DreamWorks Television

DreamWorks Television was a television distribution and production company that was a division of DreamWorks. It folded into Amblin Television in 2013.[1]

For the television series, see DreamWorksTV. For the YouTube channel formerly owned by DreamWorks Animation, see AwesomenessTV.

DreamWorks Television

Former type	Division
Industry	Television production Television syndication
Fate	Folded into Amblin Television
Successor	Amblin Television DreamWorks Animation Television
Founded	1994
Defunct	2013
Headquarters	Universal City, California , United States
Owner	DreamWorks Pictures

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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] DreamWorks Television's first success was Spin City on ABC.[3] The Walt Disney Company bought Capital Cities/ABC in February 1996.[5]

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.[3]

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 (distributed by Disney–ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution), Las Vegas (distributed in North America by NBCUniversal Television Distribution and internationally by MGM Worldwide Television Distribution), Father of the Pride (distributed by NBCUniversal Television Distribution), Off Centre (distributed by Warner Bros. Television), Band of Brothers (distributed by HBO Enterprises), Miracle Workers (distributed by Entertainment One), and Rescue Me (distributed by Sony Pictures Television); Paramount also co-distributes the following DWTV programs including The Job (with Disney-ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution), Boomtown (with NBCUniversal Television Distribution in North America and MGM Worldwide Television Distribution outside North America) and Alienators: Evolution Continues (North American joint distribution with DHX Media; international joint distribution to the series has been held by Sony Pictures Television and DHX Media). In 2011, Netflix made a streaming deal with DreamWorks gaining the rights for streaming its movies, TV shows and TV shows specials.[6]

TV series produced by DreamWorks Television

1990s

Title	Years	Network	Notes
Champs	1996	ABC
High Incident	1996–1998	ABC
Majority Rules[7]	1996–1997	NBC
Spin City	1996–2002	ABC	with Ubu Productions and Lottery Hill Entertainment
Ink	1996–1997	CBS
Arsenio	1997	ABC
Toonsylvania	1998	FOX	produced by DreamWorks Television Animation
Invasion America	1998	The WB	produced by DreamWorks Television Animation
Anna Says	1999
It's Like, You Know...	1999–2000	ABC
Freaks and Geeks	1999–2000	NBC	with Apatow Productions

2000s

Title	Years	Network	Notes
The Others	2000	NBC	with NBC Studios and Delusional Films
Battery Park	2000	NBC	with Ubu Productions
The Job	2001–2002	ABC	co-production with The Cloudland Company, Apostle and Touchstone Television
Band of Brothers	2001	HBO	miniseries; co-production with Playtone
Alienators: Evolution Continues	2001–2002	Fox Kids	produced by DreamWorks Television Animation in North America and Columbia TriStar Television outside North America with DIC Entertainment and The Montecito Picture Company
Undeclared	2001–2002	FOX	co-production with Apatow Productions
Off Centre	2001–2002	The WB	with Weitz, Weitz & Zuker and Warner Bros. Television
Boomtown	2002–2003	NBC	with Nemo Films and NBC Studios
Taken	2002	Syfy	miniseries
Oliver Beene	2003–2004	FOX	with Steven Levitan Productions, ge.wirtz Films and Twentieth Century Fox Television
Las Vegas	2003–2008	NBC	with Gary Scott Thompson Productions and NBC Studios, later NBC Universal Television Studio and later Universal Media Studios
Line of Fire	2003–2004	ABC	with Battle Plan Productions, Steven Bochco Productions and Touchstone Television
Rescue Me	2004–2011	FX	with The Cloudland Company, Apostle and Sony Pictures Television
Father of the Pride	2004–2005	NBC	produced by DreamWorks Television Animation
The Contender	2005–2008	NBC/ESPN/Versus	with Mark Burnett Productions and ESPN Original Entertainment (seasons 2–3; 2006–07)
Into the West	2005	TNT	miniseries
Miracle Workers	2006	ABC
Dog Bites Man	2006	Comedy Central
On the Lot	2007	FOX	in association with Amblin Entertainment and Mark Burnett Productions
Carpoolers	2007–2008	ABC	with T.R.O.R.T., 3 Arts Entertainment and ABC Studios
United States of Tara	2009–2011	Showtime	with Showtime Networks
Wedding Day[8]	2009	TNT

2010s

Title	Years	Network	Notes
The Pacific	2010	HBO	miniseries; with Playtone
Falling Skies	2011–2015	TNT	Season 1–3 produced by DreamWorks Television; Seasons 4–5 produced by Amblin Television
Smash	2012–2013	NBC	with Universal Television and Madwoman in the Attic, Inc.
The Americans[9]	2013	FX	pilot; with Fox Television Studios and FX Productions

TV specials produced by DreamWorks Television

TV specials produced by DreamWorks Television:

• The Secret World of "Antz" (1998)
• When You Believe: Music From "The Prince of Egypt" (1998)
• Galaxy Quest: 20th Anniversary: The Journey Continues (1999)
• The Hatching of "Chicken Run" (2000)
• Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport (2000)
• We Stand Alone Together (2001)
• What Lies Beneath: Constructing the Perfect Thriller (2001)
• Woody Allen: A Life in Film (2002)

TV series produced by DreamWorks Animation

These are TV series produced by DreamWorks Animation (DWA) that were distributed by DWTV around the world. In 2004, the animation division of DreamWorks was spun off as a separate company (and now bought by NBCUniversal in 2016) and thus animated shows after 2004 do not apply here.

• Invasion America (1998)
• Toonsylvania (1998–2000)
• Alienators: Evolution Continues (2001–2002)
• Father of the Pride (2004–2005)

References

1. Fabrikant, Geraldine (1997-01-20). "Despite a Sluggish Beginning, Dreamworks Is Viewed as a Potential Hollywood Power". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
2. McClellan, Steve. (December 5, 1994). "ABC makes high-profile production leap." Broadcasting & Cable. 1994. HighBeam Research. Accessed on December 27, 2013.
3. Kunz, William M. (2007). "2". Culture Conglomerates: Consolidation in the Motion Picture and Television Industries. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 49, 50. ISBN 9780742540668. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
4. Hofmeister, Sallie (June 20, 1995). "Company Town : Fox Executive Dan McDermott Named to Head DreamWorks SKG Television". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
5. Fabrikant, Geraldine. THE MEDIA BUSINESS;Disney and ABC Shareholders Solidly Approve Merger Deal January 05, 1996. The New York Times. Accessed July 8, 2013.
6. Barnes, Brooks; Stelter, Brian (September 25, 2011). "Netflix Secures Streaming Deal With DreamWorks". The New York Times. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
7. McBride, Joseph (January 4, 2011). Steven Spielberg, A Biography (2nd ed.). p. 605. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
8. Lowry, Brian (June 15, 2009). "Wedding Day". Variety. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
9. Molloy, Tim (December 16, 2011). "FX Orders Cold War Pilot 'The Americans'". The Wrap. Retrieved May 26, 2014. DreamWorks Television is also credited as an executive producer on the pilot, which is being produced by Fox Television Studios and FX Productions.

External links

• DreamWorks Studios website
• DreamWorks Television on IMDb