DreamWorks Television


DreamWorks Television was a television distribution and production company that was a division of DreamWorks. It folded into Amblin Television in 2013.

History

DreamWorks SKG Television was formed in December 1994 as DreamWorks Studios agreed to a $200 million seven-year TV production joint venture with the Capital Cities/ABC. The company was set up to produce series for broadcast networks, cable channels and first run syndication with no first look for the ABC Network, but financial incentives favored ABC. The first show, Champs, was scheduled as a mid-season replacement for the ABC network. Dan McDermott was named division chief executive in June 1995. DreamWorks Television's first success was Spin City on ABC. The Walt Disney Company bought Capital Cities/ABC in February 1996.
In 2002, the company's joint venture agreement with ABC ended. This agreement was replaced by a development agreement with NBC with a first look clause, financing for series pickups by the network while taking a financial stake in the show. DreamWorks TV may finance shows sold to other outlets, and NBC paid an annual fee to it.

TV shows

The entire pre-2008 DreamWorks Television catalogue is currently owned and distributed worldwide by CBS Television Distribution with the exception of the programs Line of Fire, Carpoolers and Oliver Beene, Las Vegas, Father of the Pride, Off Centre, Band of Brothers, Miracle Workers, and Rescue Me ; Paramount also co-distributes the following DWTV programs including The Job, Boomtown and . In 2011, Netflix made a streaming deal with DreamWorks gaining the rights for streaming its movies, TV shows and TV shows specials.

TV series produced by DreamWorks Television

1990s

2000s

2010s

TV specials produced by DreamWorks Television

TV specials produced by DreamWorks Television:
These are TV series produced by DreamWorks Animation that were distributed by DWTV around the world. In 2004, the animation division of DreamWorks was spun off as a separate company and thus animated shows after 2004 do not apply here.