DreamWorks Television was an American

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distribution and

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based in Universal City,

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, that was a division of DreamWorks. It folded into

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in 2013.

History

DreamWorks Television was formed in December 1994 as DreamWorks Pictures agreed to a $200 million seven-year television 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 ''

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''on ABC.

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bought Capital Cities/ABC in February 1996. In 1997, DreamWorks Television had a falling-out with

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over the development of various TV shows. The dispute was eventually settled, and went to being a development slater for NBC in 1998. In 1998, DreamWorks has struck a deal with Paramount Domestic Television to syndicate ''

'' for off-net syndication. In 2002, the company's joint venture agreement with ABC ended. This agreement was replaced by a development agreement with

with a first look clause, financing for series pickups by the network while taking a financial stake in the show. DreamWorks Television could 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

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with the exception of the programs '' Line of Fire'', '' Carpoolers'' and '' Oliver Beene'' (distributed by Disney–ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution), ''

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'' (distributed in North America by

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and internationally by MGM Worldwide Television Distribution), ''

Father of the Pride ''Father of the Pride'' is a 2004–2005 American adult animated sitcom created by Jeffrey Katzenberg for DreamWorks Animation that was part of a short-lived trend of CGI series in prime-time network television (after '' Game Over''). The ser ...

'' (distributed by NBCUniversal Television Distribution), '' Off Centre'' (distributed by

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), '' Band of Brothers'' (distributed by

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), ''

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'' (distributed by

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), and '' Rescue Me'' (distributed by

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); Paramount also co-distributes the following DWTV programs including '' The Job'' (with Disney–ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution), ''

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'' (with NBCUniversal Television Distribution in North America and MGM Worldwide Television Distribution outside North America) and '' Alienators: Evolution Continues'' (North American joint distribution with

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; international joint distribution to the series has been held by Sony Pictures Television and WildBrain). In 2011,

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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: * ''The Secret World of "

Antz ''Antz'' is a 1998 American computer-animated adventure comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation (in its debut film) and Pacific Data Images and released by DreamWorks Pictures. It was directed by Eric Darnell and Tim Johnson (in their fe ...

"'' (1998) * ''When You Believe: Music From "

The Prince of Egypt ''The Prince of Egypt'' is a 1998 American animated musical drama film produced by DreamWorks Animation and released by DreamWorks Pictures. The first feature film from DreamWorks to be traditionally animated, it is an adaptation of the B ...

"'' (1998) * ''

Galaxy Quest ''Galaxy Quest'' is a 1999 American science fiction comedy film directed by Dean Parisot and written by David Howard and Robert Gordon. A parody of and homage to science-fiction films and series, especially ''Star Trek'' and its fandom, the f ...

: 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) * ''

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: A Life in Film'' (2002)

TV series produced by DreamWorks Animation

These are TV series produced by

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(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

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in 2016) and thus animated shows after 2004 do not apply here. * ''

Invasion America ''Invasion America'' is a 1998 American animated science fiction series that aired in the prime time lineup on The WB. Produced by DreamWorks Television Animation (then part of DreamWorks proper, now owned by Universal Studios), the series was ...

'' (1998) * ''

Toonsylvania ''Toonsylvania'' is an American animated television series, which ran for two seasons in 1998 on the Fox Kids Network block (usually placed in a block called "The No Yell Motel" that contained other scary kids' shows such as ''Goosebumps'' and '' ...

'' (1998–2000) * '' Alienators: Evolution Continues'' (2001–2002) * ''

'' (2004–2005)

References

External links

DreamWorks Studios website
{{DreamWorks Animation Television

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Defunct film and television production companies of the United States Television production companies of the United States Entertainment companies based in California Companies based in Los Angeles County, California Universal City, California American companies established in 1996 Mass media companies established in 1996 Mass media companies disestablished in 2013 1996 establishments in California 2013 disestablishments in California Defunct companies based in Greater Los Angeles Steven Spielberg Jeffrey Katzenberg David Geffen