Viacom Productions
Subsidiary of Viacom International | |
Fate | Folded into Paramount Network Television |
Successor |
Paramount Television (2004-2006) CBS Paramount Television (2006-2009) CBS Television Studios (2009-present) |
Founded | 1974 |
Defunct | 2004 |
Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, USA |
Products | Television Production |
Owner | Viacom International |
Parent |
Viacom Enterprises (1974-1995) Paramount Network Television (1995-2004) |
Viacom Productions was a television production arm of Viacom International. The division was active from 1974 until 2004, when the company was folded into Paramount Network Television 10 years following Viacom's acquisition of Paramount Pictures.
Shows produced by Viacom Productions
- Among select titles
Title | Years | Network | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle | 1979–1981 | CBS | co-production with Filmation |
Amanda's | 1983 | ABC | |
The Master | 1984 | NBC | |
Easy Street | 1986–1987 | NBC | |
Matlock | 1986–1995 | NBC/ABC | co-produced by The Fred Siverman Company and Dean Hargrove Productions, (season 9 only) co-produced by Paramount Network Television |
Frank's Place | 1987–1988 | CBS | |
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures | 1987–1988 | CBS | co-production with Bakshi-Hyde Ventures |
Jake and the Fatman | 1987–1992 | CBS | co-produced by The Fred Siverman Company and Dean Hargrove Productions |
Father Dowling Mysteries | 1987–1991 | NBC/ABC | co-produced by The Fred Silverman Company and Dean Hargrove Productions |
Flying Blind | 1992–1993 | FOX | |
Key West | 1993 | FOX | |
Diagnosis: Murder | 1993–2001 | CBS | co-produced by Fred Silverman, and Dean Hargrove, (season 2 only) co-produced by Paramount Network Television |
Deadly Games | 1995–1997 | UPN | |
Townies | 1996 | ABC | |
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | 1996–2003 | ABC/The WB | co-produced by Archie Comics, Hartbreak Films, and for season 1 only, Finishing The Hat Productions |
The Hoop Life | 1999–2000 | Showtime | |
The Beat | 2000 | UPN | |
Ed | 2000–2004 | NBC | co-produced by NBC Productions |
The Division | 2001–2004 | Lifetime | co-produced by Kedzie Productions |
Baby Bob | 2002–2003 | CBS | |
Jake 2.0 | 2003–2004 | UPN | |
The 4400 | 2004–2007 | USA Network | season 2 by Paramount Network Television, last 2 seasons by CBS Paramount Network Television |
Note
The 4400 continued as a Paramount Network Television production for season 2. The show became a CBS Paramount Network Television production for its last two seasons after the Viacom/CBS Corporation split at the end of 2005.
All shows from Viacom Productions are now owned by CBS Studios Productions, LLC., a holding company, and distributed by CBS Television Distribution via Paramount Television (formerly CBS Paramount Domestic Television, and Paramount Domestic Television and Viacom Enterprises before that).
See also
- Paramount Television
- CBS Television Studios, formerly CBS Paramount Television
- CBS Television Distribution
- Viacom Enterprises
- Viacom (original)