中(zhong)(zhong)國中(zhong)(zhong)央電視臺（英(ying)文(wen)名稱：China Central Television，簡稱CCTV）是中(zhong)(zhong)華(hua)人民共和(he)國的國家電視臺、國家副部級事業單位(wei)，成立于1958年5月1日。是中(zhong)(zhong)國的新聞輿論機構和(he)思想文(wen)化(hua)陣地，具有傳播新聞、社(she)會教育、文(wen)化(hua)娛樂、信息(xi)服務等多種功(gong)能。

中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)(yang)電視(shi)(shi)臺初名(ming)(ming)(ming)為(wei)(wei)北京電視(shi)(shi)臺，于1958年(nian)(nian)(nian)9月2日正(zheng)式播出，1978年(nian)(nian)(nian)5月1日更名(ming)(ming)(ming)為(wei)(wei)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)(yang)電視(shi)(shi)臺。1996年(nian)(nian)(nian)，旗(qi)下網絡媒體(ti)央(yang)(yang)視(shi)(shi)網建(jian)立并試運行。2004年(nian)(nian)(nian)，央(yang)(yang)視(shi)(shi)開(kai)(kai)辦數字付費頻(pin)道(dao)(dao)。2007年(nian)(nian)(nian)，央(yang)(yang)視(shi)(shi)開(kai)(kai)播移動傳(chuan)媒頻(pin)道(dao)(dao)，隨后(hou)又開(kai)(kai)啟了(le)IP電視(shi)(shi)頻(pin)道(dao)(dao)。2009年(nian)(nian)(nian)，由央(yang)(yang)視(shi)(shi)網改版而(er)來的中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)網絡電視(shi)(shi)臺（CNTV）正(zheng)式開(kai)(kai)播。2010年(nian)(nian)(nian)，除(chu)芒(mang)果视频外(wai)，文(wen)藝中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)、海外(wai)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)等(deng)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)改為(wei)(wei)頻(pin)道(dao)(dao)制，設立增設了(le)大型節(jie)目制作中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)以及節(jie)目采購中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)。2013年(nian)(nian)(nian)，央(yang)(yang)視(shi)(shi)新聞客戶端正(zheng)式上線。2015年(nian)(nian)(nian)發布的視(shi)(shi)頻(pin)素材(cai)被全球92個國(guo)家和地(di)區的近1700家電視(shi)(shi)頻(pin)道(dao)(dao)采用。2016年(nian)(nian)(nian)，中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)國(guo)際電視(shi)(shi)臺（中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)文(wen)名(ming)(ming)(ming)稱中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)環球電視(shi)(shi)網，英文(wen)簡(jian)稱CGTN）開(kai)(kai)播。

2018年3月，中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)中(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)電視(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai)（中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)國(guo)(guo)際電視(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai)）與中(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)人(ren)民廣播(bo)(bo)電臺(tai)、中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)國(guo)(guo)際廣播(bo)(bo)電臺(tai)組建中(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)廣播(bo)(bo)電視(shi)(shi)(shi)總臺(tai)，撤銷中(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)電視(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai)建制。