Nope, last time it aired was early this year (January 7th at around 9:30PM during Tennis Coverage.) @TV.Cynic I think matlock means this one that I uploaded.
Yeah, usually appears at the very start or end of a break. Occasionally shows up when shows do the little breakaway for a news update and they need to pad it out.
I presume it is because live news is difficult to plan ad breaks for. The metro can work around that but regional stations might not have enough ads of the correct length to perfectly meet the break, so they chuck an ident in there instead of airing a black screen.
Saw a new ident during The Force tonight in which TV Man dances on top of the piano while Esther Hannaford plays the piano and sings. Cross promotion for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical perhaps?