Universal Cable Productions

Credits

Descriptions by
Mariofan88 and WizardDuck

Captures by
ClosingLogosHD and Pygmalion X

Video captures courtesy of
Broken Saw and ClosingLogosHD

Background

Universal Cable Productions is the cable/streaming division of Universal Television that was founded on June 1, 2008 to create content for cable networks like USA Network and Syfy. As time went on, it has been moved to producing shows for any network or cable, broadcast or cable. It has been renamed to Universal Content Productions since 2019.

Logo (November 28, 2008-April 10, 2019)

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Visuals: On a blue background, a white circle is seen that splits itself into three, glittering and shining as it does so. The letters "U", "C" and "P" are inside each of the three circles. As they zoom back and shine, "UNIVERSAL CABLE PRODUCTIONS" appears below the logo.

Variants:

• From 2009, starting with the Royal Pains episode "Crazy Love", a different variant is used. The circles are bigger and white and the letters are now in a cut-out style. The byline "A Division of NBC Universal" appears on the bottom. Everything is centered instead of left aligned.
• There is also a warp-speed variant.
• Some shows have "Worldwide Sales and Distribution" appear on top of the UCP logo.
• On the first season of Satisfaction (the U.S. TV series), the logo is seen on the bottom with the 2002 Sony Pictures Television logo on the top.

Technique: 2D computer animation by Picture Shop.

Audio: Originally none. Later in 2009, a sweet guitar theme with wind noises (composed by Alan Zahn) was introduced.

Audio Variants:

• The ending theme of the show may also be heard.
• The season 9 premiere of Law & Order: Criminal Intent has the first version with the 2007 Universal Media Studios music.
• Original NBC airings of Law & Order: Criminal Intent (seasons 8-9 only) use a generic theme and a voiceover.

Availability:

• It's known to exist on shows that were originally produced by Universal Media Studios for cable networks which are Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Monk, Battlestar Galactica, Psych, Eureka and In Plain Sight.
• This logo also appeared on its former shows that they produced from 2008 until in renaming in 2019 such as Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce, 12 Monkeys, Mr. Robot, Happy!, Dirty John, The Purge, seasons 1-4 of The Magicians, Satisfaction, Colony, Suits, Falling Water, Shooter, The Umbrella Academy, Queen of the South, HarmonQuest, and Channel Zero, among others.
• When the show above was shown on Amazon Prime Video in other countries, both this logo and the Anonymous Content logo were removed due to time compression.
• The "Worldwide Sales and Distribution" variant is seen on international prints of season 4 of the U.S. adaptation of Being Human and Killjoys.
• This logo also strangely does not appear on Syfy's original movie Red Faction: Origins, despite them producing it.

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