17 Facts About NBC Productions

Revue NBC Productions was founded in 1943 by MCA Inc to produce live radio shows and produced "Stage Door Canteen" live events for the United Service Organizations during World War II.

In 1955, NBC acquired production company Kagran Corporation, and by 1956, changed its company name to California National Productions.

NBC Productions brought several NBC-aired programs, like The Adventures of Hiram Holliday and The Lawless Years, as well as non-NBC programs like The Silent Service and Philip Marlowe, but none of them were successful.

The third independently produced NBC Productions show, The Americans, which aired only in 1961, lasted a few episodes, and bombed after only one season.

In 1961, California National changes its name to NBC Films, and in 1963, launched NBC Productions to continue producing its existing show Bonanza, and develop newer projects for the network.

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In 1985, Michael Filerman through his Michael Filerman Productions company signed a deal with NBC Productions to develop long-form telemovies and miniseries, as well as television series.

In 1988, NBC Productions started a deal with Peter Engel that resulted in the creation of Good Morning, Miss Bliss and eventually producing a number of teen shows.

Also the same year, NBC Productions signed a deal with Jay Tarses for his production company.

Also that same year, NBC Productions partnered with Group W Productions to develop a syndicated program House Party.

In 1993, Perry Simon left NBC Productions to start his own production company with a non-exclusive production agreement.

In 1995, NBC Productions launched a partnership with television director James Burrows to create 3 Sisters Entertainment, who produced series for the network.

Later that year, NBC Productions was however folded into NBC's entertainment division.

NBC Productions had returned to producing hit programs like The Pretender, Profiler, Providence, Ed, Las Vegas and Crossing Jordan.

In 2004, NBC Productions Studios was merged with Universal Network Television to form NBC Productions Universal Television Studios.

NBC Productions held the position for two years, until he left in 1969 to join 20th Century-Fox Television, and later that year, had to start MTM Enterprises.

NBC Productions subsequently left Fox in 1971 due to conflicts with running MTM.

On July 21,2009, Universal Cable Productions was split off from UMS and placed into NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group division.