CBS Studios

Background
On May 15, 2009, two years and eight months after CBS Paramount Domestic Television, CBS Paramount International Television and King World Productions became "CBS Television Distribution" on September 26, 2006, the post-2006 CBS Corporation (formerly the "old" Viacom) ended its three-year licensing rights to the Paramount name and logo from the post-2006 Viacom, which owned Paramount Pictures. As a result, the CBS Paramount Television Group and its network television arm were rebranded as "CBS Television Studios". In addition, the then-revived CBS Paramount International Television was renamed "CBS Studios International", and the revived CBS Productions was reincorporated as its in-name-only unit. For the first time on network television since 1966, the "Paramountain" or anything resembling Paramount's symbol is nowhere to be seen. New and returning television shows have copyright for CBS Studios, Inc. with exceptions of the new seasons of the CSI franchise, which have copyright for CBS Broadcasting, Inc.

1st Logo (September 8, 2009-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tTbzHWSFug https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSW3XB4ev7E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYEGosGzwYo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BMk7jGt0aE Nicknames: "The Zooming Eye at Warp Speed", "The Racing Eye", "CBS Eyemark", "Warp Speed CBS Eyemark"

Logo: On a turquoise background, we see the CBS Eyemark logo zooming in from the right to the left at warp speed. Then "CBS" (in Akzidenz-Grotesk) with the words "TELEVISION STUDIOS" (in Helvetica Neue) below and the Eyemark next to the text zoom out to its distant position and reflections fade in below.

Variants:


 * A sped-up version exists.
 * A shortened version of this exists. This variation is more used than the normal logo.
 * A still version exists.
 * In this logo's later years, the background was changed to blue.

FX/SFX: The CBS eye zooming at warp speed.

Music/Sounds: A 6-note horn/orchestral sounder with a timpani roll and suspended cymbal roll on the second-to-last note and the ringing of a bell at the end. The theme was composed by James Horner (and bears a vague resemblance to the 2006 CBS Evening News theme). However, some shows would have the end theme tunes accompany this logo.

Music/Sounds Variants:


 * On the pilot of Vegas, we hear the 2008 CBS Productions music.
 * There is a sped-up version of the fanfare.
 * S6-S9 episodes of CSI: NY have the normal logo with shortened music.
 * There is a new use of the fanfare heard on season 2 episodes of Extant and shows co-produced by Warner Bros. Television and Sony Pictures Television. It's basically an altered version of it.

Availability: Common.
 * This debuted on the series premiere of the short-lived 2nd incarnation of Melrose Place (although the CBS Productions logo appears on off-network prints) and The Vampire Diaries on the CW Television Network as well as other new shows like NCIS: Los Angeles and new seasons of returning shows like the original NCIS, the CSI franchise, the revival of Hawaii Five-0 (beginning with S3) and all others on the CBS Television Network.
 * It also debuted on the new season premiere of Medium, once aired for four years on NBC and then on CBS.
 * It also appears on The Game from seasons 4-9 on BET.
 * The still version appears on the Starz original series Power.

Editor's Note: It's quite generic for a CBS logo. It doesn't look like it was made with much creativity or effort. The fonts also don't match the print logo, which uses Helvetica.

2nd Logo (June 25, 2020-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IARkqAU06Fw Nicknames: "The Zooming Eye at Warp Speed II", "The Racing Eye II", "CBS Eyemark II", "Warp Speed CBS Eyemark II", "CGI CBS Eyemark", "The Rotating CBS Eyemark"

Logo: Same as the last logo, but animated differently. On an animating background with different shades of blue, we see the CBS Eyemark, but this time, slightly tilted, zooming in in the same formation as the previous logo. Then it segues into a bright flash, as it dissipates, revealing the text "CBS TELEVISION STUDIOS" (with "TELEVISION STUDIOS" now in black) rotating into their positions. A white line draws in the center below the logo as the byline " A VIACOM CBS COMPANY  " peeks in from the bottom to the top, a la the "Peek In" animation of the Microsoft PowerPoint.

FX/SFX: Same as the previous logo, but with the additional rotating and flash effects.

Music/Sounds: Same as the previous logo.

Availability: First seen on the second season of the CBS All Access original series The Twilight Zone.

Editor's Note: While the 2009 logo looked professional, this one looks like it was recreated in Blender.