List of television series produced by Paramount Television
This is a list of television show series produced by Paramount Television, once the television division of U.S. film studio Paramount Pictures, and by related firms like Desilu Productions, which Paramount acquired.
Following Viacom's split into (new) Viacom and CBS Corporation, these shows, except for Here's Lucy and The Brady Bunch Hour, are now owned by CBS Corporation's CBS Television Studios (via CBS Studios, Inc.).
1960s
Title | Network | Original running | Notes |
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The Lucy Show | CBS | 1962-1968 | 1962-1967 produced by Desilu |
Mission: Impossible | CBS | 1966-1973 | 1966-1967 produced by Desilu |
Star Trek | NBC | 1966-1969 | 1966-1967 produced by Desilu |
Mannix | CBS | 1967-1975 | 1967 produced by Desilu |
Here's Lucy | CBS | 1968-1974 | Co-production of Season 1 only; series was produced by Lucille Ball Productions. No longer owns rights. |
The Brady Bunch | ABC | 1969-1974 | |
Love American Style | ABC | 1969-1974 |
1970s
Title | Network | Original running | Notes |
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The Young Lawyers | ABC | 1970-1971 | |
Barefoot in the Park | ABC | 1970 | Based on the 1967 film by Paramount Pictures |
The Immortal | ABC | 1970-1971 | |
The Odd Couple | ABC | 1970-1975 | Based on the 1968 film by Paramount Pictures |
Longstreet | ABC | 1971-1972 | |
The Sandy Duncan Show | CBS | 1971-1972 | |
Me and the Chimp | CBS | 1972 | |
The Brady Kids | ABC | 1972-1973 | Co-production with Filmation Associates |
Catch-22 | ABC | 1973 | Based on the 1970 film by Paramount Pictures |
The Magician | NBC | 1973-1974 | |
Star Trek | NBC | 1973-1974 | Co-production with Filmation Associates |
Happy Days | ABC | 1974-1984 | |
Petrocelli | NBC | 1974-1976 | based on the 1970 film by Paramount Pictures |
Paper Moon | ABC | 1974-1975 | based on the 1973 film by Paramount Pictures |
Archer | NBC | 1975 | |
Kate McShane | CBS | 1975 | |
Barbary Coast | ABC | 1975-1976 | |
The Oddball Couple | ABC | 1975-1977 | co-production with DePatie-Freleng Enterprises |
When Things Were Rotten | ABC | 1975 | |
The Lost Islands | Network Ten | 1976 | co-production with Network 10 |
Laverne & Shirley | ABC | 1976-1983 | |
Serpico | NBC | 1976-1977 | based on the 1973 film by Paramount Pictures |
The Brady Bunch Hour | ABC | 1976-1977 | rights now owned by and co-production with Sid & Marty Krofft Productions |
Busting Loose | CBS | 1977 | |
Blansky's Beauties | ABC | 1977 | |
Mulligan's Stew | NBC | 1977 | |
Dog and Cat | ABC | 1977 | |
Future Cop | ABC | 1977 | |
Szysznyk | CBS | 1977-1978 | |
Three's Company | ABC | 1977-1984 | |
Grandpa Goes to Washington | NBC | 1978-1979 | |
Taxi | ABC, NBC | 1978-1983 | co-production with John Charles Walters Productions |
Mork & Mindy | ABC | 1978-1982 | |
The Ted Knight Show | CBS | 1978 | |
Who's Watching the Kids | NBC | 1978 | |
Makin It | ABC | 1979 | |
Working Stiffs | CBS | 1979 | |
Struck by Lightning | CBS | 1979 | |
Out of the Blue | ABC | 1979 | |
Brothers and Sisters | NBC | 1979 | |
Make Me Laugh | Syndication | 1979-1980 | |
The Associates | ABC | 1979-1980 | co-production with John Charles Walters Productions |
Angie | ABC | 1979-1980 | |
The Bad News Bears | CBS | 1979-1980 | Based on the 1976 film by Paramount Pictures |
1980s
Title | Network | Original running | Notes |
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Solid Gold | Syndication | 1980-1988 | |
Goodtime Girls | ABC | 1980 | |
Here's Boomer | NBC | 1980-1982 | Co-production with Daniel Wilson Productions |
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang | ABC | 1980-1982 | Co-production with Hanna-Barbera |
Bosom Buddies | ABC | 1980-1982 | |
The Brady Brides | NBC | 1981 | Co-production with Redwood Productions |
Nero Wolfe | NBC | 1981 | |
Foul Play | ABC | 1981 | Based on the 1978 film by Paramount Pictures |
Best of the West | ABC | 1981-1982 | |
Entertainment Tonight | Syndication | 1981-present | Produced from 1981-2006 |
Police Squad! | ABC | 1982 | Later adapted into The Naked Gun film franchise. |
Making the Grade | CBS | 1982 | Co-production with UBU Productions |
Madame's Place | Syndication | 1982-1983 | |
Joanie Loves Chachi | ABC | 1982-1983 | |
The Powers of Matthew Star | NBC | 1982-1983 | Co-production with Daniel Wilson Productions |
The New Odd Couple | ABC | 1982-1983 | |
Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour | ABC | 1982-1983 | Co-production with Hanna-Barbera and Ruby-Spears Productions |
Family Ties | NBC | 1982-1989 | Co-production with UBU Productions |
Cheers | NBC | 1982-1993 | |
Webster | ABC, Syndication | 1983-1989 | |
Ryan's Four | ABC | 1983 | |
Mr. Smith | NBC | 1983 | |
The Renegades | ABC | 1983 | |
Brothers | Showtime | 1984-1989 | Co-production with Gary Nardino Productions |
Call to Glory | ABC | 1984-1985 | |
Anything for Money | Syndication | 1984-1985 | |
Hometown | CBS | 1985 | |
America | Syndication | 1985-1986 | |
MacGyver | ABC | 1985-1992 | |
All is Forgiven | NBC | 1986 | |
Gung Ho | ABC | 1986 | Based on the 1986 movie by Paramount Pictures |
Mr. Sunshine | ABC | 1986 | |
The Cavanaughs | CBS | 1986-1989 | |
The Tortellis | NBC | 1987 | Co-production with Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions |
Duet | Fox | 1987-1989 | Co-production with UBU Productions |
Marblehead Manor | Syndication | 1987-1988 | Co-production with Dames-Fraser Productions |
The Bronx Zoo | NBC | 1987-1988 | Co-production with UBU Productions |
Star Trek: The Next Generation | Syndication | 1987-1994 | An update of the 1966 TV series by Desilu Productions |
Friday the 13th: The Series | Syndication | 1987-1990 | |
Day by Day | NBC | 1988-1989 | Co-production with UBU Productions |
Wipeout | Syndication | 1988-1989 | Co-production with Dames-Fraser Productions |
Dear John | NBC | 1988-1992 | |
Mission: Impossible | ABC | 1988-1990 | |
War of the Worlds | Syndication | 1988-1990 | Based on the 1953 movie by Paramount Pictures |
Dolphin Cove | CBS | 1989 | |
The Arsenio Hall Show | Syndication | 1989-1994 | |
Hard Copy | Syndication | 1989-1999 | |
Open House | Fox | 1989-1990 | Co-production with UBU Productions |
1990s
Title | Network | Original running | Notes |
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The Bradys | CBS | 1990 | |
His & Hers | NBC | 1990 | Co-production with UBU Productions |
Down Home | NBC | 1990-1991 | |
Wings | NBC | 1990-1997 | Co-production with Grub Street Productions |
Ferris Bueller | NBC | 1990-1991 | Based on the 1986 movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off by Paramount Pictures |
American Dreamer | NBC | 1990-1991 | |
E.A.R.T.H. Force | CBS | 1990 | |
The Party Machine | Syndication | 1991 | Co-production with Peeples Productions and Arsenio Hall Communications |
Sons and Daughters | CBS | 1991 | |
Verdict | CBS | 1991 | |
Maury | Syndication | 1991–present | Paramount stopped distributing Maury in 1998; Studios USA assumed production afterward |
The Royal Family | CBS | 1991-1992 | Co-production with Eddie Murphy Productions |
Flesh 'n' Blood | NBC | 1991 | |
Brooklyn Bridge | CBS | 1991-1993 | Co-production with UBU Productions |
The Montel Williams Show | Syndication | 1991-2008 | Paramount succeeded Viacom as distributor following merger |
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | ABC | 1992-1996 | Based on the film Raiders of the Lost Ark and its sequels by Lucasfilm Ltd. and Paramount Pictures |
Sightings | Fox | 1992-1997 | |
Love at First Sight | Syndication | 1992 | |
Grapevine | CBS | 1992 | |
Flying Blind | Fox | 1992-1993 | Co-production with Sweetum Productions and Viacom Productions |
Bob | CBS | 1992-1993 | |
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Syndication | 1993-1999 | Based on the 1966 series and its spin off by Desilu and Paramount Television |
The Untouchables | Syndication | 1993-1994 | Based on the 1987 movie by Paramount Pictures |
Big Wave Dave's | CBS | 1993 | co-production with Levine & Isaacs Productions |
Frasier | NBC | 1993-2004 | co-production with Grub Street Productions an expansion of the 1982 TV series Cheers by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions and Paramount Television |
The Mommies | NBC | 1993-1995 | co-production with Speer-Grossman Productions |
The Jon Stewart Show | MTV | 1993-1995 | Paramount produced the series for syndication |
South of Sunset | CBS | 1993 | co-production with Stan Rogow Productions and Byrum Power & Light |
Itsy Bitsy Spider | USA Network | 1994-1996 | |
Viper | NBC, Syndication | 1994-1999 | |
Leeza | NBC, Syndication | 1994-2000 | |
The New Price is Right | Syndication | 1994-1995 | Co-production with Mark Goodson Productions |
Duckman | USA Network | 1994-1997 | Co-production with Klasky Csupo |
The Busy World of Richard Scarry | Showtime | 1994-1997 | Co-production with Cinar, France 3, BBC, Family Channel, Beta Film (Germany), and Telefilm Canada |
Sister, Sister | ABC, The WB | 1994-1999 | |
Star Trek: Voyager | UPN | 1995-2001 | Based on the 1966 series and its spin-off by Desilu and Paramount Television |
The Watcher | UPN | 1995 | |
Pig Sty | UPN | 1995 | |
Platypus Man | UPN | 1995 | Co-production with Fanaro-Nathan Productions |
The Marshal | ABC | 1995 | |
Marker | UPN | 1995 | |
Legend | UPN | 1995 | |
Almost Perfect | CBS | 1995-1996 | Co-production with Levine & Isaacs Productions |
The Pursuit of Happiness | NBC | 1995 | Co-production with Grub Street Productions |
JAG | NBC, CBS | 1995-2005 | co-production with Bellisarius Productions and NBC Productions for season 1 only |
The Home Court | NBC | 1995-1996 | |
Moesha | UPN | 1996-2001 | produced by Big Ticket Television, Regan Jon Productions (1996–1997), Saradipity Productions, Jump at the Sun Productions (1997–1999) formerly produced by Worldvision Enterprises from (1996-1999) |
Good Company | CBS | 1996 | |
Judge Judy | Syndication | 1996–present | Produced from 1999-2006 co-production with Big Ticket Television |
Clueless | ABC, UPN | 1996-1999 | Co-production with Cockamamie Productions |
The Sentinel | UPN | 1996-1999 | Co-production with Pet Fly Productions |
America's Dumbest Criminals | Syndication | 1996-2000 | Produced from 1999-2000 |
Real TV | Syndication | 1996-2001 | |
Nash Bridges | CBS | 1996-2001 | Produced from 1999-2001 co-production with The Don Johnson Company, Carlton Cuse Productions. Formerly by Rysher Entertainment from 1996-1999 |
7th Heaven | The WB, The CW | 1996-2007 | co-produced by Spelling Television |
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | ABC, The WB | 1996-2003 | Produced by Viacom Productions and Hartbreak Films, distributed in off-network syndication by Paramount |
Orleans | CBS | 1997 | |
Fired Up | NBC | 1997-1998 | Co-production with Grammnet Productions |
George & Leo | CBS | 1997-1998 | |
Hitz | UPN | 1997 | |
Jenny | NBC | 1997-1998 | Produced by MTV |
The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer | UPN | 1998 | Co-production with Fanaro-Nathan Productions |
Judge Joe Brown | Syndication | 1998-2013 | Produced from 1999-2006 |
LateLine | NBC | 1998-1999 | |
The Howie Mandel Show | Syndication | 1998-1999 | |
Maggie | Lifetime | 1998-1999 | Co-production with Atomic Television |
DiResta | UPN | 1998-1999 | |
Encore! Encore! | NBC | 1998-1999 | Co-production with Grub Street Productions |
Charmed | The WB | 1998-2006 | produced by Spelling Television, distributed in off-network syndication by Paramount |
Judge Mills Lane | Syndication | 1998-2001 | Produced from 1999-2001 |
Seven Days | UPN | 1998-2001 | |
Becker | CBS | 1998-2004 | |
Love & Money | CBS | 1999-2000 | |
Hope Island | PAX TV | 1999-2000 | Co-production with Lionsgate Television |
Now and Again | CBS | 1999-2000 |
2000s
- Post-2006 episodes of certain series produced by CBS Paramount Television, CBS Television Distribution, and/or CBS Television Studios, based on program.
Title | Network | Original running | Notes |
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Soul Food | Showtime | 2000-2004 | Based on the 1997 film by 20th Century Fox Seasons 1 & 2 co-production with Fox Television Studios, seasons 3-5 co-production with 20th Century Fox Television |
Higher Ground | ABC Family | 2000 | Co-production with Crescent Entertainment, Lionsgate Television and WIC Entertainment |
The Trouble with Normal | ABC | 2000 | Co-production with Garfield Grove Productions and Touchstone Television |
Madigan Men | ABC | 2000 | |
Maximum Exposure | Syndication | 2000-2002 | |
That's Life | CBS | 2000-2002 | |
Girlfriends | UPN, The CW | 2000-2008 | |
One on One | UPN | 2001-2006 | |
Some of My Best Friends | CBS | 2001 | Based on the 1997 film Kiss Me, Guido by Paramount Pictures |
Big Apple | CBS | 2001 | Co-production with Red Board Productions and Yerkovich Productions |
Kristin | NBC | 2001 | Co-production with Markusfarms Productions |
Men, Women & Dogs | WB | 2001 | |
Enterprise | UPN | 2001-2005 | |
Philly | ABC | 2001-2002 | Co-production with Steven Bochco Productions |
Rendez-View | Syndication | 2001-2002 | |
Wolf Lake | CBS | 2001-2002 | |
Special Unit 2 | UPN | 2001-2002 | |
Raising Dad | WB | 2001-2002 | Co-production with Albion Productions |
In-Laws | NBC | 2002-2003 | Co-production with Grammnet Productions |
Andy Richter Controls the Universe | Fox | 2002-2003 | Co-production with Garfield Grove Productions and 20th Century Fox Television |
Life Moments | Syndication | 2002-2003 | |
Dr. Phil | Syndication | 2002-present | Co-distributed with King World Productions |
First Monday | CBS | 2002 | Co-production with Bellisarius Productions |
Do Over | WB | 2002 | |
Bram & Alice | CBS | 2002 | |
The Random Years | UPN | 2002 | |
A Minute with Stan Hooper | Fox | 2003 | |
Kingpin | NBC | 2003 | Produced by Knee Deep Productions, NBC Studios and Spelling Television |
NCIS | CBS | 2003-present | Spin-off of JAG |
Keen Eddie | Fox | 2003-2004 | |
Unexplained Mysteries | Syndication | 2003-2004 | |
It's All Relative | ABC | 2003-2004 | |
Dance 360 | Syndication | 2004-2005 | |
The 4400 | USA Network | 2004-2007 | Season one produced by Viacom Productions, co-produced by American Zoetrope |
The Insider | Syndication | 2004-present | |
Second Time Around | UPN | 2004-2005 | |
Medical Investigation | NBC | 2004-2005 | Co-production with Landscape Entertainment and NBC Universal Television |
Threshold | CBS | 2005-2006 | |
Cuts | UPN | 2005-2006 | |
Love, Inc. | UPN | 2005-2006 | |
Everybody Hates Chris | UPN, The CW | 2005-2009 | co-production with CR Enterprises and 3 Arts Entertainment |
The Bad Girl's Guide | UPN | 2005 | |
Sex, Love & Secrets | UPN | 2005 | |
Life on a Stick | Fox | 2005 | co-production with Garfield Grove Productions |
Blind Justice | ABC | 2005 | co-production with Steven Bochco Productions |
Criminal Minds | CBS | 2005-present | co-production with Touchstone Television |
Out of Practice | CBS | 2005-2006 | co-production with Knotty Entertainment and Picador Productions |
Love Monkey | CBS | 2006 | |
South Beach | UPN | 2006 | |
Courting Alex | CBS | 2006 |