CBS Television Distribution Group

 

CBS Television Distribution
Type	Subsidiary
Founded	Los Angeles, California, USA (2006)
Headquarters	Los Angeles, California, USA
Key people	Roger King, Chairman and CEO
Industry	Television Syndication
Revenue
Operating income
Owner	National Amusements, Inc. and public shareholders
Parent	CBS Corporation

CBS Television Distribution is a United States and Global television distribution company, a merger of the television distribution arms of CBS Paramount Domestic Television, CBS Paramount International Television and King World. The division was formed on September 26, 2006 by CBS Corporation and is headed by Roger King, who was CEO for King World.

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.

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)

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)

Library Programming

Desilu Productions

(Includes shows that would later become Paramount Television shows following its acquisition of Desilu in 1967).

• 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)

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.)

• 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)

Big Ticket Television

• Moesha (1996-2001)

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 (1986-1995)
• Jake and the Fatman (1987-1992)
• Diagnosis: Murder (1993-2000)
• The 4400 (2004-Present) (currently produced by CBS Paramount Network Television)
• Spilt Second (1986-1987) (Produced by Stefan Hafos-Monty Hall Productions)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

King World Productions

• The Little Rascals (1964-Present)

Group W Productions/Eyemark Entertainment

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987-1996)

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)
• Coronet Blue (1967) (produced by Plautus Productions in association with CBS, now owned by CBS Paramount Domestic Television)
• 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.)

Past names

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

Notes

• The 1994 series The New Price is Right was distributed by Paramount Domestic Television from 1994-1995. The series is now owned and distributed by The Fremantle Corporation due to its incarnation from The Price is Right.

External links

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

CBS Corporation
Corporate directors: David R. Andelman · Joseph A. Califano, Jr. · William S. Cohen · Philippe Dauman · Charles K. Gifford · Bruce S. Gordon · Leslie Moonves · Shari Redstone · Sumner Redstone · Ann N. Reese · Judith A. Sprieser Broadcast radio stations owned by CBS Radio Radio networks: CBS Radio Network · Free FM · Westwood One Broadcast television networks: CBS · The CW (co-owned with Time Warner) Television production and distribution: Big Ticket Television · CBS Broadcast Center · CBS Paramount Television · CBS Studio Center · CBS Television City · Spelling Television · CBS Television Distribution · CBS Studios Broadcast TV stations owned by CBS Television Stations Cable television networks: Showtime Networks · College Sports TV · MountainWest Sports Network Web properties: CBS Interactive · CBS Innertube · Last.fm Publishing: Simon & Schuster Miscellaneous assets: CBS Consumer Products · CBS Records · CBS Outdoor · Westinghouse Electric Corporation · CBS Properties · CBS Home Entertainment · CBS Feature Films · CBS Games
Annual revenue: $14.54 billion USD (2005) · Employees: Unknown at this time Stock symbol: NYSE: CBS, NYSE: CBSA · Website: www.cbscorporation.com

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