Some TV theme songs don’t just introduce a show; they announce themselves. You hear the first few seconds and suddenly you’re transported: the couch, the ... Read More ...

Today, TV theme songs just don't have the same pop that they used to have. Back in the day, they had real style, and they almost told a whole story in the little time they had before the show started.

A great TV theme song has an almost magical quality. It turns into a portal rather than merely introducing a show. Those opening notes bring back memories of late-night binge sessions when you ...

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 ...

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, ...

The 1990s produced a diverse group of TV shows. The ’80s saw TV take an uptick, and the ’90s followed through on that newfound popularity. Many shows produced in the ’90s are still widely watched ...

There is a tendency to not think of theme music as a “real” song. Though they are some of the most intrinsic and enduring pieces of music, they aren’t songs we often listen to outside of the show they ...

The evolution of the TV theme song is something that could and likely is studied in college courses around the country because, once upon a time, they basically told audiences the whole story upfront, ...

So, just because I haven't heard a theme song out in the wild doesn't mean it's not out there. We are past the days when ...

From "Frasier" and "Bonanza" to "The Addams Family" and "Nurse Jackie," this list rounds up the best TV show theme songs in a variety of genres (reality! horror! sci-fi! sitcom!) along with dozens ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Popular TV theme songs have slowly disappeared from the landscape, leaving a world of "cold opens" -- plunging viewers straight into the action without an introductory tune -- ...