A great TV theme song has the power to instantly transport us into the world of a show, setting the tone before the first scene even begins. But what makes some of these themes even more special is ...

Debuting with a two-hour movie pilot in 1981 and running for three seasons on ABC, The Greatest American Hero has become a cult classic of superhero television. The series followed teacher Ralph ...

It shouldn't come as a surprise that some of the best TV theme songs are courtesy of some of the greatest musicians in pop culture. Iconic TV theme songs can be as fondly remembered as the characters ...

Ah, the golden era of television! The 70s and 80s gifted us with theme songs that were as memorable as the shows themselves. These musical intros were more than just preludes; they set the tone, ...

In the earliest days of MTV, few songs were more inescapable than Devo’s fractured New Wave classic “Whip It.” With hardly any bands making music videos when MTV launched in 1981, the fledgling ...

Funky to country, the best themes still crush it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Today, TV theme songs just don't have the same ...

If television shows are a gift, then a good theme song is like the color-coordinated bow on top. Be it jingles made for the show or pre-existing pop songs the producers obtained the rights for, a good ...

A couple of months ahead of the premiere of “Matlock” on CBS, I went back and revisited episodes of the original legal drama starring Andy Griffith. It ran from 1986 to 1995 and its case-of-the-week ...

When music supervisor Gabe Hilfer was asked to join the White Lotus team for the show’s second season, he jumped at the chance. “It’s cool to be a part of a project that is water-cooler talk,” Hilfer ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. What do Mariah Carey, Ozzy Osbourne, and the Barenaked Ladies have in common? You've probably heard a theme song they performed hundreds of ...