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'''Logo:''' Against a {{color|red}} background, the {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} letters "'''{{color|#FFD900|C}}{{color|white|-}}{{color|#FFD900|P}}{{color|white|-}}{{color|#FFD900|T}}'''" appear one by one (syncing to the first three notes of the theme), zooming out. The "'''{{color|#FFD900|T}}'''" appears in the center and above "'''{{color|#FFD900|C}}'''" and "'''{{color|#FFD900|P}}'''", both of which slide upwards diagonally to merge with the "'''{{color|#FFD900|T}}'''" to form a stylized logo, resembling a pretzel. On either side of the logo's stem are the words "'''COLUMBIA'''" and "'''PICTURES'''", and below that "'''TELEVISION'''". Underneath that is the byline "A DIVISION OF COLUMBIA PICTURES INDUSTRIES, INC." all in a white bold Eurostile font.

'''Technique:''' Cel animation.

* On the TV movie ''The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case'', the logo's theme is played on an organ, likely intentional as the movie takes place in the 1930s.

'''Logo:''' We see the then-current [[Columbia Pictures]] logo, with the torch lady in her 1981-1993 incarnation. The words "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{color|gold|'''Columbia Pictures'''}}}}" in Souvenir are seen on both sides of the torch lady, the word "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{color|gold|'''Television'''}}}}" underneath in the same font. Most of the time, a company byline is seen below. The lady's torch "shines" throughout.

'''Trivia:''' The painting was originally made in 1991 by Michael J. Deas and made its debut in 1992.

* 1992-December 31, 1993: The 1988 music from the 4th logo. ''Days of Our Lives'' and ''The Young and the Restless'' were the two series that used this starting in mid-Spring 1993 and used it until New Year's Eve 1993.

== Copyright Stamps ==

 

 

==Final Note==

[[Columbia TriStar Television]] took over for then-current shows formerly ending with this logo by 2001, though the copyright holder at the end of each show would credit "Columbia Pictures Television, Inc." or "CPT Holdings, Inc." until 2002, shortly after the debut of the [[Sony Pictures Television]] logo. However, "CPT Holdings, Inc." is still being used today as the copyright holder of ''The Young and the Restless'' and old incarnations from their television library such as ''What's Happening!!'', the Sony-owned Pyramid incarnations, and others. It would also be used on foreign shows by [[Sony Pictures Television International]] from 2002-2010.

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