List of Yahoo Screen original programming
Beginning in 2011, Yahoo.com distributed some original programs through its Yahoo! Screen service.
In Spring 2015, Yahoo! began to expand their original programming efforts by producing their first longform scripted series with runtimes between 20 and 30 minutes. These shows included Sin City Saints, Other Space, and the sixth season of the NBC series Community.[1]
On January 4, 2016, following a $42 million write-down in the third quarter of 2015 as a result of the poor performance of its three original series, Yahoo! Screen as a portal was discontinued. Yahoo's original video content was re-located to relevant portals of the site; in particular, its original television series were moved to an "originals" section on the Yahoo! TV site.[2][3]
Original programming
[edit]Drama
[edit]Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Length | Status |
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Electric City[4] | Animation/Science fiction | July 17, 2012 | 1 season, 20 episodes | 4–5 min. | Ended |
Cybergeddon[5] | Thriller | September 25, 2012 | 1 season, 9 episodes | 7–13 min. | Ended |
Comedy
[edit]Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Length | Status |
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Burning Love | Romantic comedy parody | June 3, 2012 | 3 seasons, 42 episodes | 10 min. | Ended |
The Fuzz[6] | Police procedural parody | September 9, 2013 | 1 season, 5 episodes | TBA | Ended |
Ghost Ghirls | Supernatural | September 9, 2013[7] | 1 season, 12 episodes | 12 min. | Ended |
Tiny Commando[6] | Comedy | September 9, 2013 | 1 season, 12 episodes | 3–6 min. | Ended |
We Need Help[6] | Comedy | September 9, 2013 | 1 season, 9 episodes | TBA | Ended |
Sin City Saints | Sports | March 23, 2015[8] | 1 season, 8 episodes | 20–23 min. | Ended |
Other Space | Sci-fi | April 14, 2015[9] | 1 season, 8 episodes | 25–27 min. | Ended |
Continuations
[edit]Title | Genre | Prev. network(s) | Premiere | Seasons | Length | Status |
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Community (season 6) | Situational comedy | NBC | March 17, 2015 | 1 season, 13 episodes | 24–30 min. | Ended |
Reality
[edit]Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Length | Status |
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The Yo Show on Yahoo![10] | Pop Culture/Entertainment news | TBA | TBA | TBA | Ended |
omg! NOW[10] | News | TBA | TBA | TBA | Ended |
Blue Ribbon Hunter[10] | Food/Travel | 2011 | 2 seasons | TBA | Ended |
Chow Ciao![10] | Cooking | 2011 | 2 seasons | TBA | Ended |
Let's Talk About Love[10] | Relationship/Advice | October 2011[11] | 2 seasons | TBA | Ended |
Reluctantly Healthy[10] | Health/Fitness | October 2011[11] | 2 seasons | TBA | Ended |
The Failure Club[10] | Human interest | November 2011[11] | 2 seasons | TBA | Ended |
Cinema & Spice[6] | Cooking | September 9, 2013 | 1 season, 20 episodes | TBA | Ended |
Fashion Recipe[6] | Cooking | September 9, 2013 | 1 season, 20 episodes | TBA | Ended |
Grill Girls[6] | Cooking | September 9, 2013 | 1 season, 20 episodes | TBA | Ended |
Losing It with John Stamos | Comedy/Talk show | September 9, 2013[12] | 1 season, 20 episodes | 5–7 min. | Ended |
Live sports
[edit]Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
NFL on Yahoo![13] | Sports | October 25, 2015 | 2 seasons, 2 episodes | 180 min. |
Cancelled original programming
[edit]Upon Yahoo! Screen's closure, a number of projects in development by Yahoo! were subsequently cancelled. One of the few series that were previously announced was a comedy series entitled The Pursuit. The show was set to be produced by Scott Stuber and Beth McCarthy-Miller. It would have followed "a group of friends in their late 20s who are living in Manhattan and pursuing success, love, wealth and happiness".[14]
Before the fall 2015 television season, Yahoo! had been in negotiations with 20th Century Fox Television to revive then-recently cancelled comedy series Enlisted for a second season.[15] Yahoo! eventually passed on the revival over budgetary concerns.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ Wallenstein, Andrew (April 28, 2014). "Yahoo Orders Two Comedy Series from Paul Feig, Mike Tollin". Variety. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- ^ Wallenstein, Andrew (January 4, 2016). "Yahoo Screen Shuttered: Video Service Hosted 'Community'; NFL Telecast". Variety. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- ^ Machkovech, Sam (January 4, 2016). "Yahoo yanks Yahoo Screen hub, scatters "original" content across sites". Ars Technica. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- ^ Hale, Mike (July 16, 2012). "'Electric City' by Tom Hanks to Make Debut on Yahoo! Screen". The New York Times. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- ^ Hale, Mike (September 24, 2012). "'Cybergeddon,' With Missy Peregrym, Hits Yahoo". The New York Times. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f Gardner, Eriq (April 29, 2013). "Yahoo Launches New Shows Starring Ed Helms, John Stamos, WWE". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- ^ Cheredar, Tom (September 9, 2013). "Yahoo launches new mobile streaming video app 'Yahoo Screen' | VentureBeat". venturebeat.com. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^ Bloom, David (March 12, 2015). "'Sin City Saints' Trailer Bounces Into View With Akerman, Arnold". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (March 18, 2015). "Yahoo Bets on TV-Style Comedies to Grow Its Video Business". Variety.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g Baldwin, Drew (April 10, 2012). "Morgan Spurlock, Michael Yo, Rebecca Minkoff Among Yahoo!'s Newest Slate - Tubefilter". Tubefilter. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Yahoo to launch 7 new web series". NY Daily News. October 4, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- ^ Busis, Hillary (September 11, 2013). "John Stamos learns how celebs lost their virginity in new webseries". EW.com. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^ Rosoff, Matt (October 25, 2015). "Yahoo just finished showing the first-ever live stream of an NFL game". Business Insider. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ^ Jarvey, Natalie (April 27, 2015). "NewFronts: Yahoo Orders Comedy 'The Pursuit' From Scott Stuber, Beth McCarthy-Miller". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (July 14, 2014). "Cancelled Fox Comedy 'Enlisted' Eyes Revival At Yahoo". Deadline. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (August 22, 2014). "Enlisted Officially Discharged as Yahoo Passes on a Second Season". TVLine. Retrieved November 24, 2017.