Tribune Entertainment

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Tribune Entertainment was a television production and syndication company owned and operated by Tribune Broadcasting in the mid-1980s. Many programs offered from Tribune Entertainment have been broadcast on the company's television stations.

On December 18, 2007, Tribune Entertainment announced it would exit the program distribution business. ([1]) Two of the programs on its roster, American Idol Rewind and Soul Train, were transferred to Trifecta Entertainment & Media; Rewind has since been transferred to TV Guide Network and Soul Train has suspended distribution. South Park, which Tribune distributed along with Debmar-Mercury, is now co-distributed by Twentieth Television. Another program, the revival of Family Feud, was sold to Debmar-Mercury for the 2007-08 season. ([2]) Some producers of Tribune-distributed programs, such as Telco Productions (producer of Animal Rescue, Missing and Dog Tales), opted to distribute the programs themselves. ([3]) The only other program that was affected was U.S. Farm Report, which as it involves personalities from Chicago sister operation WGN Radio and still had a loyal audience, moved to the cable channel RFD-TV.

Tribune continues to syndicate some programming among its owned and operated stations, most commonly parades and holiday specials.

[edit] Programs

This is a listing of programs which were either produced or distributed by Tribune Entertainment:

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[edit] Animated series

• Ghostbusters (1986; co-produced with Filmation and co-distributed with Group W Productions)

[edit] Daytime shows

• Beyond with James van Praagh (2002-2003)
• The Charles Perez Show (1994–1996)
• Geraldo/The Geraldo Rivera Show (1987-1998), co-distributed with Paramount Television (1987-1988) and King World Productions (1995-1998)
• The Joan Rivers Show (1989-1994)

[edit] First-run syndicated shows

• Adventure Inc. (2002-2003; co-produced with Fireworks Entertainment)
• American Idol Rewind (distributor, 2006-2007)
• The Apollo Comedy Hour. (1992-1995; distributed by Tribune Entertainment—Produced by Apollo Theatre Productions)
• At the Movies (1982-1990; no relation to the current At the Movies series although both series shared original hosts Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert)
• BeastMaster (1999-2002)
• Bzzz! (1996-1997)
• Earth: Final Conflict (1997-2002)
• Family Feud (distributor, 2002-2007)
• Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda (2000-2005; co-produced with Fireworks Entertainment)
• Monsters (distributor, 1988-1991)
• Mutant X (2001-2004)
• Night Man (1997-1999)
• Soul Train (distributor, 1985-2008)
• Tales from the Darkside (distributor, 1983-1988)
• T. and T. (1988-1990)

[edit] Late night talk/variety shows

• The Dennis Miller Show (1992)

[edit] Made-for-TV movies/Mini-series

• Emma: Queen of the South Seas, starring Barbara Carrera (1988) ([4])
• Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story, starring Nell Carter and George Kennedy (1992) ([5])
• The Vernon Johns Story, starring James Earl Jones (1994) ([6])
• Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair, starring Burt Lancaster (1990) ([7])

[edit] News/information series

• Independent Network News/USA Tonight (1980-1990)
• Now it Can Be Told (1991-1992) ([8])
• U.S. Farm Report (1975-2008)

[edit] Specials

• Hollywood Christmas Parade (1985-1998)
• The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults (1986)
• Soul Train Christmas Starfest (1998-2006)
• Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards (1995-2006)
• Soul Train Music Awards (1987-2007)