Founded: September 8, 2005
The WARNER BROS. TELEVISION GROUP oversees and grows the entire portfolio of Warner Bros.’ television businesses, including worldwide production, traditional and digital distribution, and broadcasting.
In the traditional TV arena, WBTVG produces primetime, first-run, cable and animated series, with nearly 60 series on the air during the 2012–13 television season. WBTVG is the only studio to have at least one series on each of the five broadcast networks. In fact, Warner Bros. has at least two series on every network, and Warner Bros. is the only studio to have at least one new series on each of the five broadcast networks.
The cornerstone of WBTVG is Warner Bros. Television, one of the industry’s leading suppliers of network programming, as well as a major producer for cable. WBTV’s returning programs for 2012–13 are “2 Broke Girls,” “The Big Bang Theory,” “Fringe,” “Gossip Girl,” “Hart of Dixie,” “The Mentalist,” “The Middle,” “Mike & Molly,” “Nikita,” “Person of Interest,” “Shameless,” “Southland,” “Suburgatory,” “Supernatural,” “Two and a Half Men,” “The Vampire Diaries” and “Childrens Hospital.” New series include one-hour dramas “666 Park Avenue,” “Arrow,” “The Carrie Diaries,” “Cult,” “The Following,” “Golden Boy,” “Major Crimes” and “Revolution,” along with comedies “Partners” and “Newsreaders.”
WBTVG also includes Warner Horizon Television (producer of scripted cable programs such as “Dallas,” “Longmire,” “The Lying Game,” “Pretty Little Liars,” “Rizzoli & Isles,” “Sullivan & Son,” and “Political Animals,” as well as reality series for network and cable such as “The Bachelor,” “The Bachelorette,” “Bachelor Pad,” “Oh Sit!,” “The Voice” and the upcoming “Deon Cole’s Black Box” [working title] and “Who Gets the Last Laugh?”), Telepictures (first-run strips such as “Anderson Live,” “Bethenny,” “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” “Extra,” “Judge Mathis,” “Let’s Ask America,” “The People’s Court” and “TMZ”), Warner Bros. Animation (current series “Green Lantern: The Animated Series,” “The Looney Tunes Show,” “MAD,” “Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated” and “Young Justice: Invasion,” among others, as well as the forthcoming “Beware The Batman,” “Teen Titans Go!” and “The Tom and Jerry Show”) and Studio 2.0, distributor of original digital content.
WBTVG is rapidly developing new business models for the evolving television landscape, as well as moving aggressively into the global expansion of local production and broadening its operations in the digital space on a number of fronts, including distribution and production.
The Television Group has two category-leading distribution units: Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution (WBDTD) and Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD). Together, these entities are responsible for the distribution of Warner Bros. Entertainment content to television outlets around the world.
The final component of WBTVG is broadcasting: The CW Television Network –launched (in partnership with CBS) in September 2006 with quality, diverse programming – is targeted to the 18–34 audience on television and online through CWTV.com.