CBS Paramount Television

Background
On August 10, 2004, Viacom, Inc. formed "CBS Paramount International Television" as a merger of two successful international television companies: Paramount International Television and CBS Broadcast International. That same date, Viacom formed the CBS Paramount Network Television Entertainment Group as a result of two television production companies: Paramount Network Television and CBS Productions. Their respective names and logos, however, were kept. After the CBS and Viacom split was made official on December 31, 2005, beginning on January 17, 2006, the CBS Paramount Network Television Entertainment Group and Paramount Domestic Television became part of the new semi-independent CBS Corporation. Because of this new ownership, it was decided that CBS would add their name to the studio's television unit, thus creating CBS Paramount Television, consisting of CBS Paramount Network Television, CBS Paramount Domestic Television, and CBS Paramount International Television (spun-off as "CBS Studios International" (now Paramount Global Content Distribution) in 2009). The transition was quick but gradually done, with copyrights to "CBS Studios Inc." appearing on shows such as Entertainment Tonight as early as February. Although, the post-2006 episodes of shows like CSI still kept the copyright to 'CBS Broadcasting, Inc.' The logos would make their debut by early summer '06, with CBS Paramount Television's "Eye in the Sky" syndication logo debuting on May 29th, 2006 - Memorial Day on that day's run of syndicated daytime programming from the company, retiring this one in September 2007 when the CBS Television Distribution logo debuted, since its formation on September 26, 2006 by King World, CBS Paramount Domestic Television, CBS Paramount International Television, and CBS Home Entertainment. The network television logo, "Wallpaper," wouldn't appear on TV screens until June 11, 2006 on season 3 of The 4400 on USA. The label went defunct on May 15, 2009, when the main CBS Paramount Television group and its network television unit were reincorporated as "CBS Television Studios" by dropping the Paramount name and logo. The Viacom relaunched a new version of Paramount Television four years later.

1st Logo (May 29, 2006-2008)
Logo: We see a large bluish CBS Eye in a cloudscape reminiscent of the 2002 Paramount logo. In the foreground, the words "Times New Roman" (with the company names in their respective typeface) appear above a line which has "TELEVISION" written underneath. The company name has an Eyemark to the left of it, and a Paramount print logo at the right, and everything is in white with a outline. The text and the print logos slowly zoom out together. The entire logo is in 3D, and a lens flare shines over the entire background.

Variants:
 * On the digitally-restored-and-remastered Star Trek: The Original Series, a widescreen version exists - with no audio - and in several variations: one with "(C) *[YEAR] Paramount Pictures Corporation" below, one with the Paramount and Norway copyright and the pre-1968 Paramount logo, one without a copyright, and one with the late-1960s copyright information and the Gulf+Western byline at the bottom of the screen. The Gulf+Western variant of this logo was last seen on TV Land's reruns of Star Trek: The Original Series. The same variant plastered the 1968 Paramount Television "Split Box" logo.
 * A print version existed on a few Star Trek games. One of them was Tactical Assault for the PSP.
 * A black and white variant exists.

Technique: CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: A five-note fanfare that sounds a little like the ending of the then-current CBS Evening News theme.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * Some shows like Dr. Phil and Judge Joe Brown have a different arrangement of the theme.
 * A longer version starts with a low brass note (A) and segues all the way to the music.
 * Sometimes, the logo may also have the show's end theme playing over it, or no music at all.
 * Sometimes, the 1987 Paramount Television jingle is heard, as well as many other music from its logos (mostly the 1987 one), due to a plastering error.
 * On the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Arena" which appears on the Star Trek: TOS - The Roddenberry Vault Blu-ray, the 2007 CBS Television Distribution fanfare is heard over the logo.

Music/Sounds Trivia: There is confirmed to be an even longer version of this theme, which starts with a buildup, then five notes of the CTD theme, until then continuing like the long version, with ambience being heard after the last note. This is heard with the CBS Television Distribution logo on the format sales presentations to The Brady Bunch and Becker.

Availability: Uncommon.
 * It used to appear mostly on first-run syndicated programming from CBS Paramount Domestic Television, which were Judge Judy, Dr. Phil, Montel, and Entertainment Tonight.
 * Also seen several times on Star Trek: The Original Series on MeTV.
 * The version with no audio is seen on reruns of Twin Peaks and S1 of Beauty and the Beast on Chiller and the S1 DVD releases of Girlfriends (intact on Pluto TV airings), Family Ties, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, and the S2 DVD release of Dynasty.
 * This is also seen on S1 DVDs of the original Hawaii Five-O and newer S1 reruns of said show, Star Trek: The Original Series, and S1 episodes of Bosom Buddies on MeTV and DVD.
 * Episodes of the 2000 series of the UK version of Wheel of Fortune aired on Challenge have this succeeding the 2000 Scottish Television logo.
 * CBS Paramount International Television owned the international distribution rights to Wheel of Fortune.
 * However, due to allegations against the presenter of Wheel of Fortune at that time, this season is no longer aired, with the rest using CBS Studios International or just the Scottish Television logo instead.
 * It has also more recently been spotted on some episodes of Perry Mason on MeTV and FETV (black and white variant).
 * The version with the fanfare can oddly be seen on episodes of Survivor on DVD that aired as late as 2008.

2nd Logo (June 11, 2006-July 11, 2009)
Logo: On a black screen, we see the CBS Eyemark logo zooming out to the middle. We later see two streaks of light pass through the words "Times New Roman", a line, and "TELEVISION" below it, in the same design as the Domestic TV logo except for the print logos, which are omitted. The company name quickly zooms out to the center of the screen, with "Times New Roman" zooming out first, and "Times New Roman TELEVISION" zooming out second. The background quickly fades to a navy blue background with a wallpaper of CBS Eyes and Paramount print logos in a curved pattern and shining light rays filling the screen. The name later zooms in slowly.

Trivia: The "Eyemark/Mountain" logo is a throwback to the 1959-1962 "CBS Eyemark Wallpaper" logo.

Variants:
 * There is a black & white variant of this logo used on B&W shows.
 * Sometimes, the animation is slower.
 * A rare extended version exists that starts closer to the center CBS Eyemark on the wallpaper as we zoom out. The animation is slightly slower and the logo stays on-screen for an extra second before fading out.
 * "In Association With" appears above the logo on The House Next Door.

Technique: Computer animation.

Music/Sounds: An airy, six-note jingle followed by a harp. Often times, the end theme plays over it; sometimes it was silent on a few shows, while also being silent on episode 2 of Aliens In America.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * Sometimes, it used the music from the first logo.
 * Shows by CBS Paramount Domestic Television used a more orchestrated version of the theme. This happened beginning in November 2006.
 * Although most network shows from CBS Paramount Network Television used the "Network" arrangement of the theme, some network shows like NCIS, 7th Heaven, Comanche Moon and Everybody Hates Chris used the "Domestic" arrangement of the theme.
 * There is a shorter three-note variant that just features the last three notes. Three arrangements of this theme exist.
 * The short theme is sped-up on seasons 2-3 of The Game.
 * A warp-speed version of both the original and shortened versions exist.
 * On the Wings episodes "Joe Blows, Part 1" and "Joe Blows, Part 2" on the season 5 DVD, on Spanish prints of a few S2 episodes of Diagnosis: Murder such as "Many Happy Returns", and on one episode on Girlfriends: The Complete Second Season on DVD, the 1987 Paramount Television theme is heard, probably due to sloppy plastering.
 * Russian airings of Sabrina the Teenage Witch from season 2 and 3 had the 1990 Viacom "Wigga-Wigga" music (without voice over) play over it instead, probably due to sloppy plastering once again.
 * One episode of CSI: Miami on Fox Crime and Paramount+ prints of at least one NCIS episode both have this with the shortened 2007 CBS Television Studios music. This is probably a reverse plaster.
 * NBC, CBS and The CW airings used their generic themes and voice-overs.
 * On Spanish prints of a few S1 episodes of The Love Boat, the 1988 Worldvision Enterprises theme in low-tone is heard over the logo.
 * On an NTSC DVD print of Comanche Moon, this logo has the music of the Sony Pictures Television logo, while the latter logo uses the CPTV music. This is probably due to an editing error.
 * The above extended version has the theme starting halfway through the animation.
 * On Encore Westerns, one episode of Rawhide had the 1976 Viacom "V of Doom" music in warp-speed over the short B&W logo.
 * On some S2 episodes of The Game, the 2007 CBS Television Distribution music is used, probably due to a reverse plaster. The theme is also cut off along with the logo.

Availability: Rare.
 * This logo was rather prevalent on programs from CBS and The CW during the 2006-2009 television seasons. This logo also appeared on syndicated programs from November 2006 until 2007.
 * It's also featured on most CBS Paramount Television series on DVD from 2007 to early April 2009, including seasons 3-5 of JAG (H&I airings of seasons 3 and 4 have this logo), season 4 of Wings, seasons 2-3 of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, seasons 3-4 of Walker, Texas Ranger, season 2 of Diagnosis: Murder, and season 1 of Matlock.
 * It was seen on some contemporary prints (excluding the 2014 DVD release because the CTD logo was used) and Encore Suspense airings of Perry Mason Returns as well as some contemporary prints of Return to Mayberry (excluding a recent MeTV broadcast and possibly DVD and Blu-Ray releases) and is seen on episodes of The Wild Wild West on MeTV and Decades, plastering the 1995 Paramount Domestic Television and older Viacom logos, along with some restored episodes of The Odd Couple and Rawhide on MeTV and H&I and The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour on Decades.
 * It was also seen on a March 2020 FETV airing of the Perry Mason finale, "The Case of the Final Fade-out."
 * The extended version can be found on a very early 2007 episode of The Montel Williams Show, The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS from 2006-2008, and the failed pilot of The Way.
 * The slowed-down version (which is basically the extended version, but shortened) can be seen on shows like the 2nd half of season 8 and season 9 of CSI, Entertainment Tonight and The Insider.
 * This logo was also seen on an episode of Rawhide that aired May 27, 2010 on Encore Westerns, plastering the warp-speed "V of Doom" logo.
 * The domestic variant can be found on episodes of Survivor: Fiji and Survivor: Gabon on DVD.

Copyright Stamps
Here is some information about the copyright stamps on CBS Paramount Television shows:


 * 2006-2009: Copyright © [YEAR] by CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 * 2006-2009: Copyright © [YEAR] by CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Used on the CSI: franchise.)