Universal Television
From The TV IV
| Universal Television | |
| | |
| Founded | 1963 (1st incarnation; reincorporated from Revue Studios)
2002 (2nd incarnation; reincorporated from Studios USA Television) September 12, 2011 (current incarnation; reincorporated from Universal Media Studios) |
| Dissolved | 1998 (1st incarnation; became Studios USA Television)
May 12, 2004 (2nd incarnation; merged with NBC Studios to become NBC Universal Television) |
| President | Bela Bajaria |
| Notable Works | The Virginian Dragnet Emergency! Magnum, P.I. Law & Order House, M.D. 30 Rock The Office |
Universal Television (also known at various points as Universal Studios and Universal Network Television) is the television production unit of Universal Pictures, a division of NBC Universal.
History
List of shows produced by Universal Television
| Title | Format | Network | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Jack Benny Program | Comedy | CBS | 1950–64 1 |
| NBC | 1964–65 1 | ||
| Wagon Train | Western | NBC | 1957–62 |
| ABC | 1962–65 1 | ||
| The Virginian | Western | NBC | 1962–71 1 |
| McHale's Navy | Military sitcom | ABC | 1962–66 1 |
| The Munsters | Horror sitcom | CBS | 1964–66 |
| The John Forsythe Show | Sitcom | NBC | 1965–66 |
| Dragnet | Crime drama | NBC | 1967–70 2 |
| Ironside | Crime drama | NBC | 1967–75 |
| Adam-12 | Crime drama | NBC | 1968–75 2 |
| The Name of the Game | Adventure/mystery | NBC | 1968–71 |
| McCloud | Crime drama | NBC | 1970–77 |
| NBC Mystery Movie | Movie of the week | NBC | 1971–77 |
| McMillan & Wife | Crime drama | NBC | 1971–77 3 |
| Columbo | Crime drama | NBC | 1971–79 |
| ABC | 1989–2003 | ||
| Emergency! | Action/medical drama | NBC | 1972–77 2 |
| Kojak | Crime drama | CBS | 1973–78 |
| The Rockford Files | Crime drama | NBC | 1974–80 |
| Baretta | Crime drama | NBC | 1975–78 |
| Quincy, M.E. | Crime drama | NBC | 1976–83 4 |
| Battlestar Galactica | Science fiction | ABC | 1978–79 4 |
| The Incredible Hulk | Action/science fiction | CBS | 1978–82 |
| Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | Science fiction | NBC | 1979–81 4 |
| Galactica 1980 | Science fiction | ABC | 1980 4 |
| Magnum, P.I. | Crime drama | CBS | 1980–88 4 |
| Simon & Simon | Crime drama | CBS | 1981–89 |
| Knight Rider | Action/science fiction | NBC | 1982–86 4 |
| The A-Team | Action drama | NBC | 1983–87 5 |
| Charles in Charge | Sitcom | CBS | 1984–85 |
| Syndication | 1987–90 | ||
| Miami Vice | Crime drama | NBC | 1984–89 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Mystery drama | CBS | 1984–96 |
| Airwolf | Action drama | CBS | 1984–86 |
| USA | 1987 6 | ||
| Misfits of Science | Science fiction | NBC | 1985–86 |
| The Equalizer | Crime drama | CBS | 1985–89 |
| Coach | Sitcom | ABC | 1989–97 |
| Major Dad | Sitcom | CBS | 1989–93 |
| Quantum Leap | Science fiction | NBC | 1989–93 |
| Northern Exposure | Comedy-drama | CBS | 1990–95 |
| Law & Order | Crime drama | NBC | 1990–2010 7 8 |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Late-night talk/variety | NBC | 1992–2009 10 |
| NBC | 2010–present 10 | ||
| Family Dog | Animated sitcom | CBS | 1993 9 |
| New York Undercover | Crime drama | FOX | 1994–98 7 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Crime drama | NBC | 1999–present 7 11 |
| Sitting Ducks | Animated | Cartoon Network | 2001–03 |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Crime drama | NBC | 2001–07 7 11 |
| USA | 2007–11 | ||
| Monk | Mystery/comedy-drama | USA | 2002–09 12 13 |
| American Dreams | Period comedy-drama | NBC | 2002–05 14 15 |
| House, M.D. | Medical drama | FOX | 2004–12 16 |
| The Office | Sitcom | NBC | 2005–present 16 |
| 30 Rock | Sitcom | NBC | 2006–present 16 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Late-night talk/variety | NBC | 2009–present 17 |
| Parks and Recreation | Sitcom | NBC | 2009–present 17 |
| Community | Sitcom | NBC | 2009–present 17 |
| Parenthood | Comedy-drama | NBC | 2010–present 17 |
| Whitney | Sitcom | NBC | 2011–present |
| Up All Night | Sitcom | NBC | 2011–present |
| Grimm | Fantasy/mystery/crime drama | NBC | 2011–present |
| Smash | Musical drama | NBC | 2012–present 18 |
| Go On | Comedy-drama | NBC | 2012–present |
| Animal Practice | Sitcom | NBC | 2012–present |
| Guys with Kids | Sitcom | NBC | 2012–present |
| Chicago Fire | Drama | NBC | 2012–present |
| The Mindy Project | Sitcom | FOX | 2012–present |
| Do No Harm | Drama | NBC | TBA |
1 Produced until 1963 by Revue Studios
2 Co-produced with Mark VII Limited
3 Co-produced with Talent Associates
4 Co-produced with Glen A. Larson Productions
5 Co-produced with Stephen J. Cannell Productions
6 Produced in 1987 by MCA Television
7 Co-produced with Wolf Films
8 Produced from 1998 to 2002 by Studios USA Television, from 2004 to 2007 by NBC Universal Television and from 2007 to 2010 by Universal Media Studios
9 Co-produced with Nelvana Limited, Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television
10 Produced from 1992 to 1996 by NBC Productions, from 1996 to 2004 by NBC Studios, from 2004 to 2007 by NBC Universal Television and from 2007 to 2009 and 2010 to 2011 by Universal Media Studios
11 Produced until 2002 by Studios USA Television, from 2004 to 2007 by NBC Universal Television and from 2007 to 2011 by Universal Media Studios
12 Co-produced with Touchstone Television
13 Produced from 2004 to 2007 by NBC Universal Television and from 2007 to 2009 by Universal Media Studios
14 Co-produced with Dick Clark Productions
15 Co-produced with NBC Studios from 2002 to 2004, then solely by NBC Universal Television following the merger of the two companies
16 Produced until 2007 by NBC Universal Television and from 2007 to 2011 by Universal Media Studios
17 Produced until 2011 by Universal Media Studios
18 Co-produced with DreamWorks Television
External links
- Universal Television at the Internet Movie Database
- Universal Television closing logos at Closing Logos Group Wiki

