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=== 1st logo (1948-1953) ===
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'''Nickname:''' "The Map of the United States"

'''ID:''' In a gradient background, we see a map of the United States. In front of the map, we see:

<center>'''{{Font|Times New Roman|American}}</br>{{Font|Times New Roman|Broadcasting}}</br>{{Font|Times New Roman|Company}}'''</center>

in the middle of the screen.

'''Variant:''' A rare variant exists, where we see a globe in a cloudy background. We zoom in to the USA, and we see the letters "American Broadcasting Company" zoom towards us.

'''FX/SFX:''' None or in the globe variant, the globe spinning and the letters zooming.

'''Music/Sounds:''' An announcer is heard saying "This is ABC, the American Broadcasting Company."

'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' A variant exists where the announcer says: "The preceding program, originally telecast by ABC in New York (or in rare cases, Chicago), is accompanied by a special video recording. This is ABC, the American Broadcasting Company."

'''Availability:''' Extinct. This logo has been spotted on ''Tales of Tomorrow'' and some other shows from the time. The globe variant can be seen in ''You Asked For It''.

'''Editor's Note:''' None.

=== 2nd Logo (1950s) ===

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'''ID:''' Just the word "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''ABC'''}}" in a camera lens.

'''FX/SFX:''' Just the camera lens opening.

'''Music/Sounds:''' An announcer says "This is ABC Television Network."

'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' A different variant exists where the announcer says "The preceding program, originally telecast by ABC in New York, is accompanied by a special video recording. This is ABC,the American Broadcasting Company."

'''Availability:''' Extinct.

'''Editor's Note:''' None.


=== 3rd (known) Logo (1953-1957) ===

'''Nicknames:''' "ABC Eagle"

'''ID:''' A weird-looking eagle with a bolt through its head, and the text "ABC" is at the bottom where the feathers are sticking out.

'''Variant:''' The logo is dark at first,but it brightens up on the second after it.

'''FX/SFX:''' None in the regular variant. The other variant has brightening.

'''Music/Sounds:''' An announcer says "This is ABC Television Network.".

'''Availability:''' Extinct, but can be found on ABC releases from that time. It has recently been spotted on a Disney+ print on an episode of ''The Mickey Mouse Club''.

'''Editor's Note:''' None.


=== 4rd Logo (1957-1963) ===

'''Nicknames:''' "Weird ABC", "Prototype ABC"

'''ID:''' We see a prototype version of the current ABC logo, which is a giant lowercase A with "abc" situated within it.

'''FX/SFX:''' None.

'''Music/Sounds:''' An announcer says "This has been an ABC Television Network Presentation.".

'''Availability:''' Extinct.

'''Editor's Note:''' None.


=== 5th Logo (1963-1969) ===

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'''Nickname:''' "Froot Loops"

'''ID:''' Against a black background, six circles come in from the left, colored {{Font color|red|red}}, {{Font color|lightpink|pink}}, {{Font color|dodgerblue|blue}}, {{Font color|deepskyblue|light blue}}, {{Font color|limegreen|green}}, and {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}}. They all disappear off to the right except the {{Font color|red|red}}, {{Font color|dodgerblue|blue}}, and {{Font color|limegreen|green}}, which transform into an "{{Font color|red|'''a'''}}", "{{Font color|dodgerblue|'''b'''}}", and "{{Font color|limegreen|'''c'''}}", respectively, and in the corporate font used for the network. The letters then zoom out a bit and the black area shrinks to a circle, forming the ABC logo against a {{Font color|navajowhite|beige}} background.

'''Trivia:''' The ABC logo was designed by Paul Rand (1914-1996), who is better known for designing the logos for IBM and Westinghouse, among others.

'''FX/SFX:''' All 2D animation.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A dramatic horn fanfare, sometimes coupled with a man saying "This is an ABC color presentation.". Sometimes, the announcer is not used.

'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
* There was an earlier version that used an orchestral string fanfare and no announcer.
* Another version was used, which was a news theme-like orchestra fanfare, with an uplifting finish. This was seen on ''The Bullwinkle Show''.

'''Availability:''' Ultra rare/near extinction. This appeared before network broadcasts of ''The Bugs Bunny Show'', ''The Flintstones'', ''The Jetsons'', ''Bewitched'', and other color programs ABC aired in the Sixties. The earlier music variant may have been seen on at least one episode of ''The Bugs Bunny Show''. Strangely, this is left intact at the beginning on some episodes of The Baron on DVD, in place of the ITC logo.

'''Editor's Note:''' The first half of the logo is animated quite smoothly, but the second half with the zoom-out of the logo is somewhat rough. Also, the string variant's music is very poorly played. Despite that, this logo is a favorite of many.

=== 6th Logo (October 5th, 1968) ===

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'''ID:''' Pretty much, a still of the ABC logo with some trails.

'''FX/SFX:''' None, unless you count the fade in.

'''Music/Sounds:''' Three dings.

'''Availability:''' Extinct.

'''Editor's Note:''' None.


=== 7th Logo (1974) ===

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'''ID:''' We see an array of clips from ABC shows of the period, all in a black background. Then, the music starts, and the clips disappear, one by one, in rhythm with the music. Then the words:

<div style="text-align: center;">'''What You See'''</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">'''On ABC This Fall'''</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">'''You'll Be Talking About'''</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">'''Tomorrow!'''</div>

in white zoom in. Then, it fades out, and see a {{Font color|chocolate|burnt orange}} ABC circle with "abc" in the corporate font. The circle has an {{Font color|gold|orange-yellow}} glow.

'''Variant:''' The logo described is the main logo, but this logo is used for promos of shows from the period as well.

'''FX/SFX:''' The clips disappearing, the text zooming in and fading out, the logo fading in.

'''Music/Sounds:''' One clip has audio, which is heard before music starts. The music itself includes, at the beginning, a 7-note bass playing with a 7-note trumpet that starts at the third bass note, and is at a faster pace. Then, groovy music plays, as a choir sings "What you see on ABC this fall you'll be talking about", then a man finishes the slogan saying "Tomorrow!". The choir then sings that same line and holds it for a bit.

'''Availability:''' Extinct. It was only seen on ABC in Fall 1974.

'''Editor's Note:''' None.

===(1975-1976)===

Welcome to the Bright New World of ABCABC Television Network (1975)ABC 1975 Telop KOMO 1975
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'''Nickname:''' "Welcome to the Bright New World"

'''Logo:''' On a black background, the word "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''WELCOME'''}}" zooms in and hits the screen 3 times. Then the slogan, "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''WELCOME TO THE BRIGHT NEW WORLD OF ABC'''}}" scrolls up. Before it ends, it cross-fades into a {{Font color|blue|blue}}-{{Font color|red|red}} lined floor where in the distance, the ABC logo in {{Font color|orange|orange}} lifts up from behind the floor and goes into place in mid-air.

'''Variant:''' There's a version where the logo is still. This was mainly used as a secondary ident.

'''FX/SFX:''' The text and ABC logo rising up. The effects were pretty nifty for 1975, but it was starting to become mainstream to see glints and glows everywhere at around this time.

'''Music/Sounds:''' The campaign's song "Welcome to the Bright New World on ABC."

'''Availability:''' Extinct, as it was only used as a station ID. However, it made an appearance during the opening montage of the 40th anniversary special.

'''Editor's Note:''' None.


===1st Logo (Fall 1977-Summer 1978)===

ABC 1977 TelopABC Television Network (1977)ABC Television Network (1977)
WTAE-TV 4/Pittsburgh "Still The One" IDABC/WEWS 1977ABC/WOI-DT 1977
KATV "Still The One" ID (1977)
ABC/WBRC 1977KABC - 1977ABC/WABC 1977ABC/WISN 1977
ABC/WOKR 1977 - BABC/WOKR 1977 - AWAAY 1977Nine ID (1977)
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'''Nickname:''' "Still The One"

'''Logo:'''
*Opening: On a black background, sparkles come down from the top-right to the bottom-left of the screen. After they almost disappear, the ABC logo, with the font in {{Font color|gold|gold}} and the circle styled like a bubble, zooms in while sparkling.
*Closing: The same animation from the opening plays, minus the sparkles coming down, but after it's done zooming in, the sparkles come down again and the ABC logo glows and shines while the words "'''STILL THE ONE!'''" zooms down right beside the ABC logo. The camera then zooms closer to the ABC logo and the entire thing cuts to black.

'''Variants:'''
*A version was made for Nine in Australia. In this version, the Nine logo replaces the ABC logo.
*An alternate version was also made for Nine in Australia in which the network's "nine dots" logo replaces the Nine logo. After it's done zooming in, the bubble glows and shines and the "nine dots" logo fades into the Nine logo. The ball's glow fades away and the Nine logo fades back into the "nine dots" logo.
*A still version was also made in which the logo is slightly larger, doesn't shine and is a littler darker. This variant was used for closed-circuit broadcasts.

'''Custom Local Variants:'''
*'''WTAE-TV 4 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo.
*'''WEWS-TV 5 (Cleveland, Ohio):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo.
*'''WOI-DT 5 (Ames-Des Moines, Iowa):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo and there's a byline with the words "WOI-TV / Ames" on the bottom.
*'''KATV-TV 7 (Little Rock, Arkansas):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo.
*'''WBRC 6 (Birmingham-Tuscaloosa-Anniston, Alabama; now a FOX affiliate):''' A completely different ID is used. On a starry blue/orange background, the station's logo is there with the words "STILL THE ONE" curved above the logo.
*'''WABC-TV 7 (New York, New York):''' There's a byline with the words "WABC-TV" on the left, the station's logo in the middle, and "New York" on the right.
*'''KABC-TV 7 (Los Angeles, California):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo.
*'''WISN-TV 12 (Milwaukee, Wisconsin):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo.
*'''WOKR-TV 13 (Rochester, New York; now known as WHAM-TV):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo.
*'''WAAY-TV 31 (Huntsville-Decatur, Alabama):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo.
*'''KTRK-TV 13 (Houston, Texas):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo.

'''FX/SFX:''' The sparkles floating down and the logo zooming in.

'''Music/Sounds:''' The campaign's song "Still The One," which is based off of a song with the same name by Orleans.

'''Availability:''' Extinct, as it was only used as a station ID.

'''Editor's Note:''' None.


===1st (and only known) Logo (Fall 1978-Summer 1979, 1993, 1999)===

ABC "We're the One" ID's - CLG WikiABC ID (1978)ABC Closed Circuit ID (1979)ABC "We're The One" ID (w/o circle)ABC "We're The One" ID (1979; v1)ABC "We're The One" ID (1979; v2)ABC "We're The One" ID (w/o circle; v2)WEWS 1978ABC/WEWS 1978 (alt. logo)ABC/WJLA 1978WABC (1978)ABC/KBTV 1978
ABC/KBTV 1978ABC/KMSP 1978ABC/WFTV 1978ABC/WISN 1978ABC/WJRT 1978WOKR (WHAM), 1978WHBQ 1978WJZ 1978KXIX-TV 19KJEO (KGPE) 1978Nine Network 'We're the One'Canal 13 Argentina (1978)
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'''Nickname:''' "We're The One"

'''Logo:''' Over a starry night sky, a multitude of streaks pass by as a rainbow-like rectangular box with streaks pass from left to right. In the box is the slogan "We're The One" in a typical 70's font. When it gets up-close, the rectangular box fades out while the words pass by. It then fades into a rainbow-colored background with lines circling it. Then a starry swirl zooms in which leads to a circle where an explosions happens to show the familiar ABC logo with a spinning rainbow circling it. During this, more streaks pass by.

'''Variants:'''
*There's a version without the spinning rainbow.
*A version was made for Nine in Australia. In this version, the familiar multitude of streaks pass by, but this time, it's on a black background. Then a flash appears where the slogan "We're The One" now zooms out in a golden texture and a white circle appears. The starry swirl then appears. After the swirl passes, there's a white flash where it fades into the Nine logo's dots inside a red circle. It then fades into the "9" while streaks pass by.
*A version was also made for Canal Trece (now El Trece) in Argentina. In this version, streaks pass by again, but this time, it is on a different night sky. Then a flash appears and suddenly, the logo cuts to the the starry swirl instead leading to an explosion showing the stylized "13" with no circle whatsoever while streaks pass by. After that, the words "Transmite LS 85 TV Canal 13 Buenos Aires" wipe in below the "13".
*A version was used on a 1979 closed circuit feed where the background was black, the spinning rainbow was gone, the logo was still, and the words "CLOSED CIRCUIT" were right below the logo.
*Two still variants of this ident were made for closed circuit broadcasts as well as TV station sign-offs, one in which the background is black, but the spinning rainbow is left intact and another in which the background is still black, but the spinning rainbow is gone.
*There is another version of the animated generic ID in which the words "abc" are nowhere to be seen. This version was mostly used for either promos advertising ABC's programming (for example, "MONDAY", "WEDNESDAY", etc). However, this version was also used for ABC stations to place their logo or channel number when needed.

'''Custom Local Variants:'''
*'''WEWS-TV 5 (Cleveland, Ohio):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo. Another variant has a byline with the 5 logo on the left and the words "WEWS-CLEVELAND" on the right.
*'''WJLA-TV 7 (Washington, D.C.):''' There's a byline with the words "WJLA-TV" on the left and "Washington, D.C." on the right with the station's logo sandwiched in-between.
*'''WABC-TV 7 (New York, New York), KABC-TV 7 (Los Angeles, California), WXYZ-TV 7 (Detroit, Michigan), and KVII-TV 7 (Amarillo, Texas):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo. Also, the spinning rainbow is now {{Font color|deepskyblue|a light shade of blue}}.
*'''KBTV-TV 9 (Denver, Colorado; now known as KUSA-TV and now an NBC affiliate):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo. Another variant has a byline with "9" on the right and the words "KBTVDenver" in a box on the right.
*'''KMSP-TV 9 (Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota; now a FOX affiliate):''' There's a byline with the words "kmsp" stacked above the words "MINNEAPOLIS" and "ST. PAUL" on the left and the station's logo on the right.
*'''WFTV-TV 9 (Orlando, Florida):''' There's a logo in the bottom-left corner of the screen with "WFTV" on the top, the station's logo in the middle, and "Orlando" on the bottom.
*'''WISN-TV 12 (Milwaukee, Wisconsin):''' There's a byline with the station's logo on the left and the words "WISN TV" on top and "MILWAUKEE" on bottom, on the right.
*'''WJRT-TV 12 (Flint-Saginaw-Bay City, Michigan):''' There's a byline with the words "WJRT-TV Channel 12" on top and "Flint-Saginaw-Bay City" on the bottom.
*'''WOKR-TV 13 (Rochester, New York; now known as WHAM-TV):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo.
*'''WHBQ-TV 13 (Memphis, Tennessee; now a FOX affiliate):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo.
*'''WJZ-TV 13 (Baltimore, Maryland; now a CBS affiliate):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo and there's a byline with the words "WJZ-TV" on the left and "BALTIMORE" on the right with the Westinghouse Broadcasting logo sandwiched in-between (since the station was owned by the Westinghouse Electric Company at the time).
*'''KXIX-TV 19 (Victoria, Texas):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo and there's a byline with the words "KXIX-TV" on top and "VICTORIA, TEXAS" on the bottom.
*'''KSEE-TV 47 (Fresno, California; now known as KGPE-TV and now a CBS affiliate):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo.

'''FX/SFX:''' The streaks passing by and the rainbow circling around the ABC logo.

'''Music/Sounds:''' The campaign's song "We're The One," which is based off of "You're The One" by The Oak Ridge Boys, or silent. The Nine variant has an instrumental version of the song. The Canal 13 Argentina variant instead has a sampling of the track "World Champion" by Keith Mansfield with a Spanish announcer saying "LS 85 Television Canal 13, Buenos Aires".

'''Availability:''' Extinct, as it was only used as a station ID. However, the generic ABC ID made a guest appearance on the opening montage of ABC's 40th anniversary special in 1993, as well as a TGIF promo from 1999.

'''Editor's Note:''' The starry background and starry swirl may startle a few. However, it's a favorite of many for those who feel nostalgic to it.

===2nd Logo (Fall 1979-Summer 1980)===

ABC "Still the One: Series 2" ID's - CLG WikiABC ID (1979)ABC 1979 TelopABC 1979 (1980 Winter Olympics)
KATU ID (1979)ABC/WTAE 1979ABC/KSTP 1979ABC/WEWS 1979ABC/KABC 1979ABC/WABC 1979WLS 1979
ABC/KGTV 1979ABC/KTHI 1979ABC/WHBQ 1979ABC/WJZ 1979
KOVR - 1979WXIA - 1979WLS - 1979KBTV - 1980ABC/WOKR 1979Nine Network 'Still the One' 1979
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'''Nickname:''' "Still The One II"

'''Logo:''' On a black background with grids on the top and bottom, the words "{{Font color|#FFD900|STILL THE ONE!}}" in {{Font color|#FFD900|golden yellow}} tilt into place and zoom in into us. Then when the grids disappear, a pair of stars, lined up horizontally, shoot out into place where they flash and segue into a pair of multicolored lines ({{Font color|blue|blue}}, {{Font color|green|green}}, and {{Font color|orange|orange}}). The lines then tilt clockwise with streaks shooting left. A black circle then fades in where the letters to the ABC logo flash dimly. The streaks continue to shoot left.

'''Variants:'''
*A version was made for Nine in Australia. In this version, the Nine logo replaces the ABC logo.
*A version was also made of ABC's coverage of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.
*A still version exists where the letters "ABC" are brighter. This version was used for closed circuit broadcasts and sign-offs.

'''Custom Local Variants:'''
*'''KATU-TV 2 (Portland-Salem, Oregon-Vancouver, Washington):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo.
*'''WTAE-TV 4 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania):''' There's a byline with the station's logo on the right and the words "wtae-tv" on top and "PITTSBURGH" on the bottom, on the right.
*'''KSTP-TV 5 (Saint Paul-Minneapolis, Minnesota):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo and there's a byline with the words "KSTP TELEVISION" on top, "SAINT PAUL" in the middle, and "MINNEAPOLIS" on the bottom.
*'''WEWS-TV 5 (Cleveland, Ohio):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo.
*'''KABC-TV 7 (Los Angeles, California):''' There's a byline with the words "KABC-TV" on the left, the station's logo in the middle, and "LOS ANGELES" on the right.
*'''WABC-TV 7 (New York, New York):''' There's a byline with the words "WABC-TV" on top and "NEW YORK" on the bottom on the top-left of the screen; the station's logo is the bottom-right of the screen.
*'''WLS-TV 7 (Chicago, Illinois):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo and there's a byline with the words "WLS-TV CHICAGO" on the bottom-right of the screen. An alternate version has the ABC logo left intact. The byline "WLS-TV CHICAGO" is still there, but the station's logo is now seen on the right of the word "CHICAGO".
*'''KGTV-TV 10 (San Diego, California):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo.
*'''KBTV 9 (Denver, Colorado; now known as KUSA-TV and now an NBC affiliate):''' For the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics version, the station's logo is yellow and seen below.
*'''WXIA-TV 11 (Atlanta, Georgia; now an NBC affiliate):''' The station's logo is on the bottom-left corner and the temperature is on the bottom-right corner.
*'''KTHI-TV 11 (Fargo, North Dakota; now both an NBC and CBS affiliate):''' There's a byline that reads "kthi--tv" on top, "CHANNEL 11" in the middle, and "Fargo/Grand Forks" on the bottom on the bottom-right of the screen.
*'''WHBQ-TV 13 (Memphis, Tennessee; now a FOX affiliate):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo, which is now set on the bottom-right in order to fit the picture of Memphis on-screen in a box with the words "WE'RE STILL THE ONE" on top.
*'''WJZ-TV 13 (Baltimore, Maryland; now a CBS affiliate):''' The station's logo replaces the ABC logo and there's a byline with the words "WJZ-TV" on top and "BALTIMORE" on the bottom on the bottom-right of the screen.
*'''WOKR-TV 13 (Rochester, New York; now known as WHAM-TV):''' The station's logo is on the top-left of the screen and there's a byline with the words "WOKR" on top and "Rochester" on the bottom on the bottom-right of the screen.
*'''KOVR-TV 13 (Sacramento-Stockon, California):''' The station's logo with the tagline "13 Belongs" is on the bottom-right corner with a stripe connecting to the logo and the words "You Are Watching KOVR Stockon-Sacramento" appear on the bottom-left corner.

'''FX/SFX:''' The flashes and the streaks shooting through the lines.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A slower-upbeat version of the song from the last logo.

'''Availability:''' Extinct, as it was only used as a station ID.

'''Editor's Note:''' None.

=== 8th ID (1998-2001) ===

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'''ID:''' The ABC logo suddenly appears in a {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} background and the words "{{Font|Courier|'''American Broadcasting Company'''}}" (or "{{Font|Courier|'''America's Broadcasting Company'''}}") appear one by one in the bottom. If you can watch carefully, the ABC logo is being formed by a circle zooming in and the ABC logo suddenly appears.

'''Variants:'''
* There is a slightly longer variant of this ident, seen during commercial breaks.
* Other variations are spotted.

'''FX/SFX:''' The ABC logo suddenly appearing. Awesome Ink and Paint. Created by Pittard Sullivan.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A dramatic fanfare of the four-note ABC jingle. Composed by The Mad Bus.

'''Availability:''' Extinct. Only appeared in the late 1990s. It also appears at the end of 1998-2001 episodes of ''Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher''.

'''Editor's Note:''' None.


=== 9th ID (2000-2002) ===

'''ID:''' Same as the previous. Except that the text "America's #1 Broadcasting Company" appears below. After "America's" appears, an arrow draws and points down with "#1" on top, then followed by "Broadcasting" then "Company"

'''Variants:''' See [[ABC "America's Broadcasting Company" ID|here]] for more info.

'''FX/SFX:''' The ABC Logo suddenly appearing.

'''Music/Sounds:''' TBA

'''Availability:''' Extinct on TV.

'''Editor's Note:''' None.


=== 10th ID (2002) ===

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'''ID:''' As the ABC logos forms in the middle, a {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} circle drops down behind the ABC logo and fills the rest of the screen. After this, a {{Font color|red|red}} circle drops down in front of the ABC logo and covers the screen including the ABC logo. Also after the {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} circle drops, a shadow turns clockwise and zooms out revealing that it is the ABC text in the signature font. After {{Font color|limegreen|green}}, {{Font color|dodgerblue|blue}}, and {{Font color|orange|orange}} circles drop down in tune with the beat, a black circle drops down. Once it hits the middle, a white shine appears. This white shine focuses and reveals to be the ABC logo, whilst the black circle fills the screen. Once the ABC logo is done forming, another green circle appears, drops down behind the ABC logo, and fills the screen. With this, the words "'''America's Broadcasting Company'''" appear in white. The logo stays on screen, while the {{Font color|limegreen|green}} BG lights up in certain places.
'''Variant:''' The ID is sometimes shortened.
'''FX/SFX:''' The circles, the ABC logo, and the background. Good CGI by Troika Design Group.

'''Music/Sounds:''' The ABC theme, but dramatized and an extra note at the beginning. This gets shortened to the 2nd note on the shortened variant. Composed by Tonal Sound.
'''Availability:''' Extinct. Was only seen around this time, and can be seen if one has a recording (VHS, DVD, etc.) from ABC at this time.

'''Editor's Note:''' This logo design was used for the ABC Entertainment logo for programs around this time.


=== 11th ID (2003-2004) ===

'''Nicknames:''' "The Twelve Squares", "{{font color|blue|Blue}} Squares"

'''ID:''' We see a 2D version of the black ABC circle forming on a black background. As this happens, 12 squares in many different shades of {{font color|blue|blue}} slide in (and also slide right), along with the slogan "America's Broadcasting Company" appearing word-by-word.

'''Trivia:''' This was designed by PMcD Design.

'''FX/SFX:''' The logo forming and squares moving.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A guitar note, ending in a string rendition of the ABC theme. Composed by Tonal Sound and Elias Associates. Sometimes combined with whooshes.

'''Availability:''' Extinct on TV.

'''Editor's Note:''' Same as the previous logo.

=== 12th ID (2004-2005)===

Nicknames: "{{font color|red|Red}} Squares", "Welcome to the New ABC", "The Nine Squares"

'''ID:''' On a background of nine {{font color|red|red}} squares, we see the black circle being tilted. On it, the letters "'''a'''", "'''b'''" and "'''c'''" draw themselves circularly. When the logo positions itself, a “ripple-in-the-water” effect is seen, and the slogan "America's Broadcasting Company" fades in below.

'''FX/SFX:''' Prolific 3D animation.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A triumphant, news-like rendition of the ABC fanfare. Composed by Tonal Sound.

'''Availability:''' Extinct on TV.

'''Editor's Note:''' Same as the previous two IDs.


=== 13th ID (2005-2006) ===

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'''Nickname:''' "Bright ABC"

'''ID:''' On a {{font color|#00ff9d|green-blue aurora}} background with white lines trailing around, we see a black disc in the center. The letters "'''a'''", "'''b'''", and "'''c'''" write themselves on the disc with the white lines to make the finished logo. When it forms, the words "'''AMERICA'S BROADCASTING COMPANY'''" appear word-by-word below and the disc then shines.

'''Variants:''' Localized variants have the slogan moved on the top and the station callsign and number on the bottom.

'''FX/SFX:''' Good animation.

'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the 10th ID.

'''Availability:''' Extinct on TV.

'''Editor's Note:''' Same as the previous three IDs.

=== 14th ID (2006-2007) ===

'''Nicknames:''' "The Bubbles"

'''ID:''' A shiny {{font color|#00a2ff|blue}} disc zooms out on a white background. This turns out to be an illusion in the ABC logo, which then zooms out on a white background filled with blue bubbles and streaks. "America's Broadcasting Company" appears one-by-one.

'''FX/SFX:''' The ABC logo zooming out, and the bubbles.

'''Music/Sounds:''' An orchestral rendition of the ABC tune. Composed by Tonal Sound.

'''Availability:''' Extinct on TV.

'''Editor's Note:''' Same as the previous four IDs.


=== 15th Logo (2007-2013) ===

TBA

=== 15th Logo (2013-2018) ===

TBA

=== 17th Logo (2018- ) ===

TBA

{{TV-Navbox}}{{Navbox-WaltDisney}}

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Warner Bros. Pictures' origins trace back to 1918, when brothers Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack Warner established a studio on Sunset Boulevard. Sam and Jack would handle the production of the films, while Harry and Albert were in charge of distribution. The studio was incorporated as "Warner Bros' Pictures Incorporated" on April 4, 1923, making it the third oldest American movie studio in continuous operation, after Paramount Pictures (founded on May 8, 1912 as Famous Players Film Corporation) and Universal Pictures (founded on June 8, 1912).
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