4 (in the morning) and Fox Retro (in the evening). Recently, METOO a Sister station of WCIU-TV in Chicago began airing the show in a 2:00 p.m. timeslot. In Japan, the series has been playing 1985 – 1988 on Nippon TV. In Australia, the series has been playing reruns on the 7 Networks 3rd channel 7mate from 2012 to 2016. In New Zealand, the series is being screened for the first time, as from May 13, 2013, on Sky Television's Jones! channel. In September 2014, FamilyNet cable channel began carrying the series, which was remastered in the mid-2000s with a high definition version that originally aired on Universal HD. On June 26, 2017 FETV began airing the series weeknights at 10:00 p.m. As of 2019, the show has been re-run in the UK and Ireland by Sony Channel. Currently, in the U.S., the show airs late evenings on FETV. High definition Beginning on October 1, 2010, the series was rebroadcast on Universal HD to overwhelming success, quickly becoming one of the most successful series on the channel although the channel did not yet subscribe to Nielsen ratings. Due to the high ratings, the original film elements were re-mastered for high definition, and the program was cropped to a 1.78 aspect ratio to fill the screens of modern televisions. Home media Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has released the first two seasons on DVD in Region 1 and 2. Due to poor sales, no further seasons were released. This release has been discontinued and is out of print. On August 27, 2013, Mill Creek Entertainment announced that it had acquired the rights to various television series from the Sony Pictures library, including T. J. Hooker. It subsequently re-released the first two seasons on DVD on April 1, 2014. On April 5, 2017, it was announced that Shout! Factory had acquired the rights to the series and subsequently released T. J. Hooker – The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1 on July 18, 2017. References External links 1982 American television series debuts 1986 American television series endings 1980s American crime drama television series 1980s American police procedural television series American Broadcasting Company original programming CBS original programming American television series revived after cancellation English-language television shows American action television series Television series by Sony Pictures Television Television series by Spelling Television Fictional portrayals of the Los Angeles Police Department Television shows set