Editing CBS Studios (section)

==History==

=== Predecessors ===

==== CBS's original production and distribution units ====
In 1952, the [[CBS|Columbia Broadcasting System]] (CBS) formed an in-house television production unit, CBS Productions, as well as facilities in the newly established [[Television City]] in the [[Fairfax District, Los Angeles]] in [[Westside (Los Angeles County)|Westside]].  Also formed was CBS Television Film Sales (later known as CBS Films) as the distributor of off-network and first-run syndicated programming to local television stations in the United States and abroad.

In 1963, [[CBS Studio Center]] is established in the [[Studio City, Los Angeles|Studio City]] district of [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] in the [[San Fernando Valley]]. In 1970, CBS Films became Viacom Enterprises and was spun off the following year. In 1978, CBS' production unit gained the secondary/alternate name CBS Entertainment Productions'''.'''

In 1994, Westinghouse Electric acquired CBS. Viacom merged with its creator CBS, in 2000.

==== Paramount Pictures' early television ventures ====
In 1939, experimental television stations were established in Los Angeles (''W6XYZ)'' as Television Productions Inc. and Chicago (''W9XBK'') with [[Balaban and Katz]]. Commercial broadcasting began in 1943 over ''WBKB'' in Chicago (now [[WBBM-TV]]). Commercial broadcasting began in 1947 over [[KTLA]] in Los Angeles. In 1949, Paramount Pictures became the first major studio to establish program syndication with the [[Paramount Television Network]] (much of which originated from KTLA). Paramount branched out of broadcasting in 1964 with the sale of KTLA to [[Gene Autry]].

==== Desilu Productions, later Paramount Network Television ====
[[Desilu Productions]] was formed in 1950 by [[Desi Arnaz]] and [[Lucille Ball]].<ref name="broadcasting19670220">{{cite journal|date=February 20, 1967|title=Desilu, Famous Players to G&W|journal=Broadcasting|page=71}}</ref><ref name="broadcasting19670731">{{cite journal|date=July 31, 1967|title=Week's Profile: Lucille Ball|journal=Broadcasting|page=117}}</ref> Desilu Studios was established in Hollywood and Culver City in 1957, after Arnaz/Ball purchased the [[RKO Pictures]] studio lot. Desilu Sales Inc. was formed in 1962 as the company's syndication arm. In 1967, Desilu Productions was acquired by [[Gulf and Western Industries]]. The company became the television division of Paramount Pictures Corporation in July, retaining the Desilu name until the end of that year.<ref name="White">Patrick J. White, ''The Complete Mission: Impossible Dossier'' p. 117, 141.  New York: Avon Books, 1991. {{ISBN|0-380-75877-6}}</ref> Desilu Sales, in turn, merged with Paramount's syndication division to become Paramount Television Sales.

From 1966 to 1967, [[Gulf and Western Industries|Gulf+Western]] acquired [[Paramount Pictures]]. In 1968, Paramount Television, formerly Desilu, was established as the studio's television production unit.<ref name="autogenerated1">Patrick J. White, ''The Complete Mission: Impossible Dossier'' p. 141.  New York: Avon Books, 1991. {{ISBN|0-380-75877-6}}</ref> In 1977, [[Paramount Television Service]] was formed. In 1982, Paramount Television Group and Paramount Domestic Television and Video Programming was established. In September 1989, [[Gulf and Western Industries|Gulf+Western]] was reincorporated as [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount Communications]], Inc.. On March 11, 1994, Viacom acquired Paramount Communications. In 1995, Viacom launched the United Paramount Network ([[UPN]]) with [[Chris-Craft Industries]].

On August 10, 2004, Viacom merged the international television banners of [[CBS Studios International|CBS Broadcast International]] and [[Paramount Television|Paramount International Television]] to form [[CBS Studios International]]. On September 7, 2004, Viacom merged CBS Productions and Paramount Network Television to form a new entity of Paramount Network Television, also known as CBS Paramount Television Entertainment Group, with CBS Productions becoming an in-name-only unit.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Adalian |first1=Josef |last2=Schneider |first2=Michael |date=2004-09-07 |title=Moonves' TV makeovers |url=https://variety.com/2004/scene/markets-festivals/moonves-tv-makeovers-1117910059/ |access-date=2021-08-23 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

On December 31, 2005, as the CBS/Viacom split took effect, CBS inherited Paramount's television program library, with [[Viacom (2005–2019)|the second incarnation of Viacom]] keeping Paramount's films, the [[ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks|MTV Networks]] and the [[ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks#BET Networks|BET Networks]].

===Formation===
[[File:CBS Paramount Television.svg|thumb|right|CBS Paramount Television logo, used from 2006 to 2009.]]
[[File:CBS Television Studios logo.svg|thumb|right|CBS Television Studios logo, used from 2009 to 2020.]]
On January 17, 2006, [[CBS Corporation]] CEO [[Les Moonves]] announced that Paramount Television would be renamed CBS Paramount Television as of that day, and the network division becoming CBS Paramount Network Television, and the domestic distribution arm becoming CBS Paramount Domestic Television.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Eggerton |first1=John |title=CBS Has Its Eye on Paramount |url=https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/cbs-has-its-eye-paramount-78505 |access-date=April 27, 2019 |work=Broadcasting & Cable |date=January 17, 2006 |language=en-us}}</ref>

On September 26, 2006, CBS Corporation merged its television distribution arms—[[King World Productions|King World]], CBS Paramount International Television and CBS Paramount Domestic Television—to form [[CBS Television Distribution]]. CBS Home Entertainment was then established as a subsidiary of the latter.<ref>{{Cite web|first1=Diane|last1=Garrett|last2=Adalian|first2=Josef|date=2007-01-16|title=CBS makes split decision|url=https://variety.com/2007/digital/features/cbs-makes-split-decision-1117957490/|access-date=2021-11-08|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref>

On May 17, 2009, the Paramount name was dropped after a 3½-year loan of its use from sister company Viacom, forming CBS Television Studios.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvweek.com/tvmojoe/2009/05/if-its-monday-it-must-be-cbs-tv-studios.php |title=If It's Monday, It Must Be CBS TV Studios |publisher=TVWeek |work= TV MoJoe |date=May 17, 2009 |access-date=January 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405200022/http://www.tvweek.com/tvmojoe/2009/05/if-its-monday-it-must-be-cbs-tv-studios.php |archive-date=April 5, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

[[National Amusements]] retained majority control of both CBS and the second Viacom. For a short time, many of Paramount's theatrical films were distributed domestically by [[CBS Television Distribution]] (the new name for the distribution arm as of 2007).<ref>[http://paramounttv.com/tv_movies/features_contents.htm CBS Television Distribution Syndication Bible] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090921035305/http://paramounttv.com/tv_movies/features_contents.htm |date=September 21, 2009 }} TV Movies. Retrieved May 17, 2009.</ref>  [[Paramount Home Entertainment]] continues to distribute home video sales of CBS shows through the [[CBS Home Entertainment|CBS DVD]] brand.

From 2009 until 2011, all shows produced by the company aired on either CBS or The CW. In the past, Paramount Television produced shows for all networks, but especially had a good relationship with [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (much as Universal Television had a good relationship with eventual sister network [[NBC]]). ''The Cleaner'', which aired on [[A&E (TV network)|A&E]] until September 2009, was the most recent show from the company to air on a network other than CBS or [[The CW]] (which is ironic when NBC/ABC's ownership of A&E is taken into account). This was until [[BET]] began airing new episodes of ''The Game'' in 2011. In 2012, [[USA Network]] began airing ''[[Common Law (2012 TV series)|Common Law]]''.

CBS Television Studios does not directly produce any shows appearing on [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]], a premium cable television network co-owned with the studio. Instead, sister company Showtime Entertainment handles in-house productions for the network. However, CBS Television Distribution and [[CBS Studios International|its international arm]] handle syndication distribution for these shows if they ever appear in syndication.

On October 25, 2018, CBS Television Studios announced the opening of a new animation division, [[CBS Eye Animation Productions]]. A new ''Star Trek'' series entitled ''[[Star Trek: Lower Decks]]'' was announced simultaneously.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|url=https://deadline.com/2018/10/star-trek-lower-decks-animated-series-rick-and-morty-mike-mcmahan-alex-kurtzman-cbs-all-access-1202489207/|title='Star Trek: Lower Decks' Animated Series From 'Rick and Morty' EP & Secret Hideout Ordered By CBS All Access|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 25, 2018|access-date=October 26, 2018}}</ref>

=== ViacomCBS re-merger; rebranding as CBS Studios ===
It was announced on August 13, 2019, that parent company CBS Corporation would [[2019 merger of CBS and Viacom|reunite]] with Viacom to form a combined media company and be renamed ViacomCBS (now known as [[Paramount Global]]).<ref>{{cite news |last=Ivanova|first=Irina|title=CBS and Viacom agree to $30 billion media merger |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-viacom-merger-deal-reached-as-cbs-and-viacom-agree-to-30-billion-media-merger-new-company-to-be-called-viacomcbs/|access-date=August 14, 2019 |work=CBS News |date=August 15, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> The merger closed on December 4.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Littleton |first=Cynthia |date=2019-12-04 |title=CBS and Viacom Complete Merger: 'It's Been a Long and Winding Road to Get Here' |url=https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/cbs-viacom-merger-complete-redstone-bob-bakish-1203424316/ |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> For the first time in nearly fourteen years, Paramount Global encompasses the Paramount Pictures film studio, [[Paramount Television Studios|the current incarnation of its television division]], and CBS's production studio under one umbrella.

On October 8, 2020, it was announced that CBS Television Studios had been renamed CBS Studios as part of a unification of branding elements between CBS divisions, citing that use of the word "Television" in the name was antiquated due to its position of producing programming for multiple platforms.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Steinberg|first=Brian|date=2020-10-08|title=CBS Casts New Eye on Audiences Who Don't Watch Its Programs on Regular TV|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/cbs-marketing-mike-benson-streaming-video-netflix-1234797032/|access-date=2020-10-08|website=Variety|language=en}}</ref>