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DreamWorks Television
Company typeDivision
IndustryTelevision production
Television syndication
PredecessorAmblin Television
Geffen Television
FoundedDecember 1994;29 years ago(1994-12)
FoundersSteven Spielberg
Jeffrey Katzenberg
David Geffen
DefunctSeptember 6, 2013;10 years ago(2013-09-06)
FateFolded intoAmblin Television
SuccessorsStudio:
Amblin Television
DreamWorks Animation Television
Library:
Paramount PicturesDistribution
(pre–2008 library only)
Headquarters
Universal City, California
,
United States
ParentDreamWorks Pictures
DivisionsDreamWorks International Television
DreamWorks Television Animation(1996–1999)

DreamWorks Televisionwas an Americantelevisiondistribution andproduction companybased inUniversal City,California,that was a division ofDreamWorks.It folded intoAmblin Televisionin 2013.[1]

History

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DreamWorks Television was formed in December 1994 as DreamWorks Pictures agreed to a$200 million seven-year television production joint venture with theCapital Cities/ABC.[2]The company was set up to produce series for broadcast networks, cable channels and first run syndication with no first look for theABC Network,but financial incentives favored ABC.[3]The first show,Champs,was scheduled as a mid-season replacement for theABCnetwork. Dan McDermott was named division chief executive in June 1995.[4]DreamWorks Television's first success wasSpin Cityon ABC.[3]The Walt Disney Companybought Capital Cities/ABC in February 1996.[5]

In 1997, DreamWorks Television had a falling-out withNBCover the development of various TV shows.[6]The dispute was eventually settled, and went to being a development slater for NBC in 1998.[7]In 1998, DreamWorks has struck a deal withParamount Domestic Televisionto syndicateSpin Cityfor off-net syndication.[8]

In 2002, the company's joint venture agreement with ABC ended. This agreement was replaced by a development agreement withNBCwith a first look clause, financing for series pickups by the network while taking a financial stake in the show. DreamWorks Television could finance shows sold to other outlets, and NBC paid an annual fee to it.[3]

TV shows

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Much of the pre-2008 DreamWorks Television catalogue is currently owned and distributed worldwide byParamount Global Content Distributionwith the exception of the programsLine of Fire,CarpoolersandOliver Beene(distributed byDisney–ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution),Las Vegas(distributed in North America byNBCUniversal Syndication Studiosand internationally byMGM Worldwide Television Distribution),Father of the Pride(distributed by NBCUniversal Syndication Studios),Off Centre(distributed byWarner Bros. Television),Band of Brothers(distributed byHBO Enterprises),Miracle Workers(distributed byEntertainment One), andRescue Me(distributed bySony Pictures Television); Paramount also co-distributes the following DWTV programs includingThe Job(with Disney–ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution),Boomtown(with NBCUniversal Syndication Studios in North America and MGM Worldwide Television Distribution outside North America) andAlienators: Evolution Continues(North American joint distribution withWildBrain;international joint distribution to the series has been held by Sony Pictures Television and WildBrain).

TV series produced by DreamWorks Television

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1990s

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Title Years Network Notes
Champs 1996 ABC Co-production withUbu Productions
High Incident 1996–1997 Co-production with Johnson/Pavone Productions (season 1), Nothing But Net, Inc. (season 1) and Downwell Productions (season 2)
Majority Rules[9] KPNX
Spin City 1996–2002 ABC Co-production with Ubu Productions andLottery Hill Entertainment
Ink 1996–1997 CBS Co-production with Shukovsky English Entertainment and Addis/Weischer Television
Arsenio 1997 ABC Co-production withDavid Rosenthal ProductionsandArsenio Hall Communications
Toonsylvania 1998–1999 Fox Kids Produced byDreamWorks Television Animation
Invasion America 1998 The WB
Anna Says 1999 Co-production with Lottery Hill Productions
It's Like, You Know... 1999–2000 ABC Co-production with 42 Pound Productions and EWH3 Productions
Freaks and Geeks NBC Co-production withApatow Productions

2000s

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Title Years Network Notes
The Others 2000 NBC Co-production with Delusional Films andNBC Studios
Battery Park 2000 Co-production withUbu Productions
The Job 2001–2002 ABC Co-production withThe Cloudland Company,ApostleandTouchstone Television
Band of Brothers 2001 HBO Miniseries; co-production withPlaytone,HBO Entertainment andBritish Broadcasting Corporation
Alienators: Evolution Continues 2001–2002 Fox Kids US co-production withThe Montecito Picture Company,DIC EntertainmentandDentsu
Produced outside the US byColumbia TriStar Television
Based on the 2001 filmEvolutionbyDreamWorks PicturesandColumbia Pictures
Undeclared Fox Co-production withApatow Productions
Off Centre The WB Co-production withWeitz,Weitz&ZukerandWarner Bros. Television
Boomtown 2002–2003 NBC Co-production withNemo Filmsand NBC Studios
Taken 2002 Sci-Fi Channel Miniseries
Oliver Beene 2003–2004 Fox Co-production withSteven Levitan Productions,ge.wirtz Filmsand20th Century Fox Television
Las Vegas 2003–2008 NBC Co-production withGary Scott Thompson Productions,NBC Studios(season 1),NBC Universal Television Studio(seasons 2–5) andUniversal Media Studios(season 5)
Line of Fire 2003–2004 ABC Co-production withBattle Plan Productionsand Touchstone Television
Rescue Me 2004–2011 FX Co-production with The Cloudland Company, Apostle andSony Pictures Television
Father of the Pride 2004–2005 NBC Produced byDreamWorks Animation
The Contender 2005–2008 NBC (season 1) /ESPN(seasons 2–3) /Versus(season 4) Co-production withMark BurnettProductions andESPN Original Entertainment(seasons 2–3)
Into the West 2005 TNT Miniseries; co-production with Voice Pictures
Miracle Workers 2006 ABC Co-production withRenegade 83
Dog Bites Man Comedy Central
On the Lot 2007 Fox Co-production with Mark Burnett Productions andAmblin Television
Carpoolers 2007–2008 ABC Co-production with T.R.O.N.T.,3 Arts EntertainmentandABC Studios
United States of Tara 2009–2011 Showtime Co-production withShowtime Networks
Wedding Day[10] 2009 TNT Co-production with Mark Burnett Productions

2010s

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Title Years Network Notes
The Pacific 2010 HBO Miniseries; co-production withPlaytoneand HBO Entertainment
Falling Skies 2011–2013 TNT Seasons 1–3 only; seasons 4–5 produced byAmblin Television
Smash 2012–2013 NBC co-production with Madwoman in the Attic, Inc. (season 1) andUniversal Television
The Americans[11] 2013 FX Pilot; co-production withFox Television StudiosandFX Productions

TV specials produced by DreamWorks Television

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  • The Secret World of "Antz"(1998)
  • When You Believe: Music From "The Prince of Egypt"(1998)
  • Galaxy Quest:20th Anniversary: The Journey Continues(1999)
  • The Hatching of "Chicken Run"(2000)
  • Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport(2000)
  • We Stand Alone Together(2001)
  • What Lies Beneath: Constructing the Perfect Thriller(2001)
  • Woody Allen:A Life in Film(2002)

TV series produced by DreamWorks Animation

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These are TV series produced byDreamWorks Animation(DWA) that were distributed by DWTV around the world. In 2004, the animation division of DreamWorks was spun off as a separate company (and now bought byNBCUniversalin 2016) and thus animated shows after 2004 do not apply here.

References

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  1. ^Fabrikant, Geraldine (1997-01-20)."Despite a Sluggish Beginning, Dreamworks Is Viewed as a Potential Hollywood Power".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Retrieved2019-08-09.
  2. ^McClellan, Steve. (December 5, 1994)."ABC makes high-profile production leap."Broadcasting & Cable. 1994. HighBeam Research. Accessed on December 27, 2013.
  3. ^abcKunz, William M. (2007)."2".Culture Conglomerates: Consolidation in the Motion Picture and Television Industries.Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 49, 50.ISBN9780742540668.RetrievedJune 4,2014.
  4. ^Hofmeister, Sallie (June 20, 1995)."Company Town: Fox Executive Dan McDermott Named to Head DreamWorks SKG Television".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedJune 19,2014.
  5. ^Fabrikant, Geraldine.THE MEDIA BUSINESS;Disney and ABC Shareholders Solidly Approve Merger DealJanuary 05, 1996.The New York Times.Accessed July 8, 2013.
  6. ^Variety Staff; Staff, Variety (1997-03-31)."NBC PILOTS PULLED".Variety.Retrieved2021-08-16.
  7. ^Hontz, Jenny (1998-10-07)."Is Peacock target of studio boycott?".Variety.Retrieved2021-08-16.
  8. ^Littleton, Cynthia (1998-05-05)."DreamWorks' 'Spin' goes off-net for Par".Variety.Retrieved2021-08-17.
  9. ^McBride, Joseph(January 4, 2011).Steven Spielberg, A Biography(2nd ed.). Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 605.ISBN9781604738377.RetrievedApril 15,2020.
  10. ^Lowry, Brian (June 15, 2009)."Wedding Day".Variety.RetrievedApril 19,2020.
  11. ^Molloy, Tim (December 16, 2011)."FX Orders Cold War Pilot 'The Americans'".The Wrap.RetrievedMay 26,2014.DreamWorks Television is also credited as an executive producer on the pilot, which is being produced by Fox Television Studios and FX Productions.
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