With "Law & Order" and its two spinoffs — "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" and "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" — Wolf has chosen another tack, what you might call franchise television.
The "Law & Order" franchise, television's equivalent of a great take-out meal — efficient, contained, no leftovers — began in 1990 during the first Bush presidency, the dawn of "MTV Unplugged" and near the end of the 13-year run of "Dallas".
Nominally a nonprofit entity, the I.O.C. is a multibillion-dollar enterprise, earning its money through franchising, television and sponsorship rights.
As Batgirl, Barbara Gordon has been adapted into various media relating to the Batman franchise, including television, film, animation, video games, and other merchandise.
Barbara Gordon, as both Batgirl and Oracle, has been adapted into various media relating to the Batman franchise, including television, film, animation, video games, and other merchandise.
For the breakout stars of the multicity "Housewives" franchise, reality television is a full-time — and lucrative — job.
Her tear-stained departure from "Today" had become a public-relations debacle, deeply damaging the most lucrative franchise in television news.
This six-part CBS series, under the network's "48 Hours" franchise, is television's version of beach reading -- quite literally.
Sir Denis was in at the start of the broadcaster, joining north-west franchise Granada Television when it began broadcasting in 1955.
Even so, the government expects the GWR consortium to start broadcasting next year or risk losing its franchise.Digital television is further along the road than radio but confronts similar problems.
But whether it's "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" or "The Real Housewives" franchise, our television sets are flooded with manipulative and staged dramas designed to delight, shock and even outrage their audiences.
