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Background

Columbia TriStar Television was a merger of Columbia Pictures Television and TriStar Television (after the re-branding of Columbia TriStar Home Video). It was founded on February 21, 1994 and the same day, SPE renamed Columbia Pictures Television Distribution to Columbia TriStar Television Distribution. With Columbia TriStar International Television (formerly "Columbia Pictures International Television", now Sony Pictures Television International) already in operation since the early 1990s, all three became part of Sony Television Entertainment umbrella (which was later renamed to the Columbia TriStar Television Group in July 1995). On June 4, 1994, CTT folded Merv Griffin Enterprises and took over the rights to Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, as part of an overall deal with Merv Griffin himself. However, CPT and TriStar continued producing their own series until TriStar Television became in-name-only in 1999 and CPT folded in 2001. Columbia TriStar Television was officially incorporated on July 12, 1996.

On New Year's Day 2001, CTT folded CPT in a failed attempt to become a network television syndication division called Columbia TriStar Network Television. However, the formation of CTNT was blocked due to FCC-related television and syndication laws (also known as the "Fin-Syn" laws) prohibiting network participation in the financial interest of the television programs they aired beyond first-run exhibition and the creation of in-house syndication arms, especially in the domestic market. Another reason why CTNT's formation failed was due to its Japanese ownership (Sony). Ultimately, on October 25, 2001, CTT and CTTD were merged into Columbia TriStar Domestic Television with CTIT remaining. CTDT also replaced Columbia TriStar Network Television.

On September 16, 2002, CTDT was reincorporated into what is known today as Sony Pictures Television.

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1st Logo (July 25, 1994-May 27, 2000)	2nd Logo (Early 1995-February 14, 2003)

1st Logo (July 25, 1994-May 27, 2000)

Visuals: On a solid blue background, there are two boxes. The left one contains the Columbia Torch Lady, and the right one contains the TriStar Pegasus (over Columbia's cloud background). The company name in gold appears above and below the logo, with "COLUMBIA TRISTAR" positioned over their respective logos, and "TELEVISION" below the boxes. Underneath it is the Sony Pictures Entertainment byline, also in gold.

Variant: On GSN and Project G.e.e.K.e.R., the names and the byline stay on-screen for a split second longer before fading out.

Technique: A still image incorporating Michael J. Deas' Torch Lady painting and Alan Reingold's Pegasus painting.

Audio: A re-arranged version of the 1993 Columbia Pictures Television theme by Steve Kaplan.

Audio Variants:

Like the CPT logo, from 1994, the logo theme is re-orchestrated.
From 1996-2000, the logo fades out at the last note. However, this does not happen on either Jeopardy! or Wheel of Fortune.
On some episodes of Early Edition from the 4th season such as "Take Me Out to the Ball Game", it uses the 1993 TriStar Television theme.
On Jeopardy! for the Philips CD-i and the VHS promo for Godzilla: The Series, the logo is silent.
On some airings of season 4 Early Edition episodes, the 1993 TriStar Television music is heard over the logo.
From September 1994-November 1996 on Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune (when production of both shows were taken over by Columbia TriStar Television), the CTT logo was integrated into the announcers' ending spiels; typically, the 1994 theme would play underneath the announcement of the CTT name.
A version exists with Charlie O'Donnell announcing the company name, primarily used to cover up King World logos/references on GSN reruns of Wheel and Jeopardy! from the time frame.

Availability: Until 1997, this logo was primarily reserved for animated series, as well as Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune; most other shows continued to use the separate Columbia Pictures Television and TriStar Television brands.

It appeared on GSN up until their infamous "Dark Period", then was replaced with the then-current CTT logo.
It was most widely used on Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune (both until spring 1997; CTT fully absorbed Merv Griffin Enterprises per a deal struck with Griffin in July 1994 that allowed him to remain as executive producer of both shows until 2000, with this logo first appearing on Wheel the week of September 5, 1994).
Other shows to use this included earlier animated series from Adelaide Productions, including Men in Black: The Series (until 2000), Channel Umptee-3, Jumanji: The Animated Series, and several S1 episodes of Godzilla: The Series.
It was also last seen back in 2002 on reruns of Men in Black: The Series on Nickelodeon's "SLAM!" block, paired with the 2002 Sony Pictures Television International logo.
- Although said show was last seen on The Hub (now Discovery Family), the CTT logo was replaced by the 2002 Sony Pictures Television logo there; the logo is also plastered on Crackle's prints.
This logo is also intact (followed by the 2002 SPT logo) on later episodes of Beakman's World on Tubi.
Certain modern releases of Jumanji: The Animated Series also retain the logo, including when Hulu and Tubi streamed the series.
- Most episodes on the former service used the 2003 SPTI logo, while the latter features the 2002 SPT logo following it.
It also appears on VHS releases of the 1998 movie Godzilla on a Godzilla: The Series promo.
This logo also appears on some network series, such as The Dana Carvey Show episode "The Taco Bell Dana Carvey Show" on DVD, several early season 4 episodes of Early Edition on FamilyNet and Malcolm & Eddie, as well on a French airing of some episodes of Just Shoot Me! and UK airings of certain season 7 episodes of Mad About You.
When GSN reran the 1994-95, 1995-96, and 1996-97 seasons of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune over two decades ago, this logo was plastered by the 1997 CTT logo, keeping the voice-overs intact.
It also made an appearance at the end of a PRO Cinema Romania airing of The Facts of Life Go to Paris, plastering the in-credit Embassy Television logo and on CTV Throwback prints of some episodes of Partners in Crime.
It also ended up on at least two Screen Gems animated shorts on MeTV+ (as part of Sunday Night Cartoons), followed right by the 2002 Sony Pictures Television logo.

2nd Logo (Early 1995-February 14, 2003)

Visuals: The logo starts out against a forming cloud background. Then a square with the footage of the 1993 Columbia Torch Lady in it fades in, and slides to the left, revealing a box with the footage of the 1993 TriStar Pegasus, which slides to the right. The words COLUMBIA TRISTAR" appear above the boxes and "TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION" on the bottom with the Sony Pictures Television below everything else. The entire text is in dark blue.

Trivia: The cloud background is the same one used in the 1993 Columbia TriStar Home Video logo.

Variants:

Depending on the unit that the show originated (Television, Television Distribution, or Domestic Television), the logo was modified accordingly.
The Television variant of this logo was introduced in February 1997, with it having a number of differences to the Television Distribution variant. In this version, the word "TELEVISION" along with the Sony Pictures byline, do not have the drop shadow effect while the words "COLUMBIA TRISTAR" still have the drop shadow effect intact. Plus, the logo has either the red-pink tint or the blue color tint and the Sony byline is in a different font (as Helvetica).
There is a version used for CTTD, where a darker box with the animation of the clouds (footage re-used from the 3rd CTHV logo) zooms back and then splits to form the logo (similar to the 1993 Columbia TriStar Home Video logo). This version was seen on Walker, Texas Ranger, Seinfeld, and Born Free: The New Adventures.
On widescreen international versions of some programs such as season 2 of The King of Queens and seasons 3-5 of Dawson's Creek on French airings, there is a widescreen version of the CTT and the CTDT logo.
On 1997-2002 episodes of Jeopardy!, there would be a freeze frame effect at the end of the logo. The logo would sometimes fade out instead of disappearing.
Starting in late 1999 on some series, the logo was expanded in ratio size in observance to high-definition programming. The animation here is a bit cheaper and is filmed, the cloud background is updated, the Torch Lady along with her cloud background both have a zooming out effect as the box splits, the TriStar Pegasus animation is slowed down a bit, the boxes have a thin white border and the text doesn't have the drop shadow effect and are in blue color. The "Television" and "Television Distribution" units were merged together on October 25, 2001, forming Columbia TriStar Domestic Television with "DOMESTIC TELEVISION" below the boxes and the SPE byline a bit smaller.
There is an off-center version of the 2001 byline variant which was spotted on a 2004 airing of Jackie Chan Adventures on Cartoon Network.
There are three versions of the Domestic Television variant of the logo. The first version is where the logo is up close and looks like the boxes are almost touching the screen. The second version is where the logo is in the letterbox format, stretched to fit the screen. The third version is where the logo is in the far-distance known as the "Open Matte" boxes and the SPE byline is a bit bigger and not bold.
There are also black and white variants of all three logos.
On some TV movies like Rag & Bone, Into Thin Air: Death on Everest, and Double Platinum, there is a filmed version of the logo for CTT.
This variant was also used for Columbia TriStar Film und Fernseh Produktions GMBH.
On several Columbia TriStar Television Distribution-produced shows, the words "TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION" are set in Eurostile Thin, while the Sony byline is set in Futura Medium. Plus, the words (except for "COLUMBIA TRISTAR", which is the only text remaining in its standard font) don't have the drop shadow effect.
There is another version of this variant seen on a handful episodes of What About Joan?, in which the logo is stretched to 4:3 and the text "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" is seen above to the left.
A variant for CTDT exists and appears on the TV movies Blood Crime and Breakaway (also known as Christmas Rush). Both movies can be found on DVD.
On DVD prints of the Get a Life episode "Married", the logo stutters and shakes, presumably due to a master tape error.
There is also a variant for CTTD. So far, it has been seen on the TV movies The Linda McCartney Story and First Shot (the latter using a filmed version), which were last seen on Sony Movies (however, a current airing of the latter had SPT instead, while the DVD has Domestic Television instead, but is retained on Crackle's print). It can be also seen on season 3 (and early episodes of season 4) episodes of V.I.P (Tubi prints retain it).
A still/filmed version was seen on ATF (1999).
There is a version where only the finished product of the logo, with the last second of the Torch Lady and Pegasus zooming away.
On original international airings of the Seinfeld episode "The Betrayal", the Television Distribution logo plays in reverse while the audio plays forwards (the Castle Rock Television logo, which is also in reverse video and forward audio, follows the logo, adding more to the "backwards" effect presented in the Seinfeld episode). The original NBC airing of the episode only started with Castle Rock.
A warp speed version of CTDT (with the ending theme) was spotted on an Escape (now Court TV Mystery) airing of The Juror.
A black-and-white version of the Television Distribution variant (apparently in telecine format) was spotted on a Retro TV print of the Naked City season 2 episode "The Day It Rained Mink". This plasters the original Screen Gems Torch Lady logo.
Sometimes, the logo fades in lately and fades out earlier than usual. Other times, the logo fades in early and cuts out to black as usual.
On some episodes of Flamingo Fortune (in which the company produced for its final years, alongside Game Show Network), the blue text "Copyright 1998" is seen below the Sony byline.
On Kids' WB! broadcasts of the first season of Jackie Chan Adventures, the logo plays and appears on a split-screen, due to the block's split-screen credits format.

Technique: Computer animation by WunderFilm, with live-action footage for the Pegasus.

Audio: The theme from the previous logo. Starting in 1999 with CTT (and later CTDT), the first note is cut off.

Audio Variants:

September 27, 1997?-May 15, 2002: A shorter version of the jingle is used, only about the second half of the long version. This version of the music sounds like a re-orchestration and not a truncation of the regular logo. This is mostly seen on the "TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION" variation of the logo. However, it was also used on the "DOMESTIC TELEVISION" variant of the logo on the final season of V.I.P and Showtime's Going to California. On Dilbert, the last 2 1/2 notes of the short CTTD theme are played over the CTT logo.
There is another short version that only uses the last five notes.
On some TriStar produced shows, the 1992, 1993, and 1997 TriStar Television themes were used. However, some shows produced by CTT such as Cupid used the 1993 TriStar Television theme as well. This was started in 1997. On some current prints of the TV movie The Advocate's Devil, the TriStar theme plays over the filmed version.
The 1988 CPT theme was also heard on this logo on several Three Stooges shorts part of Stooge TV on The Family Channel, particularly Goof on the Roof. Short version of CTTD only.
On The Jeffersons episode "984 W 124th Street, Apartment 5C" aired on Me-TV, the 1988 CPT theme is heard under the CTTD logo due to botched plastering.
The 1993 CPT theme was also heard on the CTTD logo on 1996-2001 episodes of Ricki Lake and the 1999 CTT logo on Phantom Investigators and Bette.
On Antenna TV reruns of Gidget, the 1993 CPT theme can be heard over the Domestic Television logo.
On several 2001-2002 episodes of Jackie Chan Adventures, the high and low tone variants are included (based on the theme song of the series). Other episodes use the standard-pitched version.
- The short-lived series Secret Agent Man has the standard, high, low and very low tone variants.
On Married... with Children: The Most Outrageous Episodes: Volume 2, at the end of the episode "If Al Had a Hammer", the 2002 Sony Pictures Television logo music is heard on the third version of the CTDT logo.
On CourtTV Mystery's airings of the film Eyes of Laura Mars, the 2002 SPT theme is heard over the 1995 CTTD logo.
On Crackle and Tubi prints of the Sheena episode "The Fool Monty", the high pitched 2002 SPT theme plays over the alternate "Eurostile Thin" CTTD logo.
On some Game Show Network reruns (mostly old episodes of Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune (excepting the 1988-1990 seasons), and Headline Chasers), Charlie O'Donnell says "Columbia TriStar Television" over the fanfare. This is presumably done to blend in with the spiel at the end of the program and cover up the end reference to King World. On the 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons of both shows, the original voice over is intact, simply plastering the 1994 logo with this logo. This variant was also attached on reruns of other Sony-owned game shows, such as the 1976 network version of Break the Bank, and on a rerun of The $25,000 Pyramid finale on New Year's Eve 1999.
On the end of the VHS promo for Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (found on the 2002 VHS of Spider-Man), the second version of the CTDT logo plays silently.
On The $treet, only the final note of the logo music is heard on the CTTD logo.
Some episodes of Father Knows Best on Antenna TV have the Colex Enterprises logo music playing over this logo. This is due to a plaster error.
In other cases, the ending theme of the show plays over it, like on some episodes of Flamingo Fortune.
On one S2 episode of The Guardian, none.
On international and Disney+ printings of the 1999 Annie remake, the two first notes are cut off.
On one S1 episode of The Guardian on DVD, the 2007 CBS Television Distribution theme is played on the CTDT logo due to a plaster.
There is another version of the CTT theme that has a reverb effect and the last note cut short.
Episodes of the UPN series Guys Like Us uses the abridged 1996 TriStar Television theme used on The Nanny.
On two airings of two S5 episodes of One Day at a Time, either plaster error occurs:
- One of them is "Small Wonder", where the first note of the 1982 CPT theme plays faintly.
- The other one is "Heart Attack", where the first three notes of the T.A.T. Communications Company jingle play faintly.

Availability: Appears on pre-2003 prints of shows from the company.

Appears on near-current prints of shows reran on cable, like Walker, Texas Ranger on the now-defunct Cloo, the first season (and the first four S2 episodes) of The Guardian on H&I and previously on TV Guide Network (later renamed TVGN, and currently Pop), and most of the final season episodes of Early Edition on Start TV and last seen on FamilyNet, TV Guide Network (now Pop) and Syfy.
It also occasionally appeared on Sony-owned programs on GSN like Russian Roulette, seasons 1-5 of Hollywood Squares, and the Donny Osmond version of Pyramid.
It also appeared on every episode of Harold and the Purple Crayon on HBO Family -- even though it no longer airs nowadays, the CTT logo was always retained whenever the network reran the series.
- However, the DVD releases and CTV Throwback prints plaster it with the 2002 Sony Pictures Television logo.
The CTDT logos also appear on the season 2 DVD releases of All in the Family, Sanford and Son, Good Times, and The Jeffersons, and a couple episodes on the season 4 DVD release of Punky Brewster (with the NBC Enterprises or NBC Universal Television Distribution logo following it, this was kept on one episode on Peacock but with the 1982 CPT and the current NBCUniversal Television Distribution logos following this logo), and was last seen on reruns of Mad About You on Antenna TV (plastering the 1992 TriStar Television logo), among others. CTTD or CTDT can also be spotted on several Sony classic movies on TCM occasionally.
As for the high and low tones, they were last seen on most season 2 episodes of Jackie Chan Adventures when it was reran on Cartoon Network.
- Current prints of season 2 plaster the logo over with the 2002 SPT logo (like when it popped up on Disney XD at one point).
- The low-tone variant was also seen on the short-lived series Secret Agent Man when it was aired on UPN and is retained on the Australian DVD release thereof.
This logo also appears on Sleepless in Seattle and The Quick and the Dead on TBS and TNT, The Jeffersons episode "Lunch with Mama" on TV One, and some films on ThisTV like Swamp Thing, Casualties of War or 1941.
- The latter title is followed by the 2002 SPT logo.
The CTDT logo also appears (followed by the 2002 SPT logo) on the Married... with Children episode "Have You Driven a Ford Lately" on TBS.
The short version commonly appears on Walker, Texas Ranger (including syndicated reruns of the 1993 pilot season) and the animated TV show adaptation of Dilbert (also on UPN and preserved on some current prints, like on Tubi).
- It was also last seen on 1998-2002 episodes of Dawson's Creek on The N (now TeenNick); the first two season DVD sets and Tubi prints of said show also retain it.
The Distribution variant was spotted on Crackle prints on some episodes of Crazy Like a Fox (while the GREAT! TV UK airings have the regular variant).
The "open matte" version was seen at the end of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner on Centric (now BET Her).
- The first filmed version appears on some TV movies like Rag & Bone, Into Thin Air: Death on Everest, and Double Platinum, and is preserved on the DVD releases of the latter TV movies.
A widescreen filmed variant of the 1999 Columbia TriStar Television logo exists, which was spotted on an HBO Asia airing of Call Me Claus (followed by the 2014 version of the Sony Pictures Television logo) and the Hulu print of the 2000 TV movie The Three Stooges (followed by the 2002 Sony Pictures Television logo).
The black-and-white variant of the CTT logo can be seen on several episodes of The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin on Antenna TV, and the episode "Yo-o Rinty" used the 1993 TriStar Television theme with it.
- It also appears on several episodes of Gidget on Antenna TV, which happens to be TV Land's prints plastering the Screen Gems "S from Hell" logo.
On Netflix and Amazon, this logo appears on most episodes of The Tick.
The CTDT logo appears on S1 episodes of The Shield on Crackle and the Region 1 DVD release.
- It can be also found on BounceTV's airings of Blue Streak.
The CTTD logo first appeared on Stooge TV, a Three Stooges program block on The Family Channel in 1996.
- This also appears on the Seinfeld 100th Episode VHS release released in 1995 as part of a promotion with General Mills.
Both CTT and CTDT variants appear (in HD) on S1 episodes (and the first four S2 episodes) of The Guardian on Amazon, iTunes and Paramount+.
- The CTTD logo also appears on five episodes of The Edge (while the rest retain the 1992 TriStar Television logo) on DVD, which can be bought here.
The "darker box" variant of CTTD has been seen on two early 2000s pitchreels for revivals of The $100,000 Pyramid and The Gong Show on Wink Martindale's YouTube channel.
The "Eurostile Thin" version of CTTD is a tough one, but it can be currently seen on season 2 episodes of Strong Medicine on Start TV (and previously on Lifetime, where the show originally aired), as well as on The Roku Channel, Tubi and CTV Throwback prints.
- It also appeared on V.I.P. and Sheena (both of these being first-run syndication shows), as well as on some episodes of Lifetime's Oh, Baby (the CTV Throwback prints retains it), USA Network's The Net (DVD and Crackle prints have it plastered with the 2002 SPT logo) and season 2 of the the Showtime original series Rude Awakening, among possibly others.
- This version was also seen on two series, The $treet and Grosse Point (the former hasn't been reran since it originally aired on Fox; the latter was released on DVD, although it's plastered by the 2002 SPT logo there), both of which were co-produced by Artists Television Group.
The logo was intact on PBS Kids Sprout (now Universal Kids) airings of Dragon Tales.
The CTTD version appears on season 1 episodes of Sledge Hammer! last seen on Me-TV, following the 1984 New World Television logo and followed by the 2002 SPT logo, and was also seen on at least one episode of The Donna Reed Show on Me-TV.
It appears on Australian airings of The King of Queens on Channel Eleven and current international prints, usually followed by the 1995 CBS Broadcast International or CBS Studios International logo.
The CTT variant of this logo makes an appearance on Laff's print of the film If Lucy Fell.
It appears on one episode of Barney Miller on the Shout! Factory DVD set and on German airings of the final season of The Nanny (replacing the TriStar Television logo).
The CTDT variant of this logo also makes an appearance on a Amazon Prime print of Severed Ties (1992) provided by Samuel Goldwyn Films, with the 2002 SPT logo following afterwards.
When CTT became SPT in 2002, the third version of the CTDT logo (also known as the "Open Matte" boxes) was used until February 14, 2003 on the 5th season of Hollywood Squares (H2) in syndication. The first two versions ended in 2002.
The CTTD variant of this logo also appears at the end of the "US Broadcast TV" cut of Ghostbusters (1984) on the bonus disc of the 2022 Collector's Edition Blu-ray release, marking the logo's Blu-ray debut. Related to Ghostbusters, the 2024 US DVD boxset of Extreme Ghostbusters retains the CTT logo on the series' latter 25 episodes (the first 13 episodes plus two others are plastered by the 2002 SPT logo, as these episodes come from a 2009 PAL master used for an earlier release of the Extreme Ghostbusters series in region 2).
The CTT variant of this logo also appears on Hulu's print of the Jumanji episode "The Red and the Black", while the rest of season 2 uses the previous logo.
The CTTD variant of this logo was preserved on Buzzr airings of the 1996-99 version of The Newlywed Game, followed by the 2002 SPT logo.
- It appears on the Party of Five spin-off Time of Your Life (CTV Throwback's prints also retain it), and some episodes of Silk Stalkings.
The CTT variant of this logo also appears at the end of Frank Capra's American Dream, which appears on The Criterion Collection Blu-ray release of It Happened One Night (1934).

Legacy: This logo was disliked by people for several years due to its over-common presence and usage of plastering old logos, similarly to the SPT logo.

Copyright Stamps

Here is some information about the copyright stamps on the CTT series and TV movies: Note: During the formation of CTT on February 21, 1994, all series were merged under the CTT banner. However, both CPT and TriStar studios still used their respective copyright stamps on their series from 1996-1999:

1994-1998, 1999-2002: Copyright © [YEAR] Jeopardy Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Used on Jeopardy!)
1994-1998, 1999-2002: Copyright © [YEAR] Califon Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Used on Wheel of Fortune)
1996-1998, 1999-2002: Copyright © [YEAR] Adelaide Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Used on animated shows)
1996-1998, 1999-2002: Copyright © [YEAR] Columbia TriStar Television, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
1996-1997: Copyright © [YEAR] ELP COMMUNICATIONS (Used on the final season of Beakman's World)
1996-1998, 1999-2002: Copyright © [YEAR] Columbia TriStar Television Distribution. All Rights Reserved.
1996-1998, 1999-2002: Copyright © [YEAR] Columbia Pictures Television, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Used on Ricki Lake)
1998-1999: Copyright © [YEAR] Global Entertainment Productions GmbH & Company Medien KG. All Rights Reserved.
1998-2001: Copyright © [YEAR] Trackdown Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Used on Rock & Roll Jeopardy!)
1998-2002: Copyright © [YEAR] Columbia TriStar Television, Inc. and CBS Worldwide, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Used on Family Law and The King of Queens)
1999-2000: Copyright © [YEAR] TriStar Television, Inc. and CBS Worldwide, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Used on the final season of Early Edition)
2001-2002: Copyright © [YEAR] CPT Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Used on The Young and the Restless)
2001-2002: Copyright © [YEAR] Corday Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Used on Days of Our Lives)
2001-2003: Copyright © [YEAR] Columbia TriStar Domestic Television. All Rights Reserved.

Final Notes

In 2002, CTDT became Sony Pictures Television. When CTDT became SPT in 2002, the third version of the CTDT logo (also known as the "Open Matte" boxes) was used until 2003 on the 5th season of Hollywood Squares (H2) in syndication. The first two versions ended in 2002.

External Links

Columbia TriStar Television on Wikipedia
Columbia TriStar Television on IMDB

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+===1st Logo (July 25, 1994-May 27, 2000)===
-'''Trivia:''' This is basically Columbia TriStar's home video logo, but "{{font color|gold|'''HOME VIDEO'''}}" is edited out to put "{{font color|gold|'''TELEVISION'''}}" in, the background is solid {{font color|blue|blue}}, both boxes have a very thin black border instead of a regular gold border, and a Sony byline is added.
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+'''Visuals:''' On a solid blue background, there are two boxes. The left one contains the Columbia Torch Lady, and the right one contains the TriStar Pegasus (over Columbia's cloud background). The company name in gold appears above and below the logo, with "'''COLUMBIA TRISTAR'''" positioned over their respective logos, and "'''TELEVISION'''" below the boxes. Underneath it is the Sony Pictures Entertainment byline, also in gold.
-'''FX/SFX:''' Just a simple fade in and fade out or none. On GSN as well as ''Project G.e.e.K.e.R.'', the logo fades out like the 1992 [[Columbia Pictures Television]] logo, the names and bylines dims out first, then the background and logos fade out, and the names fade out.
+'''Variant:''' On GSN and ''Project G.e.e.K.e.R.'', the names and the byline stay on-screen for a split second longer before fading out.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A re-arranged version of the 1993 Columbia Pictures Television theme done by Steven Kaplan.
+'''Technique:''' A still image incorporating Michael J. Deas' Torch Lady painting and Alan Reingold's Pegasus painting.
-'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
-* Like the Columbia Pictures Television logo, from 1994, the logo theme was re-orchestrated.
-* From 1996-2000, the logo fades out at the last note. This doesn't happen on ''Jeopardy!'' or ''Wheel of Fortune''.
-* On some episodes of ''Early Edition'' from the 4th season such as "Take Me Out to the Ball Game", it uses the 1993 TriStar Television theme.
-* On the VHS promo for ''Godzilla: The Series'', it's silent, except for non-U.S. releases that carries the logo theme. It was also used on ''Jeopardy!'' on the Philips CD-i.
-* On some airings of season 4 ''Early Edition'' episodes, the 1993 TriStar Television music is heard over the logo.
-* From September 1994-November 1996 on ''Jeopardy!'' and ''Wheel of Fortune'' (when both game shows were taken over by Columbia TriStar Television), there were different announcements over the logo and fanfare:
-** ''Jeopardy!'' (Johnny Gilbert):
-*** (September 1994-1995): (On the credits) This is Johnny Gilbert speaking. (Later turns to the ''Jeopardy!'' title card) (on the Columbia TriStar Television logo) ''Jeopardy!'' is a production of Columbia TriStar Television. (on the 1990 [[King World Productions|King World]] logo) Distributed by King World.
-*** (1995-November 1996): (On the credits) This is Johnny Gilbert speaking. ''Jeopardy!'' was created by Merv Griffin. (on the ''Jeopardy!'' title card) Produced by (on the Columbia TriStar Television logo) Columbia TriStar Television. (on the 1990 King World logo) Distributed by King World.
-** ''Wheel of Fortune'':
-*** (September 1994-Early 1995): (on the ''Wheel of Fortune''/Califon card with the drum roll) ''Wheeeeel of Fortune'' is produced by (on the Columbia TriStar Television logo) Columbia TriStar Television! (on the King World logo) Distributed by King World!
-*** (Early to summer 1995): Created by Merv Griffin. (On the ''Wheel of Fortune''/Califon card with the drum roll) ''Wheel of Fortune'' is produced by (on the Columbia TriStar Television logo) Columbia TriStar Television! (on the King World logo) Distributed by King World.
-*** (September 1995-1996): This is Charlie O'Donnell speaking. ''Wheel of Fortune'' was created by Merv Griffin. (Later turns to the ''Wheel of Fortune''/Califon card with drum roll by a page flipping effect. O'Donnell would sometimes announce on this card) (On the Columbia TriStar Television logo) Produced by Columbia TriStar Television. (On the 1990 King World logo with the theme) Distributed by King World.
-*** (Johnny Gilbert) (November 1995) (on the ''Wheel of Fortune''/Califon card with the drum roll) ''Wheeeeel of Fortune'' was created by Merv Griffin! (on the CTT logo) Produced by Columbia TriStar Television. (on the 1990 King World logo) Distributed by King World.
-**** A rare variant just like the 1997 logo has Charlie O'Donnell saying "Columbia TriStar Television" over the fanfare. This is also presumably done to blend in with the spiel at the end of the program and cover up the end reference to King World.
+'''Audio:''' A re-arranged version of the 1993 [[Columbia Pictures Television]] theme by Steve Kaplan.
-'''Availability:''' Actually quite rare.
-* It appeared on Game Show Network up until their infamous "Dark Period", then was replaced with the then-current Columbia TriStar Television logo.
-* It was spotted on ''Jeopardy!'', ''Wheel of Fortune'' (both until spring 1997), ''Men in Black: The Series'' (until 2000), ''Channel Umptee-3'', ''Jumanji: The Series'', several S1 episodes of ''Godzilla: The Series'', and some network shows. Usually during this time, however, whatever logos the shows were always using were used; "C-T mania" did not start until 1997.
-* Was last seen back in 2002 on reruns of ''Men in Black: The Series'' on [[Nickelodeon]]'s short-lived "SLAM!" block, paired with the 2002 [[Sony Pictures Television International]] logo. Although said show was last seen on The Hub (now Discovery Family), the Columbia TriStar Television logo was replaced by the [[Sony Pictures Television]] logo there. This is also plastered on Crackle's prints.
-* This logo was intact (followed by the Sony Pictures Television logo) on later episodes of ''Beakman's World'' on Tubi.
-* It can also be found on VHS releases of the 1998 movie ''Godzilla'' on a ''Godzilla: The Series'' promo.
-* Was also seen on ''The Dana Carvey Show'' episode "The Taco Bell Dana Carvey Show" on DVD, several early season 4 episodes of ''Early Edition'' on FamilyNet and ''Malcolm & Eddie'', as well on a French airing of some episodes of ''Just Shoot Me!'' and UK airings of certain season 7 episodes of ''Mad About You''.
-* When Game Show Network reran the 1994-1995, 1995-1996, and 1996-1997 seasons of ''Jeopardy!'' and ''Wheel of Fortune'' over a decade ago, this logo was plastered by the 1997 Columbia TriStar Television logo and keeping the voice-overs from the '94-'95 and '95-'96 seasons intact.
-* Made a surprise appearance at the end of a PRO Cinema Romania airing of ''The Facts of Life Go to Paris'', plastering the in-credit [[Embassy Television]] logo and on CTV Throwback prints of some episodes of ''Partners in Crime''.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+'''Audio Variants:'''
+*Like the CPT logo, from 1994, the logo theme is re-orchestrated.
+*From 1996-2000, the logo fades out at the last note. However, this does not happen on either ''Jeopardy!'' or ''Wheel of Fortune''.
+*On some episodes of ''Early Edition'' from the 4th season such as "Take Me Out to the Ball Game", it uses the 1993 [[TriStar Television (1991-1999)|TriStar Television]] theme.
+*On ''Jeopardy!'' for the Philips CD-i and the VHS promo for ''Godzilla: The Series'', the logo is silent.
+*On some airings of season 4 ''Early Edition'' episodes, the 1993 TriStar Television music is heard over the logo.
+*From September 1994-November 1996 on ''Jeopardy!'' and ''Wheel of Fortune'' (when production of both shows were taken over by Columbia TriStar Television), the CTT logo was integrated into the announcers' ending spiels; typically, the 1994 theme would play underneath the announcement of the CTT name.
+*A version exists with Charlie O'Donnell announcing the company name, primarily used to cover up [[King World Productions|King World]] logos/references on GSN reruns of ''Wheel'' and ''Jeopardy!'' from the time frame.
+'''Availability:''' Until 1997, this logo was primarily reserved for animated series, as well as ''Jeopardy!'' and ''Wheel of Fortune''; most other shows continued to use the separate Columbia Pictures Television and TriStar Television brands.
-===2nd Logo (Early 1995-2003)===
+*It appeared on GSN up until their infamous "Dark Period", then was replaced with the then-current CTT logo.
+*It was most widely used on ''Jeopardy!'' and ''Wheel of Fortune'' (both until spring 1997; CTT fully absorbed Merv Griffin Enterprises per a deal struck with Griffin in July 1994 that allowed him to remain as executive producer of both shows until 2000, with this logo first appearing on Wheel the week of September 5, 1994).
+*Other shows to use this included earlier animated series from Adelaide Productions, including ''Men in Black: The Series'' (until 2000), ''Channel Umptee-3'', ''Jumanji: The Animated Series'', and several S1 episodes of ''Godzilla: The Series.''
+*It was also last seen back in 2002 on reruns of ''Men in Black: The Series'' on [[Nickelodeon Originals|Nickelodeon]]'s "SLAM!" block, paired with the 2002 [[Sony Pictures Television International]] logo.
+**Although said show was last seen on The Hub (now Discovery Family), the CTT logo was replaced by the 2002 [[Sony Pictures Television]] logo there; the logo is also plastered on Crackle's prints.
+*This logo is also intact (followed by the 2002 SPT logo) on later episodes of ''Beakman's World'' on Tubi.
+*Certain modern releases of ''Jumanji: The Animated Series'' also retain the logo, including when Hulu and Tubi streamed the series.
+**Most episodes on the former service used the 2003 SPTI logo, while the latter features the 2002 SPT logo following it.
+*It also appears on VHS releases of the 1998 movie ''Godzilla'' on a ''Godzilla: The Series'' promo.
+*This logo also appears on some network series, such as ''The Dana Carvey Show'' episode "The Taco Bell Dana Carvey Show" on DVD, several early season 4 episodes of ''Early Edition'' on FamilyNet and ''Malcolm & Eddie'', as well on a French airing of some episodes of ''Just Shoot Me!'' and UK airings of certain season 7 episodes of ''Mad About You''.
+*When GSN reran the 1994-95, 1995-96, and 1996-97 seasons of ''Jeopardy!'' and ''Wheel of Fortune'' over two decades ago, this logo was plastered by the 1997 CTT logo, keeping the voice-overs intact.
+*It also made an appearance at the end of a PRO Cinema Romania airing of ''The Facts of Life Go to Paris'', plastering the in-credit [[Embassy Communications|Embassy Television]] logo and on CTV Throwback prints of some episodes of ''Partners in Crime''.
+*It also ended up on at least two [[Screen Gems Cartoons|Screen Gems]] animated shorts on MeTV+ (as part of ''Sunday Night Cartoons''), followed right by the 2002 Sony Pictures Television logo.
+===2nd Logo (Early 1995-February 14, 2003)===
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+'''Visuals:''' The logo starts out against a forming cloud background. Then a square with the footage of the 1993 Columbia Torch Lady in it fades in, and slides to the left, revealing a box with the footage of the 1993 TriStar Pegasus, which slides to the right. The words '''COLUMBIA TRISTAR'''" appear above the boxes and "'''TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION'''" on the bottom with the Sony Pictures Television below everything else. The entire text is in dark blue.
-'''Nicknames:''' "Columbia TriStar Boxes II", "Split Boxes II", "The Sliding Boxes", "The Boxes of Boredom", The Boxes of Annoyance", "The Leader in Young Adult Programming"
+'''Trivia:''' The cloud background is the same one used in the 1993 [[Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment|Columbia TriStar Home Video]] logo.
-'''Logo:''' It's almost the same as the sky variant of the 1995 [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|Columbia TriStar Home Video]] logo, except "{{font color|navy|'''TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION'''}}" replaces "{{font color|navy|'''HOME VIDEO'''}}" and the Sony byline is intact. Plus, the cloud background in the TriStar box is replaced with the one from its movie logo and the text has the drop shadow effect.
 '''Variants:'''
 * Depending on the unit that the show originated (Television, Television Distribution, or Domestic Television), the logo was modified accordingly.
-* The Television variant of this logo was introduced in February 1997, with it having a number of differences to the Television Distribution variant. In this version, the word "{{font color|navy|'''TELEVISION'''}}" along with the Sony Pictures byline, do not have the drop shadow effect while the words "{{font color|navy|'''COLUMBIA TRISTAR'''}}" still have the drop shadow effect intact. Plus, the logo has the red-pink tint and the Sony byline is in a different font (as Helvetica).
+*The Television variant of this logo was introduced in February 1997, with it having a number of differences to the Television Distribution variant. In this version, the word "'''TELEVISION'''" along with the Sony Pictures byline, do not have the drop shadow effect while the words "'''COLUMBIA TRISTAR'''" still have the drop shadow effect intact. Plus, the logo has either the red-pink tint or the blue color tint and the Sony byline is in a different font (as Helvetica).
-* There is a version used for Columbia TriStar Television Distribution, where a darker box with the animation of the clouds (footage re-used from the 3rd Colu
+*There is a version used for CTTD, where a darker box with the animation of the clouds (footage re-used from the 3rd CTHV logo) zooms back and then splits to form the logo (similar to the 1993 Columbia TriStar Home Video logo). This version was seen on ''Walker, Texas Ranger'', ''Seinfeld'', and ''Born Free: The New Adventures''.
+*On widescreen international versions of some programs such as season 2 of ''The King of Queens'' and seasons 3-5 of ''Dawson's Creek'' on French airings, there is a widescreen version of the CTT and the CTDT logo.
-Bia TriStar Home Video logo) zooms back and then splits to form the logo (similar to the 1993 Columbia TriStar Home Video logo). This version was seen on ''Walker, Texas Ranger'', ''Seinfeld'', and ''Born Free: The New Adventures''.
+*On 1997-2002 episodes of ''Jeopardy!'', there would be a freeze frame effect at the end of the logo. The logo would sometimes fade out instead of disappearing.
-* On widescreen international versions of some programs such as season 2 of ''The King of Queens'' and seasons 3-5 of ''Dawson's Creek'' on French airings, there is a widescreen version of the Columbia TriStar Television and the Columbia TriStar Domestic Television logos.
+*Starting in late 1999 on some series, the logo was expanded in ratio size in observance to high-definition programming. The animation here is a bit cheaper and is filmed, the cloud background is updated, the Torch Lady along with her cloud background both have a zooming out effect as the box splits, the TriStar Pegasus animation is slowed down a bit, the boxes have a thin white border and the text doesn't have the drop shadow effect and are in blue color. The "Television" and "Television Distribution" units were merged together on October 25, 2001, forming Columbia TriStar Domestic Television with "'''DOMESTIC TELEVISION'''" below the boxes and the SPE byline a bit smaller.
-* On 1997-2002 episodes of ''Jeopardy!'', there would be a freeze frame effect at the end of the logo. The logo would sometimes fade out instead of disappearing.
-* Starting in late 1999 on some series, the logo was expanded in ratio size in observance to High Definition programming. This version has been nicknamed "Enhanced Boxes of Boredom". The animation here is a bit cheaper and is filmed, the Torch Lady along with her cloud background both have a zooming out effect as the box splits, the TriStar Pegasus animation is slowed down a bit, the boxes have a thin white border and the text doesn't have the drop shadow effect and are in blue color. The "Television" and "Television Distribution" units were merged together on October 25, 2001, forming Columbia TriStar Domestic Television with "{{font color|navy|'''DOMESTIC TELEVISION'''}}" below the boxes with the Sony Pictures Entertainment byline a bit smaller.
 * There is an off-center version of the 2001 byline variant which was spotted on a 2004 airing of ''Jackie Chan Adventures'' on Cartoon Network.
-* There are three versions of the Domestic Television variant of the logo. The first version is where the logo is up close and looks like the boxes are almost touching the screen. The second version is where the logo is in the letterbox format, stretched to fit the screen. The third version is where the logo is in the far-distance known as the "Open Matte" boxes and the SPE byline is a bit bigger and not bold.
+*There are three versions of the Domestic Television variant of the logo. The first version is where the logo is up close and looks like the boxes are almost touching the screen. The second version is where the logo is in the letterbox format, stretched to fit the screen. The third version is where the logo is in the far-distance known as the "Open Matte" boxes and the SPE byline is a bit bigger and not bold.
-* There are also black and white variants of all three logos.
+*There are also black and white variants of all three logos.
-* On some TV movies like ''Rag & Bone'', ''Into Thin Air: Death on Everest'', and ''Double Platinum'', there is a filmed version of the logo for Columbia TriStar Television.
+*On some TV movies like ''Rag & Bone'', ''Into Thin Air: Death on Everest'', and ''Double Platinum'', there is a filmed version of the logo for CTT.
+*This variant was also used for [[Columbia TriStar Film und Fernseh Produktions GMBH]].
-* On German shows such as ''Powder Park'' and ''Rita's Welt'' (translated as ''Rita's World''), there is a still in-credit version of the Columbia TriStar Television Distribution logo superimposed into the credits. Plus, "{{font color|navy|'''TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION'''}}" is replaced with "{{font color|navy|FILM UND FERNSEH PRODUKTIONS GMBH}}" (translated in English as "{{font color|navy|FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS LTD}}") and it doesn't have a drop shadow effect.
-* On several Columbia TriStar Television Distribution-produced shows, the words "{{font color|navy|'''TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION'''}}" are set in Eurostile Thin, while the Sony byline is set in Futura Medium. Plus, the words (except for "{{font color|navy|'''COLUMBIA TRISTAR'''}}", which is the only text remaining in its standard font) don't have the drop shadow effect.
+*On several Columbia TriStar Television Distribution-produced shows, the words "'''TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION'''" are set in Eurostile Thin, while the Sony byline is set in Futura Medium. Plus, the words (except for "'''COLUMBIA TRISTAR'''", which is the only text remaining in its standard font) don't have the drop shadow effect.
-* There is another version of this variant seen on a handful episodes of ''What About Joan?'', in which the logo is stretched to 4:3 and the text "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" is seen above to the left.
+*There is another version of this variant seen on a handful episodes of ''What About Joan?'', in which the logo is stretched to 4:3 and the text "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" is seen above to the left.
-* An extremely rare filmed variant for CTDT exists and appears on the TV movies ''Blood Crime'' and ''Breakaway'' (also known as ''Christmas Rush''). Both movies can be found on DVD.
+*A variant for CTDT exists and appears on the TV movies ''Blood Crime'' and ''Breakaway'' (also known as ''Christmas Rush''). Both movies can be found on DVD.
-* On DVD prints of the ''Get a Life'' episode "Married", the logo stutters and shakes, presumably due to a master tape error (just like that one episode of ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'', called "Dadzilla").
+*On DVD prints of the ''Get a Life'' episode "Married", the logo stutters and shakes, presumably due to a master tape error.
-* There is also an extremely rare enhanced variant for Columbia TriStar Television Distribution. So far, it has been seen on the TV movies ''The Linda McCartney Story'' and ''First Shot'' (the latter using a filmed version), which were last seen on Sony Movies (however, a recent airing of the latter had the [[Sony Pictures Television]] logo instead, while the DVD has Domestic Television instead, but is retained on Crackle's print). It can be also seen on season 3 (and early episodes of season 4) episodes of ''V.I.P'' (in which Tubi prints retains it).
+*There is also a variant for CTTD. So far, it has been seen on the TV movies ''The Linda McCartney Story'' and ''First Shot'' (the latter using a filmed version), which were last seen on Sony Movies (however, a current airing of the latter had SPT instead, while the DVD has Domestic Television instead, but is retained on Crackle's print). It can be also seen on season 3 (and early episodes of season 4) episodes of ''V.I.P'' (Tubi prints retain it).
 * A still/filmed version was seen on ''ATF'' (1999).
+*There is a version where only the finished product of the logo, with the last second of the Torch Lady and Pegasus zooming away.
-* On original international airings of the ''Seinfeld'' episode "The Betrayal", the Television Distribution logo plays in reverse while the audio plays forwards (the [[Castle Rock Entertainment Television]] logo, which is also in reverse video and forward audio, follows the logo, adding more to the "backwards" effect presented in the Seinfeld episode). The original NBC airing of the episode only started with Castle Rock.
+*On original international airings of the ''Seinfeld'' episode "The Betrayal", the Television Distribution logo plays in reverse while the audio plays forwards (the [[Castle Rock Television]] logo, which is also in reverse video and forward audio, follows the logo, adding more to the "backwards" effect presented in the Seinfeld episode). The original NBC airing of the episode only started with Castle Rock.
-* A warp speed version of the Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (with the ending theme) logo was spotted on an Escape (now Court TV Mystery) airing of ''The Juror''.
+*A warp speed version of CTDT (with the ending theme) was spotted on an Escape (now Court TV Mystery) airing of ''The Juror''.
-* A black-and-white version of the Television Distribution variant (apparently in telecine format) was spotted on a Retro TV print of the ''Naked City'' season 2 episode "The Day It Rained Mink". This plasters the original Screen Gems Torch Lady logo.
+*A black-and-white version of the Television Distribution variant (apparently in telecine format) was spotted on a Retro TV print of the ''Naked City'' season 2 episode "The Day It Rained Mink". This plasters the original Screen Gems Torch Lady logo.
-* Sometimes, the logo fades in lately and fades out earlier than usual.
+*Sometimes, the logo fades in lately and fades out earlier than usual. Other times, the logo fades in early and cuts out to black as usual.
-* On some episodes of ''Flamingo Fortune'' (in which the company produced for its final years, alongside Game Show Network), the blue text "Copyright 1998" is seen below the Sony byline.
+*On some episodes of ''Flamingo Fortune'' (in which the company produced for its final years, alongside Game Show Network), the blue text "Copyright 1998" is seen below the Sony byline.
+*On Kids' WB! broadcasts of the first season of ''Jackie Chan Adventures'', the logo plays and appears on a split-screen, due to the block's split-screen credits format.
+'''Technique:''' Computer animation by WunderFilm, with live-action footage for the Pegasus.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The boxes fading in and sliding, and the animation of the Columbia and TriStar theatrical logos in the boxes.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the previous logo. NBC, CBS and ABC airings used their generic themes. Starting in 1999 with CTT (and later CTDT), the first note is cut off.
+'''Audio:''' The theme from the previous logo. Starting in 1999 with CTT (and later CTDT), the first note is cut off.
-'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
+'''Audio Variants:'''
+* '''September 27, 1997?-May 15, 2002:''' A shorter version of the jingle is used, only about the second half of the long version. This version of the music sounds like a re-orchestration and not a truncation of the regular logo. This is mostly seen on the "TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION" variation of the logo. However, it was also used on the "DOMESTIC TELEVISION" variant of the logo on the final season of ''V.I.P'' and Showtime's ''Going to California''. On ''Dilbert'', the last 2 1/2 notes of the short CTTD theme are played over the CTT logo.
-* High toned versions exist for PAL prints.
+*There is another short version that only uses the last five notes.
-* Sometimes a shorter version of the jingle is used, only about the second half of the long version. This version of the music sounds like a re-orchestration and not a truncation of the regular logo. This is mostly seen on the "TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION" variation of the logo. However, it was also used on the "DOMESTIC TELEVISION" variant of the logo on the final season of ''V.I.P'' and Showtime's ''Going to California''.
-* On some TriStar produced shows, the 1992, 1993, and 1997 [[TriStar Television]] themes were used. However, some shows produced by Columbia TriStar Television such as ''Cupid'' used the 1993 TriStar Television theme as well. This was started in 1997. On some current prints of the TV movie ''The Advocate's Devil'', the TriStar theme plays over the filmed version.
+*On some TriStar produced shows, the 1992, 1993, and 1997 [[TriStar Television (1991-1999)|TriStar Television]] themes were used. However, some shows produced by CTT such as ''Cupid'' used the 1993 TriStar Television theme as well. This was started in 1997. On some current prints of the TV movie ''The Advocate's Devil'', the TriStar theme plays over the filmed version.
-* The 1988 [[Columbia Pictures Television]] theme was also heard on this logo on several ''Three Stooges'' shorts part of ''Stooge TV'' on The Family Channel, particularly ''Goof on the Roof''. Short version of the Columbia TriStar Television Distribution logo only.
+*The 1988 [[Columbia Pictures Television|CPT]] theme was also heard on this logo on several ''Three Stooges'' shorts part of ''Stooge TV'' on The Family Channel, particularly ''Goof on the Roof''. Short version of CTTD only.
-* On ''The Jeffersons'' episode "984 W 124th Street, Apartment 5C" aired on Me-TV, the 1988 Columbia Pictures Television theme is heard under the Columbia TriStar Television Distribution logo due to botched plastering.
+* On ''The Jeffersons'' episode "984 W 124th Street, Apartment 5C" aired on Me-TV, the 1988 CPT theme is heard under the CTTD logo due to botched plastering.
-* The 1993 Columbia Pictures Television theme was also heard on the Columbia Televisiom Television Distribution logo on 1996-2001 episodes of ''Ricki Lake'' and the 1999 Columbia TriStar Television logo on ''Phantom Investigators'' and ''Bette''.
+* The 1993 CPT theme was also heard on the CTTD logo on 1996-2001 episodes of ''Ricki Lake'' and the 1999 CTT logo on ''Phantom Investigators'' and ''Bette''.
-* On Antenna TV reruns of ''Gidget'', the 1993 Columbia Pictures Television theme can be heard over the Domestic Television logo.
+*On Antenna TV reruns of ''Gidget'', the 1993 CPT theme can be heard over the Domestic Television logo.
-* On several 2001-2002 episodes of ''Jackie Chan Adventures'', there was a high and a low tone included based on the theme song. On the short-lived series ''Secret Agent Man'', it used the standard, high, low, and very low tone variants.
+*On several 2001-2002 episodes of ''Jackie Chan Adventures'', the high and low tone variants are included (based on the theme song of the series). Other episodes use the standard-pitched version.
+**The short-lived series ''Secret Agent Man'' has the standard, high, low and very low tone variants.
-*''On Married... with Children: The Most Outrageous Episodes: Volume 2'', at the end of the episode "If Al Had a Hammer", the Sony Pictures Television logo music is heard on the third version of the Columbia TriStar Domestic Television logo.
-* On CourtTV Mystery's airings of the film ''Eyes of Laura Mars'', the Sony Pictures Television theme is heard over the 1995 Columbia TriStar Television Distribution logo.
+*''On Married... with Children: The Most Outrageous Episodes: Volume 2'', at the end of the episode "If Al Had a Hammer", the 2002 Sony Pictures Television logo music is heard on the third version of the CTDT logo.
-* On Crackle prints of the ''Sheena'' episode "The Fool Monty", the high pitched SPT theme plays over the alternate "Eurostile Thin" Columbia TriStar Television Distribution logo.
+*On CourtTV Mystery's airings of the film ''Eyes of Laura Mars'', the 2002 SPT theme is heard over the 1995 CTTD logo.
+*On Crackle and Tubi prints of the ''Sheena'' episode "The Fool Monty", the high pitched 2002 SPT theme plays over the alternate "Eurostile Thin" CTTD logo.
-* On some Game Show Network reruns (mostly old episodes of ''Jeopardy!'', ''Wheel of Fortune'' (excepting the 1988-1990 seasons), and ''Headline Chasers''), Charlie O'Donnell says "Columbia TriStar Television" over the fanfare. This is presumably done to blend in with the spiel at the end of the program and cover up the end reference to King World. On the 1994-1995 and 1995-1996 seasons on both shows, the original voice over is intact, but plastering the 1994 logo with this logo. This even happened on reruns of game shows where this situation was not needed, such as the 1976 network version of ''Break the Bank'', and on a rerun of ''The $25,000 Pyramid'' finale on New Year's Eve 1999, as there was no voice over in the end.
+*On some Game Show Network reruns (mostly old episodes of ''Jeopardy!'', ''Wheel of Fortune'' (excepting the 1988-1990 seasons), and ''Headline Chasers''), Charlie O'Donnell says "Columbia TriStar Television" over the fanfare. This is presumably done to blend in with the spiel at the end of the program and cover up the end reference to King World. On the 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons of both shows, the original voice over is intact, simply plastering the 1994 logo with this logo. This variant was also attached on reruns of other Sony-owned game shows, such as the 1976 network version of ''Break the Bank'', and on a rerun of ''The $25,000 Pyramid'' finale on New Year's Eve 1999.
-* On the Columbia TriStar Television logo in 1999, it sometimes plays the last half (2 1/2) notes of the short Columbia TriStar Television Distribution theme and was heard on ''Dilbert''. One variant is even higher.
-* On the end of the VHS promo for ''Spider-Man: The New Animated Series'' (found on the 2002 VHS of ''Spider-Man''), the music is silent on the second version of the Columbia TriStar Domestic Television logo.
+*On the end of the VHS promo for ''Spider-Man: The New Animated Series'' (found on the 2002 VHS of ''Spider-Man''), the second version of the CTDT logo plays silently.
-* On the short-lived series ''The $treet'', only the final note of the logo music is heard on the Columbia TriStar Television Distribution logo.
+*On ''The $treet'', only the final note of the logo music is heard on the CTTD logo.
-* Some episodes of ''Father Knows Best'' on Antenna TV have the [[Colex Enterprises]] logo music playing over this logo. This is due to a really bad plaster.
+*Some episodes of ''Father Knows Best'' on Antenna TV have the [[Colex Enterprises]] logo music playing over this logo. This is due to a plaster error.
-* In other cases, the ending theme of the show plays over it, like on some episodes of ''Flamingo Fortune''.
+*In other cases, the ending theme of the show plays over it, like on some episodes of ''Flamingo Fortune''.
-* One S2 episode of ''The Guardian'' had the Columbia TriStar Domestic Television logo silent.
+*On one S2 episode of ''The Guardian'', none.
-* On international and Disney+ printings of the 1999 ''Annie'' remake, the two first notes are cut off.
+*On international and Disney+ printings of the 1999 ''Annie'' remake, the two first notes are cut off.
-* On one S1 episode of ''The Guardian'' on DVD, the [[CBS Media Ventures|CBS Television Distribution]] theme is played on the Columbia TriStar Domestic Television logo due to a plaster.
+*On one S1 episode of ''The Guardian'' on DVD, the 2007 [[CBS Television Distribution]] theme is played on the CTDT logo due to a plaster.
-* There is another version of the Columbia TriStar Television theme that has a reverb effect and the last note cut short.
+*There is another version of the CTT theme that has a reverb effect and the last note cut short.
-* The short-lived UPN series ''Guys Like Us'' uses the abridged 1996 TriStar Television theme used on ''The Nanny''.
+*Episodes of the UPN series ''Guys Like Us'' uses the abridged 1996 [[TriStar Television (1991-1999)|TriStar Television]] theme used on ''The Nanny''.
+*On two airings of two S5 episodes of ''One Day at a Time'', either plaster error occurs:
+**One of them is "Small Wonder", where the first note of the 1982 CPT theme plays faintly.
+**The other one is "Heart Attack", where the first three notes of the [[T.A.T. Communications Company]] jingle play faintly.
-'''Availability:''' Uncommon.
+'''Availability:''' Appears on pre-2003 prints of shows from the company.
-* It's not very hard to spot despite being less common than its predecessor, although it's mainly on near-recent prints of shows reran on cable, like ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' on the now-defunct Cloo, the first season (and the first four S2 episodes) of ''The Guardian'' on H&I and previously on TV Guide Network (later renamed TVGN, and currently Pop), and most of the final season episodes of ''Early Edition'' on Start TV and last seen on FamilyNet, TV Guide Network (now Pop) and Syfy.
+* Appears on near-current prints of shows reran on cable, like ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' on the now-defunct Cloo, the first season (and the first four S2 episodes) of ''The Guardian'' on H&I and previously on TV Guide Network (later renamed TVGN, and currently Pop), and most of the final season episodes of ''Early Edition'' on Start TV and last seen on FamilyNet, TV Guide Network (now Pop) and Syfy.
-* It also occasionally appeared on Sony-owned programs on Game Show Network like ''Russian Roulette'', seasons 1-5 of ''Hollywood Squares'', the Donny Osmond version of ''Pyramid'', and the short-lived ''Party of Five'' spin-off ''Time of Your Life'', in which CTV Throwback's prints retain it. It also appeared on every episode of ''Harold and the Purple Crayon'' on HBO Family--even though it no longer airs nowadays, the Columbia TriStar Television logo was always retained whenever the network reran the series. However, the DVD releases and CTV Throwback prints plaster it with the Sony Pictures Television logo.
+* It also occasionally appeared on Sony-owned programs on GSN like ''Russian Roulette'', seasons 1-5 of ''Hollywood Squares'', and the Donny Osmond version of ''Pyramid''.
+*It also appeared on every episode of ''Harold and the Purple Crayon'' on HBO Family -- even though it no longer airs nowadays, the CTT logo was always retained whenever the network reran the series.
-* The Columbia TriStar Domestic Television logos can also be seen on season 2 DVD releases of ''All in the Family'', ''Sanford and Son'', ''Good Times'', and ''The Jeffersons'', and a couple episodes on the season 4 DVD release of ''Punky Brewster'' (with the [[NBC Enterprises]] or [[NBCUniversal Syndication Studios|NBC Universal Television Distribution]] logo following it, this was kept on one episode on Peacock but with the 1982 Columbia Pictures Television and the then-current NBCUniversal Television Distribution logos following this logo), and was last seen on reruns of ''Mad About You'' on Antenna TV (plastering the 1992 TriStar Television logo), among others. The Columbia TriStar Television Distribution or the Columbia TriStar Domestic Television logos can also be spotted on several Sony classic movies on TCM occasionally.
+**However, the DVD releases and CTV Throwback prints plaster it with the 2002 Sony Pictures Television logo.
-* As for the high and low tones, they're extinct and were last seen on most season 2 episodes of ''Jackie Chan Adventures'' when it was reran on Cartoon Network. Current prints of season 2 plaster the logo over with the Sony Pictures Television logo (like when it popped up on Disney XD at one point). The low-tone variant was also seen on the short-lived series ''Secret Agent Man'' when it was aired on UPN and is also retained on the Australian DVD. The Columbia TriStar Television Distribution logo can be found on ''Sleepless in Seattle'' and ''The Quick and the Dead'' on TBS and TNT, ''The Jeffersons'' episode "Lunch with Mama" on TV One, and some films on ThisTV like ''Swamp Thing'', ''Casualties of War'' or ''1941''. The latter title was followed by the Sony Pictures Television logo. The Columbia TriStar Domestic Television logo was found (followed by the Sony Pictures Television logo) on the ''Married... with Children episode'' "Have You Driven a Ford Lately" on TBS.
+*The CTDT logos also appear on the season 2 DVD releases of ''All in the Family'', ''Sanford and Son'', ''Good Times'', and ''The Jeffersons'', and a couple episodes on the season 4 DVD release of ''Punky Brewster'' (with the [[NBC Enterprises]] or [[NBCUniversal Television Distribution|NBC Universal Television Distribution]] logo following it, this was kept on one episode on Peacock but with the 1982 CPT and the current NBCUniversal Television Distribution logos following this logo), and was last seen on reruns of ''Mad About You'' on Antenna TV (plastering the 1992 TriStar Television logo), among others. CTTD or CTDT can also be spotted on several Sony classic movies on TCM occasionally.
-* The short version was commonly seen on the animated TV show adaptation of ''Dilbert'' (also on UPN and preserved on some current prints, like on Tubi). It was also last seen on 1998-2002 episodes of ''Dawson's Creek'' on The N (now [[TeenNick Originals|TeenNick]]). However, it's preserved on the first two season DVDs and Tubi prints of said show. The Distribution variant was recently spotted on Crackle prints on some episodes of ''Crazy Like a Fox'' (while the GREAT! TV UK airings have the regular variant).
+*As for the high and low tones, they were last seen on most season 2 episodes of ''Jackie Chan Adventures'' when it was reran on Cartoon Network.
-* The "open matte" version was seen at the end of ''Guess Who's Coming to Dinner'' on Centric (now BET Her). The first filmed version appeared on some TV movies like ''Rag & Bone'', ''Into Thin Air: Death on Everest'', and ''Double Platinum'', and is preserved on the DVD releases of the latter TV movies.
+**Current prints of season 2 plaster the logo over with the 2002 SPT logo (like when it popped up on Disney XD at one point).
-* A widescreen filmed variant of the 1999 Columbia TriStar Television logo was spotted on an HBO Asia airing of ''Call Me Claus'' (followed by the 2014 version of the Sony Pictures Television logo) and the Hulu print of the 2000 TV movie ''The Three Stooges'' (followed by the 2002 Sony Pictures Television logo).
+**The low-tone variant was also seen on the short-lived series ''Secret Agent Man'' when it was aired on UPN and is retained on the Australian DVD release thereof.
-* The black-and-white variant of CTT can be seen on several episodes of ''The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin'' on Antenna TV, and the episode "Yo-o Rinty" used the 1993 TriStar Television theme with it. It also appears on several episodes of ''Gidget'' on Antenna TV, which happens to be TV Land's prints plastering the [[Screen Gems Television|Screen Gems]] "S from Hell".
+*This logo also appears on ''Sleepless in Seattle'' and ''The Quick and the Dead'' on TBS and TNT, ''The Jeffersons'' episode "Lunch with Mama" on TV One, and some films on ThisTV like ''Swamp Thing'', ''Casualties of War'' or ''1941''.
-* On Netflix and Amazon, this can be found on most episodes of ''The Tick''.
+**The latter title is followed by the 2002 SPT logo.
-* The Columbia TriStar Domestic Television logo can also be found on S1 episodes of ''The Shield'' on Crackle and the region 1 DVD release. It can be also found on BounceTV's airings of ''Blue Streak''.
+*The CTDT logo also appears (followed by the 2002 SPT logo) on the ''Married... with Children episode'' "Have You Driven a Ford Lately" on TBS.
-* The Columbia TriStar Television Distribution logo first appeared on ''Stooge TV'', a ''Three Stooges'' hour program on The Family Channel in 1996. This can also be found on the ''Seinfeld 100th Episode'' VHS tape released in 1995 as part of a promotion with General Mills.
+*The short version commonly appears on ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' (including syndicated reruns of the 1993 pilot season) and the animated TV show adaptation of ''Dilbert'' (also on UPN and preserved on some current prints, like on Tubi).
-* Both Columbia TriStar Television and Columbia TriStar Domestic Television variants can be found (in HD) on S1 episodes (and the first four S2 episodes) of ''The Guardian'' on Amazon, iTunes and [[Paramount+]]. The Columbia TriStar Television Distribution logo is also seen on five episodes of ''The Edge'' (while the rest retain the 1992 TriStar Television logo) on DVD, which can be bought [http://shop.1asecure.com/prod.cfm?ProdID=463631&StID=3329#.VetC15dcihb here].
+**It was also last seen on 1998-2002 episodes of ''Dawson's Creek'' on The N (now [[TeenNick Originals|TeenNick]]); the first two season DVD sets and Tubi prints of said show also retain it.
-* The "darker box" variant of the Columbia TriStar Television Distribution logo has also been seen on two early 2000s pitchreels for revivals of ''The $100,000 Pyramid'' and ''The Gong Show'' on Wink Martindale's YouTube channel.
+*The Distribution variant was spotted on Crackle prints on some episodes of ''Crazy Like a Fox'' (while the GREAT! TV UK airings have the regular variant).
-* The enhanced variant of the Columbia TriStar Television Distribution logo is ultra rare as most shows using kept using the standard variant until Columbia TriStar Domestic Television took over in 2001.
+*The "open matte" version was seen at the end of ''Guess Who's Coming to Dinner'' on Centric (now BET Her).
-* The "Eurostile Thin" version of the Columbia TriStar Television Distribution logo is a tough one, but it can be currently seen on season 2 episodes of ''Strong Medicine'' on Start TV (and previously on Lifetime, in which the show originally aired there), as well as on The Roku Channel, Tubi and CTV Throwback prints. It also appeared on ''V.I.P.'' and ''Sheena'' (both of these being first-run syndication shows), as well as on some episodes of Lifetime's ''Oh, Baby'' (in which the CTV Throwback prints retains it), USA Network's ''The Net'' (but DVD and Crackle prints have it plastered with the Sony Pictures Television logo) and season 2 of the the Showtime original series ''Rude Awakening'', among possibly others. This version was also seen on two short-lived series, ''The $treet'' and ''Grosse Point'' (the former hasn't been reran since it originally aired on Fox, but the latter was released on DVD, although it's plastered by the Sony Pictures Television logo there), both of which were co-produced by [[Artists Television Group]].
+**The first filmed version appears on some TV movies like ''Rag & Bone'', ''Into Thin Air: Death on Everest'', and ''Double Platinum'', and is preserved on the DVD releases of the latter TV movies.
-* The logo was also shown surprisingly intact on PBS Kids Sprout (now Universal Kids) airings of ''Dragon Tales''.
-* The Columbia TriStar Television Distribution version appears on season 1 episodes of ''Sledge Hammer!'' last seen on Me-TV, following the [[New World Entertainment|New World Television]] logo and followed by the Sony Pictures Television logo, and was seen on at least one episode of ''The Donna Reed Show'' on Me-TV.
+*A widescreen filmed variant of the 1999 Columbia TriStar Television logo exists, which was spotted on an HBO Asia airing of ''Call Me Claus'' (followed by the 2014 version of the Sony Pictures Television logo) and the Hulu print of the 2000 TV movie ''The Three Stooges'' (followed by the 2002 Sony Pictures Television logo).
+*The black-and-white variant of the CTT logo can be seen on several episodes of ''The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin'' on Antenna TV, and the episode "Yo-o Rinty" used the 1993 TriStar Television theme with it.
-* It can also be found on Australian airings of ''The King of Queens'' on Channel Eleven and current international prints, usually followed by a [[CBS Broadcast International]] or [[Paramount Global Content Distribution|CBS Studios International]] logo.
+**It also appears on several episodes of ''Gidget'' on Antenna TV, which happens to be TV Land's prints plastering the [[Screen Gems Television|Screen Gems]] "S from Hell" logo.
-* The Columbia TriStar Television makes a surprise appearance on Laff's print of the film ''If Lucy Fell''.
+*On Netflix and Amazon, this logo appears on most episodes of ''The Tick''.
-* It also surprisingly appeared on one episode of ''Barney Miller'' on the Shout! Factory DVD set and on German airings of the final season of ''The Nanny'' (replacing the TriStar Television logo).
+*The CTDT logo appears on S1 episodes of ''The Shield'' on Crackle and the Region 1 DVD release.
-* The Columbia TriStar Domestic Television logo makes a surprise appearance on a Amazon Prime print of ''Severed Ties'' (1992) provided by [[Samuel Goldwyn Films]], with the Sony Pictures Television logo following afterwards.
+**It can be also found on BounceTV's airings of ''Blue Streak''.
-* When Columbia Tristar Television became Sony Pictures Television in 2002, the third version of the Columbia TriStar Domestic Television logo (also known as the "Open Matte" boxes) was used until 2003 on the 5th season of ''Hollywood Squares (H²)'' in syndication. The first two versions ended in 2002.
+*The CTTD logo first appeared on ''Stooge TV'', a ''Three Stooges'' program block on The Family Channel in 1996.
-* The Columbia Tristar Television Distribution logo also appears at the end of the "US Broadcast TV" cut of ''Ghostbusters'' on the bonus disc of the 2022 Collector's Edition Blu-ray, marking the logo's Blu-ray debut.
+**This also appears on the ''Seinfeld 100th Episode'' VHS release released in 1995 as part of a promotion with General Mills.
-* The Columbia TriStar Television Distribution logo was also surprisingly preserved on Buzzr airings of the 1996-99 version of ''The Newlywed Game'', followed by the Sony Pictures Television logo.
+*Both CTT and CTDT variants appear (in HD) on S1 episodes (and the first four S2 episodes) of ''The Guardian'' on Amazon, iTunes and [[Paramount+]].
+**The CTTD logo also appears on five episodes of ''The Edge'' (while the rest retain the 1992 TriStar Television logo) on DVD, which can be bought [http://shop.1asecure.com/prod.cfm?ProdID=463631&StID=3329#.VetC15dcihb here].
+*The "darker box" variant of CTTD has been seen on two early 2000s pitchreels for revivals of ''The $100,000 Pyramid'' and ''The Gong Show'' on Wink Martindale's YouTube channel.
+*The "Eurostile Thin" version of CTTD is a tough one, but it can be currently seen on season 2 episodes of ''Strong Medicine'' on Start TV (and previously on Lifetime, where the show originally aired), as well as on The Roku Channel, Tubi and CTV Throwback prints.
+**It also appeared on ''V.I.P.'' and ''Sheena'' (both of these being first-run syndication shows), as well as on some episodes of Lifetime's ''Oh, Baby'' (the CTV Throwback prints retains it), USA Network's ''The Net'' (DVD and Crackle prints have it plastered with the 2002 SPT logo) and season 2 of the the Showtime original series ''Rude Awakening'', among possibly others.
+**This version was also seen on two series, ''The $treet'' and ''Grosse Point'' (the former hasn't been reran since it originally aired on Fox; the latter was released on DVD, although it's plastered by the 2002 SPT logo there), both of which were co-produced by [[Artists Television Group]].
+*The logo was intact on PBS Kids Sprout (now Universal Kids) airings of ''Dragon Tales''.
+*The CTTD version appears on season 1 episodes of ''Sledge Hammer!'' last seen on Me-TV, following the 1984 [[New World Entertainment|New World Television]] logo and followed by the 2002 SPT logo, and was also seen on at least one episode of ''The Donna Reed Show'' on Me-TV.
+*It appears on Australian airings of ''The King of Queens'' on Channel Eleven and current international prints, usually followed by the 1995 [[CBS Broadcast International]] or [[CBS Studios International]] logo.
+*The CTT variant of this logo makes an appearance on Laff's print of the film ''If Lucy Fell''.
+*It appears on one episode of ''Barney Miller'' on the Shout! Factory DVD set and on German airings of the final season of ''The Nanny'' (replacing the TriStar Television logo).
+*The CTDT variant of this logo also makes an appearance on a Amazon Prime print of ''Severed Ties'' (1992) provided by [[Samuel Goldwyn Films]], with the 2002 SPT logo following afterwards.
+*When CTT became SPT in 2002, the third version of the CTDT logo (also known as the "Open Matte" boxes) was used until February 14, 2003 on the 5th season of ''Hollywood Squares (H2)'' in syndication. The first two versions ended in 2002.
+*The CTTD variant of this logo also appears at the end of the "US Broadcast TV" cut of ''Ghostbusters'' (1984) on the bonus disc of the 2022 Collector's Edition Blu-ray release, marking the logo's Blu-ray debut. Related to ''Ghostbusters'', the 2024 US DVD boxset of ''Extreme Ghostbusters'' retains the CTT logo on the series' latter 25 episodes (the first 13 episodes plus two others are plastered by the 2002 SPT logo, as these episodes come from a 2009 PAL master used for an earlier release of the ''Extreme Ghostbusters'' series in region 2).
+*The CTT variant of this logo also appears on Hulu's print of the ''Jumanji'' episode "The Red and the Black", while the rest of season 2 uses the previous logo.
+*The CTTD variant of this logo was preserved on Buzzr airings of the 1996-99 version of ''The Newlywed Game'', followed by the 2002 SPT logo.
+**It appears on the ''Party of Five'' spin-off ''Time of Your Life'' (CTV Throwback's prints also retain it), and some episodes of ''Silk Stalkings''.
+*The CTT variant of this logo also appears at the end of ''Frank Capra's American Dream'', which appears on The Criterion Collection Blu-ray release of ''It Happened One Night'' (1934).
-'''Editor's Note:''' A well-animated and scored logo for the era, with the help of the re-orchestration and usage of the Columbia Pictures Television music. However, this logo was disliked by people for several years due to its over-common presence and usage of plastering old logos, similarly to the Sony Pictures Television logo.
+'''Legacy:''' This logo was disliked by people for several years due to its over-common presence and usage of plastering old logos, similarly to the SPT logo.
-=== Copyright Stamps ===
+===Copyright Stamps===
 Here is some information about the copyright stamps on the CTT series and TV movies:
 Note: During the formation of CTT on February 21, 1994, all series were merged under the CTT banner. However, both CPT and TriStar studios still used their respective copyright stamps on their series from 1996-1999:
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 *1996-1998, 1999-2002: Copyright © [YEAR] Columbia TriStar Television, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 *1996-1997: Copyright © [YEAR] ELP COMMUNICATIONS (Used on the final season of ''Beakman's World'')
-*1996-1998, 1999-2002: Copyright © [YEAR] Columbia TriStar Television Distribution. All Rights Reserved.
+* 1996-1998, 1999-2002: Copyright © [YEAR] Columbia TriStar Television Distribution. All Rights Reserved.
-*1996-1998, 1999-2002: Copyright © [YEAR] Columbia Pictures Television, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Used on ''Ricki Lake'')
+* 1996-1998, 1999-2002: Copyright © [YEAR] Columbia Pictures Television, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Used on ''Ricki Lake'')
 *1998-1999: Copyright © [YEAR] Global Entertainment Productions GmbH & Company Medien KG. All Rights Reserved.
 *1998-2001: Copyright © [YEAR] Trackdown Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Used on ''Rock & Roll Jeopardy!'')
-* 1999-2000: Copyright © [YEAR] TriStar Television, Inc. and CBS Worldwide, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Used on the final season of ''Early Edition'')
+* 1998-2002: Copyright © [YEAR] Columbia TriStar Television, Inc. and CBS Worldwide, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Used on ''Family Law'' and ''The King of Queens'')
-*2000-2002: Copyright © [YEAR] Columbia TriStar Television, Inc. and CBS Worldwide, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Used on ''Family Law'' and ''The King of Queens'')
+*1999-2000: Copyright © [YEAR] TriStar Television, Inc. and CBS Worldwide, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Used on the final season of ''Early Edition'')
 *2001-2002: Copyright © [YEAR] CPT Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Used on ''The Young and the Restless'')
 *2001-2002: Copyright © [YEAR] Corday Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Used on ''Days of Our Lives'')
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 ===Final Notes===
-In 2002, Columbia TriStar Television became [[Sony Pictures Television]]. When Columbia TriStar Television became Sony Pictures Television in 2002, the third version of the Columbia TriStar Domestic Television logo (also known as the "Open Matte" boxes) was used until 2003 on the 5th season of ''Hollywood Squares (H2)'' in syndication. The first two versions ended in 2002.
+In 2002, CTDT became [[Sony Pictures Television]]. When CTDT became SPT in 2002, the third version of the CTDT logo (also known as the "Open Matte" boxes) was used until 2003 on the 5th season of ''Hollywood Squares (H2)'' in syndication. The first two versions ended in 2002.
+===External Links===
+*[[W:Columbia TriStar Television|Columbia TriStar Television]] on Wikipedia
+*[https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?companies=co0074221 Columbia TriStar Television] on IMDB
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