List of television theme music

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This list includes main theme music from television series or miniseries. The entries are arranged in alphabetical order based on the titles of the television series. If a theme, score, or song is listed under a name different from the series' title, that name is shown in parentheses.

This list includes main theme music from television series or miniseries. The entries are arranged in alphabetical order based on the titles of the television series. If a theme, score, or song is listed under a name different from the series' title, that name is shown in parentheses. However, names such as "Theme from [Series' Name]" or "[Series' Name] Theme" are not included in parentheses. The list does not include television series that aired fewer than ten episodes, unless they are officially labeled as miniseries. If a series used more than one main theme during its broadcast, only the most well-known theme is listed (examples include Baywatch, Happy Days, and Starsky & Hutch).

0 – 9

  • 100 Things to Do Before High School – "Brand New Day" by Isabela Moner
  • 12 O'Clock High – Music by Dominic Frontiere
  • 13 Queens Boulevard – Music by Barry De Vorzon
  • 2 Broke Girls – "Second Chance" by Peter Bjorn and John
  • 2Point4Children – Music by Howard Goodall
  • 2000 Malibu Road – Music by James Newton Howard
  • 21 Jump Street – Composed by Liam Sternberg; Performed by Holly Robinson
  • 227 – "There's No Place Like Home" by Ray Colcord; Performed by Marla Gibbs
  • 24 – Music by Sean Callery
  • 240-Robert – Music by Mike Post and Pete Carpenter
  • 3-2-1 Contact – Music by Tom Anthony
  • 3-2-1 Penguins! – "3–2–1 Penguins! Theme Song" by Kurt Heinecke
  • 30 Rock – Music by Jeff Richmond
  • The 4400 – "A Place in Time" by Amanda Abizaid
  • 48 Hours – Music by Edd Kalehoff
  • 64 Zoo Lane – Music by Rowland Lee
  • 6teen – Music by Don Breithaupt
  • The 7D – Music by Parry Gripp
  • 7th Heaven – Music by Steve Plunkett
  • 77 Sunset Strip – Music by Mack David and Jerry Livingston
  • 8 Simple Rules – Music by Dan Foliart
  • 9 to 5 – "9 to 5 (Dolly Parton song)" by Phoebe Snow (1982–83); Dolly Parton

A – B

  • A.E.S. Hudson Street – Jack Elliott and Allyn Ferguson
  • A.N.T. Farm ("Exceptional") – China Anne McClain
  • Abby Hatcher – Ryan Carlson, Summer Weiler, Hanna Ashbrook, and Chris Sernel; performed by Macy Drouin
  • Absolutely Fabulous ("This Wheel's on Fire") – Bob Dylan and Rick Danko; performed by Julie Driscoll, Ade Edmondson, and Debbie Harry
  • ABC Olympic broadcasts ("Bugler's Dream") – Leo Arnaud
  • Ace of Wands ("Tarot") – Andrew Bown
  • Adam-12 – Frank Comstock
  • Accidental Family – Earle Hagen
  • Action ("Even a Dog Can Shake Hands") – Warren Zevon
  • Adam's Rib ("Two People") – Perry Botkin Jr. and Gil Garfield
  • The Addams Family ("The Addams Family Theme") – Vic Mizzy
  • Adderly – Micky Erbe and Maribeth Solomon
  • The Adventurer – John Barry
  • The Adventures of Black Beauty ("Galloping Home") – Denis King
  • Adventures from the Book of Virtues ("The Adventures Has Begun") – J. A. C. Redford and Marcus Hummon
  • The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. – Randy Edelman
  • Adventures of the Gummi Bears ("Gummi Bears Theme") – Michael and Patty Silversher
  • The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius – Brian Causey
  • The Adventures of Pete & Pete ("Hey Sandy") – Polaris
  • The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin – Stanley Keyana
  • Adventures of Superman – Leon Klatzkin
  • The Adventures of William Tell – Gioachino Rossini; lyrics added by Harold Purcell and sung by David Whitfield
  • Adventure Time ("Island Song") – Ashley Eriksson
  • AEW Dynamite ("Jane") – Jefferson Starship
  • After Henry ("Three Quarter Blues") – George Gershwin
  • Agatha Christie's Poirot – Christopher Gunning
  • Agony ("Dear Jane") – Graham Field; performed by Babs Fletcher
  • Airwolf – Sylvester Levay
  • AKBingo! ("Aitakatta") – Yasushi Akimoto & Bounceback; performed by AKB48
  • ALF – Alf Clausen and Tom Kramer
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents ("Funeral March of a Marionette") – Charles Gounod
  • Alfresco – David McNiven
  • Alias Smith and Jones – Billy Goldenberg
  • Alice ("There's a New Girl in Town") – music by David Shire; lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman; sung by Linda Lavin
  • Alien Nation – Kenneth Johnson and David Kurtz
  • Aliens in the Family – Todd Rundgren
  • All at No. 20 – Denis King
  • All Creatures Great and Small – ("Piano Parchment") by Johnny Pearson
  • Allegra's Window – Dan Sawyer
  • All Grown Up! ("All Grown Up with You") – Cree Summer
  • All in Good Faith – Ronnie Hazlehurst
  • All in the Family ("Those Were the Days") – Lee Adams and Charles Strouse; performed by Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton; closing theme ("Remembering You") by Roger Kellaway and Carroll O'Connor
  • All That – TLC
  • All That Glitters ("Genesis") – Kenny Rankin
  • 'Allo, 'Allo! – David Croft and Roy Moore
  • Allsång på Skansen ("Stockholm i mitt hjärta" translation: "Stockholm In My Heart") – Lasse Berghagen
  • Ally McBeal ("Searchin' My Soul") – Vonda Shepard
  • Almost Home – Jennifer Warnes and Joey Scarbury
  • Aloha Paradise – Steve Lawrence
  • Alvin and the Chipmunks ("We're The Chipmunks") – Ross Bagdasarian and Janice Karman
  • Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks ("We're the Chipmunks") – Ross Bagdasarian and Janice Karman
  • The Alvin Show – Ross Bagdasarian, Neal Hefti, and Carl W. Stalling
  • The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan – Hoyt Curtin
  • The Amazing Race – John M. Keane
  • The Amazing Spider-Man – Stu Phillips
  • Amazing Stories – John Williams
  • The Amazing World of Gumball – Ben Locket
  • Amen ("Shine On Me") – composed by Andraé Crouch; sung by Vanessa Bell Armstrong
  • America's Funniest Home Videos ("The Funny Things You Do") – Jill Colucci
  • American Bandstand ("Bandstand Boogie") – Charles Albertine; alternate version with lyrics by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman
  • American Dad ("Good Morning USA") – Walter Murphy; performed by Seth MacFarlane
  • American Dreams ("Generation") – Emerson Hart
  • Amphibia ("Welcome to Amphibia (instrumental)") – Doug Petty
  • Andi Mack ("Tomorrow Starts Today") – Sabrina Carpenter
  • The Andy Griffith Show ("The Fishin' Hole") – Earle Hagen and Herbert W. Spencer; performed by Andy Griffith
  • Anne with an E ("Ahead by a Century") – The Tragically Hip
  • Angel ("Catharsis of Sufferance") – Darling Violetta
  • Angels ("Motivation") – Alan Parker
  • Angie ("Different Worlds") – Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel; sung by Maureen McGovern
  • Animaniacs – Richard Stone and Tom Ruegger; sung by Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, and Tress MacNeille
  • Ann Jillian – Ann Jillian and Stan Harris
  • Another Day ("Just Another Day") – Paul Williams
  • Another Life – Brent Havens
  • Another World ("Another World") – Crystal Gayle and Gary Morris (1987–1996)
  • The Ant and the Aardvark – Doug Goodwin
  • Apple's Way – Morton Stevens
  • The Apprentice ("For the Love of Money") – The O'Jays
  • Archer ("Archie Theme Song") – JG Thirlwell
  • Archie Bunker's Place ("Those Were the Days") – Lee Adams and Charles Strouse; Ray Conniff instrumental version; ("Remembering You") by Roger Kellaway and Carroll O'Connor
  • The Barkleys – Doug Goodwin
  • Barnaby Jones – Jerry Goldsmith
  • Barney & Friends ("Barney is a Dinosaur") – Philip A. Parker; performed by Bob Singleton's Kids' Chorus; ("I Love You" – Lee Bernstein; performed by the cast
  • Barney Miller – Jack Elliott and Allyn Ferguson
  • The Baron – Edwin Astley
  • Bat Masterson – Bill Lee
  • Batman ("Batman Theme") – Neal Hefti
  • Battlestar Galactica – Glen A. Larson and Stu Phillips
  • Battlestar Galactica (2004) – Bear McCreary
  • Bay City Blues – Mike Post
  • Baywatch: Opening theme: ("Save Me") – Peter Cetera (season 1); ("I'm Always Here") – Jimi Jamison (seasons 2–10); ("Let Me Be the One") – Fiji (season 11); Closing theme: ("Current of Love") – David Hasselhoff (season

C – D

  • C.P.O. Sharkey – Peter Matz
  • Cagney & Lacey – Bill Conti
  • Caillou ("I'm Caillou") – performed by the title character
  • California Dreams – Brent Gore and Heidi Lenhart (Season 1); Brent Gore and Jennie Kwan (Season 2); Jay Anthony Franke and Jennie Kwan (Seasons 4 and 5)
  • California Fever – Jimmy McNichol
  • Call My Bluff ("Ciccolino") – Norrie Paramor
  • Camp Lazlo – Andy Paley and Terry Scott Taylor
  • Captain Nice – Vic Mizzy
  • Captain Pugwash ("Shipshape") – Johnny Pearson
  • Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons – The Spectrum
  • Car 54, Where Are You? – John Strauss and Nat Hiken
  • The Cara Williams Show ("Cara's Theme") – Kenyon Hopkins
  • Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-lot ("We Are Care Bears") – Kay Hanley
  • Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot ("We'll Always Be There!") – Richard Evans and Chip Whitewood
  • The Carol Burnett Show ("I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together") – Joe Hamilton
  • Casey, Crime Photographer – Morton Gould
  • Casper the Friendly Ghost – Winston Sharples
  • The Catherine Tate Show ("In These Shoes?") – Kirsty MacColl (Series 1); Howard Goodall (Series 2–3)
  • Cattanooga Cats – Mike Curb
  • CBS News Sunday Morning ("Abblasen") – Gottfried Reiche
  • ChalkZone (“Rudy’s Got the Chalk”) – Guy Moon, Thomas Chase, and Steve Rucker
  • The Champions – Tony Hatch
  • Chance in a Million ("Taking a Chance on Love") – Vernon Duke, Ted Fetter, and John La Touche, performed by The Ladybirds
  • The Chase ("Face the Facts") – Paul Farrer
  • Charles in Charge – David Kurtz, Michael Jacobs, and Al Burton; performed by Shandi Sinnamon
  • Charlie Hoover ("Wild Thing") – Chip Taylor; end credits by Dennis Belfield and Joey Carbone
  • Charlie's Angels – Jack Elliott and Allyn Ferguson
  • Charmed ("How Soon Is Now?") – Love Spit Love; Closing theme by Tim Truman (Season 1), Jay Gruska and J. Peter Robinson (Seasons 2–8)
  • Chef! ("Serious Profession") – Omar Lye-Fook
  • Cheers ("Where Everybody Knows Your Name") – Judy Hart Angelo and Gary Portnoy, performed by Gary Portnoy
  • Cheyenne – William Lava and Stan Jones
  • Cheyenne (2006) ("Hanging On") – Cheyenne Kimball
  • Chicago Fire – Atli Örvarsson
  • Chicago Hope ("Theme from Chicago Hope") – Mark Isham
  • Chicago Med – Atli Örvarsson
  • Chicago P.D. – Atli Örvarsson
  • The Chicken Squad – Renee Sands
  • Chico and the Man – José Feliciano
  • China Beach – ("Reflections") – The Supremes; closing theme by John Rubinstein
  • Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers – Mark Mueller
  • CHiPs – John Carl Parker (Season 1; Season 2 and onward theme arranged by Alan Silvestri; rejected theme by Mike Post)
  • Chopper One – Dominic Frontiere
  • Chuck ("Short Skirt/Long Jacket") – Cake
  • ChuckleVision – Dave Cook
  • Cimarron Strip – Maurice Jarre
  • Circus Boy – Hal Hopper and Victor McLeod
  • Citizen Smith ("The Red Flag") – Jim Connell and Melchior Franck; ("The Glorious Day") – composed by John Sullivan, performed by Robert Lindsay
  • City of Angels – Nelson Riddle
  • Clarissa Explains It All ("Way Cool") – Rachel Sweet
  • The Cleveland Show – Walter Murphy (vocal by Mike Henry)
  • The Clothes Show ("Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)") – Pet Shop Boys
  • Clueless ("Ordinary Girl") – China Forbes
  • Coach – John Morris
  • Code Lyoko ("A World Without Danger") – Franck Keller and Ygal Amar
  • Code Monkeys ("Code Monkey") – Jonathan Coulton
  • The Colbert Report ("Baby Mumbles") – Cheap Trick
  • College Football on NBC Sports ("Here Come Saturday Night") – Fall Out Boy
  • Colonel Humphrey Flack – Dave Kahn and Raoul Kraushaar
  • Colonel March of Scotland Yard – William Alwyn
  • Colt .45 – Hal Hopper
  • Columbo (Various Themes) – Billy Goldenberg, Gil Mellé, and Dick DeBenedictis
  • Combat! – Leonard Rosenman
  • Coming of Age ("Sing, Sing, Sing") – Louis Prima
  • Community ("At Least It Was Here") – The 88
  • Condo ("Live and Love It Up") – Drake Frye
  • Coop & Cami Ask the World ("Ask the World") – Dakota Lotus and Ruby Rose Turner
  • Cop Rock ("Under the Gun") – Randy Newman
  • COPS ("Bad Boys") – Inner Circle
  • Corduroy – Ray Parker and Tom Szczesniak
  • Corner Gas ("Not a Lot Going On") – Craig Northey and Jesse Valenzuela
  • Coronet Blue – Lenny Welch
  • Cory in the House – Kyle Massey and Maiara Walsh
  • The Cosby Mysteries – Craig Handy and David Weiss
  • The Cosby Show ("Kiss Me") – Stu Gardner and Bill Cosby; (sung by Bobby McFerrin)
  • The Courtship of Eddie's Father ("Best Friend") – Harry Nilsson
  • Cover Up ("Holding Out for a Hero") – E. G. Daily
  • Cow and Chicken – Guy Moon
  • Cowboy Bebop ("Tank!" / "The Real Folk Blues") – Yoko Kanno, performed by Seatbelts
  • Cowboy in Africa – Malcolm Arnold
  • The Cramp Twins – Hélène Muddiman
  • Crime Story ("Runaway") – Del Shannon and Max Crook
  • Crocodile Shoes – Jimmy Nail
  • Crossing Jordan – Lisa Coleman and Wendy Melvoin
  • The Crown – Hans Zimmer
  • Crusade – Evan Chen
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ("Who Are You") – Pete Townshend; performed by The Who
  • CSI: Cyber ("I Can See for Miles") – Pete Townshend; performed by The Who
  • CSI: Miami ("Won't Get Fooled Again") – Pete Townshend; performed by The Who
  • CSI: NY ("Baba O'Riley") – Pete Townshend; performed by The Who
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm ("Frolic") – Luciano Michelini
  • Curious George ("Like Curious George") – Dr. John
  • Dad's Army ("Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr. Hitler?") – performed by the cast
  • Delta ("Climb That Mountain High") – Reba McEntire
  • Delta House – Michael Simmons
  • The Dennis O'Keefe Show – Leon Klatzkin
  • Dennis the Gnasher (1996) – Roger Jackson
  • Dennis the Menace (1959) – William Loose and John Seely
  • Department S – Edwin Astley
  • Designing Women ("Georgia on My Mind") – performed as an instrumental by Doc Severinsen (Seasons 1–2), Bruce Miller (Seasons 3–5), and Ray Charles (Season 6)
  • Desmond's ("Don't Scratch My Soca") – Norman Beaton
  • Desperate Housewives – Danny Elfman
  • Detectorists – Johnny Flynn

E – F

  • Early Edition – Theme: "W. G. Snuffy Walden"
  • East Side West Side – Theme: "Kenyon Hopkins"
  • EastEnders – Theme: "EastEnders theme tune" by Simon May and Leslie Osborne
  • Easy Street – Theme: "Loni Anderson"
  • ECW Hardcore TV – Theme: "This is Extreme!" by Harry Slash & The Slashtones
  • Ed – Theme: "Next Year" by Foo Fighters (seasons 1 and 3-4); "Moment in the Sun" by Clem Snide (season 2)
  • Ed, Edd n Eddy – Theme: "Patric Caird"
  • The Ed Sullivan Show – Theme: "Toast" by Ray Bloch
  • Eight Is Enough – Theme: "Grant Goodeve"
  • Eisenhower and Lutz – Theme: "Boys Like You" by Amanda McBroom
  • Electra Woman and Dyna Girl – Theme: "Jimmie Haskell"
  • Electric Circus – Theme: "Divine Emotions (Instrumental)" by Narada Michael Walden (1988–96); "Hang On Here We Go!" by Jet Fuel featuring Aleah D'Kos and K-os (1996–2003)
  • The Electric Company – Theme: Composed by Eric Rogers; performed by original cast
  • The Electric Company (2009 TV series) – Theme: "Turn Up the Power" by original cast
  • Elena of Avalor – Theme: "Gaby Moreno"
  • Ellen – Theme: Composed by W. G. Snuffy Walden; "So Called Friend" by Texas
  • The Ellen Burstyn Show – Theme: "Nothing in the World Like Love" by Rita Coolidge
  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show – Theme: "Today's the Day" by Pink
  • Ellery Queen – Theme: "Elmer Bernstein"
  • Emergency! – Theme: "Nelson Riddle and Billy May"
  • The Emperor's New School – Theme: "Kuzco Academy" by Danny Jacob
  • Empty Nest – Theme: "Life Goes On" by John Bettis and George Tipton, performed by Billy Vera
  • Entertainment Tonight – Theme: "Michael Mark"
  • Entourage – Theme: "Superhero" by Jane's Addiction
  • The Equalizer – Theme: "Stewart Copeland"
  • ER – Theme: "James Newton Howard"
  • Eurotrash – Theme: "Saint-Tropez" by Francis Lai
  • The Eve Arden Show – Theme: "Wilbur Hatch"
  • Evening Shade – Theme: Instrumental by Sonny Curtis (1990–1992); Lyrics by Bobby Goldsboro (1992–1994), performed by Dr. John (season 3), Goldsboro (season 4)
  • Ever Decreasing Circles – Theme: "Dmitri Shostakovich"
  • Every Witch Way – Theme: "Paola Andino"
  • Everybody Hates Chris – Theme: "Marcus Miller"
  • Everybody Loves Raymond – Theme: "Rick Marotta and Terry Trotter"
  • The Evil Touch – Theme: "Laurie Lewis"
  • The Exile – Theme: "Michel Rubini"
  • F Troop – Theme: "William Lava and Irving Taylor"
  • The F.B.I. – Theme: "Bronislaw Kaper"
  • The F Word – Theme: "Babybird"
  • The Facts of Life – Theme: "Al Burton, Gloria Loring, and Alan Thicke," performed by Charlotte Rae (season 1), Loring (seasons 2–9)
  • Fair Exchange – Theme: "Cyril J. Mockridge"
  • The Fairly OddParents – Theme: "Ron Jones and Butch Hartman"
  • Falcon Crest – Theme: "Bill Conti"
  • The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin – Theme: "Ronnie Hazlehurst"
  • The Fall Guy – Theme: "Unknown Stuntman" by Lee Majors
  • Fame – Theme: "Fame" by Dean Pitchford and Michael Gore; performed by Erica Gimpel (seasons 1–4), Loretta Chandler (seasons 5–6)
  • Family – Theme: "John Rubinstein"
  • Family Affair – Theme: "Frank De Vol"
  • Family Feud – Theme: "Score Productions"
  • Family Guy – Theme: Opening parody of "All in the Family" by Walter Murphy
  • Family Law – Theme: "War" by Edwin Starr and the Brink
  • Family Matters – Theme: "As Days Go By" by Jesse Frederick
  • Family Ties – Theme: "Without Us" by Jeff Barry and Tom Scott; sung by Mindy Sterling and Dennis Tufano (season 1, episodes 1–10); Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
  • The Famous Teddy Z – Theme: "Written by Guy Moon, Stephanie Tyrell, and Steve Tyrell; performed by Bill Champlin"
  • Fancy Nancy – Theme: "Add a Little Fancy" by Matthew Tishler and Krista Tucker
  • Fantasy Island – Theme: "Laurence Rosenthal"
  • Far Out Space Nuts – Theme: "Michael Lloyd"
  • The Farmer's Daughter – Theme: "Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil"
  • Farscape – Theme: "Guy Gross"
  • Fast Layne – Theme: "Just Wanna Go" by Rayla
  • The Fast Show – Theme: "Release Me" by Eddie Miller, performed by Paul Whitehouse
  • Fast Times – Theme: "Oingo Boingo"
  • Fastlane – Theme: "Snoop Dogg and Charlie Clouser"
  • Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids – Theme: "Gonna Have a Good Time (Fat Albert Theme)" by Michael Gray
  • Father Dowling Mysteries – Theme: "Dick DeBenedictis"
  • Father Knows Best – Theme: "Don Ferris and Izzy Friedman"
  • Father Ted – Theme: "Songs Of Love" by The Divine Comedy
  • Fawlty Towers – Theme: "Dennis Wilson"
  • Fay – Theme: "Coming Into My Own" by Jaye P. Morgan
  • Felicity – Theme: "Felicity Theme" by J. J. Abrams (seasons 1–2); "New Version of You" by Andrew Jarecki (seasons 3–4)
  • The Felony Squad – Theme: "Pete Rugolo"
  • Film… – Theme: "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" by Billy Taylor
  • Filthy Rich – Theme: "Bucky Jones and Ronnie McDowell"
  • Finder of Lost Loves – Theme: "Finder of Lost Loves" by Burt Bachar

G – H

  • Gabby Duran & the Unsittables ("I Do My Thing") – Kylie Cantrall
  • Game of Thrones – Ramin Djawadi
  • Game On – ("Where I Find My Heaven") by the Gigolo Aunts
  • Game Shakers ("Drop Dat What") – Kel Mitchell
  • Garroway at Large ("Sentimental Journey") – Les Brown, Ben Homer, and Bud Green
  • The Garry Moore Show ("Thanks for Dropping By") – Joe Hamilton
  • The Gene Autry Show ("Back in the Saddle Again") – Gene Autry and Ray Whitley
  • General Hospital ("Autumn Breeze") – Jack Urbont; ("Faces of the Heart") – Dave Koz
  • The Generation Game ("Life Is the Name of the Game") – Bruce Forsyth
  • Gentle Ben – Harry Sukman
  • The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show ("Love Nest") – Louis Hirsch and Otto Harbach
  • The George Burns Show – Jeff Alexander
  • George Lopez ("Low Rider") – War
  • George of the Jungle – Stan Worth and Sheldon Allman
  • George Shrinks – Colin James, composed by Roberto Occhipinti
  • Get a Life ("Stand") – R.E.M.; end credits by Stewart Levin
  • The Get Along Gang – Shuki Levy and Haim Saban
  • Get Smart – Irving Szathmary
  • Get Some In! – Alan Braden, performed by cast
  • Getting Together – Bobby Sherman
  • The Ghost & Mrs. Muir – Dave Grusin
  • The Ghost Busters ("We're the Ghost Busters") – Forrest Tucker and Larry Storch
  • Ghost Story – Billy Goldenberg
  • Gideon's Way – Edwin Astley
  • Gidget ("(Wait Till You See) My Gidget") – Howard Greenfield and Jack Keller (performed in the pilot episode by The Four Freshmen and by Johnny Tillotson in all other episodes)
  • Gilligan's Island ("The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle") – Sherwood Schwartz and George Wyle (performed first season by The Wellingtons; seasons 2 and 3 by The Eligibles)
  • Gilmore Girls ("Where You Lead") – performed by Carole King and Louise Goffin
  • Gimme a Break! – Nell Carter
  • The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. – Dave Grusin
  • Girl Meets World ("Take on the World") – Sabrina Carpenter and Rowan Blanchard
  • Girlfriends ("My Girlfriend") – Angie Stone
  • Gogglebox ("Perfect World") – Kodaline
  • Go! Go! Cory Carson – Ryan Shore
  • The Goldbergs ("Rewind") – I Fight Dragons
  • The Golden Girls and The Golden Palace ("Thank You for Being a Friend") – composed by Andrew Gold, performed by Cynthia Fee (during Girls) and a male performer (during Palace)
  • Gomer Pyle – USMC – Earle Hagen
  • Good Luck Charlie ("Hang in There Baby") – Bridgit Mendler
  • The Good Guys ("Two Good Guys") – Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, and Jerry Fielding
  • The Good Life – Tony Orlando and Dawn
  • Good Morning, Miami ("Once in a Lifetime") – John Rzeznik
  • Good Morning, Miss Bliss ("These Are the Best of Times") – Charles Fox
  • The Good Place – David Schwartz
  • Good Sports ("Boom Boom Boom") – Al Green
  • Good Times ("Good Times") – composed by Dave Grusin, Alan and Marilyn Bergman; performed by Jim Gilstrap and Blinky Williams
  • Good Witch – Jack Lenz
  • The Goodies ("The Goodies Theme") – Bill Oddie and Michael Gibbs
  • Goodnight Sweetheart – Ray Noble, Jimmy Campbell, and Reg Connelly, performed by Al Bowlly
  • Goof Troop – Phil Perry
  • Gossip Girl ("Steps of the Met") – Transcenders
  • Grange Hill ("Chicken Man") – Alan Hawkshaw
  • Grand Prix Wrestling ("Let There Be Drums") – Incredible Bongo Band
  • Grandstand ("News Scoop") – Len Stevens and Keith Mansfield
  • Gravity Falls – Brad Breeck
  • The Greatest American Hero ("Theme from The Greatest American Hero (Believe It or Not)") – Mike Post and Stephen Geyer (performed by Joey Scarbury)
  • Green Acres – composed by Vic Mizzy; performed by Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor
  • The Green Green Grass ("The Green Green Grass") – composed and performed by John Sullivan
  • The Green Hornet ("Flight of the Bumblebee") – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov; orchestration by Billy May; conducted by Lionel Newman; trumpet solo by Al Hirt
  • Grey's Anatomy ("Cosy in the Rocket") – Psapp
  • The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy – Gregory Hinde and Drew Neumann
  • Grojband – Brian Pickett and Graeme Cornies
  • Grounded for Life – Ween
  • Growing Pains ("As Long as We Got Each Other") – lyrics by John Bettis and Steve Dorff; B. J. Thomas (season 1 solo) with Jennifer Warnes (seasons 2 and 3)
  • The Hogan Family ("Together Through the Years") – Roberta Flack
  • Hogan's Heroes – Jerry Fielding
  • Home Improvement ("Iron John's Rock") – Dan Foliart
  • Homeland – Sean Callery
  • Hometown ("Sounds From My Hometown") – Tony Berg
  • Hondo – Richard Markowitz
  • The Honey – [Incomplete entry]

I – J

  • I Am Weasel – April March
  • I Didn't Do It ("Time of Our Lives") – Olivia Holt
  • I Didn't Know You Cared – Ronnie Hazlehurst
  • I Dream of Jeannie – Season 1 theme by Richard Wess; seasons 2–5 by Hugo Montenegro and Buddy Kaye
  • I Love Lucy – Eliot Daniel
  • I Married Joan – Richard Mack, sung by the Roger Wagner Chorale
  • I Spy – Earle Hagen
  • I'll Fly Away – W. G. Snuffy Walden
  • I'm a Big Girl Now – Diana Canova
  • I'm with Her ("Is She Really Going Out with Him?") – Sugar Ray
  • iCarly ("Leave It All to Me") – Miranda Cosgrove and featuring Drake Bell
  • The Immortal – Dominic Frontiere
  • Impact! ("Megatron") – Crazy Town
  • In Living Color – Heavy D and Eddie F (seasons 1–2, 5); ("Cause That's the Way You Livin' When You're in Living Color") – Heavy D. and The Boyz (seasons 3–4)
  • In the Heat of the Night – music by Quincy Jones, lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman, performed by Bill Champlin
  • The Inbetweeners ("Gone Up in Flames") – Morning Runner
  • The Incredible Hulk ("The Lonely Man") – Joe Harnell
  • In Sickness and in Health – Chas & Dave
  • The Inspector (Theme from A Shot in the Dark) – Henry Mancini
  • Inspector Gadget – Shuki Levy and Haim Saban
  • Inspector Morse – Barrington Pheloung
  • Interpol Calling – Clifton Parker
  • The Invaders – Dominic Frontiere
  • The Invisible Man (1958) – Sydney John Kay
  • The Invisible Man (1975) – Henry Mancini
  • Ironside – Quincy Jones
  • The IT Crowd – Neil Hannon
  • It Ain't Half Hot Mum ("Meet the Gang") – composed by Jimmy Perry, performed by cast
  • It Takes a Thief – Dave Grusin
  • It Takes Two ("Where Loves Spends the Night") – Paul Williams and Crystal Gayle
  • It's a Big Big World – Mitchell Kriegman, performed by the cast
  • It's a Living – composed by George Tipton, performed by Leslie Bricusse
  • It's About Time – Sherwood Schwartz, George Wyle and Gerald Fried
  • It's Academic ("The Race") – Yello; ("T.L.C. (Tender Lovin' Care") – MFSB (1976–2017); ("Just Let Go") – Marti Amado and Ron Bolton, music production by Network Music
  • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia ("Temptation Sensation") – Heinz Kiessling
  • It's Garry Shandling's Show – Joey Carbone
  • J.J. Starbuck ("Gone Again") – music by Mike Post, lyrics by Stephen Geyer, performed by Ronnie Milsap
  • The Jack Benny Program (end credit theme, "The J & M Stomp") – Mahlon Merrick
  • The Jackie Gleason Show ("Melancholy Serenade") – Jackie Gleason
  • Jackpot, 1974–75 version ("Jet Set") – Mike Vickers (later used for This Week in Baseball)
  • JAG – Bruce Broughton
  • Jake and the Fatman – Dick DeBenedictis
  • Jake and the Never Land Pirates – Captain Bogg and Salty
  • James at 15 ("James") – Lee Montgomery
  • The Jamie Foxx Show ("Here Comes Jamie Foxx") and ("The Simple Things Are All I Need") – both versions performed by Jamie Foxx
  • Jane and the Dragon – Tajja Isen
  • Jay Jay the Jet Plane – opening theme performed by Parachute Express
  • Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors ("Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors Opening Theme") and ("Keep on Rolling") – both performed by Shuki Levy
  • The Jean Arthur Show ("Merry Merry-Go-Round") – Johnny Keating, Jay Richard Kennedy and Richard Quine
  • Jeeves and Wooster – Anne Dudley
  • Jennifer Slept Here – composed by Perry Botkin Jr., written by Clint Holmes, Ann Jillian, Joey Murcia, and Bill Payne, performed by Joey Scarbury
  • The Jeffersons ("Movin' On Up") – Jeff Barry and Ja'Net DuBois
  • Jellystone! – Ego Plum
  • Jeopardy! ("Think Music") – Merv Griffin
  • Jesse ("Time for You") – The Tories
  • Jessie ("Hey Jessie") – Debby Ryan
  • The Jetsons – Hoyt Curtin, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live! – Robert Goulet
  • The Jimmy Stewart Show – Jeff Alexander
  • Joan of Arcadia ("One of Us") – Joan Osborne
  • Joanie Loves Chachi ("You Look at Me") – Scott Baio and Erin Moran
  • Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret ("Dirty Little Secret") – The All-American Rejects
  • Joey ("Sunny Hours") – Long Beach Dub Allstars featuring will.i.am
  • The Joey Bishop Show ("Sometimes I'm Happy") – Vincent Youmans and Irving Caesar; ("Joey") – Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen
  • John from Cincinnati ("Johnny Appleseed") – The Mescaleros
  • The John Larroquette Show ("Skrewy St. Louis Blues") – David Cassidy
  • Johnny Ringo – Don Durant
  • Johnny Staccato ("Staccato's Theme") – Elmer Bernstein
  • Johnny Test ("Johnny Test opening theme") – Kevin Manthei (season 1), Kevin Riepl (season 1) and Ian LeFeuvre (seasons 2–6)
  • The Joker's Wild
  • Jonas ("Live to Party") – Jonas Brothers
  • Jonny Quest – Hoyt Curtin
  • Juke

K – L

  • K.C. Undercover – "Keep It Undercover" by Zendaya
  • KaBlam! – "Skaternity" by The Toasters (also known as The Moon Ska Stompers)
  • Kappa Mikey – "Hey Hey Look Look" by Beat Crusaders
  • Karen – "Jack Marshall and Bob Mosher" performed by The Beach Boys
  • Kate & Allie – "Along Comes a Friend" by John Loeffler
  • Kate & Mim-Mim – "You and Me, Kate & Mim-Mim" by Jessica Zraly
  • Kath & Kim – "The Joker" sung by Gina Riley
  • Kath & Kim (American) – "Filthy/Gorgeous" by Scissor Sisters
  • Keeping Up Appearances – "Nick Ingham"
  • Kenan & Kel – "Aw, Here It Goes" by Coolio
  • Kid 'n Play – "Rollin' with Kid 'n Play" by Kid 'n Play
  • Kidd Video – "Video to Radio" by Shuki Levy and Haim Saban
  • The Kids in the Hall – "Having an Average Weekend" by Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet
  • Kids Incorporated – "Manuel Cruz"
  • Kidsongs – "We Want Our Kidsongs" by Michael Lloyd
  • Kiff – "Nic Smal, Lucy Heavens and Brad Breeck"
  • Kim Possible – "Call Me, Beep Me!" by Christina Milian featuring Christy Carlson Romano
  • The King of Queens – "Baby All My Life I Will Be Driving Home to You" by Billy Vera
  • King of the Hill – "The Refreshments"
  • King's Crossing – "Jerrold Immel"
  • Kingdom Hospital – "Worry About You" by Ivy
  • Knight & Daye – "David Michael Frank"
  • Knight Rider – "Glen A. Larson and Stu Phillips" (later version by Don Peake)
  • Knots Landing – "Jerrold Immel"
  • Kojak – "Billy Goldenberg" (seasons 1–4); "John Cacavas" (season 5)
  • KonoSuba – "Fantastic Dreamer" by Machico
  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker – "Gil Mellé"
  • The Krypton Factor – "Art of Noise"
  • Krystala – "Aegis"
  • Kung Fu – "Jim Helms"
  • The L Word – "The Way That We Live" by Betty
  • L.A. Heat – "Louis Febre"
  • L.A. Law – "Mike Post"
  • La Femme Nikita – "Mark Snow"
  • Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County – "Come Clean" by Hilary Duff
  • Lancer – "Jerome Moross"
  • Land of the Giants – "John Williams" (two themes)
  • Land of the Lost – "Linda Laurie and Michael Lloyd"
  • Land of the Lost (1991) – "Kevin Kiner"
  • Laramie – "Cyril J. Mockridge"
  • Laredo – "Russell Garcia"
  • Las Vegas – "A Little Less Conversation" by Elvis Presley (remix by Junkie XL)
  • Lassie – "Les Baxter"
  • Last of the Summer Wine – "Ronnie Hazlehurst"
  • A Laurel & Hardy Cartoon – "Ted Nichols"
  • Laverne & Shirley – "Making Our Dreams Come True" by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel (sung by Cyndi Grecco)
  • Law & Order – "Theme of Law & Order" by Mike Post
  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent – "Theme of Law & Order: Criminal Intent" by Mike Post
  • Law & Order: Organized Crime – "Theme of Law & Order: Organized Crime" by Mike Post, composed by Ruth Barrett
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit – "Theme of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" by Mike Post
  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury – "Theme of Law & Order: Trial by Jury" by Mike Post
  • LAX – "Mr. Blue Sky" by Electric Light Orchestra
  • LazyTown – "Welcome to LazyTown" by Jón Jósep Snæbjörnsson
  • Leave It to Beaver – "The Toy Parade" by David Kahn, Melvyn Leonard and Mort Greene (Season 6 arrangement by Pete Rugolo)
  • The Legend of Tarzan – "Two Worlds" by Phil Collins
  • Legend of the Seeker – "Joseph LoDuca"
  • Liberty's Kids – "Through My Own Eyes" by Aaron Carter and Kayla Hinkle
  • Lie to Me – "Brand New Day" by Ryan Star
  • Life as We Know It – "Sooner or Later" by Michael Tolcher
  • Life Goes On – "A cover version of The Beatles' 'Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da'" by Patti LuPone and the rest of the cast
  • Life with Lucy – "Every Day Is Better Than Before" by Eydie Gormé
  • Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous – "Come With Me Now" by Bill Conti and Norman Gimbel; "Champagne Wishes and Cavivar Dreams" by Dionne Warwick
  • Lilo & Stitch: The Series – "Aloha, E Komo Mai" by Jump5
  • The Lion Guard – "Call of the Guard" by The Lion King Chorus
  • Lipstick Jungle – "The Bomb" by Bitter:Sweet
  • Little Einsteins – "Billy Straus"
  • Little House on the Prairie – "David Rose"
  • Little Witch Academia – "Shiny Ray" by Yurika
  • Littlest Pet Shop – "Daniel Ingram"
  • Liv and Maddie – "Better in Stereo" by Dove Cameron
  • The Liver Birds – written and performed by The Scaffold
  • Living Dolls – "Take Your Best Shot" by John Beasley and John Vester
  • Living Single – "We Are Living Single" by Queen Latifah
  • Living with Lydia – "Humoresque" (opening); "Dim Sum Song" (closing, performed by Lydia Shum)
  • Lizzie McGuire – "We'll Figure It Out" by Angie Jaree
  • Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman – "Jay Gruska"
  • The Lone Gunmen – "Mark Snow"
  • The Lone Ranger – "William Tell Overture" by Gioachino Rossini
  • Looney Tunes – "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" by Carl W. Stalling
  • Lost in Space – "John Williams" (two

M – N

  • MAS*H – "Suicide Is Painless" by Johnny Mandel
  • MacGyver – "MacGyver" by Randy Edelman
  • Mad About You – "Final Frontier" by Andrew Gold
  • Mad Men – "A Beautiful Mine" by RJD2
  • Maggie and the Ferocious Beast – "Maggie and the Ferocious Beast" by Kristen Bone
  • The Magic School Bus – "Ride on the Magic School Bus" by Little Richard, with music by Peter Lurye
  • Magnum, P.I. – "Magnum, P.I." by Ian Freebairn-Smith (Season 1); "Magnum, P.I." by Mike Post and Pete Carpenter (Seasons 2–8)
  • Makin' It – "Makin' It" by David Naughton
  • Malcolm in the Middle – "Boss of Me" by They Might Be Giants
  • Mama's Family – "Bless My Happy Home" by Peter Matz; lyrics by Vicki Lawrence (unused)
  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E. – "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." by Jerry Goldsmith
  • Man in a Suitcase – "Man in a Suitcase" by Ron Grainer
  • Man of the World – "Man of the World" by Henry Mancini
  • Maniac Mansion – "Maniac Mansion" by Jane Siberry and Mary Margaret O'Hara
  • Manimal – "Manimal" by Paul Chihara
  • Mannix – "Mannix" by Lalo Schifrin
  • The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis – "Dobie" by Lionel Newman and Max Shulman; performed by Judd Conlon's Rhythmaires (Seasons 1–2) and instrumental version (Seasons 3–4)
  • Mapp & Lucia – "Mapp & Lucia" by Jim Parker
  • Marcus Welby, M.D. – "Marcus Welby, M.D." by Leonard Rosenman
  • Marriage Lines – "Marriage Lines" by Dennis Wilson
  • Married… with Children – "Love and Marriage" by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen; performed by Frank Sinatra
  • Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman – "Premiere Occasion" by Barry White (using the name Robert Charles Kingston); performed by the Westway Studio Orchestra
  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show – "Love Is All Around" by Sonny Curtis
  • Masquerade – "Masquerade" by Crystal Gayle
  • Match Game – "A Swingin' Safari" by Billy Vaughn
  • Match of the Day – "Match of the Day" by Barry Stoller
  • Mateo – "Mateo" by Mateo Richerson Herrera
  • Matlock – "Matlock" by Dick DeBenedictis
  • Matt Houston – "Matt Houston" by Dominic Frontiere
  • Maude – "And Then There's Maude" by Alan and Marilyn Bergman, music by Dave Grusin; performed by Donny Hathaway
  • Maverick – "Maverick" by David Buttolph and Paul Francis Webster
  • Max Headroom – "Max Headroom" by Michael Hoenig
  • The Max Headroom Show – "Happy Harry's High Club" by Art of Noise
  • Max Monroe: Loose Cannon – "Tied Up" by Yello
  • May to December – "September Song" by Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson, adapted by Mark Warman
  • Maybe It's Me – "Everything U R" by Lindsay Pagano (first half of series); "I'd Do Anything" by Simple Plan (second half of series)
  • Mayberry R.F.D. – "Mayberry March" by Earle Hagen and Carl Brandt
  • McClain's Law – "McClain's Law" by James Di Pasquale
  • McCloud – "McCloud" by Glen A. Larson
  • McHale's Navy – "McHale's Navy" by Axel Stordahl
  • McMillan & Wife – "McMillan & Wife" by Jerry Fielding
  • Me and Maxx – "Is It Because of Love" by Leonore O'Malley
  • Me and Mom – "Me and Mom" by Amy Holland
  • Me and Mrs. C. – "Me and Mrs. C." by Deborah Malone
  • Meet the Wife – "Meet the Wife" by Dennis Wilson
  • Medical Center – "Medical Center" by Lalo Schifrin
  • Melangkah Di Atas Awan – "Melangkah Di Atas Awan" by Dwiki Dharmawan and Eddy D. Iskandar
  • Melba – "We're Sisters" by Melba Moore
  • Melrose Place – "Melrose Place" by Tim Truman
  • Miami Vice – "Miami Vice Theme" by Jan Hammer
  • Mickey Mouse Clubhouse – "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" by They Might Be Giants
  • Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures – "Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures" by Beau Black
  • Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer – "Harlem Nocturne" by Earle Hagen
  • Midnight Caller – "Midnight Caller" by Brad Fiedel
  • The Midnight Special – "Midnight Special" by Johnny Rivers
  • Midsomer Murders – "Midsomer Murders" by Jim Parker
  • Mighty Med – "You Never Know" by Brandon Mychal Smith and Adam Hicks
  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – "Go Go Power Rangers" by Ron Wasserman
  • Mike & Molly – "I See Love" by Keb' Mo'
  • Mike, Lu & Og – "Mike, Lu & Og" by Igor Yuzov and Oleg Bernov
  • Miles from Tomorrowland – "Way Out" by Beau Black
  • Millennium – "Millennium" by Mark Snow
  • Milo Murphy's Law – "It's My World (And We're All Living in It)" by "Weird Al" Yankovic
  • Minder – "I Could Be So Good For You" by Gerard Kenny and Patricia Waterman; performed by Dennis Waterman
  • Mira, Royal Detective – "Mira, Royal Detective" by Matthew Tishler and Matthew T. Tishler
  • The Nanny – "The Nanny Named Fran" by Ann Hampton Callaway; performed with Liz Callaway
  • Nanny and the Professor – "Nanny" by Addrisi Brothers
  • Nash Bridges – "I Got a Friend in You" by Eddie Jobson
  • Nashville 99 – "Nashville 99" by Jerry Reed
  • Nasty Boys – "Nasty" by Lisa Keith
  • Nationwide – "The Good Word" by Johnny Scott
  • NBA on NBC – "Roundball Rock" by John Tesh
  • NBA on TBS – "Higher Ground" by Run DMC
  • The NBC Mystery Movie – "The NBC Mystery Movie" by Henry Mancini
  • NBC Nightly News – "The Mission" by John Williams
  • NBC Olympic broadcasts – "Olympic Fanfare and Theme" by John Williams
  • NBC Sunday Night Football – "Waiting All Day for Sunday" by John Tesh

O – P

  • The O.C. ("California") – Phantom Planet
  • The Oblongs – They Might Be Giants
  • The Odd Couple – Neal Hefti
  • Odd Man Out – Max Harris
  • The Office (UK) ("Handbags and Gladrags") arranged by Big George
  • The Office (US) – Jay Ferguson (performed by The Scrantones)
  • Oh Baby – Performed by Jimmy Beavers
  • Oh Doctor Beeching! – based on "Oh! Mr Porter" by Thomas and George Le Brunn, performed by Su Pollard
  • OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes ("Let's Watch the Show") – Jake Kaufman
  • Oliver Beene ("The Future Is Now") – The Solids
  • Olympics on NBC
  • Once Upon a Time – Mark Isham
  • One Day at a Time ("This Is It") – Jeff Barry and Nancy Barry
  • One Day at a Time (2017) ("This Is It") – Gloria Estefan
  • One Tree Hill ("I Don't Want to Be") – Gavin DeGraw
  • Only Fools and Horses ("Only Fools and Horses"/"Hooky Street") – written and performed by John Sullivan, arranged by Ronnie Hazlehurst
  • Only When I Laugh – Ken Jones
  • One Foot in the Grave – Written, composed and performed by Eric Idle
  • On the Buses – Tony Russell
  • Open All Hours – Max Harris, based on "Alice, Where Art Thou?" written by Joseph Ascher
  • Open House – John Beasley and John Vester
  • Orange Is the New Black ("You've Got Time") – Regina Spektor
  • The O'Reilly Factor – Scott Schreer
  • Orphan Black – Two Fingers
  • Otherworld – Sylvester Levay
  • Our Miss Brooks – Wilbur Hatch
  • Out of the Box ("Out of the Box Opening Theme") – Peter Lurye; ("Until We Meet Again (Goodbye song") – Billy Straus
  • Out of This World (Contemporary version of "Swinging on a Star") – performed by Kevin Kiner
  • The Outer Limits (1963 TV series) – Dominic Frontiere (1), Harry Lubin (2)
  • The Outer Limits (1995 TV series) – Mark Mancina and John Van Tongeren
  • The Outsider – Pete Rugolo
  • The Owl House – T. J. Hill
  • Ozzy & Drix – performed by Kenneth Gray
  • P.S. I Luv U – Greg Evigan and Suzanne Fountain
  • Pacific Blue ("Just Another Day in L.A.") – Christopher Franke
  • Pair of Kings ("Top of the World") – Mitchel Musso and Doc Shaw
  • Pajanimals ("We're the Pajanimals") – Michael and Patty Silversher, opening theme; ("La La Lullaby") – Michael and Patty Silversher, ending theme
  • The Paper Chase ("The First Years") – Seals and Crofts
  • The Parkers ("We're The Parkers") – Countess Vaughn
  • Party Girl ("It's My Life") – Carole Bayer Sager and Oliver Leiber
  • Party of Five ("Closer to Free") – BoDeans
  • The Partridge Family ("C'mon, Get Happy") – Wes Farrell, Diane Hilderbrand and Danny Janssen (performed by The Partridge Family)
  • Passions ("Breathe") – theme song composed by John Henry Kreitler and Wes Boatman, sung by Jane French
  • The Patty Duke Show ("Cousins") – Sid Ramin and Robert Wells (performed by The Skip-Jacks)
  • PAW Patrol – Scott Krippayne
  • PB&J Otter – ("Oodelay-o") – Dan Sawyer and Fred Newman
  • Peep and the Big Wide World – Taj Mahal
  • Peep Show – Daniel Pemberton (Series 1), ("Flagpole Sitta") – Harvey Danger (Season 2–9)
  • Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero – Ryan Shore and Beau Black
  • The People's Court ("The Big One") – Alan Tew
  • Peppa Pig – Julian Nott
  • Perfect Strangers ("Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now") – David Pomeranz
  • Perry Mason ("Park Avenue Beat") – Fred Steiner
  • The Persuaders! – John Barry
  • Peter Gunn ("Peter Gunn (song)") – Henry Mancini
  • Petticoat Junction – Paul Henning and Curt Massey
  • Phenom ("The Promise and the Prize") – Carly Simon
  • Phil of the Future – Loren Ellis and the Drew Davis Band
  • The Phil Silvers Show – John Strauss
  • Phineas and Ferb ("Today Is Gonna Be a Great Day") – Bowling for Soup
  • Phyllis – Stan Daniels
  • Pingu (“Pingu Dance”) – David Hasselhoff
  • The Pink Panther Show – Doug Goodwin (three themes)
  • The Pink Panther Theme – Henry Mancini
  • Pinky Dinky Doo – Joey Levine and Taylor McLam
  • Pistols 'n' Petticoats – composed and written by Jack Elliott and George Tibbles, performed by Elliott and Stanley Wilson
  • The PJs – George Clinton and Quincy Jones III
  • Planet of the Apes – Lalo Schifrin
  • Playboy After Dark ("Playboy's Theme") – Cy Coleman
  • Please Don't Eat the Daisies – Jeff Alexander
  • Pokémon: Indigo League – Jason Paige
  • Police Squad! ("Theme from Police Squad!") – Ira Newborn
  • Police Story – Jerry Goldsmith
  • Police Woman – Morton Stevens
  • Polka Dot Door ("The Polka Dot Door") – Dodi Robb and Pat Patterson
  • Porridge (1974 TV Series) – Max Harris
  • Postcards from Buster ("Hey Buster") – Wyclef Jean featuring 3 on 3
  • Potter – Ronnie Hazlehurst
  • The Powerpuff Girls – opening theme composed by James L. Venable and closing theme performed by BiS
  • The Powers of Matthew Star – Michel Rubini and

Q – R

  • QI – Howard Goodall
  • Quantum Leap – Mike Post
  • Quark – Perry Botkin Jr.
  • Queen of Swords ("Behind the Mask") – Spencer Proffer and Steve Plunkett (BMI) composed it; José Feliciano performed it.
  • Queer as Folk – Greek Buck composed "Spunk" (Seasons 1–3); Burnside Project composed "Cue the Pulse to Begin" (Seasons 4–5).
  • Queer Duck – RuPaul composed it.
  • The Quick Draw McGraw Show – Hoyt Curtin composed it.
  • Quiller – Richard Denton and Martin Cook composed it.
  • Quincy, M.E. – Glen A. Larson and Stu Phillips composed it.
  • The Raccoons ("Run with Us") – Lisa Lougheed composed it.
  • Rab C. Nesbitt – David McNiven composed it.
  • Rainbow – Telltale composed it.
  • Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) – Edwin Astley composed it.
  • Randall and Hopkirk – Nina Persson and David Arnold composed it.
  • Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure – Mandy Moore performed "Wind in My Hair"; Natasha Bedingfield performed "More of Me."
  • The Rat Patrol – Dominic Frontiere composed it.
  • Raven's Home – Andy Love, Joacim Persson, and Johan Alkenäs composed it.
  • Rawhide – Ned Washington and Dimitri Tiomkin composed it; Frankie Laine performed it.
  • The Real Ghostbusters ("Ghostbusters") – Ray Parker Jr. composed it.
  • Real Stories of the Highway Patrol ("I'm Looking Out for You") – Belize performed it; Larry Brown and Chuck Barth composed it.
  • Reba ("I'm a Survivor") – Reba McEntire performed it.
  • The Rebel ("Ballad of Johnny Yuma") – Richard Markowitz and Andrew J. Fenady composed it; Johnny Cash performed it.
  • Red Dwarf ("In the Sun") – Howard Goodall composed it; Jenna Russell performed it.
  • The Red Skelton Show ("Holiday For Strings") – David Rose composed it.
  • The Redd Foxx Show ("Heart of the City") – Kool & the Gang performed it.
  • Reilly, Ace of Spies – Dmitri Shostakovich composed "Romance" from The Gadfly Suite; it is credited to Harry Rabinowitz.
  • Remington Steele – Henry Mancini composed it.
  • Renegade – Mike Post composed it.
  • Rescue Me ("C'mon C'mon") – The Von Bondies performed it.
  • Rhoda – Billy Goldenberg composed it.
  • The Riches – Toby Chu composed it.
  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective – Frank DeVol composed it (Seasons 1 & 2); Pete Rugolo composed it (Season 3); Richard Shores composed it (Season 4).
  • Richie Brockelman, Private Eye ("School's Out") – Stephen Geyer and Bill Pederson composed it.
  • Ricki Lake – John Benitez composed it.
  • Ridiculousness ("Uncontrollable Urge") – Devo performed it.
  • The Rifleman – Herschel Burke Gilbert composed it.
  • Ripcord – Judith Pines composed it.
  • Ripley's Believe It or Not! – Henry Mancini composed it.
  • Ripping Yarns – William Walton composed "Fanfare from the ‘Facade Suite No. 2"; Louis Frémaux conducted it; the City of Birmingham Orchestra performed it.
  • Riptide – Mike Post and Pete Carpenter composed it.
  • Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Matt Mahaffey composed it.
  • Rising Damp – Dennis Wilson composed it.
  • The Road Runner Show – Barbara Cameron composed it.
  • Robin's Nest – Richard O'Sullivan and Brian Bennett composed it.
  • RoboCop ("Future to This Life") – Joe Walsh and Lita Ford composed it.
  • Roc – Jerry Lawson performed "God Bless the Child" (Episodes 1–39); Fred Thaler composed it. En Vogue performed "Live Your Life Today" (Episodes 40–72); Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy composed it.
  • The Rocketeer ("Rocketeer to the Rescue") – Tammy Infusino composed it.
  • The Rockford Files ("The Rockford Files (theme)") – Mike Post and Pete Carpenter composed it.
  • Rocko's Modern Life – The B-52s and Tom Kenny composed it (Seasons 2–4).
  • The Rookies – Elmer Bernstein composed it.
  • Room 222 – Jerry Goldsmith composed it.
  • The Ropers – Joe Raposo composed it.
  • Roseanne – W. G. Snuffy Walden composed it; Blues Traveler later added lyrics.
  • Rosie – Ronnie Hazlehurst composed it; Paul Greenwood performed it.
  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show – John McDaniel composed it.
  • Roswell ("Here with Me") – Dido performed it.
  • The Rousters ("Tough Enough") – Ronnie Milsap performed it.
  • Route 66 – Nelson Riddle composed it.
  • The Roy Rogers Show ("Happy Trails") – Roy Rogers and Dale Evans composed it.
  • The Royle Family ("Half The World Away") – Oasis performed it.
  • Rubbadubbers ("Here Come the Rubbadubbers") – KicK Production; the main cast performed it.
  • The Rubbish World of Dave Spud – Basement Jaxx composed it.
  • Ruby Gloom – Jeen O'Brien composed it.
  • Rugrats – Bob Mothersbaugh and Mark Mothersbaugh composed it.
  • Rules of Engagement ("How Many Ways") – Señor Happy composed it.
  • Rumpole of the Bailey – Joseph Horovitz composed it.
  • Rutland Weekend Television – Neil Innes composed it.
  • Ryan's Hope ("Here's to Us") – Carey Gold composed it.

S – T

  • S.W.A.T. – "Theme from S.W.A.T." by Rhythm Heritage (composed by Barry De Vorzon)
  • Sabrina: The Animated Series – "Sabrina (She'll Bewitch Ya)" by B*Witched
  • Sabrina's Secret Life – "Who's Makin' Magic?" by Jean-Michel Guirao
  • Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat – "Theme" by Judith Henderson
  • Sailor Moon – "Moonlight Densetsu" by DALI (seasons 1 and 2), Moon Lips (seasons 3 and 4); composed by Tetsuya Komoro
  • The Saint – "Theme" by Edwin Astley (B/W episodes); Edwin Astley and Leslie Charteris (color episodes)
  • Sam & Cat – "Just Fine" by Michael Corcoran
  • Samurai Jack – "Theme" by Will.i.am
  • The Sandy Duncan Show – "The Kind of Girl She Is" by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
  • Sanford and Son – "The Streetbeater" by Quincy Jones
  • Saturday Night Live – "Theme" by Howard Shore
  • Saved by the Bell – "Theme" by Scott Gale
  • Saved by the Bell: The College Years – "Standing on the Edge of Tomorrow" by Jonathan Wolff
  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King – "Theme" by Arthur B. Rubinstein
  • School of Rock! – "Are You Ready to Rock?" by School of Rock
  • SciGirls – "Theme" by Steve D'Angelo, Terry Tompkins, and Jeff Morrow for Eggplant
  • Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! – "Theme" by David Mook and Ben Raleigh (first season by Larry Markes; second season by Austin Roberts)
  • Scrubs – "Superman" by Lazlo Bane (seasons 1–8), WAZ (season 9)
  • Sea Hunt – "Theme" by David Rose (as "Ray Llewellyn")
  • SEC on CBS – "Theme" by Lloyd Landesman
  • The Second Hundred Years – "Theme" by George Duning
  • Seinfeld – "Theme" by Jonathan Wolff
  • The Sentimental Agent – "Theme" by Ivor Slaney
  • Sesame Street – "Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?" by Joe Raposo, Jon Stone, and Bruce Hart; performed by The Kids
  • Sex and the City – "Theme" by Douglas J. Cuomo and Tom Findlay
  • Shaft – "Theme from Shaft" by Isaac Hayes
  • Shake It Up – "Theme" by Selena Gomez
  • Shameless – "The Luck You Got" by The High Strung
  • Sheep in the Big City – "Theme" by Julian Harris
  • Sherlock – "Theme" by David Arnold and Michael Price
  • Sherlock Holmes (1984 TV Series) – "Theme" by Patrick Gowers
  • Sheriff Callie's Wild West – "Theme" by Mandy Moore
  • Shimmer and Shine – "Theme" by Melanie Fontana; composed by Joachim Svare and Joleen Belle
  • Shining Time Station – "Theme" by Kevin Roth
  • Sid the Science Kid – "Theme" by Dena Diamond and Mike Himelstein
  • Sigmund and the Sea Monsters – "Friends" by Johnny Whitaker
  • Sihina Wasanthayak (Sirasa TV) – "Sansara Purudada Mey" by Dinesh Subasinghe
  • Silk Stalkings – "Theme" by Mike Post
  • Silver Spoons – "Together" by Rik Howard and Bob Wirth, performed by Ron Dante
  • Simon & Simon – "Best of Friends" by Barry De Vorzon and Michael Towers; closing theme by The Thrasher Brothers (1st season)
  • The Simpsons – "The Simpsons Theme" by Danny Elfman
  • Sir Francis Drake – "Theme" by Ivor Slaney
  • Sister Kate – "Maybe an Angel" by Amy Grant
  • Six Feet Under – "Theme" by Thomas Newman
  • The Six Million Dollar Man – "Theme" by Oliver Nelson
  • The Sky at Night – "Pelleas et Melisande, Op. 46 1. At the Castle Gate" by Jean Sibelius
  • Sliders – "Theme" by Mark Mothersbaugh (Season 1), Anthony Marinelli and Stephen Graziano (Seasons 2 and 3), Danny Lux (Seasons 4 and 5)
  • Small Wonder – "She's a Small Wonder" by Ron Alexander, Howard Leeds, and Diane Leslie
  • Smallville – "Save Me" by Remy Zero
  • The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour – "The Brothers Theme" by Mason Williams and Nancy Ames
  • Snoops – "Curiosity" by Ray Charles
  • Snoops (1999) – "One Way or Another" by Blondie
  • So Random! – "Theme" by Brandon Mychal Smith
  • So Weird – "In the Darkness" by The Wombats
  • South Park – "Theme" by Neil Cicierega
  • Spider-Man: The Animated Series – "Theme" by Fred Mollin
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation – "Theme" by Ron Jones
  • Star Trek: Voyager – "Theme" by Ron Jones
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Theme" by John Williams
  • The Suite Life of Zack and Cody – "Theme" by Danny Elfman
  • The Suite Life on Deck – "Theme" by Danny Elfman
  • Survivor – "Ancient Voices" by Russ Landau
  • Sweet Valley High – "Theme" by Shuki Levy, Haim Saban, and Yuval Ron
  • Switch – "Theme" by Glen A. Larson
  • Sydney – "Finish What Ya Started" by Van Halen
  • Sydney to the Max – "Stay the Same" by Ruth Righi and Dan Conklin
  • Sykes – "Theme" by Ken Jones
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U – Z

  • UFO – Barry Gray
  • The Ugliest Girl in Town – Howard Greenfield and Helen Miller; performed by Will-O-Bees
  • Ugly Betty – Jeff Beal
  • Uncle Buck – Ronnie Milsap
  • Under Cover – Cameron Allan
  • Underdog – W. Watts Biggers, Chet Stover, Joe Harris, Treadwell Covington
  • Unhitched ("Hey") – Gilmor
  • University Challenge ("College Boy") – Derek New
  • Unsolved Mysteries – Michael Boyd and Gary Remal Malkin
  • Unsub – Mike Post
  • Up Pompeii! – Alan Braden
  • Upstairs, Downstairs – Alexander Faris
  • V: The Series – Dennis McCarthy
  • V ("Uprising") – Muse
  • V.I.P. – Frankie Blue
  • Vega$ – Dominic Frontiere
  • Veronica Mars ("We Used to Be Friends") – The Dandy Warhols
  • Veronica's Closet ("She's Got Everything") – Jeffrey Osborne (seasons 1 and 2); ("Bodyrock") – Moby
  • A Very Peculiar Practice ("We Love You") – written by Dave Greenslade; performed by Elkie Brooks
  • VeggieTales – Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer, Lisa Vischer, and Kurt Heinecke
  • The Vicar of Dibley – Howard Goodall; adaptation of Psalm 23; performed by the choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
  • Victorious ("Make It Shine") – Victoria Justice
  • The View ("World's Gone Crazy") – Mary J. Blige (seasons 20–24); ("For My Girls") – Brandy Norwood and Nicole Scherzinger (seasons 25–27); ("This Version") – Leona Lewis (seasons 28–present)
  • Vikings ("If I Had a Heart") – Karin Dreijer
  • Violetta ("En Mi Mundo") – Martina Stoessel
  • Viper – Jay Ferguson (season 1) and Eddie Jobson (seasons 2–3)
  • The Virginian ("Lonesome Tree") – Percy Faith (seasons 1–8) and Ennio Morricone (season 9)
  • Vision On ("Accroche Toi Caroline") – Claude Vasori
  • Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea ("The Seaview Theme") – Paul Sawtell
  • W5 (during the 1970s and 1980s) ("Fool's Overture") – Supertramp
  • The Wackiest Ship in the Army – Howard Greenfield, Jack Keller, and Helen Miller
  • Wagon Train – Jerome Moross
  • Walker, Texas Ranger ("Eyes of the Ranger") – Chuck Norris
  • The Walking Dead – Bear McCreary
  • Wall Street Week ("TWX in 12 Bars") – Donald Swartz
  • Walt Disney anthology television series – Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
  • The Waltons – Jerry Goldsmith
  • Watching ("What Does He See in Me?") – written by Charles Hart; performed by Emma Wray
  • Watership Down ("Bright Eyes") – Art Garfunkel
  • The Wayans Bros. ("Gimme a High-Five (The We're Brothers Song)") – Alan Cohn; ("Electric Relaxation") – A Tribe Called Quest (seasons 1–2); instrumental themes (seasons 3–5)
  • Wayside ("Fly by the Wayside") – Skye Sweetnam
  • WCW Monday Nitro ("Monday Night Nitro Theme/Mean Streets") – Jonathan Elias
  • WCW Saturday Night ("Dynamics") – Richard Harvey
  • WCW Thunder ("Out to Lunch/Thunder") – Steve Everitt; ("Here Comes the Pain (instrumental)") – Slayer
  • We Bare Bears ("We'll Be There") – Estelle
  • Webster ("Then Came You") – Steve Nelson and Gail Loparta
  • Weeds ("Little Boxes") – Malvina Reynolds
  • Weekend World ("Nantucket Sleighride")
  • Weird Science – Oingo Boingo
  • Welcome Back, Kotter ("Welcome Back") – John Sebastian
  • Welcome to the Wayne – Anna Waronker and Charlotte Caffey
  • Wendy and Me ("Wendy") – Ervin Drake
  • The West Wing – W. G. Snuffy Walden
  • What a Country! ("I Want to Be an American") – Dick DeBenedictis
  • What I Like About You ("What I Like About You (The Romantics song)") – Lillix; Philip Steir (remix for seasons 1–2)
  • What's Happening!! – The Delfonics
  • The Wonder Years ("The Wonder Years") – Gary Portnoy
  • Young and the Restless ("Nadia's Theme") – Barry De Vorzon and Perry Botkin Jr.
  • Young Dan'l Boone – Earle Hagen
  • Young Maverick – David Buttolph
  • The Young Ones – Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett
  • The Young Rebels – Dominic Frontiere
  • Young Sheldon ("Mighty Little Man") – Steve Burns
  • Z-Cars – Fritz Spiegl and Bridget Fry; adapted from the traditional Liverpool folk song "Johnny Todd"
  • Zig and Zag ("Zig and Zag") – Ricky Wilson and Simon Rix
  • Zoboomafoo ("Me and You and Zoboomafoo") – Kratt brothers
  • Zoey 101 ("Follow Me") – Jamie Lynn Spears
  • The Zoo Gang – Paul and Linda McCartney; performed by Paul McCartney and Wings
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