14 Facts About Twentieth Television

1.

Twentieth Television was known as TCF Television Productions, Inc from its inception until 1958.

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2.

Twentieth Television, was tapped to join 20th Century-Fox Twentieth Television as vice president in charge of production.

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3.

Twentieth Television oversaw the development of the three programs for ABC, which were the comedy Margie and dramas Follow the Sun and Bus Stop.

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4.

In 1985, after Steven Bochco left MTM and the Hill Street Blues program, he moved to 20th Century Fox Television to start the NBC crime drama L A Law and the ABC dramedy Hooperman, and marked the return of success for its television studio.

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5.

In mid-1990, Twentieth Television had sold the sitcom Working Girl to the NBC television network.

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6.

Twentieth Television offered the variety series In Living Color to the Fox television network, which introduced the talent of stars like Keenan Ivory Wayans and David Alan Grier.

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7.

Twentieth Television distributed the show Cop Rock, produced by Steven Bochco Productions for ABC via development deal this same season.

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8.

Also at midseason, Twentieth Television had purchased The Sunday Comics to the Fox television network.

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9.

Twentieth Television distributed the midseason cartoon Capitol Critters, a joint production of Hanna-Barbera and Steven Bochco, to the ABC television network in the spring of 1992, along with the Fox comedy Stand By Your Man, which is part of a contract between Twentieth Television and British producer WitzEnd Productions.

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10.

Twentieth Television had distributed the half-hour crime drama Likely Suspects for the Fox network, which was produced by Four Point Entertainment.

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11.

That same season, Twentieth Television is distributing a cop show and another high-profile project NYPD Blue to the ABC television network, produced by Steven Bochco Productions, which would go on to last for twelve seasons.

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12.

In 2003 Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox Twentieth Television produced the first three series that aired on Cartoon Network: Star Wars: Clone Wars.

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13.

Original incarnation of 20th Twentieth Television was the television syndication and distribution arm of 20th Century Fox Twentieth Television and the 20th Century Fox movie studio.

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14.

Four Star Twentieth Television, called Four Star International, is an American television production company.

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