List of television show franchises

The following is a list of television series franchises. Some of these franchises are formats that are adapted internationally; others are a series of connected programs set within the same fictional universe.

Reality shows

10 Years Younger
30 Seconds to Fame
The Amazing Race
All Together Now
American Inventor
BBQ Champ
The Apprentice
The Bachelor
The Bachelorette
The Bar
Beauty and the Geek
Big Brother
The Biggest Loser
The Block
The Bus
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But Can They Sing?
Celebrity Duets
Chains of Love
Clash of the Choirs
Come Dine with Me
The Contender
The Dating Game
Dance Your Ass Off
Dancing on Ice
Dancing with the Stars
Dating in the Dark
Dragons' Den
Estate of Panic
Ex on the Beach
Expedition Robinson
Extreme Makeover
The Face
Face Off
The Farm
Farmer Wants a Wife
Fear Factor
Flip or Flop
Football's Next Star
Get The F*ck Out Of My House
Got Talent
Got to Dance
The Great British Bake Off
Hell's Kitchen
Hello Goodbye
Hotter Than My Daughter
Idols
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Iron Chef
Just the Two of Us
Keeping up with the Kardashians
Little Big Shots
MasterChef
The Marriage Ref
The Mole
Married at First Sight
Momma's Boys
More to Love
Murder in Small Town X
Must Love Kids
Overhaulin
Pelotón
Pimp My Ride
Popstars
Project Runway
Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares
Ready Steady Cook
The Real Housewives
Reality Circus
Rising Star
RuPaul's Drag Race
Sasuke/Ninja Warrior
Secret Millionaire
Shark Tank
Shear Genius
The Simple Life
Sing If You Can
So You Think You Can Dance
Solitary
Splash!
Star Academy
Strictly Come Dancing
Survivor
Supernanny
The Taste
Temptation Island
The Tester
Top Chef
Top Design
Top Model
Trading Spouses
Tycoon
The Ultimate Fighter
Unan1mous
Undercover Boss
Való Világ
The Voice
What Not to Wear
Wife Swap
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
The Winner Is
The X Factor
Your Face Sounds Familiar''
Game shows
1 vs. 100
101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow
20Q
50-50
5 Gold Rings
500 Questions
Amne$ia
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
Beat The Blondes
Beat the Star
Boom!
Bowling for Dollars
Brain Wall
Brainiest
Breakaway
Can't Cook, Won't Cook
Cash Cab
Catch 21
The Chair
The Chamber
The Chase
The Colour of Money
Countdown
Cresus
The Cube
Deal or No Deal
Dialing for Dollars
Distraction
Divided
Dog Eat Dog
Don't Ask Me Ask Britain
Don't Forget the Lyrics!
Don't Lose the Money
Double Dare
Eggheads
Ellen's Game of Games
Every Second Counts
Everybody's Equal
Family Feud
Family Fortunes
Five Minutes to a Fortune
Fort Boyard
Friend or Foe?
Gameshow Marathon
Going for Gold
Grand Slam
Greed
Guesstimation
Hollywood Squares
I Can See Your Voice
I Love My Country
I Survived a Japanese Game Show
Identity
In It to Win It
It's Not What You Know
It's Your Chance of a Lifetime
Jeopardy!
The Kids Are All Right
Knowitalls
Let's Make a Deal
Lingo
The Lyrics Board
Mastermind
Match Game / Blankety Blank
Million Dollar Minute
Million Dollar Password
The Million Pound Drop / Million Dollar Money Drop
Minute to Win It
My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad
Name That Tune
Nothing But the Truth
Only Connect
Opportunity Knocks
Peking Express
Password
The People Versus
The People's Quiz
The Phone
Pointless
PokerFace
Power of 10
The Price Is Right
Pyramid
Queen for a Day
A Question of Genius
Quizmania
Raid the Cage
Rebound
Red or Black?
Reflex
Russian Roulette
Sale of the Century
Scream! If You Know the Answer
Set for Life
Show Me the Money
The Singing Bee
Singled Out
Spin Star
Super Fan
Supermarket Sweep
Take It or Leave It
Taken Out
Takeshi's Castle
Test the Nation
That's the Question
Tic-Tac-Dough
Touch the Truck
Trust
Twenty One
The Vault
The Wall
The Weakest Link
What? Where? When?
Wheel of Fortune
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Hot Seat
The Whole 19 Yards
Who's Still Standing?
Winning Lines
Wipeout
XXS
You Deserve It
Sitcoms

''All in the Family'' /'' Till Death Us Do Part''

Original name: Till Death Us Do Part

Origin: United Kingdom

Date started: 1965

Date ended: 1975

Creator: Johnny Speight '

First network to broadcast: BBC One

First network to adapt: United States'

Related series : The Thoughts of Chairman Alf, Nobody's Perfect

Related series : Maude, The Jeffersons, Gloria, 704 Hauser

Second-generation related series : Good Times, Checking In
Region/country Local name Network Dates aired Starring
Till Death Us Do Part BBC One 1965–1968, 1970, 1972–1975 Warren Mitchell as Alf Garnett
Till Death... ITV 1981 Warren Mitchell as Alf Garnett
In Sickness and in Health BBC One 1985–1992 Warren Mitchell as Alf Garnett
All in the Family CBS 1971–1979 Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker
Archie Bunker's Place CBS 1979–1983 Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker
Ein Herz und eine Seele WDR, ARD 1973–1976 Heinz Schubert as Alfred Tetzlaff
In voor en tegenspoed'' VARA 1991–1997 Rijk de Gooyer as Fred Schuit
''The Beverly Hillbillies''
Original name: The Beverly Hillbillies

Origin: United States

Date started: 1962

Date ended: 1971

Creator: Paul Henning’

First network to broadcast: CBS'

Related series: Petticoat Junction, Green Acres
''[Bewitched]''
Original name: Bewitched

Origin: United States

Date started: 1964

Date ended: 1972

Creator: Sol Saks

First network to broadcast: ABC

First country to adapt: India
Region/country Local name Network Starring Date premiered Notes
Hechizada Telefé Florencia Peña, Gustavo Garzón, Georgina Barbarrosa 2007
La Hechizada Mega In production; air date TBD
Meri Biwi Wonderful SET 2002
Chica Brujada Televisa Martina Stoessel, Ximena Herrera, Angelica Vale, Eugenio Derbez & Sebastian Rulli TBD In production; air date TBD
Oku-sama wa majo Tokyo Broadcasting System Ryōko Yonekura 2004 The Japanese title was also title used for the US series when it aired in Japan
Моя любимая ведьма TV3 Anna Zdor as Nadia, Ivan Grishanov, as Ivan and Marina Esepenko as Nadia's mother 2009
Bewitched BBC Sheridan Smith, Tom Price, Frances de la Tour 2008 Pilot was made, but has not been commissioned or greenlighted yet
Bewitched ABC Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Dick Sargent, Agnes Moorehead 1964–1972

Note: The Japanese anime series and Sally, the Witch were homages to Bewitched, not a remake or an updated reimagining of the US series.
''The Brady Bunch''
Original name: The Brady Bunch

Origin: United States

Date started: 1969

Date ended: 1974

Creator: Sherwood Schwartz

First network to broadcast: ABC

Related series: The Brady Kids, The Brady Bunch Variety Hour, The Brady Brides, The Bradys, plus two TV movies and two feature films
''Cheers''
Original name: Cheers

Origin: United States

Date started: September 30, 1982

Date ended: May 20, 1993

Creator: James Burrows, Glen Charles, Les Charles

First network to broadcast: NBC

Related series: The Tortellis, Frasier
''The Cosby Show''
Original name: The Cosby Show

Origin: United States

Date started: September 20, 1984

Date ended: July 9, 1992

Creator: Ed. Weinberger, Michael Leeson, Bill Cosby

First network to broadcast: NBC

Related series: A Different World
''Diff’rent Strokes''
Original name: Diff’rent Strokes

Origin: United States

Date started: 1978

Date ended: 1986

Creator: Bud Yorkin

First network to broadcast: NBC

Related spin-off series: The Facts of Life

Related series: Hello Larry, Silver Spoons, Double Trouble, It's Your Move
''Easy Aces''
Original name: Easy Aces

Origin: United States

Date started: 1930

Date ended: 1945

Creator: Goodman Ace

First network to broadcast: CBS Radio Network

First network to adapt: Canada
Region/country Local name Network Dates aired
mr. ace and JANE CBS, DuMont 1948-50
The Trouble with Tracy CTV 1970-71
''[Free Agents]''
Original name: Free Agents

Origin: United Kingdom

Date started: 2007

Creator: Chris Niel

First network to broadcast: Channel 4

First country to adapt: United States
Region/country Local name Network Starring Date premiered Notes
Free Agents Channel 4 Stephen Mangan and Sharon Horgan 2007–2010
Free Agents NBC Hank Azaria and Kathryn Hahn 2011 Niel is also co-producer on this version.
''[The Golden Girls]''
Original name: The Golden Girls

Origin: United States

Date started: 1985

Date ended: 1993

Creator: Susan Harris

First network to broadcast: NBC

First network to adapt: United Kingdom

Related series: Empty Nest, Nurses
Region/country Local name Network Starring Date premiered Notes
The Golden Girls NBC Beatrice Arthur, Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Betty White 1985–1992
The Golden Palace CBS Beatrice Arthur, Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Betty White 1992–1993 Picked up by CBS after Bea Arthur left the show and retooled
Brighton Belles ITV Sheila Hancock, Wendy Craig, Sheila Gish, Jean Boht 9 March 1993 Only lasted 11 episodes
Большие Девочки
Bolshie Devochki Galina Petrova, Olga Ostroumova, Valentina Telechkina, Elena Milloti 2006
Χρυσα Κοριτσια
Chrysa Koritsia ET1 Mirka Papakonsantinoy, Dina Konsta, Eleni Gerasimidou, Ivonni Maltezoy 2008–2009
Las chicas de oro TVE Concha Velasco, Carmen Maura, Lola Herrera, Alicia Hermida 2010
בנות הזהב
Banot Hazahav Channel 10 Hanna Laslo, Miki Kam 2011
Golden Girls RTL4 Loes Luca, Beppie Melissen, Pleuni Touw, Cecile Heuer 2012 -
''[Happy Days]''
Original name: New Family in Town

Origin: United States

Date started: February 25, 1972

Date ended: September 24, 1984

Creator: Garry Marshall

First network to broadcast: ABC

Related series: Laverne & Shirley, Blansky's Beauties, Mork & Mindy, Out of the Blue, Joanie Loves Chachi

Second-generation related series: The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang, Laverne & Shirley in the Army, Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour

Other franchise ties: Love, American Style
''Kath & Kim">Kath & Kim (Australian TV series)">Kath & Kim''
Original name: Kath & Kim

Origin: Australia

Date started: 2002

Creator: Jane Turner and Gina Riley

First network to broadcast: ABC

First country to adapt: United States
Region/country Local name Network Starring Date premiered Notes
Kath & Kim ABC Jane Turner and Gina Riley 2002–2004
Kath & Kim Seven Network Jane Turner and Gina Riley 2007–2008 Picked up by Seven after ABC refused to renew the show
Kath & Kim NBC Molly Shannon and Selma Blair 2008 Turner and Riley are also co-producers on this version.
''The Nanny">The Nanny (TV series)">The Nanny''
Original name: The Nanny

Origin: United States

Date started: 1993

Date ended: 1999

Creator: Fran Drescher

First network to broadcast: CBS

First country to adapt: Turkey
Region/country Local name Network Star Date premiered
La Niñera Telefé Florencia Peña as Florencia Finkel 2004
La Nany Mega Alejandra Herrera as Eliana Tapia Cárdenas "Nany" 2005
La Niñera Ecuavisa Paola Farías as María "Mary" 2005
Η Νταντά Mega Channel Maria Lekaki as Mary 2003–2005
De Neny Indosiar 2005
La Niñera TV Azteca Lisset as Francisca Flores 2007
Niania TVN Agnieszka Dygant as Frania Maj 2005
Моя прекрасная няня STS Anastasia Zavorotnyuk as Vicka 2004
Dadı Show TV Gülben Ergen as Melek 2001
US English The Nanny CBS Fran Drescher as Fran Fine 1993–1999
US Spanish La Mujercita Niñera Univision Giselle Blondet starting in 2017
''[Married... with Children]''
Original name: Married... with Children

Origin: United States

Date started: 1987

Date ended: 1997

Creator: Michael G. Moye and
Ron Leavitt

First network to broadcast: Fox

First country to adapt: Germany
''[Modern Family]''
Original name: Modern Family

Origin: United States

Date started: 2009

Date ended: 2020

Creator: Christopher Lloyd and
Steven Levitan

First network to broadcast: ABC

First country to adapt: Iran, as Haft Sang
''Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd''
Original name: Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd

Origin: Singapore

Date started: 1997

Date ended: 2007

Creator: Andrea Teo, Kenneth Lang

First network to broadcast: MediaCorp TV Channel 5

First country to adapt: Malaysia, as Phua Chu Kang Sdn Bhd

Related series: Living with Lydia, Calefare
''Sit Down, Shut Up">Sit Down, Shut Up (Australian TV series)">Sit Down, Shut Up''
Original name: Sit Down, Shut Up

Origin: Australia

Date started: 2001

Date ended: 2001

Creator: Tim McLoughlan and Brendan Reed

First network to broadcast: Ten Network

First country to adapt: United States
Region/country Local name Network Starring Date premiered Notes
Sit Down, Shut Up Ten Network Marg Downey, Stephen Curry, Jacqueline Brennan, Christopher Brown, Jodie Dry, Paul Gleeson, Taylor Kane, Tim Mcloughlan, Brendan Reed 2001
Sit Down, Shut Up Fox Will Arnett, Maria Bamford, Jason Bateman, Will Forte, Tom Kenny, Nick Kroll, Cheri Oteri, Kenan Thompson, Henry Winkler 2009 Animated
''[Steptoe and Son]'' / ''[Sanford and Son]''
Original name: Steptoe and Son
Origin: United Kingdom
Date started: 1962
Date ended: 2016
Creator: Ray Galton and Alan Simpson
First network to broadcast: BBC 1
First country to adapt: United States
Related series: Sanford Arms, Grady, Sanford
''White Van Man">White Van Man (TV series)">White Van Man''
Original name: White Van Man

Origin: United Kingdom

Date started: 2010

Date ended: 2012

Creator: Adrian Poynton

First network to broadcast: BBC Three

First country to adapt: United States
Region/country Local name Network Starring Date premiered Notes
White Van Man BBC Three Will Mellor, Joel Fry, Georgia Moffett, Naomi Bentley, Clive Mantle 2010-2012
Family Tools ABC Kyle Bornheimer, J.K. Simmons, Leah Remini 2012 Poynton is also a co-creator on this version.
Soap operas and telenovelas
''All My Children''
Original name: All My Children
Origin: United States
Date started: 1970
Date ended: 2011
Date of revival: 2013
Creator: Agnes Nixon
First network to broadcast: ABC/ABC Daytime
Related series: One Life to Live, General Hospital, Loving, Port Charles, The City
''As the World Turns''
Original name: As the World Turns
Origin: United States
Date started: 1956
Date ended: 2010
Creator: Irna Phillips
First network to broadcast: CBS/CBS Daytime
Related series: Another World, Our Private World, Somerset, Texas
''[Betty La Fea]''
Original name: Yo soy Betty, la fea
Origin: Colombia
Date started: 1999
Date ended: 2001
Creator: Fernando Gaitán
First network to broadcast: RCN TV
First country to adapt: Israel
Related series: La Fea Más Bella, Ugly Betty
Spinoff series: Eco Moda, Betty Toons
Region/country Local name Network Protagonist Date premiered Date ended
Sara vtm Veerle Baetens September 25, 2007

Ne daj se, Nina FTV
RTL
Fox Televizija Lana Gojak
Bela, a Feia Rede Record Giselle Itié August 4, 2009
Chou Nu Wu Di Hunan Satellite TV Li Xinru September 2008
Yo soy Betty, la fea RCN TV Ana María Orozco October 25, 1999
Ošklivka Katka TV Prima Kateřina Janečková March 3, 2008
გოგონა გარეუბნიდან Imedi TV Tiko Makharadze May 24, 2010
Verliebt in Berlin Sat.1 Alexandra Neldel February 28, 2005
Μαρία, η Άσχημη Mega Channel Aggeliki Daliani January 1, 2006
Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin SET Mona Singh
אסתי המכוערת Channel 2 Riki Blich 2003
La Fea Más Bella Televisa Angélica Vale 2005 2006
Lotte Talpa Nyncke Beekhuyzen
i ♥ Betty la fea ABS-CBN Bea Alonzo September 2008 May 2009
Brzydula TVN Julia Kamińska October 6, 2008 December 22, 2009
Ne Rodis' Krasivoy STS Nelly Uvarova
Yo Soy Bea Telecinco Ruth Núñez 2006 2008
Sensiz Olmuyor Show TV, Kanal D Özlem Conker, Yeliz Şar
Ugly Betty ABC America Ferrera September 28, 2006 April 14, 2010
Cô Gái Xấu Xí VTV3 Nguyễn Ngọc Hiệp February 11, 2008
''Ellas son...la Alegría del Hogar''
Original name: Ellas son...la Alegría del Hogar
Origin: Mexico
Date started: 2009
Date ended: 2010
Creator: Gloria Calzada, Juan Meyer, and Salvador Rizo
First network to broadcast: Televisa
First country to adapt: United States as Devious Maids
''La indomable''
Original name: La indomable
Origin: Venezuela
Date started: 1974
Date ended: 1974
First network to broadcast: Radio Caracas Televisión
First country to adapt: Mexico, as La Venganza
Related series: Marimar, MariMar
''[Juana la virgen]''
Original name: Juana la virgen
Origin: Venezuela
Date started: 2002
Date ended: 2003
Creator: Perla Farias
First network to broadcast: Radio Caracas Televisión
First country to adapt: as co-production between United States and Mexico
Region/country Local name Network Protagonist Date premiered Date ended
/ La Virgen de la Calle Televisa
UniMas María Gabriela de Faría 2013 2013
Jane the Virgin The CW Gina Rodriguez 2014 2019
Juana la virgen Radio Caracas Televisión Daniela Alvarado 2002 2003
''[Mi Gorda Bella]''
Original name: Mi Gorda Bella
Origin: Venezuela
Date started: 2002
Date ended: 2003
Creator: Carolina Espada
First network to broadcast: Radio Caracas Televisión
First country to adapt: India
Related series : Betty La Fea, La Fea Más Bella, Ugly Betty
Related series : Dekho Magar Pyaar Se, Llena de amor
Region/country Local name Network Protagonist Date premiered Date ended
Dekho Magar Pyaar Se STAR Plus Shweta Agarwal, Shraddha Nigam 2004 2005
Manjalara TV3 Emelda Rosmila 2007 2008
Llena de amor Televisa Ariadne Díaz May 3, 2010 February 13, 2011
Mi Gorda Bella Radio Caracas Televisión Natalia Streignard 2002 2003
Fat and Beauty ABC Cassi Davis In development
''[My Lovely Sam Soon]''
Original name: My Lovely Sam Soon
Origin: South Korea
Date started: 2005
Date ended: 2005
Creator: Kim Do-Wo
First network to broadcast: MBC
First country to adapt: Philippines, as Ako si Kim Samsoon
''Two Wives">Two Wives (2009 TV series)">Two Wives''
Original name: Two Wives
Origin: South Korea
Date started: 2009
Date ended: 2009
Creator: Lee Yoo-seon
First network to broadcast: SBS
First country to adapt: Philippines
Primetime dramas
''24''
Original name 24

Origin: United States

Date started: November 5, 2001

Creator: Joel Surnow, Robert Cochran

First network to broadcast: FOX

First country to adapt: India

Related series: ', ', The Rookie, ', '
''9-1-1''
Original name: 9-1-1

Origin: United States

Date started: January 3, 2018

Date ended: Present

Creator: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk & Tim Minear

First network to broadcast: FOX

Related series: 9-1-1 and
''[Arrowverse]''
Original name: Arrow

Origin: United States

Date started: October 10, 2012

Creator: Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Marc Guggenheim, Phil Klemmer & Geoff Johns

First network to broadcast: The CW

Related series: The Flash, Constantine, Vixen, Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, Black Lightning, Batwoman, Untitled Arrow spin-off, and Superman and Lois
''Babylon 5''
Original name: Babylon 5

Origin: United States

Date started: February 22, 1993

Date ended: November 25, 1998

Creator: J. Michael Straczynski

First network to broadcast: PTEN

Related series: Crusade, plus six TV films
''Battlestar Galactica''
Original name: Battlestar Galactica

Origin: United States

Date started: September 17, 1978

Date ended: April 29, 1979

Creator: Glen A. Larson

First network to broadcast: ABC

Related series: Galactica 1980, Battlestar Galactica, Caprica, three TV films
''Breaking Bad''
Original name: Breaking Bad

Origin: United States

Date started: January 20, 2008

Creator: Vince Gilligan

First network to broadcast: AMC

Related series: Talking Bad, Better Call Saul, Talking Saul, , The Broken and the Bad

First country to adapt: Colombia

Other franchise ties: The X-Files, The Walking Dead
''Chicago">Chicago (franchise)">Chicago''
Original name: Chicago Fire

Origin: United States

Date started: 2012

Date ended: Present

Creator: Dick Wolf, Matt Olmstead, Michael Brandt, and Derek Haas

First network to broadcast: NBC

Other franchise ties: Law & Order

Related series: Chicago P.D., Chicago Med, and Chicago Justice
''Criminal Minds">Criminal Minds (franchise)">Criminal Minds''
Original name: Criminal Minds

Origin: United States

Date started: September 22, 2005

Creator: Jeff Davis

First network to broadcast: CBS

Related series: ', '
''CSI">CSI (franchise)">CSI''
Original name:

Origin: United States

Date started: October 6, 2000

Creator: Anthony Zuiker

First network to broadcast: CBS

Related series: ', ', Without A Trace, Cold Case and
''Dallas''
Original name: Dallas

Origin: United States

Date started: 1978

Creator: David Jacobs

First network to broadcast: CBS

Related series: Knots Landing, Dallas, two TV films
''Doctor Who''
Original name: Doctor Who

Origin: United Kingdom

Date started: 23 November 1963

Date ended: ongoing

Creator: Sydney Newman, C.E. Webber

First network to broadcast: BBC

First country to adapt: United States

Related series: K-9 & Company, Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Class, two films produced in the 1960s, Big Finish audio dramas
''ER''
Original name: ER

Origin: United States

Date started: September 19, 1994

Date ended: April 2, 2009

Creator: Michael Crichton

First network to broadcast: NBC

Other franchise ties: Third Watch and Medical Investigation
''Grey's Anatomy''
Original name: Grey's Anatomy

Origin: United States

Date started: March 27, 2005

Creator: Shonda Rhimes

First network to broadcast: ABC

Related series: Private Practice, Station 19
''Hawaii Five-O">Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)">Hawaii Five-O''
Original name: Hawaii Five-O

Origin: United States

Date started: 1968

Date ended: present

Creator: Leonard Freeman

First network to broadcast: CBS

Second generation related series: Hawaii Five-0

Second generation other franchise ties: , MacGyver, Magnum P.I.
''L.A. Law''
Original name: L.A. Law

Origin: United States

Date started: 1986

Creator:

First network to broadcast: NBC

Other franchise ties: Civil Wars and
''Law & Order">Law & Order (franchise)">Law & Order''
Original name: Law & Order

Origin: United States

Date started: September 13, 1990

Date ended: May 24, 2010

Creator: Dick Wolf

First network to broadcast: NBC

Other franchise ties: The X-Files, Chicago

First country to adapt: France

Related series: ', ', ', ', ', Law & Order, Crime & Punishment, Conviction, '
''Matlock">Matlock (TV series)">Matlock''
Original name: Matlock

Origin: United States

Date started: September 23, 1986

Date ended: April 26, 2002

Creator: Dean Hargrove, Joel Steiger, Joyce Burditt

First network to broadcast: NBC

Related series: Jake and the Fatman and
''Medical Investigation''
Original name: Medical Investigation

Origin: United States

Date started: September 9, 2004

Date ended: March 25, 2005

Creator: Jason Horwitch

First network to broadcast: NBC

Other franchise ties: Third Watch
''NCIS">NCIS (franchise)">NCIS''
Original name: JAG

Origin: United States

Date started: September 23, 1995

Creator: Donald P. Bellisario

First network to broadcast: NBC

Related series: First Monday, NCIS, , Hawaii Five-0, MacGyver, and Scorpion
''NYPD Blue''
Original name: NYPD Blue

Origin: United States

Date started: September 21, 1993

Date ended: March 1, 2005

Creator: Steven Bochco, David Milch

First network to broadcast: ABC

Related series: Public Morals
''Once Upon a Time''
Original name: Once Upon a Time

Origin: United States

Date started: 2011

Date ended: 2018

Creator: Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz

First network to broadcast: ABC, although CTV in Canada aired it an hour before the US telecast during its first three seasons, which would make them the first international network to air the series

Related series: Once Upon a Time in Wonderland

Other franchise ties: Lost and Disney-related franchises
''The Practice''
Original name: The Practice

Origin: United States

Date started: March 4, 1997

Date ended: December 8, 2008

Creator: David E. Kelley

First network to broadcast: ABC

Related series: Boston Legal and Boston Public

Other franchise ties: Ally McBeal
''Sons of Anarchy''
Original name: Sons of Anarchy

Origin: United States

Date started: September 3, 2008

Creator: Kurt Sutter

First network to broadcast: FX

Related series: Mayans M.C.
''[Star Trek]''
Original name:

Origin: United States

Date started: 1966 ; 1979

Date ended: ongoing ; ongoing

Creator: Gene Roddenberry

First network to broadcast: NBC

Related series: , , , , , , , , plus a film series
''Stargate: SG-1''
Original name: Stargate SG-1

Origin: United States

Date started: 1997

Date ended: 2007

Creator: Brad Wright & Jonathan Glassner

First network to broadcast: Showtime

Related series: Stargate Infinity, Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe
''Walker, Texas Ranger''
Original name: Walker, Texas Ranger

Origin: United States

Date started: April 21, 1993

Creator: Christopher Canaan, Albert S. Ruddy, Leslie Greif, Paul Haggis, Aaron Norris, Chuck Norris

First network to broadcast: CBS

Related series: Sons of Thunder, Martial Law, Early Edition
''The Walking Dead''
Original name: The Walking Dead

Origin: United States

Date started: October 31, 2010

Creator: Frank Darabont

First network to broadcast: AMC

Related series: Talking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead,
''The X-Files">The X-Files franchise">The X-Files''
Original name: The X-Files

Origin: United States

Date started: September 10, 1993

Creator: Chris Carter

First network to broadcast: Fox

Related series: The Lone Gunmen, Millennium

Other franchise ties: Law & Order
Anime
A number of Anime TV shows have been both long running, and produced various individual titles existing in the same universe, as part of the franchise
''[Gundam]''
Original name: Mobile Suit Gundam

Origin: Japan

Date started: April 7, 1979

Creator: Hajime Yatate

Related series: Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, Mobile Suit SD Gundam, Mobile Suit Victory Gundam, Mobile Fighter G Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, After War Gundam X, Turn A Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Superior Defender Gundam Force, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors, Mobile Suit Gundam AGE, Gundam Reconguista in G, Gundam Build Fighters Try, , Gundam Build Divers,
Children's television
''Barney">Barney & Friends">Barney''
Original name: Barney & Friends

Origin: United States

Date started: 1988, 1992

Creators: Sheryl Leach and Kathy Parker

First network to broadcast: Public Broadcasting Service

First country to adapt: Israel

Region/country Local name Network Date premiered Notes
Barney & Friends PBS April 6, 1992
החברים של ברני
Hachaverim Shel Barney Channel 2, Hop! Channel September 1, 1997
바니와 친구들
Baniwa Chingudeul Korean Broadcasting System June 4, 2001 Title also used for later Korean dub of the US series
Barney Va cac ban Ho Chi Minh city Television 12/2003 - 2005 Title also used for later Vietnam dub of the US series
''[Bozo the Clown]''
Original name: Bozo's Circus

Origin: United States

Date started: 1946, 1949

Date ended: early 1970s, 2001

Creator: Alan W. Livingston

First station to broadcast: KTTV/Los Angeles, California
''Hi-5">Hi-5 (Australian TV series)">Hi-5''
Original name: Hi-5

Origin: Australia

Date started: 1999

Creators: Helena Harris and Posie Graeme-Evans

First network to broadcast: Nine Network

First country to adapt: United States
''[Romper Room]''
Original name: Romper Room

Origin: United States

Date started: 1953

Date ended: 1981 ; 1994

Creator: Nancy Claster

First station to broadcast: WBAL-TV/Baltimore, Maryland

First country to adapt: Canada
''[Sesame Street]''
Original name: Sesame Street

Origin: United States

Date started: 1969

Creators: Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett

First network to broadcast: National Educational Television

First country to adapt: Brazil
Region/country Local name Network Language Date premiered Notes
' Open Sesame Nick Jr. English
' Vila Sésamo Tv Cultura
TV Rá-Tim-Bum Portuguese 1972
' Bonjour Sésame French 1974
' 5, Rue Sésame French 1976
' רחוב סומסום Israeli Educational Television
Hop! Channel Hebrew 1983
' セサミストリート NHK Japanese 1971
' افتح يا سمسم Arabic 1979
2013
' Plaza Sésamo Televisa
Spanish 1972
' Sesamstraat Dutch
Flemish 1976
' Batibot RPN
PTV
ABS-CBN
GMA Network Tagalog
English 1984 First fully bilingual version
' Batibot TV5 Tagalog
English 2010
' Takalani Sesame SABC Venda 2000, 2007
' Barrio Sésamo TVE Spanish 1979
' Svenska Sesam TV2 Swedish 1981
' Susam Sokağı TRT Turkish 1980's
' Sesame Street NET
PBS
HBO English November 10, 1969 Original Version
' Sesame Amigos Univision Spanish August 1, 2015
'
Sesamstraße NDR
Das Erste
KiKa German 1973
Talk shows
''AM''
Original name: Ralph Story's AM

Origin: United States

Date started: 1971

Creator: Ralph Story

First network to broadcast: KABC-TV

Related series: AM America, AM Los Angeles/Live with Regis and Kathie Lee/Live! with Kelly, AM Chicago/The Oprah Winfrey Show, AM Buffalo, Morning Exchange

Second-generation related series: Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, The Gayle King Show, The Nate Berkus Show, Good Morning America

Third-generation related series: The Doctors
Note: Canada AM is unrelated to this franchise and predates it.
''[The [Jerry Springer Show]]''
Original name: The Jerry Springer Show

Origin: United States

Date started: 1991

Creator: Jerry Springer

First station to broadcast: WLWT/Cincinnati, Ohio

First country to adapt: United Kingdom

Related series : The Jeremy Kyle Show

Related series : The Steve Wilkos Show, Judge Jerry

Second-generation related series : The Jeremy Kyle Show
Region/country Local name Network Language Date premiered Notes
Face to Face,
Face the People TV5 Filipino,
English March 22, 2010 - October 11, 2013
October 14, 2013 – November 21, 2014 First fully bilingual version
The Jeremy Kyle Show,
The Steve Wilkos Show ITV Studios

Stamford Media Center Productions,
Richard Dominick Productions English July 4, 2005 – present,
September 10, 2007 – present
''[The [Maury Povich Show]]''
Original name: The Maury Povich Show

Origin: United States

Date started: 1990

Date ended: 1998

Creator: Maury Povich

First station to broadcast: US syndication

Related series: The Montel Williams Show, Maury

Second-generation related series: Trisha

Franchise ties: Sally Jessy Raphaël / Sally, The Jerry Springer Show, The Steve Wilkos Show
''Ricki Lake">Ricki Lake (TV series)">Ricki Lake''
Original name: Ricki Lake

Origin: United States

Date started: 1993

Date ended: 2004

Creator: Garth Ancier, Gail Steinberg, Ricki Lake

First station to broadcast: US syndication

Related series: Jane, Tempestt, Carnie!, Life & Style

Second-generation related series: The Ricki Lake Show
''[The [Rosie O'Donnell Show]]''
Original name: The Rosie O'Donnell Show

Origin: United States

Date started: 1996

Date ended: 2002

Creator: Rosie O'Donnell

First station to broadcast: US syndication

Related series: The Caroline Rhea Show, The Bonnie Hunt Show

Second-generation related series: The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Second-generation spin-off related series: Bethenny

Third-generation related series: The Rosie Show

Other franchise ties: The Oprah Winfrey Show, Real Housewives, Carnie!
Newscasts
''[60 Minutes]''
Original name: 60 Minutes

Origin: United States

Date started: 1968

Creator: Don Hewitt

First network to broadcast: CBS

First country to adapt: Australia 60 Minutes
Adaptations include 60 Minutes and versions in Germany, Mexico, Peru and Portugal. The series has also been franchised in re-versioned cable episodes in the U.S. and even on CBS itself.
''[Action News]''
Original name: Rock 'n' Roll Radio News

Origin: United States

Date started: under current name: 1972; original format: 1958

Creators: Irv Weinstein, Mel Kampmann

First station to broadcast: WKBW-AM

First country to adapt: Australia
''[Eyewitness News]''
Original name: Eyewitness News

Origin: United States

Date started: 1970

Creator: Al Primo

First station to broadcast: WABC-TV

First country to adapt: Australia
''[Meet the Press]''
Original name: American Mercury Presents Meet the Press

Origin: United States

Date started: 1945

Creators: Martha Rountree and Lawrence E. Spivak

First network to broadcast: Mutual

First country to adapt: Australia
''[News Central]''
Origin: United States

Date started: 2003

Date ended: 2006

Creator: Sinclair Broadcast Group

First station to broadcast : WBFF

Related series: The Point, Washington Newsroom, Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson
''NewsCenter">NewsCenter (disambiguation)">NewsCenter'' / ''NotiCentro''
Original name: NotiCentro, The Sixth/Eleventh Hour

Origin: Puerto Rico

Date started: 1967, 1974

First station to broadcast: WAPA-TV

First country to adapt: United States

Related series: NewsChannel, News 4 New York, Channel # News
The name was also used in Canada, Brazil, Australia, Italy and Japan.
''[SportsCenter]''
Original name: SportsCenter

Origin: United States

Date started: 1979

Creator: John A. Walsh

First station to broadcast: ESPN
Adaptations include SportsCenter Asia and Canada's SportsCentre.
Variety shows
''[All That]''
Original name: All That

Origin: United States

Date started: 1994

Creator: Dan Schneider, Mike Tollin, and Brian Robbins

First network to broadcast: Nickelodeon

Spin-off series: Action League Now, The Amanda Show, Keenan and Kel, The Nick Cannon Show

Related series: Sonny With a Chance, So Random
''[Eat Bulaga!]''
Original name: Eat Bulaga!

Origin: Philippines

Date started: July 30, 1979

Creator: TAPE Inc.

First network to broadcast: RPN

First country to adapt: Indonesia as The New Eat Bulaga! Indonesia

Related series: The Ryzza Mae Show
''[Hee Haw]''
Original name: Hee Haw

Origin: United States

Date started: June 15, 1969

Creators: Frank Peppiatt and John Aylesworth

First network to broadcast: CBS

Related series: Hee Haw Honeys, Hee Haw Silver

Other franchise ties: The Jimmy Dean Show, The Sonny & Cher Show
''It's Showtime">It's Showtime (variety show)">It's Showtime''
Original name: Showtime

Origin: Philippines

Date started: October 24, 2009

Creator: ABS-CBN

First network to broadcast: ABS-CBN
First country to adapt: Indonesia as It's Showtime Indonesia on MNCTV
''[Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In]''
Original name: Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Origin: United States

Date started: January 22, 1968

Date ended: March 12, 1973

Creator: Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, and George Schlatter

First network to broadcast: NBC

First country to adapt: Philippines as Super Laff-In

Related series: Turn-On

Spin-off series: Letters to Laugh-In, Baggy Pants and the Nitwits
''2 Days & 1 Night!">2 Days & 1 Night">2 Days & 1 Night!''
Original name: 1박 2일
Origin: South Korea

Date started: August 5, 2007

Creator: Korean Broadcasting System

First network to broadcast: KBS2

First country to adapt: China as 2天1夜
''[You Can't Do That On Television]''
Original name: You Can't Do That On Television

Origin: Canada

Date started: 1979

Date ended: 1990

Creators: Roger Price and Geoffrey Darby

First network to broadcast: CTV

First country to adapt: United States, as Don't Look Now

Spin-off series: Turkey Television, UFO Kidnapped, Whatever Turns You On

Related series: All That, The Amanda Show

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Region/country	Local name	Network	Dates aired	Starring
	Till Death Us Do Part	BBC One	1965–1968, 1970, 1972–1975	Warren Mitchell as Alf Garnett
	Till Death...	ITV	1981	Warren Mitchell as Alf Garnett
	In Sickness and in Health	BBC One	1985–1992	Warren Mitchell as Alf Garnett
	All in the Family	CBS	1971–1979	Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker
	Archie Bunker's Place	CBS	1979–1983	Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker
	Ein Herz und eine Seele	WDR, ARD	1973–1976	Heinz Schubert as Alfred Tetzlaff
	In voor en tegenspoed''	VARA	1991–1997	Rijk de Gooyer as Fred Schuit

List of television show franchises

Reality shows

Game shows

Sitcoms

''All in the Family'' /'' Till Death Us Do Part''

''The Beverly Hillbillies''

''[Bewitched]''

''The Brady Bunch''

''Cheers''

''The Cosby Show''

''Diff’rent Strokes''

''Easy Aces''

''[Free Agents]''

''[The Golden Girls]''

''[Happy Days]''

''Kath & Kim">Kath & Kim (Australian TV series)">Kath & Kim''

''The Nanny">The Nanny (TV series)">The Nanny''

''[Married... with Children]''

''[Modern Family]''

''Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd''

''Sit Down, Shut Up">Sit Down, Shut Up (Australian TV series)">Sit Down, Shut Up''

''[Steptoe and Son]'' / ''[Sanford and Son]''

''White Van Man">White Van Man (TV series)">White Van Man''

Soap operas and telenovelas

''All My Children''

''As the World Turns''

''[Betty La Fea]''

''Ellas son...la Alegría del Hogar''

''La indomable''

''[Juana la virgen]''

''[Mi Gorda Bella]''

''[My Lovely Sam Soon]''

''Two Wives">Two Wives (2009 TV series)">Two Wives''

Primetime dramas

''24''

''9-1-1''

''[Arrowverse]''

''Babylon 5''

''Battlestar Galactica''

''Breaking Bad''

''Chicago">Chicago (franchise)">Chicago''

''Criminal Minds">Criminal Minds (franchise)">Criminal Minds''

''CSI">CSI (franchise)">CSI''

''Dallas''

''Doctor Who''

''ER''

''Grey's Anatomy''

''Hawaii Five-O">Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)">Hawaii Five-O''

''L.A. Law''

''Law & Order">Law & Order (franchise)">Law & Order''

''Matlock">Matlock (TV series)">Matlock''

''Medical Investigation''

''NCIS">NCIS (franchise)">NCIS''

''NYPD Blue''

''Once Upon a Time''

''The Practice''

''Sons of Anarchy''

''[Star Trek]''

''Stargate: SG-1''

''Walker, Texas Ranger''

''The Walking Dead''

''The X-Files">The X-Files franchise">The X-Files''

Anime

''[Gundam]''

Children's television

''Barney">Barney & Friends">Barney''

''[Bozo the Clown]''

''Hi-5">Hi-5 (Australian TV series)">Hi-5''

''[Romper Room]''

''[Sesame Street]''

Talk shows

''AM''

''[The [Jerry Springer Show]]''

''[The [Maury Povich Show]]''

''Ricki Lake">Ricki Lake (TV series)">Ricki Lake''

''[The [Rosie O'Donnell Show]]''

Newscasts

''[60 Minutes]''

''[Action News]''

''[Eyewitness News]''