Distribution
Although Don Fedderson gets the credit, My Three Sons was created by George Tibbles and produced by Don Fedderson Productions throughout the show's run, with MCA Television co-distributing the series during its 1960–65 ABC airing. When the series moved to CBS in 1965, the latter network assumed full production responsibilities (in association with Fedderson Productions) until the end of the series in 1972. CBS now holds the series' copyright. CBS Television Distribution presently owns distribution rights to the entire series (including the more widely seen and aforementioned 1965–72 CBS episodes).
Nick at Nite aired My Three Sons from November 3, 1985 to October 28, 1991 with episodes from Seasons 1–5 & Season 12. The Family Channel also aired the black and white episodes from September 7, 1992 to July 30, 1993.
The Seasons 6–12 episodes were later aired on TV Land in the late 1990s and on Odyssey in the early 2000s.
In 2000, TV Land briefly aired the black & white episodes again, using the same syndication episode rights that were on Nick at Nite during the 1980s.
Since fall 2004, only Seasons 6-10 are being distributed for syndication in the US-Domestic market.
In 2009, FamilyNet began airing the program as a lead-in for its Happy Days and Family Ties program block, which ended in February 2010.
The program is broadcast weekday mornings on the Me-TV network.
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