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'''Availability:''' This appeared only on the three series: ''Northwest Passage'', ''The Islanders'', and ''The Thin Man''. This logo was retained on recent airings of the latter on GetTV.
=== 2nd Logo (September 18, 1960-1973)===
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*December 18, 1966: {{color|saddlebrown|Brown}} wallpaper backing. This appeared only on ''Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas''.
'''FX/SFX:'''
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*May 10, 1986-April 20, 1987: Another short variant of the movie logo, with the word "TELEVISION" in white.
'''FX/SFX:'''
'''Music/Sounds:''' The lion's roar.
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'''Logo:''' A still picture of MGM/UA's then-corporate logo. Below "Entertainment Co.", which is separated from the MGM/UA text by two lines, is "Television Distribution": it's in the same font and uses the same style as the "Entertainment Co." text, and it's spaced below the aforementioned text.
'''Variant:''' Sometimes, "FROM" can be seen above the logo.
'''FX/SFX:''' None.
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*It's preserved on ''Gilligan's Planet'' and ''The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show'' from Filmation.
*It was also seen on the syndicated program ''Thicke of the Night''.
===6th Logo (September 29, 1984-2012)===
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*2002-2003: The logo is superimposed on Fox Box's airings of ''Stargate Infinity'', due to split screen credits.
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'''Music/Sounds:''' There are different sound bites of the lion's roar:
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*The bylineless 1995 logo appears at the end of late-90s prints of MGM-owned movies from the time period on VHS or DVD. Also appears at the beginning of the TV movies ''Silver Strand'' and ''Escape Clause'' (at least on the UK VHS releases of both, and also on Paramount+ prints of the latter).
*The MGM/UA Telecommunications Group variant makes a surprise appearance at the end of the 2003 DVD release of ''Frankie and Johnny''.
===7th Logo (2009-2012) ===
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'''Later Variant:''' In 2010, it's the November 2008 MGM logo with the name "{{color|gold|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''MGM WORLDWIDE TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION'''}}}}" or "{{color|gold|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''DISTRIBUTED BY MGM DISTRIBUTION CO.'''}}}}" in all capital letters.
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*This also seen on ''Pink Panther and Pals'' on Boomerang (alongside KidsClick and Amazon Prime) and the first two seasons of ''Teen Wolf'' on MTV.
*It's also seen on reruns of ''In the Heat of the Night'' on WGN America, while the credits are compressed on the right.
===8th Logo (November 19, 2012-2021)===
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'''Logo:''' We start with the MGM logo fully revealed and zooming out, but with the words "{{color|gold|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''MGM TELEVISION'''}}}}" in Trajan Pro, zooming out below along with the logo. The whole animation zooms out fast. Sometimes the words below are exempt. This logo was designed by Shine.
'''FX/SFX:'''
'''Music/Sounds:''' The same first half of the 1995 lion roar.
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*New prints of the original ''American Gladiators'' have this too, as seen on Charge! and Pluto TV.
*With the new logo being introduced, this logo's days could be numbered.
=== 9th Logo (April 29, 2021-) ===
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MGM Television was established on June 30, 1956 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer under Loews, Inc. It was initiated to have MGM to distribute 770 of its films, 900 shorts, produce network series, and acquire TV stations after its first program, The M-G-M Parade, was canceled by ABC in the spring. The M-G-M Parade first used the 1953 version of Jackie at the beginning rather than the end of the program. The company did not use an end logo until 1957. Most of the pre-1986 library is owned by Warner Bros. Entertainment through Turner Entertainment Co., while MGM Holdings Inc. owns the rest of the library.
Logo: On a dark (or gray) background, we see a brown (or drawn) statue of the MGM logo, as seen on movies from 1924-1983, sitting on a pedestal. There is text seen over the statue saying "AN MGM-TV PRODUCTION" (or "AN MGM-TV PRESENTATION"). The name of the Executive Producer is seen below.
Variants:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show.
Music/Sounds Variant: On The Islanders, a voice-over says, "A MGM television production".
Availability: This appeared only on the three series: Northwest Passage, The Islanders, and The Thin Man. This logo was retained on recent airings of the latter on GetTV.
Logo: We see Leo the lion (from the 1957 movie logo) inside a black circle border, which reads "METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER TELEVISION". The lion roars once. The background either has wallpapered images of a lion's face or a live action background.
Trivia: The same image was used as the print logo of MGM Records until 1966. Like the film logo, the original footage of leo without the border is currently lost due to the vault fire.
Variants: These are the main are color/B&W variations of this logo:
FX/SFX: Live-action.
Music/Sounds:
Music/Sounds/Voice-over Variant: On a re-run of The Asphalt Jungle, a voice-over said: "The Asphalt Jungle, A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television Production".
Availability: Uncommon.
Legacy: As with other MGM logos, the lion's roar has frightened some young viewers, and the trumpet vibrations on the 1960-62 fanfare may have a similar effect. But other viewers who grew up seeing this logo at the time, or on repeats of How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, may view it fondly. Generally, it's regarded as a memorably distinct variant of the famous MGM lion logo. On the other note, the 1965 version looks more like Leo's head was pasted onto another Lion's body.
Logo: Same as the 1957 film logo, but the word "TELEVISION" is added under the logo.
Variants:
FX/SFX: Live-action.
Music/Sounds: The lion's roar.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Uncommon.
Legacy: This logo and its successors are all variations of the well-known theatrical MGM lion logo, which despite occasionally frightening young viewers with its roaring, is overall regarded as one of the all-time classic logos.
Logo: Just a scrolling in-credit variant with the then-current MGM print logo (the "modernized Leo") in yellow, the name "MGM" in a yellow Optima medium font below said logo, and "TELEVISION" in Melior italic font directly below that.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme of The Montefuscos, with the audience applauding (most likely canned) as the theme plays.
Availability: Extinct. Was seen only on the closing credits of the NBC sitcom The Montefuscos, which was one of the first casualties of the 1975-76 TV season. Although there is one extant episode on You Tube, posted by former child actor Rob Arbitelle (who appeared in the show as one of the grandchildren), it is currently unknown whether or not the remaining videotapes of The Montefuscos still survive (in which case the show would lie with Warner Bros. Television/Turner Entertainment Co.), or if NBC "wiped" (erased) said tapes of the program to use for other shows.
Logo: A still picture of MGM/UA's then-corporate logo. Below "Entertainment Co.", which is separated from the MGM/UA text by two lines, is "Television Distribution": it's in the same font and uses the same style as the "Entertainment Co." text, and it's spaced below the aforementioned text.
Variant: Sometimes, "FROM" can be seen above the logo.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: A re-arranged version of the 1982 United Artists Television theme, followed by the 1957 roar. Otherwise, it has the show's closing music or it's silent.
Availability: Extremely rare.
Logo: Same as the 1973 logo, but this time, the ribboning is gold and Leo is in a golden color.
Variants:
FX/SFX: Live-action.
Music/Sounds: There are different sound bites of the lion's roar:
Availability: Very common.
Logo: It's only the short version of the 2008 closing theatrical logo with either of these texts below: "MGM Worldwide Television Distribution" for the United States, "MGM International Television Distribution" for overseas distribution, the MGM URL, or none, just like the last logo except the company name below the logo is in a different font. Again, Leo roars once, sometimes twice.
Later Variant: In 2010, it's the November 2008 MGM logo with the name "MGM WORLDWIDE TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION" or "DISTRIBUTED BY MGM DISTRIBUTION CO." in all capital letters.
FX/SFX: Live-action, adapted from the theatrical logo designed by Pacific Title.
Music/Sounds:
Availability: Uncommon.
Logo: We start with the MGM logo fully revealed and zooming out, but with the words "MGM TELEVISION" in Trajan Pro, zooming out below along with the logo. The whole animation zooms out fast. Sometimes the words below are exempt. This logo was designed by Shine.
FX/SFX: CGI animation mixed with live-action.
Music/Sounds: The same first half of the 1995 lion roar.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Common.
Logo: A shortened version of MGM's 2021 logo, starting when Leo the Lion appears, and with the golden text "TELEVISION" in a font similar to the third logo appearing below the logo. Leo roars once.
Variant: A scope version exists.
FX/SFX: Same as the 2021 MGM logo, animated by Baked Studios. This logo has a much different form-up animation compared to its theatrical counterpart.
Music/Sounds: Same as the previous logo.
Availability: Current.
Legacy: Same as the movie logo.
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