[3] Paramount also recognized that television could give them little to fall back on when films fail, except for studio stage rentals.

[7] On August 13, 2024, following much of its staff being laid off in a series of cutbacks at Paramount Global, it was announced that the division would be shutting down by the end of that week, with any ongoing and development projects shifting to sister company CBS Studios.

On March 4, 2013, then-president and then-CEO of Viacom Philippe Dauman announced that Paramount opted to produce a television series based on one of their films.

[13] On May 27, 2014, Anonymous Content signed a 3-year first-look deal with Paramount Television to produce and distribute scripted programming.

[15] On July 14, 2014, Robert Zemeckis, his producing partner Jack Rapke and their production company, Compari Entertainment, signed a 2-year first-look pact with Paramount Television.

[20] On April 11, 2023, Paramount Television Studios signed a multi-year first-look deal with Brillstein Entertainment Partners.