Programming
Sky2 carries some programming from Sky Travel and Sky Vegas. Sky2's programming mostly features sci-fi programming such as Futurama, the Stargate franchise and Star Trek: Enterprise. However, other Sky1 drama shows such as Bones, documentary strands such as Road Wars, Street Wars, Hello Goodbye also form the Sky2 schedule.
Like Sky3, (now Pick TV) Sky2 did not feature repeat episodes of The Simpsons, until recently where it has started to air at 8pm daily.
Sky2 is essentially a "catch-up" service for Sky's main entertainment channel Sky1, broadcasting popular Sky1 shows a few days after their original airing. Doing so, Sky2 is described as a timeshuffle channel, so called to distinguish it from timeshift channels such as E4 +1 and Living +1 which simply broadcast E4 and Living respectively, delayed by one hour. Sky currently broadcast a timeshifted version of one of their entertainment channels, Sky3, (now Pick TV) which took over the Freeview EPG slot which Sky Sports News occupied, however do not currently offer a timeshifted version of Sky1 or Sky2.
Sky2's programming showcases the best of Sky1's content and a mix of sci-fi, action and factual programmes targeting young men.
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