LMNO Productions, Inc. (doing business as LMNO Entertainment) is an American television production company that is headquartered in Encino, California and was founded on June 30, 1986, by Eric Schotz, known for producing Kids Say the Darndest Things.[1]

LMNO Productions, Inc.
LMNO Entertainment
Company typePrivate
IndustryTelevision production
FoundedJune 30, 1986; 38 years ago (1986-06-30)
FounderEric Schotz
Headquarters,
United States
Key people
Eric Schotz (President and CEO)
ProductsTelevision programs
Number of employees
100
DivisionsLMNO Cable Group
Websitewww.lmnoentertainment.com

History

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The company was founded on June 30, 1986, by Eric Schotz.[2] On June 30, 2016, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided LMNO offices in Encino, California and Discovery Communications filed a lawsuit against the company due to an accounting scandal over the company's The Little Couple television show.[3]

Television programs

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Title Years Network Notes
How'd They Do That 1993-1997 CBS
Shame on You c. 1993 Hosted by Cristina Ferrare
Behind Closed Doors 1996-2001 A&E and ABC
Ordinary/Extraordinary 1997-1998 CBS
Kids Say the Darndest Things 1998-2000 co-production with CBS Productions
Guinness World Records Primetime 1998-2001 Fox
The Greatest 1998-2000 TLC
Commander in Chief 2000
Truth MTV
World's Best Travel Channel
Boot Camp 2001 Fox co-production with Granada Entertainment USA
City Medical 2001-2002 Discovery Health Channel
WinTuition 2002-2004 Game Show Network
Amazing Medical Stories TLC
Impact: Stories of Survival 2002-2005 Discovery Health Channel also known as Did You See That?
Babies: Special Delivery 2002-2006
Race to the Altar 2003 NBC
Special Delivery: Baby ER Discovery Health Channel
Animal Kidding 2003-2004 Animal Planet
Wickedly Perfect 2004-2005 CBS
American Icons 2004 Travel Channel
The Littlest Groom Fox
Extreme Reunion NBC
I Wanna Be a Soap Star 2004-2007 SoapNet
Who Gets the Dog 2005 Animal Planet
Food Wars Travel Channel
My War Diary 2006-2007 Military Channel
Deserving Design 2007 HGTV
That's Gotta Hurt TLC
Wedding Central We TV
Dr. Keith Ablow Syndication co-production with Telepictures Productions and distributed by Warner Bros. Television
The Little Couple 2009–present TLC
I Get That a Lot 2009-2015 CBS
Fabulous Cakes 2010 TLC
Seriously Funny Kids 2011 Lifetime
The Bear Whisperer Animal Planet
Cheating Vegas 2012 Destination America
Lost and Found 2013 Oprah Winfrey Network
Murder Book 2014 Investigation Discovery
Diabolical Women 2015 Lifetime Movie Network
D.B. Cooper: Case Closed? 2016 History

Television specials and films

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  • ABC Fall Preview (1990)
  • Put to the Test (1996)
  • The World's Most Shocking Medical Videos (1999)
  • The World's Greatest Pets (1999)
  • Pearl Harbor: Battle in Paradise (2001)
  • Man vs. Beast (2003)
  • The First Annual Miss Dog Beauty Pageant (2003)
  • Man vs. Beast 2 (2004)
  • That's Just Wrong (2004)
  • 101 Things Removed from the Human Body (2005)
  • 101 More Things Removed from the Human Body (2007)
  • Little People: Just Married (2009)

References

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  1. ^ "Who We Are". LMNO Entertainment. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION" (PDF). California Secretary of State. June 30, 1986. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "FBI Searches LMNO Productions in Embezzlement Scandal". Variety. June 30, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
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