Columbia Pictures Television
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| Division of Sony Pictures | |
| Industry |
Television production Television syndication |
| Fate | Folded into Columbia TriStar Television |
| Successor |
Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (2001–2002) Sony Pictures Television (2002–present) |
| Founded | May 6, 1974 |
| Defunct | January 1, 2001 |
| Headquarters | Culver City, California, USA |
| Owner | Sony Corporation |
| Parent | Sony Pictures Entertainment |
Columbia Pictures Television (CPT) was launched in 1974 by Columbia Pictures as an American television production and distribution studio. The second name of the Columbia Pictures television division Screen Gems (SG).
The studio changed its name on May 6, 1974 and was suggested by David Gerber. As the successor in interest to Screen Gems, it assumed productions of the daytime soap operas Days of Our Lives and The Young and the Restless. Its first produced series is the sitcom That's My Mama. It was originally slated to be a Screen Gems production. On June 13, 1977, CPT acquired worldwide distribution rights to Barney Miller and Fish from Danny Arnold, Quinn Martin's Barnaby Jones, and Soap from Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions. On June 27, CPT bought domestic distribution rights to four series made by Spelling-Goldberg Productions including S.W.A.T., Starsky & Hutch, Charlie's Angels, and Family from Metromedia Producers Corporation. From 1978 to 1986, CPT co-produced series with Spelling-Goldberg including Fantasy Island, Hart to Hart, and T.J. Hooker. On February 19, 1979, CPT acquired TOY Productions, whose output included What's Happening!! and Carter Country. On August 13, 1981, CPT acquired the television assets of Time-Life Films. In May 1982, Columbia Pictures acquired Spelling-Goldberg Productions.
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