中(zhong)國(guo)中(zhong)央(yang)電(dian)視臺（英文(wen)名稱：China Central Television，簡(jian)稱CCTV）是中(zhong)華人民(min)共(gong)和國(guo)的國(guo)家(jia)電(dian)視臺、國(guo)家(jia)副部(bu)級事業單位(wei)，成立于1958年5月(yue)1日。是中(zhong)國(guo)的新聞輿論(lun)機(ji)構和思想文(wen)化陣地，具(ju)有傳播新聞、社會教育、文(wen)化娛樂、信息服務等(deng)多種功能。

中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)中(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)電(dian)(dian)(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai)初名(ming)(ming)為(wei)北京電(dian)(dian)(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai)，于1958年(nian)(nian)(nian)9月2日正(zheng)式(shi)播(bo)出，1978年(nian)(nian)(nian)5月1日更名(ming)(ming)為(wei)中(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)電(dian)(dian)(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai)。1996年(nian)(nian)(nian)，旗下(xia)網(wang)(wang)絡(luo)媒體央(yang)視(shi)(shi)(shi)網(wang)(wang)建立并試運行。2004年(nian)(nian)(nian)，央(yang)視(shi)(shi)(shi)開(kai)辦(ban)數(shu)字付(fu)費頻(pin)(pin)道。2007年(nian)(nian)(nian)，央(yang)視(shi)(shi)(shi)開(kai)播(bo)移動(dong)傳媒頻(pin)(pin)道，隨后又開(kai)啟了IP電(dian)(dian)(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)頻(pin)(pin)道。2009年(nian)(nian)(nian)，由央(yang)視(shi)(shi)(shi)網(wang)(wang)改版而(er)來的(de)中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)網(wang)(wang)絡(luo)電(dian)(dian)(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai)（CNTV）正(zheng)式(shi)開(kai)播(bo)。2010年(nian)(nian)(nian)，除(chu)芒果视频下(xia)载外(wai)，文(wen)藝中(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)(xin)、海外(wai)中(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)(xin)等中(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)(xin)改為(wei)頻(pin)(pin)道制(zhi)(zhi)，設立增設了大型節目(mu)制(zhi)(zhi)作中(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)(xin)以及(ji)節目(mu)采(cai)購中(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)(xin)。2013年(nian)(nian)(nian)，央(yang)視(shi)(shi)(shi)新聞客戶端(duan)正(zheng)式(shi)上(shang)線。2015年(nian)(nian)(nian)發布的(de)視(shi)(shi)(shi)頻(pin)(pin)素材(cai)被全球92個國(guo)家(jia)和(he)地(di)區的(de)近1700家(jia)電(dian)(dian)(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)頻(pin)(pin)道采(cai)用。2016年(nian)(nian)(nian)，中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)國(guo)際電(dian)(dian)(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai)（中(zhong)(zhong)文(wen)名(ming)(ming)稱(cheng)中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)環球電(dian)(dian)(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)網(wang)(wang)，英(ying)文(wen)簡稱(cheng)CGTN）開(kai)播(bo)。

2018年3月，中(zhong)國(guo)中(zhong)央電視(shi)臺(tai)（中(zhong)國(guo)國(guo)際電視(shi)臺(tai)）與中(zhong)央人民廣(guang)(guang)播(bo)電臺(tai)、中(zhong)國(guo)國(guo)際廣(guang)(guang)播(bo)電臺(tai)組(zu)建中(zhong)央廣(guang)(guang)播(bo)電視(shi)總臺(tai)，撤銷中(zhong)央電視(shi)臺(tai)建制。