A&E

1984–1985
A&E was formed in 1984 through the merger of ABC-Hearst's ARTS and RCA's The Entertainment Channel (at the time a sister network to NBC).

1985–1987


This was the last logo used under the "Arts & Entertainment Cable Network" branding. In 1987, the channel became known as simply A&E. The channel even survived during the acquisitio of RCA (and NBC) by General Electric.

1987–1994


This 1987-2008 A&E logo was adopted around 1987.

1994–2008


In 1994, the 1987-2008 A&E logo was amended, modified and most noticeably the ampersand was made over. In 1997, the "network" got recently departed/dropped away from the 1987-2008 A&E logo.

2008–present
A completely new logo was launched along with the tagline "Real Life. Drama." in May 26, 2008. The tagline became "Be Original" in December 2013.