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10-20-2025, 06:29 PM
Why did Caroline in the City air on NBC, despite being produced by CBS? (https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Caroline-in-the-City-air-on-NBC-despite-being-produced-by-CBS/answer/Ty-Doyle)
CBS had a production subsidiary called CBS Productions that was designed to produce content in-house, as opposed to relying on outside studios. The goal was to drive down costs and show that the Tiffany Network could be self-sufficient and didn't need outside content. As your question correctly implies (https://www.google.com/search?q=Why+did+Caroline+in+the+City+air+on+NBC%2C+despite+being+produced+by+CBS%3F&sca_esv=3aa3359d46e30aa6&sxsrf=AE3TifMep8Nacj1qa0E3FA-gc9W6YymAPQ%3A1760999262017&udm=50&fbs=AIIjpHxU7SXXniUZfeShr2fp4giZ59Aj-dkSgmXWKpa2HWaBZPQGQgJ-TZmoxpS5HKDmDajLwZP1s0IYmMRQq85VRAlBxvkUfSKHYzr9aFbPC7I6DlYXKWjokZ_JZMMKBPpbjTje9M-NN3srgNS5M85rWOk16QBHro-uuiHM6b0pKAkmuONo78tjP_RPhax8V3BMrDB86m1Q-sfFdjSlYaUgHFwJ6Snw6w&aep=1&ntc=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjUk9m76bOQAxVhLzQIHVOcLCMQ2J8OegQIExAE&biw=1920&bih=979&dpr=1&mstk=AUtExfAdcRI6VqMT1DngDOc_7GxsghWiJB82eUUgKphEcBFiSQbIQk1NUgSl-Mchv94PrP5Jc2L1iZaKsn6sy3h_mKNnm0M3XKVAS-tjL6YRuSQ7hoGEoG-7_9dPZMrLPP4VNdMJewWQjk37HWQ-je2-8L6pc9DN_N9UnJeVAosHGCO2XnzmaqS2k7x6zlTu8jwbpUc49evunlkhw03ajV9ZQFgV7jf91e0NosbLSTjjlWjEvVzyTO4YAwIJm_yOhbjTBQiittSQJT2mtSEhkD5kWBnW1qvqu_6Pff7Pn0Mgg3V17a8O3Ot_KgnRsAEcEYbGJpt8CwquUwoBw3gDZanLZ2ElJURO2GwAizFjnGMBr8lXW-oVRGxB0pXjrsliVc9NNB60Yy_kWwCfPaT0eXChM5JDQBsUUG5mAQ&csuir=1&mtid=qLf2aPzRKLLA0PEP-JH04QI), the production company existed exclusively to create new CBS programming, and not programming on rival networks like NBC.
Caroline in the City (https://www.google.com/search?q=Why+did+Caroline+in+the+City+air+on+NBC%2C+despite+being+produced+by+CBS%3F&oq=Why+did+Caroline+in+the+City+air+on+NBC%2C+despite+being+produced+by+CBS%3F&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRiPAtIBCDYxMmowajE1qAIMsAIB8QUgEfnyigQa_A&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8) was produced by CBS Productions, but the CBS television network itself declined to add the show to its programming schedule. Because CBS Productions thought it had a hit on its hands, it sought and obtained permission to shop the show to other networks, and NBC picked it up. It was the first time a CBS Productions show was made for a competitor, although today, this practice is far more common.
CBS had a production subsidiary called CBS Productions that was designed to produce content in-house, as opposed to relying on outside studios. The goal was to drive down costs and show that the Tiffany Network could be self-sufficient and didn't need outside content. As your question correctly implies (https://www.google.com/search?q=Why+did+Caroline+in+the+City+air+on+NBC%2C+despite+being+produced+by+CBS%3F&sca_esv=3aa3359d46e30aa6&sxsrf=AE3TifMep8Nacj1qa0E3FA-gc9W6YymAPQ%3A1760999262017&udm=50&fbs=AIIjpHxU7SXXniUZfeShr2fp4giZ59Aj-dkSgmXWKpa2HWaBZPQGQgJ-TZmoxpS5HKDmDajLwZP1s0IYmMRQq85VRAlBxvkUfSKHYzr9aFbPC7I6DlYXKWjokZ_JZMMKBPpbjTje9M-NN3srgNS5M85rWOk16QBHro-uuiHM6b0pKAkmuONo78tjP_RPhax8V3BMrDB86m1Q-sfFdjSlYaUgHFwJ6Snw6w&aep=1&ntc=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjUk9m76bOQAxVhLzQIHVOcLCMQ2J8OegQIExAE&biw=1920&bih=979&dpr=1&mstk=AUtExfAdcRI6VqMT1DngDOc_7GxsghWiJB82eUUgKphEcBFiSQbIQk1NUgSl-Mchv94PrP5Jc2L1iZaKsn6sy3h_mKNnm0M3XKVAS-tjL6YRuSQ7hoGEoG-7_9dPZMrLPP4VNdMJewWQjk37HWQ-je2-8L6pc9DN_N9UnJeVAosHGCO2XnzmaqS2k7x6zlTu8jwbpUc49evunlkhw03ajV9ZQFgV7jf91e0NosbLSTjjlWjEvVzyTO4YAwIJm_yOhbjTBQiittSQJT2mtSEhkD5kWBnW1qvqu_6Pff7Pn0Mgg3V17a8O3Ot_KgnRsAEcEYbGJpt8CwquUwoBw3gDZanLZ2ElJURO2GwAizFjnGMBr8lXW-oVRGxB0pXjrsliVc9NNB60Yy_kWwCfPaT0eXChM5JDQBsUUG5mAQ&csuir=1&mtid=qLf2aPzRKLLA0PEP-JH04QI), the production company existed exclusively to create new CBS programming, and not programming on rival networks like NBC.
Caroline in the City (https://www.google.com/search?q=Why+did+Caroline+in+the+City+air+on+NBC%2C+despite+being+produced+by+CBS%3F&oq=Why+did+Caroline+in+the+City+air+on+NBC%2C+despite+being+produced+by+CBS%3F&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRiPAtIBCDYxMmowajE1qAIMsAIB8QUgEfnyigQa_A&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8) was produced by CBS Productions, but the CBS television network itself declined to add the show to its programming schedule. Because CBS Productions thought it had a hit on its hands, it sought and obtained permission to shop the show to other networks, and NBC picked it up. It was the first time a CBS Productions show was made for a competitor, although today, this practice is far more common.