The following is a list of international television shows franchises. These are shows remade for foreign markets rather than adaptations.
Reality shows
10 Years Younger 30 Seconds to Fame 1000 Heartbeats The Amazing Race All Together Now American Inventor BBQ Champ The Apprentice The Bachelor The Bachelorette The Bar Beauty and the Geek Big Brother The Biggest Loser The Block The Bus The Four: Battle for Stardom But Can They Sing? Chance of a Lifetime Celebrity Duets Chains of Love Clash of the Choirs Come Dine with Me The Contender The Dating Game Dance Your Ass Off Dancing on Ice Dancing with the Stars Dating in the Dark Dragons' Den The Doctors Estate of Panic Ex on the Beach Expedition Robinson Extreme Makeover Entertainment Tonight The Face Face Off The Farm Fashion Star Farmer Wants a Wife Fear Factor Flip or Flop Football's Next Star Get the F*ck Out of My House Got Talent Got to Dance The Great British Bake Off Hell's Kitchen Hello Goodbye Hotter Than My Daughter Idols I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Iron Chef I Get That a Lot Just the Two of Us The Insider King of the Nerds Little Big Shots Lego Masters MasterChef The Marriage Ref The Mole Married at First Sight Momma's Boys More to Love Murder in Small Town X Must Love Kids Ninja Warrior Overhaulin' Pelotón Pimp My Ride Popstars Project Runway Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares Ready Steady Cook The Real Housewives Drag Race Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian Reality Circus The Rebel Billionaire: Branson's Quest for the Best Rising Star RuPaul's Drag Race Secret Millionaire Shark Tank Shear Genius The Simple Life Sing If You Can So You Think You Can Dance Solitary Splash! Star Academy Strictly Come Dancing Survivor Supernanny The Taste Temptation Island The Tester Top Chef Top Design Top Model Trading Spouses The Traitors Tycoon The Ultimate Fighter Unan1mous Undercover Boss Való Világ The Voice What Not to Wear Wife Swap Whose Line Is It Anyway? The Winner Is The X Factor Your Face Sounds Familiar
Game shows
1 vs. 100 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow 20Q 50-50 5 Gold Rings 500 Questions Amne$ia Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? Anything Goes Beat The Blondes Beat the Chasers Beat the Star Boom! Bowling for Dollars Brain Wall Brainiest Can't Cook, Won't Cook Cash Battle Cash Cab Catch 21 The Chair The Chamber Chance of a Lifetime The Chase Clueless The Colour of Money Countdown The Crystal Maze The Cube Deal or No Deal Dialing for Dollars Distraction Divided Dog Eat Dog Don't Ask Me Ask Britain Don't Forget the Lyrics! Don't Lose the Money Eggheads Ellen's Game of Games Every Second Counts Everybody's Equal Family Feud Five Minutes to a Fortune The Floor Fort Boyard Friend or Foe? Gameshow Marathon Going for Gold Grand Slam Greed Guesstimation The Guillotine / The Legacy Hollywood Squares I Can See Your Voice I Love My Country I Survived a Japanese Game Show Identity In It to Win It It's Not What You Know Jeopardy! The Kids Are All Right Knowitalls Let's Make a Deal Lingo The Lyrics Board Mastermind Match Game / Blankety Blank Mental Samurai Million Dollar Minute Million Dollar Password The Million Pound Drop / Million Dollar Money Drop Minute to Win It The Moment of Truth My Dad Is Better than Your Dad Name That Tune Only Connect Opportunity Knocks Peking Express Password Pictionary The People Versus The People's Quiz The Phone Pointless PokerFace Power of 10 The Price Is Right Pyramid Queen for a Day A Question of Genius Quizmania The Quiz with Balls Raid the Cage Rebound Red or Black? Reflex Riot Rolling In It Russian Roulette Sale of the Century Scream! If You Know the Answer Set for Life Show Me the Money The Singing Bee Singled Out Spin Star Super Fan Supermarket Sweep Take It or Leave It Taken Out Takeshi's Castle Test the Nation That's the Question Tic-Tac-Dough Touch the Truck Trust Twenty One The Vault Vendredi tout est permis The Wall The Weakest Link The Wheel What? Where? When? Wheel of Fortune Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Hot Seat The Whole 19 Yards Who's Still Standing? Winning Lines Wipeout XXS You Deserve It
Sitcoms
All in the Family / Till Death Us Do Part Original name: Till Death Us Do Part Origin: United Kingdom Date started: 1965 Date ended: 1975 Creator: Johnny Speight (Norman Lear is credited as "creator" in U.S. adaptation and most U.S. spinoffs) First network to broadcast: BBC One First network to adapt: United States Related series (UK): The Thoughts of Chairman Alf, Nobody's Perfect Related series (US): Maude, The Jeffersons, Gloria, 704 Hauser Second-generation related series (US): Good Times, Checking In
Region/country Local name Network Dates aired StarringUnited KingdomTill Death Us Do PartBBC One1965–1968, 1970, 1972–1975Warren Mitchell as Alf GarnettTill Death...ITV1981In Sickness and in HealthBBC One1985–1992United StatesAll in the FamilyCBS1971–1979Carroll O'Connor as Archie BunkerArchie Bunker's Place1979–1983GermanyEin Herz und eine SeeleWDR, ARD1973–1976Heinz Schubert as Alfred TetzlaffNetherlandsIn voor en tegenspoedVARA1991–1997Rijk de Gooyer as Fred Schuit
The Beverly Hillbillies Original name: The Beverly Hillbillies Origin: United States Date started: 1962 Date ended: 1971 Creator: Paul Henning First network to broadcast: CBS Related series: Petticoat Junction, Green Acres
Bewitched Original name: Bewitched Origin: United States Date started: 1964 Date ended: 1972 Creator: Sol Saks First network to broadcast: ABC First country to adapt: India (2002)
Region/country Local name Network Starring Date premiered Notes Argentina Hechizada Telefé Florencia Peña, Gustavo Garzón, Georgina Barbarrosa 2007 Chile La Hechizada Mega In production; air date TBD India Meri Biwi Wonderful SET 2002 Mexico Chica Brujada Televisa Martina Stoessel, Ximena Herrera, Angelica Vale, Eugenio Derbez & Sebastian Rulli TBD In production; air date TBD Japan Oku-sama wa majo (My Wife is a Witch) Tokyo Broadcasting System Ryōko Yonekura 2004 The Japanese title was also title used for the US series when it aired in Japan Russia Моя любимая ведьма (My Favourite Witch) TV3 Anna Zdor as Nadia (Samantha), Ivan Grishanov, as Ivan (Darrin) and Marina Esepenko as Nadia's mother 2009 United Kingdom Bewitched BBC Sheridan Smith, Tom Price, Frances de la Tour 2008 Pilot was made, but has not been commissioned or greenlighted yet United States Bewitched ABC Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York (1964–1969), Dick Sargent (1969–1972), Agnes Moorehead 1964–1972
Note: The Japanese anime series Oku-sama wa Mahō Shōjo: Bewitched Agnes (My Wife is a Magical Girl: Bewitched Agnes) and Sally, the Witch were homages to Bewitched, not a remake or an updated reimagining of the US series.
The Brady Bunch Original name: The Brady Bunch Origin: United States Date started: 1969 Date ended: 1974 Creator(s): Sherwood Schwartz First network to broadcast: ABC Related series: The Brady Kids, The Brady Bunch Hour, The Brady Brides, The Bradys, plus two TV movies and two feature films
Cheers Original name: Cheers Origin: United States Date started: September 30, 1982 Date ended: May 20, 1993 Creator(s): James Burrows, Glen Charles, Les Charles First network to broadcast: NBC Related series: The Tortellis, Frasier
The Cosby Show Original name: The Cosby Show Origin: United States Date started: September 20, 1984 Date ended: July 9, 1992 Creator(s): Ed. Weinberger, Michael Leeson, Bill Cosby First network to broadcast: NBC Related series: A Different World
Diff’rent Strokes Original name: Diff'rent Strokes Origin: United States Date started: 1978 Date ended: 1986 Creator(s): Bud Yorkin First network to broadcast: NBC Related spin-off series: The Facts of Life Related series: Hello, Larry, Silver Spoons, Double Trouble, It's Your Move
Easy Aces Original name: Easy Aces Origin: United States Date started: 1930 Date ended: 1945 Creator: Goodman Ace First network to broadcast: CBS Radio Network First country to adapt: Canada
Region/country Local name Network Dates airedUnited Statesmr. ace and JANECBS, DuMont1948–50CanadaThe Trouble with TracyCTV1970–71
Free Agents Original name: Free Agents Origin: United Kingdom Date started: 2007 Creator: Chris Niel First network to broadcast: Channel 4 First country to adapt: United States (2011)
Region/country Local name Network Starring Date premiered NotesUnited KingdomFree Agents Channel 4 Stephen Mangan and Sharon Horgan 2007–2010 United States Free Agents NBC Hank Azaria and Kathryn Hahn 2011 Niel is also co-producer on this version.
The Golden Girls Original name: The Golden Girls Origin: United States Date started: 1985 Date ended: 1993 Creator: Susan Harris First network to broadcast: NBC First network to adapt: United Kingdom Related series: Empty Nest, Nurses
Region/country Local name Network Starring Date premiered Notes Egypt Dubai TV and MBC Masr Mai El Gheity, Hala Fakher, Samiha Ayoub, Nabila Ebeid, Nadia Al-Gindi 2020 Chile UCV Televisión Gloria Münchmeyer, Carmen Barros, Ana Reeves, Consuelo Holzapfel 2015–2016 United States The Golden Girls NBCBeatrice Arthur, Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Betty White 1985–1992 The Golden Palace CBS 1992–1993 Picked up by CBS after Bea Arthur left the show and retooled United Kingdom Brighton Belles ITV Sheila Hancock, Wendy Craig, Sheila Gish, Jean Boht 9 March 1993 Only lasted 11 episodes Russia Большие ДевочкиBolshie Devochki Galina Petrova, Olga Ostroumova, Valentina Telechkina, Elena Milloti 2006 Greece Χρυσα ΚοριτσιαChrysa Koritsia ET1 Mirka Papakonsantinoy, Dina Konsta, Eleni Gerasimidou, Ivonni Maltezoy 2008–2009 Spain Las chicas de oro TVE Concha Velasco, Carmen Maura, Lola Herrera, Alicia Hermida 2010 Israel בנות הזהבBnot HaZahavBanot Hazahav Channel 10 Hanna Laslo, Miki Kam 2011 The Netherlands :Golden Girls RTL 4 Loes Luca, Beppie Melissen, Pleuni Touw, Cecile Heuer 2012
Desperate Housewives Original name: Desperate Housewives Origin: United States Date started: 2004 Date ended: 2012 Creator: Marc Cherry General Manager: Giovanni Mastrangelo Production companies: ABC StudiosDisney–ABC International Television Distributor: Disney–ABC Domestic Television First network to broadcast: ABC First network to adapt: Argentina (2006) Related series: Devious Maids
Title Region(s) Release Network(s) Amas de Casa DesesperadasAmas de casa desesperadas Official Canal 13 Website , Retrieved August 3, 2007 Argentina 2006–07 Canal 13 Amas de Casa DesesperadasAmas de casa desesperadas Official Teleamazonas Website , Retrieved August 3, 2007 2007 Donas de Casa DesesperadasDonas de Casa Desesperadas Official RedeTV Website, Retrieved August 3, 2007 Brazil 2007–08 RedeTV! Umutsuz Ev Kadınları Turkey 2011–14 Desperate Housewives Africa Nigeria 2015 EbonyLife TV Desperate Housewives: The Game"Desperarate Housewives: The Game, Megazebra 2017 Megazebra
Doogie Howser, M.D. Original name: Doogie Howser, M.D. Origin: United States Date started: 1985 Date ended: 1989 Creator: Steven Bochco & David E. Kelley First network to broadcast: ABC Rebooted version: Doogie Kameāloha, M.D. (2021; character is nicknamed after the original series character's nickname)
Rules of Engagement Original name: Rules of Engagement Origin: United States Date started: 2007 Date ended: 2013 Creator: Tom Hertz First network to broadcast: CBS First country to adapt: Poland (2012)
Region/country Local name Network Starring Date premiered Notes Poland Reguły Gry TVN, TVN 7 Julia Kamińska, Maciej Zakościelny 2012 2012 United States Rules of Engagement CBS Patrick Warburton, Megyn Price 2007 2013
The King of Queens Original name: The King of Queens Origin: United States Date started: 1998 Date ended: 2007 Creator: Michael J. WeithornDavid Litt First network to broadcast: CBS