United Artists Television is an American television production/distribution company of United Artists Corporation that was formed in 1956 and the division of MGM Television. The company is famous for producing famous shows such as The Outer Limits, Gilligan's Island, The Fugitive, thirtysomething, and The Patty Duke Show. This article is about television in the United States, specifically its history, art, business and government regulation. ... The current United Artists logo (a variant was used during the 1980s). ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... MGM Television (first known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television, and later MGM/UA Television) is an American television production/distribution company that was launched in 1955. ... The Outer Limits is a television series from the United States. ... The cast of Gilligans Island. ... The Fugitive is an American network television dramatic series (ABC, 1963-1967) starring David Janssen as Dr. Richard Kimble, an innocent man falsely convicted for his wifes murder and sentenced to death. ... thirtysomething (1987 – 1991) was a ground-breaking and award-winning American evening television drama, of the type popularly labeled a soap opera when broadcast during the daytime. ... The Patty Duke Show was a sitcom which ran on ABC from September 18, 1963 until the final episode aired on May 4, 1966. ...

In 1960, United Artists purchased Ziv Television Programs, including the 20% share still held by chair of the board, Frederick Ziv, and president, John L. Sinn, for $20 million. The newly merged production company was renamed Ziv-United Artists. United Artists had never been very successful in television, having placed only two series in prime time, The Troubleshooters (1959—1960) and The Dennis O’Keefe Show (1959—1960). This pattern continued after the merger. Ziv-UA produced 12 pilots during the first year and failed to sell any of them. In 1962, the company phased out Ziv Television operations and changed its name to United Artists Television. After The Mothers-In-Law was cancelled in 1969, the company decided to focus presenting their movie library on television and reruning their classics. In 1981, MGM merged with UA and it later became MGM/UA Television in 1982. United Artists Television ended in 1983 under MGM/UA Television, although UA itself continued to produce television shows. As of now, with the exception of Gilligan's Island (now owned by Warner Bros./Turner Entertainment) and The Fugitive (now owned by Republic Pictures and CBS Paramount Television), the rest of the television shows by United Artists Television are distributed by Sony Pictures Television. 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Ziv Television Programs, Inc. ... The Troubleshooters was a popular BBC television drama series, created by John Elliot, which ran from 1965 to 1972. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... The Mothers-In-Law was produced by Desi Arnaz after the dissolution of both his marriage to Lucille Ball and Desilu Productions, which may explain why Ball made some catty remarks about Arden. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For alternate meanings of MGM, see MGM (disambiguation). ... MGM Television (first known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television, and later MGM/UA Television) is an American television production/distribution company that was launched in 1955. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Warner Bros. ... Turner Entertainment Company was established August 4, 1986 to oversee Turner Broadcastings film library after its acquisition of MGM/UA. In addition to the studio, Turner got its library, which included all of MGMs films, Warner Bros. ... 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. ... CBS Paramount Television (re-incorporated from Desilu Productions) (a. ... SPT logo Sony Pictures Television, Inc. ...