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{{Infobox company
| name = Twentieth Television, Inc.
⚫ | logo = 20th Television.jpg
| logo_caption = The studio's 2013 logo
| image =
| type = Division
| parent = ]<br>(])
| divisions =
| subsid = Lincolnwood Drive Inc.
| founded = {{start date and age|1989}}
| hq_location_city = ], ]
| hq_location_country = U.S.
| industry = {{Plainlist|
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* Advertising sales
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| website = {{URL|20thtv.com/}}
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'''Twentieth Television, Inc.''' (stylized as '''20th Television''') is an ] television syndication studio and the syndication arm of ] & a sister company to ], which itself and the latter are subsidiaries of ].

20th Television distributes almost all programming from the television production unit and its subsidiaries and the motion picture studio's output (and their own subdivisions). It also owns programming from other production companies and studios they have acquired, including ], most by ], and most by ] (including those by ] and Genesis Entertainment).

The company also syndicates and/or co-syndicates product from partners such as ] and ] (until April 2019).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2007/01/11/9528/feud-dead-zone-both-clear-85-of-country|title='Feud', 'Dead Zone' Both Clear 85% of Country|work=TV News Check|date=January 11, 2007|accessdate=March 13, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117957191/|title='Dead Zone' headed to syndication|last=Guider|first=Elizabeth|work=Variety|date=January 11, 2007|accessdate=January 29, 2013}}</ref>

==History==
20th Television was formed in 1989 by Fox, Inc. (the ] unit that oversaw 20th Century Fox at that time) in order to separate 20th Century Fox's television productions (which were previously handled by its ] division) from the movie studio in order to increase the latter's output.<ref name=ap-20thtelevision>{{cite news|last=Horn|first=John|title=20th Century Fox Restructures Film, Television Units|url=http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1989/20th-Century-Fox-Restructures-Film-Television-Units/id-c84852dbf431b84aa16465a1c851bdb3|accessdate=December 27, 2012|publisher=]|date=July 12, 1989}}</ref> During this time, 20th Television and 20th Century Fox served as two of Fox's four main units, along with the ] and ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/13/business/a-revamping-of-fox-film-puts-emphasis-on-movies.html|title=A Revamping of Fox Film Puts Emphasis on Movies|last=Harmetz|first=Aljean|date=1989-07-13|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-03-30|last2=Special to The New York Times|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Following a 1994 restructuring of Fox's television production companies, 20th Television was refocused on syndication and "non-traditional programs"; its network television division was moved back to 20th Century Fox and retook the 20th Century Fox Television name.<ref name=lat-tcftvrestored>{{cite news|title=2 Named to Executive Posts in Fox TV Restructuring|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1994-12-05/business/fi-5172_1_twentieth-century-fox-television|accessdate=December 27, 2012|work=]|date=December 5, 1994}}</ref>

In 1992, Greg Meidel became 20th Television's president serving until 1995. Meidel was president of ] when he add 20th Television president position to his responsibility in about 2009.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=Greg Meidel Joins Judge Judy Sheindlin’s Company Queen Bee Productions |url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/greg-meidel-joins-judge-judy-sheindlin-company-queen-bee-productions-1202624094/ |accessdate=June 7, 2019 |work=Deadline |date=May 30, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

As part of the restructuring that stemmed from News Corporation spinning off its entertainment assets into ], it was announced on July 8, 2013, that 20th Television will operate under the management of 20th Century Fox Television moving from under Fox Television Stations. As a result, the former company's president will now report to the latter's chairmen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/21st-century-fox-realigns-tv-syndication-distribution-biz-under-20th-century-fox-tv/|title=21st Century Fox Realigns TV Syndication, Distribution Biz Under 20th Century Fox TV|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=July 8, 2013|accessdate=January 21, 2018}}</ref> ] by ] on March 21, 2019, president Greg Meidel was laid off.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=Fox Television President Greg Meidel Out As Disney-Fox Layoffs Continue |url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/fox-television-president-greg-meidel-out-disney-fox-layoffs-1202580382/ |accessdate=June 7, 2019 |work=Deadline |date=March 21, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Lincolnwood Drive, Inc==
Lincolnwood Drive, Inc. is a wholly owned taxable subsidiary of the 20th Television. Shows it has produced include:
*'']'' (2014-present), a nontraditional court show, its revolves around settling the disputes of couples going through divorces, presided by ].

==See also==
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==References==
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==External links==
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