Sony Pictures Television

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is a TV production and distribution company in the United States. Previously known as Screen Gems, Columbia Pictures Television, TriStar Television and Columbia TriStar Television (A joint venture between Columbia Pictures Television and TriStar Television), the name was changed to reflect the Sony brand in 2002.

Shows distributed by SPT

NOTE: Not all these shows were originally produced by this unit.

• Father Knows Best (1954-1960) (acquired from Screen Gems)
• Dennis the Menace (1959-1963) (acquired from Screen Gems)
• Hazel (1961-1966) (acquired from Screen Gems)
• Bewitched (1964-1972) (acquired from Screen Gems)
• I Dream of Jeannie (1965-1970) (acquired from Screen Gems)
• ''The Flying Nun (1967-1970) (acquired from Screen Gems)
• Days of Our Lives (1965-present) (in conjunction with Corday Productions)
• The Partridge Family (1970-1974) (acquired from Screen Gems)
• All in the Family (1971-1983) (acquired from Norman Lear)
• Maude (1972-1978) (acquired from Norman Lear)
• Sanford and Son (1972-1977) (acquired from Norman Lear)
• The Young and the Restless (1973-present) (in conjunction with Bell Dramatic Serial Company and Corday Productions)
• Good Times (1974-1979) (acquired from Norman Lear)
• The Jeffersons (1975-1985) (acquired from Norman Lear)
• One Day at a Time (1975-1984) (acquired from Norman Lear)
• What's Happening (1976-1979) (acquired from Norman Lear)
• Soap (1977-1981) (distribution only)
• Fantasy Island (1977-1984) (co-produced with Spelling-Goldberg Productions)
• Diff'rent Strokes (1978-1986) (acquired from Norman Lear)
• Benson (1979-1986) (distribution only)
• The Facts of Life (1979-1988) (acquired from Norman Lear)
• Silver Spoons (1982-1987) (acquired from Embassy Pictures)
• Wheel of Fortune (1983-present) (acquired from Merv Griffin)
• Jeopardy (1984-present) (acquired from Merv Griffin)
• Punky Brewster (1984-1988) (US distribution of all episodes, but produced only the first-run syndication episodes)
• Thomas and Friends (1984-present)
• Who's the Boss (1984-1992) (acquired from Embassy Pictures)
• 227 (1985-1990) (acquired from Embassy Pictures)
• What's Happening Now (1985-1988)
• Designing Women (1986-1993)
• The Real Ghostbusters (1986-1991) (co-produced with DiC Entertainment. DiC also syndicated the series in 1987, but Sony Pictures Television owns all of the rights)
• Married... with Children (1987-1997) (acquired from Embassy Pictures)
• My Two Dads (1987-1990)
• Shining Time Station (1989-1997)
• Seinfeld (1989-1998)
• Mad About You (1992-1999)
• Ricki Lake (1993-2004)
• The Nanny (1993-1999)
• Walker Texas Ranger (1993-2001)
• Party of Five (1994-2000)
• Ned & Stacey; (1995-1997)
• News Radio (1995-1999)
• Early Edition (1996-2000)
• Malcolm & Eddie; (1996-2000)
• The Steve Harvey Show (1996-2002)
• Just Shoot Me (1997-2003)
• Hollywood Squares (1998-2004) (50% ownership with King World)
• The King of Queens (1998-present)
• Dilbert (1999-2000)
• Screen Gems Network (1999-2001)
• Judge Hatchett (2000-Present)
• Joan of Arcadia (2003-2005)