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{{Short description|Annual TV award}}
{{Infobox award
| awarded_for = Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
| presenter = [[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]
| country = [[United States]]
| holder = ''[[Only Murders in the Building]]'', "Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?" ([[76th Primetime Emmy Awards|2024]])
| year = 1970
| website = {{url|emmys.com}}
}}
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics is an award presented annually by the [[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]. It is awarded to the best original song or score created specifically for a television program. The award was first presented in 2000 and has since become a prestigious honor in the [[television industry]]. The nominees are judged based on their creativity, originality, and contribution to the overall quality of the program. The award recognizes the importance of music and lyrics in television, and the impact they have on the audience's emotional connection to the show.
The award has gone by several names:
* Outstanding Achievement in Music, Lyrics and Special Material (1970–1973)
* Best Song or Theme (1974)
* Outstanding Achievement in Special Musical Material (1975–1978)
* Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics (1981–1991)
* Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics (1992–1995)
* Outstanding Music and Lyrics (1996–2005)
* Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (2006–present)
==Winners and nominations==
===1970s===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:99%; margin:auto;"
! width="5%" | Year
! width="30%" | Program
! width="30%" | Song
! width="30%" | Composer / Lyricist
! width="5%" | Network
|-
| rowspan=3 align=center | [[22nd Primetime Emmy Awards|1970]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1970/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''[[Love, American Style]]''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | &nbsp;
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* [[Charles Fox (composer)|Charles Fox]] & [[Arnold Margolin]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In]]''<br />{{small|1=("[[Carol Channing]]")}}
| &nbsp;
| Billy Barnes <small>(music & lyrics)</small>
| [[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Spoon River]]''
| &nbsp;
| {{plainlist|
* [[Charles Aidman]] & Naomi C. Hirshhorn {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[CBS]]
|-
| rowspan=4 align=center | [[23rd Primetime Emmy Awards|1971]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1971/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''The First Nine Months Are the Hardest''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | &nbsp;
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[Ray Charles (musician, born 1918)|Ray Charles]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[The Dean Martin Show]]''
| &nbsp;
| Lee Hale {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| rowspan=3|[[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[The Name of the Game (TV series)|The Name of the Game]]''
| &nbsp;
| {{plainlist|
* [[Billy Goldenberg]] & David Wilson {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
|-
| ''Pure Goldie''
| &nbsp;
| Billy Barnes {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
|-
| rowspan=3 align=center | [[24th Primetime Emmy Awards|1972]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1972/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''The Funny Side''<br />{{small|1=("The Funny Side of Marriage")}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | &nbsp;
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[Ray Charles (musician, born 1918)|Ray Charles]] (music & lyrics)
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In]]'' <br />{{small|1=("[[Liza Minnelli]]")}}
| &nbsp;
| Billy Barnes {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| rowspan=2|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour]]''
| &nbsp;
| Earl Brown {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
|-
| rowspan=3 align=center | [[25th Primetime Emmy Awards|1973]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1973/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''[[Liza with a Z]]''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | &nbsp;
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* [[Fred Ebb]] & [[John Kander]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Kojak|The Marcus-Nelson Murders]]''<br />{{small|1=(''[[CBS Thursday Night Movie|The CBS Thursday Night Movie]]'')}}
| align=center| "Don't Give Me a Road I Can't Walk"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Billy Goldenberg]] & [[Bobby Russell]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| rowspan=2|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour]]''<br />{{small|1=("[[Lyle Waggoner]] & [[Jean Stapleton]]")}}
| align=center| "The Gloria Majestic Story"
| Earl Brown {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
|-
| rowspan=3 align=center | [[26th Primetime Emmy Awards|1974]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1974/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''[[Ironside (1967 TV series)|Ironside]]''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "Light My Way"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* [[David Paich|David]] & [[Marty Paich]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (film)|The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman]]''
| align=center| "The Love That Lights Our Way"
| [[Fred Karlin]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| rowspan=2|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Kojak]]''
| &nbsp;
| [[Billy Goldenberg]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
|-
| rowspan=5 align=center | [[27th Primetime Emmy Awards|1975]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1975/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''[[Queen of the Stardust Ballroom]]''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | &nbsp;
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* [[Alan and Marilyn Bergman|Alan & Marilyn Bergman]] & [[Billy Goldenberg]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Cher (TV series)|Cher]]''<br />{{small|1=("[[Bette Midler]], [[Flip Wilson]] & [[Elton John]]")}}
| &nbsp;
| {{plainlist|
* Billy Barnes & Earl Brown {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Chico and the Man]]''
| align=center| Theme
| {{plainlist|
* Janna Merlyn & [[José Feliciano]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| rowspan=2|[[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Police Woman (TV series)|Police Woman]]''
| align=center| Theme
| [[Morton Stevens]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
|-
| ''Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now''
| &nbsp;
|{{plainlist|
* [[Cy Coleman]] & Bob Wells {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[CBS]]
|-
|-
| rowspan=2 align=center | [[28th Primetime Emmy Awards|1976]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1976/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]''<br />{{small|1=("[[The Pointer Sisters]]")}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "[[Cinderella Gets It On!]]"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* Artie Malvin, Ken & Mitzie Welch {{small|(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[CBS]]
|-
| ''Gypsy in My Soul''
| &nbsp;
| {{plainlist|
* [[Cy Coleman]] & [[Fred Ebb]] (music & lyrics)
}}
| [[CBS]]
|-
| rowspan=5 align=center | [[29th Primetime Emmy Awards|1977]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1977/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref><br /><ref group=note name=juried>As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The benchmark was not met and no award was given.</ref>
| ''America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music''
| &nbsp;
| [[Larry Grossman (composer)|Larry Grossman]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[An Evening with Diana Ross]]''
| &nbsp;
| {{plainlist|
* Bill Dyer & [[Billy Goldenberg]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[How the West Was Won (TV series)|How the West Was Won]]''
| align=center| Theme
| [[Jerrold Immel]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''Minstrel Man''
| align=center| "Early in the Morning"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Fred Karlin]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* Meg Karlin {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Police Woman (TV series)|Police Woman]]'' <br />{{small|1=("Killer Cowboys")}}
| align=center| "Leave Me Tomorrow"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Morton Stevens]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* Hermine Hilton {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[NBC]]
|-
| rowspan=8 align=center | [[30th Primetime Emmy Awards|1978]]
! colspan="4"| Outstanding Achievement in Special Music Material<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1978/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]''<br />{{small|1=("[[Steve Lawrence]]")}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "Hi-Hat"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* Stan Freeman & Arthur Malvin {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[CBS]]
|-
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "See You Tomorrow in Class"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* Ken & Mitzie Welch {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Donny & Marie (1976 TV series)|Donny & Marie]]'' <br />{{small|1=("[[Ray Bolger]]")}}
| align=center| "Leading Lady"
| Earl Brown {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Poldark (1975 TV series)|Poldark]]'' (''[[Masterpiece (TV series)|Masterpiece Theatre]]'')
| align=center| Theme
| Kenyon Emrys-Roberts {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[PBS]]
|-
| ''[[Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women]]''
| align=center| "Until the Music Ends"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Dick DeBenedictis]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* Bill Dyer {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[NBC]]
|-
! colspan="4"| Outstanding Achievement in Coverage of Special Events - Individuals<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1978/outstanding-achievement-in-coverage-of-special-events-individuals |title=Nominees/Winners &#124; Television Academy |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|Television Academy]] |access-date=April 18, 2020}}</ref><ref group=note>As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The nominee did not meet the benchmark and no award was given.</ref>
|-
| ''[[50th Academy Awards|The 50th Annual Academy Awards]]''
| align=center| "Look How Far We've Come"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Buz Kohan]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
|}
===1980s===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:99%; margin:auto;"
! width="5%" | Year
! width="30%" | Program
! width="30%" | Song
! width="30%" | Composer / Lyricist
! width="5%" | Network
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;| [[32nd Primetime Emmy Awards|1980]]
! colspan="4"| Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Events<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1980/outstanding-individual-achievement-special-events|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=April 25, 2020}}</ref><ref group=note>As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The nominees did not meet the benchmark and no award was given.</ref>
|-
| ''[[52nd Academy Awards|The 52nd Annual Academy Awards]]''
| align=center| "Dancin' on the Silver Screen"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Larry Grossman (composer)|Larry Grossman]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Buz Kohan]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| rowspan=5 align=center | [[33rd Primetime Emmy Awards|1981]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1981/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''Linda in Wonderland''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "This Is My Night"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* Ken & Mitzie Welch {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[CBS]]
|-
| ''All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special''
| align=center| "Truman Capote Jeans"
| Earl Brown {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Perry Como television and radio shows|Perry Como's Christmas in the Holy Land]]''
| align=center| "The City of Tradition"
| [[Ray Charles (musician, born 1918)|Ray Charles]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''Homeward Bound''
| align=center| "Home"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Fred Karlin]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[David Pomeranz]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[CBS]]
|-
| ''The Way They Were''
| align=center| "In the Beginning"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Larry Grossman (composer)|Larry Grossman]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* Sheldon Harnick {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[Broadcast syndication|Syndicated]]
|-
| rowspan=6 align=center | [[34th Primetime Emmy Awards|1982]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1982/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''Shirley MacLaine... Illusions''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "On the Outside Looking In"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* [[Larry Grossman (composer)|Larry Grossman]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Buz Kohan]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[CBS]]
|-
| ''Advice to the Lovelorn''
| align=center| "If This is Love"
| {{plainlist|
* [[James Di Pasquale]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Carol Connors (singer)|Carol Connors]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[NBC]]
|-
| ''The Gift of Life''
| align=center| "Just a Little More Love"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Billy Goldenberg]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Harry Shannon (songwriter)|Harry Shannon]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[The Greatest American Hero]]''<br />{{small|1=("Dreams")}}
| align=center| "Dreams"
| [[Stephen Geyer]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''Night of 100 Stars''
| align=center| "What's Your Line?"
| Kohan {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Walt Disney anthology television series|Walt Disney... One Man's Dream]]''
| align=center| "Marceline"
| {{plainlist|
* Ken & Mitzie Welch {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[CBS]]
|-
| rowspan=7 align=center | [[35th Primetime Emmy Awards|1983]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1983/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''Two of a Kind'' (''GE Theater'')
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "We'll Win This World"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* [[James Di Pasquale]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Dory Previn]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[55th Academy Awards|The 55th Annual Academy Awards]]''
| align=center| "And It All Comes Down to This"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Larry Grossman (composer)|Larry Grossman]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Buz Kohan]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Bare Essence]]''
| align=center| "In Finding You, I Found Love"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Carol Connors (singer)|Carol Connors]] & [[Billy Goldenberg]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Cheers]]''<br />{{small|1=("[[Give Me a Ring Sometime]]")}}
| align=center| "[[Where Everybody Knows Your Name]]"
| {{plainlist|
* Judy Hart-Angelo & [[Gary Portnoy]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[NBC]]
|-
| ''Happy Endings''
| align=center| Theme Song
| {{plainlist|
* William Goldstein {{small|1=(music)}}
* Molly-Ann Leikin {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Quincy, M.E.]]''<br />{{small|1=("Quincy's Wedding, Part 2")}}
| align=center| "Quincy's Wedding Song"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Bruce Broughton]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Mark Mueller]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Suzanne Somers]]... and 10,000 G.I.'s''
| align=center| "We're Not So Dumb"
| {{plainlist|
* Earl Brown & Artie Butler {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[CBS]]
|-
| rowspan=5 align=center | [[36th Primetime Emmy Awards|1984]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1984/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''Here's Television Entertainment''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "Gone Too Soon"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* [[Larry Grossman (composer)|Larry Grossman]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Buz Kohan]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[NBC]]
|-
| ''Burnett Discovers Domingo''
| align=center| "No Time Now"
| {{plainlist|
* Ken & Mitzie Welch {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Fame (1982 TV series)|Fame]]''<br />{{small|1=("Break Dance")}}
| align=center| "I Still Believe In Me"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Gary Portnoy]] & Susan Sheridan {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| rowspan=2|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndicated]]
|-
| ''[[Fame (1982 TV series)|Fame]]''<br />{{small|1=("Catch a Falling Star")}}
| align=center| "Whatever Happened to the Heroes?"
| {{plainlist|
* Earl Brown {{small|1=(music)}}
* Brown & Jean-Pierre Philippe {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
|-
| ''[[Two Marriages]]''
| align=center| "Home Here"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Bruce Broughton]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Dory Previn]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| rowspan=4 align=center | [[37th Primetime Emmy Awards|1985]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1985/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''[[Love Lives On]]''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center|  "Wildflower" & "Lullaby"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* [[James Di Pasquale]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* Douglas Brayfield {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[NBC]]
|-
| ''Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration''
| align=center|  "Thank You (For Thirty Happy Years)"
| {{plainlist|
* Ken & Mitzie Welch {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]''<br />{{small|1=("Pilot")}}
| align=center| "[[Moonlighting (theme song)|Moonlighting]]"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Lee Holdridge]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Al Jarreau]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''Motown Returns to the Apollo''
| align=center| "Tall, Tan, and Teasing"
| {{plainlist|
* Earl Brown {{small|1=(music)}}
* Brown & [[Debbie Allen]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[NBC]]
|-
| rowspan=6 align=center | [[38th Primetime Emmy Awards|1986]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1986/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''[[List of United States Christmas television specials#Andy Williams|Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa]]''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "My Christmas Wish"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* [[Larry Grossman (composer)|Larry Grossman]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Buz Kohan]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[NBC]]
|-
| ''All-Star Party for "Dutch" Reagan''
| align=center| "America Is Changing Back to What She Used to Be"
| {{plainlist|
* Earl Brown {{small|1=(music)}}
* Brown & Toby Martin {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[CBS]]
|-
| ''America Picks the #1 Song''
| align=center| "Take It to the People"
| [[Ray Charles (musician, born 1918)|Ray Charles]] {{small|(music & lyrics)}}
| rowspan=2|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Growing Pains]]''
| align=center| "[[Growing Pains#Theme song|As Long As We Got Each Other]]"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Steve Dorff]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[John Bettis]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
|-
| ''The Third Annual NBC All-Star Hour''
| align=center| "One Big Happy Family"
| {{plainlist|
* Ken & Mitzie Welch {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[12th People's Choice Awards|The 12th People's Choice Awards]]''
| align=center| "The People's Choice"
| Brown {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[CBS]]
|-
| rowspan=4 align=center | [[39th Primetime Emmy Awards|1987]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1987/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''[[Liberty Weekend|Liberty Weekend: Opening Ceremonies]]''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "Welcome to Liberty"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* [[Larry Grossman (composer)|Larry Grossman]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Buz Kohan]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[59th Academy Awards|The 59th Annual Academy Awards]]''
| align=center| "Sing Me the Song, the Song from the Movie"
| {{plainlist|
* Ken & Mitzie Welch {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| rowspan=3|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Jack and Mike]]''<br />{{small|1=("Fire and Ice")}}
| align=center| "This Love's for Real"
| Nan Schwartz {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
|-
| ''[[Liberty Weekend|Liberty Weekend: Closing Ceremonies]]''
| align=center| "Liberty! Remember, Rejoice, Renew"
|Earl Brown {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
|-
| rowspan=4 align=center | [[40th Primetime Emmy Awards|1988]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1988/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''Julie Andrews: The Sound of Christmas''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "The Sound of Christmas"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* [[Larry Grossman (composer)|Larry Grossman]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Buz Kohan]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Growing Pains]]''<br />{{small|1=("Aloha")}}
| align=center| "Swept Away"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Steve Dorff]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[John Bettis]] & [[Christopher Cross]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Bob Hope television specials|Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC]]''
| align=center| "Comedy Ain't No Joke"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Cy Coleman]] & [[James Lipton]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| rowspan=2|[[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Bob Hope television specials|NBC Investigates Bob Hope]]''
| align=center| "A Man Is Innocent/Until Proven Guilty"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Bob Alberti]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* Martha Bolton & Gene Perret {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
|-
| rowspan=5 align=center | [[41st Primetime Emmy Awards|1989]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1989/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series)|Beauty and the Beast]]''<br />{{small|1=("A Distant Shore")}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "The First Time I Loved Forever"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* [[Lee Holdridge]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Melanie Safka|Melanie]] {{small|1=(lyricist)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Dadah Is Death]]''<br />{{small|1=("Part 1")}}
| align=center| "In The Light of Our Love"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Fred Karlin]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* John Milligan {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Roseanne]]'' <br />{{small|1=("Radio Days")}}
| align=center| "I'll Never Change My Mind"
| {{plainlist|
* Dan Foliart & Howard Pearl {{small|1=(music)}}
* Foliart {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Sesame Street… 20 Years & Still Counting]]''
| align=center| "Look Through the Window"
| [[Joe Raposo]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Shining Time Station]]''<br />{{small|1=("A Place Unlike Any Other")}}
| align=center| "Start Where You Are"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Larry Grossman (composer)|Larry Grossman]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Ellen Fitzhugh]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[PBS]]
|}
===1990s===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:99%; margin:auto;"
! width="5%" | Year
! width="30%" | Program
! width="30%" | Song
! width="30%" | Composer / Lyricist
! width="5%" | Network
|-
| rowspan=4 align=center | [[42nd Primetime Emmy Awards|1990]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1990/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''From the Heart... The First International Very Special Arts Festival''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" |
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* [[Larry Grossman (composer)|Larry Grossman]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Buz Kohan]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Perry Mason (TV movies)|Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer]]''
| align=center| ""I'll Be the One"
| [[Dick DeBenedictis]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[NBC]]
|-
| ''Sammy Davis Jr.'s 60th Anniversary Celebration''
| align=center| "You Were There"
| {{plainlist|
* Kohan & [[Michael Jackson]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| rowspan=2|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Twin Peaks]]''<br /> {{small|1=("[[Episode 5 (Twin Peaks)|Episode 5]]")}}
| align=center| "[[Music of Twin Peaks|Into the Night]]"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Angelo Badalamenti]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[David Lynch]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
|-
| rowspan=5 align=center | [[43rd Primetime Emmy Awards|1991]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1991/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''[[Cop Rock]]''<br />{{small|1=("Pilot")}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "He's Guilty!"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[Randy Newman]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Cop Rock]]''<br />{{small|1=("Oil of Ol'Lay")}}
| align=center| "Nowhere to Go, Nothin' to Do"
| {{plainlist|
* Ron Boustead & [[Greg Edmonson]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| rowspan=2|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Life Goes On (TV series)|Life Goes On]]'' <br />{{small|1=("Corky's Travels")}}
| align=center| "Bittersweet Waltz"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Craig Safan]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Mark Mueller]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
|-
| ''The Lost Capone''
| align=center| "I Didn't Hear You"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Mark Snow]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* Glynn Snow {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[TNT (U.S. TV network)|TNT]]
|-
| ''[[Matlock (1986 TV series)|Matlock]]''<br />{{small|1=("The Critic")}}
| align=center| "Love and Justice"
| [[Dick DeBenedictis]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[NBC]]
|-
| rowspan=4 align=center | [[44th Primetime Emmy Awards|1992]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1992/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''[[Cast a Deadly Spell]]''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "Why Do I Lie?"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* [[Curt Sobel]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Dennis Spiegel]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[HBO]]
|-
| ''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]''<br />{{small|1=("404")}}
| align=center| "Rock Out of That Rockin' Chair"
| {{plainlist|
* Ken & Mitzie Welch {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[CBS]]
|-
| ''A Salute to America's Pets''
| align=center| "Love Without Strings"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Carol Connors (singer)|Carol Connors]] & [[Jimmie Haskell]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards''
| align=center| "We Have Come to Learn"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Larry Grossman (composer)|Larry Grossman]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* Buz Kohan {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[Disney Channel|Disney]]
|-
| rowspan=5 align=center | [[45th Primetime Emmy Awards|1993]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1993/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''[[Live from Radio City Music Hall (Liza Minnelli album)|Liza Minnelli Live from Radio City Music Hall]]''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "Sorry I Asked"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* [[John Kander]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Fred Ebb]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[WNPT (TV)|NPT]]
|-
| ''Blind Spot''
| align=center| "Good Things Grow"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Patrick Williams (composer)|Patrick Williams]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Arthur Hamilton]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Bob Hope television specials|Bob Hope: The First 90 Years]]''
| align=center| "Where There's Life, There's Hope"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Ray Charles (musician, born 1918)|Ray Charles]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Buz Kohan]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[The Heights (American TV series)|The Heights]]''
| align=center| "[[How Do You Talk to an Angel]]"
|{{plainlist|
* Barry Coffing & [[Steve Tyrell]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Stephanie Tyrell]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[I'll Fly Away (TV series)|I'll Fly Away]]''
| align=center| "State Until You Come Home"
| [[Stephen James Taylor]] <!-- {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}} -->
| [[NBC]]
|-
| rowspan=6 align=center | [[46th Primetime Emmy Awards|1994]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1994/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''[[The Song Remembers When|Trisha Yearwood: The Song Remembers When]]''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "[[The Song Remembers When (song)|The Song Remembers When]]"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[Hugh Prestwood]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[Disney Channel|Disney]]
|-
| ''Carol Burnett: The Special Years''
| align=center| "One Lucky Lady"
| {{plainlist|
* Ken & Mitzie Welch {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| rowspan=3|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[The Corpse Had a Familiar Face]]''
| align=center| "Something Is Out There"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Patrick Williams (composer)|Patrick Williams]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Arthur Hamilton]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
|-
| ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]''<br />{{small|1=("A Death in Hong Kong")}}
| align=center| "The Game's Not the Same"
| {{plainlist|
* Bruce Babcock {{small|1=(music)}}
* Tom Sawyer {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
|-
| ''[[The Simpsons]]''<br />{{small|1=("[[Homer and Apu]]")}}
| align=center| "Who Needs the Kwik-E-Mart?"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Alf Clausen]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Greg Daniels]] {{small|(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[47th Tony Awards|The Tony Awards]]''
| align=center| "Celebrate Broadway"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Larry Grossman (composer)|Larry Grossman]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Buz Kohan]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[CBS]]
|-
| rowspan=5 align=center | [[47th Primetime Emmy Awards|1995]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1995/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''[[Barbra Streisand in Concert|Barbra Streisand: The Concert]]''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "Ordinary Miracles"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* [[Marvin Hamlisch]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Alan and Marilyn Bergman|Alan & Marilyn Bergman]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[HBO]]
|-
| ''[[Cagney & Lacey|Cagney & Lacey: Together Again]]''
| align=center| "All the Days aka Rooftop Source"
| Nan Schwartz Mishkin {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[CBS]]
|-
| ''Robbie Robertson: Going Home''
| align=center| "Pray"
| [[Robbie Robertson]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[Disney Channel|Disney]]
|-
| ''A Season of Hope''
| align=center| "For a Love Like You"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Ken Thorne]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* Dennis Spiegel {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[The Simpsons]]'' <br /> {{small|1=("[[Homer the Great]]")}}
| align=center| "We Do (The Stonecutters Song)"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Alf Clausen]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[John Swartzwelder]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| rowspan=5 align=center | [[48th Primetime Emmy Awards|1996]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1996/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''[[Bye Bye Birdie (musical)#1995 TV-movie|Bye Bye Birdie]]''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "Let's Settle Down"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* [[Charles Strouse]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Lee Adams]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree]]''
| align=center| "The Perfect Tree"
| {{plainlist|
* Michael & Patty Silversher {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[CBS]]
|-
| ''People: A Musical Celebration''
| align=center| "Children of the World"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Nona Hendryx]] & Jason Miles {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[Disney Channel|Disney]]
|-
| ''[[The Simpsons]]''<br />{{small|1=("[[Who Shot Mr. Burns?|Who Shot Mr. Burns?, Part 2]]")}}
| align=center| "Señor Burns"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Alf Clausen]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Bill Oakley]] & [[Josh Weinstein]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''The Walt Disney Company and McDonald's Present the American Teacher Awards''
| align=center| "Come on In"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Larry Grossman (composer)|Larry Grossman]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Buz Kohan]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[Disney Channel|Disney]]
|-
| rowspan=5 align=center | [[49th Primetime Emmy Awards|1997]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1997/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''[[The Simpsons]]''<br />{{small|1=("[[Bart After Dark]]")}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "We Put the Spring in Springfield"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* [[Alf Clausen]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Ken Keeler]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh]]''
| align=center| "I Wanna Scare Myself"
|{{plainlist|
* Michael & Patty Silversher {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[CBS]]
|-
| rowspan=2 | ''[[1996 Summer Olympics opening ceremony|Centennial Olympic Games: Opening Ceremonies]]''
| align=center| "[[The Power of the Dream]]"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]] & [[David Foster]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Linda Thompson (actress)|Linda Thompson]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| rowspan=2|[[NBC]]
|-
| align=center| "Faster, Higher, Stronger"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Mark Watters]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Lorraine Feather]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
|-
| ''[[Mrs. Santa Claus]]''
| align=center| "Mrs. Santa Claus"
| [[Jerry Herman]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[CBS]]
|-
| rowspan=5 align=center | [[50th Primetime Emmy Awards|1998]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1998/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''[[The Simpsons]]''<br />{{small|1=("[[The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson]]")}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "You're Checkin' In (A Musical Tribute to the Betty Ford Center)"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* [[Alf Clausen]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Ken Keeler]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[The Closer (1998 TV series)|The Closer]]'' <br />{{small|1=("Baby, It's Cold Outside")}}
| align=center| "You Don't Know Jack"
| {{plainlist|
* Ed Alton {{small|1=(music)}}
* Ron Burch & David Kidd {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Mr. Show with Bob and David]]'' <br />{{small|1=("Peanut Butter, Eggs, and Dice")}}
| align=center| "How High the Mountain"
| {{plainlist|
* [[David Cross]], Eban Schletter & [[Dino Stamatopoulos]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* Cross, [[Bill Odenkirk|Bill]], [[Bob Odenkirk]] & Stamatopoulos {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[HBO]]
|-
| rowspan=2 | ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'' <br />{{small|1=("[[The Bitter Suite]]")}}
| align=center| "Hearts Are Hurting"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Joseph LoDuca]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* Dennis Spiegel {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| rowspan=2|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndicated]]
|-
| align=center| "The Love of Your Love"
|  LoDuca {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
|-
| rowspan=5 align=center | [[51st Primetime Emmy Awards|1999]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1999/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''[[AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies|AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies]]''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "A Ticket to Dream"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* [[Marvin Hamlisch]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Alan and Marilyn Bergman|Alan & Marilyn Bergman]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]'' <br />{{small|1=("The Long and Winding Road (Part 2)")}}
| align=center| "We've Got It All"
| Dan Foliart (music & lyrics)
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular]]''<br />{{small|1=("Episode 118")}}
| align=center| "Freedom Dot Com"
| {{plainlist|
* Gary Stockdale {{small|1=(music)}}
* Colman deKay, [[Penn & Teller]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[FX (TV channel)|FX]]
|-
| ''[[Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You]]''
| align=center| "Places in the Heart"
| {{plainlist|
* Michael & Patty Silversher {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[You Lucky Dog]]''
| align=center| "Togetherness"
| {{plainlist|
* David Michael Frank {{small|(music)}}
* Todd Smallwood {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[Disney Channel|Disney]]
|}
===2000s===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:99%; margin:auto;"
! width="5%" | Year
! width="30%" | Program
! width="30%" | Song
! width="30%" | Composer / Lyricist
! width="5%" | Network
|-
| rowspan=5 align=center | [[52nd Primetime Emmy Awards|2000]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2000/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''Nickellennium''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "Up to You"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | John Kimbrough {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[Nickelodeon]]
|-
| ''[[American Comedy Awards|The 14th Annual American Comedy Awards]]''
| align=center| "My Bill Gates"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Glen Roven]] & [[Bruce Vilanch]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars]]''
| align=center| "Without You"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Carole Bayer Sager]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Marvin Hamlisch]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Family Guy]]''<br />{{small|1=("[[Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater]]")}}
| align=center| "We Only Live to Kiss Your Ass"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Ron Jones (composer)|Ron Jones]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Chris Sheridan (writer)|Chris Sheridan]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[Freedom Song (film)|Freedom Song]]''
| align=center| "Song of Freedom"
| [[Carole King]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[TNT (U.S. TV network)|TNT]]
|-
| rowspan=5 align=center | [[53rd Primetime Emmy Awards|2001]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2001/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''Yesterday's Children''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "A Dream That Only I Can Know"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[Patrick Williams (composer)|Patrick Williams]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[AFI Life Achievement Award]]: A Tribute to [[Barbra Streisand]]''
| align=center| "On the Way to Becoming Me"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Marvin Hamlisch]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Alan and Marilyn Bergman|Alan & Marilyn Bergman]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[Dancing in September]]''
| align=center| "Welcome Back (All My Soulmates)"
| {{plainlist|
* Mark Sparks {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Sy Smith]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[HBO]]
|-
| ''[[Gary & Mike]]'' <br />{{small|1=("New York, New York")}}
| align=center| "Mole Folks Song"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Greg O'Connor]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* Fax Bahr, [[Howard Gewirtz]] & Adam Small {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[UPN]]
|-
| ''Robert Klein: Child in His 50s''
| align=center| "Colonoscopy"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Robert Klein]] & Bob Stein {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[HBO]]
|-
| rowspan=5 align=center | [[54th Primetime Emmy Awards|2002]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2002/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''[[Family Guy]]''<br />{{small|1=("[[Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows]]")}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "You've Got a Lot to See"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist |
* [[Walter Murphy]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Seth MacFarlane]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[The Carol Burnett Show|The Carol Burnett Show: Show Stoppers]]''
| align=center| "A Mackie Rag"
| {{plainlist|
Ken & Mitzie Welch {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]''<br />{{small|1=("Christmas Every Day")}}
| align=center| "I Wish Every Day Could Be Christmas"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Butch Hartman]], [[Steve Marmel]] & [[Guy Moon]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[Nickelodeon]]
|-
| ''[[Judging Amy]]''<br />{{small|1=("Beating the Bounds")}}
| align=center| "The Best Kind of Answer"
| [[Peter Himmelman]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[The Simpsons]]'' <br />{{small|1=("[[The Old Man and the Key]]")}}
| align=center| "Ode to Branson"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Alf Clausen]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Jon Vitti]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| rowspan=5 align=center | [[55th Primetime Emmy Awards|2003]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2003/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''The Concert for World Children's Day''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "Aren't They All Our Children"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* [[David Foster]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Linda Thompson (actress)|Linda Thompson]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| rowspan=2 | ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]''<br />{{small|1=("Love Struck!")}}
| align=center| "It's Great to Be a Guy"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Guy Moon]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Butch Hartman]] & [[Steve Marmel]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| rowspan=2|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
| align=center| "What Girls Love"
| {{plainlist|
* Moon {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Scott Fellows]], Hartman & Marmel {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
|-
| ''[[It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie]]''
| align=center| "Everyone Matters"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Desmond Child]] & [[Davitt Sigerson]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[The Simpsons]]'' <br />{{small|1=("[[Dude, Where's My Ranch?]]")}}
| align=center| "Everybody Hates Ned Flanders"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Alf Clausen]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Ken Keeler]] & [[Ian Maxtone-Graham]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| rowspan=5 align=center | [[56th Primetime Emmy Awards|2004]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2004/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''[[V-Day: Until the Violence Stops|Until the Violence Stops]]''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "Because You Are Beautiful"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* [[Toni Childs]], Eddy Free & [[David Ricketts (musician)|David Ricketts]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* Childs {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]]
|-
| ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]''<br />{{small|1=("[[Abra-Catastrophe]]")}}
| align=center| "Wish Come True!"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Guy Moon]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Butch Hartman]] & [[Steve Marmel]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[Nickelodeon]]
|-
| ''[[Futurama]]'' <br />{{small|1=("[[The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings]]")}}
| align=center| "I Want My Hands Back"
| [[Ken Keeler]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[Sesame Street|Sesame Street Presents: The Street We Live On]]''
| align=center| "The Street We Live On"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Mike Renzi]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Lou Berger]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[PBS]]
|-
| ''[[The Simpsons]]''<br />{{small|1=("[[The President Wore Pearls]]")}}
| align=center| "A Vote for a Winner"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Alf Clausen]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Dana Gould]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| rowspan=5 align=center | [[57th Primetime Emmy Awards|2005]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2005/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''[[Reefer Madness (2005 film)|Reefer Madness]]''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "Mary Jane/Mary Lane"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* Dan Studney {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Kevin Murphy (screenwriter)|Kevin Murphy]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]
|-
| ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'' <br />{{small|1=("Dewey's Opera")}}
| align=center| "The Marriage Bed"
| {{plainlist|
* Charles Sydnor {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Eric Kaplan]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[The Muppets' Wizard of Oz]]''
| align=center| "When I'm with You"
| {{plainlist|
* Adam Cohen & [[Michael Giacchino]]  {{small|1=(music)}}
* Debra Frank, Steve L. Hayes & Jeannie Lurie {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[The Simpsons]]'' <br />{{small|1=("[[A Star Is Torn]]")}}
| align=center| "Always My Dad"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Alf Clausen]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Carolyn Omine]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''Terror at Home: Domestic Violence in America''
| align=center| "The Tears of the Angels"
| [[Michael Bolton]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]]
|-
| rowspan=5 align=center | [[58th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|2006]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2006/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''[[Mad TV|MADtv]]''<br />{{small|1=("Episode 1111")}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "A Wonderfully Normal Day"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* [[Greg O'Connor]] {{small|1=(composer)}}
* [[Jim Wise]] {{small|1=(lyricist)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[Gideon's Daughter]]''
| align=center| "Natasha's Song"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Adrian Johnston (musician)|Adrian Johnston]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Stephen Poliakoff]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[BBC America]]
|-
| rowspan=2| ''[[High School Musical]]''
| align=center| "[[Breaking Free]]"
| Jamie Houston {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| rowspan=2|[[Disney Channel|Disney]]
|-
| align=center| "Get'cha Head in the Game"
| {{plainlist|
* Greg Cham, Ray Cham & [[Drew Seeley]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
|-
| ''[[Once Upon a Mattress (film)|Once Upon a Mattress]]''
| align=center| "That Baby of Mine"
| {{plainlist|
* Ken & Mitzie Welch {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| rowspan="5" align=center | [[59th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|2007]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2007/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' <br /> {{small|1=("Host: [[Justin Timberlake]]")}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "[[Dick in a Box]]"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* [[Katreese Barnes]], [[Asa Taccone]], [[Jorma Taccone]] & [[Justin Timberlake]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Andy Samberg]], [[Akiva Schaffer]], J. Taccone & Timberlake {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Family Guy]]'' <br /> {{small|1=("[[Peter's Two Dads]]")}}
| align=center| "My Drunken Irish Dad"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Walter Murphy]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Danny Smith (writer)|Danny Smith]] {{small|1=(lyric)}}
}}
| rowspan=2|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[Mad TV|MADtv]]'' <br /> {{small|1=("Episode 1209")}}
| align=center| "Merry Ex-Mas"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Greg O'Connor]] & [[Jim Wise]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* Bruce McCoy & Wise {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]'' <br /> {{small|1=("[[My Musical]]")}}
| align=center| "Everything Comes Down to Poo"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Robert Lopez]] & [[Jeff Marx]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Debra Fordham]], Lopez & Marx {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| rowspan=2|[[NBC]]
|-
| align=center| "Guy Love"
| {{plainlist|
Paul F. Perry {{small|1=(music)}}<br>Fordham & Perry {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
|-
| rowspan=5 align=center | [[60th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|2008]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2008/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' <br />{{small|1=("The 5th Year Anniversary Show")}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "I'm Fucking Matt Damon"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* [[Tony Barbieri]], [[Sal Iacono]], Wayne McClammy, [[Sarah Silverman]] & Dan Warner {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Flight of the Conchords (TV series)|Flight of the Conchords]]'' <br />{{small|1=("[[Bret Gives Up the Dream]]")}}
| align=center| "Inner City Pressure"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Flight of the Conchords]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[James Bobin]] & Flight of the Conchords {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| rowspan=2|[[HBO]]
|-
| ''Flight of the Conchords'' <br />{{small|1=("[[Sally (Flight of the Conchords)|Sally]]")}}
| align=center| "The Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room)"
| {{plainlist|
* Flight of the Conchords {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
|-
| ''[[Mad TV|MADtv]]'' <br />{{small|1=("Episode 1305")}}
| align=center| "Sad Fitty Cent"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Greg O'Connor]], [[Jordan Peele]] & [[Jim Wise]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* Peele {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' <br />{{small|1=("Dude, We're Gettin' the Band Back Together!")}}
| align=center| "I Ain't Got Rhythm"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Danny Jacob]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Robert F. Hughes]], [[Jeff "Swampy" Marsh]], [[Martin Olson]] & [[Dan Povenmire]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[Disney Channel|Disney]]
|-
| rowspan=6 align=center | [[61st Primetime Emmy Awards|2009]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2009/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''[[81st Academy Awards|The 81st Annual Academy Awards]]''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "Hugh Jackman Opening Number"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* John Kimbrough, [[William Ross (composer)|William Ross]] & [[Rob Schrab]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Dan Harmon]] & [[Ben Schwartz]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!]]''
| align=center| "There Are Much Worse Things to Believe In"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Adam Schlesinger]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[David Javerbaum]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[Comedy Central]]
|-
| ''[[ESPY Award|The 2008 ESPY Awards]]''
| align=center| "I Love Sports"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Katreese Barnes]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* Alex Baze, Dave Drabik, [[Jonathan Drubner]], Rachel Hamilton, [[Steve Higgins]], Kevin Miller, [[Justin Timberlake]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[ESPN]]
|-
| ''[[Flight of the Conchords (TV series)|Flight of the Conchords]]''<br />{{small|1=("[[Unnatural Love]]")}}
| align=center| "Carol Brown"
| {{plainlist|
* [[James Bobin]] & [[Flight of the Conchords]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[HBO]]
|-
| ''[[A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa]]''
| align=center| "I Wish I Could Be Santa Claus"
| [[Paul Williams (songwriter)|Paul Williams]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''<br />{{small|1=("Host: [[Justin Timberlake]]")}}
| align=center| "[[Dick in a Box#Motherlover|Motherlover]]"
| {{plainlist|
* Drew Campbell & [[Asa Taccone]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[The Lonely Island]] & Timberlake {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[NBC]]
|}
===2010s===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:99%;" cellpadding="5"
! width="5%" | Year
! width="30%" | Program
! width="30%" | Song
! width="30%" | Composer / Lyricist
! width="5%" | Network
|-
| rowspan=6 align=center | [[62nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|2010]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2010/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]''<br />{{small|1=("[[Mr. Monk and the End|Mr. Monk and the End, Part 2]]")}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "When I'm Gone"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[Randy Newman]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[USA Network|USA]]
|-
| ''[[Family Guy]]'' <br /> {{small|1=("[[Extra Large Medium]]")}}
| align=center| "Down's Syndrome Girl"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Seth MacFarlane]] & [[Walter Murphy]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* MacFarlane {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' <br /> {{small|1=("[[Girls Versus Suits]]")}}
| align=center| "[[Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit]]"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Carter Bays]] & [[Craig Thomas (screenwriter)|Craig Thomas]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Rescue Me (U.S. TV series)|Rescue Me]]'' <br />{{small|1=("Disease")}}
| align=center| "How Lovely to Be a Vegetable"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Brad Hatfield]] & [[Peter Tolan]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* Tolan {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[FX (TV channel)|FX]]
|-
| ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' <br /> {{small|1=("Host: [[Blake Lively]]")}}
| align=center| "Shy Ronnie"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Rick tha Rular]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[The Lonely Island]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Treme (TV series)|Treme]]'' <br /> {{small|1=("I'll Fly Away")}}
| align=center| "This City"
| [[Steve Earle]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[HBO]]
|-
| rowspan=6 align=center | [[63rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|2011]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2011/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' <br /> {{small|1=("Host: [[Justin Timberlake]]")}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center| "Justin Timberlake Monologue"
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* [[Katreese Barnes]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Seth Meyers]], [[John Mulaney]] & [[Justin Timberlake]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Family Guy]]'' <br /> {{small|1=("[[Road to the North Pole]]")}}
| align=center| "Christmastime Is Killing Us"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Ron Jones (composer)|Ron Jones]] & [[Seth MacFarlane]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* MacFarlane & [[Danny Smith (writer)|Danny Smith]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''Robert Klein: Unfair & Unbalanced''
| align=center| "An American Prayer – Hymn II?"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Robert Klein]] & Bob Stein {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[HBO]]
|-
| ''Saturday Night Live'' <br /> {{small|1=("Host: [[Jeff Bridges]]")}}
| align=center| "[[I Just Had Sex]]"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Jerrod Bettis]] & [[DJ Frank E]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[The Lonely Island]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| rowspan=3|[[NBC]]
|-
| ''Saturday Night Live''<br /> {{small|1=("Host: [[Tina Fey]]")}}
| align=center| "[[Jack Sparrow (song)|Jack Sparrow]]"
| {{plainlist|
* Mike Woods {{small|1=(music)}}
* The Lonely Island {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
|-
| ''Saturday Night Live'' <br />{{small|1=("Host: [[Justin Timberlake]]")}}
| align=center| "[[3-Way (The Golden Rule)]]"
| {{plainlist|
* The Lonely Island & Timberlake {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
|-
| rowspan=5 align=center | [[64th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|2012]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2012/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | ''[[65th Tony Awards|The 65th Annual Tony Awards]]''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{plainlist|
* [[Adam Schlesinger]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[David Javerbaum]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[The Heart of Christmas]]''
| align=center| "The Heart of Christmas"
| [[Matthew West]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[Up (TV network)|GMC]]
|-
| ''[[Raising Hope]]'' <br />{{small|1=("Prodigy")}}
| align=center| "Welcome Back to Hope"
| Matthew W. Thompson {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' <br />{{small|1=("Host: [[Jason Segel]]")}}
| align=center| "I Can't Believe I'm Hosting"
| {{plainlist|
* Eli Brueggemann {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Seth Meyers]] & [[John Mulaney]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Smash (U.S. TV series)|Smash]]'' <br />{{small|1=("[[Pilot (Smash)|Pilot]]")}}
| align=center| "[[Let Me Be Your Star]]"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Marc Shaiman]] & [[Scott Wittman]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
* [[Adam Schlesinger]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[David Javerbaum]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | [[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[30 Rock]]'' <br />{{small|1=("[[Last Lunch]]")}}
| align=center| "Rural Juror"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Jeff Richmond]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Tina Fey]], Richmond & [[Tracey Wigfield]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Nashville (2012 TV series)|Nashville]]''<br />{{small|1=("I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive")}}
| align=center| "Nothing in This World Will Ever Break My Heart Again"
| {{plainlist|
* Sarah Jane Buxton & Kate York {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| rowspan=2|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[The Neighbors (2012 TV series)|The Neighbors]]''<br />{{small|1=("Sing Like a Larry Bird")}}
| align=center| "More or Less the Kind of Thing You May or May Not Possibly See on Broadway"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Alan Menken]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Glenn Slater]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
|-
| ''[[Smash (U.S. TV series)|Smash]]'' <br />{{small|1=("[[The Bells and Whistles]]")}}
| align=center| "[[I Heard Your Voice In a Dream]]"
| [[Andrew McMahon]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| rowspan=2|[[NBC]]
|-
| ''Smash'' <br />{{small|1=("[[The Parents]]")}}
| align=center| "Hang the Moon"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Marc Shaiman]] & [[Scott Wittman]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
* [[Tom Kitt (musician)|Tom Kitt]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Lin-Manuel Miranda]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| [[CBS]]
|-
| ''A Christmas Carol – The Concert''
| align=center| "No Trouble"
| {{plainlist|
* Bob Christenson {{small|1=(music)}}
* Alisa Hauser {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[PBS]]
|-
| ''[[Key & Peele]]'' <br />{{small|1=("Substitute Teacher #3")}}
| align=center| "Les Mis"
| {{plainlist|
* Joshua Funk {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Rebecca Drysdale]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[Comedy Central]]
|-
| ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' <br />{{small|1=("Host: [[Jimmy Fallon]]")}}
| align=center| "Home for the Holiday (Twin Bed)"
| {{plainlist|
* Eli Bruggemann {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Aidy Bryant]], [[Chris Kelly (composer)|Chris Kelly]], [[Kate McKinnon]] & [[Sarah Schneider]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[List of Sofia the First episodes#ep23|Sofia the First: The Floating Palace]]''
| align=center| "Merroway Cove"
| {{plainlist|
* [[John Kavanaugh|John William Kavanaugh]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* Craig Gerber {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[Disney Channel|Disney]]
|-
| ''[[Sons of Anarchy]]'' <br />{{small|1=("A Mother's Work")}}
| align=center| "Day Is Gone"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Noah Gundersen]], [[Kurt Sutter]] & [[Bob Thiele]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
* [[Kyle Dunnigan]] & Jim Roach {{small|1=(music)}}
* Dunnigan {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| [[Comedy Central]]
|-
| ''[[The Comedians (2015 TV series)|The Comedians]]'' <br />{{small|1=("Celebrity Guest")}}
| align=center| "Kiss an Old Man"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Robert Lopez]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Kristen Anderson-Lopez]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[FX (TV channel)|FX]]
|-
| ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]''<br />{{small|1=("[[Dreams Come True (Glee)|Dreams Come True]]")}}
| align=center| "[[This Time (Glee song)|This Time]]"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Darren Criss]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[How Murray Saved Christmas]]''
| align=center| "You Gotta Believe"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Walter Murphy]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Mike Reiss]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[87th Academy Awards|The Oscars]]''
| align=center| "Moving Pictures"
| {{plainlist|
* Anderson-Lopez & Lopez {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Sons of Anarchy]]'' <br />{{small|1=("Papa's Goods")}}
| align=center| "Come Join the Murder"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Bob Thiele]], [[Kurt Sutter]] & [[The White Buffalo (musician)|The White Buffalo]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
* [[Diane Warren]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[CNN]]
|-
| ''[[Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (TV series)|Crazy Ex-Girlfriend]]''<br />{{small|1=("I'm Going on a Date with Josh's Friend!")}}
| align=center| "Settle for Me"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Adam Schlesinger]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Rachel Bloom]], Jack Dolgen & Schlesinger {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[The CW]]
|-
| ''[[Empire (2015 TV series)|Empire]]''<br />{{small|1=("A Rose by Any Other Name")}}
| align=center| "Good People"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Jim Beanz]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[Galavant]]''<br />{{small|1=("A New Season aka Suck It Cancellation Bear")}}
| align=center| "A New Season"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Alan Menken]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Glenn Slater]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Garfunkel and Oates|Garfunkel and Oates: Trying to Be Special]]''
| align=center| "Frozen Lullaby"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Garfunkel and Oates|Garfunkel & Oates]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
* [[Common (rapper)|Common]], [[Robert Glasper]] & [[Karriem Riggins]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* Common {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
|  |[[Netflix]]
|-
| ''[[Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (TV series)|Crazy Ex-Girlfriend]]''<br />{{small|1=("When Will Josh And His Friend Leave Me Alone?")}}
| align=center| "We Tapped That Ass"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Adam Schlesinger]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Rachel Bloom]], Jack Dolgen & Schlesinger {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[The CW]]
|-
| ''[[List of Mickey Mouse episodes#Specials (2016–17)|Duck the Halls: A Mickey Mouse Christmas Special]]''
| align=center| "Jing-A-Ling-A-Ling"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Christopher Willis]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* Darrick Bachman, [[Paul Rudish]] & Willis {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[Disney Channel|Disney]]
|-
| ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]''<br />{{small|1=("Jessica Chastain/Willie Nelson/Hunter Hayes")}}
| align=center| "The Ballad of Claus Jorstad (Devil Stool)"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Gary Greenberg]] & [[Jonathan Kimmel]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''<br />{{small|1=("Host: [[Casey Affleck]]")}}
| align=center| "Last Christmas"
| {{plainlist|
* Eli Brueggemann {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Chance the Rapper]], Will Stephen & [[Kenan Thompson]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt]]''<br />{{small|1=("Kimmy’s Roommate Lemonades!")}}
| align=center| "Hell No"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Jeff Richmond]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Tina Fey]] & [[Sam Means]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
* Eli Brueggemann {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Chris Redd]], Will Stephen & [[Kenan Thompson]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[NBC]]
|-
| align=center| "Totally Gay"
| {{plainlist|
* Mark Rivers {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
|  [[Netflix]]
|-
| ''[[A Christmas Story Live!]]''
| align=center| "In the Market for a Miracle"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Pasek and Paul|Benj Pasek & Justin Paul]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[The Good Fight]]''<br />{{small|1=("Day 450")}}
| align=center| "High Crimes and Misdemeanors"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Jonathan Coulton]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[CBS All Access]]
|-
| ''[[If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast]]''
| align=center| "Just Getting Started"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Dave Grusin]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Alan and Marilyn Bergman|Alan & Marilyn Bergman]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[HBO]]
|-
| ''[[Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life|Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life]]''
| align=center| "The Buddy Song"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Steve Martin]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
* [[Rachel Bloom]] & [[Adam Schlesinger]] {{small|1=(music)}}
* Bloom, Jack Dolgen & Schlesinger {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[The CW]]
|-
| ''[[Documentary Now!]]''<br />{{small|1=("Original Cast Album: Co-op")}}
| align=center| "Holiday Party (I Did a Little Cocaine Tonight)"
| {{plainlist|
* Eli Bolin {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Seth Meyers]] & [[John Mulaney]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[IFC (U.S. TV channel)|IFC]]
|-
| ''[[Live in London (Flight of the Conchords album)|Flight of the Conchords: Live in London]]''
| align=center| "Father & Son"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Flight of the Conchords]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[HBO]]
|-
| ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''<br />{{small|1=("Host: [[James McAvoy]]")}}
| align=center| "The Upper East Side"
| {{plainlist|
* Eli Brueggemann {{small|1=(music)}}
* [[Leslie Jones (comedian)|Leslie Jones]] & [[Bryan Tucker]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Song of Parkland]]''
| align=center| "Beautiful Things Can Grow"
| {{plainlist|
* Mark Sonnenblick {{small|1=(music)}}
* Ashley Paseltiner & Molly Reichard {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
}}
| [[HBO]]
|-
| ''[[72nd Tony Awards|The 72nd Annual Tony Awards]]''
| align=center| "This One's for You"
| {{plainlist|
* [[Sara Bareilles]], [[Josh Groban]] & [[Shaina Taub]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
}}
| [[CBS]]
|-
|}
===2020s===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:99%;" cellpadding="5"
! width="5%" | Year
! width="30%" | Program
! width="30%" | Song
! width="30%" | Composer / Lyricist
! width="5%" | Network
|-
| rowspan=8 align=center | [[72nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|2020]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2020/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners &#124; Television Academy |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=September 17, 2020}}</ref>
|-style="background:#FAEB86;"
| ''[[Euphoria (American TV series)|Euphoria]]''<br />{{small|1=("And Salt the Earth Behind You")}}
| align=center| "[[All for Us]]"
| [[Labrinth]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[HBO]]
|-
| ''[[The Black Godfather (2019 film)|The Black Godfather]]''
| align=center| "Letter to My Godfather"
| [[Chad Hugo]] & [[Pharrell Williams]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[Netflix]]
|-
| ''[[Last Week Tonight with John Oliver]]'' <br /> {{small|1=("[[SLAPP Suits|Episode 629]]")}}
| align=center| "Eat Shit, [[Robert E. Murray|Bob]]"
| David Dabbon {{small|1=(music)}}<br />Joanna Rothkopf, Jill Twiss & Seena Vali {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
| [[HBO]]
|-
| ''[[Little Fires Everywhere (miniseries)|Little Fires Everywhere]]'' <br /> {{small|1=("Find a Way")}}
| align=center| "Build It Up"
| [[Ingrid Michaelson]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[Hulu]]
|-
| ''[[The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel]]'' <br /> {{small|1=("Strike Up the Band")}}
| align=center| "One Less Angel"
| Thomas Mizer & Curtis Moore {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[Amazon Prime Video|Prime Video]]
|-
| ''[[This Is Us]]'' <br /> {{small|1=("Strangers")}}
| align=center| "Memorized"
| [[Taylor Goldsmith]] & Siddhartha Khosla {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Watchmen (TV series)|Watchmen]]'' <br /> {{small|1=("[[This Extraordinary Being]]")}}
| align=center| "The Way It Used to Be"
| [[Trent Reznor]] & [[Atticus Ross]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[HBO]]
|-
|rowspan=7 align=center | [[73rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|2021]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2021/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners &#124; Television Academy |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref>
|-style="background:#FAEB86;"
| ''[[WandaVision]]'' <br /> {{small|1=("[[Breaking the Fourth Wall (WandaVision)|Breaking the Fourth Wall]]")}}
|  align=center| "[[Agatha All Along (song)|Agatha All Along]]"
| [[Kristen Anderson-Lopez]] & [[Robert Lopez]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[Disney+]]
|-
| ''[[Bo Burnham: Inside]]''
| align=center| "Comedy"
| [[Bo Burnham]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[Netflix]]
|-
| ''[[The Boys (TV series)|The Boys]]'' <br /> {{small|1=("The Big Ride")}}
| align=center| "Never Truly Vanish"
| [[Christopher Lennertz]] {{small|1=(music)}}<br />Lennertz & Michael Saltzman {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
| [[Amazon Prime Video|Prime Video]]
|-
| ''[[The Queen's Gambit (miniseries)|The Queen's Gambit]]'' <br /> {{small|1=("Adjournment")}}
| align=center| "I Can't Remember Love"
| Anna Hauss & Robert Weinröder {{small|1=(music)}}<br />[[William Horberg]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
| [[Netflix]]
|-
| ''Soundtrack of Our Lives''
| align=center| "The End Titles"
| [[Marc Shaiman]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[YouTube]]
|-
| ''[[Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist]]'' <br /> {{small|1=("Zoey's Extraordinary Birthday")}}
| align=center| "Crimson Love"
| Andrew Hey & [[Harvey Mason Jr.]] {{small|1=(music)}}<br />Lindsey Rosin & Austin Winsberg {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
| [[NBC]]
|-
|rowspan=6 align=center | [[74th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|2022]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2022/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners &#124; Television Academy |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 20, 2024}}</ref>
|-style="background:#FAEB86;"
| ''[[Schmigadoon!]]'' <br /> {{small|1=("Schmigadoon!")}}
| align=center| "Corn Puddin'"
| [[Cinco Paul]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[Apple TV+]]
|-
| ''[[Euphoria (American TV series)|Euphoria]]''<br />{{small|1=("You Who Cannot See, Think of Those Who Can")}}
| align=center| "I'm Tired"
| [[Labrinth]] {{small|1=(music)}}<br />[[Sam Levinson]] & [[Zendaya]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
| rowspan="2"|[[HBO]]
|-
| ''Euphoria''<br />{{small|1=("All My Life, My Heart Has Yearned for a Thing I Cannot Name")}}
| align=center| "Elliot's Song"
| Labrinth {{small|1=(music)}}<br />Muz & Zendaya {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
|-
| ''[[The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel]]'' <br /> {{small|1=("How to Chew Quietly and Influence People")}}
| align=center| "Maybe Monica"
| Thomas Mizer & Curtis Moore {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[Amazon Prime Video|Prime Video]]
|-
| ''[[This Is Us]]'' <br /> {{small|1=("Day of the Wedding")}}
| align=center| "The Forever Now"
| [[Taylor Goldsmith]] & Siddhartha Khosla {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[NBC]]
|-
|rowspan=7 align=center | [[75th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|2023]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2023/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners &#124; Television Academy |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 14, 2023}}</ref>
|-style="background:#FAEB86;"
| ''[[Ted Lasso]]'' <br /> {{small|1=("[[So Long, Farewell (Ted Lasso)|So Long, Farewell]]")}}
| align=center|"A Beautiful Game"
| [[Max Martin]], [[Ed Sheeran]] & [[Foy Vance]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[Apple TV+]]
|-
| ''[[Ginny & Georgia]]'' <br /> {{small|1=("Hark! Darkness Descends!")}}
| align=center|"Marriage Is a Dungeon"
| Ben Bromfield & [[Lili Haydn]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[Netflix]]
|-
| ''[[The L Word: Generation Q]]'' <br /> {{small|1=("Questions for the Universe")}}
| align=center|"All About Me"
| Heather McIntosh, Allyson Newman & [[Taura Stinson]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]
|-
| ''[[The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel]]'' <br /> {{small|1=("Susan")}}
| align=center|"Your Personal Trash Man Can"
| Thomas Mizer & Curtis Moore {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[Amazon Prime Video|Prime Video]]
|-
| ''Ted Lasso'' <br /> {{small|1=("[[Mom City]]")}}
| align=center|"[[Fought & Lost]]"
| [[Jamie Hartman]], [[Tom Howe (musician)|Tom Howe]] & [[Sam Ryder]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[Apple TV+]]
|-
| ''[[Weird: The Al Yankovic Story]]''
| align=center|"Now You Know"
| [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[The Roku Channel]]
|-
|rowspan=6 align=center | [[76th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|2024]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2024/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics|title=Nominees/Winners &#124; Television Academy |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 20, 2024}}</ref>
|-style="background:#FAEB86;"
| ''[[Only Murders in the Building]]'' <br /> {{small|1=("Sitzprobe")}}
| align=center|"Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?"
| [[Benj Pasek]], [[Justin Paul]], [[Marc Shaiman]] & [[Scott Wittman]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[Hulu]]
|-
| ''[[Girls5eva]]'' <br /> {{small|1=("New York")}}
| align=center|"The Medium Time"
| [[Sara Bareilles]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[Netflix]]
|-
| ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' <br /> {{small|1=("Host: Maya Rudolph")}}
| align=center|"Maya Rudolph Mother's Day Monologue"
| Eli Brueggemann {{small|1=(music)}}<br />Mike DiCenzo, Jake Nordwind, [[Maya Rudolph]] & Auguste White {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
| [[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[The Tattooist of Auschwitz (miniseries)|The Tattooist of Auschwitz]]'' <br /> {{small|1=("Episode 6")}}
| align=center|"Love Will Survive"
| [[Walter Afanasieff]], Kara Talve & [[Hans Zimmer]] {{small|1=(music)}}<br />[[Charlie Midnight]] {{small|1=(lyrics)}}
| [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]]
|-
| ''[[True Detective season 4|True Detective: Night Country]]'' <br /> {{small|1=("[[Part 5 (True Detective)|Part 5]]")}}
| align=center|"No Use"
| [[John Hawkes (actor)|John Hawkes]] {{small|1=(music & lyrics)}}
| [[HBO]]
|}
==Multiple wins==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
'''6 wins'''
* [[Larry Grossman (composer)|Larry Grossman]]
* [[Buz Kohan]]
'''3 wins'''
* [[Alan and Marilyn Bergman|Alan & Marilyn Bergman]]
* [[Adam Schlesinger]]
* Ken Welch
* Mitzie Welch
{{col-break}}
'''2 wins'''
* [[Katreese Barnes]]
* [[Ray Charles (musician, born 1918)|Ray Charles]]
* [[Alf Clausen]]
* [[James Di Pasquale]]
* [[Fred Ebb]]
* [[Marvin Hamlisch]]
* [[David Javerbaum]]
* [[John Kander]]
* [[Ken Keeler]]
* John Kimbrough
* [[Artie Malvin]]
* [[Randy Newman]]
* [[Justin Timberlake]]
{{col-end}}
==Multiple nominations==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
'''15 nominations'''
* [[Buz Kohan]]
'''12 nominations'''
* Earl Brown
* [[Larry Grossman (composer)|Larry Grossman]]
* Ken Welch
* Mitzie Welch
'''9 nominations'''
* [[Alf Clausen]]
'''7 nominations'''
* [[Billy Goldenberg]]
'''6 nominations'''
* Eli Brueggemann
* [[The Lonely Island]]
* [[Adam Schlesinger]]
'''5 nominations'''
* [[Alan and Marilyn Bergman|Alan & Marilyn Bergman]]
* [[Ray Charles (musician, born 1918)|Ray Charles]]
* [[Justin Timberlake]]
'''4 nominations'''
* Billy Barnes
* [[Flight of the Conchords]]
* [[Marvin Hamlisch]]
* [[Butch Hartman]]
* [[Fred Karlin]]
* [[Ken Keeler]]
* [[Robert Lopez]]
* [[Steve Marmel]]
* [[Guy Moon]]
* [[Walter Murphy]]
* [[Greg O'Connor]]
* [[Marc Shaiman]]
{{col-break}}
'''3 nominations'''
* [[Kristen Anderson-Lopez]]
* [[Katreese Barnes]]
* [[Rachel Bloom]]
* [[Cy Coleman]]
* [[Carol Connors (singer)|Carol Connors]]
* [[Dick DeBenedictis]]
* [[James Di Pasquale]]
* Jack Dolgen
* [[Fred Ebb]]
* [[David Javerbaum]]
* [[Labrinth]]
* [[Seth MacFarlane]]
* [[Seth Meyers]]
* Thomas Mizer
* Curtis Moore
* [[John Mulaney]]
* [[Michael Silversher]]
* [[Patty Silversher]]
* [[Dennis Spiegel]]
* [[Patrick Williams (composer)|Patrick Williams]]
* [[Jim Wise]]
* [[Scott Wittman]]
{{col-break}}
'''2 nominations'''
* [[Sara Bareilles]]
* [[John Bettis]]
* [[James Bobin]]
* [[Bruce Broughton]]
* [[Steve Dorff]]
* Bill Dyer
* [[Tina Fey]]
* [[Debra Fordham]]
* [[David Foster]]
* [[Taylor Goldsmith]]
* [[Arthur Hamilton]]
* [[Ron Jones (composer)|Ron Jones]]
* [[John Kander]]
* Siddhartha Khosla
* John Kimbrough
* Robert Klein
* [[Joseph LoDuca]]
* [[Artie Malvin]]
* [[Alan Menken]]
* Nan Schwartz Mishkin
* [[Mark Mueller]]
* [[Randy Newman]]
* [[Benj Pasek]]
* [[Justin Paul]]
* [[Gary Portnoy]]
* [[Dory Previn]]
* [[Jeff Richmond]]
* [[Glenn Slater]]
* [[Danny Smith (writer)|Danny Smith]]
* Bob Stein
* Will Stephen
* [[Morton Stevens]]
* [[Kurt Sutter]]
* [[Asa Taccone]]
* [[Bob Thiele]]
* [[Kenan Thompson]]
* [[Linda Thompson (actress)|Linda Thompson]]
* [[Zendaya]]
{{col-end}}
==Programs with multiple awards==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
;3 wins
* ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
{{col-break}}
;2 wins
* ''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]''
* ''[[The Simpsons]]''
{{col-end}}
==Programs with multiple nominations==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
;12 nominations
* ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
;9 nominations
* ''[[The Simpsons]]''
;5 nominations
* ''[[Family Guy]]''
;4 nominations
* ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]''
;3 nominations
* ''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]''
* ''[[Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (TV series)|Crazy Ex-Girlfriend]]''
* ''[[Euphoria (American TV series)|Euphoria]]''
* ''[[Flight of the Conchords]]''
* ''[[Mad TV|MADtv]]''
* ''[[The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel]]''
* ''[[Smash (U.S. TV series)|Smash]]''
{{col-break}}
;2 nominations
* ''[[1996 Summer Olympics opening ceremony|Centennial Olympic Games: Opening Ceremonies]]''
* ''[[Cop Rock]]''
* ''[[Fame (1982 TV series)|Fame]]''
* ''[[Growing Pains]]''
* ''[[High School Musical]]''
* ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]''
* ''[[Kojak]]''
* ''[[Police Woman (TV series)|Police Woman]]''
* ''[[Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In]]''
* ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]''
* ''[[The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour]]''
* ''[[Sons of Anarchy]]''
* ''[[Ted Lasso]]''
* ''[[This Is Us]]''
* ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]''
{{col-end}}
==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}
==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}
{{EmmyAward MusicLyrics}}
{{Primetime Emmy Award categories}}
[[Category:Primetime Emmy Awards|Music and Lyrics]]
[[Category:Songwriting awards]]
[[Category:Television music awards]]