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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
CBS Productions was the production arm of the CBS Television Network, formed in 1952 to produce shows in-house, instead of relying solely on outside productions. Its first production was ''CBS Television Workshop'', a drama anthology series that featured an early appearance of Audrey Hepburn. From 1978-1995, the name "CBS Entertainment Productions" co-existed. On January 17, 2006, it was merged with [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|Paramount Television]] to form "[[CBS Paramount Television]]", whose main production division, CBS Paramount Network Television, continued to produce the former CBS Productions shows that were still running. Currently, all of the CBS library except certain shows they merely held rights to, is owned by ViacomCBS themselves and is distributed by [[CBS Media Ventures]]. However, CBS has certain domestic or international rights on co-produced series. On September 2, 2008, CBS Productions was revived as an in-name-only unit of CBS Paramount Network Television (later known as " | CBS Productions was the production arm of the CBS Television Network, formed in 1952 to produce shows in-house, instead of relying solely on outside productions. Its first production was ''CBS Television Workshop'', a drama anthology series that featured an early appearance of Audrey Hepburn. From 1978-1995, the name "CBS Entertainment Productions" co-existed. On January 17, 2006, it was merged with [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|Paramount Television]] to form "[[CBS Studios|CBS Paramount Television]]", whose main production division, CBS Paramount Network Television, continued to produce the former CBS Productions shows that were still running. Currently, all of the CBS library except certain shows they merely held rights to, is owned by ViacomCBS themselves and is distributed by [[CBS Media Ventures]]. However, CBS has certain domestic or international rights on co-produced series. On September 2, 2008, CBS Productions was revived as an in-name-only unit of CBS Paramount Network Television (later known as "CBS Television Studios" and now "CBS Studios") by producing non-CBS network produced programs such as ''90210'' for The CW Television Network. It was revived again in 2015 for ''CSI: Cyber'', and it also produced the ''Thanksgiving Day Parade'' from 2016 to 2019. | ||
'''Historical Note:''' The CBS logo was created by William Golden and Kurt Weiss on October 17, 1951 and was introduced on broadcast on October 20, 1951. | '''Historical Note:''' The CBS logo was created by William Golden and Kurt Weiss on October 17, 1951 and was introduced on broadcast on October 20, 1951. | ||
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*When the company was revived in 2008, this logo appeared on ''90210'' (until season 4), S2 episodes of ''The Cleaner'', the short-lived ''Melrose Place'' revival (except the pilot episode which used the CBS Television Studios logo), the first three seasons of ''The Good Wife'', and the first two seasons apiece of ''Hawaii Five-O'' and ''Blue Bloods''. | *When the company was revived in 2008, this logo appeared on ''90210'' (until season 4), S2 episodes of ''The Cleaner'', the short-lived ''Melrose Place'' revival (except the pilot episode which used the CBS Television Studios logo), the first three seasons of ''The Good Wife'', and the first two seasons apiece of ''Hawaii Five-O'' and ''Blue Bloods''. | ||
*From March 2015 to March 2016, the logo was brought back on ''CSI: Cyber''. It's also surprisingly re-appeared on the ''Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade'' from 2016 to 2019. | *From March 2015 to March 2016, the logo was brought back on ''CSI: Cyber''. It's also surprisingly re-appeared on the ''Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade'' from 2016 to 2019. | ||
*It also appeared on original prints of season one episodes of ''Rescue Heroes'' and season three episodes of ''Tales from the Cryptkeeper'', but current prints remove this logo. It can also be seen on later seasons of ''Touched By An Angel'' on | *It also appeared on original prints of season one episodes of ''Rescue Heroes'' and season three episodes of ''Tales from the Cryptkeeper'', but current prints remove this logo. It can also be seen on later seasons of ''Touched By An Angel'' on MeTV and Start TV airings. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' This is a clean logo, with simple, but effective CGI that still holds up over two decades later. That it's been brought back numerous times is a testament to how well it's held up. This would also become the basis of the later-popular (now widely-hated) [[CBS Media Ventures|CBS Television Distribution]] logo. | '''Editor's Note:''' This is a clean logo, with simple, but effective CGI that still holds up over two decades later. That it's been brought back numerous times is a testament to how well it's held up. This would also become the basis of the later-popular (now widely-hated) [[CBS Media Ventures|CBS Television Distribution]] logo. | ||