yes stars 2

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yes stars 2
Launched	March 4, 2007
Owned by	yes (Israel's satellite television provider)
Country	Israel
Website	yes stars 2 Official Website (Hebrew)
Availability
Satellite
yes	Channel 13

yes stars 2 is an Israeli television channel carried by the Israeli satellite television provider - yes, which broadcasts American and British TV shows. The channel aired on March 4, 2007 and broadcasts the shows' new episodes on weeknights (Sundays - Thursdays), and its re-runs on weekdays and weekends (Fridays - Saturdays).

The channel is a part of re-brand the foreign TV shows channels broadcast on yes. yesSTARS - aired only on March 5, 2006 - expanded to 3 channels: yes stars 1, yes stars 2 and yes stars 3. The 3 channels aired on March 4, 2007. yes+, which was another channel that broadcast American and British TV shows, has been cancelled on March 3, 2007.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien, which aired on yes stars 2 since its air date, has been moved since February 3, 2008, to yes stars 3, every Sunday-Thursday on 23:15.

On March 14, 2008, as part of a re-brand of the television shows channels on yes, yes stars 2 obtained a new logo.

Contents 1 Primetime schedule of yes stars 2 1.1 Sundays 1.2 Mondays 1.3 Tuesdays 1.4 Wednesdays 1.5 Thursdays 2 Broadcasting Formats 3 Syndications 4 Shows broadcast on yes stars 2

[edit] Primetime schedule of yes stars 2

[edit] Sundays

Hour	Series	Season	Broadcast Type	Network
21:30	Robin Hood	2	Widescreen	BBC One
22:20	Doctor Who	3	Widescreen	BBC One

[edit] Mondays

Hour	Series	Season	Broadcast Type	Network
21:30	Life	1	Widescreen	NBC
22:20	Saving Grace	1	Widescreen	TNT

[edit] Tuesdays

Hour	Series	Season	Broadcast Type	Network
21:30	Smallville	7	Widescreen	The CW
22:20	Supernatural	3	Widescreen	The CW

[edit] Wednesdays

Hour	Series	Season	Broadcast Type	Network
21:30	The Unit	2	Pan & Scan	CBS
22:20	Burn Notice	1	Widescreen	USA Network

[edit] Thursdays

Hour	Series	Season	Broadcast Type	Network
21:30	The Tudors	1	Pan & Scan	Showtime
22:30	The Riches	2	Widescreen	FX Networks

[edit] Broadcasting Formats

yes stars 2 channels air shows in 4 formats:

• Normal (4:3)
• Letterbox (4:3)
• Pan & Scan (4:3)
• Widescreen (16:9)

In order to watch widescreen (16:9) shows on a 4:3 TV, there are 3 options to see the picture:

• 4:3 Letterbox (Widescreen with black bars - Original Aspect Ratio)
• 16:9 (Anamorphic Widescreen)
• 4:3 (Pan & scan)

Choosing the format of the picture is in the digital set-top box setup. The setup does not affect shows which are not broadcasted in Widescreen.

[edit] Syndications

Besides the fresh episodes broadcast every weeknight on yes stars 2, the channel has syndication strips, every evening from 19:00 and 21:30. The syndications also run late at night, after the re-runs of the primetime shows.

[edit] Shows broadcast on yes stars 2

Series	Season	Broadcast Type	Network
Battlestar Galactica	3	Widescreen	Sci-Fi
Cape Wrath	1	Widescreen	Showtime/Channel 4
Cold Case	4	Widescreen	CBS
Criminal Minds	2	Pan & Scan	CBS
Dexter	1 2	Letterbox Widescreen	Showtime
Doctor Who	2	Widescreen	BBC One
Family Guy	5	Normal	FOX
Ghost Whisperer	1-2	Pan & Scan	CBS
Heroes	1-2	Widescreen	NBC
Jekyll	1	Pan & Scan	BBC One
Justice	1	Widescreen	FOX
King of the Hill	5-10	Normal	FOX
Murphy's Law	4-5	Widescreen	BBC One
My Name Is Earl	2	Widescreen	NBC
NUMB3RS	3	Pan & Scan	CBS
Prime Suspect	6-7	Letterbox	ITV
Prison Break	1 2-3	Pan & Scan Widescreen	FOX
Psych	1-2	Widescreen	USA Network
Robin Hood	1	Widescreen	BBC One
Saved	1	Widescreen	TNT
Shark	1	Widescreen	CBS
Sleeper Cell	2	Letterbox	Showtime
Smallville	6	Widescreen	The CW
Supernatural	2	Widescreen	The CW
Survivor: Fiji	14-15	Normal	CBS
The Amazing Race	9-11	Normal	CBS
The Closer	3	Widescreen	TNT
The Kill Point	1	Widescreen	Spike
The Sopranos	6/II	Widescreen	HBO
Third Watch	6	Widescreen	NBC
Torchwood	1	Widescreen	BBC Three