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{{short description|Television and film studio complex, California, U.S.}}

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The '''Sony Pictures Studios''' is an American television and film studio complex located in [[Culver City, California]] at 10202 West Washington Boulevard and bounded by Culver Boulevard (south), Washington Boulevard (north), Overland Avenue (west) and Madison Avenue (east). Founded in 1912, the facility is currently owned by [[Sony Pictures]] and houses the division's film studios, such as [[Columbia Pictures]], [[TriStar Pictures]], and [[Screen Gems]], as well as anime licensing company [[Crunchyroll, LLC]] since 2022. The complex was the original studios of [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] from 1924 to 1986 and [[Lorimar-Telepictures]] from 1986 to 1989.

In addition to films shot at the facility, several television shows have been broadcast live or taped there. The lot, which is open to the public for daily studio tours, currently houses a total of sixteen separate [[sound stage]]s.

== History ==

=== Early years (1912-1924) ===

[[Image:Triangle studios c.1916.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Photograph of original colonnade of [[Triangle Film Corporation]]. c. 1916]]

Director [[Thomas H. Ince]] built his pioneering '''Inceville''' studios in [[Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles]] in 1912. While Ince was filming at [[Ballona Creek]] in 1915, [[Harry Culver]], the founding father of Culver City, persuaded Ince to move Inceville to Culver City. During that time, Ince co-founded [[Triangle Film Corporation]] and the Triangle Studios was opened in the form of a Greek [[colonnade]] – the entrance to the studios. The colonnade still stands fronting Washington Boulevard and is a Culver City historical landmark.

Ince added a few stages and an Administration Building before selling out to his partners [[D. W. Griffith]] and [[Mack Sennett]]. Ince relocated down the street and built the [[Culver Studios]] at that location. In 1918, Triangle Studios was sold to film producer [[Samuel Goldwyn]]. Goldwyn also added a few sound stages before selling his shares in Goldwyn Studios.

=== The Historic MGM Studios/Lorimar-Telepictures Studios/Lorimar Studios (1924-1990)===

[[Image:MGM-studios-1922.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Aerial shot of Goldwyn Studios c. 1922]]

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In 1924, [[Loews Cineplex Entertainment|Loew's]] President [[Marcus Loew]] organized the [[mergers and acquisitions]] of three film companies – The [[Metro Pictures]], [[Goldwyn Pictures]] and [[Louis B. Mayer Pictures]] to form [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] and occupying the Goldwyn production facilities. {{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}

In the [[Classical Hollywood cinema|Classic Hollywood cinema]], MGM Studios was responsible for shooting 52 films a year, from screen [[epic film]]s such as ''[[Ben-Hur (1959 film)|Ben-Hur]]'', and ''[[Mutiny on the Bounty (1962 film)|Mutiny on the Bounty]]'', to drawing-room dramas such as ''[[Grand Hotel (1932 film)|Grand Hotel]]'', ''[[Dinner at Eight (1933 film)|Dinner at Eight]]'', and ''[[Anna Karenina (1935 film)|Anna Karenina]]''. But it was the [[Technicolor]] [[musical film]]s, including ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'', ''[[Singin' in the Rain]]'' and ''[[Gigi (1958 film)|Gigi]]'' that MGM was best known for. MGM's success led to six working studio complexes, more than {{convert|180|acre|km2}} including twenty-eight soundstages – Stage 15 is the second largest sound stage in the world, and Stage 27 served as "Munchkinland" in the production of ''The Wizard of Oz''.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}

In addition to the main production building, MGM added two large backlot facilities – Lot 2 located opposite the main studio across Overland Avenue. Lot 3 entered the corner of Jefferson Boulevard and Overland Avenue and was MGM's largest backlot. The administration building was inaugurated in 1938 and was named for Thalberg.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}

However, the [[United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.]] antitrust case of 1948 severed MGM's connection with Loews Theaters, and it struggled through its affairs. In 1969, millionaire [[Kirk Kerkorian]] bought MGM and proceeded to dismantle the studio. MGM's film memorabilia was sold through an 18-day auction, and {{convert|38|acre|m2}} of the studio's backlots were sold. Lot 3 was razed while Lot 2 was sold to housing developments. Kerkorian used the money to construct his [[MGM Resorts International|MGM Resorts hotel chain]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}

In 1981, Kerkorian's [[Tracinda]] acquired [[United Artists]] and merged it with [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] to become MGM/UA Entertainment Co. He then sold MUEC to [[Ted Turner]] in 1986, who after 74 days, sold MGM/UA back to Kerkorian while retaining the pre-1986 MGM film library. In 1986, the studio lot was sold to [[Lorimar-Telepictures]]. During that time, the MGM logo was removed from the studios and moved across the street to the Filmland Building (now known as Sony Pictures Plaza) before their 1992 and 2003 moves to Santa Monica and Century City and finally settling in Beverly Hills from 2011 onwards.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/1992/biz/news/mgm-out-sony-in-at-filmland-100429/|title=MGM out, Sony in at Filmland|last=Brennan|first=Judy|date=1992-11-16|work=Variety|language=en|access-date=2020-03-05}}</ref>

=== Columbia Studios/Sony Pictures Studios (1990-present) ===

[[File:Architectural Detail with Sony Pictures Water Tower - Culver City - Los Angeles - California - USA (33296058728).jpg|thumb|Water tower in the center of the Sony Pictures studio complex]]

In 1988, [[WarnerMedia|Warner Communications]] acquired [[Lorimar-Telepictures]] one year before merging with [[Time Inc.]] to become [[WarnerMedia|Time Warner]]. Later in 1989, [[Sony]] hired producers [[Jon Peters]] and [[Peter Guber]] to run the company's newly acquired Columbia Pictures Entertainment unit, even though they had a contract with [[Warner Bros.]] To resolve this issue, Warner sold their Lorimar lot to Columbia, among other deals. Columbia Pictures had been sharing with Warner Bros. their studio lot in [[Burbank, California]] in a partnership called [[Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank|The Burbank Studios]] beginning in 1972. Sony sold its interest in The Burbank Studios as a result of the Guber-Peters issue.<ref>''Warner, Sony settle suit over producers'' (November 17, 1989). Los Angeles: [[Associated Press]].</ref>

Sony acquired the property, first renamed Columbia Studios, in poor condition and thereafter invested $100 million to renovate the studio complex. The property underwent a three-year comprehensive plan as it transitioned to the {{convert|45|acre|km2}} Sony Pictures Studios complex. The buildings, many of which still bore the names of MGM film actors such as Clark Gable, Judy Garland, Rita Hayworth and Burt Lancaster, were painted and upgraded. New walls were erected around the lot and the ironwork gates were restored. Nostalgic art deco and false fronts on Main Street were added, as well as hand-painted murals of Columbia film posters. The MGM logo was removed from the Filmland Building in late 1992.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}

The studio continues to record TV shows such as ''[[The Goldbergs (2013 TV series)|The Goldbergs]]'', ''[[Ray Donovan]]'', and ''[[Shark Tank]]''. The long-running game shows ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' and ''[[Wheel of Fortune (American game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'' (studio 11) and its spin-offs, with ''Jeopardy!''' ([[Alex Trebek]] Stage, formerly studio 10; the studio was renamed in August 2021 prior to the start of the 38th season), are also taped at Sony Pictures Studios. The revival of ''[[American Gladiators (2008 TV series)|American Gladiators]]'' produced by [[MGM Television]] was also taped there.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}

== Taped programs ==

=== Talk shows ===

* ''[[Donny & Marie (1998 TV series)|Donny & Marie]]'' (1998–2000)
* ''[[The Queen Latifah Show]]'' (2013–2015)
* ''[[Chelsea (TV series)|Chelsea]]'' (2016–2017)

=== Game shows ===

* ''[[Wheel of Fortune (American game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'' (1995–present, Studio 11)
* ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' (1994–present, The [[Alex Trebek]] Stage; formerly Studio 10)
* ''[[Wheel 2000]]'' (1997–1998, Studio 11)
* ''[[Jep!]]'' (1998–1999, Studio 11)
* ''[[Rock & Roll Jeopardy!]]'' (1998–2001, Studio 11)
* ''[[Hollywood Showdown]]'' (2000–2001, Studio 11)
* ''[[Pyramid (game show)|Pyramid]]'' (2002–2004)
* ''[[American Gladiators (2008 TV series)|American Gladiators]]'' (2008 revival, Season 1 only)
* ''[[Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? (American game show)|Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?]]'' (2010–2011)
* ''[[Sports Jeopardy!]]'' (2014–2016, The [[Alex Trebek]] Stage; formerly Studio 10)
* ''[[The Joker's Wild|Snoop Dogg Presents The Joker's Wild]]'' (2017–2019)
* ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (American game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire]]'' (2020–2021)
* ''[[The Dating Game|The Celebrity Dating Game]]'' (2021)

=== Sitcoms ===

* ''[[The Hogan Family]]'' (1986-1991)
* ''[[Perfect Strangers (TV series)|Perfect Strangers]]'' (1986-1993)
* ''[[Full House]]'' (1987-1993, Seasons 1-6)
* ''[[Family Matters]]'' (1989-1993, Seasons 1-4)
* ''[[Step By Step (TV series)|Step By Step]]'' (1991-1993, Seasons 1-2)
* ''[[The King of Queens]]'' (1998–2007)
* ''[[Living with Fran]]'' (2005–2006)
* ''[[Married... with Children]]'' (1994–1997)
* ''[[That's My Bush!]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Cavemen (TV series)|Cavemen]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Rules of Engagement (TV series)|Rules of Engagement]]'' (2007–2013)
* ''[['Til Death]]'' (2006–2010)
* ''[[The Goldbergs (2013 TV series)|The Goldbergs]]'' (2013–present)
* ''[[Dr. Ken]]'' (2015–2017)
* ''[[One Day at a Time (2017 TV series)|One Day at a Time]]'' (2017–2020)
* ''[[Live in Front of a Studio Audience]]'' (2019 special event)

=== Dramas ===

* ''[[Close to Home (2005 TV series)|Close to Home]]'' (2005–2007)
* ''[[The Guardian (TV series)|The Guardian]]'' (2001–2004)
* ''[[Joan of Arcadia]]'' (2003–2005)
* ''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]'' (2003–2008)
* ''[[Party of Five]]'' (1994–2000)
* ''[[Masters of Sex]]'' (2013–2016)
* ''[[Ray Donovan]]'' (2013–2020)
* ''[[Insecure (TV series)|Insecure]]'' (2016–present)

=== Reality ===

* ''[[Shark Tank]]'' (2014–present)
* ''[[The Gong Show]]'' (2017–2018)

== References ==

{{reflist}}

== External links ==

{{Portal|Film|United States|Los Angeles}}
* [http://www.sonypicturesstudios.com/ Sony Pictures Studios]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150205172234/http://www.sonypicturesmuseum.com/studio/lothistory Studio Lot History]
* [http://www.sonypicturespost.com/ SPE Post Production]

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[[Category:American film studios]]
[[Category:Mass media companies established in 1912]]
[[Category:Television studios in the United States]]
[[Category:Companies based in Culver City, California]]
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Culver City, California]]

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