Yahoo! Originals logo.

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

Drama

Title Genre Premiere Seasons Length Status
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

Title Genre Premiere Seasons Length Status
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

Title Genre Prev. network(s) Premiere Seasons Length Status
Community (season 6) Situational comedy NBC March 17, 2015 1 season, 13 episodes 24–30 min. Ended

Reality

Title Genre Premiere Seasons Length Status
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

Title Genre Premiere Seasons Length
NFL on Yahoo![13] Sports October 25, 2015 2 seasons, 2 episodes 180 min.

Cancelled original programming

Logo for The Pursuit.

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

  1. ^ Wallenstein, Andrew (April 28, 2014). "Yahoo Orders Two Comedy Series from Paul Feig, Mike Tollin". Variety. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  2. ^ Wallenstein, Andrew (January 4, 2016). "Yahoo Screen Shuttered: Video Service Hosted 'Community'; NFL Telecast". Variety. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  3. ^ Machkovech, Sam (January 4, 2016). "Yahoo yanks Yahoo Screen hub, scatters "original" content across sites". Ars Technica. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  4. ^ Hale, Mike (July 16, 2012). "'Electric City' by Tom Hanks to Make Debut on Yahoo! Screen". The New York Times. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  5. ^ Hale, Mike (September 24, 2012). "'Cybergeddon,' With Missy Peregrym, Hits Yahoo". The New York Times. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Cheredar, Tom (September 9, 2013). "Yahoo launches new mobile streaming video app 'Yahoo Screen' | VentureBeat". venturebeat.com. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  8. ^ Bloom, David (March 12, 2015). "'Sin City Saints' Trailer Bounces Into View With Akerman, Arnold". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  9. ^ Spangler, Todd (March 18, 2015). "Yahoo Bets on TV-Style Comedies to Grow Its Video Business". Variety.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ a b c "Yahoo to launch 7 new web series". NY Daily News. October 4, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  12. ^ Busis, Hillary (September 11, 2013). "John Stamos learns how celebs lost their virginity in new webseries". EW.com. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  13. ^ Rosoff, Matt (October 25, 2015). "Yahoo just finished showing the first-ever live stream of an NFL game". Business Insider. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  14. ^ Jarvey, Natalie (April 27, 2015). "NewFronts: Yahoo Orders Comedy 'The Pursuit' From Scott Stuber, Beth McCarthy-Miller". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  15. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (July 14, 2014). "Cancelled Fox Comedy 'Enlisted' Eyes Revival At Yahoo". Deadline. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  16. ^ Ausiello, Michael (August 22, 2014). "Enlisted Officially Discharged as Yahoo Passes on a Second Season". TVLine. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
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