CBS Productions
Production arm of American CBS television network / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
CBS Productions was a production arm of the CBS television network (an initialism of Columbia Broadcasting System, along with its parent company CBS Television Studios; the radio network was founded in 1927), now a part of Paramount Global, formed in 1952 to produce shows in-house, instead of relying solely on outside productions. One of its first productions was Studio One, a drama anthology series.
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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Television production |
Founded | 1952; 72 years ago (1952) (the Columbia Broadcasting System television network's in-house production arm) December 17, 1984; 39 years ago (1984-12-17) (relaunched as CBS Entertainment Productions) 2008; 16 years ago (2008) (in-name-only unit of CBS Television Studios) 2015; 9 years ago (2015) (second revived company) |
Defunct | November 28, 2019; 4 years ago (November 28, 2019) |
Fate | Folded into Paramount Television in 2004 and absorbed into CBS Television Studios in 2019 |
Successor | Paramount Network Television (2004–06) CBS Paramount Television (2006–09) CBS Television Studios (2009–20) CBS Studios (2020–present) |
Headquarters | CBS Studio Center, , United States |
Parent | CBS Television Studios (2008–2012, 2015–2019) Silent (2004–2008, 2012–2015) |
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Later productions of note included the original Perry Mason, The Twilight Zone, Gunsmoke, The Wild Wild West, Hawaii Five-O, Rescue 911, Touched by an Angel, Walker, Texas Ranger and 1998–2006 episodes of The King of Queens, the CSI franchise and season 1 of 90210.