CBS Television City: Original Configuration Of Studio 33
When Television City was first built, the center camera ramps went all the way to the control room in both 33 and 31. The ramp actually has a T shape to it, as there is room for cameras on each side of the ramp at the control room. Over the years, this has disappeared and reappeared several times in various forms. Today, the ramp is gone and curtains cover the whole back wall.
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There is no studio 34. The other studio with sunken audience seating was 31, althought the area was filled decades ago to create a larger production space. The center camera ramp is still an option in 33. In fact, double armrests on the seats where the ramp goes makes it easy to visualize where it goes when in use.
It’s all about carpentry, isn’t it?
They installed an complete ramp for the Dick Clark “Pyramid” shows in the 1980s.