ABC Studios

ABC Studios
legal form
founding	1985
Seat	Burbank , United States
management	John E. Pepper, Jr. , Robert A. Iger
Branch	Television production

ABC Studios is the television production division of the Disney-ABC Television Group . ABC Studios was founded in 1985 as Touchstone Television (named after Touchstone Pictures ) and received its current name in May 2007.

Beginning with the 2009-2010 season, the words "An ABC Studios Production" were displayed at the beginning of the series on all television series produced by ABC Studios and broadcast on ABC . This made ABC Studios the first television production company in the United States to fade in the production company's credits at the beginning of a television series.

In June 2009, the parent ABC Entertainment Group announced a reorganization with immediate effect. In January 2009, the Disney-ABC Television Group announced that it had fired 5 percent of its employees.

List of productions

The Touchstone Television logo from September 2004 to May 2007

Unless otherwise noted, the productions are from Touchstone Television (1985-2007) and from mid-2007 from ABC Studios . Co-productions are noted if a second major studio was involved in the production, which also has distribution rights.

Current productions

• The Amazing Race ( CBS , since 2001); Co-produced with CBS Television Studios
• American Crime (ABC, since 2014)
• America's Funniest Home Videos ( ABC , since 1990); as ABC Productions
• American Housewife (ABC, since 2016)
• Black-ish (ABC, since 2014)
• Criminal Minds (CBS, since 2005); Co-produced with CBS Television Studios
• Grey's Anatomy (ABC, since 2005)
• How to Get Away with Murder (ABC, since 2014)
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC, since 2003)
• Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (ABC, since 2013); Co-produced with Marvel Television
• Nashville (ABC, 2012-2016; CMT since 2016); Co-produced with Lionsgate Television
• Scandal (ABC, since 2012)
• Secrets and Lies (ABC, since 2014)
• The Catch (ABC, since 2016)
• The Real O'Neals (ABC, since 2016)

Former productions

• Designated Survivor (ABC, since 2016–2019)
• Code Black (CBS, 2015-2018); Co-produced with CBS Television Studios
• Quantico (ABC, 2015-2018); Co-production with The Mark Gordon Company
• Marvels Daredevil (ABC, 2015-2018); Co-production with Netflix
• Marvel's Jessica Jones (Netflix, 2015-2019); Co-production with Netflix
• Everything Betty! (ABC, 2006-2010)
• It's all about Bonnie (ABC, 2002-2004)
• Alias ​​- Die Agentin (ABC, 2001-2006)
• Army Wives ( Lifetime , 2007-2013)
• At the Movies ( syndication , until 2010), distributed by Buena Vista Television until 2007
• For worse and forever (The WB, 1995–1999)
• Benched ( USA Network , 2014); as ABC Signature
• Blossom ( NBC , 1991-1995)
• Body of Proof (ABC, 2011-2013)
• Brothers & Sisters (ABC, 2006-2011)
• Brothers (NBC, 1995-1996; The WB , 1996-1997)
• Cane (CBS, 2007); Co-produced with CBS Paramount Network Television
• Carpoolers (ABC, 2007-2008); Co-produced with DreamWorks Television
• Castle (ABC, 2009-2016)
• Cavemen (ABC, 2007)
• Clerks: The Animated Series (ABC, 2000)
• Cougar Town (ABC, 2009–2012; TBS , 2012–2015)
• Criminal Minds: Team Red (CBS, 2011); Co-produced with CBS Television Studios
• Crumbs (ABC, 2006)
• Life and Riley ( Disney Channel , 2013-2017); Co-production with It's a Laugh Productions
• Day Break (ABC, 2006)
• Desperate Housewives (ABC, 2004–2012)
• Detroit 1-8-7 (ABC, 2010-2011)
• Devious Maids ( Lifetime , 2013-2016)
• Dirt ( FX , 2007-2008)
• Dirty Sexy Money (ABC, 2007-2009)
• Empire (ABC, 2005)
• Eastwick (ABC, 2009)
• Eli Stone (ABC, 2008-2009)
• The Family (ABC, 2016)
• Family Tools (ABC, 2012-2013); Co-produced with ITV Studios America
• Felicity (The WB, 1998-2002)
• FlashForward (ABC, 2009-2010)
• Galavant (ABC, 2014-2016)
• Gary Unmarried (CBS, 2008-2010); Co-produced with CBS Television Studios
• The Gates (ABC, 2010)
• GCB (ABC, 2012)
• Ghost Whisperer - Voices from Beyond (CBS, 2005-2010); Co-produced with CBS Television Studios
• Golden Girls (NBC, 1985-1992)
• Golden Palace (CBS, 1992-1993)
• Hello Sister! (NBC, 1991-1994)
• Happy Endings (ABC, 2011-2013); Co-produced with Sony Pictures Television
• Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (CBS, 2016-2017); Co-produced with CBS Television Studios
• Harry's Nest (NBC, 1988-1995)
• Hope & Faith (ABC, 2003-2006)
• Listen who's hammering there (ABC, 1991–1999)
• In Case of Emergency (ABC, 2007)
• In Justice (ABC, 2006)
• In the Game (ABC, unaired pilot)
• In the Motherhood (ABC, 2009)
• Again and again Jim (ABC, 2001-2009)
• Kevin Hill ( UPN , 2004-2005)
• The Knights of Prosperity (ABC, 2007)
• Kyle XY (ABC Family, 2006-2009)
• Life and Me (ABC, 1993-2000)
• Legend of the Seeker - The Sword of Truth ( Syndication , 2008-2010); distributed by Disney-ABC Domestic Television
• Life As We Know It (ABC, 2004-2005)
• Life on Mars (ABC, 2008-2009); Co-produced with 20th Century Fox Television
• Lost (ABC, 2004-2010)
• Malibu Country (ABC, 2012-2013)
• Marvel's Agent Carter . (ABC, 2015-2016)
• My Wild Daughters (ABC, 2002-2005)
• Miss Guided (ABC, 2008); Co-produced with Fox Television Studios
• Mistresses (ABC, 2013-2016)
• Monk ( USA Network , 2002-2009); Co-produced with NBC Universal Television Studio / Universal Media Studios
• My Superhero Family (ABC, 2010-2011)
• The Neighbors (ABC, 2012-2014)
• October Road (ABC, 2007-2008)
• Off the Map (ABC, 2011)
• Office Girl (ABC, 2002-2006)
• Once Upon a Time (ABC, 2011-2018)
• Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (ABC, 2013-2014)
• Perception ( TNT , 2012-2015)
• The PJs (FOX, 1999-2000; The WB, 2000-2001); Co-produced with Warner Bros. Television
• Popular (The WB, 1999-2001)
• Private Practice (ABC, 2007-2013)
• The Protector (Lifetime, 2011)
• Reaper ( The CW , 2007-2009)
• Red Band Society (Fox, 2014); Co-production with Amblin Entertainment
• Red Widow (ABC, 2012-2013)
• Resurrection - The uncanny return (ABC, 2014–2015); Joint production with Plan B Entertainment
• Revenge (ABC, 2011-2015)
• Rodney (ABC, 2004-2006)
• Samantha Who? (ABC, 2007-2008)
• Scoundrels (ABC, 2010)
• Scrubs (NBC, 2001-2008; ABC 2009-2010)
• Six Degrees (ABC, 2006-2007)
• Sports Night (ABC, 1998-2000)
• State of Georgia ( ABC Family , 2011)
• The Astronaut Wives Club (ABC, 2015); Co-production with Fake Empire Productions
• The Whispers (ABC, 2015); Co-production with Amblin Entertainment
• What About Brian (ABC, 2006-2007)
• What's up, dad? (ABC, 2001-2005)
• Welcome, Mrs. President (ABC, 2005-2006)
• Where I Live (ABC, 1993)
• Zero Hour (ABC, 2012-2013)

Television films

• Muppets: The Wizard of Oz (ABC, 2005)
• Romy and Michele: Hollywood, we're coming! (ABC Family, 2005)

Productions of merged companies

While Touchstone Television was always a company of the Disney group, the originally independent American Broadcasting Company (ABC) had an in-house production company. This was created in the 1960s under the name ABC Films , later changed to the names ABC Circle Films , ABC Productions and ABC Entertainment . It was not until early 2009 that ABC Entertainment and Touchstone Television / ABC Studios merged under the name ABC Entertainment Group .

Walt Disney Television also existed under Disney as a sister company of Touchstone Television. While Touchstone was basically aimed at an adult audience, programs were produced under the Walt Disney brand that were aimed particularly at children and young people. Walt Disney Television was replaced in 2003 by Walt Disney Television Animation .

ABC Productions

• The Chief of Police (ABC, 1991–1995); Co-produced with Stephen J. Cannell Productions
• The model and the snoop (ABC, 1985–1989)
• Welcome to Life (ABC, 1994–1995)

Walt Disney Television

• The dinosaurs (ABC, 1991–1994)

Web links

• ABC Studios on Twitter.com
• Touchstone Becomes ABC Television Studios ( Memento of 28 January 2012 at the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ^ Annemarie Moody: ABC Entertainment Group Announces Reorganization . In: Animation World News . June 18, 2009. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved on April 21, 2011.
2. ↑ Meg James: Disney's ABC Television Group to cut 5% of workforce . In: Los Angeles Times . January 30, 2009. Retrieved April 21, 2011.