Banyan Productions
Encyclopedia
Banyan Productions is a production company located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, United States
. Clients include TLC
, Fox
, NBC
, Nickelodeon
/Nick at Nite
, Travel Channel
, Lifetime
, HGTV
, Discovery Channel
, and the Food Network
. Banyan Productions was founded in 1992 by Ray Murray, the former host of Evening Magazine on KYW-TV
3 in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Clients include TLC
TLC (TV channel)
TLC is an American cable TV specialty channel which initially focused on educational content. Since 1991 TLC has been owned by Discovery Communications, the same company that operates the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and The Science Channel, as well as other learning-themed networks...
, Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
, NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
, Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
/Nick at Nite
Nick at Nite
Nick at Nite is the nighttime Cable network that broadcasts over the channel space of Nickelodeon on Sundays from 8.p.m.-7.am., Monday through Fridays from 9 p.m.-7 a.m. and Saturdays from 10 p.m.-6 a.m. . Though it shares channel space with Nickelodeon, A.C. Nielsen Co...
, Travel Channel
Travel Channel
The Travel Channel is a satellite and cable television channel that is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland, US. It features documentaries and how-to shows related to travel and leisure around the United States and throughout the world. Programming has included shows in African animal safaris,...
, Lifetime
Lifetime Television
Lifetime Television, often referred to as Lifetime TV, or most commonly, Lifetime, is an American cable television specialty channel devoted to movies, sitcoms and dramas, all of which are either geared toward women or feature women in lead roles. The cable network is owned by A&E Television Networks...
, HGTV
HGTV
HGTV , is a cable-television network operating in the United States and Canada, broadcasting a variety of home and garden improvement, maintenance, renovation, craft and remodeling shows...
, Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
, and the Food Network
Food Network
Food Network is a television specialty channel that airs both one-time and recurring programs about food and cooking. Scripps Networks Interactive owns 70 percent of the network, with Tribune Company controlling the remaining 30 percent....
. Banyan Productions was founded in 1992 by Ray Murray, the former host of Evening Magazine on KYW-TV
KYW-TV
KYW-TV, virtual channel 3, is an owned and operated television station of the CBS Television Network, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. KYW-TV shares a studio facility with its sister station, CW flagship WPSG just north of Center City Philadelphia...
3 in Philadelphia.
TV shows
- A Dating StoryA Dating StoryA Dating Story was a Banyan Productions, American-centric television show that featured a real-life matchmaker selecting two people they have always wanted to "fix-up"...
(2000) - A Makeover StoryA Makeover StoryA Makeover Story is a reality show on TLC Network in the United States. Each episode runs for 30 minutes and features two people who get makeovers including clothes, hairstyling, and makeup. The show ran for five seasons and is the original of the "makeover-show" formats...
(2000) - Ambush MakeoverAmbush MakeoverAmbush Makeover is the title of a television show which aired in syndication and the Style Network from 2004-2005. The show aired on Fox-owned stations during its first season, and then went national for the second season before being cancelled by Twentieth Television.-Overview:Each episode...
(2004) - A Wedding StoryA Wedding StoryA Wedding Story is a television series produced by Banyan Productions and shown on the TLC network since 1996.-External links:*...
(1997) - Birth Day (2000)
- Deliver Me (2008)
- Design Invasion (2004)
- Design Basics (2001)
- Epicurious (2000)
- 48 Hour Wedding (2001)
- Gimme Shelter (1998)
- Guys Rooms (2002)
- Hi-JinksHi-JinksHi-Jinks is a hidden camera show that premiered on Nick at Nite in 2005. The show is hosted by Leila Sbitani. The show gives parents a chance to play practical jokes on their children, in a similar fashion to Candid Camera...
(2005) - Home Matters (1993)
- Nice Package (2004)
- On the Inside (1997)
- Perfect Proposal (2003-2005)
- Renovations (2000)
- Surviving Motherhood (2006)
- Trading SpacesTrading SpacesTrading Spaces is an hour-long American television reality program that aired from 2000 to 2008 on the cable channels TLC and Discovery Home. The format of the show was based on the BBC TV series Changing Rooms. The show ran for eight seasons....
(2001-2007) - Trading Spaces: Boys vs. GirlsTrading Spaces: Boys vs. GirlsTrading Spaces: Boys vs. Girls is a 2003 reality television series spin-off of the home redecorating series, Trading Spaces, hosted by Diane Mizota. During the fourth season, Chuck Cureau hosted seven episodes until the show ended in 2005...
(2003) - Trading Spaces: Home Free (2004)
- Travelers (1996)