Paramount Television

The original incarnation of Paramount Television was the name of the television production division of the American film studio Paramount Pictures, that was responsible for the production of Viacom television programs, until it changed its name to CBS Paramount Television on January 17, 2006, due to the Viacom split.

Paramount Television

Type	Division
Industry	Television production
Predecessors	Desilu Productions CBS Productions
Founded	December 15, 1966; 56 years ago (1966-12-15)
Defunct	April 24, 2006; 17 years ago (2006-04-24)
Fate	Renamed as CBS Paramount Television
Successors	CBS Studios Paramount Television Studios
Headquarters	United States
Parent	Gulf+Western (1966–1989) Paramount Communications (1989–1994) Viacom (1994–2005) CBS Corporation (2005–2006)
Divisions	Paramount Domestic Television Paramount International Television (until 2004) Wilshire Court Productions (1989–2003)
Subsidiaries	Viacom Productions (1995–2004) Spelling Television (1999–2006) Big Ticket Entertainment (1999–2006)