NBC Universal Television Distribution

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NBC Universal Television Distribution is a TV distribution arm of NBC Universal Television in the United States, and is a subsidiary of General Electric. Previously known as NBC Enterprises, MCA TV, Avco Embassy Television, Multimedia Entertainment, PolyGram Television, USA Cable Entertainment, and Universal Domestic Television. The company currently distributes series produced by NBC (after 1973), Universal Television, Multimedia Entertainment, Studios USA, Revue Studios, PolyGram Television, its own series, and the film libraries of Universal Pictures, most pre-1950 Paramount Pictures theatrical sound features, all 1996-99 PolyGram Filmed Entertainment films plus some from before 1996, USA Films, and Focus Features, among others. The name was changed to reflect the NBC Universal brand in 2004. NBCUTD can be considered the third syndcation arm of NBC, with NBC Enterprises being the second and NBC Films (now part of CBS Paramount Television) as the first.

[edit] Shows produced and/or distributed by NBC Universal Television Distribution and its predecessors

NOTE: This is only a partial list. Not all these shows were originally produced by this unit, but unless otherwise noted, they are now under the control of NBC Universal, through a series of mergers and acquisitions.

• A-Team (1982-1987, co-produced with Stephen J. Cannell Productions)
• Access Hollywood (1996-present)
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955-1962 and 1985-1989)
• Amen (1986-1991, produced by Carson Productions distributed by MCA TV)
• American Dreams (2002-2005)
• Battlestar Galatica (1978-1981 & 2003-present)
• Blind Date (1999-present)
• Bonanza (1959-1973; ownership of the show was later acquired by Republic Pictures, and by current distributor CBS Paramount Television)
• Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979-1981)
• Charles in Charge (1984-1985 & 1986-1990)
• The Chris Matthews Show (2002-present)
• Coach (1989-1997)
• Columbo (1971-79, and then sporadically from 1989 to 2003)
• Deal or No Deal (2005-present, produced by Endemol USA) (distribution only)
• Donahue (1967-1995, produced by Multimedia Entertainment)
• Fear Factor (2001-2006, produced by Endemol USA) (distribution only)
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-1996, distributed by Warner Bros. Television)
• The George Michael Sports Machine (1984-present, acquired from ITC Entertainment and King World)
• Gimme a Break! (1981-1987, produced by Reeves Entertainment, US distribution only)
• Heroes (TV series)
• Home Delivery (2004-2005)
• The Jerry Springer Show (1991-present)
• Kate & Allie (1984-1989, produced by Reeves Entertainment, US distribution only)
• Knight Rider (1982-1986)
• Kojak (1973-1978)
• Las Vegas (2003-present, may become co-distributed with CBS Paramount Television after Viacom acquired co-producer DreamWorks)
• Law & Order (1990-present)
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001-present)
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999-present)
• Leave It To Beaver (1957-1963, produced by Revue Studios)
• Little House on the Prairie (1974-1982, NBC Universal owns the underlying rights, but CBS Paramount Television is responsible for syndication)
• Magnum, P.I. (1980-1988)
• Maury (1991-present, acquired from Viacom and Paramount Television in 1998)
• Miami Vice (1984-1989)
• Monk (2002-present)
• The Munsters (1964-1966)
• Murder, She Wrote (1984-1996)
• New York Undercover (1994-1998)
• Northern Exposure (1990-1995)
• Quantum Leap (1989-1993)
• Punky Brewster (1984-1988, produced by NBC Productions for the first two seasons, while the first-run syndicated episodes were produced by Columbia Pictures Television due to fin-syn laws then in place; all episodes are distributed in the US by Sony Pictures Television and outside the US by NBC Universal; distributed by Shout! Factory on DVD)
• The Rockford Files (1974-1980)
• Sally Jessy Raphaël (1982-2002, produced by Multimedia Entertainment during the first 15 years, before Multimedia was acquired by Universal Television)
• Saved By The Bell (1989-1993, produced by NBC Productions; formerly distributed by Paramount Domestic Television [through its acquisition of Rysher] until NBC Enterprises reacquired distribution rights, Lions Gate handles DVD releases)
• Simon and Simon (1981-1988)
• The Wall Street Journal Report (1997-present)
• Will & Grace (1998-2006, distributed by Warner Bros. Television [for television release] and Lions Gate Home Entertainment [for home video])
• Your Total Health (2004-present)

[edit] External links

• NBC Universal Television
• Syndicated Network Television Association-NBC Universal Television Distribution
• NBC Universal Television Distribution client site