In 2004, [[Viacom Productions|Viacom]] merged Paramount Network Television and [[CBS Productions]] to form the "CBS Paramount Network Television Entertainment Group" at the same time it merged Paramount International Television and [[CBS Broadcast International]] to form "CBS Paramount International Television" (later the "ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group", now "[[Paramount Global Content Distribution]]"). On December 31, 2005, the Viacom/CBS split took effect and Viacom changed its name to the CBS Corporation at the same time it created a spin-off company that bears the Viacom name.
On January 17, 2006, CBS Corporation merged the CBS Paramount Network Television Entertainment Group, CBS Paramount International Television, and Paramount Domestic Television into the CBS Paramount Television Group, but the on-air logo for PDT remained the same until Memorial Day, May 29, 2006, when the first [[CBS Paramount Television]] logo debuted. As for the network version, the PNT and CBS Productions logos were used before the CBS Paramount Network Television logo debuted on JuneApril 1126. However, CBS Paramount Domestic Television was merged with CBS Paramount International Television, [[King World Productions]], and [[CBS Home Entertainment]] to form CBS Television Distribution (now "CBS Media Ventures") in September 2006, and CBS Paramount Network Television was renamed as "CBS Television Studios" (now "CBS Studios") in May 2009 after CBS lost its license to the Paramount name.
On March 4, 2013, Paramount Pictures launched a new incarnation of [[Paramount Television Studios|Paramount Television]] (now "Paramount Television Studios"); both divisions are owned by [[Paramount Global]]. Paramount Television programs before and after the split are distributed on home media by [[Paramount Home Entertainment]]; the pre-2006 Paramount Television library is released by them under the label [[CBS Home Entertainment]] due to [[CBS Studios]]' ownership of the library.
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'''Visuals:''' On a blue background, there is a black mountain and the words "'''A Gulf+Western Company'''" in white. Suddenly, a white circle makes an iris-in effect behind the mountain. The "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''Paramount'''''}}" name, which is written in its majestic script font and appears in black, pops in while 22 white stars appear around the border, starting in the middle and going downward. The word "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''Paramount'''''}}" immediately moves upward to make room for "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''Television'''''}}" below it, in the same typeface. Below the logo are two subtitles, both in white: "'''COPYRIGHT © MCMLXVIII BY PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED'''" in a more standard typeface, and "{{Font|Times New Roman|''''Paramount Pictures Corporation''''}}" in the Paramount logo font.
'''Variants:'''
The entire text (excluding the byline) is set in the Eurostile font (with the company byline appearing to be set in the Trade Gothic font). "'''PARAMOUNT'''" has the largest typeface, and the other two lines are progressively smaller. The smaller right section of the rectangle is white and contains the print version of the Paramount logo in blue, complete with the corporate Gulf+Western byline of the era. The picture zooms up to the logo, which contains the print version of the movie logo from the era.
'''Early Variant:''' An earlier version from 1968 to 1969 exists, where the logo is on a yellow background, the smaller rectangle is blue and the Paramount logo is slightly different, with a blue circle and white mountain. As the picture zooms up to the Paramount logo is what kind of looks like a blue and white version of the "Rising Circle" logo (with "'''A Gulf+Western Company'''" being smaller and the copyright message appearing at the bottom of the white mountain) except the word "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''Television'''''}}" is not present. Also, the copyright stamp appears when the picture zooms in.
'''Trivia:''' A similar version of this logo was used as the print logo for Paramount's record division of the time, Dot Records, from 1968 to 1971.
* On shows like ''Mission: Impossible'' and ''Mannix'' and TV movies, this logo appears without the byline. This will linger on through the first two months of ''M:I's'' 4th season and ''Mannix''<nowiki/>'s third season, as the first four episodes didn't feature the copyright on the ending theme just yet.
* On some late '90s PAX TV airings of season 1 episodes of ''Here's Lucy'', this logo (along with the [[Lucille Ball Productions]] and 1995 [[Warner Bros. Domestic Pay TV, Cable & Network Features]] logos {the latter replacing the 1983 version of the 1980 [[Telepictures Corporation|Telepictures]] "Rollercoaster" logo}) was played at warp-speed before the compressed credits. On other airings on the same network, the logos would cross-fade into the next one before fading to black.
* An in-credit version with "{{Font|Times New Roman|''in association with''}}" above the print logo with the byline can be seen on 1968-69 episodes of the game show ''You Don't Say!''.
* The placement of the registered trademark "®" symbol is either close to or under the last star on the right side of the near-circle.
* A version exists with the Paramount copyright. This was seen between 1970-1971.
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'''Visuals:''' There is the finished product of the 1975 movie logo, but more defined this time; the mountain has been compressed by about one inch with the indentations (or impressions) also reduced from five to four. The word "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''Television'''''}}" comes from the right and slides in below "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''Paramount'''''}}", creating the same end product from the 2nd logo.
'''Variants:'''
* This comes with or without a Registered trademark "®" symbol under the right side of the near-circle.
* This logo exists as both filmed and videotaped versions.
* By November 1982, a new version of the Paramount Television logo is released utilizing the standard template of the main logo with all 5 indentations intact. As a result, the word "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''Television'''''}}" overlaps the tip. Some viewers may notice on this that the portion of the "Television" logo that touches the mountain peak is a brighter white; this is due to "chroma-keying," per Benjamin Edge on Club CBS Television Studios on Facebook.
* In the later usage of this logo, Paramount used some videotape trickery on some of their prints with this logo. Instead of letting the film clip roll as usual, what they do is show the still of the logo with just "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''Paramount'''''}}" showing. Then it quickly fades into the animation of "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''Television'''''}}" sliding in from the right, which then reverts back into a still image (this time, of the completed animation). This can be seen on the first two seasons of ''MacGyver'', a few early episodes of ''Friday the 13th: The Series'', the short-lived revival ''The New Love, American Style'', the CBS sitcom ''The Cavanaughs'', and the TV movie ''The Jesse Owens Story''.
* A similar variation to the one above exists of the filmed variant becoming a still image after "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''Television'''''}}" slides to its place, and the logo fades to black slower than usual.
* On the first episode of ''Webster'' in 1983, instead of the bombastic 1982 logo with "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''Television'''''}}" sliding in in front of the mountain, the standard version (with "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''Television'''''}}" coming into its usual place between "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''Television'''''}}" and the mountain) is used, with the 1981 sounder.
* On ''The Brady Brides'', a still variant of this logo (without the sliding word "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''Television'''''}}") was used.
* Another still variant exists with "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''Television'''''}}" present. This was spotted on an USA Network airing of ''The Associates'' episode "The Censors".
* On the first two episodes of ''The Brady Bunch Variety Hour'', an in-credit variant was seen. On top is the text "'''Produced in association with PARAMOUNT TELEVISION'''", and below it is the print logo with the G+W byline in one line inside a square.
* At the start of a 1982 outtake reel of ''The New Odd Couple'', after the word "Television" slides in, the mountain's backdrop is replaced with a man barking like a dog through an iris effect.
* At the end of the aforementioned outtake reel, right after the word "Television" slides in, the logo explodes as laughter is heard in the background.
* On a December 31, 1981 UK airing of ''The Lost Islands'' on [[Southern Television]], right before the word "Television" slides in, the logo fades into the 1969 [[Southern Television Productions|Southern Colour Presentation]] endcap.
'''Technique:''' Motion-controlled cel animation.
* On the first few episodes of ''Call To Glory,'' an alternate recording of the 1982 jingle is used. The music is noticably raw and similar-sounding to the alternate 1981 version, but ends more bombastically. It's unknown if any other shows used it.
* At the start of a 1982 outtake reel of ''The New Odd Couple'', a man barks like a dog at the end. At the end of the aforementioned outtake reel, the sound of an explosion is heard along with laughter in background.
'''Availability:''' Seen on the company's productions from this period. In it's final years, this was used in tandem with the next logo.
* This logo been spotted on ''Family Ties'' and most episodes of ''Happy Days'' when last seen on Hub Network (now Discovery Family), INSP TV, and Me-TV.
* This logo is seen on some episodes of ''Friday the 13th: The Series'' on Chiller (but not on DVD, nor on local airings), the first two seasons of ''MacGyver'' on Cloo, Me-TV and Netflix, and on the first and second season DVD releases of ''MacGyver'' from [[Paramount Home Entertainment]].
* It is also seen on recent DVD releases of the first four seasons of ''Webster'' from Shout! Factory (the Paramount logo on season 1 would be the standard version with 1979 music [standard version meaning the one with the space between the mountain and "Paramount"] and the Paramount logo on a few S2 episodes and the entire 4th season would use the 1982 tall-peaked variant, though on some international reruns and DVD episodes, it would use the standard version instead).
* It is also seen on other programs such as the 1981-1987 episodes of ''Solid Gold'' (the silent 1995 Domestic logo plasters over this logo on VH1 airings from 1998-99), DVD releases of ''Angie'', ''Best of the West'', ''Future Cop'', ''The Bad News Bears'', ''The Powers of Matthew Star'', season 2 of ''Petrocelli'' (on DVD and on AXN Crime airings), ''Having Babies III'' on Amazon Prime Video, the 1976 TV movie ''Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby'', and ''The Winds of War'' miniseries on DVD.
* This logo is also retained on the DVD and Blu-ray releases of ''Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' (the 1979 BBC TV series) and its sequel ''Smiley's People'', as well as the short-lived Leslie Nielsen sitcom ''Police Squad!'' and the 1980 miniseries ''Shōgun''.
* Internationally, this logo was also seen at the end of Australian airings of some episodes of both ''Mork & Mindy'' and ''Laverne & Shirley'', as well as an episode of ''Taxi''.
'''Bylines:''' On the bottom, the following bylines were used:
* September 13, 1987-October 1989: "'''A Gulf + Western Company'''" (aligned similarly to the last logo)
* September 21, 1989-May 23, 1995: "{{Font|Times New Roman|A Paramount Communications Company}}" with a line above the byline. From October 1989-May 21, 1992 and September 12, 1994-January 27, 1995, the byline was (in gold.Times FromNew SeptemberRoman) 17,with 1990-Maya 23,line 1995,above the byline was in white.
** From October 1989-May 21, 1992 and September 12, 1994-January 27, 1995, the byline was in gold.
** From September 17, 1990-May 23, 1995, the byline was in white.
* February 6, 1995-August 27, 2006: "A VIACOM COMPANY" (styled after Viacom's logo of the era), with a line above the byline.
'''Variants:'''
* A variant of this logo with the "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''75th''''' {{color|#EDD602|'''''Anniversary'''''}}}}" text appears on late 1987 episodes of ''Entertainment Tonight''.
* At the end of a 1987 outtake reel of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', the 1987 75th logo is shown first as a still picture, then the logo is seen animating in reverse, beginning with the "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''75th''''' {{color|#EDD602|'''''Anniversary'''''}}}}" text fading out and continuing to the stars rolling and flying away. The logo then cuts to a clip of another mountain exploding from an episode of said show.
* A special bylineless version exists, which appears on a ''Star Trek: Voyager'' special and on the opening of some episodes from [[CINAR]]'s (now "[[WildBrain]]") ''The Busy World of Richard Scarry''.
* This logo can either be in 4:3 or 16:9 (only the 1995 network variant has a 16:9 variation, which debuted in 1999).
* During the white-byline-Paramount Communications and [[Viacom Productions|Viacom]] eras, airings of TV movies would close the movie with the full logo's animation and then fade out before the byline faded in, technically creating a bylineless TV variant.
* The 1995 network variant often appears with a noticeably chyroned Viacom byline and is a still variant.
* Starting in 1990 on ''Entertainment Tonight'', this logo appears in-credit, inside the area where superimposed footage plays during the credits. It may also appear on the television screen within the set.
** Similarly, the French version of ''Entertainment Tonight'' (known as ''Exclusif'' or ''Exclusif ce soir'', and aired between 1998-2002 on TF1) has a split-screen variant with the Case Production logo (even using the sound of said logo) which is seen at the beginning and ending of the program.
* A variant was spotted on the 1994 prototype reel of NBC's split-screen credits (known as "NBC 2000"); During the ''Frasier''[https://youtu.be/Mm-eETnrSXo?t=221] and ''Wings''[https://youtu.be/Mm-eETnrSXo?t=95] demos, the logo is part of the credits. The stars, "Paramount" text and the byline are drastically smaller to fit inside of it, the mountain is far bigger, and the Paramount Communications byline now spans across two lines.
'''Technique:''' Either CGI or a still graphic. Like the movie logo, this was done by Flip Your Lid Animation, with the model of the mountain done by Apogee Inc.
'''Audio:''' A re-orchestrated version of the last six notes to Paramount Pictures' 1987 theatrical fanfare, which is a re-arrangement of Elsie Janis/Jack King's ''Paramount on Parade'' by Lalo Schifrin, first heard on trailers for Paramount Pictures since 1976, and is in the key of B♭ major. (Schifrin is credited as composer of this theme on [https://www.discogs.com/release/6408139-Various-Star-Trek-Enterprise-Collection-Original-Television-Soundtrack La-La Land Records' 2014 release of the ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' soundtrack], which is known as "Paramount Studios Logo" and can be heard after "Archer’s Theme (End Credits)".) There are two main versions of the theme. The second version, which officially debuted in 1989, has the first note of the fanfare and the last note's echo in a slightly lower pitch. Many of these logos are plastered onto old shows (mostly on TV Land airings, as well as TV movies) with the logo being silent.
'''Audio Variants:'''
'''Visuals:''' There is the finished product of the 2002 movie logo, with the movement of the clouds being the only animation. Like the 5th logo, Paramount Network Television used a version of the logo shown closer to the screen, while a version of the logo shown further away was used for Paramount Domestic Television.
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'''Trivia:''' The version with the "{{color
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'''Variants:'''
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