s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁a ▁relationship ▁described ▁in ▁T art ik off ' s ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁aut obi ography , ▁The ▁Last ▁Great ▁R ide . ▁ ▁Sieg ler ▁moved ▁to ▁CBS ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁first ▁as ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁drama ▁development ▁at ▁CBS ▁television ▁network ▁( 1 9 8 0 ) ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁comedy , ▁where ▁he ▁developed ▁programs ▁such ▁as ▁Simon ▁and ▁Simon , ▁Fal con ▁C rest , ▁and ▁Mag num , ▁P . I . ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁ten ure ▁at ▁CBS ▁he ▁became ▁senior ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁Warner ▁B ros ▁television , ▁and ▁there ▁developed ▁ ▁series ▁such ▁as ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁Class , ▁G row ing ▁P ains , ▁V , ▁and ▁Night ▁Court . ▁ ▁He ▁left ▁Warner ▁B ros ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁to ▁found ▁the ▁television ▁studio ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Tri Star ▁Pictures , ▁a ▁vent ure ▁partially ▁owned ▁by ▁C oca - Col a ▁and ▁H BO . ▁ ▁Within ▁a ▁year ▁Tri Star ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁larger ▁and ▁older ▁Columbia ▁Pictures ▁Television ▁( now ▁called ▁Sony ▁Pictures ▁Television ) ▁and ▁Sieg ler ▁became ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁merged ▁entity . ▁That ▁studio ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁television ▁series , ▁mov ies , ▁soap ▁oper as ▁and ▁mini - series , ▁including ▁Mar ried ... ▁With ▁Children ▁and ▁The ▁Young ▁and ▁the ▁Rest less . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Sieg ler ▁left ▁Columbia ▁to