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Background

On September 16, 2002, Japanese giant Sony Corporation decided to retire the Columbia TriStar name and logo from its television division, rebranding it as Sony Pictures Television in order to capitalize the strength of the Sony brand.

For the first time since 1974, the Torch Lady, Pegasus or anything resembling Columbia or TriStar's emblems are nowhere to be seen; instead, the corporate 1991 "bar" logo for Sony Pictures was introduced to television viewers for the first time.

On July 25, 2017, SPT launched a new in-production name called Sony Pictures Television Studios, in order to further make use of production in the SPT library and rolls out for current and future titles starting on January 7, 2020. The SPT name and logo will continue to be used in media sites, film on television reruns and international broadcasts, as well as current and future titles starting in 2022, in order to phase out the SPTS name.

In the late 2000s and throughout the 2010s, SPT gained an infamous reputation for later seasons of Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!. Reasons include an increase in celebrity clues (especially starting in season 27 of Jeopardy!), Prize Puzzles (introduced as a regular feature in season 21 of WOF), Alex Trebek's passing in November 2020 (which was followed by a series of guest hosts taking his place for the rest of season 37 not long after it debuted) and Pat Sajak's retirement in 2024, Mayiam Bialik's treatment of contestants on Jeopardy! after her introduction to the show, sporadic inappropriate moments in WOF (as is the case with the "Clam Digger" and "Luck Be In the Air Tonight" puzzles), a decline in clue writing quality and controversial wedges/tags.

Sony Pictures Television

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1st Logo (October 22, 2002-)	2nd Logo (El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie custom variant) (October 11, 2019)

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Logo (January 7, 2020-2023)

Sony Pictures Television

1st Logo (October 22, 2002-)

With the bars' reflection; 4:3
With the bars' reflection; 16:9
With the bars' reflection; "Distributed by" version
Filmed version
2017 enhanced version
2024 reanimated version

Visuals: There is an extreme close-up of the words "SONY PICTURES TELEVISION" (in the Sony corporate typeface), stacked word-by-word with "SONY" being the largest, emerging and zooming away downwards from the screen. The three words are not directly stacked at first, but as the animation progresses, they slide into place. A horizontal line is drawn between the "PICTURES" and "TELEVISION". While this happens, there is a bright white light on the left side of the screen that later reveals the names; as the light dies down, the lines in the background themselves back away as well, eventually moving back to the upper part of the screen and into a diagonal pattern to form the logo. The flash dissipates and there is an oblong orange-white glare surrounding the logo and words, which shrinks into the bars to give it a shine. The finished logo, which is a striped parallelogram, appears against a shaded navy blue background.

Trivia: This logo first appeared as a print logo on broadcasting ads in magazines such as Variety in fall 1991, around the time when SPE was founded.

Variants:

A rare filmed variant of this logo exists, which is seen on the 2003 TV movies Red Water and Lucy.
A more common short version exists, where the stacked words simply zoom out.
An even shorter version of this logo also exists, which starts from where the 3rd-to-last note of the theme plays. This version began appearing in July 2003.
In 2004, the phrase "DISTRIBUTED BY" appears above the logo, it was still until it fades in above the logo on the 2006 version of Chain Reaction and season 4 of The Newlywed Game both on GSN, but the font is in Times New Roman on those said game shows. Early shorts on Crackle also have the phrase above the name rather than the logo. For the rest, the phrase was placed on a black screen, which later fades to the 2002 SPT logo, which also appears on web shows on websites like MySpace, YouTube, and Hulu, among others such as C-Spot or Penn Says.
In 2005, an updated widescreen version was introduced. It consists of just a solid blue lighting effect in the lower right-hand corner of the screen, where the reflection of the Bars would usually be. Sometimes, this version is squashed to fit a 4:3 TV, and features on several movies, first-run production, and classic series on television and DVD.
A B&W variant also exists, which can be seen on classic shows by Screen Gems.
On pre-2011 episodes of Watch What Happens: Live, the logo is a still shot on a gray-like background.
In 2010 on The Three Stooges short "The Sitter Downers", the 2005 logo is in black & white.
Starting on the 4th season of The Newlywed Game, the text reads as "DISTRIBUTED THROUGH" above the logo.
Sometimes, the logo can appear a little up-close.
A version with extra brightness on both the 2002 and 2005 versions in color exists.
On seasons 6-10 of Robot Chicken, Houdini and Doyle and the TV movie Grave Halloween (albeit with a fade-in/fade-out), there is a still version of the logo. On the 2021 Lifetime TV movie The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother's Hunt for Justice, a still shot of the Sony Entertainment logo is seen first, then cuts to this.
A superimposed in-credit variant exists. This can be found on international shows like Niñas Mal.
Starting in 2014, the Sony Entertainment logo is seen first. Then, the light flashes to reveal the short SPT logo. Some shows, such as The Young and the Restless, syndicated reruns of Seinfeld, and shows co-produced by SPT subsidiary Embassy Row still do not use this variant.
On a PAL release of The Real Ghostbusters, the long version is used but the normal music is heard.
On an April 16, 2017 HBO Signature Caribbean airing of Pixels, the logo is silent, but the music plays 5-6 seconds after the logo cut to black.
On a 2007 TBS airing of Fools Rush In and a Peacock print of Resident Evil: Extinction, the logo is slowed down.
On a Tubi print of episode 1 of season 2 of The Nanny, part of the Sony Pictures Television International logo is seen for a split-second before the SPT logo plays, but the latter appeared twice.
A scoped version exists. This can be similar to 21:9, or letterboxed 4:3 being stretched in widescreen 16:9.
Sometimes on shows such as the 2018 reboot of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, this logo shares the screen with other logos.
In 2017, the logo is enhanced for 4K-produced shows. The glare is slightly bigger and has a more yellowish tone, and the background is darker. The logo is also sharper, and the bars' reflections are permanently removed.
On a Starz print of the movie Matilda, the 2014 version appears, but before the logo appears, the Sony logo fades out, and then the 2002 version plays.
On a format sales sizzle reel to Jeopardy! and Live in Front of a Studio Audience, the 2014 version of the logo (for the former, while the latter uses the 2017 version) is shown without the Sony Entertainment logo. However, for a second, a part of said logo can be seen.
On a USA VOD print of the movie 50 First Dates, the logo, as well as the entire credits sequence, are sped up heavily due to time compression.
Starting in 2022, an updated version of the 2017 logo exists, with the 2021 Sony Entertainment logo being used, it then transitions to a still shot of this logo.
- Starting in 2024, there is an animated version of this variant. The animation was remade here and it is noticeably different from the previous versions of the logo as a zoom out has appeared to have been added. The background also has a mirror effect as well when shown in scope, and the bars' reflections were also brought back.

Technique: CGI by Rick Scott at Tigar Hare Studios (also known for their work on the 2010 Technicolor logo).

Audio: A descending piano tune and a majestic 5-note orchestral theme composed by David Kurtz, which sounds vaguely similar to the Habanera section of Bizet's opera Carmen, the 1976 Viacom "V of Doom" theme and the 1993 TriStar Television theme (specifically the long version).

Audio Variants:

The short version just has the five-note orchestral theme (which is re-orchestrated).
Another music variation has only the last three notes of the theme re-arranged. This version began in July 2003. The 2022 version of this logo also sometimes uses this variant.
In later years, the music has become a bit more orchestrated.
The 2022 version of this logo either uses the 2003 shortened theme, or the Sony ding.
In 2005, there is another short version with the last half of the animation of the standard animation of the logo, which is seen on the series Sit Down, Shut Up, and several final season episodes of Jackie Chan Adventures.
Sometimes, when used along a co-production or co-distributor ID, the first few notes of the music for this logo will play over the last few seconds of said ID before going into this visual logo. This has happened on such syndicated shows as Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, back when King World Productions (now "CBS Media Ventures") was still in operation. But now until October 2007, the CBS Television Distribution music plays on the CTD logo, and the SPT theme plays on the SPT logo.
Sometimes, the logo used the Columbia TriStar Television theme until 2014. The theme can still be heard on some syndicated airings of Good Times via TV One.
Two more versions exist by having a high and low tone starting in 2003.
Another version exists having a bell-type twinkle mixed into the standard theme.
A double-pitched version of the music can be found on some S4 episodes of Married... With Children on its DVD release. It could also sometimes be seen on certain TV airings of theatrical films, possibly due to the NTSC versions being in high tone.
- A Pluto TV Italy print of episode 5 of season 5 of the above mentioned show has the theme in double-pitched as well, but is followed by the high-toned version of the logo.
- On a Disney Channel Asia airing of The Karate Kid (2010), the theme is in double-pitched and in warp-speed.
On an AMC airing of Ghostbusters II, the theme is slightly high-pitched (+0.5 semitone higher), thus part of the high-pitched version blends in with the normal-pitched theme.
- On a 2023 USA Network airing of the said film, the normal-pitched theme can be faintly heard in the background along with the end credits.
On some shows like The King of Queens (2002-2007 episodes) and other shows, the end theme plays over this logo.
Middle season local reruns of Good Times and Sanford and Son would have the first four notes of the standard theme playing first, followed by the finishing of the final notes from the 2002 SPT long version theme.
Up until 2012, the 2003 Sony Pictures Television International sounder was sometimes used, particularly on the Mill Creek DVD release of the Nickelodeon original movie The Last Day of Summer (although the original DVD release from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment does not have it), DVD releases of shows like Married... With Children, on Antenna TV's print of the Sanford and Son episode "Sanford and Gong", and on DVD releases of The Berenstain Bears (1985) that SPHE released.
On a Nine Network airing of season 2 episode 11 of The Guardian, the final five notes of the long version's theme is heard on the standard logo, with the last note being abridged.
On an episode of People: The TV Show!, the last three notes of the long version's theme is used on the 2017 logo, with the last note being shorter.
ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC airings have a generic theme and occasionally a voiceover.
A silent version exists (sometimes on movie networks like Starz and Encore).
Another variation would have the 1993 Columbia Pictures Television theme. This happened on several reruns of Just Shoot Me! on TV Land. Region 2 DVD releases of T.J. Hooker and the 2nd season of Party of Five also have this variation if the French audio track is selected.
A variant exists that has the 1993 CPT theme overlapping the 2002 SPT theme. This was spotted on an Antenna TV airing of the Good Times S4 episode "Michael's Great Romance".
A few episodes of The Jeffersons from the 1980-1981 season last aired on TV One have the SPT and the short CTTD themes playing at the same time.
A 2005 low tone version exists, which is seen at the end of The Three Stooges short "Cash and Carry".
On Antenna TV's print of the All in the Family episode "The Jeffersons Move Up", the short Columbia TriStar Television theme is heard.
One S1 episode of That's My Mama! on DVD ("Clifton's Con") has the 1982 CPT music play over this logo.
On the CTHE DVD print of the S3 Married... with Children episode "The Gypsy Cried", it has the first note of the 1988 CPT theme before going into the 2003 SPTI theme.
On several international prints of May-June 2013 episodes of Days of Our Lives and The Young and the Restless, the 1994 TriStar Television theme is heard.
On the Mill Creek Season 4 DVD release of Married... with Children, the episode "Hot Off the Grill" has the 1988 CPT theme playing over this logo.
One 4:3 airing of the TV movie Breakaway has the Columbia TriStar Domestic Television music play over the logo.
On later prints of Hazel, the Colex Enterprises music plays over the logo.
On the Me-TV print of The Facts of Life S5 episode "Brave New World Part 2", a sloppy plaster job results in the theme playing before the logo itself appears.
On the NTSC DVD print of the mini-series Comanche Moon, the first 2006 CBS Paramount Television logo's music plays (and vice-versa), due to an editing error.
On current prints of the 1931 film Arizona, the movie's score finishes over the logo after the end title fades out, as the music originally ended over a black screen.
One S2 episode of The Guardian on Russian airings has the 2007 CBS Television Distribution theme played over this logo.
On The Substitute, the music is sped-up and also played in a different tone.
On a 2007 TBS airing of Fools Rush In, the music is slowed down and in five semitones lower.
On the end credits of the episode "It's a Wrap" in Mad About You, Paul Buchman (played by Paul Reiser) is arguing to Lou (played by Larry Miller) on the phone about the closing credits of the episode. As it gets to the end of the credits, Paul says "Show the guy on the phone. All right? Then you have the sound of the racetrack, the thing with the hand..." on the In Front Productions and Nuance Productions logos. The audience later laughs and as the logo is formed, Paul says "That'll work.". The "...and then the stupid horse with the wings." line was cut to the audience laughing, in which the end of the 1994 TriStar Television music plays out, plastering the logo in the process.
On Amazon Prime's prints of the Mad About You episodes "The Parking Space" and "The Sample", a snippet of the short version of the 1995 Columbia TriStar Television theme is heard before the 2002 SPT theme.
On an international print of Into the Dark, the 2016 Hulu Originals logo's music plays, due to an editing error.
On Street Art Showdown, the music is carrying it from the Embassy Row and Ugly Pretty Productions logos. It also happens on Angry Angel where the shortened version of the music is carrying it from the Olive Bridge Entertainment and Freeform Originals logos.
At the end of a Sony Channel (now Great! Movies) airing of one episode of T.J. Hooker, a split second of the 1982 Columbia Pictures Television theme can be heard before getting cut off by this logo due to sloppy plastering.
On Ai là triệu phú (the Vietnamese version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?), the theme of the 2waytraffic logo plays over this logo.
On an September 27, 2013 NBC airing of The Michael J. Fox Show episode "Neighbor", a generic theme plays and also leaves the logo's theme intact, due to an editing error.

Availability: Seen on its then-new shows and many later prints of classic shows, off-net syndication series, TV movies and theatrical films on television and some streaming services (especially Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune). The only four pre-2002 shows that do not have this logo are Walker, Texas Ranger on USA Network and the defunct Cloo, All in the Family on GetTV and Sony Crackle, the original One Day at a Time on Antenna TV and The Jeffersons on Me-TV.

On several shows, due to editing errors, the logo may appear twice, with the short version usually shown on the second time.
- Sometimes, the first appearance plays the fanfare in high tone, and the second in normal tone, or vice versa.
- The first appearance of the logo may be a squished widescreen variant.
Also due to an editing or plastering error, the logo may appear after older logos, such as Columbia Pictures Television, TriStar Television, or Columbia TriStar Television.
Also seen on 2009 reruns of season 26 of Jeopardy!, which repackage the episodes to include the "square" intro from season 27, as evidenced here.
This logo is also seen on shows produced by Adelaide Productions (such as the final season of Dragon Tales, seasons 3-5 of Jackie Chan Adventures, The Boondocks and The Spectacular Spider-Man), Sony's now-dormant television animation studio that was founded in 1993, as they did not use their own logo.
The long version is not as common as the standard version, but it was seen on every episode of Jeopardy! from 2002-2007, The Nate Berkus Show, and is also preserved on the DVD release of All in the Family: The Complete 3rd Season, and the DVD release and Crackle prints of Odyssey 5 (except for "Astronaut Dreams", which uses the normal version instead), but it may appear on some classic and off-network shows.
- It is also seen at the end of every episode of The Three Stooges DVD Collection volume sets, beginning in the second volume, and can also be found on many other TV on DVD releases from 2002-04 (from 2005 onward it went to the standard version).
This logo with the low tone theme was last seen on early episodes of Stuart Little: The Animated Series on HBO Family and and is preserved on the 1976 TV movie Banjo Hackett on DVD, while this logo with the high tone theme (both 2002 and 2005 versions) is preserved on The Boondocks on Adult Swim and Netflix, many Three Stooges shorts on IFC, among other shows and certain films on television.
The scoped version can be seen on CBS airings of S.W.A.T. and some theatrical films on TV.
The short version was seen on The Shield on local syndication and Spike (now Paramount Network), Sit Down, Shut Up on Fox, and reruns of Joan of Arcadia and Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital.
The version with the 2003 SPTI theme was spotted on the 1971 film The Anderson Tapes on TCM.
It can also be seen on Sony Movie Channel in widescreen.
For series outside the U.S., this logo is seen on the series incarnation of the 2007 movie Niñas Mal (translated as Bad Girls) on MTV Latin America and nuvoTV, and Bienvenida Realidad (translated as Welcome Reality), and on Voroniny (Voronin's Family), replacing the 2003 Sony Pictures Television International logo since 2009.
This logo was seen at the end of an episode of The Jeffersons on Antenna TV before the show's credits, with the CTT logo after the credits.
This logo is also seen at the end of most TV airings, a Roku Channel print (and Sony Movie Channel and ThisTV airings) of Lake Placid.
This logo is also seen at the end of shows that's its units produced such as Bromans, among others.
It also appears before or after the Left Bank Pictures on some shows that they co-produced such as The Crown and Outlander, among others.
As of 2023, this is used in tandem with the SPTS logo, as it still appears on The Dr. Oz Show, Days of Our Lives (which uses the 2022 version), The $100,000 Pyramid, Superkitties (except on Disney+ versions, which use the Silvergate Media logo instead), Alex Rider, Crossing Swords, The Good Dish, The Crown, Three Pines and also on international prints of Sony films and shows they didn't produce. It also made an appearance in the 2021 Globo co-production Passport to Freedom, and the first four episodes of season 6 of Better Call Saul. It also appeared on Wheel of Fortune on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch.
The logo also returned on season 41 of Wheel of Fortune and season 40 of Jeopardy!, replacing the Sony Pictures Television Studios logo. Their celebrity counterparts on ABC also began usage of this logo beginning with their fourth and second seasons, respectively, as did season 15 of Shark Tank, the seventh and final season of The Good Doctor, and The Young and the Restless starting in February 2024 (using the 2022 version).
- The 2024 animated version first debuted on season 2 of Them, and later seen on season 4 of The Boys and Sausage Party: Foodtopia.
It is also seen on Raid the Cage.
This logo was spotted at the end of an HBO Asia airing of Darrow & Darrow: In the Key of Murder with the ending theme playing over it.
This logo may or may not appear at the end of TV airings of Revolution Studios or Embassy Pictures titles.
It can also be seen after the end of Screen Gems cartoons when they air on MeTV's Toon In With Me programming block since 2021, as well as on Sunday Night Cartoons on MeTV+.
It is also seen at the end of a Crackle streaming service print of the Jeannie episode "Surf's Up", following the 1993 CPT logo.
It is also seen at the end of a Tubi streaming print of Jason and the Argonauts (1963).
On official YouTube prints of The Nanny, this plasters over the TriStar Television logo on most episodes.
15 (including the first 13) episodes of Extreme Ghostbusters on prints after 2009 contain this logo (used on both the 2009 PAL Extreme Ghostbusters: Volume 1 release and the 2024 U.S. Complete Series release), while the other 25 episodes retain their original logos (including the original 1995 CTT logo).

Legacy:

The logo (mainly the standard variant, which uses very simple animation) gained a reputation as the most hated closing logo of all time due to its large-scale plastering and omnipresence, earning the unofficial nickname the "Bars of Boredom". Additionally, it is widely regarded as the most common logo to find among the community.
Despite a large amount of despise by the logo community, there are some people who appreciate the logo for its visuals and animation, especially the long version. The logo as a whole was initially more well-received than gaining despise.

2nd Logo (El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie custom variant) (October 11, 2019)

Visuals: On a blue gradient background, a purple flash appears onscreen, covering the whole screen. When the flash dies down, the print version of the Sony Pictures Television logo appears. The logo zooms back for a few seconds before stopping completely.

Variant: A 16:9 open-matte version exists on TV airings of the film.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: None.

Availability: This made its only appearance on El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie on Netflix, as a one-off logo produced for the film.

Sony Pictures Television Studios

Logo (January 7, 2020-2023)

Visuals: On a black background is the corporate Sony logo. It then either fades, blurs out, or uses the 2014/2021 Sony transition (either slow or fast on the former), as the text "SONY PICTURES TELEVISION STUDIOS" appears.

Opening Variants:

August 28, 2020: The logo zooms in, with text that says "A SONY PICTURES TELEVISION STUDIOS PRODUCTION" (in the font called Clarendon Medium from the Sony logo) while it flashes. The Sony logo does not appear in the beginning.
January 1, 2021-: The logo is updated to be similar to the regular logo, but without the flash.
On The Afterparty, the text reads "A SONY PICTURES TELEVISION STUDIOS/TRISTAR TELEVISION PRODUCTION", with the two lines next to "PRODUCTION" being removed. Although the former only appears at the end of season 1 while the the latter is seen at the end of season 2.

Other Variants:

A three-second version exists starting on December 28, 2020. Here is the Sony logo zooming out forming from the transition, then it fades out as the company name appears with the light behind it. This is used on Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune, streaming-only shows and Cozi TV airings of Married... with Children.
A still version exists.
Like the previous logo, it shares the screen with other companies logos.
An in-credit variation exists, in which the logo is cropped in a rectangle and inverted.
On the YouTube Originals show Copy That!, the logo appears within the credits of the episode. When the logo starts, the credits show a copyright notice for Sony Pictures Television.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The same "ding" sound in G major used in the Sony logo.

Audio Variants:

Sometimes, the ending theme plays over it or none.
The three-second variant has a swish followed by a dreamy synth fanfare after the ding sound. A longer version also exists. Composed by Lisa Coleman and Wendy Melvoin.
On DVS (Audio Descriptive) prints of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, a male voiceover (heard over the audio) says "Sony. Sony Pictures Television Studios."
On the pilot episode of The Afterparty, the ding sound plays over the fanfare.
On Platonic, Gen V and later episodes of Panhandle, the three-second audio plays over the 2021 Sony transition version.
On Ai là triệu phú (the Vietnamese version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?), the theme of the 2waytraffic logo plays over the ding sound.
On Good Times: Black Again, the ding sound is removed and the fanfare is only used.

Availability:

It debuted on One Day at a Time: Promo Special. It started appearing on existing and returning shows (except Days of Our Lives and The Young and the Restless) from 2020 onwards, such as Jeopardy! from season 37 to its November 18, 2022 episode (which was part of season 39), seasons 38 and 39 of Wheel of Fortune, seasons 12 and 13 of Shark Tank, and seasons 4 and 5 of both The Good Doctor and S.W.A.T. (the 2017 TV series).
The opening variant debuted on the Netflix prints of Cobra Kai, then later in the updated version for the show's third season, as well as on The Afterparty.
This is also seen on new and future shows such as The Wheel of Time and season 1 of The Afterparty.
It is also seen on the Lifetime TV movies Chris Watts: Confessions of a Killer and Salt-N-Pepa.
It is also seen on the remainder of season 6 of Better Call Saul, starting with the episode "Black and Blue".
This logo was also seen at the end of FX's print of Holmes & Watson (a 2018 Columbia Pictures film), and may also appear on future airings of old and new Sony theatrical films on television.
- On OWN reruns of Underground, this logo appears after the Tribune Studios logo, but the 2002 SPT logo follows afterwards as a failed reverse-plaster attempt.
- It also plays before the 2002 Sony Pictures Television logo (whether retained or added) on some shows.
- Comedy Central, Nick at Nite and TV Land reruns of Seinfeld also feature this logo (albeit with the 2002 Sony Pictures Television logo (from the show's pre-2021 prints) being shown on the latter network's on-screen credits).
- Furthermore, this logo can be found on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PC.
This logo also does not appear on the eleventh season of Robot Chicken, as Sony pulled out of co-producing the series after The Bleepin' Robot Chicken Archie Comics Special.
The version with the 2021 Sony logo debuted on the Better Call Saul episode "Nippy" (albeit using a variant), while the normal version later debuted on the series finale of said show (that being "Saul Gone").
- It also started to appear on returning shows during the 2022-23 season, such as Wheel of Fortune (season 40 only), the tenth and final season of The Goldbergs, season 6 of The Good Doctor and season 14 of Shark Tank, among others. It is also seen on The Young and the Restless starting with its October 18, 2022 episode, and the rest of Jeopardy!'s 39th season starting with its November 21, 2022 episode.

Legacy: This logo is considered to be very bland by the logo community, with many considering it an example of the simplified logo trend that started in the 2010s and some even comparing it unfavorably to the first SPT logo at the time of its debut. In fact, it was first thought to be a placeholder logo when it debuted, which ultimately was proven otherwise.

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 ===Background===
+On September 16, 2002, Japanese giant [[Sony|Sony Corporation]] decided to retire the [[Columbia TriStar Television‎|Columbia TriStar]] name and logo from its television division, rebranding it as '''Sony Pictures Television''' in order to capitalize the strength of the Sony brand.
-Columbia TriStar Television was a merger of [[Columbia Pictures Television]] and [[TriStar Television]] (after branding [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|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") already in operation since the early 1990s, all three became part of the "Columbia TriStar Television Group". On June 4, 1994, CTT folded [[Merv Griffin Enterprises]] and took over the rights to ''Jeopardy!'' and ''Wheel of Fortune'', and used a logo since the inception by September. 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 October 25, 2001, CTT and CTTD were merged into "Columbia TriStar Domestic Television" with CTIT remaining.
-On September 16, 2002, Sony Corporation decided to retire the Columbia TriStar Television name and logo from its television division, renaming it "Sony Pictures Television". For the first time since 1974, the Torch Lady or anything resembling Columbia's symbol is nowhere to be seen; instead, the corporate logo for Sony Pictures was introduced to television viewers for the first time. In late 2019, SPT announced a new in-production name called "Sony Pictures Television Studios", in order to further make use of production in the SPT library and rolls out for current and future titles throughout the rest of the year and 2020. The SPT name and logo will continue to be used in media sites and international broadcasts.
+For the first time since 1974, the Torch Lady, Pegasus or anything resembling Columbia or TriStar's emblems are nowhere to be seen; instead, the corporate 1991 "bar" logo for [[Sony Pictures Entertainment|Sony Pictures]] was introduced to television viewers for the first time.
+On July 25, 2017, SPT launched a new in-production name called '''Sony Pictures Television Studios''', in order to further make use of production in the SPT library and rolls out for current and future titles starting on January 7, 2020. The SPT name and logo will continue to be used in media sites, film on television reruns and international broadcasts, as well as current and future titles starting in 2022, in order to phase out the SPTS name.
-==Columbia TriStar Television==
+In the late 2000s and throughout the 2010s, ''SPT'' gained an infamous reputation for later seasons of ''Wheel of Fortune'' and ''Jeopardy!''. Reasons include an increase in celebrity clues (especially starting in season 27 of ''Jeopardy!''), Prize Puzzles (introduced as a regular feature in season 21 of ''WOF''), Alex Trebek's passing in November 2020 (which was followed by a series of guest hosts taking his place for the rest of season 37 not long after it debuted) and Pat Sajak's retirement in 2024, Mayiam Bialik's treatment of contestants on ''Jeopardy!'' after her introduction to the show, sporadic inappropriate moments in ''WOF'' (as is the case with the "Clam Digger" and "Luck Be In the Air Tonight" puzzles), a decline in clue writing quality and controversial wedges/tags.
-=== 1st Logo (September 1994-May 27, 2000) ===
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-'''Nicknames:''' "CT Boxes", "Split Boxes", "Still Boxes"
-'''Logo:''' On a solid {{font color|blue|blue}} background, we see two boxes, the left one contains the Columbia Torch Lady ('90s version), and the right one contains the TriStar Pegasus (again, '90s version over Columbia cloud background). Above the logo, "{{font color|gold|'''COLUMBIA TRISTAR'''}}" is seen, with the words positioned over their respective logos, and on the bottom is the word "{{font color|gold|'''TELEVISION'''}}" and the standard Sony Pictures Entertainment byline.
-'''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.
-'''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 CPT logo, the names and bylines dims out first, then the background and logos fade out, and the names fade out.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A re-arranged version of the 1993 Columbia Pictures Television theme done by Steven Kaplan.
-'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
-*Like the CPT 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 CTT 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 CTT 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 CTT 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 CTT 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 CTT 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.
-'''Availability:''' Actually quite rare.
-*It appeared on GSN up until their infamous "Dark Period", then was replaced with the then-current CTT 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. Although the said show was last seen on The Hub (now Discovery Family), the CTT logo was replaced by the SPT logo there.
-*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 GSN 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 CTT logo and keeping the voice-overs from the '94-'95 and '95-'96 seasons intact.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-=== 2nd Logo (Early 1995-2003) ===
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-'''Nicknames:''' "CT Boxes II", "Split Boxes II", "The Sliding Boxes", "The Boxes of Boredom", The Boxes of Annoyance"
-'''Logo:''' It's almost the same as the sky variant of the 1995 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).
-*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. 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 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.
-*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 CTTD 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.
-*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.
-*On DVD prints of the ''Get a Life'' episode "Married", the logo stutters and shakes, presumably due to a master tape error (à la ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' episode "Dadzilla").
-*There is also an extremely rare enhanced 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 recent 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 a handful episodes of the final season of ''V.I.P.''.
-*A still/filmed version was seen on ''ATF'' (1999).
-*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.
-*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.
-'''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.
-'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
-*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 2001-2002 episodes of ''V.I.P''.
-*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'', 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 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 CTDT logo.
-*On CourtTV Mystery's airings of the film ''Eyes of Laura Mars'', the SPT theme is heard over the 1996 CTTD logo.
-*On Crackle prints of the ''Sheena'' episode The Fool Monty, the high pitched 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 the CTT logo in 1999, it sometimes plays the last half (2 1/2) notes of the short CTTD 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 CTDT logo.
-*On the short-lived series ''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.
-*In other cases, the ending theme of the show plays over it.
-*One S2 episode of ''The Guardian'' had the CTDT logo silent.
-*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 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.
-'''Availability:''' Uncommon.
-*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.
-*It also occasionally appeared on Sony-owned programs on GSN 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 CTT 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.
-* The CTDT 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 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'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 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 also retained on the Australian DVD. CTTD 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 SPT logo. CTDT was found (followed by SPT) on the ''Married... with Children episode'' "Have You Driven a Ford Lately" on TBS.
-*The short version was commonly seen on the animated version 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). However, it's preserved on the first two season DVDs and Tubi prints of said show.
-* 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.
-*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 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 [[Columbia Pictures Television|Screen Gems]] "S from Hell".
-*On Netflix and Amazon, this can be found on most episodes of ''The Tick''.
-*CTDT 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 CTTD 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.
-*Both CTT and CTDT variants can be found (in HD) on S1 episodes (and the first four S2 episodes) of ''The Guardian'' on Amazon, iTunes and Paramount+. The CTTD 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].
-*The "darker box" variant of CTTD 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 enhanced variant of CTTD is ultra rare as most shows using kept using the standard variant until CTDT took over in 2001.
-*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, 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 SPT) 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 SPT logo there).
-*The logo was also shown surprisingly 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 New World Television logo and followed by the SPT logo, and was seen on at least one episode of ''The Donna Reed Show'' on Me-TV.
-*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 CBS Studios International logo.
-*CTT makes a surprise appearance on Laff's print of the film ''If Lucy Fell''.
-*It also surprisingly appeared on one episode of ''Barney Miller'' on the Shout! Factory DVD set.
-*When CTT 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.
-'''Editor's Note:''' This logo is a mixed bag for many people. On one hand, it's a well-animated and scored logo for the era, with the help of the re-orchestration and usage of the [[Columbia Pictures Television|CPT]]. On the other hand, this logo was disliked by people for several years due to its over-common presence and usage of plastering old logos.
 ==Sony Pictures Television==
+===1st Logo (October 22, 2002-)===
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+File:Sony_Pictures_Television_(2002)_(4x3).png
+File:Sony_Pictures_Television_2002_4x3_with_reflection.png|With the bars' reflection; 4:3
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+File:Sony_Pictures_Television_2002_with_reflection.png|With the bars' reflection; 16:9
+File:Image10spt2b.png
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+File:Sony Pictures Television (2002-) K.jpeg|Filmed version
+File:Sony Pictures Television (2014, Scope).png
+File:Sony Pictures Television (2017, Enhanced).png|2017 enhanced version
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+File:Sony Pictures Television (2017, Scope Stretched 2).png
+File:Sony Pictures Television (2018, Scope).png
+File:Sony Pictures Television logo (2024 remake).PNG|2024 reanimated version
+File:Sony Pictures Television (2024).png
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+File:Storyline and SPT (2016).PNG
+File:Sony Pictures Television and Storyline Entertainment (2018) (From - Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert).png
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+File:Channel 5, Fable Pictures, and Sony Pictures Television (2021) (From - UK print of Anne Boleyn).png
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+File:Sony Pictures Television, Stellify Media, ITV, Albert and UK Government (2022).PNG
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+'''Visuals:''' There is an extreme close-up of the words "'''SONY PICTURES TELEVISION'''" (in the Sony corporate typeface), stacked word-by-word with "'''SONY'''" being the largest, emerging and zooming away downwards from the screen. The three words are not directly stacked at first, but as the animation progresses, they slide into place. A horizontal line is drawn between the "'''PICTURES'''" and "'''TELEVISION'''". While this happens, there is a bright white light on the left side of the screen that later reveals the names; as the light dies down, the lines in the background themselves back away as well, eventually moving back to the upper part of the screen and into a diagonal pattern to form the logo. The flash dissipates and there is an oblong orange-white glare surrounding the logo and words, which shrinks into the bars to give it a shine. The finished logo, which is a striped parallelogram, appears against a shaded navy blue background.
-=== 1st Logo (October 22, 2002-) ===
+'''Trivia:''' This logo first appeared as a print logo on broadcasting ads in magazines such as ''Variety'' in fall 1991, around the time when [[Sony Pictures Entertainment|SPE]] was founded.
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-'''Nicknames:''' "The Shining Bars", "The Bars of Boredom", "The Bars of Annoyance", "The SPE Parallelogram", "SPE Bars", "The Flash"
-'''Logo:'''  Against a lined background, the words "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''SONY PICTURES TELEVISION'''}}" (all in the Sony typeface and stacked word-by-word with "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''SONY'''}}" being the largest) emerge and zoom away downwards from the screen. The three words aren't directly stacked at first, but as the animation progresses, they slide into place. A horizontal line is drawn between the "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''PICTURES'''}}" and "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''TELEVISION'''}}". While this happens, a flash of light appears on the left side of the screen, and the lines in the background themselves back away as well, eventually moving back to the upper part of the screen and into a diagonal pattern to form the logo. The flash dissipates and we see an oblong {{Font color|orange|orange}}-white glare surrounding the logo and words, which shrinks into the bars to give it a shine. The finished logo, which is a striped parallelogram, appears against a shaded {{Font color|navy|navy blue}} background.
-'''Trivia:'''
-* This logo first appeared as a print logo in Fall 1991 on broadcasting ads in magazines such as Variety, around the time when SPE was founded.
-* This logo was animated by "Rick Scott" at Tigar Hare Studios, also known for their work on the 2011 Technicolor logo.
 '''Variants:'''
-*A rare filmed variant of the logo exists.
+*A rare <u>filmed variant</u> of this logo exists, which is seen on the 2003 TV movies ''Red Water'' and ''Lucy''.
+*A <u>more common short version</u> exists, where the stacked words simply zoom out.
-*There is a longer version of this logo featuring an extreme close-up of the "stacked" names at the beginning of the animation. It starts off with a bright white light and later reveals the names as the light dies down. While the logo finishes, it shows a longer shot of the logo.
-*There is an even shorter version of this logo that starts from where the 3rd-to-last note of the theme plays. This version began appearing in July 2003.
+*An even shorter version of this logo also exists, which starts from where the 3rd-to-last note of the theme plays. This version began appearing in July 2003.
-* In 2004, the phrase "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''DISTRIBUTED BY'''}}" appeared above the logo, it was still until it faded in above the logo on the 2006 version of ''Chain Reaction'' and season 4 of ''The Newlywed Game'' both on GSN, but the font is in Times New Roman on those said game shows. Early shorts on Crackle's C-Spot has the phrase above the name rather than the logo. For the rest, the phrase was placed on a black screen, which later fades to the SPT logo.
+*In 2004, the phrase <u>"DISTRIBUTED BY"</u> appears above the logo, it was still until it fades in above the logo on the 2006 version of ''Chain Reaction'' and season 4 of ''The Newlywed Game'' both on GSN, but the font is in Times New Roman on those said game shows. Early shorts on Crackle also have the phrase above the name rather than the logo. For the rest, the phrase was placed on a black screen, which later fades to the 2002 SPT logo, which also appears on web shows on websites like MySpace, YouTube, and Hulu, among others such as ''C-Spot'' or ''Penn Says''.
-*In 2005, an updated widescreen version was introduced. It consists of just a solid blue lighting effect in the lower right-hand corner of the screen, where the reflection of the Bars would usually be. Sometimes this version was squashed to fit a 4:3 TV, and has been featured on several movies, first-run production, and classic series on television and DVD.
+*In 2005, an updated <u>widescreen version</u> was introduced. It consists of just a <u>solid blue lighting effect</u> in the lower right-hand corner of the screen, where the reflection of the Bars would usually be. Sometimes, this version is squashed to fit a 4:3 TV, and features on several movies, first-run production, and classic series on television and DVD.
-*There is also a black & white variant for classic shows by Screen Gems.
+*A B&W variant also exists, which can be seen on classic shows by Screen Gems.
-*In 2008, there is a black screen that reads "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''DISTRIBUTED BY'''}}" before the SPT logo. This only appears on web shows on websites like Crackle, MySpace, YouTube, and Hulu, among others such as C-Spot or Penn Says.
-*Another variant has "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''DISTRIBUTED BY'''}}" in a small font above the SPT name rather than above the SPT logo. This appeared on early shows on Crackle.
 *On pre-2011 episodes of ''Watch What Happens: Live'', the logo is a still shot on a gray-like background.
-*In 2010 on ''The Three Stooges'' short "The Sitter Downers", the 2005 logo is in black & white.
+*In 2010 on ''The Three Stooges'' short "The Sitter Downers", the 2005 logo is in <u>black & white</u>.
-*Starting on the 4th season of ''The Newlywed Game'', the text reads as "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''DISTRIBUTED THROUGH'''}}" above the logo.
+*Starting on the 4th season of ''The Newlywed Game'', the text reads as <u>"DISTRIBUTED THROUGH"</u> above the logo.
-*Sometimes, the logo can appear a little up-close.
+*Sometimes, the logo <u>can appear a little up-close</u>.
-*There is also a version with extra brightness on both the 2002 and 2005 versions in color.
+*A version with <u>extra brightness</u> on both the 2002 and 2005 versions in color exists.
-*On ''Robot Chicken'' since season 6, ''Houdini and Doyle'' and the TV movie ''Grave Halloween'' (alebit with a fade-in/fade-out), there is a still version of the logo. On the 2021 Lifetime TV movie ''The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother's Hunt for Justice'', a still shot of the [[Sony Pictures Entertainment|Sony Corporation]] logo is seen first, then cuts to this.
+*On seasons 6-10 of ''Robot Chicken'', ''Houdini and Doyle'' and the TV movie ''Grave Halloween'' (albeit with a fade-in/fade-out), there is a <u>still version</u> of the logo. On the 2021 Lifetime TV movie ''The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother's Hunt for Justice'', a still shot of the [[Sony Entertainment]] logo is seen first, then cuts to this.
-*A superimposed in-credit variant exists. This can be found on international shows like ''Niñas Mal''.
+*A <u>superimposed in-credit variant</u> exists. This can be found on international shows like ''Niñas Mal''.
-*Starting with the second season of ''Masters of Sex'' and newer episodes of ''Wheel of Fortune'', ''The Dr. Oz Show'', and ''Jeopardy!'', the [[Sony Pictures Entertainment|Sony Corporation]] logo is seen first. Then, the light flashes to reveal the short SPT logo. Some shows, such as ''The Young and the Restless'', syndicated reruns of ''Seinfeld'', and shows co-produced by SPT subsidiary Embassy Row still do not use this variant.
+*Starting in <u>2014</u>, the Sony Entertainment logo is seen first. Then, the light flashes to reveal the short SPT logo. Some shows, such as ''The Young and the Restless'', syndicated reruns of ''Seinfeld'', and shows co-produced by SPT subsidiary Embassy Row still do not use this variant.
-*On a PAL release of ''The Real Ghostbusters'', the long version is used but the normal music is heard.
+*On a <u>PAL release of ''The Real Ghostbusters''</u>, the long version is used but the normal music is heard.
-*On an April 16, 2017 HBO Signature Caribbean airing of ''Pixels'', the logo was silent, but the music played 5-6 seconds after the logo cut to black.
+*On an <u>April 16, 2017 HBO Signature Caribbean airing of ''Pixels''</u>, the logo is silent, but the music plays 5-6 seconds after the logo cut to black.
+*On a 2007 TBS airing of ''Fools Rush In'' and a Peacock print of ''Resident Evil: Extinction'', the logo is slowed down.
+*On a Tubi print of episode 1 of season 2 of ''The Nanny'', part of the [[Sony Pictures Television International]] logo is seen for a split-second before the SPT logo plays, but the latter appeared twice.
 *A scoped version exists. This can be similar to 21:9, or letterboxed 4:3 being stretched in widescreen 16:9.
-*On ''<nowiki>#FreeRayShawn</nowiki>'', the logo is still and shares screen with the [[Fuqua Films]] logo.
+*Sometimes on shows such as the 2018 reboot of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'', this logo <u>shares the screen with other logos</u>.
+*In 2017, the logo is <u>enhanced for 4K-produced shows</u>. The glare is slightly bigger and has a more yellowish tone, and the background is darker. The logo is also sharper, and the bars' reflections are permanently removed.
+*On a <u>Starz print of the movie ''Matilda''</u>, the 2014 version appears, but before the logo appears, the Sony logo fades out, and then the 2002 version plays.
+*On a format sales sizzle reel to ''Jeopardy!'' and ''Live in Front of a Studio Audience'', the 2014 version of the logo (for the former, while the latter uses the 2017 version) is shown <u>without the Sony Entertainment logo</u>. However, for a second, a part of said logo can be seen.
+*On a <u>USA VOD print of the movie ''50 First Dates''</u>, the logo, as well as the entire credits sequence, are sped up heavily due to time compression.
+*Starting in <u>2022</u>, an updated version of the 2017 logo exists, with the 2021 Sony Entertainment logo being used, it then transitions to a still shot of this logo.
+**Starting in <u>2024</u>, there is an animated version of this variant. The animation was remade here and it is noticeably different from the previous versions of the logo as a zoom out has appeared to have been added. The background also has a mirror effect as well when shown in scope, and the bars' reflections were also brought back.
+'''Technique:''' CGI by Rick Scott at Tigar Hare Studios (also known for their work on the 2010 [[Technicolor]] logo).
-'''FX/SFX:''' The words flying down, the bars zooming back and tilting, a white flash and a glare shrinking into the bars.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A majestic 5-note orchestral theme composed by David Kurtz, which sounds vaguely similar to the ''Habanera'' section of Bizet's opera ''Carmen''.
+'''Audio:''' A descending piano tune and a majestic 5-note orchestral theme composed by David Kurtz, which sounds vaguely similar to the ''Habanera'' section of Bizet's opera ''Carmen'', the 1976 [[Viacom Productions|Viacom]] "V of Doom" theme and the 1993 [[TriStar Television (1991-1999)|TriStar Television]] theme (specifically the long version).
-'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
+'''Audio Variants:'''
-* The long version has a descending piano tune before the main fanfare (which is a bit re-orchestrated), and the last note is held much longer.
+*The <u>short version</u> just has the five-note orchestral theme (which is re-orchestrated).
-* Another music variation has only the last three notes of the theme re-arranged. This version began in July 2003.
+*Another music variation has only the <u>last three notes</u> of the theme re-arranged. This version began in July 2003. The 2022 version of this logo also sometimes uses this variant.
-* In later years, the music has become a bit more orchestrated.
+*In later years, the music has become <u>a bit more orchestrated</u>.
+*The <u>2022 version</u> of this logo either uses the 2003 shortened theme, or the Sony ding.
-* In 2005, there is another short version with the last half of the animation of the standard animation of the logo. Used on the ultra short-lived series ''Sit Down, Shut Up'' and several final season episodes of ''Jackie Chan Adventures''.
+*In 2005, there is <u>another short version</u> with the last half of the animation of the standard animation of the logo, which is seen on the series ''Sit Down, Shut Up'', and several final season episodes of ''Jackie Chan Adventures''.
-* Sometimes, when used along a co-production or co-distributor ID, the first few notes of the music for this logo will play over the last few seconds of said ID before going into this visual logo. This has happened on such syndicated shows as ''Jeopardy!'' and ''Wheel of Fortune'', back when King World Productions (now "CBS Television Distribution") was still in operation. But now until October 2007, the CTD music plays on the CTD logo, and the SPT theme plays on the SPT logo.
+*Sometimes, when used along a co-production or co-distributor ID, the first few notes of the music for this logo will play over the last few seconds of said ID before going into this visual logo. This has happened on such syndicated shows as ''Jeopardy!'' and ''Wheel of Fortune'', back when [[King World Productions]] (now "[[CBS Media Ventures]]") was still in operation. But now until October 2007, the [[CBS Television Distribution]] music plays on the CTD logo, and the SPT theme plays on the SPT logo.
-* Sometimes, the logo used the Columbia TriStar Television theme until 2014. The theme can still be heard on some syndicated airings of ''Good Times'' via TV One.
+*Sometimes, the logo used <u>the [[Columbia TriStar Television]] theme</u> until 2014. The theme can still be heard on some syndicated airings of ''Good Times'' via TV One.
-* Two more versions exist by having a high and low tone starting in 2003.
-* Another version exists having a bell-type twinkle mixed into the standard theme.
+*Two more versions exist by having a <u>high and low tone</u> starting in 2003.
+*Another version exists having a <u>bell-type twinkle mixed into the standard theme</u>.
-* A very high tone version of the music was used on some S4 episodes of ''Married... With Children'' on its DVD release. It could sometimes be used on certain TV airings of theatrical films, possibly due to the NTSC versions being in high tone.
+*<u>A double-pitched version</u> of the music can be found on some S4 episodes of ''Married... With Children'' on its DVD release. It could also sometimes be seen on certain TV airings of theatrical films, possibly due to the NTSC versions being in high tone.
-* On some shows like ''The King of Queens'' (2004-2007 episodes) and other shows, the end theme plays over this logo.
-* Middle season local reruns of ''Good Times'' and ''Sanford and Son'' would have the first four notes of the standard theme playing first, followed by the finishing of the final notes from the SPT long version theme.
+**A Pluto TV Italy print of episode 5 of season 5 of the above mentioned show has the theme in double-pitched as well, but is followed by the high-toned version of the logo.
+**On a <u>Disney Channel Asia airing of ''The Karate Kid'' (2010)</u>, the theme is in double-pitched and in warp-speed.
-* Up until 2012, the [[Sony Pictures Television International]] sounder was sometimes used, particularly on the Mill Creek DVD release of the Nickelodeon original movie ''The Last Day of Summer'' (the original DVD release from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment doesn't have it), DVD releases of shows like ''Married... With Children'', on Antenna TV's print of the ''Sanford and Son'' episode "Sanford and Gong", and on DVDs of ''The Berenstain Bears'' (1985) that SPHE released.
+*On an <u>AMC airing of ''Ghostbusters II''</u>, the theme is slightly high-pitched (+0.5 semitone higher), thus part of the high-pitched version blends in with the normal-pitched theme.
-* There is also a silent version (sometimes on movie networks like Starz and Encore).
+**On a 2023 USA Network airing of the said film, the normal-pitched theme can be faintly heard in the background along with the end credits.
-* Another variation would have the 1993 [[Columbia Pictures Television|CPT]] theme. This happened on several reruns of ''Just Shoot Me!'' on TV Land. R2 DVDs of ''T.J. Hooker'' and the 2nd season of ''Party of Five'' also have this variation if you select the French audio track.
+*On some shows like ''The King of Queens'' (2002-2007 episodes) and other shows, the <u>end theme</u> plays over this logo.
-* A variant exists that has the 1993 CPT theme overlapping the SPT theme. This was spotted on an Antenna TV airing of the ''Good Times'' S4 episode "Michael's Great Romance".
+*Middle season local reruns of ''Good Times'' and ''Sanford and Son'' would have the first four notes of the standard theme playing first, followed by the finishing of the final notes from the 2002 SPT long version theme.
-* A few episodes of ''The Jeffersons'' from the 1980-1981 season last aired on TV One have the SPT and the short CTTD themes playing at the same time.
+*Up until 2012, the <u>2003 [[Sony Pictures Television International]] sounder</u> was sometimes used, particularly on the Mill Creek DVD release of the Nickelodeon original movie ''The Last Day of Summer'' (although the original DVD release from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment does not have it), DVD releases of shows like ''Married... With Children'', on Antenna TV's print of the ''Sanford and Son'' episode "Sanford and Gong", and on DVD releases of ''The Berenstain Bears'' (1985) that SPHE released.
-* On ''The Three Stooges'' short "Cash and Carry", there is a 2005 low tone version.
+*On a Nine Network airing of season 2 episode 11 of ''The Guardian'', the final five notes of the long version's theme is heard on the standard logo, with the last note being abridged.
-* On Antenna TV's print of the ''All in the Family'' episode "The Jeffersons Move Up," the short Columbia TriStar Television theme is heard.
-* One S1 episode of ''That's My Mama!'' on DVD ("Clifton's Con") has the 1982 CPT music over this logo.
+*On an episode of ''People: The TV Show!'', the last three notes of the long version's theme is used on the 2017 logo, with the last note being shorter.
+*ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC airings have a generic theme and occasionally a voiceover.
-* On the CTHE DVD print of the S3 ''Married... with Children'' episode "The Gypsy Cried", it has the first note of the 1988 CPT theme before going into the SPTI theme.
+*A <u>silent version</u> exists (sometimes on movie networks like Starz and Encore).
-* On several international prints of May-June 2013 episodes of ''Days of Our Lives'' and ''The Young and the Restless'', the 1994 [[TriStar Television]] theme is heard.
+*Another variation would have the 1993 [[Columbia Pictures Television]] theme. This happened on several reruns of ''Just Shoot Me!'' on TV Land. Region 2 DVD releases of ''T.J. Hooker'' and the 2nd season of ''Party of Five'' also have this variation if the French audio track is selected.
-* On the Mill Creek S4 DVD of ''Married... with Children'', the episode "Hot Off the Grill" has the 1988 CPT theme playing over this logo.
+*A variant exists that has the 1993 CPT theme overlapping the 2002 SPT theme. This was spotted on an Antenna TV airing of the ''Good Times'' S4 episode "Michael's Great Romance".
-* One 4:3 airing of the TV movie ''Breakaway'' has the Columbia TriStar Domestic Television music play over the logo.
-* On the Me-TV print of ''The Facts of Life'' S5 episode "Brave New World Part 2", a sloppy plaster job results in the theme playing before the logo itself appears.
+*A few episodes of ''The Jeffersons'' from the 1980-1981 season last aired on TV One have the SPT and the short CTTD themes playing at the same time.
+*A 2005 low tone version exists, which is seen at the end of ''The Three Stooges'' short "Cash and Carry".
-* On the NTSC DVD print of the mini-series ''Comanche Moon'', the second CBS Paramount Television logo's music plays (and vice-versa), due to an editing error.
+*On Antenna TV's print of the ''All in the Family'' episode "The Jeffersons Move Up", the short Columbia TriStar Television theme is heard.
-* On current prints of the 1931 film ''Arizona'', the movie's score finishes over the logo after the end title fades out, as the music originally ended over a black screen.
-*One S2 episode of ''The Guardian'' on Russian airings has the CBS Television Distribution theme played on the logo.
+*One S1 episode of ''That's My Mama!'' on DVD ("Clifton's Con") has the 1982 CPT music play over this logo.
+*On the CTHE DVD print of the S3 ''Married... with Children'' episode "The Gypsy Cried", it has the first note of the 1988 CPT theme before going into the 2003 SPTI theme.
+*On several international prints of May-June 2013 episodes of ''Days of Our Lives'' and ''The Young and the Restless'', the 1994 TriStar Television theme is heard.
+*On the Mill Creek Season 4 DVD release of ''Married... with Children'', the episode "Hot Off the Grill" has the 1988 CPT theme playing over this logo.
+*One 4:3 airing of the TV movie ''Breakaway'' has the Columbia TriStar Domestic Television music play over the logo.
+*On later prints of ''Hazel'', the [[Colex Enterprises]] music plays over the logo.
+*On the Me-TV print of ''The Facts of Life'' S5 episode "Brave New World Part 2", a sloppy plaster job results in the theme playing before the logo itself appears.
+*On the NTSC DVD print of the mini-series ''Comanche Moon'', the first 2006 [[CBS Paramount Television]] logo's music plays (and vice-versa), due to an editing error.
+*On current prints of the 1931 film ''Arizona'', the movie's score finishes over the logo after the end title fades out, as the music originally ended over a black screen.
+*One S2 episode of ''The Guardian'' on Russian airings has the 2007 CBS Television Distribution theme played over this logo.
+*On ''The Substitute'', the music is sped-up and also played in a different tone.
+*On a 2007 TBS airing of ''Fools Rush In'', the music is slowed down and in five semitones lower.
+*On the end credits of the episode "It's a Wrap" in ''Mad About You'', Paul Buchman (played by Paul Reiser) is arguing to Lou (played by Larry Miller) on the phone about the closing credits of the episode. As it gets to the end of the credits, Paul says "Show the guy on the phone. All right? Then you have the sound of the racetrack, the thing with the hand..." on the [[In Front Productions]] and [[Nuance Productions]] logos. The audience later laughs and as the logo is formed, Paul says "That'll work.". The "...and then the stupid horse with the wings." line was cut to the audience laughing, in which the end of the 1994 TriStar Television music plays out, plastering the logo in the process.
+*On Amazon Prime's prints of the ''Mad About You'' episodes "The Parking Space" and "The Sample", a snippet of the short version of the 1995 Columbia TriStar Television theme is heard before the 2002 SPT theme.
+*On an international print of ''Into the Dark'', the 2016 [[Hulu Originals]] logo's music plays, due to an editing error.
+*On ''Street Art Showdown'', the music is carrying it from the [[Embassy Row]] and [[Ugly Pretty Productions]] logos. It also happens on ''Angry Angel'' where the shortened version of the music is carrying it from the [[Olive Bridge Entertainment]] and [[Freeform Originals]] logos.
+*At the end of a Sony Channel (now Great! Movies) airing of one episode of ''T.J. Hooker'', a split second of the 1982 Columbia Pictures Television theme can be heard before getting cut off by this logo due to sloppy plastering.
+*On ''Ai là triệu phú'' (the Vietnamese version of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?''), the theme of the [[2waytraffic]] logo plays over this logo.
+*On an September 27, 2013 NBC airing of ''The Michael J. Fox Show'' episode "Neighbor", a generic theme plays and also leaves the logo's theme intact, due to an editing error.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on its then-new shows and many later prints of classic shows, off-net syndication series, TV movies and theatrical films on television and some streaming services (especially ''Jeopardy!'' and ''Wheel of Fortune''). The only four pre-2002 shows that do not have this logo are ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' on USA Network and the defunct Cloo, ''All in the Family'' on GetTV and Sony Crackle, the original ''One Day at a Time'' on Antenna TV and ''The Jeffersons'' on Me-TV.
-'''Availability:'''  Ultra common. In fact, it might be the most common logo in history.
+*On several shows, due to editing errors, the logo may appear twice, with the short version usually shown on the second time.
-* Seen on new series and a staggeringly tremendous amount of new prints of classic shows, off-net syndication series, TV movies and theatrical films on television. It's quite infamous and disliked for removing and replacing old logos on many pre-2002 Sony TV programs and movies. The only four pre-2002 shows that do not have this logo are ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' on USA Network and the defunct Cloo, ''All in the Family'' on GetTV and Sony Crackle, the original ''One Day at a Time'' on Antenna TV and ''The Jeffersons'' on Me-TV. However, this may or may not appear at the end of of movies, notably the recent ones.
+**Sometimes, the first appearance plays the fanfare in high tone, and the second in normal tone, or vice versa.
-* It appears on shows produced by Adelaide Productions, Sony's television animation studio, as they do not have their own logo.
+**The first appearance of the logo may be a squished widescreen variant.
-* The long version is not as common as the standard version, but it was seen on every episode of ''Jeopardy!'' from 2002-2007, ''The Nate Berkus Show'', the DVD release of ''All in the Family: The Complete 3rd Season'', and the DVD release and Crackle prints of ''Odyssey 5'' (except for "Astronaut Dreams", which uses the normal version instead), but it may appear on some classic and off-network shows. It also appears at the end of every episode of ''The Three Stooges DVD Collection'' volume sets, beginning in the second volume, and can also be found on many other TV on DVD releases from 2002-04 (from 2005 onward it went to the standard version).
+*Also due to an editing or plastering error, the logo may appear after older logos, such as Columbia Pictures Television, TriStar Television, or Columbia TriStar Television.
-* The low tone theme is uncommon and was last seen on early episodes of ''Stuart Little: The Animated Series'' on HBO Family and the 1976 TV movie ''Banjo Hackett'' on DVD, while the high tone (both 2002 and 2005 versions) appears on ''The Boondocks'' on Adult Swim and Netflix, many ''Three Stooges'' shorts on IFC, among other shows and certain films on television.
+*Also seen on 2009 reruns of season 26 of ''Jeopardy!'', which repackage the episodes to include the "square" intro from season 27, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfwJUCOf6rg as evidenced here].
-* The scoped version can be seen on CBS airings of ''S.W.A.T.'' and some theatrical films on TV.
+*This logo is also seen on shows produced by Adelaide Productions (such as the final season of ''Dragon Tales'', seasons 3-5 of ''Jackie Chan Adventures'', ''The Boondocks'' and ''The Spectacular Spider-Man''), Sony's now-dormant television animation studio that was founded in 1993, as they did not use their own logo.
-* As for the short version, it's fairly common and it appeared on ''The Shield'' on local syndication and Spike (now Paramount Network), the ultra short-lived series ''Sit Down, Shut Up'' on FOX, and reruns of ''Joan of Arcadia'' and ''Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital''.
+*The long version is not as common as the standard version, but it was seen on every episode of ''Jeopardy!'' from 2002-2007, ''The Nate Berkus Show'', and is also preserved on the DVD release of ''All in the Family: The Complete 3rd Season'', and the DVD release and Crackle prints of ''Odyssey 5'' (except for "Astronaut Dreams", which uses the normal version instead), but it may appear on some classic and off-network shows.
-*The version with the SPTI theme was spotted on the 1971 film ''The Anderson Tapes'' on TCM.
+**It is also seen at the end of every episode of ''The Three Stooges DVD Collection'' volume sets, beginning in the second volume, and can also be found on many other TV on DVD releases from 2002-04 (from 2005 onward it went to the standard version).
-*It can also be seen on Sony Movie Channel in widescreen.
+*This logo with the low tone theme was last seen on early episodes of ''Stuart Little: The Animated Series'' on HBO Family and and is preserved on the 1976 TV movie ''Banjo Hackett'' on DVD, while this logo with the high tone theme (both 2002 and 2005 versions) is preserved on ''The Boondocks'' on Adult Swim and Netflix, many ''Three Stooges'' shorts on IFC, among other shows and certain films on television.
-*For series outside the US, it's seen on the series incarnation of the 2007 movie ''Niñas Mal'' (translated as ''Bad Girls'') on MTV Latin America and nuvoTV, and ''Bienvenida Realidad'' (translated as ''Welcome Reality'').
+*The scoped version can be seen on CBS airings of ''S.W.A.T.'' and some theatrical films on TV.
-*This was oddly seen at the end of an episode of ''The Jeffersons'' on Antenna TV before the show's credits, with the CTT logo after the credits.
+*The short version was seen on ''The Shield'' on local syndication and Spike (now Paramount Network), ''Sit Down, Shut Up'' on Fox, and reruns of ''Joan of Arcadia'' and ''Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital''.
-*This also appears at the end of a Roku Channel print (and Sony Movie Channel and ThisTV airings) of ''Lake Placid''.
+*The version with the 2003 SPTI theme was spotted on the 1971 film ''The Anderson Tapes'' on TCM.
-*As of 2020, this is used in tandem with the third logo, as it still appears on ''Dr. Oz'', ''The Young and the Restless'', and ''The $100,000 Pyramid'', and also on international prints of Sony films and shows they didn't produce.
+*It can also be seen on Sony Movie Channel in widescreen.
-*It was spotted at the end of a HBO Asia airing of ''Darrow & Darrow: In the Key of Murder'' with the ending theme playing over it.
+*For series outside the U.S., this logo is seen on the series incarnation of the 2007 movie ''Niñas Mal'' (translated as ''Bad Girls'') on MTV Latin America and nuvoTV, and ''Bienvenida Realidad'' (translated as ''Welcome Reality''), and on ''Voroniny'' (''Voronin's Family''), replacing the 2003 [[Sony Pictures Television International]] logo since 2009.
+*This logo was seen at the end of an episode of ''The Jeffersons'' on Antenna TV before the show's credits, with the CTT logo after the credits.
+*This logo is also seen at the end of most TV airings, a Roku Channel print (and Sony Movie Channel and ThisTV airings) of ''Lake Placid''.
+*This logo is also seen at the end of shows that's its units produced such as ''Bromans'', among others.
+*It also appears before or after the [[Left Bank Pictures]] on some shows that they co-produced such as ''The Crown'' and ''Outlander'', among others.
+*As of 2023, this is used in tandem with the SPTS logo, as it still appears on ''The Dr. Oz Show'', ''Days of Our Lives'' (which uses the 2022 version), ''The $100,000 Pyramid'', ''Superkitties'' (except on [[Disney+ Originals|Disney+]] versions, which use the [[Silvergate Media]] logo instead), ''Alex Rider'', ''Crossing Swords'', ''The Good Dish'', ''The Crown'', ''Three Pines'' and also on international prints of Sony films and shows they didn't produce. It also made an appearance in the 2021 Globo co-production ''Passport to Freedom'', and the first four episodes of season 6 of ''Better Call Saul''. It also appeared on ''Wheel of Fortune'' on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch.
+*The logo also returned on season 41 of ''Wheel of Fortune'' and season 40 of ''Jeopardy!'', replacing the Sony Pictures Television Studios logo. Their celebrity counterparts on ABC also began usage of this logo beginning with their fourth and second seasons, respectively, as did season 15 of ''Shark Tank'', the seventh and final season of ''The Good Doctor'', and ''The Young and the Restless'' starting in February 2024 (using the 2022 version).
+**The 2024 animated version first debuted on season 2 of ''Them'', and later seen on season 4 of ''The Boys'' and ''Sausage Party: Foodtopia''.
+*It is also seen on ''Raid the Cage''.
+*This logo was spotted at the end of an HBO Asia airing of ''Darrow & Darrow: In the Key of Murder'' with the ending theme playing over it.
+*This logo may or may not appear at the end of TV airings of [[Revolution Studios]] or [[Embassy Pictures]] titles.
+*It can also be seen after the end of [[Screen Gems (1921-1946)|Screen Gems]] cartoons when they air on MeTV's ''Toon In With Me'' programming block since 2021, as well as on ''Sunday Night Cartoons'' on MeTV+.
+*It is also seen at the end of a Crackle streaming service print of the ''Jeannie'' episode "Surf's Up", following the 1993 CPT logo.
+*It is also seen at the end of a Tubi streaming print of ''Jason and the Argonauts'' (1963).
+*On official YouTube prints of ''The Nanny'', this plasters over the TriStar Television logo on most episodes.
+*15 (including the first 13) episodes of ''Extreme Ghostbusters'' on prints after 2009 contain this logo (used on both the 2009 PAL ''Extreme Ghostbusters: Volume 1'' release and the 2024 U.S. ''Complete Series'' release), while the other 25 episodes retain their original logos (including the original 1995 CTT logo).
+'''Legacy:'''
-'''Editor's Note:''' This logo has earned the dubious honor of being one of the most hated closing logos of all time (along with the 1992 [[20th Television]] and 2007 [[CBS Media Ventures|CBS Television Distribution]] logos, the latter of which often preceeded this logo in shows like ''Jeopardy!'' and ''Wheel of Fortune''). It's wildly infamous for not only its omnipresence, but also how often it plasters logos from previous Sony-owned companies on newer prints of old shows (about 99% of the time - the times where older logos are preserved are usually flukes). The animation isn't awful (and the long version is well-animated overall), but it has a very dull and boring appearance to it, especially since the most common variation uses the most technically simple portion of the logo. This has been said to be the most common logo when it comes to plastering on television. In fact, it even plasters the [[Columbia TriStar Television]] logo, which also earned some heat over plastering other logos, but not as much as this. While it does get a lot of hate, the longer variant is more liked (due to not being used for plastering nearly as much) and the logo itself wasn't nearly as hated when it debuted in 2002. Nonetheless, even with its large amount of detractors; the logo does have its fans. A very controversial logo, indeed!
+* The logo (mainly the standard variant, which uses very simple animation) gained a reputation as the most hated closing logo of all time due to its large-scale plastering and omnipresence, earning the unofficial nickname the "Bars of Boredom". Additionally, it is widely regarded as the most common logo to find among the community.
+* Despite a large amount of despise by the logo community, there are some people who appreciate the logo for its visuals and animation, especially the long version. The logo as a whole was initially more well-received than gaining despise.
-=== 2nd Logo (October 11, 2019) ===
+===2nd Logo (''El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie'' custom variant) (October 11, 2019)===
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+'''Visuals:''' On a blue gradient background, a purple flash appears onscreen, covering the whole screen. When the flash dies down, the print version of the Sony Pictures Television logo appears. The logo zooms back for a few seconds before stopping completely.
-'''Nicknames:''' "SPE Bars II", "The Bars of Boredom II", "The SPE Parallelogram II", "The Flash II"
+'''Variant:''' A 16:9 open-matte version exists on TV airings of the film.
-'''Logo:''' On a {{Font color|blue|blue}} gradient background, a {{Font color|purple|purple}} flash appears onscreen, covering the whole screen. When the flash dies down, the print version of the Sony Pictures Television logo appears. The logo zooms back for a few seconds before stopping completely.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The flash and the SPT logo zooming back.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
+'''Audio:''' None.
-'''Availability:''' This made its debut on ''El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie'', but it's unknown if this logo will replace the 1st logo on new SPT series and newer episodes of existing SPT shows in the near future. It's likely that this is a prototype of the Sony Pictures Television Studios logo produced for the film.
-'''Editor's Note:''' Even though the logo can be seen as bland, it's a breath of fresh air from the previous logo.
+'''Availability:''' This made its only appearance on ''El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie'' on [[Netflix Originals|Netflix]], as a one-off logo produced for the film.
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+===Logo (January 7, 2020-2023)===
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+'''Visuals:''' On a black background is the corporate Sony logo. It then either fades, blurs out, or uses the 2014/2021 Sony transition (either slow or fast on the former), as the text "'''<u>SONY PICTURES TELEVISION</u> STUDIOS'''" appears.
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-'''Nicknames:''' "The Flash III", "The Flashing Text"
+'''Opening Variants:'''
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the Sony logo. It fades out, and the following text appears via flashing in the same vein as the 2014 Sony logo at the end of TV commercials:
+*August 28, 2020: The logo zooms in, with text that says "'''A SONY PICTURES TELEVISION STUDIOS PRODUCTION'''" (in the font called Clarendon Medium from the Sony logo) while it flashes. The Sony logo does not appear in the beginning.
+*January 1, 2021-: The logo is updated to be similar to the regular logo, but without the flash.
+*On ''The Afterparty'', the text reads "'''A SONY PICTURES TELEVISION STUDIOS/[[TriStar Television (2015-2024)|TRISTAR TELEVISION]] PRODUCTION'''", with the two lines next to "'''PRODUCTION'''" being removed. Although the former only appears at the end of season 1 while the the latter is seen at the end of season 2.
+'''Other Variants:'''
-<center>'''<u>SONY PICTURES TELEVISION</u><br>STUDIOS'''</center>
+*A <u>three-second version</u> exists starting on December 28, 2020. Here is the Sony logo zooming out forming from the transition, then it fades out as the company name appears with the light behind it. This is used on ''Jeopardy!'', ''Wheel of Fortune'', streaming-only shows and Cozi TV airings of ''Married... with Children''.
+*A <u>still version</u> exists.
+*Like the previous logo, it <u>shares the screen with other companies logos</u>.
+*An <u>in-credit variation</u> exists, in which the logo is cropped in a rectangle and inverted.
+*On the [[YouTube Originals]] show ''Copy That!'', the logo appears <u>within the credits</u> of the episode. When the logo starts, the credits show a copyright notice for Sony Pictures Television.
-'''Opening Variants:'''
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-*August 28, 2020: The logo is zooming in, and the text says "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''A SONY PICTURES TELEVISION STUDIOS PRODUCTION'''}}" (in the font called Clarendon from the Sony logo) while it flashes. The Sony logo does not appear in the beginning.
-*January 1, 2021-present: The logo is updated to be similar to the regular logo, but without the flash.
-'''FX/SFX:''' Only the flashing, as well as the zooming in for the opening variant.
+'''Audio:''' The same "ding" sound in G major used in the [[Sony Entertainment|Sony]] logo.
+'''Audio Variants:'''
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The same "ding" sound in G major used in the [[Sony Pictures Entertainment|Sony]] logo or none. The ending theme may also play over it. Starting with a December 28, 2020 rerun of the November 23, 2009 episode of ''Jeopardy!'' and the same day's episode of ''Wheel of Fortune'', we hear a swish followed by a dreamy synth fanfare after the ding sound. There is also a longer version.
+*Sometimes, the ending theme plays over it or none.
+*The three-second variant has a swish followed by a dreamy synth fanfare after the ding sound. A longer version also exists. Composed by Lisa Coleman and Wendy Melvoin.
+*On DVS (Audio Descriptive) prints of ''Celebrity Wheel of Fortune'', a male voiceover (heard over the audio) says "Sony. Sony Pictures Television Studios."
+*On the pilot episode of ''The Afterparty'', the ding sound plays over the fanfare.
+*On ''Platonic'', ''Gen V'' and later episodes of ''Panhandle'', the three-second audio plays over the 2021 Sony transition version.
+*On ''Ai là triệu phú'' (the Vietnamese version of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?''), the theme of the [[2waytraffic]] logo plays over the ding sound.
+*On ''Good Times: Black Again'', the ding sound is removed and the fanfare is only used.
+'''Availability:'''
-'''Availability:''' Current, and is used in tandem with the 1st logo. Debuted on ''One Day at a Time: Promo Special''. It started appearing on Sony series later in 2020, such as the 37th season of ''Jeopardy!'', the 38th season of ''Wheel of Fortune'', the 12th season of ''Shark Tank'', and the 4th seasons of ''The Good Doctor'' and ''S.W.A.T.'' (the 2017 TV series). The opening variant is debuted on the Netflix prints of ''Cobra Kai'', then later in the updated version for the show's third season. Recently, it appeared on the Lifetime TV movies ''Chris Watts: Confessions of a Killer'' and ''Salt-N-Pepa''. This appeared at the end of FX's print of ''Holmes & Watson'' (a 2018 [[Columbia Pictures]] film), and may also appear on future airings of old and recent Sony theatrical films on television. Strangely on OWN reruns of ''Underground'', this is seen after the Tribune Studios logo, but the 2002 SPT logo follows afterwards as a failed reverse-plaster attempt. Interestingly, it played before the 2002 Sony Pictures Television logo (whether retained or added) on some shows. Don't expect to see this on ''The Bleepin' Robot Chicken Archie Comics Special'' (aired on May 23, 2021), but it is possible to see this on ''Robot Chicken''<nowiki/>'s upcoming eleventh season.
+*It debuted on ''One Day at a Time: Promo Special''. It started appearing on existing and returning shows (except ''Days of Our Lives'' and ''The Young and the Restless'') from 2020 onwards, such as ''Jeopardy!'' from season 37 to its November 18, 2022 episode (which was part of season 39), seasons 38 and 39 of ''Wheel of Fortune'', seasons 12 and 13 of ''Shark Tank'', and seasons 4 and 5 of both ''The Good Doctor'' and ''S.W.A.T.'' (the 2017 TV series).
+*The opening variant debuted on the Netflix prints of ''Cobra Kai'', then later in the updated version for the show's third season, as well as on ''The Afterparty''.
+*This is also seen on new and future shows such as ''The Wheel of Time'' and season 1 of ''The Afterparty''.
+*It is also seen on the Lifetime TV movies ''Chris Watts: Confessions of a Killer'' and ''Salt-N-Pepa''.
+*It is also seen on the remainder of season 6 of ''Better Call Saul'', starting with the episode "Black and Blue".
+*This logo was also seen at the end of FX's print of ''Holmes & Watson'' (a 2018 [[Columbia Pictures]] film), and may also appear on future airings of old and new Sony theatrical films on television.
+** On OWN reruns of ''Underground'', this logo appears after the Tribune Studios logo, but the 2002 SPT logo follows afterwards as a failed reverse-plaster attempt.
+**It also plays before the 2002 Sony Pictures Television logo (whether retained or added) on some shows.
+**Comedy Central, Nick at Nite and TV Land reruns of ''Seinfeld'' also feature this logo (albeit with the 2002 Sony Pictures Television logo (from the show's pre-2021 prints) being shown on the latter network's on-screen credits).
+**Furthermore, this logo can be found on ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' on Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PC.
+*This logo also does not appear on the eleventh season of ''Robot Chicken'', as Sony pulled out of co-producing the series after ''The Bleepin' Robot Chicken Archie Comics Special''.
+*The version with the 2021 Sony logo debuted on the ''Better Call Saul'' episode "Nippy" (albeit using a variant), while the normal version later debuted on the series finale of said show (that being "Saul Gone").
+**It also started to appear on returning shows during the 2022-23 season, such as ''Wheel of Fortune'' (season 40 only), the tenth and final season of ''The Goldbergs'', season 6 of ''The Good Doctor'' and season 14 of ''Shark Tank'', among others. It is also seen on ''The Young and the Restless'' starting with its October 18, 2022 episode, and the rest of ''Jeopardy!''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 39th season starting with its November 21, 2022 episode.
-'''Editor's Note:''' Say what you will about the Bars of Boredom, but at least that one had ''some'' semblance of creativity. This one (including the early version of the opening variant), on the other hand, is one of the worst of its kind, representing everything wrong with the 21st-century trend of simplistic logos. It doesn't even transition correctly from the Sony logo. In fact, it’s so bland, it was actually once thought to be a placeholder when the logo first debuted. The version with music is slightly better, but not by much.
+'''Legacy:''' This logo is considered to be very bland by the logo community, with many considering it an example of the simplified logo trend that started in the 2010s and some even comparing it unfavorably to the first SPT logo at the time of its debut. In fact, it was first thought to be a placeholder logo when it debuted, which ultimately was proven otherwise.
-== Copyright stamps ==
+==Copyright stamps==
+*2002-: Copyright © [YEAR] Sony Pictures Television (Inc.) All Rights Reserved.
-Here is some information about the copyright stamps on the SPT series and TV movies:
+*2002-: Copyright © [YEAR] Califon Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Used on ''Wheel of Fortune'')
-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-: Copyright © [YEAR] Jeopardy Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Used on ''Jeopardy!'')
+*2002-: Copyright © [YEAR] Jeopardy Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Used on ''Jeopardy!'')
-*1994-1998, 1999-: Copyright © [YEAR] Califon Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Used on ''Wheel of Fortune'')
+*2002-: Copyright © [YEAR] CPT Holdings, Inc. (Used on ''The Young & the Restless'' and international series)
-*1996-1998, 1999-2009: Copyright © [YEAR] Adelaide Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Used on animated shows)
+*2002-2003, 2005: © [YEAR] Columbia TriStar Television Distribution. All Rights Reserved. (Used on ''Judge Hatchett'' and ''Dragon Tales'')
-*1996-1998, 1999-2002: Copyright © [YEAR] Columbia TriStar Television, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+*2002-2004: Copyright © [YEAR] Columbia TriStar Domestic Television. All Rights Reserved. (Used on ''Pyramid'')
-*1996-1997: Copyright © [YEAR] ELP COMMUNICATIONS (Used on the final season of ''Beakman's World'')
+*2002-2007: Copyright © [YEAR] Columbia TriStar Television, Inc. and CBS Worldwide, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Used on ''The King of Queens'')
-*1996-1998, 1999-2003: Copyright © [YEAR] Columbia TriStar Television Distribution. All Rights Reserved. (Used on ''Judge Hatchett'')
+* 2002-2014: Copyright © [YEAR] Adelaide Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Used on animated shows)
-*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'')
-*2001-: Copyright © [YEAR] CPT Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Used on ''The Young and the Restless'' and international series)
-*2001-2002: Copyright © [YEAR] CORDAY PRODUCTIONS, INC. All Rights Reserved. (Used on ''Days of Our Lives'')
-* 2001-2004: Copyright © [YEAR] Columbia TriStar Domestic Television. All Rights Reserved. (Used on ''Pyramid'')
-* 2002-: Copyright © [YEAR] Sony Pictures Television (Inc.) All Rights Reserved.
-* 2002-2007: Copyright © [YEAR] Columbia TriStar Television, Inc. and CBS Worldwide, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Used on ''The King of Queens'')
-== External Links ==
+==External Links==
-* [[w:Sony Pictures Television|Sony Pictures Television]] on Wikipedia
+*[[w:Sony Pictures Television|Sony Pictures Television]] on Wikipedia
-* [https://www.sonypictures.com/tv Official Website]
+*[https://www.sonypictures.com/tv Official Website]
-* [https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?companies=co0086397 Sony Pictures Television] on IMDB
+*[https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?companies=co0086397 Sony Pictures Television] on IMDB
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