The Evolution of

1946

Early ABC-TV Microphone logo

1948

Early ABC-TV Map logo

1948

ABC-TV Camera Lens logo

1953

Second standard TV logo, following the merger with ABC and United Paramount Theaters

1957

The ABC "A" design is introduced

1957-1963

ABC's standard closing card disclaimer

Early 1960s

An alternate ABC TV logo seen on most promotional plugs

1962

The current stylized ABC circle design is introduced

1964

ABC's Camera ID

1966

ABC, In Color

1969

ABC Television ID

1970

ABC Television ID

1971

"This Is The Place To Be!"

1972

Series 2 of "This Is The Place To Be!"

1974

ABC Television ID

1975

"Welcome To A Bright New World"

1976

"Let Us Be the One!"

1977

"Still the One"

1978

"We're the One in a Million"

1979

Series 2 of "Still the One"

1980

"You and Me and ABC"

1981

"Now is the Time, ABC is the Place"

1982

"Come on Along"

1983

"That Special Feeling"

1984

"We're With You on ABC"

1985

"You'll Love It on ABC" Beginning that season, ABC was owned and operated by Capital Cities Inc., parent company of affiliates WPVI-TV Philadelphia and KFSN Fresno

1986

"Together with ABC"

1987

"Something's Happening on ABC"

1988

Series 2 of "Something's Happening"

1989

Series 3 of "Something's Happening"

1990

"America's Watching ABC"

1991

More of "America's Watching"

1992

"It Must Be ABC"

1993

"Watched by more people..." The network is later owned by The Walt Disney Company in 1996.

1997

ABC Television ID

1998

"We Love TV"

1999

"ABC: America's Broadcasting Company"

2000

"ABC: America's #1 Broadcasting Company"

2001

Series 2 of "America's Broadcasting Company"

2002

Series 3 of "America's Broadcasting Company"

2003

Celebrating 50 years on television

ABC News

ABC Daytime

ABC Kids

Also known as Disney's One Saturday Morning (1997-2002)

ABC Family

Also known as CBN (est. 1977), The Family Channel (1989-1998) and Fox Family Channel (1998-2001).

ABC Sports

ABC's 1984 Summer Olympics

ABC's 1988 Winter Olympics

ABC Films (1953-1973)

Distribution arm for ABC off-network programs from the mid 1950s and 1960s. The Predecessor of Worldvision Enterprises.

ABC Pictures Corporation (late 1960s-mid 1980s)

Short-lived independent motion picture division of ABC. Later known as ABC Motion Pictures. Videocassette rights are currently under license by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

ABC Entertainment (est. late 1960s)

Independent made-for-TV motion picture division of ABC. Originally known as ABC Circle Films, and later as ABC Productions.

ABC Video (c. late '70s)

Home Video division of ABC. Currently a subsidiary of Walt Disney Home Entertainment.

WABC-TV New York

ABC East Coast Flagship station Originally known as WJZ-TV in early 1950s.

WLS-TV Chicago

Originally known as WENR in their early years, and then later adopted the WBKB name (a former NBC station on Channel 4; bought by CBS and became WBBM Channel 2) from 1953-1968

WPVI Philadelphia

Former Capital Cities Station Originally known as WFIL-TV prior to 1970s

WJLA Washington D.C.

An Allbritton Communications Station Originally known as WTVW in their early years, then as WMAL-TV up until 1976

KABC-TV Los Angeles

ABC West Coast Flagship Station Originally KECA-TV during the early 1950s