Paramount Television

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## Paramount Television

### Successors:

CBS Studios
Paramount Television Studios

### Parent:

Gulf+Western (1968–2013)
Paramount Communications (1989–1995)
Viacom (1995–2006)

## Background

Paramount Pictures was involved in television as early as 1949 when it owned a television network called the "Paramount Television Network" and an early television division known as "Paramount Television Productions". The network presented and produced 17 programs in total until it and the production banner were dissolved in 1956. Paramount also had a majority stake in the DuMont Television Network and owned KTLA in Los Angeles and WBKB in Chicago (now WBBM-TV). Paramount Pictures' second attempt in the television industry began in 1959 as "Paramount Pictures Television" when they produced the television movie *Destination Space* for CBS. They also co-produced six unsold pilots with Tandem Productions, such as *Henry T.* and *Meet Me At Danny's*. They also had a short-lived production banner called "Telemount-Mutual".

Desilu Productions was a production company founded in 1950 by then-husband-and-wife comedy duo, Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball (hence the name of the company), producing very successful TV shows and films between the 1950s and 1960s, notably pioneering the multi-camera sitcom format. In 1960, Desi Arnaz sold the pre-1960 shows to CBS since Ball and Arnaz couldn't work with each other anymore. They later divorced the same year. In 1962, Arnaz sold his holdings of Desilu to Ball. In 1967, she sold Desilu to Gulf+Western Industries, which merged Desilu with Paramount Pictures. Desilu became the television arm of Paramount in July, renaming it to "Paramount Television" months later. Desilu Sales became "Paramount Television Sales", while Lucille Ball formed her then-new company "Lucille Ball Productions, Inc." and Desi Arnaz formed his own company named "Desi Arnaz Productions". Currently, all of the Desilu Productions television library is owned by Paramount through CBS Media Ventures.

In 2004, Viacom merged Paramount Network Television and CBS Productions to form the "CBS Paramount Network Television Entertainment Group" at the same time it merged Paramount International Television and CBS Broadcast International to form "CBS Paramount International Television" (currently known as the "Paramount Global Distribution Group"). On December 31, 2005, the Viacom/CBS split took effect and Viacom changed its name to the CBS Corporation at the same time it created a spin-off company that bears the Viacom name. On January 17, 2006, CBS Corporation merged the CBS Paramount Network Television Entertainment Group, CBS Paramount International Television, and Paramount Domestic Television into the CBS Paramount Television Group, but the on-air logo for PDT remained the same until Memorial Day, May 29, 2006, when the first CBS Paramount Television logo debuted. As for the network version, the PNT and CBS Productions logos were used before the CBS Paramount Network Television logo debuted on June 11. However, CBS Paramount Domestic Television was merged with CBS Paramount International Television, King World Productions, and CBS Home Entertainment to form CBS Television Distribution (now "CBS Media Ventures") in September 2006, and CBS Paramount Network Television was renamed as "CBS Television Studios" (now "CBS Studios") in May 2009 after CBS lost its license to the Paramount name it had for three years. On March 4, 2013, Paramount Pictures relaunched a current incarnation of Paramount Television (now "Paramount Television Studios"); both divisions are owned by Paramount.

## 1st Logo (January 1-September 1968)

Early variantLater variant

**Nicknames:** "Rising Circle", "Iris-in Circle", "Dark Mountain", "Changing Paramount Text", "Gulf+Western Mountain", "Paramount Mountain", "Early '60s Mountain"

**Visuals:** On a blue background, we see an abstract black mountain with five white indentations. Suddenly, a white circle grows behind it and then "***Paramount***" appears. The stars appear in the middle starting from top to bottom. The script shifts up and shrinks to make room for "***Television***" below. The copyright information appears below.

**Byline:** Referred to as "**A Gulf+Western Company**" in the Helvetica font.

**Variants:**

* There are six main visual variants of this logo:
	+ For 2/3 of its existence, a small 1917 Paramount Pictures print logo appears between "**RIGHTS**" and "**RESERVED**". For the rest of its run, the copyright stamp only shows the text.
	+ Variants 3 and 4 had Norway Corporation added to the copyright stamp. This can be seen on *Star Trek*.
	+ Variants 5 and 6 had only the copyright stamp. This can be seen on *Mission: Impossible* and *Mannix*.
* A B&W version exists on 16mm prints of shows.

**Technique:** Likely cel animation.

**Audio:** The two main fanfares from the 1966 Desilu Productions logo. The battling loud version was only used in early 1968, typically with the bylineless version.

**Availability:** Very rare as this was short-lived, but it is not too difficult to find. It can be seen on shows, such as *Mannix*.

**Legacy:** This is the first animated Paramount Television logo. This also might be a prototype of the Paramount print logo that made its debut a year earlier.

## 2nd Logo (September 1968-1975)

* 1968-1969
* 1969-1975

Early 1968 variant (showing the "Split Box")Later 1968 variant (showing the "Split Box")1968 variant (the finished product)

1969 variant (showing the "Split Box")1969 variant (the finished product)
   **Nicknames:** "Split Rectangle", "Yellow Split Rectangle", "Benevolent Rectangle", "The Closet Killer", "The Bumper Sticker", "Split Box", "Gulf+Western Mountain II", "Paramount Mountain II", "Late '60s Mountain", "Red Split Rectangle", "Malevolent Rectangle", "Color ID"

**Visuals:** On a red background, we see a rectangle split into two sides: the left being longer and in blue with the words "**PARAMOUNT TELEVISION A DIVISION OF PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION**" (with "**PARAMOUNT TELEVISION**" in the Eurostile font, while the byline is in the Trade Gothic font) and the right being in white and having the current Paramount Pictures print logo with the mountain and text in white and the near-circle and the stars and mountain indentations being in blue. The logo zooms in to the right side of the box and the copyright info appears.

**Byline:** Referred to as "**A Gulf+Western Company**" in the Helvetica font.

**Variants:**

* There is an early variant used from September 1968 to December 20, 1969 where the background is yellow, both sides of the rectangle are blue, the print logo design is slightly different, the stars, text and mountain are white and the near-circle and mountain indentions are cyan.
* Around September-November 1968, there is an early version without the word "**CORPORATION**" on some series.
* On *Star Trek*, Norway Corporation is added to the copyright stamp.
* On shows, such as *Mission: Impossible*, *Mannix* and some TV movies of the era, only the copyright stamp appears.
* On some late '90s PAX TV airings of the first season of *Here's Lucy*, the logo is played at warp speed during the compressed credits. Other airings of the network would have the logo cross-fading to the next logo before fading out.
* An in-credit version with the words "*in association with*" above the print logo appears on *You Don't Say!*.
* The positioning of the "**®**" symbol varies. For example, it could appear close to or under the last star on the right side of the logo.
* A version from 1970-71 has a copyright stamp.
* A completely bylineless version exists.
* A version with a dark blue background exists, possibly due to a printing error.
* A still version exists on *The Brady Kids* with "**IN ASSOCIATION WITH**" (later "**IN ASSOCIATION WITH AND DISTRIBUTED BY**") above it in the Eurostile font.

**Technique:** Camera-controlled animation

**Audio:**

* September 1968-1969: A 7-note majestic horn fanfare composed by the late Leith Stevens.
* September-December 20, 1969: An 8-note dramatic horn-driven fanfare composed by the late Dominic Frontiere, which ends with a glissando. This version is nicknamed the "Closet Killer".
* December 1969-1971: An alternate version of the aforementioned fanfare, where the first three notes are slower and the rest of the notes are faster.
* 1970-1974: An 8-note sped-up tinkly horn fanfare composed by Lalo Schifrin, who also composed the 1987 fanfare and the 1976 Paramount Pictures fanfare. This version is nicknamed the "Color ID".
* 1972-1975: A thick pounding drum rendition of the 1970 fanfare.
* 1974-1975: A more dramatic rendition of the 1970 fanfare, known as the "Pound and Drop" version. This version would eventually be redone for the 5th logo.

**Availability:** Rare for the early version, but uncommon for the later version, as it is usually not intact on many common prints of the TV shows it was on.

* The 1968 variant can be seen on shows, such as *Mission: Impossible*.
* The 1969 versions are rare. The 1970 version is uncommon. The 1972 version is rare. The 1974 version is extinct. The bylineless version is extremely rare. It can be seen on shows, such as *The Brady Bunch*.

**Legacy:** This logo resembles a bumper sticker, which could be a tongue-in-cheek reference to Paramount's then owner at the time.

## 3rd Logo (1968-1977)

In-credit version

**Nicknames:** "Gulf+Western Mountain III", "Still Mountain", "Paramount Mountain IV", "'60s Mountain"

**Visuals:** Same as the 1953 Paramount Pictures logo, although the logo could either be matted or cropped to fit TV screens.

**Byline:** Referred to as "**A Gulf+Western Company**" in the Helvetica font.

**Variants:**

* On *Weekend of Terror*, the logo is still.
* On some shows, such as *You Don't Say* and *The Brady Bunch Hour*, the logo appears as an in-credit logo.

**Technique:** Gliding effects. Like the movie logo, this was designed by Jan Domela and animated at Famous Studios.

**Audio:**

* 1969-1970: An extended version of the 1969 fanfare. At least two different arrangements of this are known to exist.
* 1971: A fast-paced fanfare composed by Lalo Schifrin.
* 1972-1976: A soft extended version of the 1970 fanfare from the next logo.
* Other than that, generally the closing theme of the show or none.

**Availability:** Rare.

* It can mainly be found on TV movies, such as *Seven in Darkness*.
* The in-credit version can be seen on the aforementioned shows above.

**Legacy:** The extended "Closet Killer" on the earlier version of logo can make this scarier than the next logo to some.

## 4th Logo (September 9, 1975-1988)

Original version (before "***Television***" sliding in)Original version (the finished product)Tall-peaked variant (before "***Television***" sliding in)Tall-peaked variant (the finished product)Paramount Television logo (1975-B)Paramount Television Logo 1982-1983**Nicknames:** "'70s Mountain", "Blue Mountain", "Gulf+Western Mountain V", "Paramount Mountain V"

**Visuals:** We see the finished product of the 1975 Paramount Pictures logo, but with the abstract mountain being shorter to fit the word "***Television***", which slides in. Also, the mountain now has four indentations instead of five.

**Byline:** Referred to as "**A Gulf+Western Company**" in the News Gothic font.

**Variants:**

* This logo can be with or without a "**®**" symbol.
* There are filmed and videotaped versions of this logo.
* By around 1982, the logo was modified: the mountain is now back to its normal size with its five indentations intact. As a result, the mountain peak touches the word "***Television***". Also, you may notice that the word "***Television***" is a brighter white, due to chroma-keying, according to Benjamin Edge on Club CBS Studios on Facebook.
* Depending on the film quality, the color tint may vary from a dark blue to a whitish blue color.
* In this logo's later years, the logo uses videotape trickery. Here, the logo starts off as a still image (showing only "***Paramount***" above the mountain peak). Then, it fades to the normal animation and then fades back to a still image (this time with "***Television***" above the peak). This can be found on some shows, such as the first two seasons of *MacGyver*.
* A similar filmed version of the aforementioned variant has the logo become a still image after the animation is complete and the fade out is slower than usual.
* On the first episode of *Webster* (1983), the original 1975 variant is used instead with the 1981 fanfare.
* On *The Brady Brides*, there is a still version of this logo without "***Television***".
* On a USA Network airing of *The Associates* episode "The Censors", a still version of this logo, with "***Television***" is used.
* On the first two episodes of *The Brady Bunch Variety Hour*, an in-credit version is seen with "**Produced in association with PARAMOUNT TELEVISION**" with the current Paramount Pictures print logo underneath.

**Technique:** Motion-controlled animation. Like the movie logo, this was animated at Walt Disney Animation Studios.

**Audio:**

* September 9, 1975-1976: A marching band rendition of the 1970 fanfare.
* 1976-1978: A different 8-note horn fanfare composed by the late Jerry Goldsmith, who also composed the 1984 Warner Bros. Pictures fanfare. A high pitched version exists. It also sounds suspiciously similar to the 1984 TriStar Pictures fanfare.
* 1977-1979: A slower and more majestic version of the 1970 fanfare.
* 1978-1980: A slowed down version of the 1970 fanfare.
* 1979-1988: A medium tempo version of the 1970 fanfare with a xylophone in the background.
* 1980-1983: A slower, xylophone-driven version of the 1970 fanfare.
* December 8, 1981: A rare version of the 1979 fanfare has the xylophone more apparent. Only heard on the *Happy Days* episode "Baby, It's Cold Inside".
* 1981-December 16, 1987: Another medium tempo version of the 1970 fanfare with a harp flourish. This fanfare is most commonly heard on *Family Ties*.
* 1982-1987: Two bombastic horn-driven versions of the 1970 fanfare are used. The first with a xylophone and the second with what sounds like a harp.
* A stereo version of the 1982 fanfare exists, which can be heard on some shows, such as *Cheers*.
* September 22, 1986-May 4, 1987: Two different reverberated versions of the 1970 fanfare are used. These fanfares were only heard on the second season of *MacGyver*.

**Audio Variants:**

* In exceptional cases, such as *The Brady Bunch Variety Hour*, the ending theme of the show or none at all.
* On some shows, such as *Mulligan's Stew*, *Cindy* and *True Grit: A Further Adventure*, there is an alternate version of the 1976 fanfare.

**Availability:** Uncommon.

* The original variant can be seen on shows, such as *MacGyver*.
* The tall-peaked variant can be seen on shows, such as the *Happy Days* episode "The Apartment".

**Legacy:** One of the more fondly remembered television logos, mainly due to its charm and cheesiness.

## 5th Logo (September 13, 1987-August 27, 2006)

75th anniversary versionGulf+Western byline variantGold Paramount Communications byline variantWhite Paramount Communications byline variantOpen matte white Paramount Communications byline variantBylineless versionViacom byline Network version (1990 coloring)Viacom byline Domestic version (1993 coloring)Viacom byline Domestic versionViacom byline Network versionViacom byline widescreen versionParamount Television 75th Anniversary LogoParamount Television Logo (1987)Paramount Television Logo (1989)Paramount Television logo (1990)Paramount Television Logo (1995)Paramount Television (2001)**Nicknames:** "CGI Mountain", "Majestic Mountain II", "Mountain of Monotony", "'80s/'90s Mountain", "*Star Wars* Mountain", "Gulf+Western Mountain VI", "Paramount Communications Mountain", "Viacom Mountain", "Still Mountain II", "Paramount Mountain VI", "75 Years of Paramount", "Anniversary Mountain"

**Visuals:** We only see the finished product of the 1986 Paramount Pictures logo. Sometimes, it is still, while other times, we see the clouds moving in the background.

**Bylines:** Below the logo, one of these three bylines appear.

* September 13, 1987-October 1989: "**A Gulf+Western Company**" (in the Helvetica Neue font.)
* October 1989-May 23, 1995: "A Paramount Communications Company" (in the Times font. From October 1989-January 27, 1995, the byline was in gold. From September 17, 1990-May 23, 1995, the byline was in white.)
* March 9, 1994-2002: (bylineless)
* February 6, 1995-August 27, 2006: "**/\ VI/\CO/\/\ CO/\/\P/\NY**" (in the Wigga-Wigga font.)

**Variants:**

* The 75th anniversary variant of this logo appeared on 1987 episodes of *Entertainment Tonigh*t.
* At the end of a 1987 outtake reel of *Star Trek: The Next Generation*, the 75th anniversary variant of this logo plays in reverse and then cuts to another mountain exploding from an episode of said show.
* On the *Star Trek: Voyager - Inside the New Adventure* special and some episodes of *The Busy World of Richard Scarry*, the logo is bylineless.
* This logo can be in 4:3 or 16:9 (only the 1995 Network variant has a 16:9 version, which debuted in 1997).
* Starting in 1995, if the logo is shown closer, the show is from Paramount Network Television. If the logo is further away, it's from Paramount Domestic Television.
* Interestingly, some network shows produced by Paramount from 1999 to 2002 used the Domestic version of the logo.
* There is a B&W version of the 1995 Domestic logo, which can be seen on B&W syndicated reruns of classic shows, such as *The Andy Griffith Show*.
* Starting in 1990, TV specials closed with the movie logo's full animation, but faded out before the byline faded in, technically creating a bylineless TV variant.
* The 1995 Network variant often appeared with a noticeably chyroned in Viacom byline, and was a still variant.
* On *Entertainment Tonight* starting in 1990, the logo appears as an in-credit logo.
	+ Similarly, *Exclusif ce soir* has a split-screen version of the Case Production logo (even using that logo's audio) at both beginning and end of program.
* On NBC airings of *Frasier* and *Wings*, the logo appears split-screen with the text and Paramount Communications byline being drastically smaller to fit. Also, the Paramount Communications byline spans across two lines in this variant.
* On *The Busy World of Richard Scarry*, the logo appears at the beginning and fades into another mountain at the start of the opening sequence.
* 1987 episodes of *Entertainment Tonight* have the logo still for about a split-second and then the animation and fanfare start as usual.
* Even though Paramount debuted an updated version of their movie logo in 1999, they still used the 1995 variant for television.
* A bad Blue Mountain plastering error appeared once: the 5th logo started, but then was cut off by this logo about a split-second afterward. This is most likely due to a bad plastering error.
* The Domestic version of this logo is zoomed in on 2000s prints of *The Invaders*.
* The first two episodes of the third season of *Friday the 13th: The Series* have animated clouds on the 1989 version.
* A filmed version exists.
* The logo can either fade in, out, both or just cut in and out.
* The 1995 Domestic version would sometimes have a faster fade in and out.
* Sometimes, the logo would be slightly extended.
* Sometimes, the 1995 Domestic version has the Viacom byline fade in as the logo fades in.

**Technique:** CGI. Like the movie logo, this was designed by Dario Campanile, animated at Flip Your Lid Animation, with the stars animated at Omnibus Computer Graphics and the mountain modeled by Apogee, Inc.

**Audio:** A re-orchestrated version of the last six notes of the 1976 Paramount Pictures fanfare, which sounds suspiciously similar to the *Star Wars* theme (hence the nickname "*Star Wars* Mountain"). This fanfare was credited to be composed by Lalo Schifrin (who also composed the 1970 fanfare and the 1976 Paramount Pictures fanfare itself). Starting in 1989, the first and last note's echo have a slightly lower pitch. Both versions are used in tandem with each other. Sometimes, especially when this plasters older logos, it is silent.

**Audio Variants:**

* Starting in 1990 on *Entertainment Tonight*, when this logo is first seen, the end bit of the closing theme played over it and then the 1987 fanfare plays.
* On some shows, such as *Judge Mills Lane*, the closing theme of the show is heard.
* Short versions of the fanfare exist.
* On at least one occasion, the 1987 fanfare has the first note cut off.
* Sometimes on the 1995 version, the 1988 fanfare has a different echo.
* Due to sloppy plastering with these logos, sometimes, the music from another logo can be heard over these logos. Examples include:
	+ 1995 Domestic version with low tone version, seen on MeTV and Decades airings of some episodes of *Family Affair*.
	+ 1987 version with 1979 fanfare, reportedly spotted on an episode of *Friday the 13th: The Series* and TBS reruns of *Bosom Buddies*. May have also been spotted on a season 1 rerun of *Webster*.
	+ 1987 version with 1980 fanfare, reportedly spotted on TBS reruns of *Bosom Buddies*.
	+ 1989 version with 1970 fanfare.
	+ 1989 version with 1978 fanfare.
	+ 1990 version with 1970 fanfare, seen on an early '90s print of *Terror in the Sky* (1971).
	+ 1990 version with 1972 fanfare, seen on some prints of *The Last Day* (1975).
	+ 1990 version with 1976 fanfare, seen on later prints of *Nero Wolfe* (1979) and *Delta County, U.S.A.* (1977).
	+ 1990 version with 1978 fanfare, seen on Nick at Nite and early TV Land airings of *Taxi* (1978).
	+ 1990 version with 1979 fanfare, seen on an Australian airing of *Taxi*.
	+ 1995 Network (1990 coloring) stretched version with 2007 CBS Television Distribution fanfare, seen on an H&I airing of *Nash Bridges* S5E8.
	+ 1995 Domestic version with 1968 "Split Box" fanfare, seen on a French airing of *Mannix*.
	+ 1995 Domestic version with 1970 fanfare, seen on a MeTV airing of *The Brady Bunch* S5E14.
	+ 1995 Domestic version with 1972 fanfare, seen on an international airing of *The Brady Bunch* S4E18.
	+ 1995 Domestic (1993 coloring) version with 1976 high-pitched fanfare, seen on a TV Land airing of *Serpico* S1E11.
	+ 1995 Domestic 3 second version with 1978 fanfare, seen on season 1 reruns and the season 1 DVD of *Mork and Mindy*.
	+ 1995 Domestic long version with 1978 fanfare, seen on season 1 reruns and the season 1 DVD of *Mork and Mindy*.
	+ 1995 Domestic version with 1979 fanfare, seen on season 2 reruns of *Mork and Mindy*.
	+ 1995 Domestic version with 1980 fanfare, seen on a TV Land airing of *The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang* S1E5.
	+ 1995 Domestic (1993 coloring) version with quieter 1980 fanfare, seen on MeTV airings of a few season 8 episodes of *Happy Days*. Turn up your volume to hear it.
	+ 1995 Domestic version with 1981 fanfare, seen on a season 4 rerun of *Mork and Mindy*.
	+ 1995 Domestic (1993 coloring) version with quieter 1981 fanfare, seen on a MeTV airing of *Happy Days* S9E1. Turn up your volume to hear it.
	+ 1995 Domestic version with 1988 Worldvision Enterprises "Globe" fanfare, seen on some early 2000s airings of *The Love Boat*.
	+ 1995 Domestic close-up version with 1988 Worldvision Enterprises "Globe" fanfare, seen on the first episode of *The Invaders* on the international DVD.
	+ 1995 Domestic version with warp-speed 1976 Viacom International "V of Doom" fanfare, seen on a MeTV airing of *Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.*.
	+ 1995 Domestic version with low tone regular 1976 Viacom International "V of Doom" fanfare, seen on a mid-'90s print of *Our Miss Brooks* (1952).
	+ 1995 Domestic version with 1986 Viacom International "V of Steel" fanfare (it jarringly cuts off when the logo fades out), seen on a Starz Encore Westerns airing of *Gunsmoke*.
	+ 1995 Domestic version with 1990 Viacom International "Wigga-Wigga" fanfare and voice-over, seen on a Tubi TV print of *Men at Work* (1990).

**Availability:** Common.

* It first appeared on 1987 episodes of *Entertainment Tonight*.
* The 75th anniversary variant can be seen on the aforementioned show and an outtake reel of *Star Trek: The Next Generation*.
* The 1987-1989 version with the Gulf+Western byline can be found on shows, such as later *Family Ties* episodes.
* The filmed version of the 1987 version can be found on the failed pilot of *Shooter*.
* The gold Paramount Communications byline can be seen on shows, such as syndicated airings of *The New Price is Right* (1994).
* The white Paramount Communications byline made its final appearance on *The Laverne and Shirley Reunion*.
* The early Viacom byline can be seen on shows, such as *Star Trek: Voyager*.
* The later Viacom byline is usually the one that plasters previous logos and Viacom logos.
* It can also be seen on television airings of 1997-2001 *Plum Landing* episodes.
* This logo last appeared on *The Dead Zone* on August 27, 2006.

**Legacy:** It's mostly a still shot of the 1986 movie logo, which is fine enough. It also began Paramount's full time practice of using their movie logo as their de-facto television logo. However, the 75th anniversary version was largely wasted, as it only appeared on *Entertainment Tonight*, while other shows during the period would instead use the standard Gulf+Western variation, before its use on films in 1988. In addition, this logo (mostly the 1995 variants) was notorious at the time for its wide prevalence during its lifespan, primarily due to plastering older logos, mainly ones from older Paramount TV and Viacom. Despite its notoriety, this would pale in comparison to the later CBS Television Distribution, which plastered logos on a larger scale.

## 6th Logo (February 4, 2002-August 27, 2006)

* 2002 (90th Anniversary)
* 2003-2006

Original 90th anniversary Domestic/Network versionEnhanced 90th anniversary Domestic versionEnhanced 90th anniversary Network version90th anniversary widescreen version

Standard Domestic versionStandard Network versionStandard widescreen version

**Nicknames:** "CGI Mountain II", "Mount Paramount", "2000s Mountain", "*Star Wars* Mountain II", "Viacom Mountain II", "Still Mountain III", "Paramount Mountain VII", "90 Years of Paramount", "Anniversary Mountain II"

**Visuals:** We only see the finished product of the 2002 Paramount Pictures logo, with the only animation being the clouds moving eastward. Like the previous logo, if this is shown closer up, it's from Paramount Network Television. However, if it's further away, it's from Paramount Domestic Television.

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

**Variants:**

* From February-December 2002, the 90th anniversary variant was used. A still version of this variant was only used on *Montel*.
* Some shows with the 90th anniversary variant have the logo's colors appear enhanced.
* Like the previous logo, this also exists in both 4:3 and 16:9.
* A 4:3 pan-and-scan version of the Network logo also exists.
* Also like the previous logo, some Network shows broadcast in 4:3 strangely used the Domestic version.
* A still version of the Domestic version was spotted on *Montel* and Lifetime, Cozi TV and other syndicated airings of some episodes of *Frasier*.
* A filmed version of the 2003 Domestic logo exists.
* A filmed version of the 2003 Network logo also exists. This can be seen on shows, such as the sixth season of *Becker*, later episodes of *It's All Relative* and *A Minute with Stan Hooper*.
* On Deadwood and the short-lived *Love, Inc.*, a still version of the Network logo is used.
* On some Network shows between 2004-06, the clouds move at a slightly faster pace than on the movie logo.
* On the short-lived *Blind Justice*, the end part of the movie logo was used.
* On *Entertainment Tonight* and *The Insider*, when the credits crossfade to this logo, it is still for a split-second and then the animation and fanfare play as normal.
* A silent 4-second version of this logo also exists. It's basically the 2003 videotaped closing variant of the movie logo. A filmed version also exists.
* On later fourth season and fifth season widescreen episodes of *Becker* and early episodes of *It's All Relative*, the logo is slightly zoomed in.
* Even though the clouds in the movie logo were updated on *The Sum of All Fears*, Paramount still used the prototype variant of the clouds for television until 2003.

**Technique:** CGI. The fade in and fade out transitions occur mostly on the Domestic version of the logo. Like the movie logo, this was animated at BUF Compagnie and PIC Collective.

**Audio:** Same as the previous logo or none.

**Audio Variants:**

* Sometimes, the 1989 arrangement of the fanfare is used. It can be heard on a syndicated airing of a *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch* episode and the second season of *The 4400* and reruns of early episodes of *Frasier*.
* On some shows, such as *Criminal Minds* and *Judge Judy*, the closing theme of the show is used.

**Availability:** Although this logo is falling victim by plastering (by way of the CBS Paramount Domestic/Network Television or CBS Television Distribution logos), it's still common to find.

* The 90th anniversary variant is uncommon and can be seen on shows, such as 2002 episodes of *One and One*.
* The standard version can be seen on shows, such as the first season of *Criminal Minds* and *Frasier*.
* It can also be seen on television airings of 2002-05 *Plum Landing* episodes.
* It last appeared on the series finale of *Deadwood*.

**Legacy:** Like the previous logo, it's mostly a nearly still shot of the 2002 movie logo (because the background and clouds are still animating), which is fine enough. However, some people may confuse this logo with the closing logo of the movie counterpart, as the television counterpart sometimes fades in and fades out and is sometimes silent, while the movie counterpart is the same, but always happening and always silent. Also, it should be noted that the television logo debuted in February 2002, a month before the movie logo followed suit in March 2002, and is the last Paramount logo seen on television until nearly six years later.

## Copyright Stamps

Here is some information about the copyright stamps on Paramount TV series:

* 1968-1990: Copyright © [YEAR] by Paramount Pictures Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
* 1985-1988: © [YEAR] by Paramount Domestic Television & Video Programming. All Rights Reserved.
* 1990-2006: Copyright © [YEAR] by Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.
* 2006: Copyright © [YEAR] by CBS Studios Inc. 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