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JamesG · 10-21-2017, 10:23 AM

I was wondering to see how many of these are out there since, usually, most spin-offs air on the same network of the parent show.

"grown-ish", spin-off of ABC's "black-ish", will be launching on Freeform January 3rd.

RetroGuy2000 · 10-21-2017, 10:31 AM

When Buffy moved to UPN, its spin-off, Angel, stayed on the WB. I heard this made doing crossovers more difficult.

JamesG · 10-21-2017, 10:33 AM

"The Good Fight", spin-off of CBS' "The Good Wife", was made for streaming service CBS All Access; though its premiere launched on CBS.

glickmam · 10-21-2017, 12:08 PM

Family Feud on ABC, spun off from Match Game on CBS
Lip Sync Battle Shorties on Nickelodeon, spun off from Lip Sync Battle on Spike

JamesG · 10-21-2017, 12:48 PM

"Fuller House", the sequel/spin-off series of ABC's "Full House", is a Netflix series.

TV Guy · 10-21-2017, 01:14 PM

Bionic Woman moved to NBC while its parent show, Six Million Dollar Man, remained on ABC. Richard Anderson (Oscar Goldman) and Martin Brooks (Rudy Welles) played the same roles on both shows, on different networks.

The Joey Bishop Show (NBC) and The Bill Dana Show (NBC) spun off from The Danny Thomas Show (CBS).

You can find a whole lot more examples it you list spinoffs that aired after the original series ended (two of the Brady Bunch spinoffs aired on NBC and CBS, but the original series aired on ABC).

AMackII · 10-21-2017, 01:15 PM

Rock n Roll Jeopardy on VH1 was the spinoff to Syndicated Jeopardy(in which is currently hosted by Alex Trebek)

The Adventures of Super Mario 3 & Super Mario World on NBC were spinoffs to The Super Mario Bros Super Show in Syndication

icecream · 10-21-2017, 02:08 PM

Boy Meets World ABC, Girl Meets World Disney
Star Trek original NBC, Star Trek: the Next Generation/Deep Space Nine syndication Star Trek: Voyager/Enterprise UPN, Star Trek: Discovery CBS All Access
Gilmore Girls The WB/CW, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Netflix (technically a continuation not spin-off)

icecream · 10-21-2017, 02:11 PM

General Hospital ABC, General Hospital: Night Shift SoapNet

BigManMike · 10-21-2017, 07:27 PM

Diff’rent Strokes last season was on ABC while its spinoff The Facts of Life stayed on NBC.

Girlfriends spinoff The Game started out on CW but later moved to BET.

AMackII · 10-21-2017, 08:37 PM

The Spinoffs to Password on CBS & ABC is Password Plus(and later Super Password) on NBC

JamesG · 10-22-2017, 03:43 AM

"Devious Maids", spun from "Desperate Housewives", aired on Lifetime after ABC had passed on it.

The character of Carmen Luna, played by Roselyn Sánchez, appeared on "Housewives'" series finale.

JamesG · 10-22-2017, 02:08 PM

This one actually didn't air, but CBS picked up a pilot of "Clarissa Now" which was spun from Nickelodeon's "Clarissa Explains It All".

CBS passed on the series and the "Clarissa Now" pilot aired a few times on Nickelodeon.

JamesG · 07-25-2018, 04:26 PM

"Black Summer", a spin-off of Syfy's "Z Nation", was ordered for Netflix.

(Netflix holds Z Nation's streaming rights)

IGNTBone · 07-25-2018, 05:34 PM

Golden Palace aired on CBS, after Golden Girls ended on NBC.

10-21-2017, 10:23 AM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,223	Spin-offs That Aired on a Different Network from Parent Show I was wondering to see how many of these are out there since, usually, most spin-offs air on the same network of the parent show. "grown-ish", spin-off of ABC's "black-ish", will be launching on Freeform January 3rd.

10-21-2017, 10:31 AM	#2
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10-21-2017, 10:33 AM	#3
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,223	"The Good Fight", spin-off of CBS' "The Good Wife", was made for streaming service CBS All Access; though its premiere launched on CBS.

10-21-2017, 12:48 PM	#5
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,223	"Fuller House", the sequel/spin-off series of ABC's "Full House", is a Netflix series.

10-21-2017, 01:14 PM	#6
TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	Bionic Woman moved to NBC while its parent show, Six Million Dollar Man, remained on ABC. Richard Anderson (Oscar Goldman) and Martin Brooks (Rudy Welles) played the same roles on both shows, on different networks. The Joey Bishop Show (NBC) and The Bill Dana Show (NBC) spun off from The Danny Thomas Show (CBS). You can find a whole lot more examples it you list spinoffs that aired after the original series ended (two of the Brady Bunch spinoffs aired on NBC and CBS, but the original series aired on ABC).

10-21-2017, 01:15 PM	#7
AMackII Member Forum Star Join Date: Oct 23, 2015 Location: St. Louis Posts: 17,231	Rock n Roll Jeopardy on VH1 was the spinoff to Syndicated Jeopardy(in which is currently hosted by Alex Trebek) The Adventures of Super Mario 3 & Super Mario World on NBC were spinoffs to The Super Mario Bros Super Show in Syndication

10-21-2017, 02:11 PM	#9
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,896	General Hospital ABC, General Hospital: Night Shift SoapNet

10-21-2017, 07:27 PM	#10
BigManMike Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 25, 2006 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 3,022	Diff’rent Strokes last season was on ABC while its spinoff The Facts of Life stayed on NBC. Girlfriends spinoff The Game started out on CW but later moved to BET.

10-21-2017, 08:37 PM	#11
AMackII Member Forum Star Join Date: Oct 23, 2015 Location: St. Louis Posts: 17,231	The Spinoffs to Password on CBS & ABC is Password Plus(and later Super Password) on NBC

10-22-2017, 03:43 AM	#12
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,223	"Devious Maids", spun from "Desperate Housewives", aired on Lifetime after ABC had passed on it. The character of Carmen Luna, played by Roselyn Sánchez, appeared on "Housewives'" series finale.

10-22-2017, 02:08 PM	#13
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,223	This one actually didn't air, but CBS picked up a pilot of "Clarissa Now" which was spun from Nickelodeon's "Clarissa Explains It All". CBS passed on the series and the "Clarissa Now" pilot aired a few times on Nickelodeon.

07-25-2018, 04:26 PM	#14
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,223	"Black Summer", a spin-off of Syfy's "Z Nation", was ordered for Netflix. (Netflix holds Z Nation's streaming rights)

07-25-2018, 05:34 PM	#15
IGNTBone Member Senior Member Join Date: May 03, 2000 Location: Tequesta, FL Posts: 1,201	Golden Palace aired on CBS, after Golden Girls ended on NBC.