Universal Television
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| legal form | subsidiary |
| founding | 1962 |
| Seat | Studio City , Los Angeles County , United States |
| management | Bela Bajaria |
| Branch | Television production |
| Website | www.nbcuni.com |
Universal Television (abbreviated UTV ) is the Fernsehproduktionsarm the NBCUniversal Television Group and by extension from the transmitter NBC broadcast, since the majority of the series on NBC and so the majority of the main evening program on NBC from this studio comes. It was also formerly known as Revue Studios , NBC Studios , NBC Universal Television Studio, and Universal Media Studio . Both NBC Studios and Universal Network Television are precursors to Universal Media Studios.
The name was changed following the founding of NBCUniversals in 2004. In June 2007, NBC Universal Television Studios was renamed Universal Media Studios. The parent company NBCUniversal explained the reason for the renaming by saying that "the new name better describes the company's mission to be the leading content provider for television and digital platforms across all television landscapes and creative genres". From 2009 to 2011, UMS distributed syndication rights such as The Jerry Springer Show , The Steve Wilkos Show and Access Hollywood .
On September 12, 2011, UMS was renamed Universal Television again.
history
Revue Studios
Revue Studios, initially known as Revue Productions, were founded in 1943 by MCA Inc. to produce radio shows. NBC and Revue's partnership dates back to September 1950 when Armor Theater , based on the radio show Stars Over Hollywood , began airing . The company was finally renamed Revue Studios in 1958 after MCA acquired part of Universal Studios . Four years later, after acquiring Decca Records , the company was renamed Universal Television.
During the early days of television, Revue was responsible for the production and distribution of many television classics. The most noteworthy series of these is Growing Up , which was first broadcast for a season on CBS before being shown on ABC from 1958 to 1963 . Revue also produced Alan Hale, Jr.'s Biff Baker, USA (1952–1953), all of Rod Cameron's syndication series, City Detective (1953–1955), State Trooper (1956–1959) and Coronado 9 (1960–1991), and Bill Williams ' western series The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951–1955). It also produced the crime series Johnny Midnight , in which Edmond O'Brien stars as a New York private investigator . Another of his productions was the 52 episode series Crusader starring Brian Keith , which was broadcast on CBS from 1955 to 1956.
Revue also produced the later seasons of The Jack Benny Program for CBS and NBC . In coproduction with Jack Benny's production studio J and M Productions , Checkmate , General Electric Theater and Alfred Hitchcock Presents for CBS, Studio 57 for DuMont , Wells Fargo , The Restless Gun and At the Foot of the Blue Mountains for NBC, and Wagon Train for NBC and ABC . In addition, the first two seasons of the long-lived western series The People of Shiloh Ranch were produced.
NBC Studios
NBC Productions was an American television production and television distribution company founded by the RCA in 1947 . In 1996 it was renamed NBC Studios. In 2004, NBC Studios finally merged with Universal Network Television to form NBC Universal Television Studios.
Studios USA
When Barry Diller bought the production company Universal Television and the USA Network from Seagrams Universal Studios in 1998 , he founded the American television production and television distribution company Studios USA. In addition to the former Universal Studio productions, the studio mainly sold and produced talk shows .
List of productions
Current series
| series | Channel | Broadcast period | Remarks |
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| The Tonight Show with Jon Stewart | NBC | since 1992 | Coproduced with Big Dog Productions |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | since 1999 | Coproduction with Wolf Films | |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | since 2002 | Coproduced with Carson Daly Productions | |
| The office | since 2005 | Coproduction with Deedle-Dee Productions and Reveille Productions | |
| Late night with Jimmy Fallon | since 2009 | Coproduction with Broadway Video | |
| Parks and Recreation | Coproduction with Deedle-Dee Productions, Fremulon and 3 Arts Entertainment | ||
| Community | Joint rights with Sony Pictures Television; Coproduction with Krasnoff Productions | ||
| Parenthood | since 2010 | Coproduced with True Jack Productions and Imagine Television | |
| Grim | since 2011 | Coproduction with GK Productions and Hazy Mills Productions | |
| Chicago Fire | since 2012 | Coproduction with Wolf Films | |
| The Mindy Project | Fox | Coproduction with 3 Arts Entertainment | |
| Bates Motel | A&E | since 2013 | Coproduced with American Genre, Carlton Cuse Productions and Kenny Ehrin Productions |
Former series
| series | Channel | Broadcast period | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Intent - crime in sight | NBC | 2001-2010 | Coproduction with Wolf Films; From 2007 to 2010 the production moved to Universal Cable Productions |
| Dr. House | Fox | 2004–2012 | Coproduced with Heel and Toe, Shore Z Productions and Bad Hat Harry Productions |
| Friday Night Lights | NBC / DirecTV | 2006-2011 | Coproduction with Imagine Television and Film 44 |
| 30 skirt | NBC | 2006-2013 | Coproduction with Broadway Video and Little Stranger Inc. |
| The event | 2010-2011 | Coproduced with Steve Stark Productions | |
| Law & Order: LA | Coproduction with Wolf Films | ||
| Prime Suspect | 2011–2012 | Coproduction with ITV Studios and Film 44 | |
| Up all night | Coproduction with Broadway Video Productions | ||
| Whitney | 2011-2013 | Coproduction with Scott Stuber Productions | |
| Animal Practice | 2012 | Coproduction with American Work, Inc. | |
| Guys with kids | 2012-2013 | Coproduction with Broadway Video Productions | |
| smash | Coproduced with DreamWorks Television | ||
| Go on | Coproduction with Silver and Gold Productions and Dark Toy Entertainment | ||
| Deception | 2013 | Coproduction with BermanBraun | |
| Do no harm | Coproduction with Traugott Company | ||
| Bad Judge | 2014-2015 | Coproduced with Gary Sanchez Productions |
Universal Cable Productions
This sub-department produces series for national and international sales. Production is primarily carried out for the cable stations USA Network and Syfy , which are part of the media group . Since the mid-2010s, Universal Cable Productions has benefited from subsidiary broadcasters who want to expand their fictional television series, such as E! Entertainment Television and Bravo . Universal Cable Productions also develops digital content for platforms such as YouTube Red , Hulu and Seeso .
Current series
| series | Channel | Broadcast period | Remarks |
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| Suits | USA Network | since 2011 | Coproduction with Hypnotic Films & Television |
| 12 monkeys | Syfy | since 2014 | |
| Mr. Robot | USA Network | since 2015 | |
| Colony | USA Network | ||
| Killjoys | Syfy | ||
| The Magicians | Syfy | ||
| Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | Bravo | ||
| The Royals | E! | ||
| Falling water | USA Network | since 2016 | |
| Shooter | USA Network | ||
| The Sinner | USA Network | ||
| HarmonQuest | Seeso | ||
| Channel Zero | Syfy | ||
| The arrangement | E! | since 2017 |
Former series
| series | Channel | Broadcast period | Remarks |
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| monk | USA Network | 2002-2009 | |
| Battlestar Galactica | Syfy | 2004-2009 | |
| Eureka - The Secret City | Syfy | 2006–2012 | |
| Psych | USA Network | 2006-2014 | Coproduced with Pacific Mountain Films and Tagline Television |
| In Plain Sight - In the line of fire | USA Network | 2008–2012 | Coproduction with McNamara Paper Products |
| Warehouse 13 | Syfy | 2009-2014 | |
| Covert Affairs | USA Network | 2009-2014 | Coproduction with Hypnotic Films & Television and Cordman Ord |
| Royal Pains | USA Network | since 2009–2016 | Coproduction with 34 Films and Prospect Park Entertainment |
| Caprica | Syfy | 2010 | |
| Against the Wall | Lifetime | 2011 | Coproduction with Paid My Dues Productions |
| Fairly legal | USA Network | 2011–2012 | Coproduced with Steve Stark Productions, Garfield St. Productions and Universal Networks International |
| Alphas | Syfy | 2011–2012 | Coproduction with BermanBraun |
| Dr. Dani Santino - Game of Life | USA Network | 2011-2013 | Coproduced with Still Married Productions and Sony Pictures Television |
| Defiance | Syfy | 2013-2015 | |
| Playing house | USA Network | 2014-2017 | |
| Odd mom out | Bravo | 2015-2017 | |
| Difficult people | Hulu | 2015-2017 | |
| Imposters | Bravo | 2017-2018 |
Web links
- Official website of the company
Individual evidence
- ↑ NBC Universal Re-Names NBC Universal Television Studio as Universal Media Studios . The Futon Critic . June 14, 2007. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
- ^ Nellie Andreeva: Universal Media Studios Gets New Heads Of Drama, Comedy & Casting And New Name . Deadline Hollywood . September 12, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
- ↑ 'The Arrangement' Renewed for Second Season at E! . The Hollywood Reporter . April 13, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ↑ BRAVO MEDIA'S “IMPOSTERS” RENEWED FOR A SECOND SEASON FROM UNIVERSAL CABLE PRODUCTIONS . NBC Universal . April 18, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2018.