TV One Acquires All of Us, Eve, Living Single, Cooper, Parent'hood, and more!

[Pavan]

TV One and Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution Ink Comprehensive, Multi- Year Programming Agreement for Movies, Series Including Off-Network Premiere Of All of Us and Eve, as Well as Rights to Martin and Living Single

-- Acquisition of UPN Sitcoms All of Us and Eve Marks the First Time TV One Has Obtained Off-Network Rights to Sitcoms Currently Airing on a Broadcast Network --

ATLANTA, April 10 -- In a comprehensive, multi-year programming agreement, TV One has acquired rights from Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution to air popular movies and series, including All of Us, Eve, Martin and Living Single. The acquisition of current UPN sitcoms All of Us and Eve marks the first time the new network for African American adults has acquired the off-network rights to sitcoms currently airing on a broadcast network. As part of the deal, TV One will also acquire the rights to air recent episodes of Showtime at the Apollo, including new episodes two weeks after their syndication debut. The announcement was made during the National Cable Television Association convention in Atlanta.

A broad range of movie titles are part of the WBDCD programming package, which includes windows on classic dramas such as The Color Purple, Malcolm X, Lean on Me, Round Midnight and Rosewood; action movies such as Boiling Point and New Jack City; comedies such as Uptown Saturday Night and Strictly Business; musicals such as Purple Rain, Cabin in the Sky, Krush Groove and Sparkle; and classic blaxploitation films such as Shaft and Superfly, among others.

Additional series to which TV One is acquiring rights under the deal include Roc, For Your Love, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, The Parent 'Hood, Wanda at Large, All About the Andersons, Fastlane and A Man Called Hawk.

Under the deal, TV One's rights to air All of Us, which ranks among Nielsen's Top 10 primetime series in African American households this season to date, and Eve begin in fall 2006, and the rights to air Living Single begin in fall 2008. TV One is renewing the rights to air Martin and Roc, which currently air on TV One.

"Martin and Roc have already proved very popular with TV One viewers, and we expect the rest of this Warner Bros. package to help ensure we continue to have a strong lineup of acquired scripted programming to
complement our original programming as we work toward making TV One the premier viewing destination for African American adults," said TV One Executive Vice President of Programming and Production Rose Catherine
Pinkney.

"We are thrilled to be expanding our already successful programming relationship with TV One," said Eric Frankel, President, Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution. "We're confident that the addition of feature films, the premieres of off-network comedies, the licensing of proven hits and the renewal of successful staples of their already strong line-up will
provide a nice boost to their schedule."

[ShawnieMac]

I wonder if TV One would go after the Wayans Brothers and the Jamie Foxx Show (the two other popular WB Black-oriented comedies) once their deal with BET is up.

Also, what's happening with Gimme A Break? They had that one-day marathon a couple months ago, but haven't been seen since.

[Scoobiedoo30]

The Wayans Bros and The Jamie Foxx Show are on BET

[Ant-Lox]

YES!!! Eve Lives on!!!!

[TVFactFan]

Why the hell would anyone be excited about TV ONE picking up UPN shows? Hangin with Mr. Cooper and Living Single, that's fine BUT EVE and ALL OF US?

[Ant-Lox]

lol..I only care about Eve's show really....

[MikeLutton]

but where that going leave 227 and Amen

[tvfan0101]

Originally Posted by TVResearcher

Why the hell would anyone be excited about TV ONE picking up UPN shows? Hangin with Mr. Cooper and Living Single, that's fine BUT EVE and ALL OF US?

Consider for a moment that there are some people who may enjoy those shows. Shocking, I know.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by tvobscurities

Consider for a moment that there are some people who may enjoy those shows. Shocking, I know.

Yes it is shocking

[Mr. Television]

The only show of these I care about is Hangin' With Mr. Cooper.

[spunkygirl]

Originally Posted by I Walk The Line

The only show of these I care about is Hangin' With Mr. Cooper.

[GeorgiaboyJeff!]

Originally Posted by I Walk The Line

The only show of these I care about is Hangin' With Mr. Cooper.

Yeah!! I haven't seen that show in so long!!!

[Mr. Monitor]

Looking forward to seeing Hangin' w/ Mr. Cooper again.

Well All of Us and Eve won't be making the CW schedule but they made it to syndication. So I guess that counts for something.

[studd911]

tv one getting all of the upn shows, upn must contract with these shows must have run out, if tv one is getting these shows, what will happen to good times, martin, AMEN 227 and other dramas and sitcome, i wrote to tv one about one day acquiring some old school saturday morning cartoons shows like the jackson five, what do you think, beside the jackson 5ive and fat albert was basically one of the urban afro american cartoons that was showing during that time, i hope tv one can bring those cartoon shows on there network one day what do you think about seeing the j5 cartoon on tv one

[db108108]

Originally Posted by studd911

tv one getting all of the upn shows, upn must contract with these shows must have run out, if tv one is getting these shows, what will happen to good times, martin, AMEN 227 and other dramas and sitcome, i wrote to tv one about one day acquiring some old school saturday morning cartoons shows like the jackson five, what do you think, beside the jackson 5ive and fat albert was basically one of the urban afro american cartoons that was showing during that time, i hope tv one can bring those cartoon shows on there network one day what do you think about seeing the j5 cartoon on tv one

It's the off network deal, just like any station could buy the rights to "Friends" even back from original episodes were still airing on NBC. But considering that the UPN is done in just a month or so, these shows are likely gone anyway. No new episodes will be produced.