SIC Radical is a Portuguese basic cable and satellite television channel owned by Sociedade Independente de Comunicação.[1]

SIC Radical is an entertainment channel targeted at teens and young adults. SIC Radical programing has shifted through its history, Curto Circuito being its iconic TV show, being present along with sci-fi series, anime, britcoms, talk-shows, erotic programming and amateur television. Along with originals, it airs several television shows from the United States and the United Kingdom. SIC Radical also shows reruns of popular TV-shows and does live coverage of the most important music festivals in Portugal.

History

On 6 January 2000, SIC announced an agreement with TV Cabo to carry three new channels: SIC Radical, SIC Gold and the control of CNL, the last of which was to be converted into SIC Notícias. The initial proposal for SIC Radical was to be a channel aimed at the youth, with the inclusion of programming aimed at children and teenagers, with cartoons and extreme sports. Henrique Balsemão, son of Francisco Pinto Balsemão and the producer of Portugal Radical, was set to have a key role.[2] By June, Francisco Penim was appointed as its director.[3]

The channel started broadcasting on 23 April 2001, aiming at teenagers and young adults (comprising the 15-34 demographic), as the first "politically incorrect" channel on cable. Launch programming included South Park, The Twilight Zone and Howard Stern's talk show, while national programming included Curto Circuito (which had been ejected from CNL due to its replacement by SIC Notícias, and was temporarily shown on TV Cabo's schedule channel), Templo dos Jogos and Portugal Radical.[4] On 1 June 2001, Tal & Qual reported on a rumored Portuguese adaptation of Naked News after summer, while hypothesizing the selection of presenters and the inclusion of both men and women. Penim did not confirm its launch.[5] Other programs included Sex and the City, already shown by the main channel, Japanese anime in the Banzai strand and syndicated Canadian shows from CHUM, such as Ed the Sock.[6]

On 22 April 2002, the eve of the channel's first anniversary, the channel premiered Nutícias, the Portuguese counterpart of Naked News. The news summary was compiled by Victor Figueiredo, which was read by a female presenter. In 2001, the channel had an average share of 5,6%.[7] Around June 2002, one of its popular programs, Cabaret da Coxa, was gaining cult status.[8]

At 6:30am on 30 June 2008, the channel changed its identity, its first new production coinciding with the rebrand was Fogo Posto.[9] The channel around this time was now led by Pedro Boucherie Mendes, during this period its programming gradually changed more towards reality shows.[10] At the end of November 2010 it premiered the TBS Conan talk-show, after a quick round of negotiations.[11]

As of its tenth anniversary in 2011, most of the stars who had their formative years with the channel have left. Over time, it was becoming more difficult to maintain its initial essence. Pedro Boucherie Mendes compared the channel to the American Spike TV, as more "alternative" content moved to other linear and non-linear platforms.[12] On 16 May 2011, the channel unveiled a new brand identity, with the premieres of The Colbert Report, Na Casa D'Este Senhor and a new version of Curto Circuito.[13]

In May 2016, SIC Radical launched a Full HD channel to broadcast some Rock in Rio Lisboa shows.

In 2018, the channel premiered A Bola Maciça, a comedy series inspired by the tone of Portuguese television in the 1970s showing the news as seen by a monopolistic television station that controls all information.[14] In January 2024, the channel premiered the British version of The Traitors.[15]

Programming

Portuguese TV shows

TV series

Anime

(*) Indicates anime marked as aired with Portuguese dubbing
(**) Indicates anime marked as aired with Portuguese dubbing and in the original Japanese audio with Portuguese subtitles
(***) Indicates anime marked as aired in the original Japanese audio with Portuguese subtitles and with Portuguese dubbing

Sports

Music festivals

Talk shows

former SIC Radical logo

References

  1. ^ "Sic Radical" (in Portuguese). 30 June 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  2. ^ "SIC vezes três no cabo". Público. 6 January 2000. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  3. ^ SIC Gold no ar no dia 26
  4. ^ SIC Radical arranca hoje
  5. ^ SIC Radical não confirma projecto de «Naked News» em Portugal
  6. ^ Esta é a vossa juventude
  7. ^ Noticiário em que a "pivot" se despe estreia-se hoje na SIC Radical
  8. ^ Confissões de um Ganda Maluko
  9. ^ SIC Radical muda de imagem e aposta em Fogo Posto no Verão
  10. ^ Super-heróis faça-você-mesmo na SIC Radical
  11. ^ SIC Radical estreia novo programa de Conan O’Brien
  12. ^ Passados dez anos, é mais difícil fazer a SIC Radical
  13. ^ SIC Radical sopra dez velinhas e muda de visual
  14. ^ Boa noite e bem-vindos à Bola Maciça
  15. ^ Versão britânica de “Os traidores” estreia esta quinta-feira na SIC Radical
  16. ^ "SIC Radical assegura direitos do Brasileirão por duas épocas".
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