinated through the Department of Transportation. The television station was established on 17 August 1999 and aired for the first time at 1 January 2000. The station has over 70 relay stations all over the country per 2021. Unlike other television stations, GR8TV and sister channel GR8NEWS Channel are the only ones that did not change its logo since its inception.

Taiji Takahashi Bakker-Smith is the chairman of GR8MEDIA, the holding company that owned and managed GR8TV and GR8NEWS Channel.

## Overseas Broadcasting

It is one of three Indonesian free-to-air TV channels to be broadcast free-to-air outside Indonesia (East Timor, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia (Johor state only), and Brunei Darussalam), alongside rival RCTI and sibling GR8NEWS Channel. Both GR8TV and GR8NEWS Channel are the only associate members of European Broadcasting Union from Indonesia, and second associate members from ASEAN, with RTM from Malaysia as the first associate member from ASEAN. GR8TV and GR8NEWS Channel are also the only Indonesian television channels that broadcasted in Belgium from 1 January 2023 via its IPTV provider Proximus.

## Programming

GR8TV has a different concept than the other networks in Indonesia. It broadcasts 24 hours a day, with programmes focused on its own and acquired general entertainment programs around the world. Like GR8NEWS Channel, Metro TV, and tvOne, GR8TV never airs soap operas.

GR8TV is the only television station in Southeast Asia that air Eurovision Song Contest since 2013, and RuPaul's Drag Race since 2011. It is also the first television station to air the news programs simultaneously with its sister channel GR8NEWS Channel.

### Original Programming

#### Competitive Reality

* *Hankyu Supermarket Stakeout*
* *Indonesia! Help us cook!*
* *Rock the Block: Indonesia*
* *Battle on the Beach: Indonesia*
* *RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars in ASEAN (in partnership with Fullhouse Asia Production Studios, O4 Media, Mediacorp Studios and World of Wonder Productions)*

#### Ladies-centered program

* *Humanism Efforts*
* *Let Them Ladies Talk*
* *Which one is the Lie*

#### Drama

* *A.I. Doctor*
* *Warung Tengah Malam*
* *Change Me*
* *Laws of Attraction*
* *Marry My Husband*
* *Nadya’s Campus Life*
* *Daytime Star (in partnership with TVING)*
* *The Crown and the Flame*
* *The Elementalists*
* *My High School Story*
* *Foreign Affairs*
* *Blades of Light and Shadow*
* *St. Clare's Academy for Girls*
* *Mallory Towers*

#### Lifestyle

* *Say Yes to The Dress: Jakarta*
* *Inside the Landmark*
* *Indonesian Gateway*
* *The Luxury Bulletin*
* *The Social Media Power of Putih Abu-Abu*
* *Extreme Makeover: Indonesian Homes Edition*
* *Popular Spotlight*
* *Selling Indonesian Mansions*

#### Comedy

* *Bajaj Bajuri - The Revival*
* *Ngopi Yuk!*
* *Indonesia Reacts!*
* *Open Mic Sessions: Live*
* *Make it Viral!*
* *Judge Nagita (in partnership with RANS Entertainment)*

#### Kids programming

* *Totally Indonesian Spies! (in partnership with Zodiak Kids & Family Studio France)*

### Acquired Programming

#### Comedy

* *Abbott Elementary*
* *Young Sheldon*
* *Reboot*
* *Feud*
* *Daria*
* *The Golden Girls*
* *The Golden Palace*
* *I Love Lucy*
* *Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour*
* *I Dreamed of Jeannie*
* *Mr. Queen*
* *Married... with Children*
* *The Nanny*
* *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air*
* *The Big Bang Theory*
* *2 Broke Girls*
* *Sister Sister*
* *Night Court*

#### Drama

* *Grey’s Anatomy*
* *Station 19*
* *Queen Sugar*
* *Gold Mask*
* *Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon*
* *American Horror Story*
* *The Crown*
* *The Bear*
* *Doctor Who*
* *Law & Order: SVU*
* *The X Files*
* *Cek Toko Sebelah: The Series*
* *Keluarga Cemara: The Series*
* *Bel-Air*
* *Castle*

#### Docu-Reality

* *Dr. Pimple Popper*
* *My Feet is Killing Me*
* *Catfish*

#### Competitive Reality

* *Rock The Block*
* *Battle in the Beach*
* *Rupaul’s Drag Race*
* *RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars*
* *RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under*
* *RuPaul’s Drag Race UK*
* *Canada’s Drag Race*
* *Drag Race Thailand*
* *Drag Race Espana*
* *Drag Race Espana: All Stars*
* *Drag Race Italia*
* *Drag Race Philippines*
* *Drag Race Holland*
* *Drag Race Sverige*
* *Drag Race Belgique*
* *RuPaul’s Drag Race: UK vs. the World*
* *Canada’s Drag Race vs. the World*
* *Chopped Junior*
* *The Great British Bake-Off*
* *Supermarket Stakeout*
* *Worst Cooks in America*

#### Lifestyle

* *Say Yes to the Dress*
* *The Graham Norton Show*
* *Property Brothers*
* *Property Brothers: Forever Home*
* *Christina on the Coast*
* *Christina on the Farm*
* *Fixer Upper*
* *Fixer Upper: Welcome Home*
* *Cake Boss*
* *My Lottery Dream Home*
* *Trixie Motel*
* *House Hunters International*
* *Flip or Flop Nashville*
* *Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations*
* *Bango's Locaflava*
* *Shark Tank*
* *KBS Music Bank Live*
* *Wakakozake - Live Action Series*
* *Solitary Gourmet - Live Action Series*

#### Ladies-centered program

* *The View*
* *The Kelly Clarkson Show*
* *The Jennifer Hudson Show*
* *The Kardashians*
* *Super Soul Sundays*

#### Factual program (in partnership with Narasi)

* *Mata Najwa*
* *Musyawarah*
* *Enaknya Diobrolin*
* *Bongkar*

#### Kids programming

* *Arthur*
* *Peppa Pig*
* *Chibi Maruko-chan*
* *Doraemon*
* *Madeline*
* *Totally Spies!*
* *Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill*
* *Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: Crystal*
* *Oishinbo*
* *Restaurant from Another World*

#### Special Yearly programming

* *Grammy Awards*
* *Eurovision Song Contest*
* *Academy Awards*