Crime & Investigation Network starting midweek docudrama movies on Wednesdays at 21:00 from today as new 'appointment viewing' timeslot.

The Crime & Investigation Network (DStv 255) is starting with special midweek docudrama movies on Wednesday nights at 21:00 (South African time) from today, kicking off with Hunt for the I-5 Killer tonight which is based on a true story.

Hunt for the I-5 Killer, a dramatisation of the yearlong manhunt for the killer suspected of murdering 14 victims up and down the I-5 corridor through California, Washington and Oregon, will be followed in June by
The Killing Game on 13 June at 21:00 (based on the bestselling crime novel of Iris Johansen), Girl Fight on 20 June at 21:00, and And Baby Will Fall on 27 June at 21:00.

I asked the C&I Network why the TV channel has now taken this approach with dramatised crime movies.

"At Crime & Investigation Network we remain committed to bringing the best in true crime to our loyal audiences," says David Clifton, the spokesperson from A+E Networks UK which runs the Crime & Investigation Network. "We are constantly evolving our programming schedule towards new and exciting directions that we're confident will be just as gripping as our traditional real documentaries, and our TV movies are part of this," he says.

"They are scheduled on a Wednesday as 'Midweek Movies', providing a regular appointment to view for our audience."