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Background

ABC Signature Studios was established in 2013 to separate ABC productions airing on other networks from ABC Studios. On August 10, 2020, as part of a television division restructuring, Disney combined ABC Signature Studios and ABC Studios into one entity that took the Signature name. The Signature name has been phased in on former Studios productions since the restructuring.

On October 1, 2024, Disney announced that ABC Signature would be folded into 20th Television as part of their corporate reorganization efforts.

Logo (October 28, 2014-October 2024)

Visuals: Same as the 2013 ABC Studios logo, except the word "signature" replaces "studios".

Variants:

On some shows, the logo doesn't zoom in.
Since 2021, starting with Home Economics, the logo zooms out.
On Guerrilla, the logo is in-credit and shares the screen with other logos.
On Bad Sisters, a print version on a black background is used.
On an airing of Criminal Minds: Evolution on November 24, 2022, an image of the print logo was used, fully scaled up to the edges of the screen.^[1]

Technique: Computer animation by Loyalkaspar.

Audio:

2014-2020: A guitar version of the ABC Studios music. Like the 2013 ABC Studios logo, this music is composed by Fil Eisler.
2017-2024: The music from the 2013 ABC Studios logo. This would later become the main music variant starting in 2020.

Audio Variants:

Sometimes, the logo is silent.
Since 2017, like the 2013 ABC Studios logo, long versions of the theme exist.
On some shows, the first 2 notes are omitted.
Network airings use a generic theme and a voiceover.
Sometimes, the ending theme of the show would be used instead.

Availability:

It was originally seen only on its shows that this company produced for cable networks and streaming services such as Benched, Blood & Oil, All About the Washingtons, Dead of Summer, Marvel's Runaways, Godfather of Harlem and High Fidelity, among others.
Starting in 2020, shows that were originally produced by ABC Studios now carry this logo.
It also appeared on new and future shows that this company also produced from 2020 onwards.
Like the ABC Studios logo, this does not appear on original ABC airings unless the show is co-produced by another studio, like Entertainment One and later Lionsgate Television on The Rookie, or Sony Pictures Television Studios on The Good Doctor.
This logo or the CBS Studios logo never appeared on later episodes of The Amazing Race, even though the two companies produced that show.
Despite ABC's rebrand in 2021, this logo remained in use prior to the company's shuttering. It will most likely continue to be used for a brief time.

References

↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQUkORBU3co

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[1] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQUkORBU3co

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+===Background===
+'''ABC Signature Studios''' was established in 2013 to separate ABC productions airing on other networks from [[ABC Studios]]. On August 10, 2020, as part of a television division restructuring, Disney combined ABC Signature Studios and ABC Studios into one entity that took the Signature name. The Signature name has been phased in on former Studios productions since the restructuring.
+On October 1, 2024, Disney announced that ABC Signature would be folded into [[20th Television]] as part of their corporate reorganization efforts.
-Background: ABC Studios was originally formed as "Touchstone Television", which was then renamed as "ABC Television Studios" in February 2007 before it was renamed again to its current name in May 2007.
+===Logo (October 28, 2014-October 2024)===
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+'''Visuals:''' Same as the 2013 [[ABC Studios]] logo, except the word "'''signature'''" replaces "'''studios'''".
-st Logo
-(May-September 23, 2007)
-ABC Studios (May 2007)ABC Studios (2007) (16:9) (HD)
+'''Variants:'''
-Logo: On a white background, a black ABC circle iris in on the left with the text "studios" in the same font as the ABC logo, with a shadow effect rises up from the middle of the screen on the right side of the logo.
+*On some shows, the logo doesn't zoom in.
+*Since 2021, starting with ''Home Economics'', the logo zooms out.
+*On ''Guerrilla'', the logo is in-credit and shares the screen with other logos.
+*On ''Bad Sisters'', a print version on a black background is used.
+*On an <u>airing of ''Criminal Minds: Evolution'' on November 24, 2022</u>, an image of the print logo was used, fully scaled up to the edges of the screen.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQUkORBU3co</ref>
+'''Technique:''' Computer animation by Loyalkaspar.
-FX/SFX: The circle and text appearing.
+'''Audio:'''
-Music/Sounds: None.
+* 2014-2020: A guitar version of the [[ABC Studios]] music. Like the 2013 ABC Studios logo, this music is composed by Fil Eisler.
+* 2017-2024: The music from the 2013 [[ABC Studios]] logo. This would later become the main music variant starting in 2020.
+'''Audio Variants:'''
-Availability: Rare. Appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, season 2 of Kyle XY, and some ABC summer programs in 2007.
+* Sometimes, the logo is silent.
+* Since 2017, like the 2013 ABC Studios logo, long versions of the theme exist.
+* On some shows, the first 2 notes are omitted.
+* Network airings use a generic theme and a voiceover.
+* Sometimes, the ending theme of the show would be used instead.
+'''Availability:'''
-Editor's Note: Rather simple, but it's likely just a placeholder for the next logo.
+* It was originally seen only on its shows that this company produced for cable networks and streaming services such as ''Benched'', ''Blood & Oil'', ''All About the Washingtons'', ''Dead of Summer'', ''Marvel's Runaways'', ''Godfather of Harlem'' and ''High Fidelity'', among others.
+* Starting in 2020, shows that were originally produced by ABC Studios now carry this logo.
+* It also appeared on new and future shows that this company also produced from 2020 onwards.
+* Like the ABC Studios logo, this does not appear on original ABC airings unless the show is co-produced by another studio, like [[Entertainment One]] and later [[Lionsgate Television]] on ''The Rookie'', or [[Sony Pictures Television|Sony Pictures Television Studios]] on ''The Good Doctor''.
+* This logo or the [[CBS Studios]] logo never appeared on later episodes of ''The Amazing Race'', even though the two companies produced that show.
+* Despite ABC's rebrand in 2021, this logo remained in use prior to the company's shuttering. It will most likely continue to be used for a brief time.
+===References===
+<references />
+{{Chronology|[[ABC Studios]]|[[20th Television]]}}
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+[[Category:The Walt Disney Company]]
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+[[Category:Disney General Entertainment Content]]
-(September 24, 2007-September 2013)
+[[Category:Walt Disney Television]]
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+[[Category:Disney Television Studios]]
+[[Category:United States]]
-Nicknames: "The Silhouettes", "Silhouettes Working on Set", "ABC Camera"
+[[Category:American television logos]]
+[[Category:Television logos]]
-Logo: On a white/silver background, we see silhouettes of people working, carrying ladders, cameras, etc. as if they were working on a studio. then we rapidly zoom to a lens of a camera, which overtakes the screen. Then we see the ABC logo, in 3D with a "glossy" texture, with "studios" next to it, in a dark background with a small blue streak passing by, similar to the "Start Here" graphics from the 2007 fall season.
+[[Category:ABC]]
+[[Category:Logos made by Loyalkaspar]]
-Trivia: The whole logo appears to be a throwback to the classic 1962 "An ABC Presentation" camera logo. At the beginning of the logo, the numbers 4, 8, 15, and 16 appear on the clapper, then 15 and 16 change to 23 and 42. These are the recurring numbers from Lost. Design-wise, this logo was probably the work of Troika Design Group, who were behind the "Start Here" look.
+[[Category:Logos with music by Fil Eisler]]
+[[Category:English-language logos]]
-Variant: A widescreen version exists.
-FX/SFX: The people moving around and the 3-D ABC logo shining.
-Music/Sounds: A bass drum "boom" sound is heard, then an uplifting, 5-note orchestration, mixed with twinkle sounds (the first four notes is the ABC jingle that been used since 1998), original network airings along with CBS airings use their generic themes.
-Music/Sounds Variant: There is a longer version of the theme.
-Availability: Somewhat uncommon. This logo is no longer used as of September 2013.
-    It's on just about any show produced by ABC before 2013 (i.e. Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, Scrubs etc.), excluding the ABC broadcasts which have it cut out in favor of an in-credit mention for the studio; VOD and home media releases have the logo though.
-    It can also be seen on Criminal Minds and Ghost Whisperer on CBS, and other ex-Touchstone shows (except for post-2007 episodes of Monk).
-    A shorter widescreen version was seen on S2 of Dirt on FX.
-    The version with the music was last seen on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC and the short-lived Legend of the Seeker in syndication.
-Editor's Note: None.
-rd Logo
-(September 2013- )
-ABC Studios 2013 (red version)ABC Studios (2013)
-Logo: On a dark, murky background, a pale yellow spotlight fades in, moving towards the top-right of the screen. It flashes brightly for a moment, and some of its light morphs into the 2013 ABC logo and the word "studios", now in a different font, written next to it. The word and logo shine and zoom in. The spotlight continues to move towards the corner, gradually fading out, leaving just the ABC logo and "studios" written on the once again murky background.
-Variants:
-    Early Variant: The spotlight and tint on the ABC logo are red.
-    There is a variant in which the light and ABC Studios logo simply fade and zoom in. This version looks much cheaper.
-    On Blood & Oil, the word "signature" replaces "studios".
-FX/SFX: The spotlight shining and moving, the logo and word fading, shining and zooming in.
-Music/Sounds: A light 6-note synthesized glockenspiel tune, followed by a deep string note. For the prototype, it's silent.
-Music/Sounds Variants:
-    Sometimes, the music from the previous logo is heard.
-    Starting with Agent Carter, the theme is slightly slowed-down.
-    On Blood & Oil, a guitar version of the music is used.
-    Network airings have its generic theme.
-    An extended version of the theme exists, this can be found at the beginning of all current DVD/Blu-ray boxsets of ABC Studios shows released by Disney.
-Availability: Very common.
-    The standard pale yellow version appears on current episodes of ABC shows, such as Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Betrayal.
-    The red version appeared on early episodes of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
-    Again, not on the actual ABC broadcasts of said shows, which have the in-credit mention.
-Editor's Note: None.
-th Logo
-(2016- )
-ABC Studios (2013?) #1ABC Studios (2013?) #2
-Logo: We see the ABC logo (in gray tones) zooming out to the left part of the screen, showing the word "studios" with a flash below (which gradually disappear) on a gray background with a glow.
-Variant: A red-colored version exists.
-FX/SFX: The logo zooming out and the flash.
-Music/Sounds: None.
-Availability: So far seen at the beginning of international prints of ABC shows such as Once Upon a Time, as well as international airings of Disney theatrical films such as Ed Wood and Honey I Shrunk the Kids.
-Editor's Note: None.