Warner Bros. Television

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For other uses, see WBTV (disambiguation).
Warner Bros. Television
Subsidiary
Industry Television production
Founded March 21, 1955 (March 21, 1955)[1]
Founder William T. Orr
Headquarters Burbank, California, United States
Key people
Peter Roth (President and Chief Content Officer, Warner Bros. Television Group)
Products Television programs
Revenue IncreaseUS$5.62 billion (2015)[2]
IncreaseUS$344 million (2015)
Owner Time Warner
Number of employees
2016+
Parent Warner Bros. Entertainment
Divisions
Website www.warnertv.com

Warner Bros. Television (WBTV) is the television production arm of Warner Bros. Entertainment, itself part of Time Warner. Alongside CBS Television Studios, it serves as a television production arm of The CW Television Network (in which Time Warner has a 50% ownership stake), though it also produces shows for other networks, such as Shameless on Showtime, The Leftovers and Westworld on HBO (though Time Warner also owns HBO). As of 2015, it is the world's largest television production company measured by revenue and library (along with Sony's Sony Pictures Television).[3][4] Its most notable TV shows include Friends, ER, The West Wing, Smallville, Supernatural, The Big Bang Theory, and Full House.

History and Production

Beginning and saturation

The division was started on March 21, 1955[1] with its first and most successful head being Jack L. Warner's son-in-law William T. Orr. ABC had major success against its competition with Walt Disney's Disneyland TV series and approached Warner Bros. initially with the idea of purchasing the studio's film library (WB eventually sold the rights to the negatives of pre-1950 films and pre-1948 cartoons and shorts to Associated Artists Productions, or a.a.p., in 1956[5][6]). WB formally entered television production with the premiere of its self-titled anthology series Warner Bros. Presents on ABC. The one-hour weekly show featured rotating episodes of television series based on the WB films, Casablanca and King's Row, as well as an original series titled Cheyenne with Clint Walker. The first one-hour television western, Cheyenne became a big hit for the network and the studio with the added advantage of featuring promotions for upcoming Warner Bros. cinema releases in the show's last ten minutes. One such segment for Rebel Without a Cause featured Gig Young notably talking about road safety with James Dean.

With only Cheyenne being a success, Warner Bros. ended the ten-minute promotions of new films and replaced Warner Bros. Presents with an anthology series titled Conflict. It was felt that "Conflict" was what the previous series lacked. Conflict showed the pilots for Maverick and 77 Sunset Strip .

The success of Cheyenne led WBTV to produce many series for ABC such as Westerns (Maverick, Lawman, Colt .45, Bronco, a spin off of Cheyenne, Sugarfoot, and The Alaskans), crime dramas (77 Sunset Strip, Hawaiian Eye, Bourbon Street Beat, and Surfside 6), and other shows such as The Gallant Men and The Roaring Twenties using stock footage from WB war films and gangster films respectively. The company also produced Jack Webb's Red Nightmare for the U.S. Department of Defense that was later shown on American television on Jack Webb's General Electric True.

All shows were made in the manner of WB's B pictures in the 1930s and 1940s;[7] fast paced, lots of stock footage from other films, stock music from the Warners music library and contracted stars working long hours for comparatively small salaries with restrictions on their career.

During a Hollywood television writers strike, Warner Bros. reused many plots from its films and other television shows under the nom de plume of "W. Hermanos".[8] This was another example of imitating Warner Bros' B Pictures who would remake an "A" film and switch the setting.[9]

Two of the most popular stars, James Garner and Clint Walker, quit over their conditions. Garner never returned to the Warner's fold during this period. Successful Warner's television stars found themselves in leading roles of many of the studio's films with no increase in salary. Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. was simultaneously the lead of 77 Sunset Strip, in a recurring role on Maverick, and also headlined several films until exhaustion forced the studio to give him a rest. Many other actors under contract to Warner's at the time, who despite their work conditions, did see their stars rise over time, albeit for most only briefly, included Jack Kelly, Will Hutchins, Peter Brown, Ty Hardin, Wayde Preston, John Russell, Donald May, Rex Reason, Richard Long, Van Williams, Roger Smith, Mike Road, Anthony Eisley, Robert Conrad, Robert McQueeney, Dorothy Provine, Diane McBain, and Connie Stevens. Edd Byrnes and Troy Donahue would go on to become teen heartthrobs. Another contract player, Englishman Roger Moore (Maverick and The Alaskans), was growing displeased with Warner as his contract was expiring and would relocate to Europe from Hollywood, becoming an international star on TV, and eventually, in films. Warners also contracted established stars such as Ray Danton, Peter Breck, Jeanne Cooper and Grant Williams. These stars often appeared as guest stars, sometimes reprising their series role in another TV series.

The stars appeared in Warner Bros. cinema releases with no additional salary, with some such as Zimbalist, Walker, Garner (replacing Charlton Heston in Darby's Rangers), and Danton (replacing Robert Evans in The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond[10]) playing the lead roles; many of the stars appeared in ensemble casts in such films as The Chapman Report and Merill's Marauders. Some stars such as Connie Stevens, Edd Byrnes, Robert Conrad and Roger Smith made albums for Warner Bros. Records.

It was during this period, that shows, particularly Westerns like Cheyenne and Maverick; and the crime dramas like 77 Sunset Strip, Hawaiian Eye and Surfside 6 featured catchy theme songs, that became just as much a part of the American pop culture landscape, as the shows themselves. Depending on the particular show (in this case, the Westerns), William Lava or David Buttolph would compose the music, with lyrics by Stan Jones or Paul Francis Webster, among others. For the crime shows, it was up to the songwriting team of Jerry Livingston and Mack David, who also scored the themes for the sitcom Room for One More, and The Bugs Bunny Show.

In 1960, WBTV turned its attentions to the younger viewer, for one program, anyway, as they brought Bugs Bunny and the other WB cartoon characters to prime-time, with The Bugs Bunny Show, which featured cartoons released after July 31, 1948 (which had not been sold to a.a.p.), combined with newly animated introductory material. Also, that year saw the debut of The Roaring Twenties (which was thought to be a more benign alternative to Desilu's The Untouchables. Whether or not that was the actual case, it was, in fact, much less successful).

WBTV expanded on its existing genre of Westerns and crime dramas, and in January, 1962, produced its first sitcom, Room For One More. Based on the memoirs of Anna Rose, which in 1952 WB made into a movie starring Cary Grant and his then wife Betsy Drake (the only movie that they worked together in) about a married couple with two children of their own, who went on to adopt at least two more, the TV series starred Andrew Duggan and Peggy McKay as George and Anna Rose. Acting legend Mickey Rooney's son Tim, and Ahna Capri, who would continue to do episodic TV roles and feature films (arguably, her best-known movie was Enter the Dragon starring Bruce Lee) were cast as the Rose's natural children. The show only lasted for half a season. In the fall of that year, a WWII drama The Gallant Men debuted, but lasted for only one season.

WBTV exclusively produced shows for the ABC network until 1963, when Temple Houston premiered on NBC.

In 1964, WBTV once again tried to turn a classic film comedy of its own into a sitcom, with No Time for Sergeants. Both the sitcom and the 1958 movie were based on the 1955 Broadway play, which starred Andy Griffith (TV's U.S. Steel Hour also adapted the stage play for TV in 1956). The sitcom starred Sammy Jackson as Will Stockdale, a naive Georgia farm boy drafted into the military. 1965 saw the debut of F-Troop, a Western spoof taking place at a U.S. Army post after the Civil War. Despite lasting two seasons, it is still considered a classic. Forrest Tucker, Larry Storch, and Ken Berry led an ensemble cast featuring military misfits, and an Indian tribe, who, among other things, forgot how to do a rain dance.

The streak of identifiable series subsided in 1963 with a halt of using stock company (acting) contract players and Jack Webb taking over WBTV and not being particularly successful. However, many series were still filmed at Warner Bros. such as F-Troop and The F.B.I.[11]

Later years

In 1976, the company acquired The Wolper Organization, most notably for Chico and the Man and Welcome Back, Kotter. In 1989, it acquired Lorimar-Telepictures. Telepictures was later folded into WBTV's distribution unit, and in 1990, came back as a television production company. In 1993, Lorimar Television was folded into WBTV.

In 2006, WBTV made its vast library of programs available for free viewing on the Internet (through sister company AOL's IN2TV service), with Welcome Back, Kotter as its marquee offering. Some of these programs have not been seen publicly since their last syndicated release in the 1980s.

WBTV has had a number of affiliated production houses that have co-produced many of their shows with WBTV. These include but are not limited to: Bruce Helford's Mohawk Productions (The Drew Carey Show, The Norm Show, The Oblongs, George Lopez), John Wells Productions (ER, The West Wing, Third Watch), Chuck Lorre Productions (Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, Mike & Molly, Mom), Jerry Bruckheimer Television (Without a Trace, Cold Case), Bad Robot Productions (Fringe, Person of Interest, Revolution), Rockne S. O'Bannon Television, Miller-Boyett Productions - which was inherited from Lorimar (Full House, Family Matters) and in 2010, Conan O'Brien's production company Conaco switched its affiliation to WBTV from Universal Media Studios, coinciding with O'Brien's move to his new talk show, Conan at Time Warner-owned TBS.[12]

In August 2009 in Australia, The Nine Network and Warner Bros. Television launched digital free-to-air channel GO! with Warner Bros. Television holding a 33% stake in the new joint venture with Sony Pictures (titles were later picked up by rival Seven in 2011). During that, the network signed 4 more years with the output between 2011 and 2015.

On June 11, 2012, Warner Bros. Television acquired Alloy Entertainment.[13][14] On June 2, 2014, Warner Bros. Television Group purchased all of Eyeworks' companies outside of the United States, rebranding as Warner Bros. International Television Production. Eyeworks USA however, will remain independent.[15]

Partial list of programs produced by WBTV[16]

Warner Bros. Television

Title Years Network Notes
Warner Bros. Presents 1955–1956 ABC
Cheyenne 1955–1963 ABC
Conflict 1956–1957 ABC
Sugarfoot 1957–1960 ABC
Colt .45 1957–1960 ABC
Maverick 1957–1962 ABC
Lawman 1958–1962 ABC
77 Sunset Strip 1958–1964 ABC
The Alaskans 1959–1960 ABC
Bourbon Street Beat 1959–1960 ABC
Hawaiian Eye 1959–1963 ABC
The Bugs Bunny Show 1960–2000 ABC/CBS
The Roaring Twenties 1960–1962 ABC
Surfside 6 1960–1962 ABC
Room for One More 1962 ABC
The Gallant Men 1962–1963 ABC
Wendy and Me 1964–1965 ABC co-production with Natwill Productions
No Time For Sergeants 1964–1965 ABC
F Troop 1965–1967 ABC
Mister Roberts 1965-1966 NBC
The F.B.I. 1965–1974 ABC co-production with Quinn Martin Productions
Hank 1965-1966 NBC
Nichols 1971-1972 NBC
The Chicago Teddy Bears 1971 CBS
The Jimmy Stewart Show 1971-1972 NBC co-production with J-K/Ablidon Productions
Search 1972-1973 NBC co-production with Leslie Stevens Productions
Banyon 1972-1973 NBC co-production with Quinn Martin Productions
The Brian Keith Show 1972-1974 NBC co-production with Miguel Productions
The Streets of San Francisco 1972-1977 ABC co-production with Quinn Martin Productions
The Delphi Bureau 1972-1973 ABC
Kung Fu 1972–1975 ABC
The Cowboys 1974 ABC
Harry O 1974-1976 ABC
Kodiak 1974 ABC
Give-n-Take 1975 CBS
Wonder Woman 1975–1979 ABC/CBS
Alice 1976–1985 CBS based on the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Code R 1977 CBS
The New Adventures of Batman 1977 CBS co-production with Filmation Associates and DC Comics
The Fitzpatricks 1977-1978 CBS
The Dukes of Hazzard 1979–1985 CBS co-production with Paul R. Picard Productions, Piggy Productions (Season 1) and Lou Step Productions (Seasons 2–7)
This Old House 1979–present PBS Distribution only for syndication; primarily produced by WGBH-TV/This Old House Ventures
Time Express 1979 CBS
Dorothy 1979 CBS
California Fever 1979 CBS
Young Maverick 1979-1980 CBS
Flo 1980-1981 CBS
Enos 1980-1981 CBS
Freebie and the Bean 1980-1981 CBS
Private Benjamin 1981-1983 CBS
Love, Sidney 1981–1983 NBC
Bret Maverick 1981-1982 NBC
The Dukes 1983 CBS co-production with Hanna-Barbera
Bare Essence 1983 NBC
Wizards and Warriors 1983 CBS
The Mississippi 1983-1984 CBS
The Yellow Rose 1983-1984 NBC co-produced with John Wilder-Michael Zinberg Productions
Scarecrow and Mrs. King 1983–1987 CBS co-production with Shoot the Moon Enterprises and B&E Enterprises
V 1984–1985 NBC co-produced with Daniel H. Blatt-Robert Singer Productions
Night Court 1984–1992 NBC co-production with Starry Night Productions (Seasons 1–6)
Spenser: For Hire 1985–1988 ABC co-production with Jadda Productions (Season 2)
Growing Pains 1985–1992 ABC co-production with Guntzelman-Sullivan-Marshall Productions (Seasons 5–6)
Head of the Class 1986–1991 ABC co-produced with Eustis/Elias Productions
My Sister Sam 1986–1988 CBS co-produced with Pony Productions
Full House 1987–1995 ABC 1987–1988 episodes from Lorimar-Telepictures; 1988–1993 episodes from Lorimar Television
Police Academy 1988–1989 First-run syndication co-production with Ruby-Spears
Just the Ten of Us 1988–1990 ABC co-produced with Guntzelman-Sullivan-Marshall Productions
The Wonder Years 1989-1993 ABC WB has handle domestic distribution rights after acquiring its former distributor Turner Program Services, international distribution rights outside the US are with 20th Television; produced by The Black-Marlens Company and New World Television
Murphy Brown 1988–1998 CBS co-produced with Shukovsky English Entertainment
Beetlejuice 1989–1991 ABC/Fox Kids co-production with The Geffen Film Company and Nelvana
Life Goes On 1989–1993 ABC co-produced with Toots Productions
Family Matters 1989–1998 ABC/CBS 1989–1993 episodes from Lorimar Television
The Flash 1990–1991 CBS co-produced with Pet Fly Productions
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 1990-1996 NBC co-production with The Stuffed Dog Company, Quincy Jones Productions (Seasons 1-3); Quincy Jones/David Salzman Entertainment (Seasons 4-6) and NBC Productions; NBCUniversal owns the copyrights to the series, WB only handles Worldwide distribution since 1994
Tiny Toon Adventures 1990-1995 Syndication/Fox Kids co-production with Amblin Entertainment
Sisters 1991–1996 NBC 1991–1993 episodes from Lorimar Television
Step By Step 1991–1998 ABC/CBS 1991–1993 episodes from Lorimar Television
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper 1992–1997 ABC 1992–1993 episodes from Lorimar Television
Family Dog 1993 CBS co-production with Amblin Entertainment, Tim Burton Productions, Nelvana and Universal Television; WB has international distribution rights outside the US, domestic distribution rights is handled by NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Getting By 1993–1994 ABC/NBC 1993 episodes from Lorimar Television
Animaniacs 1993-1998 Fox Kids/Kids WB! co-production with Amblin Entertainment
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues 1993–1997 PTEN
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 1993–1997 ABC co-produced with Gangbuster Films, Inc. (pilot), Roundelay Productions (Season 1) and December 3rd Productions
Living Single 1993–1998 FOX co-produced with SisterLee Productions
The John Larroquette Show 1993–1996 NBC co-produced with Witt/Thomas Productions
Free Willy 1994 ABC co-production with Regency Enterprises and Nelvana
On Our Own 1994–1995 ABC co-produced with Lightkeeper Productions, De Passe Entertainment and Miller-Boyett Productions
Babylon 5 1994–1998 PTEN/TNT co-production with Babylonian Productions
Friends 1994–2004 NBC co-produced with Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions
ER 1994–2009 NBC co-produced with Amblin Entertainment, John Wells Productions and Constant c Productions
History of Rock 'n' Roll 1995 PTEN Documentary mini-series; co-production with Andrew Solt Productions, QDE, Telepictures Productions, and Time-Life Video & Television
Hope and Gloria 1995-1996 NBC co-produced with Steinkellner Productions
Muscle 1995 The WB co-produced with Witt/Thomas Productions and Boone County Productions
Bless This House 1995–1996 CBS co-produced with Mohawk Productions
Kirk 1995–1997 The WB co-produced with Bickley-Warren Productions and Jeff Franklin Productions
In The House 1995-1999 NBC/UPN co-production with Winifred Hervey Productions, Quincy Jones/David Salzman Entertainment and NBC Productions (seasons 1-2); NBC Studios (seasons 3-5); WB takes over production from season 5 onwards
The Wayans Bros. 1995–1999 The WB co-produced with Baby Way Productions and Next to Last Productions
The Parent 'Hood 1995–1999 The WB co-produced with The Townsend Entertainment Company, Highest Common Denominator Productions (Season 1) and Warren & Rinsler Productions (Seasons 2-4)
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective 1995–2000 CBS/Nickelodeon co-production with Morgan Creek Productions and Nelvana
The Drew Carey Show 1995–2004 ABC co-produced with Mohawk Productions
MADtv 1995–2009 FOX
Access Hollywood 1996–present Syndication produced by NBC Studios; WB took control of the distribution of the series in 1999 from 20th Television, WB stop distributing Access in 2001
Lush Life 1996 FOX co-produced with SisterLee Productions
Tales from the Crypt 1996 HBO WB has international distribution rights outside the US, domestic rights are with 20th Television
Life with Roger 1996-1997 The WB
Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher 1996–1998 The WB co-produced with Warren-Rinsler Productions
Suddenly Susan 1996-2000 NBC
Mr. & Mrs. Smith 1996 CBS
The Jamie Foxx Show 1996–2001 The WB co-produced with Bent Outta Shape Productions and Foxxhole Productions
Everybody Loves Raymond 1996–2005 CBS Distribution only with CBS Television Distribution; produced by Where's Lunch, HBO Independent Productions, and Worldwide Pants Incorporated
Pearl 1996-1997 CBS co-production with Impact Zone Productions and Witt/Thomas Productions
La Femme Nikita 1997-2001 The WB, CTV and USA co-produced with Baton Broadcasting, LPN Productions, Inc. and Fireworks Entertainment
The New Adventures of Zorro 1997-1998 Syndication co-produced with Fred Wolf Films
Veronica's Closet 1997–2000 NBC co-produced with Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions
Kelly Kelly 1998 The WB
The Closer 1998 CBS
Hyperion Bay 1998–1999 The WB co-produced with South Productions
Two of a Kind 1998–1999 ABC co-produced with Griffard/Adler Productions, Dualstar Productions, and Miller-Boyett-Warren Productions
Jesse 1998–2000 NBC co-produced with Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions
For Your Love 1998–2002 NBC/The WB co-produced with SisterLee Productions
Will & Grace 1998–2006 NBC co-produced with 3 Sisters Entertainment, KoMut Entertainment, NBC Studios (1998-2004), and NBC Universal Television Studios (2004-2006); WB only handles distribution in the US, international distribution is handled by MGM Worldwide Television Distribution through NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Mission Hill 1999–2002 The WB/Cartoon Network (Adult Swim) Distribution only; produced by Castle Rock Entertainment and Bill Oakley/Josh Weinstein Productions
Odd Man Out (U.S. TV series) 1999–2000 ABC co-produced with Frontier Pictures
The Norm Show 1999–2001 ABC co-produced with Mohawk Productions
Jack & Jill 1999–2001 The WB co-produced with The Canton Company
Third Watch 1999-2005 NBC co-produced with John Wells Productions
The West Wing 1999–2006 NBC co-produced with John Wells Productions
Hype 2000–2001 The WB co-produced with Tollin/Robbins Productions
Baby Blues 2000–2002 The WB (episodes 1–8)/Adult Swim (episodes 9–13) First adult-oriented television series from Warner Bros. Animation.
co-production with Split the Difference Productions and Rough Draft Studios.
Nikki 2000–2002 The WB co-produced with Mohawk Productions
Gilmore Girls 2000–2007 The WB/The CW co-produced with Dorothy Parker Drank Here Productions and Hofflund/Polone
Queer as Folk 2000-2005 Showtime WB has international distribution rights outside the US, domestic distribution rights are with CBS Television Distribution; produced by Tony Jonas Productions, Cowlip Productions, Temple Street Productions and Showtime Networks
Citizen Baines 2001 CBS co-produced with John Wells Productions and Lydia Woodward Productions
Justice League 2001-2003 Cartoon Network co-produced with Warner Bros. Animation and DC Comics
The Oblongs 2001–2002 The WB co-produced with Jobsite Productions and Mohawk Productions
Witchblade 2001–2002 TNT co-produced with Camelot Pictures, Hotsed Pictures, Mythic Films and Top Cow Productions
The Nightmare Room 2001–2002 The WB co-produced with Parachute Entertainment and Tollin/Robbins Productions
Off Centre 2001–2002 The WB co-produced with DreamWorks Television and Weitz, Weitz and Zuker
Maybe It's Me 2001–02 The WB co-production with SamJen Productions and Touchstone Television
Smallville 2001–2011 The WB/The CW co-produced with Tollin/Robbins Productions, Millar Gough Ink, and DC Comics
The Court 2002 ABC co-produced with John Wells Productions
Presidio Med 2002–2003 CBS co-produced with Lydia Woodward Productions and John Wells Productions
Fastlane 2002–2003 FOX co-produced with McNamara Paper Products, Wonderland Sound and Vision and 20th Century Fox Television; WB has handle domestic distribution rights, international distribution rights outside the US are with 20th Television
Birds of Prey 2002–2003 The WB co-produced with Tollin/Robbins Productions
3 South 2002–2003 MTV Second adult-oriented television series from Warner Bros. Animation.
The only animated series produced for MTV by Warner Bros. Animation to-date.
co-production with MTV Animation
Greetings from Tucson 2002-2003 The WB co-produced by 3 Arts Entertainment, Big Ticket Television and Turner Television; WB has international distribution rights outside the US, domestic distribution rights are with CBS Television Distribution
The Jamie Kennedy Experiment 2002-2004 The WB co-production with Bahr-Small Productions and Big Ticket Television; WB has international distribution rights outside the US, domestic distribution rights are with CBS Television Distribution
Everwood 2002–2006 The WB co-produced with Berlanti Liddell Productions
What I Like About You 2002–2006 The WB co-produced with Schneider's Bakery and Tollin/Robbins Productions
George Lopez 2002–2007 ABC co-produced with Fortis Productions and Mohawk Productions
Without a Trace 2002–2009 CBS co-produced with Jerry Bruckheimer Television and CBS Productions (2002-2006); CBS Paramount Network Television (2006-2009)
Wanda at Large 2003 FOX co-produced with Mohawk Productions
Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003 TV series) 2003-2005 Cartoon Network co-distributed by Disney–ABC Domestic Television

Produced by Lucasfilm and Cartoon Network Studios

Skin 2003 FOX co-produced with Jerry Bruckheimer Television and Hoosier Karma Productions
Run of the House 2003–2004 The WB co-produced with The Tannenbaum Company and Two Out Rally Productions
Like Family 2003–2004 The WB co-produced with 3 Hounds Productions, MHS Productions and The Littlefield Co.
All About the Andersons 2003–2004 The WB
Eve 2003–2006 UPN co-produced with The Greenblatt/Janollari Studio and Mega Diva
The O.C. 2003–2007 FOX co-production with College Hill Pictures Inc. and Wonderland Sound and Vision
All of Us 2003–2007 UPN/The CW co-production with Overbrook Entertainment
Nip/Tuck 2003–2010 FX co-produced with Ryan Murphy Productions, Hands Down Entertainment, The Shephard-Robin Company and Stu Segall Productions
Cold Case 2003–2010 CBS co-produced with Jerry Bruckheimer Television and CBS Productions (2003-2006); CBS Paramount Network Television (2006-2009); CBS Television Studios (2009-2010)
One Tree Hill 2003–2012 The WB/The CW co-produced with Mastermind Laboratories and Tollin/Robbins Productions
I'm with Her 2003–2004 ABC
Two and a Half Men 2003–2015 CBS co-produced with Chuck Lorre Productions and The Tannenbaum Company
The Help 2004 The WB
Jack & Bobby 2004–2005 The WB co-produced with Shoe Money Productions and Berlanti-Liddell Productions
The Mountain 2004–2005 The WB co-produced with Shaun Cassidy Productions and Wonderland Sound and Vision
Blue Collar TV 2004–2006 The WB
Joey 2004–2006 NBC co-produced with Bright-San Productions and Silver & Gold Productions
The Batman 2004–2008 The WB/The CW co-produced with Warner Bros. Animation and DC Comics
Veronica Mars 2004–2007 UPN/The CW co-produced with Stu Segall Productions, Silver Pictures Television and Rob Thomas Productions
Eyes 2005 ABC
Twins 2005–2006 The WB co-produced with KoMut Entertainment
Just Legal 2005–2006 The WB co-produced with Jerry Bruckheimer Television
E-Ring 2005–2006 NBC co-produced with Jerry Bruckheimer Television
Hot Properties 2005 ABC
Freddie 2005–2006 ABC co-produced with Mohawk Productions and Hunga Rican, Excitable Boy!
Invasion 2005-2006 ABC
The War at Home 2005–2007 FOX co-produced with Acme Productions and Rob Lotterstein Productions
Close to Home 2005–2007 CBS co-produced with Jerry Bruckheimer Television
The Closer 2005–2012 TNT co-produced with The Shephard/Robin Company and Walking Entropy
Supernatural 2005–Present The WB/The CW co-produced with Wonderland Sound and Vision and Kripke Enterprises
Modern Men 2006 The WB co-produced with Jerry Bruckheimer Television
The Bedford Diaries 2006 The WB co-produced with HBO Independent Productions, Levinson / Fontana Company and Mother Trucker Television Productions Ltd
The Evidence 2006 ABC
Justice 2006 FOX co-produced with Jerry Bruckheimer Television
Smith 2006 CBS co-produced with John Wells Productions
Men in Trees 2006-2008 ABC
The Class 2006–2007 CBS co-produced with CraneKlarik
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip 2006–2007 NBC co-produced with Shoe Money Productions
The Nine 2006–2007 ABC co-produced with Sunset Road Productions
Traveler 2007 ABC
Moonlight 2007–2008 CBS co-produced with Silver Pictures Television
Big Shots 2007-2008 ABC
Aliens in America 2007–2008 The CW co-produced with CBS Television Studios
Life Is Wild 2007–2008 The CW co-produced with CBS Television Studios
Pushing Daisies 2007–2009 ABC co-produced with The Jinks/Cohen Company and Living Dead Guy Productions
The New Adventures of Old Christine 2006–2010 CBS co-produced with Kari's Logo Here
Notes from the Underbelly 2007–2008 ABC co-produced with The Tannenbaum Company and Hill Three Productions
Chuck 2007–2012 NBC co-produced with Wonderland Sound and Vision, College Hill Pictures (Seasons 1–3) and Fake Empire Productions (Seasons 4–5)
Gossip Girl 2007–2012 The CW co-produced with College Hill Pictures, Inc., Fake Empire Productions, Alloy Entertainment and CBS Television Studios
The Big Bang Theory 2007–Present CBS co-produced with Chuck Lorre Productions
Eleventh Hour 2008–2009 CBS co-produced with Jerry Bruckheimer Television and Granada America
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2008–2009 FOX co-produced with C2-Pictures, Sarah Connor Pictures, Bartleby Company, The Halcyon Company and 20th Century Fox Television
Fringe 2008–2013 FOX co-produced with Bad Robot Productions
The Mentalist 2008–2015 CBS co-produced with Primrose Hill Productions
The Beautiful Life: TBL 2009 The CW co-produced with Katalyst Films, The Page Fright Company/Mike Kelley Productions and CBS Productions
Eastwick 2009 ABC
Hank 2009 ABC
The Forgotten 2009–2010 ABC co-produced with Jerry Bruckheimer Television
V 2009–2011 ABC co-produced with The Scott Peters Company and HDFilms
Southland 2009–2013 NBC/TNT co-produced with John Wells Productions
The Middle 2009–Present ABC co-produced with Blackie and Blondie Productions
The Vampire Diaries 2009–Present The CW co-produced with Outerbanks Entertainment, Alloy Entertainment and CBS Television Studios
Adventure Time 2010–present Cartoon Network/Nicktoons (Pilot only) co-produced with Frederator Studios and Cartoon Network Studios (Uncredited)
Human Target 2010–2011 FOX co-produced with Wonderland Sound and Vision, Bonanza Productions, DC Comics and Bell Media
Life Unexpected 2010-2011 The CW co-produced with CBS Productions and Best Day Ever Productions and Mojo Films
Past Life 2010 FOX
Miami Medical 2010 CBS co-produced with Jerry Bruckheimer Television and Bonanza Productions
Romantically Challenged 2010 ABC
Childrens Hospital 2010–2016 Adult Swim Co-produced with The Corddry Company, Abominable Pictures, Warner Bros. Studio 2.0 and Williams Street
Regular Show 2010-2017 Cartoon Network distribution only, produced by Cartoon Network Studios
MAD (TV series) 2010-2013 Cartoon Network Co-produced with Warner Bros. Animation
Hellcats 2010 The CW with Five & Dime Productions, Tom Welling Productions and CBS Television Studios
Nikita 2010–2013 The CW co-produced with Wonderland Sound and Vision and Sesfonstein Productions
Chase 2010-2011 NBC co-produced with Jerry Bruckheimer Television and Bonanza Productions
Mike & Molly 2010–2016 CBS Co-produced with Chuck Lorre Productions
Better with You 2010–2011 ABC co-produced with Silver & Gold Productions
Undercovers 2010 NBC co-produced with Bad Robot Productions
The Whole Truth 2010 ABC co-produced with Jerry Bruckheimer Television
$h*! My Dad Says 2010-2011 CBS co-produced with KoMut Entertainment
Shameless 2011–present Showtime co-produced with John Wells Productions
Harry's Law 2011–2012 NBC co-produced with David E. Kelley Productions
Ringer 2011-2012 The CW with Green Eggs and Pam Productions, Inc., Brillstein Entertainment Partners, ABC Studios (pilot) and CBS Television Studios
The Secret Circle 2011-2012 The CW Co-produced with Outerbanks Entertainment, Alloy Entertainment and CBS Television Studios
2 Broke Girls 2011–present CBS Co-produced with Michael Patrick King Productions
Person of Interest 2011–2016 CBS Co-produced with Bad Robot Productions
Hart of Dixie 2011–2015 The CW Co-produced with Fake Empire Productions, Dogarooski and CBS Television Studios
Suburgatory 2011–2014 ABC Co-produced with Piece of Pie Productions
I Hate My Teenage Daughter 2011-2012 FOX Co-produced with Gavin&Roxie&Hap Productions
Work It 2012 ABC Co-produced with Bonanza Productions and Summer School Productions
Are You There, Chelsea? 2012 NBC Co-produced with Borderline Amazing Productions and Werner Entertainment
Alcatraz 2012 FOX Co-produced with Bad Robot Productions
Major Crimes 2012–present TNT Co-produced with The Shephard/Robin Company
Revolution 2012–2014 NBC Co-produced with Bad Robot Productions and Kripke Enterprises
Partners 2012 CBS Co-produced with KoMut Entertainment
666 Park Avenue 2012 ABC Co-produced with Alloy Entertainment
Arrow 2012–present The CW Co-produced with Bonanza Productions, Berlanti Productions and DC Comics
Emily Owens, M.D. 2012-2013 The CW Co-produced with CBS Television Studios and The Dan Jinks Company
The Carrie Diaries 2013-2014 The CW Co-produced with Fake Empire Productions and A.B. Baby Productions
Newsreaders 2013–2015 Adult Swim Co-produced with The Corddry Company, Abominable Pictures, Warner Bros. Studio 2.0 and Williams Street
The Following 2013–2015 FOX Co-produced with Outerbanks Entertainment
Cult 2013 The CW
Golden Boy 2013 CBS
Hostages 2013-2014 CBS Co-produced with Jerry Bruckheimer Television
Mom 2013–present CBS Co-produced with Chuck Lorre Productions
Super Fun Night 2013–2014 ABC Co-produced with Conaco
The Originals 2013–present The CW Co-produced with My So-Called Company, Alloy Entertainment and CBS Television Studios
The Tomorrow People 2013–2014 The CW Co-produced with FremantleMedia North America & CBS Television Studios
Reign 2013–present The CW Co-produced with Joyful Girl Productions, Take 5 Productions, Whizbang Films and CBS Television Studios
Almost Human 2013-2014 FOX Co-produced with Frequency Films and Bad Robot Productions
Believe 2014 NBC Co-produced with Bad Robot Productions and Esperanto Filmoj
Star-Crossed 2014 The CW Co-produced with Space Floor Television, Olé Productions and CBS Television Studios
The 100 2014–present The CW Co-produced with Alloy Entertainment and CBS Television Studios
Surviving Jack 2014 FOX Co-produced with Doozer
Undateable 2014–2016 NBC Co-produced with Doozer
The Leftovers 2014–present HBO Co-produced with HBO Entertainment and White Rabbit Productions
The Mysteries of Laura 2014–2016 NBC Co-produced with Berlanti Productions, Jeff Rake Productions, Kapital Entertainment and New Media Vision
Forever 2014–2015 ABC Co-produced with Good Session and Lin Pictures
Gotham 2014-present Fox Co-produced with Primrose Hill Productions and DC Comics
Selfie 2014 ABC Co-produced with Piece of Pie Productions
Stalker 2014–2015 CBS Co-produced with Outerbanks Entertainment
A to Z 2014-2015 NBC Co-produced with BQ Productions and Le Train Train
The Flash 2014–present The CW Co-produced with Bonanza Productions, Berlanti Productions and DC Comics
Jane the Virgin 2014-present The CW Co-produced with Poppy Productions, RCTV International, Electus Entertainment and CBS Television Studios
Constantine 2014-2015 NBC Co-produced with DC Comics
iZombie 2015–present The CW Co-produced with Spondoolie Productions, DC Comics and Vertigo
The Messengers 2015 The CW Co-produced with Thunder Road Television and CBS Television Studios
Significant Mother 2015 The CW Co-produced with Alloy Entertainment and CBS Television Studios
Blindspot 2015–present NBC co-produced with Berlanti Productions and Quinn's House
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 2015–present The CW Co-produced with LeanMachine, Webbterfuge and CBS Television Studios
Supergirl 2015–present CBS / The CW Co-produced with Berlanti Productions and DC Comics
Legends of Tomorrow 2016–present The CW Co-produced with Berlanti Productions and DC Comics
Lucifer 2016–present Fox Co-produced with DC Comics and Vertigo
11.22.63 2016 Hulu Co-produced with Bad Robot Productions
Rush Hour 2016 CBS Co-produced with Doozer, RatPac Television and New Line Cinema
Containment 2016 The CW Co-produced with Eyeworks and My So-Called Company
Lethal Weapon 2016–present FOX Co-produced with Lin Pictures and Good Session Productions
Westworld 2016-present HBO Co-produced with Bad Robot Productions and Kilter Films
No Tomorrow 2016-present The CW Co-produced with Groupo Globo, Electus Entertainment and CBS Television Studios
Mighty Magiswords 2016-present Cartoon Network Distribution only, produced by Cartoon Network Studios
Frequency 2016-present The CW Co-produced with Lin Pictures
Riverdale coming 2017 The CW Co-produced with Berlanti Productions and CBS Television Studios
Powerless NBC Co-produced with BQ Productions and DC Comics
Trial & Error NBC Co-produced with Barge Productions and Good Session Productions
Time After Time ABC Co-produced with Outerbanks Entertainment
Training Day CBS Co-produced with Jerry Bruckheimer Television and Fuqua Films

Warner Horizon Television

Title Years Network Notes
Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1998–2007
2013–present
ABC
The CW
co-produced with Hat Trick Productions
The Bachelor 2002-present ABC Co-produced with Next Entertainment
High School Reunion 2003-2010 The WB/TV Land Co-produced with Next Entertainment
The Bachelorette 2003-present ABC Co-produced with Next Entertainment
Pussycat Dolls Present 2007-2008 The CW Co-produced with Pussycat LLC and 10 by 10 Entertainment
Heartland 2007 TNT
Side Order of Life 2007 Lifetime
State of Mind 2007 Lifetime
CW Now 2007-2008 The CW
America's Best Dance Crew 2008–2012
2015-present
MTV
Here Come the Newlyweds 2008-2009 ABC Co-produced with The Jay & Tony Show
Stylista 2008 The CW
True Beauty 2009-2010 ABC Co-produced with Bankable Productions and Katalsyt Films
Trust Me 2009 TNT
Hitched or Ditched 2009 The CW
Man vs. Cartoon 2009 truTV
Dark Blue 2009–2010 TNT Co-produced with Water Chopping Entertainment
More to Love 2009 FOX
There Goes the Neighborhood 2009 CBS
Leave It to Lamas 2009 E!
Pretty Little Liars 2010-present ABC Family / Freeform Co-produced with Alloy Entertainment, Long Lake Productions and Russian Hill Productions
Rubicon 2010 AMC
Unnatural History 2010 Cartoon Network
Memphis Beat 2010-2011 TNT Co-produced with Smokehouse Productions
Rizzoli & Isles 2010-2016 TNT Co produced with Oster Entertainment and Hurdler Productions
Bachelor Pad 2010-2012 ABC Co-produced with Next Entertainment
School Pride 2010 NBC Co-produced with Denise Cramsey Productions
Glory Daze 2010–2011 TBS Co-produced with The Walt Becker Company
Shedding for the Wedding 2011 The CW
The Voice 2011-present NBC Co-produced with United Artists Media Group and Talpa Media
Take the Money and Run 2011 ABC Co-produced with Jerry Bruckheimer Television and Profiles Television
The Lying Game 2011–2013 ABC Family Co-produced with Alloy Entertainment and Pratt Enterprises
H8R 2011 The CW
Longmire 2012–present A&E / Netflix Co-produced with The Shephard/Robin Company and Two Boomerangs Productions
Dallas 2012–2014 TNT Co-produced with Cyntax Productions
Political Animals 2012 USA Network
Sullivan & Son 2012–2014 TBS Co-produced with Wild West Picture Show Productions
Oh Sit! 2012-2013 The CW Co-produced with The Gurin Company, 405 Productions and Raquel Productions Inc.
Ravenswood 2013-2014 ABC Family Co-produced with Alloy Entertainment, Long Lake Productions, Russian Hill Productions and Jarndyce & Jarndyce Inc.
Ground Floor 2013-2015 TBS Co-produced with Doozer Productions
Bachelor in Paradise 2014–present ABC Co-produced with Next Entertainment
Repeat After Me 2015–present ABC Co-produced with A Very Good Production
500 Questions 2015–present ABC Co-produced with United Artists Media Group
Clipped 2015 TBS
Fuller House 2016–present Netflix Co-produced with Jeff Franklin Productions and Miller-Boyett Productions
Little Big Shots 2016–present NBC Co-produced with East 112th Street Productions and A Very Good Production
Queen Sugar 2016–present OWN Co-produced with Harpo Productions
People of Earth 2016–present TBS Co-produced with Conaco and Deedle-Dee Productions
Famous in Love coming 2017 Freeform Co-produced with Long Lake Media, Farah Films and Carmina Productions
Krypton TBA Syfy Co-produced with Phantom Four and DC Comics
Scalped TBA WGN America Co-produced with DC Comics

See also

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