How Netflix Pays For Movie and TV Show Licensing

While other streaming services implement a combination of member subscriptions and the sale of advertising space to outside companies, Netflix stands out from the crowd in its approach toward generating revenue. The company does not offer advertising space to marketers, nor does it offer differently priced tiers of content to subscribers. Rather, each Netflix customer pays a set monthly fee that allows access to exclusive and non-exclusive TV shows and movies for which the company has purchased licensing from the content owners. Fees collected from subscribers, coupled with the raising of capital through new debt issues, allow Netflix to purchase new and renew old licensing agreements for the content the company delivers to its users.

Here is an overview of Netflix's financials. 

Content Licensing

To keep subscribers satisfied with the number of choices available for streaming online, Netflix is constantly negotiating new licensing deals with TV shows, networks, and filmmakers. Licensing in the realm of online streaming content is defined as the process of obtaining permission from the owner of a TV show or movie to stream its content through a service such as Netflix. A licensing agreement is established under the terms of a legally binding contract between the content owners and Netflix, and each agreement varies based on the needs of the content owner and Netflix.

For instance, the owner of a TV show could agree to allow Netflix to stream all seasons of that show in full through its online platform for one, three or five years. The licensing agreement can be renegotiated after the set time period ends, or Netflix could drop the show from its library if viewer interest is not high enough to warrant the cost. A content owner may offer a similar deal on the same TV show to a competing streaming service, such as Hulu or Amazon Prime Instant Video, making the licensing agreement between each company and the owner nonexclusive. Licensing agreements that are not exclusive to a single streaming platform are less expensive to obtain.

As competition continues to saturate the streaming television and movie marketplace, content owners and streaming services recognize the importance of exclusive content to viewers. Under an exclusive licensing agreement, content is only available through a single streaming service such as Netflix for a set period or into perpetuity. Exclusive licensing agreements are far more expensive for Netflix than non-exclusive agreements, but they have the potential to bring in a greater number of subscribers over time.

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Warehouse 13″ Premiere Runs Long

I really wanted to love Warehouse 13. It's a fun show with two compelling leads, an adventurous spirit, and just enough subversive stuff seemingly bubbling beneath its surface. But the two-hour pilot, airing tonight on SyFy, only hints at the greatness we've seen from its creator's previous work. The premiere, scripted by Jane Espenson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and original writer Rockne S. O'Bannon (Farscape), begins with a strong quirky heartbeat, but a stale mystery plot quickly slows the pulse.

The show centers on two Secret Service agents who are polar opposites of each other. They're chosen to find, bag, and tag supernatural artifacts for storage in a secret government-run warehouse. Agent Lattimer (Eddie McClintock) is the impulsive one who always goes with his gut. Agent Gering (Joanne Kelly) is the cautious profiler. The agents, who normally butt heads in the field, are forced to work together because, we're told, one fills the other's professional and personality gaps. It's a buddy cop show with some delightfully weird supernatural stuff and a bit of screwball comedy tossed into the mix.

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Jackson's Last Will -- Diana Ross Mentioned

Michael Jackson's will has been filed with the court. Jackson asks that his mother, Katherine, be made the guardian of all three of his kids. The will says if Katherine died before him or couldn't serve as guardian, he nominated Diana Ross.

And there's a petition filed along with the will, saying Jackson's estate is worth more than $500,000,000. The petition says almost all of the estate "consists of non-cash, non-liquid assets, including primarily an interest in a catalog of music royalty rights which is currently being administered by Sony/ATV, and interests in various entities."


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Farrah Fawcett tributes planned for ABC, NBC, TV Land

'Charlie's Angel' Farrah Fawcett dies at 62

A winsome smile, tousled hair and unfettered sensuality were Farrah Fawcett's trademarks as a sex symbol and 1970s TV star in "Charlie's Angels." But as her life drew to a close, she captivated the public in a far different way: as a cancer patient who fought for, then surrendered, her treasured privacy to document her struggle with the disease and inspire others.

Fawcett, 62, died Thursday morning at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, nearly three years after being diagnosed with anal cancer. Ryan O'Neal, the longtime companion who returned to her side when she became ill, was with her.

"After a long and brave battle with cancer, our beloved Farrah has passed away," O'Neal said. "Although this is an extremely difficult time for her family and friends, we take comfort in the beautiful times that we shared with Farrah over the years and the knowledge that her life brought joy to so many people around the world."

In the end, Fawcett sought to offer more than that, re-emerging in the spotlight with a new gravitas.


Her struggle is the dominant narrative of the film rather than a reckoning, an understanding that all things, including her life, must pass.

In one sense, she is trying redefine her illness. Credited as an executive producer of the program, Fawcett hopes to subvert the tabloid coverage that has invaded her life since her illness took hold. When she suffered a relapse in 2007, staffers at the UCLA Medical Center leaked the news to the National Enquirer even before Fawcett could tell her family. By opening her private struggle to the public, she deprives the tabloids of exclusive coverage.

Fawcett believes that her forms of cancer, and by association all forms, should be curable. Given the necessary funds and a bureaucratic openness to alternative treatments, cancer will surely be cured. That belief helps support her denial of death.

She travels to Germany to receive care under a doctor named Professor Vogel, who compares her cancer to a terrorist “filled with hate and powerful enough to destroy all that’s good and healthy.” Despite the vivid depictions of painful treatment (long needles and invasive lasers, nausea and, of course, hair loss), both Fawcett and her caregivers seem to think in metaphor. To Fawcett, for example, the tabloids are a type of cancer as well.


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Several networks have announced plans today to pay tribute to the late Farrah Fawcett, who died today after a prolonged battle with cancer:

* Dateline NBC will air "Farrah Fawcett: The Life and Death of an Angel" tonight from 10-11 p.m. ET, followed by a special rebroadcast of Farrah's Story from 9-11 p.m. tomorrow. The two-hour documentary about Fawcett's fight with cancer -- which was shot with Fawcett's own video camera -- attracted nearly 9 million viewers when it first aired on NBC on May 15. The special will air again on Oxygen at 3:30 p.m. on June 27.

* Tonight, ABC's 20/20 will air Barbara Walters' special report on Fawcett. The hour-long show will feature interviews with her longtime companion, Ryan O’Neal, fellow Charlie’s Angels star Jaclyn Smith, her close friend Alana Stewart, and Dr. Lawrence Piro, who had been treating Fawcett for cancer. The special, which airs on ABC at 10 p.m. ET, will also feature clips from Walters’ past interviews with the actress and pop culture icon.

* TV Land will pay tribute to the actress this Saturday by airing the first two episodes of the 2005 TV Land original series, Chasing Farrah, from 9-10 p.m. ET.

* The BIO Channel will air "BIO Remembers: Farrah Fawcett" at 10 p.m. ET, June 29.

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Weeds Season 5 Episode 2 / Watch Weeds Machetes Up Top Online

Watch a sneak peek of Weeds Season 5 Episode 2 "Machetes Up Top" airing Monday June 15 2009 at 10PM ET/PT.

Episode Synopsis: WEEDS "Machetes Up Top" (Season 5 Episode 2) - Nancy gets an ominous message from Guillermo and must visit him in prison without Esteban knowing. Elsewhere, Celia finds she has value in organizing supplies at the rebel camp while Andy takes Shane to stay with Nancy's estranged sister Jill. Out in the national forest, Silas and Doug discover that growing pot on federal land will be harder than they'd first imagined.

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Nancy pay a visit to Guillermo in prison without telling anyone, Celia finds out a talent for sorting out supplies at rebel camp. Shane decides to visit Nancy’s estranged sister; For Silas and Doug pot-growing plot is very difficult at National forest.

You need not miss out on this fun-filled show – just watch Weeds Season 5 Episode 2 “Machetes Up Top” Full episode online Available in HD Format also.

It’s time for Weeds Season 5 Episode 2! The much looked-for episode of Weeds will be airing on Monday, June 15, 2009 entitled with “Machetes UP Top”. In this wonderful episode you will see that Nancy will clandestinely meets Guillermo in Jail. Last episode of Weeds we saw that Nancy found console in a unsure family member and here in Weeds Season 5 Episode 2 Shane walks to live with Nancy’s sister Jill Price-Gray starring by Jennifer Jason Leigh (Fast Times at Ridgemont High / Road to Perdition). In the meanwhile, Celia makes herself useful in their rebel camp; Silas and Doug second-guess their option of pot-growing plot at national forest. This not enough right? If you are fan of weeds then Weeds Season 5 Episode 2 is a must-watch episode!

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Dancing with the Stars 2009 on ABC

Dancing with the Stars is a reality show airing on American Broadcasting Company in the United States. The show is based on the United Kingdom BBC Television series Strictly Come Dancing and is part of BBC Worldwide's international Dancing with the Stars franchise.

The eighth season premiered on March 9, 2009. The show has been picked up for a ninth season by ABC.

You’ve been spending more quality time with Kris Allen, Adam Lambert, Shawn Johnson and Gilles Marini than with members of your own family. But after weeks of your undivided attention, it’s over: "Dancing with the Stars" had its season finale Tuesday night, and American Idol wrapped up Wednesday.

If you feel like you’re losing your best friend - and maybe even experiencing withdrawal - you’re far from alone.

“I hear it all the time from my patients: 'how am I supposed to get through the summer without my favorite TV show?'” says Dr. Michael Silverman, assistant professor of psychiatry at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. “It’s potentially a withdrawal. Not like cocaine, but neurologically it is along the same lines.”

Watching shows like "DWTS" and "Idol" brings a person pleasure and distraction, just like drugs, he says. “When you think about the reward and pleasure areas of the brain, a TV show we like stimulates the same area of the brain,” Silverman explains. “Drugs are an escape from reality and that’s why people take them. Television is classically an escape from reality, too. When that means of escape goes away, you either have to confront what you are trying to avoid or escape, or else find something else to do.”

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Top 30 Guest Stars on TV Shows airing March 22-28, 2009

Friday is when The Oklahoman posts a list of the top guest stars (and all the premieres and finales, see separate blog) appearing on TV next week.
And here are 30 celebrities making special TV appearances the week of March 22.
If a well-known personality was missed, feel free to add his or her name in the comments section to help make this list a complete and accurate source for TV watchers everywhere.

GUEST STARS
••Tom Arnold (”Roseanne”) on “ER,” 9 p.m. Thursday on NBC.
••Michael Bergin (“Baywatch”) on “Make Me a Supermodel,” 9 p.m. Wednesday on Bravo.
••Clint Bowyer (NASCAR driver) on “The Biggest Loser,” 7 p.m. Tuesday on NBC.
••Jessica Capshaw (“The Practice”) on “Grey’s Anatomy,” 8 p.m. Thursday on ABC.
••Cheech and Chong (”Up in Smoke”) on “MADtv,” 10 p.m. Saturday on Fox.
••Stacey Dash (”Clueless”) on “The Game,” 7:30 p.m. Friday on CW.
••Idris Elba (”The Wire”) on “The Office,” 8 p.m. Thursday on NBC.
••Miguel Ferrer (”Crossing Jordan”) on “Kings,” 7 p.m. Sunday on NBC.
••Jo Frost (”Supernanny”) on “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” 7 p.m. Sunday on ABC.
••Seth Green (”Family Guy”) on “American Dad,” 8:30 p.m. Sunday on Fox.
••Tony Hale (”Arrested Development”) on “Chuck,” 7 p.m. Monday on NBC.
••Josh Hopkins (”Swingtown”) on “Private Practice,” 9:02 p.m. Thursday on ABC.
••Wyclef Jean (Grammy-winning musician) on “”The Electric Company,” 4 p.m. Friday on OETA-13.
••Tom Jones (Grammy-winning singer) on “Top Gear,” 7 p.m. Monday on BBC America.
••Malcolm David Kelley (”Lost”) on “Saving Grace,” 9 p.m. Monday on TNT.
••Elias Koteas (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”) on “Saving Grace,” 9 p.m. Monday on TNT.
••Swoosie Kurtz (”Pushing Daisies”) on “Heroes,” 8 p.m. Monday on NBC.
••Matt Lanter (”Heroes”) on “90210,” 8 p.m. Tuesday on CW.
••Chad Lowe (“Life Goes On”) on “Bones,” 7 p.m. Thursday on Fox.
••Billy Lush (”The Black Donnellys”) on “Cold Case,” 8 p.m. Sunday on CBS.
••Vanessa Marcil (”Las Vegas”) on “Without a Trace,” 9:01 p.m. Tuesday on CBS.
••Gavin MacLeod (“The Love Boat”) on “The Suite Life on Deck,” 7 p.m. Friday on Disney.
••Colm Meaney (”Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”) on “The Simpsons,” 7 p.m. Sunday on Fox.
••Eric McCormack (”Trust Me”) on “Hell’s Kitchen,” 8 p.m. Thursday on Fox.
••Niecy Nash (”Reno 911!”) on Talkshow With Spike Feresten,” 11 p.m. Saturday on Fox.
••Chuck Norris (”Walker, Texas Ranger”) on “Conversations With Michael Eisner,” 8 p.m. Thursday on CNBC.
••Jacqueline Obradors (”NYPD Blue”) on “Cold Case,” 8 p.m. Sunday on CBS.
••Robert Patrick (”The Unit”) on “Hell’s Kitchen,” 8 p.m. Thursday on Fox.
••Kurtwood Smith (“Worst Week”) on “Medium,” 9 p.m. Monday on NBC.
••James Van Der Beek (”Dawson’s Creek”) on “One Tree Hill,” 8 p.m. Monday on CW.
••Courtney B. Vance (”Law & Order: Criminal Intent”) on “ER,” 9 p.m. Thursday on NBC.
••Jon Voight (“Transformers”) on “24,” 8 p.m. Monday on Fox.
••Dean Winters (“Terminator” The Sarah Connor Chronicles”) on “30 Rock,” 8:31 p.m. Thursday on NBC.
••Alicia Witt (”Cybill”) on “Two and a Half Men,” 8 p.m. Monday on CBS.

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2009's New TV Shows I Want To Watch

Coming out of a few weeks of mostly reruns, my appetite for new shows is ravenous. Here's a quick run-down of some brand-new series premiering over the next few months, roughly in the order of my curiosity about them.

1. Dollhouse (Fox, premiering Feb. 13) Joss Whedon in the (doll)house! With Buffy's Eliza Dushku as part of a group of humans whose personality is erased and imprinted with a new one each time she goes on a new mission for a client. Sheesh, it sounds complicated, doesn't it? But there's no one I'd trust more to guide me into a tricky TV series than creator-producer-writer Whedon. Bring on the mind-bending...

2. Castle (ABC, premiering Mar. 9) Another Whedon alum--Nathan Fillion, from the great cult series Firefly--stars as a mystery-writer turned mystery-solver. Could be a lot of wry fun, or could be Murder, He Wrote; can't wait to find out.

3. Lie To Me (Fox, premiering Jan. 21) Tim Roth (Pulp Fiction) stars as a scientist who specializes in reading people's faces and body language to determine whether they're telling the truth. He uses his ability to help cops solve crimes. I've seen this pilot, and suspect Fox is right in thinking it's got itself a possible big hit. Roth is charmingly sardonic, and Kelli Williams, who's kept herself pretty hidden since co-starring in David E. Kelley's The Practice, radiates a smart glow.

4. Cupid (ABC, premiering Mar. 14) A guy claims to be the earthly manifestation of the Roman love-god Cupid (Will & Grace's Bobby Cavanale), and tries to match up people destined for each other. Some folks think he's crazy--including co-star Sarah Paulson (Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip) as his psychiatrist. If this show sounds familiar, it's because its creator, Rob Thomas (Veronica Mars) did a show a decade ago called Cupid starring Jeremy Piven in the title role. Same premise. It bombed. Maybe this concept's time has come now?

5. Kings (NBC, premieres Mar. 19) I'll be honest: Tell me this is about a mythical kingdom of kings and princes but set in the present-day, and I'll give you a "Get outta here!" But tell me that the king is played by Deadwood's Ian McShane, and involves a lot of ruthless plotting, and I'll be in front of my TV, hoping it is good and worthy of the great McShane.

Which of these new shows are you looking forward to?

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Naruto: Hurricane Chronicles

SUMMARY

• Airs Next:Cartoon Network at Saturday 9:00 PM (30 min.)
• Status:Returning Series
• Premiered:October 3, 2002
• Show Categories:Animation, Action/Adventure

This guide covers both Naruto (Seasons 1-9) and Naruto: Hurricane Chronicles (Seasons 10+)!

Naruto is the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a shinobi who wants to obtain the title of Hokage. However, an incident occurred 12 years ago, when a demon fox attacked the village; many shinobi fell, until the 4th sealed the demon within a baby. As a result, the adults see Naruto as the demon. Now a Genin, Naruto is part of a three-man team - the members are Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and their instructor, Kakashi. Together, they will face many challenges, make friends, face deadly enemies, and try to survive each other.

Naruto: Hurricane Chronicles (aka: Naruto: Shippuden) takes place 2 1/2 years after Naruto leaves to train with Jiraiya. Upon his return, Naruto finds out that everyone has surpassed him in rank, and he's fallen behind. However, with only 6 months left to rescue Sasuke, Naruto must face even more dangerous enemies. As Akatsuki's plan unfolds, and Naruto slowly loses himself to the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, it becomes clear that more dangers await Naruto than ever before!

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Fringe
Airs Next: FOX at Tuesday 9:00 PM (60 min.)

Status: New Series Premiered: September 9, 2008

Show Categories: Drama, Science-Fiction

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FBI agent Olivia Dunham and Peter Bishop are faced with a rapidly spreading unexplained phenomenon of the threatening kind. In an attempt to stop the spread, they enlist the assistance of Bishop's estranged father, the institutionalized scientist Dr. Walter Bishop. Dawson's Creek 's Joshua Jackson plays the lead role of Peter Bishop, a smart guy with many gambling debts. The Secret Life...

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Airs Next: FOX at Monday 9:00 PM (60 min.)

Status: Returning Series Premiered: January 13, 2008

Show Categories: Drama, Science-Fiction

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The Terminator franchise arrives on TV with this serial drama. The series picks up a year after the events of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with John and Sarah Connor (Thomas Dekker and Lena Headey) hiding from the government. After two years in one place Sarah decides they need a change of scenery and in doing so they expose themselves to FBI Agent James Ellison (Richard T. Jones) and...

The Secret Life of the American Teenager

Airs Next: ABC Family at Tuesday 8:00 PM (60 min.)

Status: New Series Premiered: July 1, 2008

Show Category: Drama

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An ABC Family original series, The Secret Life of the American Teenager centers on the topic of teen pregnancy.

Band geek Amy discovers that she's pregnant after a one-night stand with Ricky Underwood, the school's player. Meanwhile, devout Christian cheerleader Grace promises abstinence to her parents.

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'Starter Wife' Restarts on USA in October

USA has set an October premiere date for the return of the Emmy-winning original "The Starter Wife." The 10-episode run of "The Starter Wife" will launch on Friday, Oct. 10 at 10 p.m. ET on USA. It's unclear if this is counted as the second season for "Starter Wife," or a first ... Read More

America's Got Talent

Episode recap: Auditions, Week Four Piers, Sharon, The Hoff and Jerry are back in Atlanta to start off week four.

Billy Dodson - He's big, he's burly, he's imposing. He gets on stage and sings...soprano? Three quick X's.

Alex Pyles - A 10-year-old cutie with a great southern accent. She comes out on stage with her father, and they perform a combination of acrobatics, gymnastics and self-defense. I mean, they are hurling each other around the stage and kicking the you-know-what out of each other (with very light contact). Piers gives 'em an instant X. Sharon and The Hoff are intrigued. Piers asks a very valid question: how can this act help you win the competition? Sharon asks if Alex and her Dad are sent on to Vegas, how can they build upon this act in the upcoming weeks? Alex: "I would be bring in more people and fight off more attackers because it's not always one person who attacks you." Can't argue with that. She wins Sharon over and they're headed to Vegas.

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Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? is a television game show format based on asking grade-school level questions to adults. The television show involve members of the public or celebrities playing a game involving answering quiz questions to earn a points or prices.

The original format was based from the United States which first aired on FOX in February 2007. The show was created by Mark Burnett and shown in different foreign countries under the same title, and some under modified titles depending on whether or not the country uses "grades" or "years" in its system, for instance, the British and New Zealand versions do not call the show Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, but rather, Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old?). The show has spawned many versions around the world

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Criminal Minds: The First Season | TV Shows and Movies on DVD

Criminal Minds is a crime drama that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005. The show follows the adventures of a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) at Quantico, Virginia. It starred former Chicago Hope actors Mandy Patinkin as Jason Gideon, and stars Thomas Gibson as Aaron Hotchner. Criminal Minds differs from many criminal system procedural dramas by focusing on the criminal rather than the crime itself.

The series' third season premiered September 26, 2007.

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Bionic Woman DVD: : TV Shows and Movies on DVD

Bionic Woman was an American television shows which ran from 1976 to 1977 and picked-up for airing on NBC from 1977 to 1978. It starred Lindsay Wagner as Jaime Sommers, a tennis professional who was nearly killed in a sky diving accident, and was rebuilt by Oscar Goldman (Richard Anderson) . It is an American science fiction television drama created by David Eick, under NBC Universal Television Group, GEP Productions and David Eick Production : from wikipedia


The new episode of Bionic Woman was aired yesterday -October 10, 2007 on NBC

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"Sisterhood" kicks off with Jae teaching Jamie that she is capable of changing the programming within her, with practice. Transition to lunch with Becca, interrupted with a call to intercept a nearby terrorist. Jamie sends Becca off with a credit card so she can confront Mr. Badguy. She knocks him out in his car to await backup. The life of a Bionic Woman is never dull.
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Trivia for bionic woman

• The series premise includes elements from "The Six Million Dollar Man" (1974) and "The Bionic Woman" (1976), such as Jamie Sommers being equipped with a bionic eye in addition to her ear. Furthermore, the trailer describes her as "Better, Stronger, Faster," the major catch phrase in the title sequence of The Six Million Dollar Man. Also, her middle name, "Wells," is the last name of the doctor in the aforementioned series.
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The Bionic Woman DVD is a complete collection of 16 DVDs, 100% in chronological order from the pilot to the finale.

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Supernatural: The Complete First Season - Widescreen DVD

Supernatural was a paranormal television shows that was premiered on September 13, 2005, where the second season premiered on September 28 2006, and the third season is set to premiere on October 4 2007. The television shows was created by Eric Kripke and ran for 44 episodes.

The supernatural stars Jensen Ackles as Sam and Jared Padalecki Dean Winchester, two brothers who travel the country looking for their missing father and battling evil spirits along the way. Both are investigating and combatting paranormal events and other unexplained occurrences, many of them based on American urban legends and folklore as well as classic supernatural creatures such as vampires, werewolves and ghosts.

A boxset of The Complete First Season - Widescreen DVD is available on dvd

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