OrbitTv/docs/channels/orbit-1.md

Orbit 1 (101): Your home on Orbit

Status: agreed with Paul 3 November 2026. Configured in 0.86.0 (ChannelIdentities.kt), not yet installed. Before this it ran 30 sitcoms in one flat rotation.

Identity: the flagship comfort channel. Family sitcoms by day, grown-up comedy at night, British family comedy at weekends, with a little light drama.

Core: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Full House, Saved by the Bell, Boy Meets World, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Family Matters (daytime). Frasier, Cheers, Everybody Loves Raymond, The King of Queens, The Big Bang Theory (evening). My Family, Outnumbered, Not Going Out, Miranda (weekends).

Paul's favourites: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Saved by the Bell, Boy Meets World, Sabrina, Frasier, Cheers, The Wonder Years and the Sunday dramas.

Supporting: Sister, Sister, Malcolm in the Middle, My Wife and Kids, Young Sheldon, Happy Days, The Wonder Years, Modern Family, Two and a Half Men, Home Improvement, The Golden Girls, Friends, How I Met Your Mother (preferred home here, also on Riot Laughs), Last of the Summer Wine, Bread, Goodnight Sweetheart, Mrs. Brown's Boys. In the library and proposed: Step by Step, Kenan & Kel, Smart Guy, Lizzie McGuire, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Roseanne, The Royle Family, My Hero, dinnerladies.

Surprises: occasional surprises and light family entertainment keep the flagship from being only sitcoms. A Sunday comfort-drama slot, 18:00 to 20:00: Doc Martin, Heartbeat, Ballykissangel, Little House on the Prairie, The Waltons.

Time of day: weekdays 06:00 to 18:00 daytime family. 18:00 to 00:00 evening comedy. 00:00 to 06:00 evening repeats. Saturday and Sunday 06:00 to 18:00 British family comedy.

Order: sitcoms mixed. The Wonder Years and the Sunday dramas in order.

Crossover: Red Dwarf's preferred home is Orbit Gold. Orbit Gold keeps Keeping Up Appearances, Only Fools and Horses and The Vicar of Dibley.

New arrivals: US and British family sitcoms from the 80s to the 2010s, and gentle Sunday-evening drama.