on 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. CTS does not directly produce any shows appearing on Showtime, a premium cable television network co-owned with the studio. Instead, sister company Showtime Entertainment handles in-house productions for the network. However, CTD and 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 at the same time. It was announced on August 14, 2019, that parent company CBS Corporation would reunite with Viacom to form a combined media company and be renamed ViacomCBS. For the first time in 13 years, ViacomCBS will encompass Paramount's film studio, the current incarnation of its television division and CBS's production studio under one umbrella. CBS Studios On October 8, 2020, it was announced that CTS 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. Past names CBS Paramount Television/CBS Paramount Network Television (2006–2009) CBS Television Studios (2009–2020) Paramount Television (1967–2006) Desilu Productions (1951–1967) CBS Productions (1952–2006, 2008–2012, 2015–2016) Productions (2009–present) See also CBS Media Ventures Paramount Global Content Distribution Paramount Television Studios, Paramount's other current television studio and CBS Studios' corporate sibling Terrytoons References External links Television production companies of the United States Paramount Global subsidiaries Companies based in Los Angeles 2006 establishments in California American companies established in 2006 Mass media companies established in 2006