The following is a list of international television shows franchises. These are shows remade for foreign markets rather than adaptations.
Original name: Till Death Us Do Part<br /> Origin: United Kingdom<br /> Date started: 1965<br /> Date ended: 1975<br /> Creator: Johnny Speight (Norman Lear is credited as "creator" in U.S. adaptation and most U.S. spinoffs)<br /> First network to broadcast: BBC One<br /> First network to adapt: United States<br /> Related series (UK): The Thoughts of Chairman Alf, Nobody's Perfect<br /> Related series (US): Maude, The Jeffersons, Gloria, 704 Hauser<br /> Second-generation related series (US): Good Times, Checking In
Original name: The Beverly Hillbillies<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: 1962<br /> Date ended: 1971<br /> Creator: Paul Henning<br /> First network to broadcast: CBS<br /> Related series: Petticoat Junction, Green Acres
Original name: Bewitched<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: 1964<br /> Date ended: 1972<br /> Creator: Sol Saks<br /> First network to broadcast: ABC<br /> First country to adapt: India (2002)
Original name: The Brady Bunch<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: 1969<br /> Date ended: 1974<br /> Creator(s): Sherwood Schwartz<br /> First network to broadcast: ABC<br /> Related series: The Brady Kids, The Brady Bunch Variety Hour, The Brady Brides, The Bradys, plus two TV movies and two feature films
Original name: Cheers<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: September 30, 1982<br /> Date ended: May 20, 1993<br /> Creator(s): James Burrows, Glen Charles, Les Charles<br /> First network to broadcast: NBC<br /> Related series: The Tortellis, Frasier
Original name: The Cosby Show<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: September 20, 1984<br /> Date ended: July 9, 1992<br /> Creator(s): Ed. Weinberger, Michael Leeson, Bill Cosby<br /> First network to broadcast: NBC<br /> Related series: A Different World
Original name: Diff'rent Strokes<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: 1978<br /> Date ended: 1986<br /> Creator(s): Bud Yorkin<br /> First network to broadcast: NBC<br /> Related spin-off series: The Facts of Life<br /> Related series: Hello, Larry, Silver Spoons, Double Trouble, It's Your Move
Original name: Easy Aces<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: 1930<br /> Date ended: 1945<br /> Creator: Goodman Ace<br /> First network to broadcast: CBS Radio Network <br /> First country to adapt: Canada
Original name: Free Agents<br /> Origin: United Kingdom<br /> Date started: 2007<br /> Creator: Chris Niel<br /> First network to broadcast: Channel 4<br /> First country to adapt: United States (2011)
Original name: The Golden Girls<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: 1985<br /> Date ended: 1993<br /> Creator: Susan Harris<br /> First network to broadcast: NBC<br /> First network to adapt: United Kingdom<br /> Related series: Empty Nest, Nurses
Original name: Desperate Housewives<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: 2004<br /> Date ended: 2012<br /> Creator: Marc Cherry<br /> General Manager: Giovanni Mastrangelo<br /> Production companies: ABC Studios<br />DisneyâÂÂABC International Television<br /> Distributor: DisneyâÂÂABC Domestic Television<br /> First network to broadcast: ABC<br /> First network to adapt: Argentina (2006)<br /> Related series: Devious Maids
Original name: Doogie Howser, M.D.<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: 1985<br /> Date ended: 1989<br /> Creator: Steven Bochco & David E. Kelley<br /> First network to broadcast: ABC<br /> Rebooted version: Doogie KameÃÂloha, M.D. (2021; character is nicknamed after the original series character's nickname)
Original name: Rules of Engagement<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: 2007<br /> Date ended: 2013<br /> Creator: Tom Hertz<br /> First network to broadcast: CBS<br /> First country to adapt: Poland (2012)
Original name: The King of Queens<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: 1998<br /> Date ended: 2007<br /> Creator: Michael J. Weithorn<br />David Litt<br /> First network to broadcast: CBS<br /> First country to adapt: Russia (2011)
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Name: Happy Days Original name: New Family in Town (original pilot)<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: February 25, 1972<br /> Date ended: September 24, 1984<br /> Creator: Garry Marshall<br /> First network to broadcast: ABC<br /> Related series: Laverne & Shirley, Blansky's Beauties, Mork & Mindy, Out of the Blue, Joanie Loves Chachi<br /> Second-generation related series: The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang, Laverne & Shirley in the Army, Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour<br /> Other franchise ties: Love, American Style
Original name: Kath & Kim<br /> Origin: Australia<br /> Date started: 2002<br /> Creator: Jane Turner and Gina Riley<br /> First network to broadcast: ABC (Australia)<br /> First country to adapt: United States (2008)
Original name: The Nanny<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: 1993<br /> Date ended: 1999<br /> Creator: Fran Drescher<br /> First network to broadcast: CBS<br /> First country to adapt: Turkey (2001)
Original name: Married... with Children<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: 1987<br /> Date ended: 1997<br /> Creator: Michael G. Moye and Ron Leavitt<br /> First network to broadcast: Fox<br /> First country to adapt: Germany (1993)
Original name: Modern Family<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: 2009<br /> Date ended: 2020<br /> Creator: Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan<br /> First network to broadcast: ABC<br /> First country to adapt: Iran, as Haft Sang (2014; 20th Century Fox did not authorize the production of this series, and it is a frame-by-frame remake of the American version.)
Original name: Man with a Plan<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: 2016<br /> Date ended: 2020<br /> Creator: Jackie Filgo<br />Jeff Filgo and Jackie and Jeff Filgo<br /> First network to broadcast: CBS<br /> First country to adapt: Ukraine, as ÃÂðÃÂÃÂúþ ÃÂÃÂûøÃÂà/ ÃÂðÿð ÃÂÃÂûøÃÂ
Original name: Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd<br /> Origin: Singapore<br /> Date started: 1997<br /> Date ended: 2007<br /> Creator(s): Andrea Teo, Kenneth Lang<br /> First network to broadcast: MediaCorp TV Channel 5<br /> First country to adapt: Malaysia, as Phua Chu Kang Sdn Bhd (2010)<br /> Related series: Living with Lydia, Calefare
Original name: Sit Down, Shut Up<br /> Origin: Australia<br /> Date started: 2001<br /> Date ended: 2001<br /> Creator: Tim McLoughlan and Brendan Reed<br /> First network to broadcast: Ten Network<br /> First country to adapt: United States (2009)
Original name: White Van Man<br /> Origin: United Kingdom<br /> Date started: 2010<br /> Date ended: 2012<br /> Creator: Adrian Poynton<br /> First network to broadcast: BBC Three<br /> First country to adapt: United States (2012)
<small>*The Mexican Telenovela "El amor no es como lo pintan" was accused of being a plagiarism of the "Yo soy Betty, la fea".</small> <small>**Remake of "El amor no es como lo pintan".</small>
(There's No One Like Jassi) (2003, SET, India): Mona Singh as Jasmeet Walia. The Indian version is not so much about beauty and ugliness, as about a simple middle-class girl with strong family values being catapulted into the amoral world of high fashion upper society, although Jassi was made to appear ugly by having on thick rimmed glasses, braces and an unsightly hairstyle. Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin concluded in 2006.
Turkey's "Sensiz Olmuyor" (Won't Work Without You) told the story of Gönül and Arda on two separate TV networks, with each channel showing thirteen episodes. When the weekly series debuted on Show TV in January 2005, ÃÂzlem Conker played Gönül (which means 'heart' in Turkish), the intelligent swan in ugly duckling clothing, and pop star Emre Altuàappeared as her boss and love interest, Arda. The show did not go on hiatus when it was moved from Show TV to rival network Kanal D, but there was one big change: Yeliz à Âar took over the role of Gönül, but the rest of the original cast remained intact.
In February 2005, the German TV network, SAT 1, began airing a version called Verliebt in Berlin (The title is a word-play and can mean either In Love in Berlin or In Love with Berlin), starring local soap opera star Alexandra Neldel as Lisa Plenske and Swiss actor Mathis Künzler as David. The show had 5 million viewers daily and was extended beyond its initial 250-episode run in early 2006.
A few weeks later it was announced that the show would be renewed for a second season, but without Neldel and Künzler. The focus shifted onto a male lead character named Bruno Plenske (Lisa's half-brother, played by Tim Sander). Without Alexandra Neldel, however, the show lost much of its original appeal and dwindling ratings led to its cancellation in 2007. Verliebt in Berlin has also been broadcast in dubbed versions in Hungary (as Lisa csak egy van) and France (as Le destin de Lisa). Although Verliebt in Berlin continued with new featured characters and original storylines, it is still credited as "based on Yo Soy Betty La Fea".
(Be Not Born Beautiful, from the Russian phrase, "be not born beautiful, but be born happy", "Ne Rodis' Krasivoy, Rodis' Shchastlivoy")
In 2005, STS broadcasting in Russia created a version of the show called Ne Rodis' Krasivoy starring Nelly Uvarova in the title role of Katya. This version was also broadcast throughout the former Soviet Union.
(The Most Beautiful Ugly Woman) (2006âÂÂ2007, Televisa, Mexico): Angélica Vale as Leticia Padilla Solis.
The Mexican Televisa television network, produced its version La Fea Más Bella ("The Prettiest Ugly"), which debuted on 23 January 2006 and ended on 25 February 2007. In the United States, the series aired on Univision, and in the Philippines it was broadcast on ABC 5, where it debuted on 24 April 2006 and concluded on 25 June 2007. It was also aired in Lebanon on the Lebanese MTV network from 2009 to 2010. In both these versions, the protagonist's nickname is "Lety", which is also the name of the show in Lebanon.
(2006, Talpa, Netherlands): Nyncke Beekhuyzen as Lotte Pronk. In 2006, the Dutch TV network Talpa began airing Lotte, starring Nyncke Beekhuyzen as the main character and Lars Oostveen as Vico Maesland.
Despite the original Colombian production already being in Spanish, Telecinco launched an adaptation in Spain called Yo soy Bea in July 2006. The Spanish version title (which translates to "I am Bea") is a pun, with "Bea" sounding like both fea ("ugly") and bella ("beautiful"), and being the short version of the protagonist name, Beatriz. Ruth Núñez played Beatriz Pérez Pinzón and Alejandro Tous was ÃÂlvaro Aguilar, the company boss.
The Spanish adaptation screens weekdays at 6:00 pm and pulls in an average of more than four million viewers (more than +35% share of the audience). The series' record is a 42,1% of share. It has become Spain's top-rated daytime programme. Ruth Núñez, known to Spanish viewers for her portrayal of a Yugoslav student in teen soap, Compañeros, plays the heroine.
In this version, Beatriz Pérez Pinzón (Núñez) is an unattractive 26-year-old economist whose looks aren't important to her. She's intelligent and kind, and one day, after having cared for her widower father for two years, she decides to look for a job. Although she's very well educated, she gets only a secretary job at the magazine "Bulevar 21". She becomes the secretary of ÃÂlvaro Aguilar (Alejandro Tous), the company boss. In the company, Bea will be against Cayetana (Mónica Estarreado), ÃÂlvaro's fiancée, and her friend Bárbara (Norma Ruiz), who is also ÃÂlvaro's secretary. The Spanish Version won a TP de Oro to "La mejor telenovela" in 2007.
The American production was broadcast on ABC in the United States from 28 September 2006 to 14 April 2010. This production also aired internationally on Citytv and Radio-Canada (as Chère Betty) in Canada, Channel 4 in the United Kingdom; 2007, RTàTwo in Ireland, TV2 in New Zealand, Seven Network/7Two in Australia, TVB Pearl in Hong Kong, Nova Television in Bulgaria, 8TV in Malaysia, Studio 23 in the Philippines and STAR World in Asia (Southeast Asia, India, Philippines and Middle East feeds).
In 2004, actress Salma Hayek's production company, Ventanarosa, in a joint venture with Reveille Productions and ABC Television Studio bought the rights to Betty la fea, converting it to an English-language seriocomedy series. ABC would acquire the series under the title Ugly Betty, and initially slated the program for broadcasting in summer of 2006 as a daily series, but its success led to ABC slating it as a weekly series. The hour-long program aired Fridays at 9:00 pm (Eastern time); the first episode was broadcast 28 September 2006. Actress America Ferrera portrayed the title character Betty Suarez â an unattractive, but efficient editorial assistant at a fashion magazine.
Mega Channel in Greece is airing its own version titled Maria, i Aschimi (ÃÂñÃÂïñ, àÃÂÃÂÃÂ÷ü÷ â Maria, The Ugly One) starring Aggeliki Daliani and Anthimos Ananiadis . Maria exudes intelligence, humor, and kindness, but what she is missing is conventional beauty. She considers her appearance to be an obstacle in her search for employment, despite her collection of degrees, which are displayed proudly by her parents, Kaiti and Irakles. Having no luck in her job search, Maria decides to try for a job for which she is overqualified, secretary to Alexis Mantas, the director of a noted fashion house called Ecomoda. Alexis is the most coveted bachelor in Athens, but he has recently gotten engaged to Markella, who tries to get him to choose her best friend, Lilian, to be his secretary and to keep an eye on him. Lilian doesn't have Maria's natural intelligence or fine education, but she has a beautiful appearance, which makes her a better superficial fit at the fashion house.
This adaptation was originally supposed to start airing on 1 November 2006, but within two weeks of that date the show was removed from Mega Channel's schedule. Finally, it began on 1 January 2007 at 21:00 and although it was scheduled to move at 18:15 two weeks later, due to its high ratings (ñ 45% according to Agb Hellas and more than 2 million viewers) finally remained in the prime-time slot of the channel.
The Flemish adaptation is called Sara, starring Veerle Baetens as Sara De Roose. The show was first broadcast on 25 September 2007 by VTM, a Flemish commercial TV-station. Sara was broadcast daily (except weekends) at 6:25 pm. On Sunday, VTM aired 'the week of Sara' at 9:25 pm, containing all the episodes of that week. Sara had a weekly audience between 650,000 and 750,000 viewers. The show ended in June 2008.
Sara works for 'Presence', where she falls in love with her boss Simon Van Wyck (Gert Winckelmans). Actors such as like Veerle Baetens, Sandrine André, Kürt Rogiers, Gert Winckelmans and Bieke Ilegems appeared on the show.
On 13 February 2008, the nominees of the Flemish TV-stars were announced. 'Sara' was nominated for 3 awards. Veerle Baetens, who plays Sara, and Sandrine Andre, who plays Britt, were both nominated in the category Best Actor or Actress. The show was nominated in the category Best Fiction programme. Veerle Baetens won in her category and also won the award as 'Most popular TV personality'. The show won the award for 'Most Popular TV Programme'.
A version of Betty la Fea made by Croatian RTL Televizija and Serbian Fox Televizija begins production in October 2007. The working title of the show is "Ne daj se, Nina" ( "Don't give up, Nina"). After a long audition, newcomer Lana Gojak has been cast in the role of Nina (Betty). Other reported cast members include established actors such as Robert Kurbaà ¡a, Edvin LivariÃÂ, Bojana OrdinaÃÂev, Petar ÃÂiritoviÃÂ, Andrija Miloà ¡eviÃÂ, Kristina Krepela and Sloboda MiÃÂaloviÃÂ.
(Ugly Kate) (2008, TV Prima, Czech Republic): Kateà Âina JaneÃÂková as Kateà Âina Bertoldová. The series debuted on 3 March 2008 and it airs Mondays and Wednesdays at prime time.
The Vietnamese version of Yo soy Betty, fea premiered on 11 February 2008. The series stars Ngá»Âc Hiá»Âp as Huyá»Ân Diá»Âu and Chi Bảo as An ÃÂông, the new president of SB Brands Trading J.S.C.. A number of real-life models co-starred in prominent roles, such as Nguyá» n Bình Minh (who plays Tiến Mạnh), who competed in the 2002/03 Manhunt International competition and finished in the top ten; Phi Thanh Vân (as Phðáng Trinh), who worked as a top model and has freely admitted that she owes her beauty to the wonders of plastic surgery; Lý Anh Tuấn (ÃÂÃÂng Dðáng); and Trá»Ânh Kim Chi (Huyá»Ân Thð). This adaptation is one of the most faithful remakes of the Colombian original so far, with episodes being recreated practically scene for scene, with only minor adjustments to account for cultural differences.
Filipina actress Bea Alonzo was chosen to play the title role of Betty Pengson and actor John Lloyd Cruz to play Armando Solis in the Philippine adaptation of the famous Colombian telenovela. The series started airing on 8 September 2008 on ABS-CBN network in primetime. Former beauty queen and actress Ruffa Gutierrez, plays the role of Daniela, the female version of Daniel from the original series. In this version, they are working for an advertising agency. This is the only version where Betty refused to have a makeover. She accepted herself in the end.
This soap opera, Ugly Wudi (literally "The Ugly Without Rival" for the name Wudi means Non-Rival, unconquerable, unbeatable or matchless), is a co-production of Televisa México, China's Hunan Satellite TV, the independent producer Nesound, and the Colombian network RCN Television. The program began broadcasting on 28 September 2008 and will be divided into five seasons of 80 half-hour chapters. The show has received some criticism via 3,300 comments on Baidu and newspaper articles stating the actress who plays Wudi isn't ugly enough, despite gaining weight and exhibiting glasses, braces and tan skin which is considered unattractive in China. Some even suggested that the name of the show be changed to Pretty Wudi.
Despite criticisms, the debut episode was watched by 73 million viewers. The show is sponsored by Unilever's Dove brand, which is woven into the plot as Wudi works on a Dove advertising campaign. The show has also been used as a way to launch Dove's Campaign for Real Beauty in China.
Four seasons of Chounu Wudi have been aired in China. The 4th season started on 20 February 2010. It was named as the final season of Chounu Wudi.
Poland's adaptation of the Betty story, BrzydUla (play on words: Brzydula means ugly girl but Ula is a reference to main character's name), premiered on 6 October 2008 on the TVN network. This version stars Julia Kamià Âska as Ula Cieplak and Marek Wà Âodarczyk as her father, Józef. Ula works for Marek Dobrzaà Âski (played by Filip Bobek) at a prestigious Warsaw fashion house called Dom Mody Febo & Dobrzaà Âski.
After months of speculation, the Brazilian TV network Record officially announced on 22 May 2009 that Mexican-Brazilian actress Giselle Itié would portray Bela, the protagonist of the Brazilian version of Yo soy Betty, la Fea. The extensive cast included Ana Roberta Gualda, André Mattos, André Segatti, Angela Leal, Aracy Cardoso, Bemvindo Sequeira, Bia Montez, Bruno Ferrari, Bárbara Borges, Carla Regina, Cláudio Gabriel, Daniel Erthal, Denise Del Vecchio, Esther Góes, Gabriela Moreira, Henri Pagnocelli, Ildi Silva, Iran Malfitano, Jonas Bloch, João Camargo, Laila Zaid, Luiza Thomé, Marcela Barrozo, Natália Guimarães, Pérola Faria, Raul Gazolla, Simone Spoladore, Sérgio Hondjakoff, Sérgio Menezes, SÃÂlvia Pfeifer, and Thierry Figueira, with guest appearances by Babi Xavier, Gracyanne Barbosa, Rogério Fróes, Sérgio Mallandro, and Viviane Araújo. The series was produced by Record in partnership with Mexico's Televisa, which produced La Fea más bella. The story was adapted by scribe Gisele Joras and the series was directed by Edson Spinello. The novela premiered on 4 August 2009, and ended on 2 June 2010.
Georgia's version of the Betty story began on 24 May 2010, about one month after the U.S.A.'s Ugly Betty ended. The first episode was a pretty faithful remake of the pilot episode for Ugly Betty, with only minor changes, making this the first series to be adapted directly from the American Ugly Betty and not the Colombian Yo soy Betty, la fea. The series stars Tina Makharadze as Tamuna and takes place in Tbilisi, the Georgian capital (Tamuna lives in the outskirts, hence the show's title, which translates as "Girl from the Suburbs"). The first season consisted of 10 episodes and concluded on 26 July 2010. The second ran from 8 October 2010 through 31 December 2010, and consisted of 13 episodes. The second season diverged even farther from the story lines of Ugly Betty than the first season had, but many details within various episodes were directly or loosely based on details from second, third, and fourth season episodes of Ugly Betty. The third season began on 11 February 2011 without the show's leading man, Tornike Gogrichiani, who played Tamuna's boss, Nika Kekelidze. Gogrichiani was absent from the season's first four episodes and it was rumored online that he may be leaving the series altogether.
A story of Pet (; meaning 'Duck') (Pratchayanan "Babymind" Suwanmani), a young girl who looks ugly but is very capable. She works as a secretary for Danai (Wasin "Ko" Atsawanaruenat), who is a young playboy and the son of CEO of POSH Inc., a high-end cosmetics company and Ngamkhae (Nicole Theriault). Danai is the new CEO but things are not as they seem, because Danai has competition from the managing director Alisa "Alice" Phalakon (Sonia Couling) and the Phalakon family who holds shares of his company, Pet also has problems resulting from Danai's previous secretary, a young and beautiful woman.
Original name 24<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: November 5, 2001<br /> Creator: Joel Surnow, Robert Cochran <br /> First network to broadcast: FOX<br /> First country to adapt: India (24, 2013)<br /> Related series: ', ', The Rookie, ', '
Original name: 9-1-1<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: January 3, 2018<br /> Date ended: Present<br /> Creator: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk & Tim Minear<br /> First network to broadcast: FOX<br /> Related series: 9-1-1 and '
Original name: Arrow Arrowverse<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: October 10, 2012<br /> Creator: Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Marc Guggenheim, Phil Klemmer & Geoff Johns<br /> First network to broadcast: The CW<br /> Related series: The Flash, Constantine, Vixen, Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, Black Lightning, Batwoman and Superman & Lois
Original name: Babylon 5<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: February 22, 1993<br /> Date ended: November 25, 1998<br /> Creator: J. Michael Straczynski<br /> First network to broadcast: PTEN<br /> Related series: Crusade, plus six TV films
Original name: Battlestar Galactica<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: September 17, 1978<br /> Date ended: April 29, 1979<br /> Creator: Glen A. Larson<br /> First network to broadcast: ABC<br /> Related series: Galactica 1980, Battlestar Galactica (2004), Caprica, three TV films
Original name: Breaking Bad<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: January 20, 2008<br /> Date ended: September 29, 2013<br /> Creator: Vince Gilligan<br /> First network to broadcast: AMC<br /> Related series: Talking Bad, Better Call Saul, Talking Saul, ', The Broken and the Bad, Slippin' Jimmy<br /> First country to adapt: Colombia (Metástasis, 2014) <br /> Other franchise ties: The X-Files, The Walking Dead
Original name: Chicago Fire<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: October 10, 2012<br /> Date ended: Present<br /> Creator: Dick Wolf, Matt Olmstead, Michael Brandt, and Derek Haas<br /> First network to broadcast: NBC<br /> Other franchise ties: Law & Order<br /> Related series: Chicago P.D., Chicago Med, and Chicago Justice
Original name: Criminal Minds<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: September 22, 2005<br /> Creator(s): Jeff Davis<br /> First network to broadcast: CBS <br /> Related series: ', '
Original name: '<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: October 6, 2000<br /> Date ended: Ongoing<br /> Creator: Anthony Zuiker<br /> First network to broadcast: CBS<br /> Related series: ', ', Without A Trace, Cold Case, ' and '
Original name: Dallas<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: April 2, 1978<br /> Date ended: May 3, 1991<br /> Creator: David Jacobs<br /> First network to broadcast: CBS<br /> Related series: Knots Landing, Dallas (2012), two TV films
Original name: Doctor Who<br /> Origin: United Kingdom<br /> Date started: 23 November 1963<br /> Date ended: ongoing<br /> Creator: Sydney Newman, C.E. Webber (and others)<br /> First network to broadcast: BBC<br /> First country to adapt: United States (1996; considered part of continuing series because Sylvester McCoy passed the role to Paul McGann in the TV pilot)<br /> Related series: K-9 & Company, Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Class, two films produced in the 1960s, Big Finish audio dramas
Original name: The Equalizer<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: September 23, 1985<br /> Date ended: May 2, 1989<br /> Creator: Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim<br /> First network to broadcast: CBS<br /> Second generation related series: The Equalizer (2021 reboot), plus two films (2014 and 2018)
Original name: ER<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: September 19, 1994<br /> Date ended: April 2, 2009<br /> Creator: Michael Crichton<br /> First network to broadcast: NBC<br /> Other franchise ties: Third Watch and Medical Investigation
Original name: Grey's Anatomy<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: March 27, 2005<br /> Creator: Shonda Rhimes<br /> First network to broadcast: ABC<br /> Related series: Private Practice and Station 19
Original name: Hawaii Five-O<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: September 20, 1968<br /> Date ended: April 5, 1980<br /> Creator: Leonard Freeman<br /> First network to broadcast: CBS<br /> Second generation related series: Hawaii Five-0 (2010 reboot; acknowledges ties to the original)<br /> Second generation other franchise ties: ', MacGyver, Magnum P.I.
Original name: Kung Fu<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: February 22, 1972<br /> Date ended: April 26, 1975<br /> Creator: Ed Spielman, Jerry Thorpe and Herman Miller<br /> First network to broadcast: ABC<br /> Spin-off series: ' (1993âÂÂ1997)<br /> Second generation related series: Kung Fu (2021 reboot)
Original name: L.A. Law<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: September 15, 1986<br /> Date started: May 19, 1994<br /> Creator:<br /> First network to broadcast: NBC<br /> Other franchise ties: Civil Wars and '
Original name: Law & Order<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: September 13, 1990<br /> Date ended: Ongoing<br /> Creator: Dick Wolf<br /> First network to broadcast: NBC<br /> Other franchise ties: The X-Files, Chicago<br /> First country to adapt: France (Paris enquêtes criminelles, 2007) <br /> Related series: ', ', ', ', ', Law & Order, Crime & Punishment, Conviction, ' and '
Original name: Magnum, P.I.<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: December 11, 1980<br /> Date ended: May 8, 1988<br /> Creator: Donald P. Bellisario, Glen A. Larson<br /> First network to broadcast: CBS<br /> Second generation related series: Magnum P.I. (2018 reboot; acknowledges ties to the original)<br /> Second generation other franchise ties: Hawaii Five-0
Original name: Matlock<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: September 23, 1986<br /> Date ended: May 7, 1995<br /> Creator(s): Dean Hargrove, Joel Steiger, Joyce Burditt<br /> First network to broadcast: NBC<br /> Related series: Jake and the Fatman and '
Original name: Medical Investigation<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: September 9, 2004<br /> Date ended: March 25, 2005<br /> Creator: Jason Horwitch<br /> First network to broadcast: NBC<br /> Other franchise ties: Third Watch
Original name: JAG<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: September 23, 1995<br /> Date ended: Ongoing<br /> Creator(s): Donald P. Bellisario<br /> First network to broadcast: NBC <br /> Related series: First Monday, NCIS, ', Hawaii Five-0, MacGyver, ', ', Scorpion and '
Original name: NYPD Blue<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: September 21, 1993<br /> Date ended: March 1, 2005<br /> Creator(s): Steven Bochco, David Milch<br /> First network to broadcast: ABC<br /> Related series: Public Morals
Original name: Once Upon a Time<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: October 23, 2011<br /> Date ended: May 18, 2018<br /> Creator: Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz<br /> First network to broadcast: ABC (United States, as they are the co-producers), although CTV in Canada aired it an hour before the US telecast during its first three seasons, which would make them the first international network to air the series<br /> Related series: Once Upon a Time in Wonderland<br /> Other franchise ties: Lost and Disney-related franchises
Original name: The Practice<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: March 4, 1997<br /> Date ended: December 8, 2008<br /> Creator: David E. Kelley<br /> First network to broadcast: ABC<br /> Related series: Boston Legal and Boston Public<br /> Other franchise ties: Ally McBeal
Original name: Sons of Anarchy<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: September 3, 2008<br /> Date ended: December 9, 2014<br /> Creator: Kurt Sutter<br /> First network to broadcast: FX<br /> Related series: Mayans M.C.
Original name: '<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: 1966 (TV series); 1979 (film series)<br /> Date ended: ongoing (TV); ongoing (film)<br /> Creator: Gene Roddenberry<br /> First network to broadcast: NBC<br /> Related series: ', ', ', ', ', ', ', ', ', ', ', ' plus a film series (14 films as of 2025) and two aftershows (After Trek and The Ready Room)
Original name: Stargate SG-1<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: July 27, 1997<br /> Date ended: March 13, 2007<br /> Creator: Brad Wright & Jonathan Glassner<br /> First network to broadcast: Showtime<br /> Related series: Stargate Infinity, Stargate Atlantis, Stargate Universe and Stargate Origins
Original name: Walker, Texas Ranger<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: April 21, 1993<br /> Creator(s): Christopher Canaan, Albert S. Ruddy, Leslie Greif, Paul Haggis, Aaron Norris, Chuck Norris<br /> First network to broadcast: CBS<br /> Related series: Sons of Thunder, Martial Law, Early Edition, Walker
Original name: The Walking Dead<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: October 31, 2010<br /> Date ended: November 20, 2022<br /> Creator: Frank Darabont<br /> First network to broadcast: AMC<br /> Related series: Talking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, ', Tales of the Walking Dead, ', ', '
Original name: The X-Files<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: September 10, 1993<br /> Creator: Chris Carter<br /> First network to broadcast: Fox<br /> Related series: The Lone Gunmen, Millennium<br /> Other franchise ties: Law & Order
Original name: Yellowstone<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: June 20, 2018<br /> Creator: Taylor Sheridan<br /> First network to broadcast: Paramount Network<br /> Related series: 1883, 1923, Marshals<br /> Other franchise ties: Mayor of Kingstown, Tulsa King, ', ', Landman
A number of Anime TV shows have been both long running, and produced various individual titles existing in the same universe, as part of the franchise
Original name: Mobile Suit Gundam<br /> Origin: Japan<br /> Date started: April 7, 1979<br /> Creator: Hajime Yatate<br /> Related series: Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, Mobile Suit SD Gundam, Mobile Suit Victory Gundam, Mobile Fighter G Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, After War Gundam X, Turn A Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Superior Defender Gundam Force, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors, Mobile Suit Gundam AGE, Gundam Reconguista in G, Gundam Build Fighters Try, ', Gundam Build Divers, <br /> (Plus numerous Cinema Movies and other media)
Original Name: Tetsuwan atomu,
Origin: Japan
Date Started: Oct 1, 1980
Creator: Osamu Tezuka
Related Series: Astro Boy (2003 TV series) Astro Boy (1963 TV series) Astro Boy (film)
Original name: Barney & Friends<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: 1988 (character and video series Barney and the Backyard Gang), 1992 (TV)<br /> Creators: Sheryl Leach and Kathy Parker<br /> First network to broadcast: Public Broadcasting Service<br /> First country to adapt: Israel<br />
Original name: Bozo's Circus<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: 1946 (character), 1949 (TV)<br /> Date ended: early 1970s (most markets), 2001 (as WGN-TV's The Bozo Super Sunday Show)<br /> Creator: Alan W. Livingston<br /> First station to broadcast: KTTV/Los Angeles, California
Original name: Hi-5<br /> Origin: Australia<br /> Date started: JuneâÂÂAugust 1998 (music group), 12 April 1999 (original TV series), 15 May 2017 (TV series revival)<br /> Date ended: 16 December 2011 (original TV series), 16 June 2017 (TV series revival), November 2019 (music group)<br /> Creators: Helena Harris and Posie Graeme-Evans<br /> First network to broadcast: Nine Network<br /> First country to adapt: United States
Original name: Romper Room<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: 1953<br /> Date ended: 1981 (US Franchised/local versions); 1994 (US syndicated version)<br /> Creator: Nancy Claster<br /> First station to broadcast: WBAL-TV/Baltimore, Maryland<br /> First country to adapt: Canada (local version at CKLW-TV/Windsor, Ontario, 1954)
Original name: Sesame Street<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: 1969<br /> Creators: Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett<br /> First network to broadcast: National Educational Television<br /> First country to adapt: Brazil
Original name: Blue's Clues<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: 1996<br /> Creators: Traci Paige Johnson Todd Kessler and Angela C. Santomero<br /> First network to broadcast: Nick Jr. Channel<br /> First country to adapt: United Kingdom
Original name: The Wiggles<br /> Origin: Australia<br /> Date started: 1991 (Band), 1993 (Videos) 1998 (TV)<br /> Creators: Greg Page, Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt and Anthony Field<br /> First network to broadcast: Seven Network<br /> First country to adapt: Taiwan<br />
Original name: Ralph Story's AM<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: 1971<br /> Creator: Ralph Story<br /> First network to broadcast: KABC-TV<br /> Related series: AM America, AM Los Angeles/Live with Regis and Kathie Lee/Live! with Kelly, AM Chicago/The Oprah Winfrey Show, AM Buffalo, Morning Exchange<br /> Second-generation related series: Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, The Gayle King Show, The Nate Berkus Show, Good Morning America<br /> Third-generation related series: The Doctors
Note: Canada AM is unrelated to this franchise and predates it.
Original name: The Jerry Springer Show<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: 1991<br /> Creator: Jerry Springer<br /> First station to broadcast: WLWT/Cincinnati, Ohio<br /> First country to adapt: United Kingdom (as The Springer Show)<br /> Related series (UK): The Jeremy Kyle Show<br /> Related series (US): The Steve Wilkos Show, Judge Jerry<br /> Second-generation related series (US): The Jeremy Kyle Show
Original name: The Maury Povich Show<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: 1990<br /> Date ended: 1998 <br /> Creator: Maury Povich<br /> First station to broadcast: US syndication<br /> Related series: The Montel Williams Show, Maury<br /> Second-generation related series: Trisha<br /> Franchise ties: Sally Jessy Raphaël / Sally, The Jerry Springer Show, The Steve Wilkos Show
Original name: Ricki Lake<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: 1993<br /> Date ended: 2004 <br /> Creator: Garth Ancier, Gail Steinberg, Ricki Lake<br /> First station to broadcast: US syndication<br /> Related series: Jane (1992), Tempestt, Carnie!, Life & Style<br /> Second-generation related series: The Ricki Lake Show
Original name: The Rosie O'Donnell Show<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: 1996<br /> Date ended: 2002 <br /> Creator: Rosie O'Donnell<br /> First station to broadcast: US syndication<br /> Related series: The Caroline Rhea Show, The Bonnie Hunt Show<br /> Second-generation related series: The Ellen DeGeneres Show<br /> Second-generation spin-off related series: Bethenny (also tied to the Real Housewives reality franchise)<br /> Third-generation related series: The Rosie Show<br /> Other franchise ties: The Oprah Winfrey Show, Real Housewives, Carnie!
Original name: 60 Minutes<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: 1968<br /> Creator: Don Hewitt<br /> First network to broadcast: CBS<br /> First country to adapt: Australia 60 Minutes
Adaptations include 60 Minutes (New Zealand) and versions in Germany, Mexico, Peru and Portugal. The series has also been franchised in re-versioned cable episodes in the U.S. and even on CBS itself (see 60 Minutes II).
Original name: Rock 'n' Roll Radio News / Action News<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: under current name: 1972; original format: 1958<br /> Creators: Irv Weinstein (original format), Mel Kampmann (franchise)<br /> First station to broadcast: WFIL-TV<br /> First country to adapt: Australia
Original name: Eyewitness News<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: 1970<br /> Creator: Al Primo<br /> First station to broadcast: WABC-TV<br /> First country to adapt: Australia
Original name: American Mercury Presents Meet the Press<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: 1945<br /> Creators: Martha Rountree and Lawrence E. Spivak<br /> First network to broadcast: Mutual<br /> First country to adapt: Australia (Meet the Press)
Original name: News Central Origin: United States<br /> Date started: 2003<br /> Date ended: 2006<br /> Creator: Sinclair Broadcast Group<br /> First station to broadcast (flagship station): WBFF<br /> Related series: The Point, Washington Newsroom, Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson
Original name: NotiCentro (Latin America), The Sixth/Eleventh Hour (United States)<br /> Origin: Puerto Rico<br /> Date started: 1967 (original usage), 1974 (NBC franchise)<br /> First station to broadcast: WAPA-TV<br /> First country to adapt: United States<br /> Related series: NewsChannel, News 4 New York, Channel # News (with local variants)
The name was also used in Canada, Brazil, Australia, Italy and Japan.
Original name: SportsCenter<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: 1979<br /> Creator: John A. Walsh<br /> First station to broadcast: ESPN
Adaptations include SportsCenter Asia and Canada's SportsCentre.
Original name: All That<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: 1994<br /> Creator: Dan Schneider, Mike Tollin, and Brian Robbins<br /> First network to broadcast: Nickelodeon<br /> Spin-off series: Action League Now!, The Amanda Show, Keenan and Kel, The Nick Cannon Show<br /> Related series: Sonny With a Chance, So Random
Original name: Eat Bulaga!<br /> Origin: Philippines<br /> Date started: July 30, 1979<br /> Creator: TVJ Productions (previously produced by TAPE Inc.) <br /> First network to broadcast: RPN (now airs on TV5 and RPTV)<br /> First country to adapt: Indonesia as The New Eat Bulaga! Indonesia (2014âÂÂ2023) (formerly known as Eat Bulaga! Indonesia; 2012âÂÂ2014)<br /> Related series: The Ryzza Mae Show (2013âÂÂ2015)
Original name: Hee Haw<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: June 15, 1969<br /> Creators: Frank Peppiatt and John Aylesworth<br /> First network to broadcast: CBS<br /> Related series: Hee Haw Honeys, Hee Haw Silver<br /> Other franchise ties: The Jimmy Dean Show, The Sonny & Cher Show
Original name: It's Showtime<br /> Origin: Philippines<br /> Date started: October 24, 2009<br /> Creator: ABS-CBN<br /> First network to broadcast: ABS-CBN (now airs on Kapamilya Channel, A2Z, ALLTV, GMA Network and GTV)
First country to adapt: Indonesia as It's Showtime Indonesia (2019âÂÂ2020) on MNCTV
Original name: Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In<br /> Origin: United States<br /> Date started: January 22, 1968<br /> Date ended: March 12, 1973<br /> Creator: Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, and George Schlatter<br /> First network to broadcast: NBC<br /> First country to adapt: Philippines as Super Laff-In (1969)<br /> Related series: Turn-On<br /> Spin-off series: Letters to Laugh-In, Baggy Pants and the Nitwits
Original name: 1ë° 2ì¼ (1 Night 2 Days) 2 Days & 1 Night! Origin: South Korea<br /> Date started: August 5, 2007<br /> Creator: Korean Broadcasting System<br /> First network to broadcast: KBS2<br /> First country to adapt: China as 2天1å¤Â
Original name: You Can't Do That On Television<br /> Origin: Canada<br /> Date started: 1979<br /> Date ended: 1990<br /> Creators: Roger Price and Geoffrey Darby<br /> First network to broadcast: CTV<br /> First country to adapt: United States, as Don't Look Now (1983)<br /> Spin-off series: Turkey Television, UFO Kidnapped, Whatever Turns You On<br /> Related series: All That, The Amanda Show