中國中央電視臺（英(ying)文名稱：China Central Television，簡稱CCTV）是(shi)中華(hua)人民共和國的國家(jia)電視臺、國家(jia)副部級事業(ye)單位，成立于1958年5月1日。是(shi)中國的新(xin)聞(wen)(wen)輿論機構和思想文化(hua)陣(zhen)地，具(ju)有傳播新(xin)聞(wen)(wen)、社(she)會教育、文化(hua)娛樂、信息服(fu)務等多種功能。

中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)電(dian)(dian)視(shi)(shi)臺(tai)初名(ming)為(wei)北京電(dian)(dian)視(shi)(shi)臺(tai)，于1958年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)9月(yue)2日正(zheng)式播(bo)出(chu)，1978年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)5月(yue)1日更名(ming)為(wei)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)電(dian)(dian)視(shi)(shi)臺(tai)。1996年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)，旗下(xia)網(wang)絡媒體(ti)央(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)視(shi)(shi)網(wang)建立并(bing)試運(yun)行(xing)。2004年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)，央(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)視(shi)(shi)開(kai)辦數字(zi)付費頻道。2007年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)，央(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)視(shi)(shi)開(kai)播(bo)移(yi)動傳媒頻道，隨后又開(kai)啟了IP電(dian)(dian)視(shi)(shi)頻道。2009年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)，由(you)央(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)視(shi)(shi)網(wang)改(gai)版而來的中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)網(wang)絡電(dian)(dian)視(shi)(shi)臺(tai)（CNTV）正(zheng)式開(kai)播(bo)。2010年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)，除芒(mang)果视频(pin)下(xia)载(zai)外，文(wen)藝(yi)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)(xin)、海外中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)(xin)等中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)(xin)改(gai)為(wei)頻道制(zhi)(zhi)，設(she)立增設(she)了大型(xing)節目制(zhi)(zhi)作中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)(xin)以(yi)及節目采購(gou)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)(xin)。2013年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)，央(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)視(shi)(shi)新(xin)聞客戶端正(zheng)式上(shang)線。2015年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)發布的視(shi)(shi)頻素材被全球92個國(guo)家和地區(qu)的近1700家電(dian)(dian)視(shi)(shi)頻道采用。2016年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)，中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)國(guo)際(ji)電(dian)(dian)視(shi)(shi)臺(tai)（中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)文(wen)名(ming)稱(cheng)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)環球電(dian)(dian)視(shi)(shi)網(wang)，英(ying)文(wen)簡稱(cheng)CGTN）開(kai)播(bo)。

2018年3月，中(zhong)國中(zhong)央電(dian)(dian)視(shi)臺（中(zhong)國國際(ji)電(dian)(dian)視(shi)臺）與中(zhong)央人(ren)民廣(guang)播(bo)電(dian)(dian)臺、中(zhong)國國際(ji)廣(guang)播(bo)電(dian)(dian)臺組(zu)建中(zhong)央廣(guang)播(bo)電(dian)(dian)視(shi)總(zong)臺，撤銷中(zhong)央電(dian)(dian)視(shi)臺建制(zhi)。