Investigation Discovery

Investigation Discovery

Country	United States
Broadcast area	Nationwide
Headquarters	Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.[1]
Programming
Picture format	1080p HDTV
Ownership
Parent	Warner Bros. Discovery Networks
Sister channels	List Adult Swim American Heroes Channel Animal Planet AT&T SportsNet Boomerang Cartoon Network Cartoonito Cinemax CNN Cooking Channel The CW Destination America Discovery Channel Discovery en Español Discovery Family Discovery Familia Discovery Life Food Network HBO HGTV HLN Magnolia Network Motor Trend Oprah Winfrey Network Science Channel TBS TLC TNT Travel Channel TruTV Turner Classic Movies
History
Launched	October 7, 1996; 28 years ago (1996-10-07)
Former names	Time Traveler (prelaunch, 1994–1996) Discovery Civilization Network (1996–1998) Discovery Civilization Channel (1998–2003) Discovery Times (2003–2008)
Links
Website	investigationdiscovery.com
Availability
Streaming media
Affiliated Streaming Service	Max/Discovery+
Service(s)	Philo, YouTube TV, DirecTV Stream, Vidgo, FuboTV, Sling TV, Hulu + Live TV

Investigation Discovery (stylized and branded on-air as ID since 2008) is an American multinational pay television network dedicated to true crime documentaries, similar to corporate sibling HLN. It is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery's networks division and is headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland. ID was originally launched as the Discovery Civilization Network, and focused on world history and geography. It was later renamed to Discovery Times, in partnership with the New York Times Company, publisher of The New York Times. After the rebrand, the network focused more on United States culture. The Times divested their stake to Discovery in 2006, and the channel took its current name and format two years later.

As of November 2023^[update], ID is available to approximately 69 million pay television households in the United States-down from its 2015 peak of 86 million households.^[2]