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|Universal | |Universal Television 'In Association With' (1997).png| | ||
|Universal Television Entertainment (1997).png| | |Universal Television Entertainment (1997).png| | ||
|Universal Television Entertainment (1997, | |Universal Television Entertainment (1997, videotaped).png| | ||
|Universal Presents.png| | |Universal Presents.png| | ||
|Universal Television Enterprises, Inc. (1998).png| | |Universal Television Enterprises, Inc. (1998).png| | ||
|Universal_Worldwide_Television_(1998).png| | |Universal_Worldwide_Television_(1998).png| | ||
| | |Universal Television (Textless, 1997).png| | ||
|Universal Television (1998).png|Filmed variant | |||
|Universal Television (1998, widescreen).png|Filmed widescreen variant | |||
|Universal_Television_(2000)_(16x9)_2.png| | |Universal_Television_(2000)_(16x9)_2.png| | ||
|Universal_Television_(2000)_(16x9)_1.png|Filmed variant | |||
|Universal_Television_(2002)_(16x9).png| | |Universal_Television_(2002)_(16x9).png| | ||
|Universal tv 2002.png| | |Universal tv 2002.png| | ||
|Universal Network Television | |Universal Network Television 2002.png| | ||
|Universal Network Television 2002 - In Association With.png|"In association with" variant | |||
|Universal Domestic Television 2002.png| | |||
|Universal tv 2003-a.png| | |Universal tv 2003-a.png| | ||
|Universal Television Distribution 2002.png| | |||
|Universal_TVD_2002.webp| | |||
|Brillstein-Grey and Universal.png| | |Brillstein-Grey and Universal.png| | ||
|Brad Grey and Universal 1.png| | |Brad Grey and Universal 1.png| | ||
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'''Logo:''' A near-still shot of the 1997 Universal Pictures logo used in motion pictures (with the globe still rotating and the glow shining). It looks nearly the same, and you can still see a glow from behind it. Text will appear below the logo, as listed below: | '''Logo:''' A near-still shot of the 1997 Universal Pictures logo used in motion pictures (with the globe still rotating and the glow shining). It looks nearly the same, and you can still see a glow from behind it. Text will appear below the logo (in Universal's corporate typeface, Universal Tertiary), as listed below: | ||
*September 1997-1998: "{{Font color|gold|UNIVERSAL TELEVISION ENTERTAINMENT}}" (formerly MTE) | *September 1997-1998: "{{Font color|gold|UNIVERSAL TELEVISION ENTERTAINMENT}}" (formerly MTE) | ||
*September 7, 1997-July 18, 1998: "{{Font color|gold|IN ASSOCIATION WITH UNIVERSAL TELEVISION}}" (seen on co-produced programs from that era) | *September 7, 1997-July 18, 1998: "{{Font color|gold|IN ASSOCIATION WITH UNIVERSAL TELEVISION}}" (seen on co-produced programs from that era) | ||
*September 1997-1998: "{{Font color|gold|UNIVERSAL TELEVISION ENTERPRISES, INC. EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR}}" (formerly MCA TV) | *September 1997-1998: "{{Font color|gold|UNIVERSAL TELEVISION ENTERPRISES, INC. EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR}}" (formerly MCA TV) | ||
*1998-2000: "{{Font color|gold|UNIVERSAL WORLDWIDE TELEVISION}}" | *1998-2000: "{{Font color|gold|UNIVERSAL WORLDWIDE TELEVISION}}" | ||
*1997-2000: Like the movie logo, a small copyright "©1997 Universal City Studios Inc." appears at the bottom-right. That variant was used for the first three text variants until 1998 while it was still used for the fourth text variant until 2000. | *1997-2000: Like the movie logo, a small copyright: "©1997 Universal City Studios, Inc." appears at the bottom-right in the Gill Sans typeface. That variant was used for the first three text variants until 1998 while it was still used for the fourth text variant until 2000. | ||
*September 29, 1999-July 23, 2004: "{{Font color|gold|www.universalstudios.com}}" | *September 29, 1999-July 23, 2004: "{{Font color|gold|www.universalstudios.com}}" (in the Macintosh "Charcoal" typeface, the 2002 version has it in the Universal Tertiary typeface) | ||
*September 27, 2002-May 19, 2004: "{{Font color|gold|(in association with) UNIVERSAL NETWORK TELEVISION, (www.universalstudios.com)}}" | *September 27, 2002-May 19, 2004: "{{Font color|gold|(in association with) UNIVERSAL NETWORK TELEVISION, (www.universalstudios.com)}}" | ||
*September 2002-2004: "{{Font color|gold|(in association with) UNIVERSAL DOMESTIC TELEVISION, www.universalstudios.com}}" | *September 2002-2004: "{{Font color|gold|(in association with) UNIVERSAL DOMESTIC TELEVISION, www.universalstudios.com}}" | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*Sometimes, the logo doesn't feature | *Sometimes, the logo doesn't feature any text underneath the globe. | ||
*Sometimes, the logo fades in and out. | |||
*On some TV movies from 1997-1998 such as ''The Rockford Files'' TV movie ''Murder and Misdemeanors'', there is a filmed version of the Universal Television version. Plus, the name is already there and is a bit bigger. | *On some TV movies from 1997-1998 such as ''The Rockford Files'' TV movie ''Murder and Misdemeanors'', there is a filmed version of the Universal Television version. Plus, the name is already there and is a bit bigger. | ||
*The miniseries ''House of Frankenstein'' uses the same version, but with the Universal Television Entertainment text. | |||
*The ''Columbo episode'' "Ashes to Ashes" uses a filmed version without any text underneath the globe. Fullscreen prints have the copyright cropped. | |||
*On season 4 of ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' and season 3 of ''Xena: Warrior Princess'', the word "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''PRESENTS'''}}" in spaced-out letters, fades in under the "UNIVERSAL" text. The copyright is intact. | *On season 4 of ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' and season 3 of ''Xena: Warrior Princess'', the word "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''PRESENTS'''}}" in spaced-out letters, fades in under the "UNIVERSAL" text. The copyright is intact. | ||
*Sometimes for Universal Television Enterprises and Universal Worldwide Television and mostly for Universal Television Entertainment, there is a longer version of the logo, starting out with the "UNIVERSAL" name making its way to the front of the globe, and the name appears below the logo after it before the logo finally zooms back to its position before the copyright appears. | *Sometimes for Universal Television Enterprises and Universal Worldwide Television and mostly for Universal Television Entertainment, there is a longer version of the logo, starting out with the "UNIVERSAL" name making its way to the front of the globe, and the name appears below the logo after it before the logo finally zooms back to its position before the copyright appears. | ||
*On the 1999 | *On the 1999 5F movie ''Anya's Bell'', some episodes of the first two seasons of ''Monk'', as well as widescreen reruns of ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' and ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', the tail end of the movie logo, which features the globe zooming back, is shown. | ||
*On the 2002-2004 variants, the text's shadow is not there. | *On the 2002-2004 variants, the text's shadow is not there. | ||
*On original ABC and NBC airings of shows from 2002-2004, the URL is not shown. | |||
*For a short time in late 2001 and early 2002, Universal's TV and movie departments were celebrating the 20th Anniversary of ''E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial'', with a special logo featuring E.T. and Elliot flying across the globe. The TV version's logo is similar to the normal version, except that E.T. and Elliot are flying behind the bold "'''UNIVERSAL'''" text, and the words "'''E.T.''' 20TH ANNIVERSARY" with "E.T." in its own movie logo font, are featured under the globe. | *For a short time in late 2001 and early 2002, Universal's TV and movie departments were celebrating the 20th Anniversary of ''E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial'', with a special logo featuring E.T. and Elliot flying across the globe. The TV version's logo is similar to the normal version, except that E.T. and Elliot are flying behind the bold "'''UNIVERSAL'''" text, and the words "'''E.T.''' 20TH ANNIVERSARY" with "E.T." in its own movie logo font, are featured under the globe. | ||
*There is also a B&W variant for classic Revue/MCA/Universal shows in B&W. | *There is also a B&W variant for classic Revue/MCA/Universal shows in B&W. | ||
*On early S4 episodes of ''The Steve Harvey Show'' and ''Just Shoot Me!'', the logo (minus the text and the URL) is seen on the right with the 1995 [[Brillstein Entertainment Partners|Brillstein-Grey Entertainment]] logo on the left inside a white outline box against a gray stone spotlight background. | *On early S4 episodes of ''The Steve Harvey Show'' and ''Just Shoot Me!'', the logo (minus the text and the URL) is seen on the right with the 1995 [[Brillstein Entertainment Partners|Brillstein-Grey Entertainment]] logo on the left inside a white outline box against a gray stone spotlight background. | ||
*On later episodes of ''The Steve Harvey Show'' and ''Just Shoot Me!'' since season 4, the logo (minus the text and the URL) is seen on the bottom along with the Brad Grey Television logo above. | *On later episodes of ''The Steve Harvey Show'' and ''Just Shoot Me!'' since season 4, the logo (minus the text and the URL) is seen on the bottom along with the Brad Grey Television logo above. | ||
*A widescreen version exists starting in 2002. | |||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A short version of the movie counterpart's theme. On some shows, it's silent. NBC, CBS and ABC used their generic themes. Variations of the theme are listed below. All composed by Jerry Goldsmith. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A short version of the movie counterpart's theme. On some shows, it's silent. NBC, CBS and ABC used their generic themes. Variations of the theme are listed below. All composed by Jerry Goldsmith. | ||
*1997-2000: A longer version of the theme used for Universal Television Entertainment and the longer version of Universal Television Enterprises and Universal Worldwide Television. It was used for the first two until 1998 while it was used for the latter until 2000. | *1997-2000: A longer version of the theme used for Universal Television Entertainment and the longer version of Universal Television Enterprises and Universal Worldwide Television. It was used for the first two until 1998 while it was used for the latter until 2000. | ||
*1997-April 23, 1999: An odd short version only heard on ''Roar'' and ''Sliders''. | *1997-April 23, 1999: An odd short version only heard on ''Roar'', ''New York Undercover'' and ''Sliders''. | ||
*2002-2004: Another odd short version with four notes. | *2002-2004: Another odd short version with four notes. | ||
*2003-2004: Final short version using the first three notes playing fast and the last note of the theme. | *2003-2004: Final short version using the first three notes playing fast and the last note of the theme. | ||
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*One 1996 season 3 episode of ''New York Undercover'' on Centric (now BET Her), has the 1991 Universal Television logo theme playing on the Universal Domestic Television logo, due to plastering. | *One 1996 season 3 episode of ''New York Undercover'' on Centric (now BET Her), has the 1991 Universal Television logo theme playing on the Universal Domestic Television logo, due to plastering. | ||
*On the R2 release of ''Baa Baa Black Sheep'' (a.k.a. ''Black Sheep Squadron'')'': The Complete First Season'' on DVD, the French audio track has the 1977 logo music playing over the 1998 Universal Worldwide Television logo due to bad plastering. | *On the R2 release of ''Baa Baa Black Sheep'' (a.k.a. ''Black Sheep Squadron'')'': The Complete First Season'' on DVD, the French audio track has the 1977 logo music playing over the 1998 Universal Worldwide Television logo due to bad plastering. | ||
*Tubi prints of ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' season 5 episode 4 has the fanfare in a high pitch. | |||
*2002 episodes of ''Maury'' have the last few seconds of the bird chirping sounds from the MoPo Productions logo. | |||
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*Especially shown on USA Network, Cloo, WGN America, and local syndication, ''Sitting Ducks'' and ''Maisy'', the earliest episodes of ''House, M.D.'', and shows on Hulu. | *Especially shown on USA Network, Cloo, WGN America, and local syndication, ''Sitting Ducks'' and ''Maisy'', the earliest episodes of ''House, M.D.'', and shows on Hulu. | ||
*It's also seen on season 4 and the final season (except the original Sci-Fi Channel airings) of ''Sliders''. | *It's also seen on season 4 and the final season (except the original Sci-Fi Channel airings) of ''Sliders''. | ||
*The Universal Television Entertainment logo has appeared on the 1997 | *The Universal Television Entertainment logo has appeared on the 1997 miniseries ''House of Frankenstein'', and was seen on original TV prints of TV movies such as ''No Laughing Matter''. VHS releases have the logo removed in favor of the 1997 Universal Pictures logo at the beginning. | ||
*The longer version of the Universal Television Enterprises logo has appeared on some later episodes of ''Jerry Springer'' and ''Sally | *The longer version of the Universal Television Enterprises logo has appeared on some later episodes of ''Jerry Springer'' and ''Sally Jessy Raphael'' during the 1997-1998 season and the standard version is retained on season 4 on ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' when seen on The Hub (later Hub Network, now Discovery Family) and on DVD, season 3 of ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' on DVD, and ''Team Knight Rider'' on Hulu. | ||
*The long version of Universal Worldwide Television was seen on reruns of In Search of... from the late '90s. | *The long version of the Universal Worldwide Television logo was seen on reruns of ''In Search of...'' from the late '90s. | ||
*The Brillstein-Grey/Universal (Brad Grey Television/Universal) combo variant is seen on ''The Steve Harvey Show'' and ''Just Shoot Me''. | *The Brillstein-Grey/Universal (Brad Grey Television/Universal) combo variant is seen on ''The Steve Harvey Show'' and ''Just Shoot Me''. | ||
*The Universal Domestic Television logo is retained on every season 1 to early season 2 episodes of ''New York Undercover'' last seen on Centric (now BET Her). | *The Universal Domestic Television logo is retained on every season 1 to early season 2 episodes of ''New York Undercover'' last seen on Centric (now BET Her). | ||
*The Television Distribution logo can be seen at the end of ''Leave It to Beaver'' reruns on MeTV and previously on Antenna TV. The Universal Television Distribution logo also appears on international airings and the MPI Home Video DVD releases of ''Family Affair'' (whose non-USA TV distribution rights are held by NBCUniversal) in place of the logos of American distributor CBS | *The Universal Television Distribution logo can be seen at the end of ''Leave It to Beaver'' reruns on MeTV and previously on Antenna TV. The Universal Television Distribution logo also appears on international airings and the MPI Home Video DVD releases of ''Family Affair'' (whose non-USA TV distribution rights are held by NBCUniversal) in place of the logos of American distributor CBS Media Ventures and its predecessors. On Horror Channel UK's print of ''The Incredible Hulk'' season 2 episode "Wildfire", the version with the website URL plays before the start of the episode, confusingly enough. | ||
*The version with the website URL appears before the start of season 5 episode 4 of ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' on Tubi. | |||
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