Name That Tune is an American television music game show. Originally created and produced by orchestra conductor Harry Salter and his wife Roberta Semple Salter, the series features contestants competing to correctly identify songs being played by an on-stage orchestra or band. Name That Tune premiered on the NBC Radio Network in 1952, where it aired until 1954, and made the move to television in 1953 on the same network. CBS picked up the television series in the summer of 1953 and carried it through 1959. A short-lived revival for syndication followed in 1970 with Richard Hayes as host, but a second revival in 1974 was much more successful. Airing weekly, the 1974 syndicated offering used a new show format and, beginning in 1976, offered a top prize of $100,000 to a lucky champion. Tom Kennedy hosted this series, which ran until 1981 and began airing twice weekly during its final season.
| Created by | Harry Salter |
| Presented by | Red Benson, Bill Cullen, George DeWitt, Richard Hayes, Dennis James, Tom Kennedy, Jim Lange, Jane Krakowski |
| Narrated by | Johnny Olson, John Harlan, Randy Jackson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 7 (1974–81 syndicated version), 1 (1984–85 version), 1 (2021 version) |
| No. of episodes | 195 (1984–85 version), 10 (2021 version) |
| Executive producer(s) | Harry Salter (1952–59), Ralph Edwards (1974–81), Sandy Frank (1984–85) |
| Running time | approx. 26 minutes (1952–85), 42 minutes (2021) |
| Production company(s) | Ralph Edwards Productions (1974–81), Sandy Frank Productions (1984–85), Eureka Productions (2021), Fox Alternative Entertainment (2021) |
| Distributor | Station Syndication Inc. (1974–81), Sandy Frank Film Syndication Inc. (1984–85), Prestige Entertainment Group (current format distributor) |
| Original network | NBC Radio (1952–54, 1974–75, 1977), CBS (July 6, 1953 – October 19, 1959), Syndicated (1970–71, 1974–81, 1984–85), Fox (2021) |
| Followed by | Name That Video (2001) |
About Name That Tune
Televised game show program in which contestants compete to correctly identify a song title by listening to a short segment of a recording. The show ran through the 1970's and 1980's on NBC. In late 2020, a reboot was announced for the FOX network.
Achievement of Name That Tune
The 2021 reboot was filmed in Australia with American expats appearing as contestants.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About Name That Tune
Television series by Ralph Edwards Productions.. Guessing games.. Musical game shows.. 1950s American radio programs.. NBC radio programs.
Latest information about Name That Tune updated on July 28 2021.
