List of television spin-offs

Three main types of television spin-off exist:

• a supporting character or characters in an existing series is given their own show in which they become the main focus. The original series continues and there may be some crossover of characters between the shows on occasion (eg. Rhoda from The Mary Tyler Moore Show)
• new characters are specially incorporated into an existing series for the sole purpose of being launched into their own show that will feature no regular characters from the original series, except possibly as guest appearances (eg. Empty Nest[?] from The Golden Girls)
• regular characters from a series continue in their own series after the original series ends (eg. George and Mildred[?] and Robin's Nest[?] from Man About the House[?])

Spinoffs include:

• From All in the Family
  • The Jeffersons[?]
    • Checking In[?]
  • Archie Bunker's Place[?]
  • Maude[?]
    • Good Times[?]
  • Gloria[?]
  • 704 Hauser[?]

• From Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • Angel

• From Cheers
  • Frasier

• From The Cosby Show
  • A Different World[?]

• From The Danny Thomas Show / Make Room For Daddy[?]
  • The Andy Griffith Show
    • Gomer Pyle USMC[?]
    • Mayberry RFD[?]

• From Diff'rent Strokes
  • The Facts of Life[?]

• From Love, American Style[?]
  • Happy Days
    • Laverne and Shirley
    • Mork and Mindy
    • Joanie Loves Chachi[?]
    • Blansky's Beauties[?]
    • Out of the Blue[?]

• From Man About the House[?]
  • George and Mildred[?]
  • Robin's Nest[?]

• From The Mary Tyler Moore Show
  • Rhoda
  • Lou Grant
  • The Betty White Show[?]
  • Phyllis[?]

• From M*A*S*H
  • Trapper John M.D.[?]
  • After M*A*S*H[?]

• From Porridge
  • Going Straight[?]

• From Soap
  • Benson[?]

• From Star Trek
  • Star Trek: The Animated Series
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation
  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
  • Star Trek: Voyager
  • Enterprise

• From Three's Company[?]
  • The Ropers[?]
  • Three's A Crowd[?]

• From Law & Order
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent[?]

• From The Tracey Ullman Show[?]
  • The Simpsons