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CBS Paramount Television (CPT) (formerly Desilu Productions
Desilu Productions

'Desilu Productions' was a Los Angeles, California-based company jointly owned by couple and TV actors Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.Desilu Studios was home to I Love Lucy, and additionally, such hit television series as Star Trek: The Original Series, The Andy Griffith Show, Mission: Impossible, The Untouchables , Mannix'...
, Paramount Television
Paramount Television

Paramount Television was an American television Film production/film distributor company that was active from December 1967 to January 17, 2006....
, among other companies) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 television
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
 production/distribution
Film distributor

A film distributor is an independent company, a subsidiary company or occasionally an individual, which acts as the final agent between a production company or some intermediary agent, and a film exhibitor, to the end of securing placement of the producer's film on the exhibitor's screen....
 company
Company

Generally, a company is a form of business organization. The precise definition varies.In the United States, a company is a corporation—or, less commonly, an association, partnership, or union—that carries on an industrial enterprise." Generally, a company may be a "corporation, partnership, association, joint-stock company, Inv...
 that was formed on January 17, 2006 by CBS Corporation
CBS Corporation

CBS Corporation is an United States media conglomerate focused on broadcasting, publishing, billboards, and television production, with most of its operations in the United States....
 merging Paramount Television and CBS Productions
CBS Productions

CBS Productions was the production arm of the CBS television network now a part of CBS Corporation, formed in 1952 to produce shows in-house, instead of relying solely on outside productions....
. It is the television production arm of the CBS
CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name....
 network (CBS Productions previously assumed such functions), and, alongside Warner Bros. Television
Warner Bros. Television

Warner Bros. Television is the television production company and distribution arm of Warner Bros., itself part of Time Warner. Alongside CBS Paramount Television, it serves as a television production company arm of The CW Television Network , though it also produces shows for other networks, such as Chuck on NBC, Pushing Daisies on ABC, and...
, it is also the television
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
 production
Production company

Production company refers to a company responsible for the development and physical production of performing arts, film, radio or a television program....
 arm of The CW Television Network
The CW Television Network

The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006-07 United States network television schedule....
 (in which CBS has a 50% ownership stake).










y, CBS Paramount Television--the only CBS-owned company that uses Paramount name and logo in the company's name and logo (Paramount Pictures is currently owned by the post-2006 Viacom
Viacom

Viacom , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an United States media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable television and satellite television networks , and movie production and distribution ....
 that was spun-off from CBS, which was once known as the old Viacom)--has 2 divisions: CBS Paramount Network Television
CBS Paramount Network Television

CBS Paramount Network Television is the main production arm of CBS Paramount Television, a division of CBS Corporation. It was known as Paramount Network Television and CBS Productions until 2006....
 (the production arm) and CBS Television Distribution
CBS Television Distribution

CBS Television Distribution is a global television distribution company, a merger of CBS Corporation's three television distribution arms CBS Paramount Domestic Television, CBS Paramount International Television, and King World Productions including its home entertainment arm CBS Home Entertainment....
 (the distribution arm).

National Amusements
National Amusements

National Amusements, Inc. is a privately owned media and entertainment company based in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA. The company was founded in 1936 as the Northeast Theatre Corporation by Michael Redstone....
 retains majority control of both CBS and the new Viacom.






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CBS Paramount Television (CPT) (formerly Desilu Productions
Desilu Productions

'Desilu Productions' was a Los Angeles, California-based company jointly owned by couple and TV actors Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.Desilu Studios was home to I Love Lucy, and additionally, such hit television series as Star Trek: The Original Series, The Andy Griffith Show, Mission: Impossible, The Untouchables , Mannix'...
, Paramount Television
Paramount Television

Paramount Television was an American television Film production/film distributor company that was active from December 1967 to January 17, 2006....
, among other companies) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 television
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
 production/distribution
Film distributor

A film distributor is an independent company, a subsidiary company or occasionally an individual, which acts as the final agent between a production company or some intermediary agent, and a film exhibitor, to the end of securing placement of the producer's film on the exhibitor's screen....
 company
Company

Generally, a company is a form of business organization. The precise definition varies.In the United States, a company is a corporation—or, less commonly, an association, partnership, or union—that carries on an industrial enterprise." Generally, a company may be a "corporation, partnership, association, joint-stock company, Inv...
 that was formed on January 17, 2006 by CBS Corporation
CBS Corporation

CBS Corporation is an United States media conglomerate focused on broadcasting, publishing, billboards, and television production, with most of its operations in the United States....
 merging Paramount Television and CBS Productions
CBS Productions

CBS Productions was the production arm of the CBS television network now a part of CBS Corporation, formed in 1952 to produce shows in-house, instead of relying solely on outside productions....
. It is the television production arm of the CBS
CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name....
 network (CBS Productions previously assumed such functions), and, alongside Warner Bros. Television
Warner Bros. Television

Warner Bros. Television is the television production company and distribution arm of Warner Bros., itself part of Time Warner. Alongside CBS Paramount Television, it serves as a television production company arm of The CW Television Network , though it also produces shows for other networks, such as Chuck on NBC, Pushing Daisies on ABC, and...
, it is also the television
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
 production
Production company

Production company refers to a company responsible for the development and physical production of performing arts, film, radio or a television program....
 arm of The CW Television Network
The CW Television Network

The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006-07 United States network television schedule....
 (in which CBS has a 50% ownership stake).

Background and timeline


Paramount Pictures' early television ventures

  • 1939: Established experimental television stations in Los Angeles (W6XYZ) as Television Productions Inc. and Chicago (W9XBK) with Balaban and Katz
    Balaban and Katz

    The first incarnation of the Balaban and Katz Theatre corporation appeared in 1916 in Chicago by A.J. Balaban, Barney Balaban, Sam Katz, and Morris Katz....
    .
  • 1943: Began commercial broadcasting over WBKB in Chicago (now WBBM
    WBBM-TV

    WBBM-TV channel 2 is the CBS owned and operated station television station in Chicago, Illinois. WBBM-TV's main studios and offices are located within the CBS 2 Broadcast Center located in The Loop at 22 W Washington Street....
    ).
  • 1947: Began commercial broadcasting over KTLA
    KTLA

    KTLA, channel 5, is a television station in Los Angeles, California. Owned by the Tribune Company, KTLA is an affiliate of The CW Television Network....
     in Los Angeles.
  • 1949: The first major studio to establish program syndication as Paramount Television Network
    Paramount Television Network

    The Paramount Television Network was an ill-fated attempt by American film corporation Paramount Pictures to launch a successful television network in 1949 in television....
     (much of which originated from KTLA).
  • 1964: Paramount branched out of broadcasting with the sale of KTLA to Golden West Broadcasters
    Gene Autry

    Orvon Gene Autry was an United States performing arts who gained fame as "Singing cowboy" on the Radio in the United States, in Cinema of the United States and on Television in the United States for more than three decades beginning in the 1930s....
    .


Desilu Productions/Paramount Television

  • 1951: Desilu Productions
    Desilu Productions

    'Desilu Productions' was a Los Angeles, California-based company jointly owned by couple and TV actors Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.Desilu Studios was home to I Love Lucy, and additionally, such hit television series as Star Trek: The Original Series, The Andy Griffith Show, Mission: Impossible, The Untouchables , Mannix'...
     formed by Desi Arnaz
    Desi Arnaz

    Desi Arnaz was a Cuban musician, actor and television producer....
     and Lucille Ball
    Lucille Ball

    Lucille Ball was an United States comedian, film, television, stage and radio actress, model , film industry, and star of the landmark sitcoms I Love Lucy, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy....
    .
  • 1962: Desilu formed Desilu Sales Inc. as their syndication arm.
  • 1966: March 24, Gulf+Western
    Gulf+Western

    Gulf and Western Industries, Inc., for a number of years known as Gulf+Western, was an United States conglomerate ....
     acquires Paramount Pictures
    Paramount Pictures

    Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production company and distribution company, located on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California....
    .
  • 1967: Desilu Productions was acquired by Gulf+Western
    Gulf+Western

    Gulf and Western Industries, Inc., for a number of years known as Gulf+Western, was an United States conglomerate ....
    . The company was renamed to Paramount Television in December. Desilu Sales was in turn merged with Paramount's syndication division to become Paramount Television Sales.
  • 1977: Paramount Television Service
    Paramount Television Service

    The Paramount Television Service was the name of a proposed but ultimately, unrealized "fourth television network" from the major United States of America film studio, Paramount Pictures ....
     was formed.
  • 1982: Paramount Television Group and Paramount Domestic Television and Video Programming was established.
  • 1989: June 5, Gulf+Western
    Gulf+Western

    Gulf and Western Industries, Inc., for a number of years known as Gulf+Western, was an United States conglomerate ....
     was reincorporated as Paramount Communications, Inc.
  • 1994: March 11, Viacom acquired Paramount Communications, resulting in the formation of Paramount/Viacom as a byline for several of Viacom's subsidiaries.
  • 1995: Viacom launched the United Paramount Network (UPN
    UPN

    United Paramount Network was a television network that broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States and that was in production for over eleven years....
    ) with Chris-Craft Industries
    Chris-Craft Industries

    Chris-Craft, Inc. is a private company American manufacturer of civilian powerboats based in Sarasota, Florida. The company was founded in the late 19th century by Christopher Columbus Smith and became famous for its mahogany hulled powerboats of the 1920s through the 1950s....
    .


CBS

  • 1952: CBS
    CBS

    CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name....
     formed CBS Productions.
  • 1953: CBS formed CBS Films as the distributor of off-network and first-run syndicated programming to local TV stations in the United States and abroad.
  • 1971: CBS Films was spun-off as Video & Audio Communications (or Viacom
    Viacom (1971-2005)

    The original Viacom began life as CBS Films, Inc., the television television syndication division of CBS. In 1971, the division was renamed VIACOM , and in 1973 it was spun off, amid new Federal Communications Commission rules forbidding television networks from owning syndication companies ....
    ).
  • 1995: November 28, Westinghouse Electric acquires CBS.
  • 1999: Viacom merged with its creator CBS.


Viacom

  • 1974: Viacom Productions
    Viacom Productions

    Viacom Productions was a television production company active from 1974 until 2004....
    , a television company, was formed by Viacom.
  • 1995: Viacom Enterprises
    Viacom Enterprises

    Viacom Enterprises was a television distribution company formed in 1971 as the successor to CBS Films, and spun off in 1973 due to now-repealed Federal Communications Commission fin-syn....
     was absorbed into Paramount Domestic Television
    Paramount Domestic Television

    Paramount Domestic Television was the television broadcast syndication arm of United States television production company Paramount Television, once the TV arm of Paramount Pictures....
    . The name Paramount Network Television (PNT) was also used for the first time ever (Viacom Productions would also become a division of PNT).
  • 2004: Viacom Productions was folded into Paramount Television by ceasing its television operations.


Aaron Spelling

  • 1967: Thomas/Spelling Productions formed by Aaron Spelling
    Aaron Spelling

    Aaron Spelling was an United States film producer and television producer. As of 2009, Spelling's company holds the record as the most prolific television producer, with 218 producer and executive producer credits....
     and Danny Thomas
    Danny Thomas

    Danny Thomas was an United States nightclub comedian and television and film actor, best known for starring in the television sitcom Make Room for Daddy....
    .
  • 1969: Aaron Spelling Productions was established.
  • 1972: Spelling-Goldberg Productions formed by Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg
    Leonard Goldberg

    Leonard J. Goldberg is an United States film producer and television producer. He has his own production company, Mandy Films.He has served as Head of Programming for American Broadcasting Company, and was president of 20th Century Fox....
    .
  • 1988: Aaron Spelling Productions acquires Laurel Entertainment, Inc.
  • 1989: Aaron Spelling Productions is renamed as Spelling Entertainment, Inc.
  • 1992: Spelling Entertainment becomes Spelling Television
    Spelling Television

    Founded by television producer Aaron Spelling in 1969, 'Spelling Television, Inc.' was a television production company that produced popular shows such as Charmed, Beverly Hills 90210, 7th Heaven, Dynasty and Melrose Place....
    , Inc.
  • 1994: Blockbuster buys 20% of Spelling, Inc.
  • 1995: Spelling Entertainment Group is formed.
  • 1996: Spelling-Goldberg Productions ceases.
  • 1999: Viacom acquired 80% of Spelling Entertainment Group (Such as Spelling Television) and Rysher Entertainment
    Rysher Entertainment

    Rysher Entertainment is the owner of TV and film programming content, primarily distributed around the world by CBS Television Distribution and CBS Home Entertainment....
    's TV holdings.


Worldvision Enterprises

  • 1962: ABC formed ABC Films as the domestic syndicator of independent programming supplied for the network. Worldvision Enterprises (WVE) was also established, initially as the network's international distribution branch to other countries.
  • 1973: Worldvision name adapted by ABC's original domestic syndication arm, formed in 1962.
  • 1979: Worldvision acquired by Taft Entertainment Company
    Taft Broadcasting

    The Taft Broadcasting Company, also known as Taft Television and Radio Company, Incorporated, was a media conglomerate based in Cincinnati, Ohio....
     (TECO)
  • 1990: Worldvision acquired by Spelling from Great American Broadcasting (successor to Taft beginning in 1987).


King World

  • 1964: King World Productions
    King World Productions

    King World Productions, Inc. was a syndicator of television programming in the United States until its eventual 2007 incorporation into CBS Television Distribution....
     (KWP) founded by Charles King.
  • 2000: In January, CBS acquires King World and forms CBS Enterprises, Inc., after which Eyemark Entertainment folds into King World.
  • 2000: After Viacom's merger with CBS, Paramount TV acquired CBS Enterprises, which included King World at that time.
  • 2006: September 26, As part of the corporate restructuring, King World along with CBS Paramount Domestic Television and CBS Paramount International Television forms the CBS Television Distribution
    CBS Television Distribution

    CBS Television Distribution is a global television distribution company, a merger of CBS Corporation's three television distribution arms CBS Paramount Domestic Television, CBS Paramount International Television, and King World Productions including its home entertainment arm CBS Home Entertainment....
     group.


Group W

  • 1963: Group W Productions established by Westinghouse Broadcasting
    Westinghouse Broadcasting

    The Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, also known as Group W, was the broadcasting division of Westinghouse Electric . It owned several radio and television stations across the United States and distributed television shows for television syndication....
  • 1995: Westinghouse Electric acquires CBS and the company is renamed to CBS, Inc.
  • 1995: Group W Productions is renamed to Eyemark Entertainment.


CBS Paramount Television

  • 2004: August 10, Viacom merged the international television banners of CBS Broadcast International and Paramount International Television
    Paramount Television

    Paramount Television was an American television Film production/film distributor company that was active from December 1967 to January 17, 2006....
     to form CBS Paramount International Television
    CBS Paramount International Television

    CBS Paramount International Television is a multinational corporation television production/distribution arm of CBS Paramount Television and owned by CBS Corporation that was formed in 2004 by Viacom, as a result of a merger between two television companies, CBS Broadcast International and Paramount International Television....
    .
  • 2004: Viacom merged CBS Productions and Paramount Network Television to form CBS Paramount Network Television Entertainment Group. Their respective logos remain the same.
  • 2006: When the CBS/Viacom split took effect, CBS inherited Paramount's TV program library, with the new Viacom
    Viacom

    Viacom , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an United States media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable television and satellite television networks , and movie production and distribution ....
     keeping Paramount's films.
  • 2006: On January 17, CBS Corporation
    CBS Corporation

    CBS Corporation is an United States media conglomerate focused on broadcasting, publishing, billboards, and television production, with most of its operations in the United States....
     CEO Les Moonves announced that Paramount Television would be renamed CBS Paramount Television as of that day, after merging with CBS Productions, with both the CBS 'eyemark' and Paramount's mountain united in the new logo.
  • 2006: CBS Corp. merged its TV distribution arms; King World, CBS Paramount International Television and CBS Paramount Domestic Television to form CBS Television Distribution
    CBS Television Distribution

    CBS Television Distribution is a global television distribution company, a merger of CBS Corporation's three television distribution arms CBS Paramount Domestic Television, CBS Paramount International Television, and King World Productions including its home entertainment arm CBS Home Entertainment....
     (CTD).


The company

Today, CBS Paramount Television--the only CBS-owned company that uses Paramount name and logo in the company's name and logo (Paramount Pictures is currently owned by the post-2006 Viacom
Viacom

Viacom , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an United States media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable television and satellite television networks , and movie production and distribution ....
 that was spun-off from CBS, which was once known as the old Viacom)--has 2 divisions: CBS Paramount Network Television
CBS Paramount Network Television

CBS Paramount Network Television is the main production arm of CBS Paramount Television, a division of CBS Corporation. It was known as Paramount Network Television and CBS Productions until 2006....
 (the production arm) and CBS Television Distribution
CBS Television Distribution

CBS Television Distribution is a global television distribution company, a merger of CBS Corporation's three television distribution arms CBS Paramount Domestic Television, CBS Paramount International Television, and King World Productions including its home entertainment arm CBS Home Entertainment....
 (the distribution arm).

National Amusements
National Amusements

National Amusements, Inc. is a privately owned media and entertainment company based in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA. The company was founded in 1936 as the Northeast Theatre Corporation by Michael Redstone....
 retains majority control of both CBS and the new Viacom. As such, many Paramount films are still distributed by CBS Paramount Television and Paramount Home Entertainment continues to distribute home video sales of CBS shows.

The studio has an output deal with Australia's Channel Ten, which means that Ten usually gets first airing rights to the studio's productions.

Until recently—in the U.S.—King World distributed its product independently from CBS Paramount, while internationally CBS Paramount International Television handled distribution and sales. As of September 27, 2007 the CBS Television Distribution logo appears after shows that had been distributed by King World.

Libraries

Among CBS Paramount Television's holdings are libraries from the following:

  • Television rights to Paramount Pictures
    Paramount Pictures

    Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production company and distribution company, located on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California....
     films, including:
    • Some of Paramount's silent films from 1923-28, and most sound films from 1950 onward
      • Many of the silent films (especially those before 1923) are in the public domain
        Public domain

        File:PD-icon.svgThe public domain is a range of abstract materials?commonly referred to as intellectual property?which are not owned or controlled by anyone....
        , and may be distributed by companies which distribute public domain features on TV. Yet another portion of the silent films are lost
        Lost film

        A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in either studio archives or private collections. The phrase "lost film" is also used in a literal sense for instances where footage of deleted scenes, unedited and alternate versions of feature films, and recordings of early television programming are known to have...
        . Some silents are currently aired on TCM
        Turner Classic Movies

        Turner Classic Movies is a cable television channel featuring television commercial-free classic movies, mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner Bros....
        .
      • This library does not include most of Paramount's pre-1950 theatrical sound features, which are owned by EMKA, Ltd.
        EMKA, Ltd.

        EMKA, Ltd. is an in-name-only division of Universal Studios' television unit whose sole function is overseeing Paramount Pictures' pre-1950 film library....
        , a name-only division of NBC Universal
        NBC Universal

        NBC Universal, Inc. is a mass media and entertainment company formed in May 2004 by the combination of General Electric's NBC with Vivendi part of the French Media Group, Vivendi Universal without Canal+ Group ....
        's Universal Studios
        Universal Studios

        Universal Studios , a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is one of the six Worldwide major American film studios. Its production studios are located at 100 Universal City Plaza Drive in Universal City, California....
        . These are instead distributed by NBC Universal Television Distribution
        NBC Universal Television Distribution

        NBC Universal Television Distribution is a Television distribution arm of the NBC Universal Television Group in the United States, and is a subsidiary of General Electric....
        .
  • Shows produced by Paramount Television
    Paramount Television

    Paramount Television was an American television Film production/film distributor company that was active from December 1967 to January 17, 2006....
    , including:
    • Post-1960 programs acquired from Desilu Productions
      Desilu Productions

      'Desilu Productions' was a Los Angeles, California-based company jointly owned by couple and TV actors Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.Desilu Studios was home to I Love Lucy, and additionally, such hit television series as Star Trek: The Original Series, The Andy Griffith Show, Mission: Impossible, The Untouchables , Mannix'...
      , including Star Trek
      Star Trek: The Original Series

      Star Trek is a science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that aired from September 8, 1966 to September 2, 1969. Though the original series was titled simply Star Trek, it has acquired the retronym Star Trek: The Original Series to distinguish it from the spinoffs that followed, and from the Star Trek fi...
  • Bing Crosby Productions (selected series that were distributed by Viacom)
  • some of the Rysher Entertainment
    Rysher Entertainment

    Rysher Entertainment is the owner of TV and film programming content, primarily distributed around the world by CBS Television Distribution and CBS Home Entertainment....
     programs
  • Viacom including:
    • The pre-1982 CBS television catalog (which includes The Twilight Zone
      The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)

      The Twilight Zone is a science fiction anthology series United States television series created by Rod Serling. The original series ran for five seasons on CBS from 1959 to 1964 and remains television syndication to this day....
      )
      • The pre-1960 shows by Desliu (including I Love Lucy
        I Love Lucy

        I Love Lucy is an United States situation comedy, starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance and William Frawley. The black-and-white series originally ran from October 15 1951 to April 1 1960 on CBS....
        )
    • The pre-1982 CBS theatrical library
      • The African Queen
        The African Queen

        The African Queen is an Cinema of the United States drama film directed by John Huston and produced by Sam Spiegel and John Woolf. The screenplay was adapted by James Agee, John Huston, John Collier and Peter Viertel from the 1935 in literature novel by C....
      • Cinema Center Films (these films were originally released by National General Pictures)
        • Its in-house theatrical productions from predecessors CBS Films and CBS Productions
    • The Terrytoons
      Terrytoons

      Terrytoons was an animation studio founded by Paul Terry . The studio, located in suburban New Rochelle, New York, operated from 1928 to 1968....
       library
    • Viacom's in-house productions (such as Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
      Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV series)

      Sabrina the Teenage Witch is an American sitcom based on the Archie comics comic book Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Its first four seasons aired on ABC from September 27, 1996 to May 5, 2000; the final three seasons ran on The WB Television Network from September 22, 2000 to April 24, 2003....
      , Matlock
      Matlock (TV series)

      Matlock is a long-running United States television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role. The show ran from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC, where it replaced the long-running series The A-Team to Friday nights, then on November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on American Broadcasting Company....
       and Diagnosis: Murder
      Diagnosis: Murder

      Diagnosis Murder is a detective fiction/medical drama/crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son, a homicide detective played by his real-life son Barry Van Dyke....
      )
    • Most of the Elvis Presley
      Elvis Presley

      Elvis Aaron Presley was an United Statesn singer, actor, and musician. A cultural icon, he is commonly known simply as "Elvis", and is also sometimes referred to as "List of honorific titles in popular music" or "The King"....
       film library originally distributed by Paramount
    • The television rights to most of the Cannon Films
      Golan-Globus

      The Cannon Group Inc. was a group of companies including Cannon Films which produced a distinctive line of low to medium budget films from 1967 to 1993....
       library
  • Spelling Entertainment Group: which includes
    • Spelling Television
      Spelling Television

      Founded by television producer Aaron Spelling in 1969, 'Spelling Television, Inc.' was a television production company that produced popular shows such as Charmed, Beverly Hills 90210, 7th Heaven, Dynasty and Melrose Place....
       and most of the libraries of ancestor companies
    • Laurel Entertainment
    • Big Ticket Television
      Big Ticket Entertainment

      Big Ticket Television, Inc. is a production company that is a unit of CBS Paramount Television, a division of CBS Corporation since the split of Viacom at the end of 2005....
    • Republic Pictures
      Republic Pictures

      Republic Pictures is an in-name only independent film, television, and video distribution company that was originally a movie production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, best known for its specialization in quality B-film pictures, Western and movie Serial s....
       including:
      • much of its own library of films and in-house TV series
      • The inherited holdings of National Telefilm Associates
        National Telefilm Associates

        National Telefilm Associates was an independent distribution company that handled reissues of USA film libraries, including much of Paramount Pictures' animated and short-subjects library....
         (NTA), which itself includes:
        • It's a Wonderful Life
          It's a Wonderful Life

          It's a Wonderful Life is an United States film produced and directed by Frank Capra and loosely based on the short story "The Greatest Gift " written by Philip Van Doren Stern....
        • Most of Paramount's own classic animated library
        • Some early United Artists
          United Artists

          United Artists Entertainment LLC is an United States film studio. The current United Artists was formed in November 2006 under a partnership between producer/actor Tom Cruise and his production partner, Paula Wagner, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., an MGM company....
           material (including High Noon
          High Noon

          High Noon is an Cinema of the United States 1952 in film western film directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly. The film tells the story of a town marshal who is forced to face a gang of killers by himself....
          ) plus two United Artists Television
          United Artists Television

          For the company that now owns United Artists Television, see United Artists.'For the company that was acquired by United Artists Television in 1956, see Associated Artists Productions....
           shows: The Fugitive and East Side/West Side
          East Side/West Side

          East Side/West Side was an hour-long United States television drama starring George C. Scott, Elizabeth Wilson, Cicely Tyson, and later on, Linden Chiles....
          , both of which were acquired by Worldvision Enterprises
        • Pre-1973 NBC shows, such as Get Smart
          Get Smart

          Get Smart is an United States comedy television series that Satire the Spy fiction genre. Created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry, the show starred Don Adams as Maxwell Smart, Agent 86, and Barbara Feldon as Agent 99 of CONTROL, a secret U.S....
           and Bonanza
          Bonanza

          Bonanza is an United States television series that ran on NBC from September 12, 1959 to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons, it is among the longest running Western television series and continues to air in syndication....
    • Worldvision Enterprises
      • The Sunn Classic Pictures and Titus Productions libraries
      • All of the Quinn Martin
        Quinn Martin

        Quinn Martin , born Irwin Martin Cohn, was one of the most successful American television producers. He had at least one program running in prime time for 21 straight years , an industry record....
         library except two shows owned by Warner Bros. Entertainment
        Warner Bros.

        Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. is one of the world's largest film producer of film and television.It is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank, California and New York City....
         (The F.B.I. and Banyon
        Banyon

        Banyon was a detective series aired in the United States by NBC as part of its 1972-73 United States network television schedule, though a stand-alone two-hour TV movie first aired in March 1971....
        ) as well as one show by Fox Television Studios
        Fox Television Studios

        Fox Television Studios, Inc. is a production arm of 20th Century Fox Television, itself a division of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. It was created in 1997 and, like Fox, it is owned by News Corporation....
         (Twelve O' Clock High)
      • Pre-1973 ABC shows, as well as US television rights to NBC's Little House on the Prairie
        Little House on the Prairie (TV series)

        Little House on the Prairie is an United States one-hour dramatic television program that aired on the NBC network from September 11, 1974, to March 21, 1983, bumping the long-running Adam-12 series to Tuesday nights....
         (premiered in 1974)
      • The television rights to most of the Carolco Pictures
        Carolco Pictures

        'Carolco Pictures, Inc., Carolco International N.V., or Anabasis Investments' was an independent production company, that within a decade went from producing such blockbuster successes as Terminator 2: Judgment Day and the first three movies of the Rambo series to being made bankrupt by bombs such as Cutthroat Island and Showgirl...
         library
  • King World Productions
    King World Productions

    King World Productions, Inc. was a syndicator of television programming in the United States until its eventual 2007 incorporation into CBS Television Distribution....
    • In-house productions such as Inside Edition
      Inside Edition

      Inside Edition is a syndicated news program, on the air since January 9, 1989. It was originally similar to the programs Hard Copy and A Current Affair , but now more closely resembles Entertainment Tonight or The Insider ....
       and Mr. Food
      Mr. Food

      Art Ginsburg, commonly known as Mr. Food, is a television and radio chef who emphasizes simple recipes. He is the originator of "quick & easy cooking" who, for the past 30+ years, has paved the way for TV food personalities who have followed....
    • The Eyemark Entertainment library
      • The Group W Productions
        Westinghouse Broadcasting

        The Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, also known as Group W, was the broadcasting division of Westinghouse Electric . It owned several radio and television stations across the United States and distributed television shows for television syndication....
         library
        • This does not include television distribution rights to most of the Filmation
          Filmation

          Filmation Associates was an American production company that produced animated television series for television during the later half of the 20th century....
           library, which are currently owned by Entertainment Rights Plc
          Entertainment Rights

          Entertainment Rights Plc is a global media company, listed on the London Stock Exchange. Its main role is in the growth of children and family Children's television series....
    • Television distribution rights to CBS' own library of theatrical films such as My Fair Lady
      My Fair Lady (film)

      My Fair Lady is a musical film film adaptation of the Lerner and Loewe stage musical, My Fair Lady, based in turn on the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw....
      , which CBS owns the copyright to
      • CBS-produced films released in the 1980s
    • Note: The King World library was distributed separately until 2007


Around the same time of CPT's formation, Viacom completed its acquisition of DreamWorks SKG
DreamWorks

DreamWorks, LLC, also known as DreamWorks Pictures, DreamWorks SKG or DreamWorks Studios, is a major film studios United States film studio which develops, produces, and distributes films, video games, and television programming....
, so CBS Paramount Television now distributes DreamWorks' library of films (such as Shrek
Shrek

Shrek is a 2001 in film computer animation Cinema of the United States comedy film, directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, and starring the voices of Mike Myers , Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow....
 and Gladiator
Gladiator (2000 film)

Gladiator is a 2000 in film epic film directed by Ridley Scott, starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, and Richard Harris....
) originally in co-operation with Tribune Entertainment
Tribune Entertainment

Tribune Entertainment was a television production and television syndication company owned and operated by Tribune Broadcasting in the mid-1980s....
, while being solely responsible for DreamWorks' TV series
DreamWorks Television

DreamWorks Television is a television production company that is a division of DreamWorks, a former subsidiary of Viacom-owned Paramount Pictures....
 (such as Spin City
Spin City

Spin City is an United States sitcom television series that ran from 1996 to 2002 on American Broadcasting Corporation. Created by Gary David Goldberg and Bill Lawrence , the show was based on a fictional local government running New York City, and originally starred Michael J....
, which PDT was already distributing anyway having done so since the show's reruns debuted in syndication in 2000, and Father of the Pride
Father of the Pride

Father of the Pride is an United States animated television series that began broadcasting on NBC on August 31, 2004 and was one of the first computer-generated imagery series in prime-time television network ....
).

Past names

  • Paramount Television Group (1967–2006)
    • Desilu Productions, Inc. (1951–1967)
  • CBS Productions (1952–2006, 2008-Present)


See also

  • CBS Paramount Domestic Television
    CBS Paramount Domestic Television

    CBS Paramount Domestic Television was an United States television distribution/production that was formed on January 17, 2006 and owned by CBS Corporation....
  • CBS Paramount International Television
    CBS Paramount International Television

    CBS Paramount International Television is a multinational corporation television production/distribution arm of CBS Paramount Television and owned by CBS Corporation that was formed in 2004 by Viacom, as a result of a merger between two television companies, CBS Broadcast International and Paramount International Television....
  • Category:Television series by CBS Paramount Television


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