CBS Television Studios

Logo descriptions by Donny Pearson

Logo captures by EnormousRat and V of Doom

Video captures courtesy of Donny Pearson, JohnnyL80, EnormousRat, and EmperorKinetic

Background
On May 15, 2009, two years and eight months after CBS Paramount Domestic Television, CBS Paramount International Television and King World Productions became "CBS Television Distribution" on September 26, 2006, the post-2006 CBS Corporation (formerly the "old" Viacom) ended its three-year licensing rights to the Paramount name and logo from the post-2006 Viacom, which owns Paramount Pictures, the MTV Networks, and the BET Networks. As a result, the CBS Paramount Television Group and its network television arm were rebranded as "CBS Television Studios". In addition, the then-revived CBS Paramount International Television was renamed "CBS Studios International", and the revived CBS Productions was reincorporated as its in-name-only unit. For the first time on network television since 1966, the "Paramountain" or anything resembling Paramount's symbol is nowhere to be seen. New and returning television shows have a copyright for CBS Studios, Inc. with exceptions of the new seasons of the CSI franchise, which have a copyright for CBS Broadcasting, Inc.

(September 8, 2009- )
 Nicknames:  "The Zooming Eye at Warp Speed", "The Racing Eye", "CBS Eyemark", "Warp Speed CBS Eyemark"

 Logo:  On a blue background, we see the CBS Eyemark logo zooming in from the right to the left at warp speed. Then the "CBS" name with the words "TELEVISION STUDIOS" below and the Eyemark next to the text zoom out to its distant position and reflections fade in below.

 FX/SFX:  The CBS eye zooming at warp speed.

 Cheesy Factor:  The whole logo looks like it wasn't made with much creativity or effort. The typefaces chosen ("CBS" being set in Akzidenz-Grotesk, and "TELEVISION STUDIOS" in Myriad) also don't match the print logo, which uses Helvetica Neue Bold.

 Music/Sounds:  A 6-note horn/orchestral sounder with a timpani roll and suspended cymbal roll on the second-to-last note and the ringing of a bell at the end. The theme was composed by James Horner (and bears a vague resemblance to the 2006 CBS Evening News theme). However, some shows, mainly the new seasons of the CSI franchise would have the end theme tunes accompany this logo.

 Music/Sounds Variants: 
 * On the pilot episode of the 2nd incarnation of Melrose Place and so far on the pilot of Vegas, we hear the 2008 CBS Productions music.
 * S6-S9 episodes of CSI:NY have the normal logo with shortened music.
 * Battle Creek has the high-pitched piano version of the first 5-notes (with the last one being omitted).

 Availability:  Common. Debuted on the series premiere of the short-lived 2nd incarnation of Melrose Place (although the CBS Productions logo appears on the DVD release of said show) and The Vampire Diaries on the CW Television Network as well as other new shows like NCIS: Los Angeles and new seasons of returning shows like the original NCIS, the CSI franchise, the revival of Hawaii Five-0 (beginning with S3) and all others on the CBS television network. It also debuted on the new season premiere of Medium, once aired for four years on NBC and then on CBS. It also appears on The Game starting on S4 on BET.

 Scare Factor:  None to low.