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    Mitch Fortner’s Top 100 TV Theme Songs of All-Time

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    I’m a huge fan of all types of TV shows. Sitcoms, soaps, dramas, cartoons, game shows, horror and crime. From the 50’s through 2024, I love it all and I’ve always wanted to make a top 100 list of some kind. Plus, who doesn’t love a countdown. So here we go. Here’s my (and my opinion only) top 100 TV theme songs of all-time.

    100 | The Love Boat

    Seasons: 9
    Episodes: 250
    Channel: ABC
    Run: Sept. 24, 1977 – May 24, 1986

    99 | The Young and the Restless

    Episodes: Over 12,500
    Channel: CBS
    Run: March 26, 1973 – Present

    98 | Rescue Me

    Seasons: 7
    Episodes: 93
    Channel: FX
    Run: July 21, 2004 – Sept. 7, 2011

    97 | M*A*S*H

    Seasons: 11
    Episodes: 256
    Channel: CBS
    Run: Sept. 17, 1972 – Feb. 28, 1983

    96 | WKRP in Cincinnati

    Seasons: 4
    Episodes: 90
    Channel: CBS
    Run: Sept. 18, 1978 – April 21, 1982

    95 | Party of Five

    Seasons: 6
    Episodes: 142
    Channel: Fox
    Run: Sept.12, 1994 – May 3, 2000

    94 | The Waltons

    Seasons: 9
    Episodes: 221
    Channel: CBS
    Run: Sept. 14, 1972 – June 4, 1981

    93 | The Partridge Family

    Seasons: 4
    Episodes: 96
    Channel: ABC
    Run: Sept. 25, 1970 – March 23, 1974

    92 | Star Trek: The Next Generation

    Seasons: 7
    Episodes: 178
    Channel: Syndication
    Run: Sept. 28, 1987 – May 23, 1994

    91 | That ’70s Show

    Seasons: 8
    Episodes: 200
    Channel: Fox
    Run: Aug. 23, 1998 – May 18, 2006

    90 | The Monkees

    Seasons: 2
    Episodes: 58
    Channel: NBC
    Run: Sept. 12, 1966 – March 25, 1968

    89 | The Office

    Seasons: 9
    Episodes: 201
    Channel: NBC
    Run: March 24, 2005 – May 16, 2013

    88 | Dawson’s Creek

    Seasons: 6
    Episodes: 128
    Channel: The WB
    Run: January 20, 1998 – May 14, 2003

    87 | The Addams Family

    Seasons: 2
    Episodes: 64
    Channel: ABC
    Run: Sept. 18, 1964 – April 8, 1966

    86 | Baywatch

    Seasons: 11
    Episodes: 241
    Channel: NBC
    Run: Sept. 22, 1989 – April 6, 1990

    85 | King of the Hill

    Seasons: 13
    Episodes: 259
    Channel: Fox
    Run: Jan. 12, 1997 – Sept. 13, 2009

    84 | It’s Garry Shandling’s Show

    Seasons: 4
    Episodes: 72
    Channel: Showtime
    Run: Sept. 10, 1986 – May 25, 1990

    83. Spider-Man

    Seasons: 3
    Episodes: 52
    Channel: ABC & Syndication
    Run: Sept. 9, 1967 – June 14, 1970

    82 | ER

    Seasons: 15
    Episodes: 331
    Channel: NBC
    Run: Sept. 19, 1994 – April 2, 2009

    81 | Peter Gunn

    Seasons: 3
    Episodes: 114
    Channel: NBC
    Run: Sept. 22, 1958 – Sept. 18, 1961

    80 | Dallas

    Seasons: 14
    Episodes: 357
    Channel: CBS
    Run: April 2, 1978 – May 3, 1991

    79 | DuckTales

    Seasons: 4
    Episodes: 100
    Channel: Syndication
    Run: Sept. 18, 1987 – Nov. 28, 1990

    78 | Family Guy

    Seasons: 22
    Episodes: 424
    Channel: Fox
    Run: Jan. 31, 1999 – Feb. 14, 2002, May 1, 2005 – present

    77 | Pinky & The Brain

    Seasons: 4
    Episodes: 65
    Channel: Kids’ WB
    Run: Sept. 9, 1995 – Nov. 14, 1998

    76 | Miami Vice

    Seasons: 5
    Episodes: 114
    Channel: NBC
    Run: Sept. 16, 1984 – Jan. 25, 1990

    75 | Seinfeld

    Seasons: 9
    Episodes: 180
    Channel: NBC
    Run: July 5, 1989 – May 14, 1998

    74 | Mad Men

    Seasons: 7
    Episodes: 92
    Channel: AMC
    Run: July 19, 2007 – May 17, 2015

    73 | Family Feud

    Channels: ABC, CBS, Syndication
    Run: July 12, 1976 – Present

    72 | Dragnet

    Seasons: 4
    Episodes: 98
    Channel: NBC
    Run: Jan. 12, 1967 – April 16, 1970

    71 | Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?

    Seasons: 5
    Episodes: 295
    Channel: PBS
    Run: Sept. 30, 1991 – Dec. 22, 1995

    70 | Succession

    Seasons: 4
    Episodes: 39
    Channel: HBO
    Run: June 3, 2018 – May 28, 2023

    69 | The Price is Right

    Seasons: 52
    Episodes: Over 9,000
    Channel: CBS
    Run: September 4, 1972 – present

    68 | The Flintstones

    Seasons: 6
    Episodes: 166
    Channels: ABC
    Run: Sept. 30, 1960 – April 1, 1966

    67 | In Living Color

    Seasons: 5
    Episodes: 127
    Channel: Fox
    Run: April 15, 1990 – May 19, 1994

    66 | Hawaii Five 0

    Seasons: 12
    Episodes: 281
    Channel: CBS
    Run: Sept. 20, 1968 – April 5, 1980

    65 I Dream of Jeannie

    Seasons: 5
    Episodes: 139
    Channel: NBC
    Run: Sept. 18, 1965 – May 26, 1970

    64 | The Muppet Show

    Seasons: 5
    Episodes: 120
    Channel: Syndication
    Run: Sept. 5, 1976 – May 23, 1981

    63 | Diff’rent Strokes

    Seasons: 8
    Episodes: 189
    Channels: NBC, ABC
    Run: Nov. 3, 1978 – March 7, 1986

    62 | Spongebob Squarepants

    Seasons: 14
    Episodes: 299
    Channel: Nickelodeon
    Run: May 1, 1999 – present

    61 | Knight Rider

    Seasons: 4
    Episodes: 90
    Channel: NBC
    Run: Sept. 26, 1982 – April 4, 1986

    60 I Welcome Back, Kotter

    Seasons: 4
    Episodes: 95
    Channel: ABC
    Run: Sept. 9, 1975 – May 17, 1979

    59 | Stranger Things

    Seasons: 4
    Episodes: 34
    Channel: Netflix
    Run: July 15, 2016 – Present

    58 | Green Acres

    Seasons: 6
    Episodes: 170
    Channels: CBS
    Run: Sept. 15, 1965 – April 27, 1971

    57 | The Fairly OddParents

    Seasons: 10
    Episodes: 172
    Channel: Nickelodeon
    Run: March 30, 2001 – July 26, 2017

    56 | Match Game

    Episodes: Over 4,000
    Channel: NBC, CBS, ABC
    Run: Dec. 31, 1962 – July 28, 2021

    55 I Home Improvement

    Seasons: 8
    Episodes: 204
    Channel: ABC
    Run: Sept. 17, 1991 – May 25, 1999

    54 | Married With Children

    Seasons: 11
    Episodes: 259
    Channel: Fox
    Run: April 5, 1987 – June 9, 1997

    53 | American Horror Story

    Seasons: 12
    Episodes: 132
    Channels: FX
    Run: October 5, 2011 – Present

    52 | Inspector Gadget

    Seasons: 2
    Episodes: 86
    Channel: Syndication
    Run: Dec. 4, 1982 – Nov. 13, 1985

    51 | The Big Bang Theory

    Seasons: 12
    Episodes: 279
    Channel: CBS
    Run: Sept. 24, 2007 – May 16, 2019

    50 I The People’s Court

    Seasons: 38
    Channel: Syndication
    Run: Sept. 14, 1981 – July 21, 2023

    49 | The Munsters

    Seasons: 2
    Episodes: 70
    Channel: CBS
    Run: Sept. 24, 1964 – May 12, 1966

    48 | Arthur

    Seasons: 25
    Episodes: 253
    Channels: PBS
    Run: Oct. 7, 1996 – Feb. 21, 2022

    47 | Bonanza

    Seasons: 14
    Episodes: 431
    Channel: NBC
    Run: Sept. 12, 1959 – Jan. 16, 1973

    46 | True Blood

    Seasons: 7
    Episodes: 80
    Channel: HBO
    Run: Sept. 7, 2008 – August 24, 2014

    45 I Law & Order

    Seasons: 23
    Episodes: 501
    Channel: NBC
    Run: Sept. 13, 1990 – May 24, 2010
    Feb. 24, 2022 – present

    44 | Scooby-Doo, Where Are You

    Seasons: 3
    Episodes: 41
    Channel: CBS, ABC
    Run: Sept. 13, 1969 – Oct. 31, 1970
    Sept. 9 – Dec. 23, 1978

    43 | Kenan & Kel

    Seasons: 4
    Episodes: 65
    Channels: Nickelodeon
    Run: Aug. 17, 1996 – Jan. 14, 2001

    42 | Freaks and Geeks

    Seasons: 1
    Episodes: 18
    Channel: NBC
    Run: Sept. 25, 1999 – Oct. 17, 2000

    41 | Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures

    Seasons: 2
    Episodes: 19
    Channel: CBS
    Run: Sept. 19, 1987 – Oct.22, 1988

    40 | A-Team

    Seasons: 5
    Episodes: 98
    Channel: NBC
    Run: Jan. 23, 1983 – March 8, 1987

    39 | The Walking Dead

    Seasons: 11
    Episodes: 177
    Channel: AMC
    Run: Oct. 31, 2010 – Nov. 20, 2022

    38 | The Andy Griffith Show

    Seasons: 8
    Episodes: 249
    Channels: CBS
    Run: Oct. 3, 1960 – April 1, 1968

    37 | The Golden Girls

    Seasons: 7
    Episodes: 180
    Channel: NBC
    Run: Sept. 14, 1985 – May 9, 1992

    36 | Family Matters

    Seasons: 9
    Episodes: 215
    Channel: ABC, CBS
    Run: Sept. 22, 1989 – July 17, 1998

    35 I American Gladiators

    Seasons: 7
    Episodes: 208
    Channel: Syndication
    Run: Sept. 9, 1989 – May 11, 1996

    34 | The Beverly Hillbillies

    Seasons: 9
    Episodes: 274
    Channel: CBS
    Run: Sept. 26, 1962 – March 23, 1971

    33 | Unsolved Mysteries

    Seasons: 16
    Episodes: 602
    Channels: NBC, CBS, Lifetime, Spike, Netflix
    Start: January 20, 1987

    32 | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

    Seasons: 3
    Episodes: 145
    Channel: Fox
    Run: Aug. 28, 1993 – Nov. 27, 1995

    31 | Rawhide

    Seasons: 8
    Episodes: 217
    Channel: CBS
    Run: Jan. 9, 1959 – Dec. 7, 1965

    30 | Curb Your Enthusiasm

    Seasons: 12
    Episodes: 120
    Channel: HBO
    Run: Oct. 15, 2000 – April 7, 2024

    29 I Sesame Street

    Seasons: 53
    Episodes: 4,666
    Channels: NET, PBS, HBO, Max
    Run: Nov. 10, 1969 – Present

    28 | The Brady Bunch

    Seasons: 5
    Episodes: 117
    Channel: ABC
    Run: Sept. 26, 1969 – March 8, 1974

    27 | Laverne & Shirley

    Seasons: 8
    Episodes: 178
    Channel: ABC
    Start: Jan. 27, 1976 – May 10, 1983

    26 | The Dukes of Hazzard

    Seasons: 7
    Episodes: 147
    Channel: CBS
    Run: Jan. 26, 1979 – Feb. 8, 1985

    25 | The Greatest American Hero

    Seasons: 3
    Episodes: 45
    Channel: ABC
    Run: March 18, 1981 – Feb. 3, 1983

    24 I Friends

    Seasons: 10
    Episodes: 236
    Channels: NBC
    Run: Sept. 22, 1994 – May 6, 2004

    23 | America’s Funniest Home Videos

    Seasons: 35
    Episodes: 790
    Channel: ABC
    Run: Nov. 26, 1989 – Present

    22 | Sanford and Son

    Seasons: 6
    Episodes: 136
    Channel: NBC
    Start: Jan. 14, 1972 – March 25, 1977

    21 | The X-Files

    Seasons: 11
    Episodes: 218
    Channel: Fox
    Run: Sept. 10, 1993 – May 19, 2002,
    Jan. 24, 2016 – March 21, 2018

    20 | Reading Rainbow

    Seasons: 21
    Episodes: 155
    Channels: PBS, PBS Kids
    Run: July 11, 1983 – Nov 10, 2006

    19 I X-Men: The Animated Series

    Seasons: 5
    Episodes: 76
    Channels: Fox
    Run: Oct 31, 1992 – Sept 20, 1997

    18 | Mission: Impossible

    Seasons: 7
    Episodes: 171
    Channel: CBS
    Run: Sept 17, 1966 – March 30, 1973

    17 | Roseanne

    Seasons: 10
    Episodes: 231
    Channel: ABC
    Start: October 18, 1988 – May 20, 1997,
    March 27 – May 22, 2018

    16 | All That

    Seasons: 11
    Episodes: 210
    Channel: Nickelodeon
    Run: April 16, 1994 – Oct 22, 2005,
    June 15, 2019 – Dec 17, 2020

    15 | Malcomb in the Middle

    Seasons: 7
    Episodes: 151
    Channel: Fox
    Run: Jan 9, 2000 – May 14, 2006

    14 | Cops

    Seasons: 36
    Episodes: 1,175
    Channels: Fox, Paramount Network, Fox Nation
    Run: March 11, 1989 – Present

    13 I The Wonder Years

    Seasons: 6
    Episodes: 115
    Channel: ABC
    Run: Jan 31, 1988 – May 12, 1993

    12 | The Simpsons

    Seasons: 35
    Episodes: 768
    Channel: Fox
    Start: Dec 17, 1989 – Present

    11 | Happy Days

    Seasons: 11
    Episodes: 255
    Channel: ABC
    Run: Jan 15, 1974 – July 19, 1984

    10 | Full House

    Seasons: 8
    Episodes: 192
    Channel: ABC
    Run: Sept 22, 1987 – May 23, 1995

    9 | Gilligan’s Island

    Seasons: 3
    Episodes: 98
    Channel: CBS
    Run: Sept 26, 1964 – April 17, 1967

    8 I Saved by the Bell

    Seasons: 4
    Episodes: 86
    Channel: NBC
    Run: Aug 20, 1989 – May 22, 1993

    7 | Cheers

    Seasons: 11
    Episodes: 275
    Channel: NBC
    Start: Sept 30, 1982 – May 20, 1993

    6 | Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

    Seasons: 31
    Episodes: 912
    Channels: NET, PBS
    Run: Feb 19, 1968 – Aug 31, 2001

    5 | The Twilight Zone

    Seasons: 5
    Episodes: 156
    Channel: CBS
    Run: Oct 2, 1959 – June 19, 1964

    4 | Game of Thrones

    Seasons: 8
    Episodes: 73
    Channel: HBO
    Run: April 17, 2011 – May 19, 2019

    3 I The Jeffersons

    Seasons: 11
    Episodes: 253
    Channel: CBS
    Run: Jan 18, 1975 – July 2, 1985

    2 | The Sopranos

    Seasons: 6
    Episodes: 86
    Channel: HBO
    Start: Jan 10, 1999 – June 10, 2007

    1 | The Fresh Prince of Bel Air

    Seasons: 6
    Episodes: 148
    Channels: NBC
    Run: Sept 10, 1990 – May 20, 1996

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