2020 was a strong year for UKTV. The commercial broadcaster has announced that they achieved a 8.07% SOCI (share of commercial impacts), up 4% year-to-year. Additionally, UKTV's network share grew by 3.2% to hit 4.63%. 
The fourteenth season of Murdoch Mysteries will receive its UK premiere on UKTV's Alibi channel on Monday January 18th at 8pm, it has been announced. 
UKTV's Alibi channel has teamed with PBS Masterpiece to order Annika, an adaptation of the BBC Radio 4 drama. Nicola Walker (The Split, Unforgotten) is attached to star as lead character Detective Inspector Annika Strandhed. 
The second season of Hudson & Rex will receive its UK premiere on UKTV's Alibi channel on Sunday January 10th at 7pm, it has been announced. 
Briarpatch will receive its UK premiere on UKTV's Alibi channel on Wednesday January 13th at 9pm, it has been announced. 
The two-part Meet The Richardsons Christmas special will premiere on Wednesday December 9th at 10pm, it has been announced. The concluding part will air the following week. Another one-and-done is crossing the pond. UKTV's Alibi has secured the UK rights to the short-lived USA Network drama series Briarpatch after striking a deal with international distributor NBCUniversal Global Distribution. The series is expected to air on Alibi in 2021.