TriStar Television

TriStar Television, Inc.
Division
Industry Television production
Founded 1986 (1986) (original launch)
1991 (1991) (re-launch)
May 28, 2015 (2015-05-28) (second re-launch)
Headquarters Culver City, California, USA
Parent Sony Pictures Television

TriStar Television (first spelled Tri-Star) is an American television production studio that was launched in 1986 by TriStar Pictures (the studio which is currently owned by Columbia Pictures; CBS was a partner but dropped out in 1985 and HBO in 1986).

Background

TeleVentures was formed as a television distribution company when Tri-Star Pictures joined forces with Stephen J. Cannell Productions and Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions. On July 11, 1990, both Tri-Star and Cannell dissolved the TeleVentures joint venture. Most of the series and the Tri-Star film packages that were distributed by TeleVentures were taken over by Columbia Pictures Television Distribution.[1]

History

CPT would continue on under Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), but TriStar Television was reestablished in October 1991 after CPT acquired some of the library of New World Television.[2] Jon Feltheimer, who was president of New World Television became the new president of TriStar Television.[2] On February 21, 1994, TriStar Television merged with Columbia Pictures Television and formed Columbia TriStar Television (CTT).[3][4]

When TriStar Television's productions were folded into Columbia TriStar Television in 1999, Early Edition (a joint production with CBS) retained the TriStar copyright until 2000. The final season of Malcolm & Eddie was later produced by CTT and TriStar Television operated in-name-only. On October 25, 2001, Columbia TriStar Network Television and Columbia TriStar Television Distribution merged to become Columbia TriStar Domestic Television. On September 16, 2002, SPE retired the Columbia and TriStar names from television, renaming CTDT as Sony Pictures Television.[5]

Second revival

On May 28, 2015, TriStar Television was re-launched as a boutique production label for Sony Pictures Television. Until her death in March 2018, the revived studio was run by Suzanne Patmore-Gibbs after being in-name-only for 15 years.[6] The first new series was Good Girls Revolt and was piloted for Amazon on November 5, 2015.[6]

List of shows by TriStar Television

Title Years Network Notes
Downtown1986-1987CBS
Take Five1987CBS
Nothing in Common1987NBC
Werewolf1987-1988FOXthen produced by Columbia Pictures Television in January 1988
My Two Dads1987-1990NBCthen produced by Columbia Pictures Television in January 1988
Buck James1987-1988ABCthen produced by Columbia Pictures Television in January 1988
Get a Life1990-1992FOXproduced by New World Television from 1990-1991
Charlie Hoover1991FOX
The Fifth Corner1992NBC
The Boys of Twilight1992CBSUnsold pilot
Forever Knight1992-1996CBS
The Edge1992-1993[7]FOX
Mad About You1992-1999NBC
Tribeca1993FOX
Good Advice1993-1994CBS
The Nanny1993-1999CBSfinished under CTT
The Mighty Jungle1994The Family Channel
TV Nation1994-1995NBC, FOX, BBC Two
Women of the House1995CBS, Lifetime
Simon1995-1996The WB
Ned & Stacey1995-1997FOX
Can't Hurry Love1995-1996CBSproduced in association with CBS Productions
Hudson Street1995-1996ABC
Dead By Sunset1995NBCmini-series
Matt Waters1996CBS
The Dana Carvey Show1996ABC
Malcolm & Eddie1996-1999UPNColumbia TriStar Television from 1999-2000
Moloney1996-1997CBS
Love and Marriage1996FOX
Early Edition1996-1999CBSColumbia TriStar Television from 1999-2000, series co-produced by CBS, who handles domestic distribution rights while SPTI handles international rights.
Life... and Stuff1997CBS
The Simple Life1998CBSnot the Paris Hilton/Nicole Richie series
Good Girls Revolt2015-2016Amazonin association with Amazon Studios
Shut Eye2016-2017Huluin association with Gran Via Productions
The Last Tycoon2016-2017Amazonin association with Amazon Studios

See also

References

  1. ↑ "IN BRIEF". Broadcasting: 110. 1990-07-16.
  2. 1 2 "CPT TO ACQUIRE NEW WORLD PROPERTIES". Broadcasting: 27. 1991-10-14.
  3. ↑ "EBSCO Host Connection" Feltheimer heads new Columbia TriStar TV connection.ebscohost.com, Retrieved on December 18, 2012
  4. ↑ "Feltheimer heads new Columbia TriStar TV". Broadcasting: 20. 1994-02-21.
  5. ↑ Sony Pictures Entertainment Renames Television Operations; Domestic and International Divisions Take Sony Name, prnewswire.com
  6. 1 2 Sony Eyes Relaunching TriStar Television Banner Run By Suzanne Patmore Gibbs Nellie Andreeva deadline.com, Retrieved on May 28, 2015
  7. ↑ Lippman, John (1992-10-19). "Television: The Fox network is in the position of having offended its top program supplier". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
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