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The following is a list of international television shows franchises. These are shows remade for foreign markets rather than adaptations.

Reality shows

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Main article: Lists of reality television show franchises

Game shows

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Main article: List of television game show franchises

Sitcoms

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All in the Family / Till Death Us Do Part

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Original name: Till Death Us Do Part
Origin: United Kingdom
Date started: 1965
Date ended: 1975
Creator: Johnny Speight (Norman Lear is credited as "creator" in U.S. adaptation and most U.S. spinoffs)
First network to broadcast: BBC One
First network to adapt: United States
Related series (UK): The Thoughts of Chairman Alf, Nobody's Perfect
Related series (US): Maude, The Jeffersons, Gloria, 704 Hauser
Second-generation related series (US): Good Times, Checking In

Region/country Local name Network Dates aired Starring
United Kingdom Till Death Us Do Part BBC One 1965–1968, 1970, 1972–1975 Warren Mitchell as Alf Garnett
Till Death... ITV 1981
In Sickness and in Health BBC One 1985–1992
United States All in the Family CBS 1971–1979 Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker
Archie Bunker's Place 1979–1983
Germany Ein Herz und eine Seele WDR, ARD 1973–1976 Heinz Schubert as Alfred Tetzlaff
Netherlands In voor en tegenspoed VARA 1991–1997 Rijk de Gooyer as Fred Schuit

The Beverly Hillbillies

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Original name: The Beverly Hillbillies
Origin: United States
Date started: 1962
Date ended: 1971
Creator: Paul Henning
First network to broadcast: CBS
Related series: Petticoat Junction, Green Acres

Bewitched

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Original name: Bewitched
Origin: United States
Date started: 1964
Date ended: 1972
Creator: Sol Saks
First network to broadcast: ABC
First country to adapt: India (2002)

Region/country Local name Network Starring Date premiered Notes
Argentina Hechizada Telefé Florencia Peña, Gustavo Garzón, Georgina Barbarrosa 2007
Chile La Hechizada Mega In production; air date TBD
India Meri Biwi Wonderful SET 2002
Mexico Chica Brujada Televisa Martina Stoessel, Ximena Herrera, Angelica Vale, Eugenio Derbez & Sebastian Rulli TBD In production; air date TBD
Japan Oku-sama wa majo (My Wife is a Witch) Tokyo Broadcasting System Ryōko Yonekura 2004 The Japanese title was also title used for the US series when it aired in Japan
Russia Моя любимая ведьма (My Favourite Witch) TV3 Anna Zdor as Nadia (Samantha), Ivan Grishanov, as Ivan (Darrin) and Marina Esepenko as Nadia's mother 2009
United Kingdom Bewitched BBC Sheridan Smith, Tom Price, Frances de la Tour 2008 Pilot was made, but has not been commissioned or greenlighted yet
United States Bewitched ABC Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York (1964–1969), Dick Sargent (1969–1972), Agnes Moorehead 1964–1972

The Brady Bunch

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Original name: The Brady Bunch
Origin: United States
Date started: 1969
Date ended: 1974
Creator(s): Sherwood Schwartz
First network to broadcast: ABC
Related series: The Brady Kids, The Brady Bunch Variety Hour, The Brady Brides, The Bradys, plus two TV movies and two feature films

Cheers

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Original name: Cheers
Origin: United States
Date started: September 30, 1982
Date ended: May 20, 1993
Creator(s): James Burrows, Glen Charles, Les Charles
First network to broadcast: NBC
Related series: The Tortellis, Frasier

The Cosby Show

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Original name: The Cosby Show
Origin: United States
Date started: September 20, 1984
Date ended: July 9, 1992
Creator(s): Ed. Weinberger, Michael Leeson, Bill Cosby
First network to broadcast: NBC
Related series: A Different World

Diff’rent Strokes

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Original name: Diff'rent Strokes
Origin: United States
Date started: 1978
Date ended: 1986
Creator(s): Bud Yorkin
First network to broadcast: NBC
Related spin-off series: The Facts of Life
Related series: Hello, Larry, Silver Spoons, Double Trouble, It's Your Move

Easy Aces

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Original name: Easy Aces
Origin: United States
Date started: 1930
Date ended: 1945
Creator: Goodman Ace
First network to broadcast: CBS Radio Network
First network to adapt: Canada

Region/country Local name Network Dates aired
United States mr. ace and JANE CBS, DuMont 1948–50
Canada The Trouble with Tracy CTV 1970–71

Free Agents

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Original name: Free Agents
Origin: United Kingdom
Date started: 2007
Creator: Chris Niel
First network to broadcast: Channel 4
First country to adapt: United States (2011)

Region/country Local name Network Starring Date premiered Notes
United Kingdom Free Agents Channel 4 Stephen Mangan and Sharon Horgan 2007–2010
United States Free Agents NBC Hank Azaria and Kathryn Hahn 2011 Niel is also co-producer on this version.

The Golden Girls

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Original name: The Golden Girls
Origin: United States
Date started: 1985
Date ended: 1993
Creator: Susan Harris
First network to broadcast: NBC
First network to adapt: United Kingdom
Related series: Empty Nest, Nurses

Region/country Local name Network Starring Date premiered Notes
Egypt سكر زيادة [ar] Dubai TV and MBC Masr Mai El Gheity, Hala Fakher, Samiha Ayoub, Nabila Ebeid, Nadia Al-Gindi 2020
Chile Los años dorados [es] UCV Televisión Gloria Münchmeyer, Carmen Barros, Ana Reeves, Consuelo Holzapfel 2015-2016
United States The Golden Girls NBC Beatrice Arthur, Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Betty White 1985–1992
The Golden Palace CBS 1992–1993 Picked up by CBS after Bea Arthur left the show and retooled
United Kingdom Brighton Belles ITV Sheila Hancock, Wendy Craig, Sheila Gish, Jean Boht 9 March 1993 Only lasted 11 episodes
Russia Большие Девочки
Bolshie Devochki 		Galina Petrova, Olga Ostroumova, Valentina Telechkina, Elena Milloti 2006
Greece Χρυσα Κοριτσια
Chrysa Koritsia 		ET1 Mirka Papakonsantinoy, Dina Konsta, Eleni Gerasimidou, Ivonni Maltezoy 2008–2009
Spain Las chicas de oro TVE Concha Velasco, Carmen Maura, Lola Herrera, Alicia Hermida 2010
Israel בנות הזהב
Bnot HaZahav
Banot Hazahav 		Channel 10 Hanna Laslo, Miki Kam 2011
The Netherlands Golden Girls [nl]:
Golden Girls 		RTL4 Loes Luca, Beppie Melissen, Pleuni Touw, Cecile Heuer 2012

Desperate Housewives

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Original name: Desperate Housewives
Origin: United States
Date started: 2004
Date ended: 2012
Creator: Marc Cherry
General Manager: Giovanni Mastrangelo
Production companies: ABC Studios
Disney–ABC International Television
Distributor: Disney–ABC Domestic Television
First network to broadcast: ABC
First network to adapt: Argentina (2006)
Related series: Devious Maids

Title Region(s) Release Network(s)
Amas de Casa Desesperadas[1] Argentina 2006–07 Canal 13
Amas de Casa Desesperadas[2]
  • Colombia
  • Ecuador
 2007
Donas de Casa Desesperadas[3] Brazil 2007–08 RedeTV!
Umutsuz Ev Kadınları[4] Turkey 2011–14
Desperate Housewives Africa[5] Nigeria 2015 EbonyLife TV
Desperate Housewives: The Game[6] 2017 Megazebra

Doogie Howser, M.D.

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Original name: Doogie Howser, M.D.
Origin: United States
Date started: 1985
Date ended: 1989
Creator: Steven Bochco & David E. Kelley
First network to broadcast: ABC
Rebooted version: Doogie Kameāloha, M.D. (2021; character is nicknamed after the original series character's nickname)

Rules of Engagement

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Original name: Rules of Engagement
Origin: United States
Date started: 2007
Date ended: 2013
Creator: Tom Hertz
First network to broadcast: CBS
First country to adapt: Poland (2012)

Region/country Local name Network Starring Date premiered Notes
Poland Reguły Gry TVN, TVN 7 Julia Kamińska, Maciej Zakościelny 2012 2012
United States Rules of Engagement CBS Patrick Warburton, Megyn Price 2007 2013

The King of Queens

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Original name: The King of Queens
Origin: United States
Date started: 1998
Date ended: 2007
Creator: Michael J. Weithorn
David Litt
First network to broadcast: CBS
First country to adapt: Russia (2011)

Region/country Local name Network Date premiered Notes
Russia Молодожёны
Newlyweds 		СТС 2011 2012
United States The King of Queens CBS 1998 2007

See also

  • Молодожёны (2011–2012), Russian adaptation of the sitcom The King of Queens.
  • Newlyweds (2011–2012), Russian adaptation of the sitcom The King of Queens.

Happy Days

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Name: Happy Days Original name: New Family in Town (original pilot)
Origin: United States
Date started: February 25, 1972
Date ended: September 24, 1984
Creator: Garry Marshall
First network to broadcast: ABC
Related series: Laverne & Shirley, Blansky's Beauties, Mork & Mindy, Out of the Blue, Joanie Loves Chachi
Second-generation related series: The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang, Laverne & Shirley in the Army, Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour
Other franchise ties: Love, American Style

Kath & Kim

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Original name: Kath & Kim
Origin: Australia
Date started: 2002
Creator: Jane Turner and Gina Riley
First network to broadcast: ABC (Australia)
First country to adapt: United States (2008)

Region/country Local name Network Starring Date premiered Notes
Australia Kath & Kim ABC Jane Turner and Gina Riley 2002–2004
Seven Network 2007–2008 Picked up by Seven after ABC refused to renew the show
United States Kath & Kim NBC Molly Shannon and Selma Blair 2008 Turner and Riley are also co-producers on this version.

The Nanny

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Original name: The Nanny
Origin: United States
Date started: 1993
Date ended: 1999
Creator: Fran Drescher
First network to broadcast: CBS
First country to adapt: Turkey (2001)

Region/country Local name Network Star (as "Fran Fine" counterpart) Date premiered
Argentina La Niñera Telefé Florencia Peña as Florencia Finkel 2004
Chile La Nany Mega Alejandra Herrera as Eliana Tapia Cárdenas "Nany" 2005
Ecuador La Niñera Ecuavisa Paola Farías as María "Mary" 2005
Greece Η Νταντά Mega Channel Maria Lekaki (Μαρία Λεκάκη) as Mary 2003–2005
Indonesia De Neny Indosiar 2005
Mexico La Niñera TV Azteca Lisset as Francisca Flores 2007
Poland Niania TVN Agnieszka Dygant as Frania Maj 2005
Russia Моя прекрасная няня ("My Fair Nanny") STS Anastasia Zavorotnyuk (Анастасия Заворотнюк) as Vicka 2004
Turkey Dadı Show TV Gülben Ergen as Melek 2001
United States US English The Nanny CBS Fran Drescher as Fran Fine 1993–1999
United States US Spanish La Mujercita Niñera Univision Giselle Blondet starting in 2017

Married... with Children

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Original name: Married... with Children
Origin: United States
Date started: 1987
Date ended: 1997
Creator: Michael G. Moye and Ron Leavitt
First network to broadcast: Fox
First country to adapt: Germany (1993)

Modern Family

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Original name: Modern Family
Origin: United States
Date started: 2009
Date ended: 2020
Creator: Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan
First network to broadcast: ABC
First country to adapt: Iran, as Haft Sang (2014; 20th Century Fox did not authorize the production of this series, and it is a frame-by-frame remake of the American version.[7])

Man with a Plan

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Original name: Man with a Plan
Origin: United States
Date started: 2016
Date ended: 2020
Creator: Jackie Filgo
Jeff Filgo and Jackie and Jeff Filgo
First network to broadcast: CBS
First country to adapt: Ukraine, as Батько рулить / Папа рулит

Country/language Local title Channel Date aired/premiered End date
Ukraine Батько рулить / Папа рулит TET October 26, 2020

Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd

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Original name: Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd
Origin: Singapore
Date started: 1997
Date ended: 2007
Creator(s): Andrea Teo, Kenneth Lang
First network to broadcast: MediaCorp TV Channel 5
First country to adapt: Malaysia, as Phua Chu Kang Sdn Bhd (2010)
Related series: Living with Lydia, Calefare

Sit Down, Shut Up

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Original name: Sit Down, Shut Up
Origin: Australia
Date started: 2001
Date ended: 2001
Creator: Tim McLoughlan and Brendan Reed
First network to broadcast: Ten Network
First country to adapt: United States (2009)

Region/country Local name Network Starring Date premiered Notes
Australia Sit Down, Shut Up Ten Network Marg Downey, Stephen Curry, Jacqueline Brennan, Christopher Brown, Jodie Dry, Paul Gleeson, Taylor Kane, Tim Mcloughlan, Brendan Reed 2001
United States Sit Down, Shut Up Fox Will Arnett, Maria Bamford, Jason Bateman, Will Forte, Tom Kenny, Nick Kroll, Cheri Oteri, Kenan Thompson, Henry Winkler 2009 Animated

Steptoe and Son / Sanford and Son

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  • Original name: Steptoe and Son
  • Original name: Sanford and Son
  • Origin: United Kingdom
  • Date started: 1962
  • Date ended: 2016
  • Creator: Ray Galton and Alan Simpson
  • First network to broadcast: BBC 1
  • First country to adapt: United States
  • Related series: Sanford Arms, Grady, Sanford

White Van Man

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Original name: White Van Man
Origin: United Kingdom
Date started: 2010
Date ended: 2012
Creator: Adrian Poynton
First network to broadcast: BBC Three
First country to adapt: United States (2012)

Region/country Local name Network Starring Date premiered Notes
United Kingdom White Van Man BBC Three Will Mellor, Joel Fry, Georgia Moffett, Naomi Bentley, Clive Mantle 2010-2012
United States Family Tools ABC Kyle Bornheimer, J.K. Simmons, Leah Remini 2012 Poynton is also a co-creator on this version.

Soap operas and telenovelas

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Betty La Fea

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Country Language Name Network Protagonist Date premiered Date ended
Algerian Algerian Arabic طيموشة (Timoucha) ENTV Mina Lachter 24 April 2020 9 May 2021
Belgium Dutch Sara vtm Veerle Baetens 25 September 2007 29 June 2008
Brazil Portuguese Bela, a Feia Rede Record Giselle Itié 4 August 2009 2 June 2010
China Mandarin Chinese 丑女无敌 (Chou Nu Wu Di) Hunan Satellite TV Li Xinru September 2008
Czech Republic Czech Ošklivka Katka TV Prima Kateřina Janečková 3 March 2008 20 April 2009
Ecuador Spanish Veto al Feo Ecuavisa Efraín Ruales 16 April 2013 26 April 2013
Egypt Arabic هبة رجل الغراب (Heba Regl El-Ghorab) OSN, CBC2, MBC 1 Amy Samir Ghanem 1 January 2014 14 October 2014
Georgia Georgian გოგონა გარეუბნიდან (Gogona Gareubnidan) Imedi TV Tina Makharadze 24 May 2010 21 October 2012
Germany German Verliebt in Berlin Sat.1 Alexandra Neldel 28 February 2005 12 October 2007
Greece Greek Maria, i Aschimi Mega Channel Aggeliki Daliani 1 January 2007 23 June 2008
India Hindi Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin SET India Mona Singh 1 September 2003 4 May 2006
Israel Hebrew אסתי המכוערת
Esti HaMekho'eret 		Channel 2 Riki Blich 3 July 2003 2006
Malaysia Malay Misi Betty TV9 Siti Fazurina 2011
Mexico Spanish El amor no es como lo pintan TV Azteca Vanessa Acosta 2000 2001
La Fea Más Bella Televisa Angélica Vale 2006 2007
Netherlands Dutch Lotte Talpa Nyncke Beekhuyzen
Philippines Filipino i ♥ Betty La Fea ABS-CBN Bea Alonzo 8 September 2008 24 April 2009
Poland Polish BrzydUla TVN Julia Kamińska October 2008 December 2009
Russia Russian Не родись красивой / Ne Rodis Krasivoy STS Nelly Uvarova 5 September 2005 7 July 2006
Croatia
Serbia 		Croatian
Serbian 		Не дај се, Нина
Ne daj se, Nina 		RTL Televizija
FOX Televizija 		Lana Gojak 29 October 2007 (SRB)
3 January 2008 (CRO) 		3 March 2008 (SRB)
4 August 2008 (CRO)
South Africa English uBettina Wethu SABC1 Farieda Metsileng 2021 -
Spain Spanish Yo soy Bea Telecinco Ruth Núñez 2006 2008
Thailand Thai ยัยเป็ดขี้เหร่
Ugly Betty Thailand 		ThairathTV Piyarat Kaljaruek 9 March 2015 7 September 2015
Turkey Turkish Sensiz Olmuyor Show TV, Kanal D Özlem Conker, Yeliz Şar
Ukraine Ukrainian Моя улюблена Страшко 1+1 Irina Poplavskaya 30 August 2021 27 October 2021
United States English Ugly Betty ABC America Ferrera 28 September 2006 14 April 2010
Spanish Betty en Nueva York Telemundo Elyfer Torres 6 February 2019 12 August 2019
Vietnam Vietnamese Cô Gái Xấu Xí VTV3 Nguyễn Ngọc Hiệp 11 February 2008 31 March 2009

El amor no es como lo pintan

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(Love is not as it looks) (2000, Azteca 13, Mexico): Vanessa Acosta as Alicia "Licha" Ramírez Campos. El amor no es como lo pintan concluded in 2001.

Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin

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(There's No One Like Jassi) (2003, SET, India): Mona Singh as Jasmeet Walia. The Indian version is not so much about beauty and ugliness, as about a simple middle-class girl with strong family values being catapulted into the amoral world of high fashion upper society, although Jassi was made to appear ugly by having on thick rimmed glasses, braces and an unsightly hairstyle. Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin concluded in 2006.

Sensiz Olmuyor

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Turkey's "Sensiz Olmuyor" (Won't Work Without You) told the story of Gönül and Arda on two separate TV networks, with each channel showing thirteen episodes. When the weekly series debuted on Show TV in January 2005, Özlem Conker played Gönül (which means 'heart' in Turkish), the intelligent swan in ugly duckling clothing, and pop star Emre Altuğ appeared as her boss and love interest, Arda. The show did not go on hiatus when it was moved from Show TV to rival network Kanal D, but there was one big change: Yeliz Şar took over the role of Gönül, but the rest of the original cast remained intact.

Verliebt in Berlin

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In February 2005, the German TV network, SAT 1, began airing a version called Verliebt in Berlin (The title is a word-play and can mean either In Love in Berlin or In Love with Berlin), starring local soap opera star Alexandra Neldel as Lisa Plenske and Swiss actor Mathis Künzler as David. The show had 5 million viewers daily and was extended beyond its initial 250-episode run in early 2006.

A few weeks later it was announced that the show would be renewed for a second season, but without Neldel and Künzler. The focus shifted onto a male lead character named Bruno Plenske (Lisa's half-brother, played by Tim Sander). Without Alexandra Neldel, however, the show lost much of its original appeal and dwindling ratings led to its cancellation in 2007. Verliebt in Berlin has also been broadcast in dubbed versions in Hungary (as Lisa csak egy van) and France (as Le destin de Lisa). Although Verliebt in Berlin continued with new featured characters and original storylines, it is still credited as "based on Yo Soy Betty La Fea".

Ne Rodis' Krasivoy

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Main article: Not Born Beautiful

(Be Not Born Beautiful, from the Russian phrase, "be not born beautiful, but be born happy", "Ne Rodis' Krasivoy, Rodis' Shchastlivoy")

In 2005, STS broadcasting in Russia created a version of the show called Ne Rodis' Krasivoy starring Nelly Uvarova in the title role of Katya. This version was also broadcast throughout the former Soviet Union.

La Fea Más Bella

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(The Most Beautiful Ugly Woman) (2006–2007, Televisa, Mexico): Angélica Vale as Leticia Padilla Solis.

The Mexican Televisa television network, produced its version La Fea Más Bella ("The Prettiest Ugly"), which debuted on 23 January 2006 and ended on 25 February 2007. In the United States, the series aired on Univision, and in the Philippines it was broadcast on ABC 5, where it debuted on 24 April 2006 and concluded on 25 June 2007. It was also aired in Lebanon on the Lebanese MTV network from 2009 to 2010. In both these versions, the protagonist's nickname is "Lety", which is also the name of the show in Lebanon.

Lotte

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Main article: Lotte (TV series)

(2006, Talpa, Netherlands): Nyncke Beekhuyzen as Lotte Pronk. In 2006, the Dutch TV network Talpa began airing Lotte, starring Nyncke Beekhuyzen as the main character and Lars Oostveen as Vico Maesland.

Yo Soy Bea

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Despite the original Colombian production already being in Spanish, Telecinco launched an adaptation in Spain called Yo soy Bea in July 2006. The Spanish version title (which translates to "I am Bea") is a pun, with "Bea" sounding like both fea ("ugly") and bella ("beautiful"), and being the short version of the protagonist name, Beatriz. Ruth Núñez played Beatriz Pérez Pinzón and Alejandro Tous was Álvaro Aguilar, the company boss.

The Spanish adaptation screens weekdays at 6:00 pm and pulls in an average of more than four million viewers (more than +35% share of the audience). The series' record is a 42,1% of share. It has become Spain's top-rated daytime programme. Ruth Núñez, known to Spanish viewers for her portrayal of a Yugoslav student in teen soap, Compañeros, plays the heroine.

In this version, Beatriz Pérez Pinzón (Núñez) is an unattractive 26-year-old economist whose looks aren't important to her. She's intelligent and kind, and one day, after having cared for her widower father for two years, she decides to look for a job. Although she's very well educated, she gets only a secretary job at the magazine "Bulevar 21". She becomes the secretary of Álvaro Aguilar (Alejandro Tous), the company boss. In the company, Bea will be against Cayetana (Mónica Estarreado), Álvaro's fiancée, and her friend Bárbara (Norma Ruiz), who is also Álvaro's secretary. The Spanish Version won a TP de Oro to "La mejor telenovela" in 2007.

Ugly Betty

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Main article: Ugly Betty

The American production was broadcast on ABC in the United States from 28 September 2006 to 14 April 2010. This production also aired internationally on Citytv and Radio-Canada (as Chère Betty) in Canada, Channel 4 in the United Kingdom; 2007, RTÉ Two in Ireland, TV2 in New Zealand, Seven Network/7Two in Australia, TVB Pearl in Hong Kong, Nova Television in Bulgaria, 8TV in Malaysia, Studio 23 in the Philippines and STAR World in Asia (Southeast Asia, India, Philippines and Middle East feeds).

In 2004, actress Salma Hayek's production company, Ventanarosa, in a joint venture with Reveille Productions and ABC Television Studio bought the rights to Betty la fea, converting it to an English-language seriocomedy series. ABC would acquire the series under the title Ugly Betty, and initially slated the program for broadcasting in summer of 2006 as a daily series, but its success led to ABC slating it as a weekly series.[8] The hour-long program aired Fridays at 9:00 pm (Eastern time);[9] the first episode was broadcast 28 September 2006. Actress America Ferrera portrayed the title character Betty Suarez – an unattractive, but efficient editorial assistant at a fashion magazine.[10]

Maria, i Aschimi

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Mega Channel in Greece is airing its own version titled Maria, i Aschimi (Μαρία, Η Άσχημη – Maria, The Ugly One) starring Aggeliki Daliani and Anthimos Ananiadis . Maria exudes intelligence, humor, and kindness, but what she is missing is conventional beauty. She considers her appearance to be an obstacle in her search for employment, despite her collection of degrees, which are displayed proudly by her parents, Kaiti and Irakles. Having no luck in her job search, Maria decides to try for a job for which she is overqualified, secretary to Alexis Mantas, the director of a noted fashion house called Ecomoda. Alexis is the most coveted bachelor in Athens, but he has recently gotten engaged to Markella, who tries to get him to choose her best friend, Lilian, to be his secretary and to keep an eye on him. Lilian doesn't have Maria's natural intelligence or fine education, but she has a beautiful appearance, which makes her a better superficial fit at the fashion house.

This adaptation was originally supposed to start airing on 1 November 2006, but within two weeks of that date the show was removed from Mega Channel's schedule. Finally, it began on 1 January 2007 at 21:00 and although it was scheduled to move at 18:15 two weeks later, due to its high ratings (± 45% according to Agb Hellas and more than 2 million viewers) finally remained in the prime-time slot of the channel.

Sara

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Main article: Sara (Belgian TV series)

The Flemish adaptation is called Sara, starring Veerle Baetens as Sara De Roose. The show was first broadcast on 25 September 2007 by VTM, a Flemish commercial TV-station. Sara was broadcast daily (except weekends) at 6:25 pm. On Sunday, VTM aired 'the week of Sara' at 9:25 pm, containing all the episodes of that week. Sara had a weekly audience between 650,000 and 750,000 viewers. The show ended in June 2008.

Sara works for 'Presence', where she falls in love with her boss Simon Van Wyck (Gert Winckelmans). Actors such as like Veerle Baetens, Sandrine André, Kürt Rogiers, Gert Winckelmans and Bieke Ilegems appeared on the show.

On 13 February 2008, the nominees of the Flemish TV-stars were announced. 'Sara' was nominated for 3 awards. Veerle Baetens, who plays Sara, and Sandrine Andre, who plays Britt, were both nominated in the category Best Actor or Actress. The show was nominated in the category Best Fiction programme. Veerle Baetens won in her category and also won the award as 'Most popular TV personality'. The show won the award for 'Most Popular TV Programme'.

Ne daj se, Nina

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Main article: Ne daj se, Nina

A version of Betty la Fea made by Croatian RTL Televizija and Serbian Fox Televizija begins production in October 2007. The working title of the show is "Ne daj se, Nina" ( "Don't give up, Nina"). After a long audition, newcomer Lana Gojak has been cast in the role of Nina (Betty). Other reported cast members include established actors such as Robert Kurbaša, Edvin Livarić, Bojana Ordinačev, Petar Ćiritović, Andrija Milošević, Kristina Krepela and Sloboda Mićalović.

Ošklivka Katka

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(Ugly Kate) (2008, TV Prima, Czech Republic): Kateřina Janečková as Kateřina Bertoldová. The series debuted on 3 March 2008 and it airs Mondays and Wednesdays at prime time.

Cô gái xấu xí

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The Vietnamese version of Yo soy Betty, fea premiered on 11 February 2008. The series stars Ngọc Hiệp as Huyền Diệu and Chi Bảo as An Đông, the new president of SB Brands Trading J.S.C.. A number of real-life models co-starred in prominent roles, such as Nguyễn Bình Minh (who plays Tiến Mạnh), who competed in the 2002/03 Manhunt International competition and finished in the top ten; Phi Thanh Vân (as Phương Trinh), who worked as a top model and has freely admitted that she owes her beauty to the wonders of plastic surgery; Lý Anh Tuấn (Đăng Dương); and Trịnh Kim Chi (Huyền Thư). This adaptation is one of the most faithful remakes of the Colombian original so far, with episodes being recreated practically scene for scene, with only minor adjustments to account for cultural differences.

I Love Betty La Fea

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Main article: I Love Betty La Fea

Filipina actress Bea Alonzo was chosen to play the title role of Betty Pengson and actor John Lloyd Cruz to play Armando Solis in the Philippine adaptation of the famous Colombian telenovela. The series started airing on 8 September 2008 on ABS-CBN network in primetime. Former beauty queen and actress Ruffa Gutierrez, plays the role of Daniela, the female version of Daniel from the original series. In this version, they are working for an advertising agency. This is the only version where Betty refused to have a makeover. She accepted herself in the end.

Chou Nü Wu Di

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This soap opera, Ugly Wudi (literally "The Ugly Without Rival" for the name Wudi means Non-Rival, unconquerable, unbeatable or matchless), is a co-production of Televisa México, China's Hunan Satellite TV, the independent producer Nesound, and the Colombian network RCN Television. The program began broadcasting on 28 September 2008 and will be divided into five seasons of 80 half-hour chapters. The show has received some criticism via 3,300 comments on Baidu and newspaper articles stating the actress who plays Wudi isn't ugly enough, despite gaining weight and exhibiting glasses, braces and tan skin which is considered unattractive in China.[11] Some even suggested that the name of the show be changed to Pretty Wudi.

Despite criticisms, the debut episode was watched by 73 million viewers.[12] The show is sponsored by Unilever's Dove brand, which is woven into the plot as Wudi works on a Dove advertising campaign.[12] The show has also been used as a way to launch Dove's Campaign for Real Beauty in China.

Four seasons of Chounu Wudi have been aired in China. The 4th season started on 20 February 2010. It was named as the final season of Chounu Wudi.[13]

BrzydUla

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Poland's adaptation of the Betty story, BrzydUla (play on words: Brzydula means ugly girl but Ula is a reference to main character's name), premiered on 6 October 2008 on the TVN network. This version stars Julia Kamińska as Ula Cieplak and Marek Włodarczyk as her father, Józef. Ula works for Marek Dobrzański (played by Filip Bobek) at a prestigious Warsaw fashion house called Dom Mody Febo & Dobrzański.

Bela, a Feia

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Main article: Bela, a Feia

After months of speculation, the Brazilian TV network Record officially announced on 22 May 2009 that Mexican-Brazilian actress Giselle Itié would portray Bela, the protagonist of the Brazilian version of Yo soy Betty, la Fea. The extensive cast included Ana Roberta Gualda, André Mattos, André Segatti, Angela Leal, Aracy Cardoso, Bemvindo Sequeira, Bia Montez, Bruno Ferrari, Bárbara Borges, Carla Regina, Cláudio Gabriel, Daniel Erthal, Denise Del Vecchio, Esther Góes, Gabriela Moreira, Henri Pagnocelli, Ildi Silva, Iran Malfitano, Jonas Bloch, João Camargo, Laila Zaid, Luiza Thomé, Marcela Barrozo, Natália Guimarães, Pérola Faria, Raul Gazolla, Simone Spoladore, Sérgio Hondjakoff, Sérgio Menezes, Sílvia Pfeifer, and Thierry Figueira, with guest appearances by Babi Xavier, Gracyanne Barbosa, Rogério Fróes, Sérgio Mallandro, and Viviane Araújo. The series was produced by Record in partnership with Mexico's Televisa, which produced La Fea más bella. The story was adapted by scribe Gisele Joras and the series was directed by Edson Spinello. The novela premiered on 4 August 2009, and ended on 2 June 2010.

Gogona Gareubnidan

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Georgia's version of the Betty story began on 24 May 2010, about one month after the U.S.A.'s Ugly Betty ended. The first episode was a pretty faithful remake of the pilot episode for Ugly Betty, with only minor changes, making this the first series to be adapted directly from the American Ugly Betty and not the Colombian Yo soy Betty, la fea. The series stars Tina Makharadze as Tamuna and takes place in Tbilisi, the Georgian capital (Tamuna lives in the outskirts, hence the show's title, which translates as "Girl from the Suburbs"). The first season consisted of 10 episodes and concluded on 26 July 2010. The second ran from 8 October 2010 through 31 December 2010, and consisted of 13 episodes. The second season diverged even farther from the story lines of Ugly Betty than the first season had, but many details within various episodes were directly or loosely based on details from second, third, and fourth season episodes of Ugly Betty. The third season began on 11 February 2011 without the show's leading man, Tornike Gogrichiani, who played Tamuna's boss, Nika Kekelidze. Gogrichiani was absent from the season's first four episodes and it was rumored online that he may be leaving the series altogether.

ยัยเป็ดขี้เหร่ Ugly Betty Thailand

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A story of Pet (Thai: เป็ด; meaning 'Duck') (Pratchayanan "Babymind" Suwanmani), a young girl who looks ugly but is very capable. She works as a secretary for Danai (Wasin "Ko" Atsawanaruenat), who is a young playboy and the son of CEO of POSH Inc., a high-end cosmetics company and Ngamkhae (Nicole Theriault). Danai is the new CEO but things are not as they seem, because Danai has competition from the managing director Alisa "Alice" Phalakon (Sonia Couling) and the Phalakon family who holds shares of his company, Pet also has problems resulting from Danai's previous secretary, a young and beautiful woman.

Ellas son...la Alegría del Hogar

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  • Original name: Ellas son...la Alegría del Hogar
  • Origin: Mexico
  • Date started: 2009
  • Date ended: 2010
  • Creator(s): Gloria Calzada, Juan Meyer, and Salvador Rizo
  • Company(s): Televisa Internacional
  • First network to broadcast: Televisa
  • First country to adapt: United States as Devious Maids (2013)
Region/country Local name Network Date premiered Date ended
United States Devious Maids Lifetime 2013 2016
Turkey Hizmetçiler Kanal D 2020 2020

La indomable

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  • Original name: La indomable
  • Origin: Venezuela
  • Date started: 1974
  • Date ended: 1974
  • First network to broadcast: Radio Caracas Televisión
  • First country to adapt: Mexico, as La Venganza (1977)
  • Related series: Marimar (1994, remake by Televisa), MariMar (2007)

Juana la virgen

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Region/country Local name Network Protagonist Date premiered Date ended
Mexico/United States La Virgen de la Calle Televisa
UniMas 		María Gabriela de Faría 2013 2013
India Ek Ladki Anjaani Si Sony Entertainment Television Kanchi Kaul 2005 2007
Turkey Hayat Mucizelere Gebe Kanal D Damla Colbay 2015 2016
Greece Parthena Zoi Παρθένα Ζωή ANT1 Sofina Lazaraki 2017 2018
Israel Bat-El Habetula Bat-El Habetula (Bat-El the Virgin, in Hebrew בתאל הבתולה) BatEl HaBetula Hot (Israel) Meshi Kleinstein 2019 2019
Poland Majka TVN Joanna Osyda 2010 2010
Spain Mariza la virigen (Mariza the virigin,in Spanish Mariza la virigen) Know channel Espana y Latin America
South Korea Miss Mom Jane Miss Mom Jae-in (미쓰맘 제인) Channel A
United States Jane the Virgin The CW Gina Rodriguez 2014 2019
Venezuela Juana la virgen Radio Caracas Televisión Daniela Alvarado 2002 2003

Amar después de amar

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  • Original name: Love after Loving / Amar después de amar
  • Origin: Argentina
  • Date started: 2017
  • Date ended: 2017
  • First network to broadcast: Telefe
  • First country to adapt: Mexico (2017)
Region/country Local name Network Date premiered Date ended
Lebanon تانغو Tango LBCI Lebanon
LDC
MBC Group
LDC
Hawas Tv
Rotana Drama
OSN Yahala
Roya TV 		2018 2018
Mexico Caer en tentación Las Estrellas 2017 2018
Portugal Amar Depois de Amar TVI 2019 2019
Spain El nudo Atresplayer Premium
Antena 3 		2019 2020
Greece
Cyprus 		ΕΡΩΤΑΣ ΜΕΤΑ ΕΡΩΤΑΣ ΜΕΤΑ Έρωτας μετά Erotas Meta Erotas meta Erotas Meta ΕΡΩΤΑΣ ΜΕΤΑ Erotas meta Erotas meta Έρωτας μετά Alpha TV 2019 2020

L'onore e il rispetto

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Region/country Local name Network Date premiered Date ended
Turkey Şeref Meselesi Kanal D 2014 2015
Italy L'onore e il rispetto Canale 5 2006 2017

Mi Gorda Bella

[edit]
Region/country Local name Network Protagonist Date premiered Date ended
India Dekho Magar Pyaar Se STAR Plus Shweta Agarwal, Shraddha Nigam 2004 2005
Malaysia Manjalara TV3 Emelda Rosmila 2007 2008
Mexico Llena de amor Televisa Ariadne Díaz May 3, 2010 February 13, 2011
Venezuela Mi Gorda Bella Radio Caracas Televisión Natalia Streignard 2002 2003
United States Fat and Beauty ABC Cassi Davis In development

La ronca de oro

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Region/country Local name Protagonist Date premiered Date ended
Egypt طريقي مسلسل طريقي Sherine 2015 2015

My Lovely Sam Soon

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Two Wives

[edit]
  • Original name: Two Wives
  • Origin: South Korea
  • Date started: 2009
  • Date ended: 2009
  • Creator: Lee Yoo-seon
  • First network to broadcast: SBS
  • First country to adapt: Philippines

Sorelle

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  • Original name: Sorelle
  • Origin: Italy
  • Date started: 2017
  • Date ended: 2017
  • Creator: Ivan Cotroneo, Monica Rametta
  • First network to broadcast: Rai 1
  • First country to adapt: Egypt (2019)
Region/country Local name Network Protagonist Date premiered Date ended
Egypt زي الشمس MBC Masr Dina El Sherbiny 2019 2019
Italy Sorelle Rai 1 Anna Valle 2017 2017

Mentre ero via

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  • Original name: Mentre ero via (While I Was Away)
  • Origin: Italy
  • Date started: 2019
  • Date ended: 2019
  • Creator: Ivan Cotroneo, Monica Rametta
  • First network to broadcast: Rai 1
  • First country to adapt: Egypt (2020)
Region/country Local name Network Protagonist Date premiered Date ended
Egypt لعبة النسيان MBC Masr Dina El Sherbiny 2020 2020
Italy Mentre ero via Rai 1 Vittoria Puccini 2019 2019

Terminales

[edit]
  • Original name: Terminales
  • Origin: Mexico
  • Date started: 2008
  • Date ended: 2008
  • Creator: Ricardo Tadeo Álvarez Canales
    Miguel Ángel Fox Muller
    María del Socorro González Ocampo
    Pedro Armando Rodríguez Montes
    Marco Antonio Lagarde Bedolla
    Patricio Saiz Valenzuela
  • First network to broadcast: Televisa
  • First country to adapt: Spain (2010)
Region/country Local name Network Protagonist Date premiered Date ended
Egypt حلاوة الدنيا Hend Sabry 2017 2017
Spain Quiero vivir Cuatro 2010 2010
Mexico Terminales Ana Claudia Talancón Televisa 2008 2008
United States Chasing Life Italia Ricci ABC Family 2014 2015

Resistire

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Region/country Local name Network Protagonist Date premiered Date ended
Egypt سيرة حب Beelink Productions Cyrine Abdelnour
Maxim Khalil 		2014 2014
United States Watch Over Me MyNetworkTV Dayanara Torres 2006 2007
Mexico Amar sin límites Canal de las Estrellas Karyme Lozano 2006 2007
Portugal Resistirei SIC Paulo Rocha 2007 2008

El regreso de Lucas

[edit]
  • Original name: El regreso de Lucas The Return of Lucas
  • Origin: Argentina
  • Date started: 2016
  • Date ended: 2016
  • Creator and Writer: Bruno Luciani
    Martín Méndez
  • First network to broadcast: Telefe
    América Televisión
  • First country to adapt: Egypt (2018)
Region/country Local name Network Date premiered Date ended
Egypt كأنه إمبارح Beelink Productions
Eagle Films 		2018 2018

Acacias 38

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  • Original name: Acacias 38
  • Origin: Spain
  • Date started: 2015
  • Date ended: 2021
  • Creator: Josep Cister Rubio
    Susana López Rubio
    Aurora Guerra
    Miquel Peidró
  • First network to broadcast: La 1
  • First country to adapt: Egypt (2018)
Region/country Local name Network Date premiered Date ended
Egypt ليالي أوجيني Eugénie Nights مسلسل ليالي أوجيني eugenie nights مسلسل ليالي أوجيني Layali Eugenie Beelink Productions
Eagle Films 		2018 2018

Gran Hotel

[edit]
  • Original name: Gran Hotel
  • Origin: Spain
  • Date started: 2011
  • Date ended: 2013
  • Creator: Ramón Campos
    Gema R. Neira
  • First network to broadcast: Antena 3
  • First country to adapt: Italy (2015)
Region/country Local name Network Date premiered Date ended
Egypt جراند أوتيل Beelink Productions
Eagle Films
CBC 		2016 2016
Mexico El hotel de los secretos Televisa
Las Estrellas
Univision 		2016 2016
United States Grand Hotel ABC 2019 2019
France Grand Hôtel TF1 2020 2020
Italy Grand Hotel Rai 1 2015 2015

Карамель

[edit]
  • Original name: Карамель Karamel Caramel
  • Origin: Russia
  • Date started: 2011
  • Date ended: 2011
  • First network to broadcast: TV-3
  • First country to adapt: Lebanon (2017)
Region/country Local name Date premiered Date ended
Lebanon كاراميل 2017 2017
Russia Карамель 2011 2011

Polseres vermelles

[edit]
  • Original name: Polseres vermelles The Red Band Society
  • Origin: Spain
  • Date started: 2011
  • Date ended: 2013
  • Creator: Albert Espinosa
  • Executive producers: Albert Espinosa
    Pau Freixas
  • Distributor: Filmax International
  • First network to broadcast: TV3
  • First country to adapt: Italy (2014)
Region/country Local name Network Date premiered Date ended
Egypt مسلسل الشريط الاحمر الشريط الاحمر الشريط الأحمر alsharit al'ahmar (الشريط الأحمر) Middle East Television 2018 2018
Peru Pulseras rojas América Televisión 2015 2015
Chile Pulseras rojas TVN 2014 2014
France Les Bracelets rouges TF1 2018 2018
Germany Club der roten Bänder VOX 2015 2015
Italy Braccialetti rossi Rai 1 2014 2014
Russia Красные браслеты Channel One 2017 2017
Slovakia Červené pásky Markíza 2020 2020
Ukraine Красные браслеты STB 2017 2017
United States Red Band Society Fox 2014 2014

Primera dama

[edit]
  • Original name: Primera dama The First Lady
  • Origin: Chile
  • Date started: 2010
  • Date ended: 2011
  • Creator: Sebastián Arrau
  • Distributor: Latin Media Corporation
  • First network to broadcast: Canal 13
  • First country to adapt: Colombia (2011)
Region/country Local name Network Date premiered Date ended
Egypt السيدة الأولى مسلسل السيدة الاولى السيدة الأولى Middle East Television 2014 2014
Colombia The First Lady Caracol Televisión 2011 2012
United States First Lady The CW In Development In Development

Drop Dead Diva

[edit]
  • Original name: Drop Dead Diva
  • Origin: United States
  • Date started: 2009
  • Date ended: 2014
  • Creator: Josh Berman
  • First network to broadcast: Lifetime
  • First country to adapt: Russia (2013)
Region/country Local name Date premiered Date ended
Egypt طلعت روحي OSN March 4, 2018
Russia До смерти красива СТС October 7, 2013

Primetime dramas

[edit]

24

[edit]

Original name 24
Origin: United States
Date started: November 5, 2001
Creator: Joel Surnow, Robert Cochran
First network to broadcast: FOX
First country to adapt: India (24, 2013)
Related series: 24: Conspiracy, 24: Redemption, The Rookie, 24: Live Another Day, 24: Legacy

9-1-1

[edit]

Original name: 9-1-1
Origin: United States
Date started: January 3, 2018
Date ended: Present
Creator: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk & Tim Minear
First network to broadcast: FOX
Related series: 9-1-1 and 9-1-1: Lone Star

Arrowverse

[edit]

Original name: Arrow Arrowverse
Origin: United States
Date started: October 10, 2012
Creator: Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Marc Guggenheim, Phil Klemmer & Geoff Johns
First network to broadcast: The CW
Related series: The Flash, Constantine, Vixen, Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, Black Lightning, Batwoman and Superman & Lois

Babylon 5

[edit]

Original name: Babylon 5
Origin: United States
Date started: February 22, 1993
Date ended: November 25, 1998
Creator: J. Michael Straczynski
First network to broadcast: PTEN
Related series: Crusade, plus six TV films

Battlestar Galactica

[edit]

Original name: Battlestar Galactica
Origin: United States
Date started: September 17, 1978
Date ended: April 29, 1979
Creator: Glen A. Larson
First network to broadcast: ABC
Related series: Galactica 1980, Battlestar Galactica (2004), Caprica, three TV films

Breaking Bad

[edit]

Original name: Breaking Bad
Origin: United States
Date started: January 20, 2008
Date ended: September 29, 2013
Creator: Vince Gilligan
First network to broadcast: AMC
Related series: Talking Bad, Better Call Saul, Talking Saul, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, The Broken and the Bad, Slippin' Jimmy
First country to adapt: Colombia (Metástasis, 2014)
Other franchise ties: The X-Files, The Walking Dead

Chicago Fire

[edit]

Original name: Chicago Fire
Origin: United States
Date started: October 10, 2012
Date ended: Present
Creator: Dick Wolf, Matt Olmstead, Michael Brandt, and Derek Haas
First network to broadcast: NBC
Other franchise ties: Law & Order
Related series: Chicago P.D., Chicago Med, and Chicago Justice

Criminal Minds

[edit]

Original name: Criminal Minds
Origin: United States
Date started: September 22, 2005
Creator(s): Jeff Davis
First network to broadcast: CBS
Related series: Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders

CSI

[edit]

Original name: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Origin: United States
Date started: October 6, 2000
Date ended: Ongoing
Creator: Anthony Zuiker
First network to broadcast: CBS
Related series: CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Without A Trace, Cold Case, CSI: Cyber and CSI: Vegas

Dallas

[edit]

Original name: Dallas
Origin: United States
Date started: April 2, 1978
Date ended: May 3, 1991
Creator: David Jacobs
First network to broadcast: CBS
Related series: Knots Landing, Dallas (2012), two TV films

Doctor Who

[edit]

Original name: Doctor Who
Origin: United Kingdom
Date started: 23 November 1963
Date ended: ongoing
Creator: Sydney Newman, C.E. Webber (and others)
First network to broadcast: BBC
First country to adapt: United States (1996; considered part of continuing series because Sylvester McCoy passed the role to Paul McGann in the TV pilot)
Related series: K-9 & Company, Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Class, two films produced in the 1960s, Big Finish audio dramas

The Equalizer

[edit]

Original name: The Equalizer
Origin: United States
Date started: September 23, 1985
Date ended: May 2, 1989
Creator: Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim
First network to broadcast: CBS
Second generation related series: The Equalizer (2021 reboot), plus two films (2014 and 2018)

ER

[edit]

Original name: ER
Origin: United States
Date started: September 19, 1994
Date ended: April 2, 2009
Creator: Michael Crichton
First network to broadcast: NBC
Other franchise ties: Third Watch and Medical Investigation

Grey's Anatomy

[edit]

Original name: Grey's Anatomy
Origin: United States
Date started: March 27, 2005
Creator: Shonda Rhimes
First network to broadcast: ABC
Related series: Private Practice and Station 19

Hawaii Five-O

[edit]

Original name: Hawaii Five-O
Origin: United States
Date started: September 20, 1968
Date ended: April 5, 1980
Creator: Leonard Freeman
First network to broadcast: CBS
Second generation related series: Hawaii Five-0 (2010 reboot; acknowledges ties to the original)
Second generation other franchise ties: NCIS: Los Angeles, MacGyver, Magnum P.I.

Kung Fu

[edit]

Original name: Kung Fu
Origin: United States
Date started: February 22, 1972
Date ended: April 26, 1975
Creator: Ed Spielman, Jerry Thorpe and Herman Miller
First network to broadcast: ABC
Spin-off series: Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993-1997)
Second generation related series: Kung Fu (2021 reboot)

L.A. Law

[edit]

Original name: L.A. Law
Origin: United States
Date started: September 15, 1986
Date started: May 19, 1994
Creator:
First network to broadcast: NBC
Other franchise ties: Civil Wars and L.A. Law: The Movie

Law & Order

[edit]

Original name: Law & Order
Origin: United States
Date started: September 13, 1990
Date ended: Ongoing
Creator: Dick Wolf
First network to broadcast: NBC
Other franchise ties: The X-Files, Chicago
First country to adapt: France (Paris enquêtes criminelles, 2007)
Related series: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: LA, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: UK, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, Law & Order, Crime & Punishment, Conviction, Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order: Organized Crime

Magnum, P.I.

[edit]

Original name: Magnum, P.I.
Origin: United States
Date started: December 11, 1980
Date ended: May 8, 1988
Creator: Donald P. Bellisario, Glen A. Larson
First network to broadcast: CBS
Second generation related series: Magnum P.I. (2018 reboot; acknowledges ties to the original)
Second generation other franchise ties: Hawaii Five-0

Matlock

[edit]

Original name: Matlock
Origin: United States
Date started: September 23, 1986
Date ended: May 7, 1995
Creator(s): Dean Hargrove, Joel Steiger, Joyce Burditt
First network to broadcast: NBC
Related series: Jake and the Fatman and Diagnosis: Murder

Medical Investigation

[edit]

Original name: Medical Investigation
Origin: United States
Date started: September 9, 2004
Date ended: March 25, 2005
Creator: Jason Horwitch
First network to broadcast: NBC
Other franchise ties: Third Watch

NCIS

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Original name: JAG
Origin: United States
Date started: September 23, 1995
Date ended: Ongoing
Creator(s): Donald P. Bellisario
First network to broadcast: NBC
Related series: First Monday, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, Hawaii Five-0, MacGyver, NCIS: New Orleans, NCIS: Hawaiʻi, Scorpion and NCIS: Sydney

NYPD Blue

[edit]

Original name: NYPD Blue
Origin: United States
Date started: September 21, 1993
Date ended: March 1, 2005
Creator(s): Steven Bochco, David Milch
First network to broadcast: ABC
Related series: Public Morals

Once Upon a Time

[edit]

Original name: Once Upon a Time
Origin: United States
Date started: October 23, 2011
Date ended: May 18, 2018
Creator: Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz
First network to broadcast: ABC (United States, as they are the co-producers), although CTV in Canada aired it an hour before the US telecast during its first three seasons, which would make them the first international network to air the series
Related series: Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
Other franchise ties: Lost and Disney-related franchises

The Practice

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Original name: The Practice
Origin: United States
Date started: March 4, 1997
Date ended: December 8, 2008
Creator: David E. Kelley
First network to broadcast: ABC
Related series: Boston Legal and Boston Public
Other franchise ties: Ally McBeal

Sons of Anarchy

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Original name: Sons of Anarchy
Origin: United States
Date started: September 3, 2008
Date ended: December 9, 2014
Creator: Kurt Sutter
First network to broadcast: FX
Related series: Mayans M.C.

Star Trek

[edit]

Original name: Star Trek
Origin: United States
Date started: 1966 (TV series); 1979 (film series)
Date ended: ongoing (TV); ongoing (film)
Creator: Gene Roddenberry
First network to broadcast: NBC
Related series: Star Trek: The Animated Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Star Trek: Picard, Star Trek: Short Treks, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds plus a film series (13 films as of 2016)

Stargate: SG-1

[edit]

Original name: Stargate SG-1
Origin: United States
Date started: July 27, 1997
Date ended: March 13, 2007
Creator: Brad Wright & Jonathan Glassner
First network to broadcast: Showtime
Related series: Stargate Infinity, Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe

Walker, Texas Ranger

[edit]

Original name: Walker, Texas Ranger
Origin: United States
Date started: April 21, 1993
Creator(s): Christopher Canaan, Albert S. Ruddy, Leslie Greif, Paul Haggis, Aaron Norris, Chuck Norris
First network to broadcast: CBS
Related series: Sons of Thunder, Martial Law, Early Edition, Walker

The Walking Dead

[edit]

Original name: The Walking Dead
Origin: United States
Date started: October 31, 2010
Date ended: November 20, 2022
Creator: Frank Darabont
First network to broadcast: AMC
Related series: Talking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, The Walking Dead: World Beyond, Tales of the Walking Dead, The Walking Dead: Dead City, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live

The X-Files

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Original name: The X-Files
Origin: United States
Date started: September 10, 1993
Creator: Chris Carter
First network to broadcast: Fox
Related series: The Lone Gunmen, Millennium
Other franchise ties: Law & Order

Yellowstone

[edit]

Original name: Yellowstone
Origin: United States
Date started: June 20, 2018
Creator: Taylor Sheridan
First network to broadcast: Paramount Network
Related series: 1883, 1923, 6666, 1944, 2024
Other franchise ties: Mayor of Kingstown, Tulsa King, Special Ops: Lioness, Lawmen: Bass Reeves, Land Man

Anime

[edit]

A number of Anime TV shows have been both long running, and produced various individual titles existing in the same universe, as part of the franchise

Gundam

[edit]

Original name: Mobile Suit Gundam
Origin: Japan
Date started: April 7, 1979
Creator: Hajime Yatate
Related series: Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, Mobile Suit SD Gundam, Mobile Suit Victory Gundam, Mobile Fighter G Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, After War Gundam X, Turn A Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Superior Defender Gundam Force, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors, Mobile Suit Gundam AGE, Gundam Reconguista in G, Gundam Build Fighters Try, Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, Gundam Build Divers,
(Plus numerous Cinema Movies and other media)

Astro Boy (1980 TV series)

Original Name: Tetsuwan atomu,

Origin: Japan

Date Started: Oct 1, 1980

Creator: Osamu Tezuka

Related Series: Astro Boy (2003 TV series) Astro Boy (1963 TV series) Astro Boy (film)

Children's television

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Barney

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Original name: Barney & Friends
Origin: United States
Date started: 1988 (character and video series Barney and the Backyard Gang), 1992 (TV)
Creators: Sheryl Leach and Kathy Parker
First network to broadcast: Public Broadcasting Service
First country to adapt: Israel

Region/country Local name Network Date premiered Notes
United States Barney & Friends PBS April 6, 1992
Israel החברים של ברני
Hachaverim Shel Barney 		Channel 2, Hop! Channel September 1, 1997
South Korea 바니와 친구들
Baniwa Chingudeul 		Korean Broadcasting System June 4, 2001 Title also used for later Korean dub of the US series
Vietnam Barney Va cac ban Ho Chi Minh city Television 12/2003 - 2005 Title also used for later Vietnam dub of the US series

Bozo the Clown

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Original name: Bozo's Circus
Origin: United States
Date started: 1946 (character), 1949 (TV)
Date ended: early 1970s (most markets), 2001 (as WGN-TV's The Bozo Super Sunday Show)
Creator: Alan W. Livingston
First station to broadcast: KTTV/Los Angeles, California

Hi-5

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Original name: Hi-5
Origin: Australia
Date started: June–August 1998 (music group), 12 April 1999 (original TV series), 15 May 2017 (TV series revival)
Date ended: 16 December 2011 (original TV series), 16 June 2017 (TV series revival), November 2019 (music group)
Creators: Helena Harris and Posie Graeme-Evans
First network to broadcast: Nine Network
First country to adapt: United States

Romper Room

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Original name: Romper Room
Origin: United States
Date started: 1953
Date ended: 1981 (US Franchised/local versions); 1994 (US syndicated version)
Creator: Nancy Claster
First station to broadcast: WBAL-TV/Baltimore, Maryland
First country to adapt: Canada (local version at CKLW-TV/Windsor, Ontario, 1954)

Sesame Street

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Main article: Sesame Street internationally

Original name: Sesame Street
Origin: United States
Date started: 1969
Creators: Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett
First network to broadcast: National Educational Television
First country to adapt: Brazil

Region/country Local name Network Language Date premiered Notes
Algeria Dar Semseme
دار سمسم 		Lina TV Arabic 2020
Australia Open Sesame Nick Jr. Channel English
Brazil Vila Sésamo TV Cultura
TV Rá-Tim-Bum 		Portuguese 1972
Egypt Alam Simsim ERTU Arabic 2000
France Bonjour Sésame French 1974
5, Rue Sésame French 1976
Israel רחוב סומסום Israeli Educational Television
Hop! Channel 		Hebrew 1983
Japan セサミストリート NHK Japanese 1971
Jordan Hikayat Simsim JRTV Arabic 2003
Kuwait افتح يا سمسم Arabic 1979
2013
Mexico Plaza Sésamo Televisa
 Spanish 1972
Netherlands Sesamstraat Dutch
Flemish 		1976
Philippines Batibot RPN
PTV
ABS-CBN
GMA Network 		Tagalog
English 		1984 First fully bilingual version
TV5 2010
South Africa Takalani Sesame SABC Venda 2000, 2007
Spain Barrio Sésamo TVE Spanish 1979
Sweden Svenska Sesam TV2 Swedish 1981
Turkey Susam Sokağı TRT Turkish 1980's
United States Sesame Street NET
PBS
HBO 		English November 10, 1969 Original Version
Sesame Amigos Univision Spanish August 1, 2015
West Germany
Germany 		Sesamstraße NDR
Das Erste
KiKa 		German 1973

Blue's Clues

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Main article: Blue's Clues

Original name: Blue's Clues
Origin: United States
Date started: 1996
Creators: Traci Paige Johnson Todd Kessler and Angela C. Santomero
First network to broadcast: Nick Jr. Channel
First country to adapt: United Kingdom

Region/country Local name Network Date premiered Notes
United Kingdom Blue's Clues UK United Kingdom 1998

Talk shows

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AM

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Original name: Ralph Story's AM
Origin: United States
Date started: 1971
Creator: Ralph Story
First network to broadcast: KABC-TV
Related series: AM America, AM Los Angeles/Live with Regis and Kathie Lee/Live! with Kelly, AM Chicago/The Oprah Winfrey Show, AM Buffalo, Morning Exchange
Second-generation related series: Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, The Gayle King Show, The Nate Berkus Show, Good Morning America
Third-generation related series: The Doctors

Note: Canada AM is unrelated to this franchise and predates it.

The Jerry Springer Show

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Original name: The Jerry Springer Show
Origin: United States
Date started: 1991
Creator: Jerry Springer
First station to broadcast: WLWT/Cincinnati, Ohio
First country to adapt: United Kingdom (as The Springer Show)
Related series (UK): The Jeremy Kyle Show
Related series (US): The Steve Wilkos Show, Judge Jerry
Second-generation related series (US): The Jeremy Kyle Show

Region/country Local name Network Language Date premiered Notes
Philippines Face to Face,
Face the People 		TV5 Filipino,
English 		March 22, 2010 - October 11, 2013
October 14, 2013 – November 21, 2014 		First fully bilingual version
United Kingdom The Jeremy Kyle Show ITV1 English July 4, 2005 – May 10, 2019
United States The Steve Wilkos Show English September 10, 2007 – present

The Maury Povich Show

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Original name: The Maury Povich Show
Origin: United States
Date started: 1990
Date ended: 1998
Creator: Maury Povich
First station to broadcast: US syndication
Related series: The Montel Williams Show, Maury
Second-generation related series: Trisha
Franchise ties: Sally Jessy Raphaël / Sally, The Jerry Springer Show, The Steve Wilkos Show

Ricki Lake

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Original name: Ricki Lake
Origin: United States
Date started: 1993
Date ended: 2004
Creator: Garth Ancier, Gail Steinberg, Ricki Lake
First station to broadcast: US syndication
Related series: Jane (1992), Tempestt, Carnie!, Life & Style
Second-generation related series: The Ricki Lake Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

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Original name: The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Origin: United States
Date started: 1996
Date ended: 2002
Creator: Rosie O'Donnell
First station to broadcast: US syndication
Related series: The Caroline Rhea Show, The Bonnie Hunt Show
Second-generation related series: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Second-generation spin-off related series: Bethenny (also tied to the Real Housewives reality franchise)
Third-generation related series: The Rosie Show
Other franchise ties: The Oprah Winfrey Show, Real Housewives, Carnie!

Newscasts

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60 Minutes

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Original name: 60 Minutes
Origin: United States
Date started: 1968
Creator: Don Hewitt
First network to broadcast: CBS
First country to adapt: Australia 60 Minutes

Adaptations include 60 Minutes (New Zealand) and versions in Germany, Mexico, Peru and Portugal. The series has also been franchised in re-versioned cable episodes in the U.S. and even on CBS itself (see 60 Minutes II).

Action News

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Original name: Rock 'n' Roll Radio News / Action News
Origin: United States
Date started: under current name: 1972; original format: 1958
Creators: Irv Weinstein (original format), Mel Kampmann (franchise)
First station to broadcast: WFIL-TV
First country to adapt: Australia

Eyewitness News

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Original name: Eyewitness News
Origin: United States
Date started: 1970
Creator: Al Primo
First station to broadcast: WABC-TV
First country to adapt: Australia

Meet the Press

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Original name: American Mercury Presents Meet the Press
Origin: United States
Date started: 1945
Creators: Martha Rountree and Lawrence E. Spivak
First network to broadcast: Mutual
First country to adapt: Australia (Meet the Press)

News Central

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Original name: News Central Origin: United States
Date started: 2003
Date ended: 2006
Creator: Sinclair Broadcast Group
First station to broadcast (flagship station): WBFF
Related series: The Point, Washington Newsroom, Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson

NewsCenter / NotiCentro

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Original name: NotiCentro (Latin America), The Sixth/Eleventh Hour (United States)
Origin: Puerto Rico
Date started: 1967 (original usage), 1974 (NBC franchise)
First station to broadcast: WAPA-TV
First country to adapt: United States
Related series: NewsChannel, News 4 New York, Channel # News (with local variants)

The name was also used in Canada, Brazil, Australia, Italy and Japan.

SportsCenter

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Original name: SportsCenter
Origin: United States
Date started: 1979
Creator: John A. Walsh
First station to broadcast: ESPN

Adaptations include SportsCenter Asia and Canada's SportsCentre.

Variety shows

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All That

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Original name: All That
Origin: United States
Date started: 1994
Creator: Dan Schneider, Mike Tollin, and Brian Robbins
First network to broadcast: Nickelodeon
Spin-off series: Action League Now, The Amanda Show, Keenan and Kel, The Nick Cannon Show
Related series: Sonny With a Chance, So Random

Eat Bulaga!

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Original name: Eat Bulaga!
Origin: Philippines
Date started: July 30, 1979
Creator: TAPE Inc. (now known as TVJ Productions)
First network to broadcast: RPN (now airs in TV5 Network)
First country to adapt: Indonesia as The New Eat Bulaga! Indonesia (2014–present) (formerly known as Eat Bulaga! Indonesia; 2012–2014)
Related series: The Ryzza Mae Show (2013-2015)

Hee Haw

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Original name: Hee Haw
Origin: United States
Date started: June 15, 1969
Creators: Frank Peppiatt and John Aylesworth
First network to broadcast: CBS
Related series: Hee Haw Honeys, Hee Haw Silver
Other franchise ties: The Jimmy Dean Show, The Sonny & Cher Show

It's Showtime

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Original name: It's Showtime
Origin: Philippines
Date started: October 24, 2009
Creator: ABS-CBN
First network to broadcast: ABS-CBN

First country to adapt: Indonesia as It's Showtime Indonesia (2019–present) on MNCTV

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

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Original name: Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Origin: United States
Date started: January 22, 1968
Date ended: March 12, 1973
Creator: Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, and George Schlatter
First network to broadcast: NBC
First country to adapt: Philippines as Super Laff-In (1969)
Related series: Turn-On
Spin-off series: Letters to Laugh-In, Baggy Pants and the Nitwits

2 Days & 1 Night!

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Original name: 1박 2일 (1 Night 2 Days) 2 Days & 1 Night! Origin: South Korea
Date started: August 5, 2007
Creator: Korean Broadcasting System
First network to broadcast: KBS2
First country to adapt: China as 2天1夜

You Can't Do That On Television

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Original name: You Can't Do That On Television
Origin: Canada
Date started: 1979
Date ended: 1990
Creators: Roger Price and Geoffrey Darby
First network to broadcast: CTV
First country to adapt: United States, as Don't Look Now (1983)
Spin-off series: Turkey Television, UFO Kidnapped, Whatever Turns You On
Related series: All That, The Amanda Show

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Amas de casa desesperadas Official Canal 13 Website Archived June 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved August 3, 2007
  2. ^ Amas de casa desesperadas Official Teleamazonas Website Archived July 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved August 3, 2007
  3. ^ Donas de Casa Desesperadas Official RedeTV Website, Retrieved August 3, 2007 Archived December 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Do You Know Turkey (October 20, 2011). "New Tv Series: Turkish Desperate Housewives". Do You Know Turkey. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  5. ^ "Desperate Housewives Africa". EbonyLife TV. 15 December 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  6. ^ "Desperarate Housewives: The Game, Megazebra
  7. ^ Jordyn Holman (3 July 2014). "Iranian Version of 'Modern Family' Unauthorized By 20th Century Fox TV - Variety". Variety. Archived from the original on May 28, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2015. ()
  8. ^ ""ABC Rethinks Ugly Betty" from "Broadcasting & Cable" (23 April 2006)". Broadcastingcable.com. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  9. ^ From "Ugly Betty – ABC.com" (3 December 2009)
  10. ^ Guider, Elizabeth (9 October 2006). "From "Variety" (9 October 2006)". Variety. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  11. ^ Branigan, Tania. (19 September 2008). Chinese reject newest TV star as too pretty for ugly role. The Guardian. Retrieved on 13 March 2009.
  12. ^ a b Yuan, Lily. (13 January 2009). Ugly Betty adapts again, this time for China and Dove. Ogilvy Entertainment. Retrieved on 13 March 2009.
  13. ^ Chounu Wudi perfect finishing season debuts on Hunan Saterlite TV on the 7th day of the first month of lunar calendar (in Chinese language).[1]
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