ABC Studios is the television production division of Disney–ABC Television Group. ABC Studios was established as Touchstone Films Television Division in 1985 and given its new names in 1986 and its current name in May 2007.
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television Production |
| Founded | 1985 (as Touchstone Television) 2007 (as ABC Studios) |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | John E. Pepper, Jr., Chairman Bob Iger, President/CEO |
| Owner | The Walt Disney Company |
| Parent | Disney-ABC Television Group |
| Website | www |
In June 2009, ABC Entertainment announced a new organization, effective immediately.[1][2] In January 2010, Disney–ABC Television Group announced it was cutting 5% of its workforce.[3]
List of programs produced by Touchstone Television/ABC Studios
Currently produced
- The Amazing Race (U.S. TV series) (as Touchstone Television until 2007; CBS, co-production with CBS Television Studios and Jerry Bruckheimer Television)
- America's Funniest Home Videos (as ABC Entertainment; ABC)
- Army Wives (as Touchstone Television until 2007; Lifetime)
- Body of Proof (ABC)
- Castle (ABC)
- Criminal Minds (as Touchstone Television until 2007; CBS, co-production with CBS Television Studios, formerly Paramount Network Television and CBS Paramount Network Television)
- Happy Endings (with Sony Pictures Television; ABC)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (as Touchstone Television until 2007; ABC)
- Grey's Anatomy (as Touchstone Television until 2007; ABC)
- Nashville (ABC, co-produced with Lionsgate Television)
- The Neighbors (ABC)
- Revenge (ABC)
- Once Upon a Time (or Story Time) (ABC)
- Red Widow(ABC)
- Scandal (ABC)
- Perception (TNT)
Future productions
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (with Marvel Television, ABC; TBA)
- Devious Maids (Lifetime; Spring 2013)
- Spy (with Hat Trick Productions, ABC; TBA)
- Mistresses (with Ecosse Films, ABC; 2013 Summer)
- Star Wars live-action TV series (with Lucasfilm, ABC; TBA)
Formerly produced
- 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter (2002–2005) (co-production with Shady Acres Entertainment / Flody Co./ ABC)
- According to Jim 2001-2009 (co-production with Tracy Newman / Jonathan Stark / Brad Grey / Touchstone Television (until 2007/ ABC)
- Alias 2001–2006 (co-production with Bad Robot Productions / ABC)
- America's Funniest People 1990-1994 (as ABC Entertainment; ABC)
- Animal Crack-Ups 1987-1990 (as ABC Entertainment; ABC)
- At the Movies (Syndication, as Buena Vista Television until 2007)
- Boy Meets World (1993–2000) ABC)
- Blossom (1990–1995) (NBC)
- Brotherly Love (1995–1996) NBC/The WB)
- Brothers & Sisters (as Touchstone Television until 2007; ABC)
- Bob Patterson (2001) (co-production with Angel Ark Productions / 20th Century Fox Television; ABC)
- Cane (2007) (as ABC Studios; CBS, co-produced with CBS Paramount Network Television)
- Carol & Company NBC)
- Carpoolers (ABC; co-produced with DreamWorks Television)
- Cavemen (ABC)
- Clerks: The Animated Series (2000) (as Miramax Television; ABC)
- Clone High (2002-2003) MTV, co-produced with Nelvana)
- Club of Artists (1979-1988) (ABC)
- Commander in Chief (2005–2006) ABC, co-produced with Battle Plan Productions and Steven Bochco Productions)
- Cougar Town (2009-12) (co-produced with Doozer) ABC
- Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (CBS, co-production with CBS Television Studios)
- Crumbs (2006) ABC)
- Daddio (2000) NBC)
- Day Break (2006–2008) (as Touchstone Television; ABC)
- Desperate Housewives (2004-2012, as Touchstone Television until 2007; ABC)
- Detroit 1-8-7 (2010–2011) (ABC)
- Dirt (2007–2008) (as Touchstone Television; FX)
- Dinosaurs (1991–1994) (as Walt Disney Television, ABC)
- Dirty Sexy Money (ABC)
- Donas de Casa Desesperadas (RedeTV!; exclusive for Brazil)
- Ellen (ABC)
- Eli Stone (ABC)
- Empire (2005) (Mini-series, ABC)
- Empty Nest (1988–1995) NBC)
- The Fanelli Boys (1990-1991) NBC)
- Felicity 1998–2002 (co-production with Imagine Television / The WB)
- FlashForward (ABC, co-production with HBO Entertainment and Phantom Four Films)
- Gary Unmarried (CBS, co-production with CBS Television Studios)
- The Gates (ABC)
- GCB (ABC)
- Ghost Whisperer (as Touchstone Television until 2007; CBS, co-production with CBS Television Studios)
- Gideon's Crossing (2000-2001) ABC)
- The Golden Girls (1985–1992) NBC)
- The Golden Palace (1992–1993) CBS)
- Herman's Head (1991-1994) Fox)
- Home Improvement (1991–1999) ABC)
- Hope & Faith (2003–2005) ABC)
- Hull High (1990-1991) NBC)
- Imagine That (2002) co-production with Columbia TriStar Television / Seth Kurland NBC)
- In Case of Emergency (ABC)
- In Justice (ABC)
- In the Game (2005) (as Touchstone Television; ABC)
- In the Motherhood (ABC; co-produced with Cabloom! and Mindshare)
- Kevin Hill (2004–2005) UPN)
- The Knights of Prosperity (2007) ABC)
- Kyle XY (as Touchstone Television until 2007; ABC Family)
- Legend of the Seeker (Syndication, distributed by Disney-ABC Domestic Television)
- Less than Perfect (2002–2006) ((co-production with Nina Wass / Eugene Stein / Touchstone Television; ABC)
- Life as We Know It (2004–2005) ABC)
- Life on Mars (ABC; co-produced with 20th Century Fox Television)
- Life with Bonnie (2002–2004) (co-produced with Bonnie Hunt's Bob & Alice Productions / Touchstone Television; ABC)
- Lost (as Touchstone Television until 2007; ABC)
- Man Up! (2011) (ABC)
- Maybe It's Me (2001–2002 co-production with SamJen Productions / Warner Bros. Television; WB)
- Monk (2002–2009) (as Touchstone Television; final surviving series to carry the Touchstone logo; co-produced with Mandeville Films and (Universal Cable Productions) USA
- Moonlighting (as ABC Circle Films; ABC)
- Miracles (2003) ABC
- Miss Guided (ABC; co-produced with Fox Television Studios)
- Missing (2012) (ABC)
- The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005) (as Touchstone Television; ABC; co-produced with Fox Television Studios)
- My Generation (2010) (ABC)
- My So-Called Life (as ABC Productions; ABC)
- My Wife and Kids (as Touchstone Television; ABC co-produced with Wayans Bros. Entertainment / Impact Zone Productions 2001–2005)
- No Ordinary Family (ABC)
- Nowhere Man (1995–1996) (as Touchstone Television; UPN)
- Nurses (1991–1994) (as Touchstone Television, NBC)
- The Nutt House (1989) (as Touchstone Television, NBC)
- October Road (ABC)
- Off the Map (2011) (ABC)
- Once and Again Bedford Falls Productions (ABC)
- The PJs (1999–2001) (as Touchstone Television, Fox/The WB)
- Private Practice (ABC)
- The Wayne Brady Show 2001–2002 (co-production with Brad Grey / Don Mischer; ABC)
- Popular (1999–2001) (as Touchstone Television; The WB)
- Playmakers (2003) (as Touchstone Television; ESPN, produced as/on behalf of ESPN)
- Reaper (2007-2009) (The CW)
- Ringer (The CW, co-production with CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television)
- The River (2012) (ABC)
- Rodney (2004–2006) (as Touchstone Television, ABC)
- Romy and Michele: In the Beginning (2005) (as Touchstone Television; ABC Family)
- Samantha Who? (ABC)
- Scoundrels (ABC)
- Scrubs (2001–2010) (co-production with Doozer, NBC/ABC)
- Six Degrees (2006-2007) (ABC)
- Sports Night (1998–2000) (as Touchstone Television, ABC)
- State of Georgia (ABC Family)
- Three Moons Over Milford (2006) (ABC Family)
- Tilt (ESPN, produced as/on behalf of ESPN)
- Ugly Betty (as Touchstone Television until 2007, ABC; co-produced with Silvio Horta's Silent H Productions, Salma Hayek's Ventanarosa Productions and Ben Silverman's Reveille Productions)
- Unhappily Ever After (1995–1999) (as Touchstone Television, The WB)
- Veritas: The Quest (2003) (co-productions with Patrick Massett John Zinman) ABC
- Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central) (2002) (co-production with The Cloudland Company / Touchstone Television, ABC)
- What About Brian (2006–2007) (as Touchstone Television, ABC)
- Where I Live (1993) (as Touchstone Television, ABC)
- Wonderland (2000) (as Miramax Television, ABC)
- Woops! (1992) (as Touchstone Television, Fox)
- Zero Hour (2013) (ABC)
Logos
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The Touchstone Television logo from September 2004 to May 2007
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The current ABC Studios logo
Formerly known as
- ABC Studios (May 2007-present)
- ABC Television Studio (March 2007-May 2007)
- Touchstone Television Productions, LLC (January 2000–February 8, 2007)
- Touchstone Pictures & Television (1988–January 2000, a label of Walt Disney Pictures and Television)
- Touchstone Pictures Television (1987–1988, a label of Walt Disney Pictures Television)
- Touchstone Films Television (1986–1987, a label of Walt Disney Pictures Television)
- Touchstone Films Television Division (1985–1986, a label of Walt Disney Pictures Television Division)
References
- ^ ABC Entertainment Group Announces Reorganization, Animation World News, June 18, 2009
- ^ ABC Unveils Reorganized Operations, Zap2It.com, June 19, 2009
- ^ Disney's ABC Television Group to Cut 5% of Workforce, Los Angeles Times, January 30, 2009