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1st Logo (1980-1992)

Logo: On a white background, we see the red text "USA" in a Futura font, and below it was the text "NETWORK", also in a Futura font.

Variants:

Sometimes, the logo is in-credit.
An all-white version of the logo exists.

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show.

Availability: Rare. Seen on several USA originals, not all of that had the logo. It was kept on Bumper Stumpers and The Hitchhiker.

2nd Logo (1992?-1996?)

Logo: Against a gray stone background, we see the USA Network logo below a box with the text "PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH", and they both slowly zoom in.

Variant: On Pacific Blue, the logo appears on a red background.

Technique: Not much animation.

Music/Sounds: A gentle, 4-note synth tune. On the red background variant, it's silent.

Availability: Only known so far to have been seen on Quicksilver, Free 4 All, Pacific Blue and other USA original productions of the era. Perhaps more notably it appears on the first season of Street Fighter: The Animated Series.

3rd Logo (1996-1998?)

Logo: We pan down from a large entrance archway of a studio, rows of palm trees and buildings and we see a fountain, aglow with orange CGI "water", as the USA Studios logo (the USA Network logo of the era, a serif-font "USA" with a star shape integrated into the "U", with "STUDIOS" below instead of "NETWORK") rotates into place facing the camera from the right. As it rotates, the fountain sprays water upwards.

Variant: There is a short version.

Trivia: At this point, the "look" of USA Network revolved around the fictional "USA Studios" complex; idents provided glimpses of a control room, movie intros showed people inside the "USA Studios Film Vault", and schedule bumpers showed soundstages being prepped for production.

Technique: CGI and live-action footage.

Music/Sounds: A majestic two-note fanfare, ending with a harp crescendo. The short version uses a majestic 3-note jingle based off USA's signature of the era, combined with rushing water noises.

Availability: Was seen on USA original programs and movies of the era, such as Savage Dragon, Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, the second season of Street Fighter: The Animated Series and Wing Commander Academy. Some original programs from this period don’t use this logo, namely Duckman.

4th Logo (1998-1999)

Logo: On a black background, the 1996-1999 USA Network logo fades in.

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show.

Availability: Seen only on Happy Hour.

5th Logo (1999-2000)

Logo: On a black background, the 1999-2002 USA Network logo wipes in. It keeps zooming, while the logo wipes into various sizes.

Variant: On the G vs. E pilot, the logo is still.

Technique: Computer animation.

Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show.

Availability: Rare. It was seen on The Stalking of Laurie Show and the pilot of G vs. E.

6th Logo (1999-2000)

Logo: On a black background, a blue flash zooms out, revealing it was the 1999-2002 USA Network logo from the era, zooming out, and a light shines. The word "NETWORKS" in spaced-out letters blurs in, and a light shines around the logo.

Variant: Sometimes, the URL is shown below the logo.

Technique: Computer animation.

Music/Sounds: A harp theme, which ends in a piano sounder.

Availability: Rare. It was seen on the first season of G vs. E, as well as Journey to the Center of the Earth.

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+===1st Logo (1980-1992)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+USA Network Productions (1990) (Taken from Counterstrike).png
+USA Network Productions (1980s).png
+USA Network and ATI Video (1982) (Taken from Night Flight).png
+USA Network (1987) (A) (Taken from Commander USA's Groovie Movies).png
+USA Network (1987) (B) (Taken from Commander USA's Groovie Movies).png
+USA Network (1988) (Taken from Commander USA's Groovie Movies).png
+USA Network (1989) (A) (Taken from Commander USA's Groovie Movies).png
+USA Network (1989) (B) (Taken from Commander USAs Groovie Movies).png
+USA Network (1987) (A) (Taken from Bumper Stumpers).png
+USA Network (1987) (B) (Taken from Bumper Stumpers).png
+USA Network (1989) (Taken from The Hitchhiker).png
+USA Network (1992) (Taken from Beyond Reality).png
+</gallery>
+'''Logo:''' On a white background, we see the red text "{{color|red|'''''USA'''''}}" in a Futura font, and below it was the text "{{color|blue|'''''NETWORK'''''}}", also in a Futura font.
+'''Variants:'''
+*Sometimes, the logo is in-credit.
+*An all-white version of the logo exists.
+'''Technique:''' None.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' The end theme of the show.
+'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on several USA originals, not  all of that had the logo. It was kept on ''Bumper Stumpers'' and ''The Hitchhiker''.
+===2nd Logo (1992?-1996?)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="228">
+File:USA Network Originals (1994).png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/qXRXzEGexOM|id2=https://youtu.be/vxsk8EvO5Jo|id3=https://youtu.be/87_CxQr4dsc}}
+'''Logo:''' Against a gray stone background, we see the USA Network logo below a box with the text "PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH", and they both slowly zoom in.
+'''Variant:''' On ''Pacific Blue'', the logo appears on a red background.
+'''Technique:''' Not much animation.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' A gentle, 4-note synth tune. On the red background variant, it's silent.
+'''Availability:''' Only known so far to have been seen on ''Quicksilver'', ''Free 4 All'', ''Pacific Blue'' and other USA original productions of the era. Perhaps more notably it appears on the first season of ''Street Fighter: The Animated Series''.
+===3rd Logo (1996-1998?)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="221">
+File:USA Studios (1997).png
+</gallery>{{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/yWnBaD3oaME|id2=https://youtu.be/0Mf9lBGKoyQ}}
+'''Logo:''' We pan down from a large entrance archway of a studio, rows of palm trees and buildings and we see a fountain, aglow with orange CGI "water", as the USA Studios logo (the USA Network logo of the era, a serif-font "USA" with a star shape integrated into the "U", with "STUDIOS" below instead of "NETWORK") rotates into place facing the camera from the right. As it rotates, the fountain sprays water upwards.
+'''Variant:''' There is a short version.
+'''Trivia:''' At this point, the "look" of USA Network revolved around the fictional "USA Studios" complex; idents provided glimpses of a control room, movie intros showed people inside the "USA Studios Film Vault", and schedule bumpers showed soundstages being prepped for production.
+'''Technique:''' CGI and live-action footage.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' A majestic two-note fanfare, ending with a harp crescendo. The short version uses a majestic 3-note jingle based off USA's signature of the era, combined with rushing water noises.
+'''Availability:''' Was seen on USA original programs and movies of the era, such as ''Savage Dragon'', ''Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm'', the second season of ''Street Fighter: The Animated Series'' and ''Wing Commander Academy''. Some original programs from this period don’t use this logo, namely ''Duckman.''
+=== 4th Logo (1998-1999) ===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+USA Network (1999) (From - Happy Hour).png
+</gallery>
+'''Logo:''' On a black background, the 1996-1999 USA Network logo fades in.
+'''Technique:''' None.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' The end theme of the show.
+'''Availability:''' Seen only on ''Happy Hour''.
+===5th Logo (1999-2000)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+USA Network (2000) (Taken from The Stalking of Laurie Show).png
+USA Network (1999) (Taken from G vs. E pilot).png
+</gallery>
+'''Logo:''' On a black background, the 1999-2002 USA Network logo wipes in. It keeps zooming, while the logo wipes into various sizes.
+'''Variant:''' On the ''G vs. E'' pilot, the logo is still.
+'''Technique:''' Computer animation.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' The end theme of the show.
+'''Availability:''' Rare. It was seen on ''The Stalking of Laurie Show'' and the pilot of ''G vs. E''.
+===6th Logo (1999-2000)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+USA Networks (1999) (Taken from G vs. E).png
+USA Networks (1999) (Taken from Journey to the Center of the Earth).png
+</gallery>
+'''Logo:''' On a black background, a {{color|blue}} flash zooms out, revealing it was the 1999-2002 USA Network logo from the era, zooming out, and a light shines. The word "NETWORKS" in spaced-out letters blurs in, and a light shines around the logo.
+'''Variant:''' Sometimes, the URL is shown below the logo.
+'''Technique:''' Computer animation.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' A harp theme, which ends in a piano sounder.
+'''Availability:''' Rare. It was seen on the first season of ''G vs. E'', as well as ''Journey to the Center of the Earth''.
+{{chronology||[[USA Cable Entertainment]]<br>[[USA Original Series/Programming]]}}
+[[Category:Television logos]]
+[[Category:United States]]
+[[Category:American television logos]]
+[[Category:Universal]]
+[[Category:NBCUniversal]]
+[[Category:Comcast]]
+[[Category:NBC]]