We found 46 YouTube channels similar to A&E
Strong overlap with A&E in searches like crime investigation show and crime documentary series (100% search similarity) and high content alignment around crime-focused storytelling (80%), making them a close audience and topic match.
Shares top queries such as crime investigation show and crime documentary series (both strong), and although content differs slightly in style (82% content similarity), it still targets a similar true-crime audience.
Centers on crime investigation and detective/homicide themes (notable query alignment) with very high content emphasis on true crime formats, aligning closely with A&E's subject matter despite smaller production scale.
Key query is unsolved mysteries, which overlaps with A&E’s mystery/case-solving audience; content similarity is solid though the focus leans more toward unresolved cases than A&E’s broader true crime slate.
Targets crime interrogation and police interrogation topics (queries match), with strong content emphasis on crisis/interrogation formats, signaling a related but more interrogation-centric angle to A&E's content.
Appeals to crime reality and criminal investigations with murder case files, mirroring A&E’s forensic and investigative storytelling; search overlap is decent but content leans more toward psychological/crime reality.
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| Rank | Relevance | Channel | Similarity | Subscribers | SERP | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 64% | WIRED ▶ | 70% | 12.8M | 55% | 6 |
| #8 | 63% | Dr Frankenstein | 80% | 23.3K | 38% | 3 |
| #9 | 62% | Into The Deep - True Crime | 78% | 236K | 39% | 15 |
| #10 | 62% | Red Tree Crime | 77% | 769K | 40% | 11 |
| #11 | 60% | Law&Crime Network | 70% | 7.5M | 45% | 10 |
| #12 | 60% | Dark Bonds -True Crime Documentary | 81% | 14.5K | 27% | 3 |
| #13 | 59% | LADbible Stories | 77% | 3.9M | 33% | 8 |
| #14 | 59% | EXPLORE WITH US | 78% | 7.3M | 31% | 5 |
| #15 | 59% | Dr Insanity | 81% | 4.3M | 26% | 7 |
| #16 | 59% | COURT TV | 80% | 2.1M | 27% | 4 |
| #17 | 59% | JustThoughtLounge | 77% | 683K | 30% | 3 |
| #18 | 58% | Red Thread Interrogations | 77% | 282K | 30% | 7 |
| #19 | 58% | Mysterious 7 | 83% | 569K | 20% | 2 |
| #20 | 58% | Crime 360 | 86% | 168K | 16% | 3 |
| #21 | 58% | Forensic Factor | 81% | 57.5K | 23% | 7 |
| #22 | 57% | Investigation Discovery | 78% | 1.8M | 25% | 9 |
| #23 | 57% | Interrogators Playbook | 81% | 72.4K | 21% | 3 |
| #24 | 57% | Real Crime Psychology | 81% | 411K | 21% | 1 |
| #25 | 57% | British Crimes | 78% | 15.7K | 24% | 2 |
| #26 | 56% | The New Detectives | 81% | 349K | 19% | 6 |
| #27 | 56% | The Infographics Show ▶ | 70% | 15.4M | 36% | 4 |
| #28 | 56% | Banijay Crime - Crime Documentary | 77% | 988K | 26% | 4 |
| #29 | 55% | Beyond Evil | 81% | 1.2M | 17% | 2 |
| #30 | 54% | Nightly Crime Cases | 79% | 24.7K | 17% | 2 |
| #31 | 54% | Unmasking Crimes | 79% | 129K | 17% | 2 |
| #32 | 54% | Tangled Web Interrogations | 76% | 57.8K | 21% | 2 |
| #33 | 54% | Law&Crime Trials | 76% | 801K | 21% | 1 |
| #34 | 54% | Time Of Crime ▶ | 80% | 129K | 15% | 2 |
| #35 | 53% | The LAWMANiac | 77% | 6.5K | 17% | 1 |
| #36 | 52% | Mind Of A Criminal | 76% | 543K | 17% | 1 |
| #37 | 52% | Movie Show | 72% | 30.6K | 22% | 2 |
| #38 | 52% | Global Investigative Journalism Network | 68% | 13.7K | 28% | 2 |
| #39 | 51% | Southern Girl Crime Stories | 74% | 135K | 17% | 1 |
| #40 | 50% | Unexplained Mysteries | 72% | 2.0M | 17% | 3 |
| #41 | 47% | Professor Dave Explains ▶ | 68% | 4.2M | 17% | 3 |
| #42 | 47% | NSW Health Pathology | 67% | 1.8K | 17% | 1 |
| #43 | 47% | SCCMOTV | 66% | 2.6K | 17% | 1 |
| #44 | 47% | SciShow | 62% | 8.4M | 23% | 3 |
| #45 | 46% | Literary Icons | 63% | 1.1K | 21% | 1 |
| #46 | 44% | Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press) ▶ | 61% | 169K | 17% | 1 |
Real Crime — 88% match, 2.1M subscribers; 48 Hours — 75% match, 2.4M subscribers; FFF True Crime | Full Free Detective Shows & Films — 67% match, 33.8K subscribers. All three channels focus on true crime and investigative content similar to A&E, including crime documentaries, investigations, and case breakdowns.
A&E creates true crime and documentary-style content, including titles like Live PD, Interrogation Raw, and various crime investigations. The channel averages about 322.2K views per video with ~2.8 uploads per week.
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