List of American television shows based on foreign shows

Many US television series are based, copied, or derived from television shows from other countries.

American show Original show Original country Notes
All in the Family Till Death Us Do Part United Kingdom
Amanda's Fawlty Towers United Kingdom
America's Funniest Home Videos Fun TV with Kato-chan and Ken-chan Japan
American Idol Pop Idol United Kingdom Ran 15 seasons on Fox. Owners RTL Group was able to sell ABC for a revival series one year later in order to compete against The Voice.
American Ninja Challenge
American Ninja Warrior		 Sasuke Japan
Antiques Roadshow (U.S. TV series) Antiques Roadshow United Kingdom
Being Human (North American TV series) Being Human (UK TV series) United Kingdom
Big Bad Beetleborgs Juukou B-Fighter
B-Fighter Kabuto		 Japan
Big Brother Big Brother The Netherlands
BrainSurge Brain Survivor Japan
The Bridge The Bridge Denmark
Sweden
Cash Cab Cash Cab United Kingdom
Cardcaptors Cardcaptor Sakura Japan Cardcaptors is the American version of the Japanese anime Cardcaptor Sakura.
The Chase The Chase United Kingdom
Celebrity Circus Circus of the Celebrities Portugal
Celebrity Fit Club Celebrity Fit Club United Kingdom
Containment Cordon Belgium
Coupling (U.S. TV series) Coupling United Kingdom
Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann DanceX United Kingdom
Dancing with the Stars Strictly Come Dancing United Kingdom
Dangerous Women Prisoner Australia
Deal or No Deal Miljoenenjacht Netherlands
Dog Eat Dog Dog Eat Dog United Kingdom
Dream School Jamie's Dream School United Kingdom
Eleventh Hour Eleventh Hour United Kingdom
The Ex List The Mythological X Israel
Eyewitness (U.S. TV series) Øyevitne Norway
Family Food Fight Family Food Fight Australia
Farmer Wants a Wife Farmer Wants a Wife United Kingdom
Fear Factor Fear Factor Netherlands
The Four: Battle for Stardom The Final Four Israel
Gameshow Marathon Ant and Dec's Gameshow Marathon United Kingdom
Glitter Force Smile PreCure! Japan Glitter Force is the American version of the Japanese anime Smile PreCure.
Glitter Force Doki Doki DokiDoki! PreCure Japan
The Good Doctor Good Doctor South Korea
Gracepoint Broadchurch United Kingdom
Grand Hotel Gran Hotel Spain
Hell's Kitchen Hell's Kitchen United Kingdom
Homeland Prisoners of War Israel
Traffic Light Ramzor Israel
Hostages Hostages Israel
Humans Real Humans Sweden
I Am Frankie Yo soy Franky Colombia
I Can See Your Voice I Can See Your Voice South Korea
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! United Kingdom
In Treatment BeTipul Israel
The Inbetweeners The Inbetweeners United Kingdom
Iron Chef America Iron Chef Japan
Jane the Virgin Juana la virgen Venezuela
Kath & Kim Kath & Kim Australia
Keep it Spotless Spotless United Kingdom
Killer Karaoke Sing If You Can United Kingdom
Killer Women Mujeres Asesinas Argentina
The Killing Forbrydelsen Denmark
Life on Mars (U.S. TV series) Life on Mars (UK TV series) United Kingdom
Love Island Love Island United Kingdom
Mew Mew Power Tokyo Mew Mew Japan
Magical DoReMi Ojamajo Doremi Japan
The Masked Singer King of Mask Singer South Korea
MasterChef USA MasterChef United Kingdom
Men Behaving Badly (U.S. TV series) Men Behaving Badly United Kingdom
Million Dollar Money Drop The Million Pound Drop United Kingdom
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers Kyouryuu Sentai Zyuranger Japan
The Mole The Mole Belgium
Must Love Kids Single Moms Sweden
MXC Takeshi's Castle Japan
No Activity No Activity Australia
The Noise The Noise Japan
Number 96 Number 96 Australia
One Piece (4Kids dub) One Piece (Japanese & Funimation dub) Japan
The Office The Office United Kingdom
The One: Making a Music Star Operacion Triunfo Spain The first reality competition show ABC has made up. This show described as the Fox won't let you see "Idol". The first to compete in 2006 with NBC's America's Got Talent and CBS' Rock Star. It was canceled after a few episodes.
Payne Fawlty Towers United Kingdom
Pokémon Pocket Monsters Japan
Popstars USA Popstars New Zealand
Power Rangers Super Sentai Japan
Queer as Folk (U.S. TV series) Queer as Folk (UK TV series) United Kingdom
Rake (U.S. TV series) Rake (Australian TV series) Australia
Ready.. Set... Cook! Ready Steady Cook United Kingdom
The Returned The Returned France
Rising Star HaKokhav HaBa Israel
Sailor Moon (DiC & Cloverway dub) Sailor Moon (Japanese & Viz dub) Japan
Salty's Lighthouse Tugs (TV series) United Kingdom
Samurai Pizza Cats Kyatto Ninden Teyandee Japan
Sanford and Son Steptoe and Son United Kingdom
Scoundrels Outrageous Fortune New Zealand
Secret Millionaire Secret Millionaire United Kingdom
Shameless (U.S. TV series) Shameless (UK TV series) United Kingdom
Shark Tank Money Tigers Japan
Shining Time Station Thomas & Friends United Kingdom
Silent Library Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! Japan The only show MTV was produced as it adapted from a Japanese game in a variety show.
Skating with the Stars Dancing on Ice United Kingdom
Skins Skins United Kingdom
The Slap The Slap Australia
Splash Celebrity Splash Netherlands
Survivor Expedition Robinson Sweden
Thank God You're Here Thank God You're Here Australia
That's My Dog That's My Dog United Kingdom
Three's Company Man About the House United Kingdom
Three's a Crowd Robin's Nest United Kingdom
The Tomorrow People (U.S. TV series) The Tomorrow People United Kingdom
Top of the Pops Top of the Pops United Kingdom
Too Close for Comfort Keep it in the Family United Kingdom
Trading Spaces Changing Rooms United Kingdom
Ugly Betty Yo soy Betty, la fea Colombia
Undercover Boss (U.S. TV series) Undercover Boss (UK TV series) United Kingdom
Viva Laughlin Blackpool United Kingdom
The Voice The Voice of Holland Netherlands Originally the title supposed to be The Voice of America, but the title is dropped.
VR Troopers Choujinki Metalder
Dimensional Warrior Spielban
Space Sheriff Shaider		 Japan
Weakest Link (US) The Weakest Link United Kingdom
Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show) Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune Australia The Australian Million Dollar format that aired in May-June 2008 was adopted in the United States in September 2008.
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US game show) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK game show) United Kingdom
Whose Line Is It Anyway? Whose Line Is It Anyway? United Kingdom
Wife Swap Wife Swap United Kingdom
Wilfred (U.S. TV series) Wilfred (Australian TV series) Australia
The Winner Is The Winner Is... Netherlands
Worst Week The Worst Week of My Life United Kingdom
The X Factor The X Factor United Kingdom

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