Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner begin collaborating as executives in ABC-TV’s programming department, creating its primetime series, including Happy Days, Barney Miller, Taxi, Soap, Dynasty and Mork & Mindy. These shows and others provide stars Robin Williams, Billy Crystal and Tom Hanks with their first major comedy vehicles, and push ABC to its position as #1 network in primetime.

Carsey-Werner forms

Oh, Madeline! (starring Madeline Kahn), CW’s first series, airs on ABC

Caryn Mandabach joins the company

CW produces its first TV movie for ABC, Single Bars, Single Women, based on Dolly Parton’s song

CW produces Carol, Carl, Whoopi & Robin, an Emmy Award-winning special starring Carol Burnett, Carl Reiner, Whoopi Goldberg and Robin Williams

The Cosby Show receives the highest household season rating of any program in more than 30 years

Roseanne debuts, runs 9 seasons

A Different World debuts as #1 new show of the season, staying at #1 in its time period for the first 5 seasons of a 6-season run, and achieving the highest first-season household rating in the1980s and 1990s

CW reacquires domestic distribution rights to The Cosby Show, A Different World and Roseanne.

Cybill debuts for a 4-season run

CW Distribution and CW International is established.

3^rd Rock from the Sun launches, runs for 6 seasons

CW is the first and only independent with 7 shows on air simultaneously

Cosby starts its 4-season run

CW Distributution acquires rights to distribute NBC’s dramatic series Profiler domestically, the first time the company syndicates a program other than their own

That ‘70s Show  debuts

Caryn Mandabach made a full partner in Carsey-Werner

Grounded For Life starts its first season

3^rd Rock from the Sun enters syndication

CW Distribution acquires foreign distribution right to Mark Burnett’s Combat Missions

CW Films is established with Paramount studios.