TriStar Television

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TriStar Television (first spelled Tri-Star) was an American television production company that was launched on April 2, 1987 by TriStar Pictures (the studio which was then-currently owned by Columbia Pictures, CBS, and HBO; CBS was a partner but dropped out 3 years earlier). In December 1987, TriStar Television was bought by Columbia Pictures' television unit, and folded into Columbia Pictures Television (CPT) on December 21 of that year. Columbia Pictures and TriStar Pictures (and their respective television units) were sold in 1989 to Sony of Japan.

CPT would continue on under Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), but TriStar Television was reestablished in 1991. In 1994, the companies formed the joint venture Columbia TriStar Television (CTT). However, shows such as Early Edition (a joint production with CBS) and Malcolm & Eddie retained the TriStar logo and copyright until 1999, when both the Columbia and TriStar television units were merged outright. Three years later, SPE retired the Columbia and TriStar names from television, rechristening the company as Sony Pictures Television.

Partial list of shows by TriStar Television

• My Two Dads (1987-1990) (then produced by Columbia Pictures Television in late 1987)
• Werewolf (1987-1988) (then produced by Columbia Pictures Television in late 1987)
• Get a Life (1990-1992) (produced by New World Television from 1990-1991)
• The Edge (1992-1993)
• The Fifth Corner (1992)
• Mad About You (1992-1999)
• The Nanny (1993-1999)
• Can't Hurry Love (1995)
• Hudson Street (1995-1996)
• Ned and Stacey (1995-1997)
• Simon (1995)
• Dead By Sunset (1995) (mini-series)
• Early Edition (1996-1999) (Columbia TriStar Television from 1999-2000, series co-produced by CBS, who handles domestic distribution rights while SPTI handles international rights.)
• Malcolm & Eddie (1996-1999) (Columbia TriStar Television from 1999-2000)
• Matt Waters (1996)
• Life...and Stuff (1997)
• The Simple Life (1998) (not the Paris Hilton/Nicole Richie series)

See also

• Columbia TriStar Television
• Columbia TriStar International Television
• Columbia Pictures Television
• Columbia Pictures
• TriStar Pictures
• Sony Pictures Television

External links

• TriStar Television at the Internet Movie Database