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Modern Families: How 20th Television Landed No. 1 Hits Outside Of Disney With Netflix’s ‘Nobody Wants This’ & CBS’ ‘Tracker’
Disney's 20th TV likely had the most watched streaming and linear series in the U.S. in Nobody Wants This and Tracker. Neither are on Disney networks.
In its current incarnation, 20th Television also produces hits for its own platforms, including 9-1-1 and freshman Doctor Odyssey for ABC, Only Murders In the Building for Hulu and Percy Jackson for Disney+. But, under Karey Burke, 20th TV has branched out, allowing top talent to take projects out if they don’t sell within Disney, much like Universal Television let Dick Wolf take FBI to CBS having already filled two nights on NBC with the Chicago and Law & Order series. The expansion is part of the loosening up of self-imposed restrictions since Bob Iger returned as Disney CEO and signaled right away that the company would be licensing more film and TV content to rivals.
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