Paramount Television Studios

> *This article is about the current incarnation of Paramount Television. For the previous incarnation, see* Paramount Television*. For other uses, see* Paramount Television (disambiguation)*.*
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## Paramount Television Studios

### Predecessors:

Paramount Television
Desilu Productions
CBS Studios

### Key People:

Nicole Clemens (President)
Ken Basin (EVP and Head of Business Affairs)[1]
Debra Bergman (EVP of Production)
Cheryl Bosnak (EVP and Head of Current Programming)[2]
Jenna Santoianni (EVP and Head of Development)

### Parent:

Viacom (2012–2019)
ViacomCBS (2020–2022)

## Background

On March 4, 2013, former Viacom president and CEO Philippe Dauman announced the relaunch of Paramount Television, although its parent company Paramount Pictures had previously co-produced the Entertainment One series *The Firm* a year earlier. Some of the television series that were announced include *School of Rock*, *Galaxy Quest*, *Minority Report*, a live *Grease* musical, an adaptation of the memoir *Bettyville*, *Smoke Gets in Your Eyes*, and a prequel to *Shutter Island* called *Ashecliffe*. The revived Paramount Television didn't use an official on-screen logo until 2015. In January 2020, the division was rebranded as "Paramount Television Studios" in order to avoid confusion with the Paramount Network cable channel.

## 1st Logo (January 8-July 14, 2012)

**Nicknames:** "Paramount Mountain", "2010s Mountain"

**Visuals:** On a black background, we see the current Paramount Pictures print logo with the words "**In association with**" above, all in white.

**Byline:** Referred to as "**/\ VI/\CO/\/\ CO/\/\P/\NY**" in the Wigga-Wigga font.

**Technique:** None.

**Audio:** The closing theme of the show.

**Availability:** Ultra rare. Only seen on the short-lived series *The Firm*.

**Legacy:** None.

## 2nd Logo (September 21, 2015- )

Prototype versionViacom byline variant2020 ViacomCBS byline variantRare 2020 ViacomCBS byline variant2021 ViacomCBS byline variantBylineless versionParamount Television Logo (2015)Paramount Television Studios (2020)-2**Nicknames:** "2010s/2020s Mountain", "Mount Paramount", "Paramount Mountain II", "CGI Mountain", "Viacom Mountain II", "ViacomCBS Mountain"

**Visuals:** On the background of the 2011 Paramount Pictures logo, the stars encircle the mountain faster and the words "***Paramount Television***" zoom out as we slowly zoom in.

**Bylines:** Below the logo, one of these two bylines fade in.

* September 21, 2015-December 4, 2019: "**A VIaCOM COMPANY**" (in the Viacom New font.)
* February 6, 2020-2022: "**A ViacomCBS Company**" (in the Gotham font, but starting in 2021, it's in the ViacomCBS Raisonné font.)
* April 28, 2022- : (bylineless)

**Variants:**

* Sometimes, the logo is still. This can be seen on shows, such as *Vinyl*.
* Starting with episode 4 of *Minority Report*, the animation is slowed down.
* On Nickelodeon airings of *School of Rock*, the logo is shown on the last scene of the show credits, alongside the 2016 Armogida Brothers Productions logo, the 2013 Passable Entertainment and the 2009 or 2017 Nickelodeon Productions logo.
* One airing of *Grease Live!* had the logo cut off a few seconds before finishing due to time.
* Starting in 2016 with the last two episodes of *Vinyl*, the logo was updated considerably. Here, the animation is smoother, the text has better animation, the text and stars now shine and have a bluish-brownish gradient color and the Viacom byline is changed from the print version to the same exact one from the movie logo. The fully animated version of this variant debuted on *Berlin Station*. This variant plastered the prototype version on most episodes of *Vinyl* on Blu-ray.
* Even though the above variant debuted in 2016, *School of Rock* continued to use the prototype version until its end in 2018.
* On the Netflix series *A Series of Unfortunate Events*, a still version of the movie logo is used. Plastered with the finalized main version on current prints of season 1.
* On some shows distributed by Paramount Worldwide Television Licensing and Distribution, such as *Spin City* and *Dwight in Shining Armor* starting with season 4, the above variant is used, only the clouds move. On some other shows produced by PWTVLD, such as earlier episodes of the latter and *PEN15*, the main 2016 or 2020 logo is used instead.
* Starting in 2020, the byline is way bigger than before.
* Also starting in 2020, the word "***Television***" is replaced with "**TELEVISION STUDIOS**" in the Avenir font and the text, alongside the script, is shifted down.
* The colors in the logo are slightly darker on *The Haunting of Hill House*, *Maniac*, the final season of *13 Reasons Why* and some episodes of the second season of *Home Before Dark*.
* Strangely, the first season of *Home Before Dark* has the "***Television***" text, despite premiering after the name change. This is because these episodes were produced before the name change.
* On shows shot in 18:9 or 2.39:1, the text is smaller than usual.
* Like the movie logo, on the ViacomCBS byline variants, the "**™**" symbol takes place of the "**®**" symbol.
* A shorter version where it starts with the text zooming out exists.

**Technique:** CGI. Like the movie logo, this was animated at DevaStudios and Terragen from Planetside Software.

**Audio:**

* September 21, 2015: The last six notes of the 1976 Paramount Pictures fanfare. Only heard on the first episode of *Minority Report*.
* September 28-November 30, 2015: The last note of the 2011 Paramount Pictures fanfare. Heard on the remaining episodes of *Minority Report*.
* January 31, 2016-December 4, 2019: A longer, more majestic double-pitched arrangement of the 2011 Paramount Pictures fanfare. First heard on *Grease Live!*.
* March 12, 2016-April 8, 2018: The last five notes of the 1976 Paramount Pictures fanfare. Only heard on *School of Rock*.
* October 16, 2016- : A rearranged version of the *Grease Live!* fanfare, only this time in normal pitch. First heard on *Berlin Station*.
* On the first season of *Shooter*, the last bit of the closing theme plays over this logo, but fades out shortly, making the logo almost silent.
* Fox airings of *Minority Report* used a generic theme.

**Audio Variants:**

* Sometimes, the logo is silent, such as on *A Series of Unfortunate Events* and the second season of *First Wives Club*. Other times, the closing theme of the show.
* On *Maniac*, the 2016 fanfare plays, but we hear Owen (Jonah Hill) saying "Annie, I'm a hawk!".
* On the first season of *First Wives Club*, the fanfare is sped up.
* On the second season of *The Alienist*, only the last three notes of the 2016 fanfare are heard.

**Availability:** Current.

* This logo first appeared on *Minority Report*.
* The "***Paramount Television***" variant can be seen on 2015-2020 shows.
* The "***Paramount* TELEVISION STUDIOS**" variant can be seen on shows since 2020.
* It also appeared on television airings of post-2015 *Plum Landing* episodes.

**Legacy:** Although the reminiscent qualities of the logo may surprise some people, this is a noble effort to bring the Paramount name back to television.

## Copyright Stamps

Here is some information about the copyright stamps on series from Paramount Television Studios:

* 2016-2019: © [YEAR] Paramount Television. All Rights Reserved.
* 2019-2020: © [YEAR] Paramount Television, a division of Paramount Pictures Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
* 2020- : © [YEAR] Paramount Television Studios, a division of Paramount Pictures Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

Paramount Pictures | Famous Players Film Company

**Home Entertainment:**
Paramount Home Entertainment | Paramount DVD | Paramount High Definition

**Television:**
**Paramount Television Studios** | Paramount Television | Desilu Productions