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The company handles distribution rights to acquired series from Desilu, Paramount Television, Viacom Productions, Republic Pictures Television, Big Ticket Television, CBS Productions, Spelling Television, King World, DreamWorks Television (after Viacom acquired DreamWorks), Group W Productions, and its own first-run and off-network series. CBS also handles TV rights to much of its own theatrical and made-for-television movies as well as the film libraries from Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks (distributed in association with Tribune Entertainment), and Republic Pictures, among others. The company is also responsible for international television distribuiton rights to those by Rysher Entertainment (owned domestically by 2929 Entertainment) and certain HBO series. The Desilu logo, used in the 1960s. ... 2002-2006 Paramount Domestic Television logo Paramount Television (re-incorporated from Desilu Productions) was an American television production/distribution company that was active from December 1967 to May 28, 2006 and was launched under Gulf+Western. ... Viacom Productions was a television production company active from 1974 until 2005. ... Republic Pictures Corporation (aka Republic Entertainment) is an independent film, television, and video distribution company that was originally a movie production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, best known for its specialization in quality B pictures, westerns and movie serials. ... Big Ticket Television, Inc. ... CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) is an American media conglomerate focused on broadcasting, publishing, billboards, and television production, with most of its operations in the United States. ... Founded by television producer Aaron Spelling in 1969, Spelling Television, Inc. ... DreamWorks Television is a television production company that is a division of DreamWorks SKG, a subsidiary of Viacom-owned Paramount Pictures. ... The Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, also known as Group W, was a division of Westinghouse Electric Corporation. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... This article is about the film studio. ... The Tribune Company is a large multimedia corporation based in Chicago, Illinois. ... Rysher Entertainment is the owner of TV and film programming content, primarily distributed around the world by CBS Paramount International Television and Paramount Home Entertainment. ... 2929 Entertainment is a vertically integrated media company with holdings in film and television production, film distribution, theatrical exhibition, home entertainment, television, and syndication. ... For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ...

Programming

Current

• Entertainment Tonight (1981-Present)
• Wheel of Fortune (1983-Present) (produced by Sony Pictures Television)
• CSI: Miami
• Inside Edition (1989-Present)
• The Insider (2004-Present)
• Jeopardy! (1984-Present) (produced by Sony Pictures Television)
• The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986-Present) (produced by Harpo Productions)
• Mr. Food
• The Montel Williams Show (1991-Present)
• Judge Judy (1996-Present) (produced by Big Ticket Television)
• Judge Joe Brown (1997-Present) (produced by Big Ticket Television)
• Dr. Phil (2002-Present)
• Rachael Ray (2006-Present)

Entertainment Tonight is a daily television entertainment news show that is syndicated by CBS Paramount Domestic Television throughout the United States, Canada, on the Nine Network in Australia and on UBC Inside in Thailand. ... This article is about the current, syndicated nighttime edition of the U.S. game show, which began in 1983. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... CSI: Miami is a spinoff of the popular CBS network series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ... Inside Edition is a syndicated news program, on the air since January 9, 1989. ... The Insider, an entertainment television news program covering events and celebrities, debuted September 13, 2004. ... Jeopardy redirects here. ... The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah) is an American nationally syndicated talk show, hosted and produced by Oprah Winfrey and is the highest-rated talk show in American television history. ... The sign in front of Oprah Winfreys Chicago based Harpo Studios. ... Art Ginsburg, commonly known as Mr. ... Montel Brian Anthony Williams (born July 3, 1956) is an American television talk-show host. ... For the person off screen, see Judith Sheindlin. ... Big Ticket Television, Inc. ... Joe Brown Joe Brown, (b. ... This article is about the TV series. ... Rachael Ray, also known as The Rachael Ray Show, is a talk show starring Rachael Ray of Food Network fame that debuted in syndication in the United States and Canada on September 18, 2006. ...

Off-Net syndicated

• Everybody Loves Raymond (1996-2005) (produced by Worldwide Pants Incorporated and HBO Independent Productions)
• Frasier (1993-2004)
• JAG (1995-2005) (co-produced by Bellasaurius Productions)
• Half & Half (2002-2006)
• One on One (2001-2006)
• 7th Heaven (1996-2007) (produced by Spelling Television; final season co-produced by CBS Paramount Network Television since fall 2006)
• Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996-2004) (produced by Viacom Productions)
• Charmed (1998-2006) (produced by Spelling Television)
• The Parkers (1999-2004) (produced by Big Ticket Television)
• Maximum Exposure (2000-2002)
• Star Trek: Enterprise (2001-2005)

Everybody Loves Raymond is an American sitcom originally broadcast on CBS from 1996 to 2005. ... Worldwide Pants Incorporated is a television production and film production company owned by comedian and talk show host David Letterman. ... For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ... Frasier is an American sitcom starring Kelsey Grammer as psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane. ... For other uses, see JAG (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... One on One is an American sitcom originally based in Baltimore and later based in Los Angeles. ... This article is about the TV program. ... Founded by television producer Aaron Spelling in 1969, Spelling Television, Inc. ... Sabrina, the Teenage Witch is an American sitcom based on the Archie comic book series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. ... Viacom Productions was a television production company active from 1974 until 2005. ... For other uses, see charm. ... The Parkers is a sitcom that aired for 5 years on UPN from August 30, 1999 - May 10, 2004. ... Maximum Exposure (or simply Max X) is a reality TV show which featured video clips on a variety of subjects. ... The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ...

Library Programming

Desilu Productions

(Includes shows that would later become Paramount Television shows following its acquisition of Desilu in 1967). Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ...

• I Love Lucy (1951-1957) (rights sold to CBS in 1960, later to be distributed by Viacom)
• Our Miss Brooks (1952-1956) (rights sold to CBS in 1960, later to be distributed by Viacom)
• The Ann Sothern Show (1958-1961)
• The Untouchables (1959-1963)
• The Lucy Show (1962-1968)
• Star Trek: The Original Series (1966-1969)
• Mission: Impossible (1966-1973)
• Mannix (1967-1975)

I Love Lucy is a television situation comedy, starring Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, also featuring Vivian Vance and William Frawley. ... Our Miss Brooks, an American situation comedy, began as a radio hit in 1948 and migrated to television in 1952, becoming one of the earlier hits of the so-called Golden Age of Television, and making a star out of Eve Arden as comely, wisecracking, but humane high school English... The Ann Sothern Show was an American sitcom that aired on CBS for 93 episodes. ... The Untouchables is the name of a television series that ran from 1959 to 1963 on the American Broadcasting Company. ... Lucille Ball in still from a 1966 episode of The Lucy Show The Lucy Show was Lucille Balls follow up show to I Love Lucy. ... The starship Enterprise as it appeared on Star Trek Star Trek is a culturally significant science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry in the 1960s. ... Mission: Impossible is the name of an American television series which aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to September 1973. ... Mannix was a television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Developed by executive producer Bruce Geller (who also created Mission: Impossible), the title character played by Mike Connors (an actor of Armenian heritage) is an Armenian-American private investigator. ...

Paramount Television

(Includes some that would later become CBS Paramount Television shows after CBS Corporation acquired Paramount Television from Viacom in January 2006, in addition to the pre-1928 and post-1950 Paramount theatrical library and the CBS theatrical film backlog.) January 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accuses European nations of trying to complete the Holocaust by creating a Jewish camp Israel in the Middle East. ...

• The Brady Bunch (1969-1974)
• Love American Style (1969-1974)
• The Odd Couple (1970-1975)
• The Immortal (1970-1971)
• The Brady Kids (1972-1974)
• Happy Days (1974-1984)
• Laverne and Shirley (1976-1983)
• Mork and Mindy (1978-1982)
• Grandpa Goes to Washington (1978-1979)
• Taxi (1978-1983)
• Solid Gold (1980-1988)
• The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (1980) (co-produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions)
• Bosom Buddies (1980-1982)
• Cheers (1982-1993)
• Family Ties (1982-1989)
• Police Squad! (1982)
• Webster (1983-1989)
• MacGyver (1985-1992)
• Friday the 13th: The Series (1987-1990)
• Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994)
• War of the Worlds (1988-1990)
• Mission: Impossible (1988-1990)
• Dear John (1988-1992)
• The Arsenio Hall Show (1989-1993)
• Wings (1990-1997)
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993-1999)
• The New Price is Right (1994-1995)
• Star Trek: Voyager (1995-2001)
• Seven Days (1998-2001)
• NCIS (2003-present) (co-produced By Bellasaurs Productions)
• NUMB3RS (2005-present)
• Sex, Love & Secrets (2005)
• South Beach (2006)

The Brady Bunch is an American television situation comedy, based around a large blended family. ... Love, American Style is an hour-long television anthology which originally aired between September 1969 and January 1974. ... The Odd Couple was a television situation comedy broadcast from September 24, 1970 to July 4, 1975 on ABC. It starred Tony Randall as Felix Unger and Jack Klugman as Oscar Madison. ... The Immortal was an American television series which aired on ABC from September 1970 to January 1971. ... In 1972, Filmation Associates and executive producer Sherwood Schwartz adapted the popular live action TV show The Brady Bunch to animation, resulting in this ABC Saturday morning (and later syndicated) show. ... For other uses, see Happy Days (disambiguation). ... Laverne & Shirley was a popular American television situation comedy which ran on ABC from 1976 to 1983. ... Mork & Mindy was a sci-fi-based American sitcom broadcast from 1978 until 1982 on the American Broadcasting Company. ... Taxi was an American sitcom that originally aired from 1978 to 1982 on ABC, and from 1982 to 1983 on NBC. The series focused on the everyday lives of a handful of New York City taxi drivers working for the Sunshine Cab Company, as well as their abusive dispatcher. ... Solid Gold was an American syndicated television series which ran from 1980 to 1988. ... Fonz and the Happy Days Gang is an animated television series. ... Cartoon Network Studios, formerly known as Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ... Bosom Buddies is an American sitcom starring Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari created by Robert L. Boyett, Thomas L. Miller and Chris Thompson. ... This article is about the TV series. ... For other uses, see Family Ties (disambiguation). ... Police Squad! is a television comedy series first broadcast in 1982. ... Webster was a sitcom produced by Paramount Television which premiered on ABC on September 16, 1983, and ran on that network until September 11, 1987, but continued in first-run syndication until 1989. ... MacGyver is an American adventure television series, produced in Canada, about a laid-back, extremely resourceful secret agent, played by Richard Dean Anderson. ... Friday the 13th: The Series was a television series that ran for three seasons, from September 1987 to May of 1990. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... War of the Worlds is a television program that ran for two seasons, from 1988 to 1990. ... Dear John was an American sitcom on the NBC television network which ran from 1988 to 1992 and was originally based on the British sitcom of the same name. ... The Arsenio Hall Show is a talk show which aired on late night in syndication from 1989 to 1994. ... Wings is an American sitcom that ran on NBC from April 19, 1990 to May 14, 1997. ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... Not to be confused with the daytime The Price Is Right, which used the name The New Price Is Right for its first several months on the air. ... The starship Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid-class starship. ... For other meanings of Seven Days, see Seven Days (disambiguation). ... NCIS is a CBS network show about a team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. ... Numb3rs (also capitalized as NUMB3RS and pronounced as Numbers) is an American television show produced by brothers Ridley Scott and Tony Scott. ... Sex, Love, & Secrets was a television series on the UPN network. ... South Beach is a primetime television drama that ran from January 11, 2006 until February 22, 2006 on UPN. Created by Matt Cirulnick, one of its executive producers was entertainer Jennifer Lopez. ...

Big Ticket Television

• Moesha (1996-2001)

Moesha is also the title of a song by former Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio, frequently performed by his first solo band. ...

Viacom

• the Terrytoons library (1921-1986) (passed over from CBS, ownership eventually coming full-circle back to CBS in 2006)
• most of the Cannon Films and Elvis Presley feature library
• Matlock (1986-1996)
• Jake and the Fatman (1987-1992)
• Diagnosis: Murder (1993-2000)
• The 4400 (2004-Present) (currently produced by CBS Paramount Network Television)
• Split Second (1986-1987) (Produced by Stefan Hafos-Monty Hall Productions)
• Amanda's (1982-1983)

Mighty Mouse, the signature character of the studio. ... Golan-Globus produced a distinct line of low-budget action films from 1979 to 1989. ... “Elvis” redirects here. ... Matlock was a long-running American television legal drama. ... Jake and the Fatman was a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor Jason Lochinvar Fatman McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. ... The 4400 is a science fiction television program produced by the USA Network and Sky One. ... Split Second was an American game show. ... Amandas (1983) is a short-lived television sitcom that starred Beatrice Arthur as the main character, Amanda Cartwright. ...

DreamWorks Television

• Spin City (1996-2002) (first DreamWorks TV show to be acquired by Paramount Television for syndication in 2000)
• Las Vegas (2003-present) (co-produced and co-distributed by NBC Universal Television)
• Father of the Pride (2004) (co-produced by DreamWorks Animation)
• On the Lot (2007) (co-produced with Amblin Entertainment and Mark Burnett Productions)

Spin City was an American sitcom television series that ran from 1996 to 2002 on ABC, and was created by Gary David Goldberg & Bill Lawrence, based on a fictional local government running New York City, originally starring Michael J. Fox as Mike Flaherty, the Deputy Mayor of New York. ... Las Vegas is a dramatic comedy television series about a team of people working in the fictional Montecito Resort and Casino in Las Vegas — dealing with issues that arise within the working environment, ranging from valet parking and restaurant management to casino security. ... NBC Universal Television (also known as NBC Universal Television Studio, NBC Universal Television Stations, NBC Universal Television Distribution, and NBC Universal International Television), is an American and global television production/distribution company and a subsidiary of NBC Universal. ... Father of the Pride was an American animated television series that began broadcasting on NBC on August 31, 2004 and was one of the first CGI series in prime-time network TV (after UPNs Game Over). ... DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. ... On the Lot is a reality show competition produced by Steven Spielberg and Mark Burnett[1]. The show, which airs on FOX, features filmmakers competing in weekly elimination competitions, with the ultimate prize of a million dollar development deal at DreamWorks. ... Amblin Entertainment logo. ... Mark Burnett (born 17 July 1960), a British-born, naturalized citizen of the United States, is a US TV producer known for pioneering reality television as a genre. ...

Aaron Spelling (Spelling Television)

• among key shows:
• Burke's Law (produced for Four Star) (1963-1966)
• The Guns of Will Sonnett (Thomas/Spelling Productions) (1967-1969)
• The Mod Squad (Thomas/Spelling Productions) (1968-1973)
• The New People (Thomas/Spelling Productions) (1969-1970)
• The Rookies (Spelling-Goldberg Productions) (1972-1976) (rights since reverted to Sony Pictures Television)
• The Love Boat (produced with The Douglas S. Cramer Company) (1977-1986)
• Vega$ (1978-1981)
• Beverly Hills 90210 (1990-2000)
• Twin Peaks (1990-1991)
• Melrose Place (1992-1999)

Burkes Law 1963 series intro card Amos Burke Burkes Law was a detective series which ran on ABC from 1963 to 1966 and was revived on CBS in the 1990s. ... The Guns of Will Sonnett was a Western television series set in the 1870s which ran on the ABC television network from 1967 to 1969. ... The Mod Squad was a television police drama from executive producers Aaron Spelling and Danny Thomas in the United States, that ran on ABC from 1968-1973. ... The New People was a short-lived 1969 American television series on ABC that focused on a group of young college students who were returning from a trip in Southeast Asia when their plane crashed on an island in the south Pacific Ocean, killing some of the college students and... The Rookies was a television series running from 1972 until 1976. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Love Boat was an American television series set on a cruise ship, which aired on the ABC Television Network from 1977 until 1986. ... Vega$ was a TV show that aired on ABC between 1978 and 1981. ... Beverly Hills 90210 was a popular primetime television soap opera that aired from October 1990 to May 2000 on the Fox Network in the United States and subsequently on various networks around the world. ... For the hills in San Francisco, see Twin Peaks, San Francisco, California. ... Melrose Place is an American primetime soap opera that ran between 1992 and 1999, created by Darren Star for the FOX network. ...

Don Fedderson Productions

• The Millionaire (1955-1960)
• My Three Sons (1960-1972) (co-produced with MCA TV from 1960 to 1965, then in association with CBS from 1965 to 1972; CBS Paramount has distributed the series in separate packages, although a majority of the color CBS episodes are the ones that are widely seen today; most of the earlier black-and-white shows and those from the final season are currently not syndicated)
• Family Affair (CBS Paramount owns only the domestic television rights, NBC Universal owns the international television rights)

The Millionaire, a television drama anthology series (CBS, 19 January 1955-28 September 1960), explored the ways unexpected wealth changed life for better or for worse. ... My Three Sons was a situation comedy that ran from September 29, 1960 to August 24, 1972. ... // Family Affair Family Affair was a situation comedy television series that aired on CBS from September 12, 1966 to September 9, 1971. ... NBC Universal is a media and entertainment conglomerate formed in May 2004 by the combination of General Electrics NBC with Vivendi Universal Entertainment, part of Vivendi Universal. ...

Sheldon Leonard

• NOTE: Leonard always used "dummy companies" to produce his shows. All were distributed by CBS Films, then by Viacom.

• The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968) (Mayberry Enterprises)
• The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966) (Calvada Productions)--Note: CBS Paramount is no longer responsible for distribution of this series, as such rights are now shared by Calvada and Paul Brownstein Television
• Gomer Pyle, USMC (1964-1969) (Ashland Productions)

Viacom (NYSE: VIA) (NYSE: VIAb) is an American media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable and satellite television networks (MTV Networks and BET), and movie production and distribution (the Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks movie studios). ... The Andy Griffith Show is an American television series that aired on CBS from October 3rd, 1960 to April 1st, 1968. ... The Dick Van Dyke Show is an American television situation comedy which initially aired on CBS from October 3, 1961 to June 1, 1966, created by Carl Reiner and starring Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore. ... Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. was a television series that ran on CBS from 1964 to 1969, with episodes rerun in mid-1970. ...

Bing Crosby Productions

• Ben Casey, distributed by WorldVision (1961-1966)
• Hogan's Heroes, (1965-1971) (co-produced by CBS, distributed by CBS Films, then Viacom)

Dr. Maggie Graham (Bettye Ackerman) and Vince Edwards as the title character Ben Casey was a medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. ... Hogans Heroes was an American television situation comedy that ran from September 17, 1965 to July 4, 1971 on the CBS network for 168 episodes. ...

SFM Entertainment

• NOTE: The programs listed in this category were produced by other entities for initial syndication by SFM; these syndication rights are now owned by CTD.
• Mickey Mouse Club (1977-1978) (produced by Walt Disney Productions)
• The Flip Wilson Show (1970-1974) (produced by Clerow Productions)

SFM Entertainment is an American television syndicator, established in 1968. ... The Mickey Mouse Club was a long-running American variety television series that began in the 1950s, produced and televised by Walt Disney Productions and featuring a regular but ever-changing cast of teenage performers. ... Walt Disney Productions is the former name of The Walt Disney Company, which it held from 1929 to 1986. ... Flip Wilson in character as Geraldine Jones, on a recently released best of DVD set. ...

CBS

• Gunsmoke (1955-1975)
• The Phil Silvers Show (1955-1959)
• Have Gun, Will Travel (1957-1963)
• Perry Mason (1957-1966)
• The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)
• Rawhide (1959-1965)
• The Wild Wild West (1965-1969)
• Hawaii Five-O (1968-1980)
• Walker Texas Ranger (1993-2001) (CBS owns the series while Sony Pictures Television handles US distribution sales)
• Kids Say the Darnedest Things (1998-2000) (co-produced by LMNO Productions and Linkletter/Atkins/Kritzer Productions Inc.)
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000-present) (co-owned by Alliance Atlantis)
• CSI: Miami (2002-present) (co-owned by Alliance Atlantis)
• CSI: NY (2004-present) (co-owned by Alliance Atlantis)

The cast of radios Gunsmoke: Howard McNear (Doc), William Conrad (Matt), Georgia Ellis (Kitty) and Parley Baer (Chester) Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. ... Opening Logo The Phil Silvers Show (originally titled Youll Never Get Rich) was a comedy television series which ran on CBS from 1955 to 1959 for a total of 143 episodes (including a 1959 special). ... Have Gun, Will Travel was a popular American television Western that aired from on CBS 1957 through 1963. ... Perry Mason is a fictional defense attorney who originally appeared in detective fiction by Erle Stanley Gardner. ... The Twilight Zone title. ... Rawhide was a television western series about cattle drives that aired on CBS from 1959-1966, which starred Eric Fleming and launched the career of Clint Eastwood, who played Rowdy Yates. ... The Wild Wild West 1990s VHS release. ... Hawaii Five-O is an American television series that starred Jack Lord and James MacArthur as detectives for a fictional Hawaii state police department. ... Walker, Texas Ranger was a television show that ran from April, 1993 to May, 2001 during primetime on CBS. The show emphasized values such as abstaining from the use of drugs and participation in community service; it was also once considered to be the most violent show on television. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Kids Say the Darnedest Things was a TV show hosted by Bill Cosby and co-hosted by Art Linkletter that aired on CBS in the late 1990s. ... CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is a popular Alliance Atlantis/CBS police procedural television series, running since October 2000, about a team of forensic scientists. ... Alliance Atlantis Alliance Atlantis is a Toronto-based media company. ... CSI: Miami is a spinoff of the popular CBS network series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ... CSI: NY (working title CSI: New York) is an American police procedural television series which premiered on September 22, 2004. ...

King World Productions

• The Little Rascals (1964-Present)

The name The Little Rascals refers primarily to the television package of producer Hal Roachs Our Gang theatrical short film comedies, specifically those made between 1929 and 1938. ...

Group W Productions/Eyemark Entertainment

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987-1996)
• Martha Stewart Living (1993-2004) (distributed by Group W, then Eyemark, and finally, by King World)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (known as Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and Sweden) is an American animated television series produced by Fred Wolf Films, which premiered in December 1987, first as a 5-part mini-series. ... An issue of Martha Stewart Living magazine Martha Stewart Living is a magazine and a television show featuring entertaining and home decorating guru Martha Stewart. ...

Other Companies

• The Honeymooners, (1955-1956 and beyond) (the "Classic 39" shows, produced by Jackie Gleason Enterprises, distributed by CBS Films, then Viacom; CBS owns the classic series outright, while the Gleason company owns the "lost episodes", but CBS Paramount distributes both packages; other "Honeymooners" material after this period are handled by the Gleason company and Paul Brownstein Television)
• Get Smart (1965-1969) (produced by Talent Associates, distributed by NBC Films, then National Telefilm Associates and later Republic Pictures: home video rights are owned by Time-Life Home Video)
• That Girl (1966-1971) (Produced by Daisy Productions; distributed by Metromedia Producers Corporation through the early-1980s, when rights were sold to Worldvision)
• Supermarket Sweep (1965-1967) (produced by Talent Associates)
• Little House on the Prairie (1974-1983) (produced by NBC, originally distributed by Worldvision. MGM International Television Distribution handles international television distribution rights thru NBC Universal International Television Distribution.)
• Petticoat Junction (1963-1970) (Produced by Filmways Television and CBS, later distributed by Viacom)
• The Beverly Hillbillies (1962-1971) (Produced by Filmways Television and CBS, later distributed by Viacom)
• Branded (1965-1967) (Produced by Mark Goodson, originally syndicated by King World)
• Tales from the Darkside (1984-1988) (Produced by Laurel Entertainment and Tribune Entertainment. Formerly distributed by Tribune Entertainment, LBS Communications; acquired through Spelling Entertainment by Worldvision Enterprises, Inc.)

For the 2005 film, see The Honeymooners (film). ... Herbert John Jackie Gleason (February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987) was an American comedian, actor, and musician. ... For the updated film based on the TV series, see Get Smart (film). ... This article is about the television network. ... National Telefilm Associates (otherwise known by its initials, NTA) was an independent distribution company that handled much of Paramount Pictures animated library. ... Time-Life is a book, music, and video marketer, that since 2003 has been combined with catalog reseller Lillian Vernon as a subsidiary of Direct Holdings Worldwide, and is no longer owned by its former parent Time Warner. ... That Girl was an American television situation comedy that ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971. ... 1970s logo for WTCN-TV (now KARE) in Minneapolis, which included the corporate logo for Metromedia; this logo was also used by KTTV in Los Angeles Metromedia Producers Corporation logo Metromedia (also often MetroMedia) was a media company that owned radio and television stations in the United States from 1956... Supermarket Sweep was a television game show airing in the United States. ... Little House On The Prairie was an American one-hour dramatic television program that aired on the NBC network from September 11, 1974 to March 21, 1983. ... MGM Worldwide Television (now MGM International Television Distribution) is the global television arm of MGM Television established in 1996, as the name implies it is responsible for the production/distribution of MGMs vast television library around the world. ... Petticoat Junction was an American situation comedy that was produced by Filmways, Inc. ... Filmways, Inc. ... For the 1993 film, see The Beverly Hillbillies (film) The Beverly Hillbillies was an American television program about a hillbilly family transplanted in Southern California. ... Filmways, Inc. ... Branded was a Western series which aired on NBC from 1965 through 1966. ... Mark Goodson (January 14, 1915 – December 18, 1992) was an accomplished American television producer who specialized in game shows. ... Tales from the Darkside is an anthology TV series from the 1980s produced by George A. Romero. ... Lexington Broadcast Services Company, also known as LBS Communications Inc. ...

Past names

• CBS Films
• Viacom Enterprises
• Paramount Domestic Television
• Worldvision Enterprises
• Group W Productions
• Eyemark Entertainment
• CBS Paramount Domestic Television
• King World

Viacom (pronounced with a long i as in eye) began life as CBS Films, the television syndication division of CBS. In 1971, the division was renamed VIACOM (VIdeo & Audio COMmunications), and in 1973 it was spun off, amid new FCC rules forbidding television networks from owning syndication companies (the rules... WorldVision Enterprises, Inc. ... Group W, also known as the Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, was a division of Westinghouse Electric Corporation. ... King World Productions (aka King World Entertainment or simply King World) is the leading syndicator of U.S. television programming. ...

External links

• CBS Television Distribution Syndication Bible
• CBS Paramount Domestic Television at the Internet Movie Database
• Syndicated Network Television Association-CBS Television Distribution