Then Zaslav and his team, identifying forensic science and crime solving as a popular theme with viewers, rebranded the channel as Investigation Discovery (ID). He next hired a strong, passionate leader to run the reborn channel: Henry Schleiff, at the time president and CEO of Crown Holdings, and prior to that post, chairman/CEO of Court TV. Under Schleiff’s direction as president and general manager, Investigation Discovery grew into one of America’s top networks thanks to its fast-paced and provocative programming. Henry’s pick of respected television journalist Paula Zahn to host On the
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