A&E

Subscribers 11.7M

Videos 13K

Views 7.3B

Channels Like A&E

A&E covers true crime, investigations, and documentary-style programming, including crime investigations, police interrogations, and reality-based docs. Content style spans deep-dives and documentary storytelling with titles like live rescue, investigation raw, and full episodes, as well as discussion-driven formats. The channel uploads frequently, with an average of 0 minutes per video and ~2.8 uploads per week, and averages about 322.2K views per video.

Results last updated 3 months ago.

Similar Channels

We found 46 YouTube channels similar to A&E

#1

Real Crime view on YouTube ▶

88% relevance

Subscribers 2.1M

Videos 1.1K

Views 522.6M

Appearances 14

SERP 100%

Similarity 80%

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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.

#2

48 Hours view on YouTube ▶

75% relevance

Subscribers 2.4M

Videos 2.2K

Views 1.2B

Appearances 13

SERP 65%

Similarity 82%

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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.

#3

FFF True Crime | Full Free Detective Shows & Films

67% relevance

Subscribers 33.8K

Videos 170

Views 9.2M

Appearances 5

SERP 42%

Similarity 83%

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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.

#4

Unsolved Mysteries - Full Episodes

66% relevance

Subscribers 435K

Videos 413

Views 158.5M

Appearances 12

SERP 55%

Similarity 74%

unsolved mysteries

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.

#5

Crime Cracked

65% relevance

Subscribers 50.6K

Videos 163

Views 10.5M

Appearances 8

SERP 40%

Similarity 82%

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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.

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#6

STAYAWAKE - Crime & Psychology view on YouTube ▶

65% relevance

Subscribers 693K

Videos 129

Views 167.8M

Appearances 4

SERP 42%

Similarity 80%

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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.

Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are Real Crime (88% match) and 48 Hours (75% match). They share overlapping queries such as crime investigation show, crime documentary series, and serial killer cases or crime reality. Real Crime has about 2.1M subscribers and 48 Hours has about 2.4M subscribers, both larger or similar in size to A&E, which has 11.7M subscribers. The overlap indicates competition on the same true crime and police procedural topics, with Unsolved Mysteries and Crime Cracked also contributing to the same search queries like unsolved mysteries and crime interrogation.

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#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%	783K	40%	11
#11	60%	Law&Crime Network	70%	7.5M	45%	10
#12	60%	Dark Bonds -True Crime Documentary	81%	16.4K	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%	350K	30%	7
#19	58%	Mysterious 7	83%	569K	20%	2
#20	58%	Crime 360	86%	168K	16%	3
#21	58%	Forensic Factor	81%	63.6K	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%	1.3M	17%	2
#30	54%	Nightly Crime Cases	79%	26.7K	17%	2
#31	54%	Unmasking Crimes	79%	130K	17%	2
#32	54%	Tangled Web Interrogations	76%	117K	21%	2
#33	54%	Law&Crime Trials	76%	860K	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%	31.4K	22%	2
#38	52%	Global Investigative Journalism Network	68%	13.7K	28%	2
#39	51%	Southern Girl Crime Stories	74%	138K	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%	1.9K	17%	1
#43	47%	SCCMOTV	66%	2.7K	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

Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to A&E?

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.

What type of content does A&E make?

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.

How do we determine which channels are similar to A&E?

We analyze A&E's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.

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