Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics

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Primetime Emmy Award for Original Music and Lyrics
Awarded forOutstanding Original Music and Lyrics
CountryUnited States
Presented byAcademy of Television Arts & Sciences
Currently held byWandaVision, "Agatha All Along" (2021)
Websiteemmys.com

This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics, awarded to both the composer and lyricist.

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[]

Year Program Song Composer / Lyricist Network
1970
[1]
Love, American Style  
  • Charles Fox & Arnold Margolin (music & lyrics)
ABC
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
("Carol Channing")
  Billy Barnes (music & lyrics) NBC
Spoon River  
  • Charles Aidman & Naomi C. Hirshhorn (music & lyrics)
CBS
1971
[2]
The First Nine Months Are the Hardest   Ray Charles (music & lyrics) NBC
The Dean Martin Show   Lee Hale (music & lyrics) NBC
The Name of the Game  
  • Billy Goldenberg & David Wilson (music & lyrics)
Pure Goldie   Billy Barnes (music & lyrics)
1972
[3]
The Funny Side
("The Funny Side of Marriage")
  Ray Charles (music & lyrics) NBC
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
("Liza Minnelli")
  Billy Barnes (music & lyrics) CBS
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour   Earl Brown (music & lyrics)
1973
[4]
Liza with a Z  
  • Fred Ebb & John Kander (music & lyrics)
NBC
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
(The CBS Thursday Night Movie)
"Don't Give Me a Road I Can't Walk"
  • Billy Goldenberg & Bobby Russell (music & lyrics)
CBS
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
("Lyle Waggoner & Jean Stapleton")
"The Gloria Majestic Story" Earl Brown (music & lyrics)
1974
[5]
Ironside "Light My Way"
  • David & Marty Paich (music & lyrics)
NBC
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman "The Love That Lights Our Way" Fred Karlin (music & lyrics) CBS
Kojak   Billy Goldenberg (music & lyrics)
1975
[6]
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom  
  • Alan & Marilyn Bergman & Billy Goldenberg (music & lyrics)
CBS
Cher
("Bette Midler, Flip Wilson & Elton John")
 
  • Billy Barnes & Earl Brown (music & lyrics)
CBS
Chico and the Man Theme
NBC
Police Woman Theme Morton Stevens (music & lyrics)
Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now  
  • Cy Coleman & Bob Wells (music & lyrics)
CBS
1976
[7]
The Carol Burnett Show
("The Pointer Sisters")
"Cinderella Gets It On"
  • Artie Malvin, Ken & Mitzie Welch (music & lyrics)
CBS
Gypsy in My Soul  
  • Cy Coleman & Fred Ebb (music & lyrics)
CBS
1977
[8]
[note 1]
America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music   Larry Grossman (music & lyrics) CBS
An Evening with Diana Ross  
  • Bill Dyer & Billy Goldenberg (music & lyrics)
NBC
How the West Was Won Theme Jerrold Immel (music & lyrics) ABC
Minstrel Man "Early in the Morning"
  • Fred Karlin (music)
  • Meg Karlin (lyrics)
CBS
Police Woman
("Killer Cowboys")
"Leave Me Tomorrow"
  • Morton Stevens (music)
  • Hermine Hilton (lyrics)
NBC
1978 Outstanding Achievement in Special Music Material[9]
The Carol Burnett Show
("Steve Lawrence")
"Hi-Hat"
  • Stan Freeman & Arthur Malvin (music & lyrics)
CBS
The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots "See You Tomorrow in Class"
  • Ken & Mitzie Welch (music & lyrics)
ABC
Donny & Marie
("Ray Bolger")
"Leading Lady" Earl Brown (music & lyrics) ABC
Poldark (Masterpiece Theatre) Theme Kenyon Emrys-Roberts (music & lyrics) PBS
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women "Until the Music Ends"
  • Dick DeBenedictis (music)
  • Bill Dyer (lyrics)
NBC
Outstanding Achievement in Coverage of Special Events - Individuals[10][note 2]
The 50th Annual Academy Awards "Look How Far We've Come"
  • Buz Kohan (music & lyrics)
ABC

1980s[]

Year Program Song Composer / Lyricist Network
1980 Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Events[11][note 3]
The 52nd Annual Academy Awards "Dancin' on the Silver Screen"
  • Larry Grossman (music)
  • Buz Kohan (lyrics)
ABC
1981
[12]
Linda in Wonderland "This Is My Night"
  • Ken & Mitzie Welch (music & lyrics)
CBS
All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special "Truman Capote Jeans" Earl Brown (music & lyrics) NBC
Perry Como's Christmas in the Holy Land "The City of Tradition" Ray Charles (music & lyrics) ABC
Homeward Bound "Home"
  • Fred Karlin (music)
  • David Pomeranz (lyrics)
CBS
The Way They Were "In the Beginning"
  • Larry Grossman (music)
  • Sheldon Harnick (lyrics)
Syndicated
1982
[13]
Shirley MacLaine... Illusions "On the Outside Looking In"
  • Larry Grossman (music)
  • Buz Kohan (lyrics)
CBS
Advice to the Lovelorn "If This is Love"
  • James Di Pasquale (music)
  • Carol Connors (lyrics)
NBC
The Gift of Life "Just a Little More Love"
  • Billy Goldenberg (music)
  • Harry Shannon (lyrics)
CBS
The Greatest American Hero
("Dreams")
"Dreams" Stephen Geyer (music & lyrics) ABC
Night of 100 Stars "What's Your Line?" Kohan (music & lyrics) ABC
Walt Disney... One Man's Dream "Marceline"
  • Ken & Mitzie Welch (music & lyrics)
CBS
1983
[14]
Two of a Kind (GE Theater) "We'll Win This World"
  • James Di Pasquale (music)
  • Dory Previn (lyrics)
CBS
The 55th Annual Academy Awards "And It All Comes Down to This"
  • Larry Grossman (music)
  • Buz Kohan (lyrics)
ABC
Bare Essence "In Finding You, I Found Love"
  • Carol Connors & Billy Goldenberg (music & lyrics)
CBS
Cheers
("Give Me a Ring Sometime")
"Where Everybody Knows Your Name"
  • Judy Hart-Angelo & Gary Portnoy (music & lyrics)
NBC
Happy Endings Theme Song
  • William Goldstein (music)
  • Molly-Ann Leikin (lyrics)
CBS
Quincy, M.E.
("Quincy's Wedding, Part 2")
"Quincy's Wedding Song"
  • Bruce Broughton (music)
  • Mark Mueller (lyrics)
NBC
Suzanne Somers... and 10,000 G.I.'s "We're Not So Dumb"
  • Earl Brown & Artie Butler (music & lyrics)
CBS
1984
[15]
Here's Television Entertainment "Gone Too Soon"
  • Larry Grossman (music)
  • Buz Kohan (lyrics)
NBC
Burnett Discovers Domingo "No Time Now"
  • Ken & Mitzie Welch (music & lyrics)
CBS
Fame
("Break Dance")
"I Still Believe In Me"
  • Gary Portnoy & Susan Sheridan (music & lyrics)
Syndicated
Fame
("Catch a Falling Star")
"Whatever Happened to the Heroes?"
  • Earl Brown (music)
  • Brown & Jean-Pierre Philippe (lyrics)
Two Marriages "Home Here"
  • Bruce Broughton (music)
  • Dory Previn (lyrics)
ABC
1985
[16]
Love Lives On "Wildflower" & "Lullaby"
  • James Di Pasquale (music)
  • Douglas Brayfield (lyrics)
NBC
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration "Thank You (For Thirty Happy Years)"
  • Ken & Mitzie Welch (music & lyrics)
NBC
Moonlighting
("Pilot")
"Moonlighting"
  • Lee Holdridge (music)
  • Al Jarreau (lyrics)
ABC
Motown Returns to the Apollo "Tall, Tan, and Teasing"
  • Earl Brown (music)
  • Brown & Debbie Allen (lyrics)
NBC
1986
[17]
Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa "My Christmas Wish"
  • Larry Grossman (music)
  • Buz Kohan (lyrics)
NBC
All-Star Party for "Dutch" Reagan "America Is Changing Back to What She Used to Be"
  • Earl Brown (music)
  • Brown & Toby Martin (lyrics)
CBS
America Picks the #1 Song "Take It to the People" Ray Charles (music & lyrics) ABC
Growing Pains "As Long As We Got Each Other"
  • Steve Dorff (music)
  • John Bettis (lyrics)
The Third Annual NBC All-Star Hour "One Big Happy Family"
  • Ken & Mitzie Welch (music & lyrics)
NBC
The 12th People's Choice Awards "The People's Choice" Brown (music & lyrics) CBS
1987
[18]
Liberty Weekend: Opening Ceremonies "Welcome to Liberty"
  • Larry Grossman (music)
  • Buz Kohan (lyrics)
ABC
The 59th Annual Academy Awards "Sing Me the Song, the Song from the Movie"
  • Ken & Mitzie Welch (music & lyrics)
ABC
Jack and Mike
("Fire and Ice")
"This Love's for Real" Nan Schwartz (music & lyrics)
Liberty Weekend: Closing Ceremonies "Liberty! Remember, Rejoice, Renew" Earl Brown (music & lyrics)
1988
[19]
Julie Andrews: The Sound of Christmas "The Sound of Christmas"
  • Larry Grossman (music)
  • Buz Kohan (lyrics)
ABC
Growing Pains
("Aloha")
"Swept Away"
  • Steve Dorff (music)
  • John Bettis & Christopher Cross (lyrics)
ABC
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC "Comedy Ain't No Joke"
  • Cy Coleman & James Lipton (music & lyrics)
NBC
NBC Investigates Bob Hope "A Man Is Innocent/Until Proven Guilty"
  • Bob Alberti (music)
  • Martha Bolton & Gene Perret (lyrics)
1989
[20]
Beauty and the Beast
("A Distant Shore")
"The First Time I Loved Forever"
  • Lee Holdridge (music)
  • Melanie (lyricist)
CBS
Dadah Is Death
("Part 1")
"In The Light of Our Love"
  • Fred Karlin (music)
  • John Milligan (lyrics)
CBS
Roseanne
("Radio Days")
"I'll Never Change My Mind"
  • Dan Foliart & Howard Pearl (music)
  • Foliart (lyrics)
ABC
Sesame Street… 20 Years & Still Counting "Look Through the Window" Joe Raposo (music & lyrics) NBC
Shining Time Station
("A Place Unlike Any Other")
"Start Where You Are"
  • Larry Grossman (music)
  • Ellen Fitzhugh (lyrics)
PBS

1990s[]

Year Program Song Composer / Lyricist Network
1990
[21]
From the Heart... The First International Very Special Arts Festival
  • Larry Grossman (music)
  • Buz Kohan (lyrics)
NBC
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer ""I'll Be the One" Dick DeBenedictis (music & lyrics) NBC
Sammy Davis Jr.'s 60th Anniversary Celebration "You Were There"
  • Kohan & Michael Jackson (music & lyrics)
ABC
Twin Peaks
("Episode 5")
"Into the Night"
  • Angelo Badalamenti (music)
  • David Lynch (lyrics)
1991
[22]
Cop Rock
("Pilot")
"He's Guilty!" Randy Newman (music & lyrics) ABC
Cop Rock
("Oil of Ol'Lay")
"Nowhere to Go, Nothin' to Do"
  • Ron Boustead & Greg Edmonson (music & lyrics)
ABC
Life Goes On
("Corky's Travels")
"Bittersweet Waltz"
  • Craig Safan (music)
  • Mark Mueller (lyrics)
The Lost Capone "I Didn't Hear You"
  • Mark Snow (music)
  • Glynn Snow (lyrics)
TNT
Matlock
("The Critic")
"Love and Justice" Dick DeBenedictis (music & lyrics) NBC
1992
[23]
Cast a Deadly Spell "Why Do I Lie?"
  • Curt Sobel (music)
  • Dennis Spiegel (lyrics)
HBO
The Carol Burnett Show
("404")
"Rock Out of That Rockin' Chair"
  • Ken & Mitzie Welch (music & lyrics)
CBS
A Salute to America's Pets "Love Without Strings"
  • Carol Connors & Jimmie Haskell (music & lyrics)
ABC
The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards "We Have Come to Learn"
  • Larry Grossman (music)
  • Buz Kohan (lyrics)
Disney
1993
[24]
Liza Minnelli Live from Radio City Music Hall "Sorry I Asked"
  • John Kander (music)
  • Fred Ebb (lyrics)
NPT
Blind Spot "Good Things Grow"
  • Patrick Williams (music)
  • Arthur Hamilton (lyrics)
CBS
Bob Hope: The First 90 Years "Where There's Life, There's Hope"
  • Ray Charles (music)
  • Buz Kohan (lyrics)
NBC
The Heights "How Do You Talk to an Angel"
Fox
I'll Fly Away "State Until You Come Home" Stephen James Taylor NBC
1994
[25]
Trisha Yearwood: The Song Remembers When "The Song Remembers When" Hugh Prestwood (music & lyrics) Disney
Carol Burnett: The Special Years "One Lucky Lady"
  • Ken & Mitzie Welch (music & lyrics)
CBS
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face "Something Is Out There"
  • Patrick Williams (music)
  • Arthur Hamilton (lyrics)
Murder, She Wrote
("A Death in Hong Kong")
"The Game's Not the Same"
  • Bruce Babcock (music)
  • Tom Sawyer (lyrics)
The Simpsons
("Homer and Apu")
"Who Needs the Kwik-E-Mart?"
  • Alf Clausen (music)
  • Greg Daniels (lyrics)
Fox
The Tony Awards "Celebrate Broadway"
  • Larry Grossman (music)
  • Buz Kohan (lyrics)
CBS
1995
[26]
Barbra Streisand: The Concert "Ordinary Miracles"
  • Marvin Hamlisch (music)
  • Alan & Marilyn Bergman (lyrics)
HBO
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again "All the Days aka Rooftop Source" Nan Schwartz Mishkin (music & lyrics) CBS
Robbie Robertson: Going Home "Pray" Robbie Robertson (music & lyrics) Disney
A Season of Hope "For a Love Like You"
  • Ken Thorne (music)
  • Dennis Spiegel (lyrics)
CBS
The Simpsons
("Homer the Great")
"We Do (The Stonecutters Song)"
  • Alf Clausen (music)
  • John Swartzwelder (lyrics)
Fox
1996
[27]
Bye Bye Birdie "Let's Settle Down"
  • Charles Strouse (music)
  • Lee Adams (lyrics)
ABC
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree "The Perfect Tree"
  • Michael & Patty Silversher (music & lyrics)
CBS
People: A Musical Celebration "Children of the World"
  • Nona Hendryx & Jason Miles (music & lyrics)
Disney
The Simpsons
("Who Shot Mr. Burns?, Part 2")
"Señor Burns"
  • Alf Clausen (music)
  • Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein (lyrics)
Fox
The Walt Disney Company and McDonald's Present the American Teacher Awards "Come on In"
  • Larry Grossman (music)
  • Buz Kohan (lyrics)
Disney
1997
[28]
The Simpsons
("Bart After Dark")
"We Put the Spring in Springfield"
  • Alf Clausen (music)
  • Ken Keeler (lyrics)
Fox
Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh "I Wanna Scare Myself"
  • Michael & Patty Silversher (music & lyrics)
CBS
Centennial Olympic Games: Opening Ceremonies "The Power of the Dream"
  • Babyface & David Foster (music)
  • Linda Thompson (lyrics)
NBC
"Faster, Higher, Stronger"
  • Mark Watters (music)
  • Lorraine Feather (lyrics)
Mrs. Santa Claus "Mrs. Santa Claus" Jerry Herman (music & lyrics) CBS
1998
[29]
The Simpsons
("The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson")
"You're Checkin' In (A Musical Tribute to the Betty Ford Center)"
  • Alf Clausen (music)
  • Ken Keeler (lyrics)
Fox
The Closer
("Baby, It's Cold Outside")
"You Don't Know Jack"
  • Ed Alton (music)
  • Ron Burch & David Kidd (lyrics)
CBS
Mr. Show with Bob and David
("Peanut Butter, Eggs, and Dice")
"How High the Mountain"
  • David Cross, Eban Schletter & Dino Stamatopoulos (music)
  • Cross, Bill, Bob Odenkirk & Stamatopoulos (lyrics)
HBO
Xena: Warrior Princess
("The Bitter Suite")
"Hearts Are Hurting"
  • Joseph LoDuca (music)
  • Dennis Spiegel (lyrics)
Syndicated
"The Love of Your Love" LoDuca (music & lyrics)
1999
[30]
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies "A Ticket to Dream"
  • Marvin Hamlisch (music)
  • Alan & Marilyn Bergman (lyrics)
CBS
Home Improvement
("The Long and Winding Road (Part 2)")
"We've Got It All" Dan Foliart (music & lyrics) ABC
Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular
("Episode 118")
"Freedom Dot Com"
FX
Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You "Places in the Heart"
  • Michael & Patty Silversher (music & lyrics)
ABC
You Lucky Dog "Togetherness"
  • David Michael Frank (music)
  • Todd Smallwood (lyrics)
Disney

2000s[]

Year Program Song Composer / Lyricist Network
2000
[31]
Nickellennium "Up to You" John Kimbrough (music & lyrics) Nickelodeon
The 14th Annual American Comedy Awards "My Bill Gates"
  • Glen Roven & Bruce Vilanch (music & lyrics)
ABC
AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars "Without You"
  • Carole Bayer Sager (music)
  • Marvin Hamlisch (lyrics)
CBS
Family Guy
("Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater")
"We Only Live to Kiss Your Ass"
  • Ron Jones (music)
  • Chris Sheridan (lyrics)
Fox
Freedom Song "Song of Freedom" Carole King (music & lyrics) TNT
2001
[32]
Yesterday's Children "A Dream That Only I Can Know" Patrick Williams (music & lyrics) CBS
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand "On the Way to Becoming Me"
  • Marvin Hamlisch (music)
  • Alan & Marilyn Bergman (lyrics)
Fox
Dancing in September "Welcome Back (All My Soulmates)"
  • Mark Sparks (music)
  • Sy Smith (lyrics)
HBO
Gary & Mike
("New York, New York")
"Mole Folks Song"
UPN
Robert Klein: Child in His 50s "Colonoscopy"
  • Robert Klein & Bob Stein (music & lyrics)
HBO
2002
[33]
Family Guy
("Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows")
"You've Got a Lot to See"
  • Walter Murphy (music)
  • Seth MacFarlane (lyrics)
Fox
The Carol Burnett Show: Show Stoppers "A Mackie Rag"

Ken & Mitzie Welch (music & lyrics)

CBS
The Fairly OddParents
("Christmas Every Day")
"I Wish Every Day Could Be Christmas"
  • Butch Hartman, Steve Marmel & Guy Moon (music & lyrics)
Nickelodeon
Judging Amy
("Beating the Bounds")
"The Best Kind of Answer" Peter Himmelman (music & lyrics) CBS
The Simpsons
("The Old Man and the Key")
"Ode to Branson"
  • Alf Clausen (music)
  • Jon Vitti (lyrics)
Fox
2003
[34]
The Concert for World Children's Day "Aren't They All Our Children"
  • David Foster (music)
  • Linda Thompson (lyrics)
ABC
The Fairly OddParents
("Love Struck!")
"It's Great to Be a Guy"
  • Guy Moon (music)
  • Butch Hartman & Steve Marmel (lyrics)
Nickelodeon
"What Girls Love"
  • Moon (music)
  • Scott Fellows, Hartman & Marmel (lyrics)
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie "Everyone Matters"
  • Desmond Child & Davitt Sigerson (music & lyrics)
NBC
The Simpsons
("Dude, Where's My Ranch?")
"Everybody Hates Ned Flanders"
  • Alf Clausen (music)
  • Ken Keeler & Ian Maxtone-Graham (lyrics)
Fox
2004
[35]
Until the Violence Stops "Because You Are Beautiful"
  • Toni Childs, Eddy Free & David Ricketts (music)
  • Childs (lyrics)
Lifetime
The Fairly OddParents
("Abra-Catastrophe")
"Wish Come True!"
  • Guy Moon (music)
  • Butch Hartman & Steve Marmel (lyrics)
Nickelodeon
Futurama
("The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings")
"I Want My Hands Back" Ken Keeler (music & lyrics) Fox
Sesame Street Presents: The Street We Live On "The Street We Live On"
PBS
The Simpsons
("The President Wore Pearls")
"A Vote for a Winner"
  • Alf Clausen (music)
  • Dana Gould (lyrics)
Fox
2005
[36]
Reefer Madness "Mary Jane/Mary Lane"
  • Dan Studney (music)
  • Kevin Murphy (lyrics)
Showtime
Malcolm in the Middle
("Dewey's Opera")
"The Marriage Bed"
  • Charles Sydnor (music)
  • Eric Kaplan (lyrics)
Fox
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz "I'm with You"
  • Adam Cohen, Debra Frank, Michael Giacchino, Steve Hayes & Jeannie Lurie (music & lyrics)
ABC
The Simpsons
("A Star Is Torn")
"Always My Dad"
  • Alf Clausen (music)
  • Carolyn Omine (lyrics)
Fox
Terror at Home: Domestic Violence in America "The Tears of the Angels" Michael Bolton (music & lyrics) Lifetime
2006
[37]
MADtv
("Episode 1111")
"A Wonderfully Normal Day"
Fox
Gideon's Daughter "Natasha's Song"
  • Adrian Johnston (music)
  • Stephen Poliakoff (lyrics)
BBC America
High School Musical "Breaking Free" Jamie Houston (music & lyrics) Disney
"Get'cha Head in the Game"
  • Greg, Ray Cham & Drew Seeley (music & lyrics)
Once Upon a Mattress "That Baby of Mine"
  • Ken & Mitzie Welch (music & lyrics)
ABC
2007
[38]
Saturday Night Live
("Host: Justin Timberlake")
"Dick in a Box"
  • Katreese Barnes, Asa Taccone & Justin Timberlake (music)
  • The Lonely Island & Timberlake (lyrics)
NBC
Family Guy
("Peter's Two Dads")
"My Drunken Irish Dad"
  • Walter Murphy (music)
  • Danny Smith (lyric)
Fox
MADtv
("Episode 1209")
"Merry Ex-Mas"
Scrubs
("My Musical")
"Everything Comes Down to Poo"
  • Robert Lopez & Jeff Marx (music)
  • Debra Fordham, Lopez & Marx (lyrics)
NBC
"Guy Love"

Paul F. Perry (music)
Fordham & Perry (lyrics)

2008
[39]
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
("The 5th Year Anniversary Show")
"I'm Fucking Matt Damon"
  • Tony Barbieri, Sal Iacono, Wayne McClammy, Sarah Silverman & Dan Warner (music & lyrics)
ABC
Flight of the Conchords
("Bret Gives Up the Dream")
"Inner City Pressure"
  • Flight of the Conchords (music)
  • James Bobin & Flight of the Conchords (lyrics)
HBO
Flight of the Conchords
("Sally")
"The Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room)"
  • Flight of the Conchords (music & lyrics)
MADtv
("Episode 1305")
"Sad Fitty Cent"
Fox
Phineas and Ferb
("Dude, We're Gettin' the Band Back Together!")
"I Ain't Got Rhythm"
  • Danny Jacob (music)
  • Robert F. Hughes, Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, Martin Olson & Dan Povenmire (lyrics)
Disney
2009
[40]
The 81st Annual Academy Awards "Hugh Jackman Opening Number"
  • John Kimbrough, William Ross & Rob Schrab (music)
  • Dan Harmon & Ben Schwartz (lyrics)
ABC
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! "There Are Much Worse Things to Believe In"
  • Adam Schlesinger (music)
  • David Javerbaum (lyrics)
Comedy Central
The 2008 ESPY Awards "I Love Sports"
  • Katreese Barnes (music)
  • Alex Baze, Dave Drabik, Jonathan Drubner, Rachel Hamilton, Steve Higgins, Kevin Miller, Justin Timberlake (lyrics)
ESPN
Flight of the Conchords
("Unnatural Love")
"Carol Brown"
  • James Bobin & Flight of the Conchords (music & lyrics)
HBO
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa "I Wish I Could Be Santa Claus" Paul Williams (music & lyrics) NBC
Saturday Night Live
("Host: Justin Timberlake")
"Motherlover"
  • Drew Campbell & Asa Taccone (music)
  • The Lonely Island & Timberlake (lyrics)
NBC

2010s[]

Year Program Song Composer / Lyricist Network
2010
[41]
Monk
("Mr. Monk and the End, Part 2")
"When I'm Gone" Randy Newman (music & lyrics) USA
Family Guy
("Extra Large Medium")
"Down's Syndrome Girl"
  • Seth MacFarlane & Walter Murphy (music)
  • MacFarlane (lyrics)
Fox
How I Met Your Mother
("Girls Versus Suits")
"Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit"
  • Carter Bays & Craig Thomas (music & lyrics)
CBS
Rescue Me
("Disease")
"How Lovely to Be a Vegetable"
  • Brad Hatfield & Peter Tolan (music)
  • Tolan (lyrics)
FX
Saturday Night Live
("Host: Blake Lively")
"Shy Ronnie"
  • Rick tha Rular (music)
  • The Lonely Island (lyrics)
NBC
Treme
("I'll Fly Away")
"This City" Steve Earle (music & lyrics) HBO
2011
[42]
Saturday Night Live
("Host: Justin Timberlake")
"Justin Timberlake Monologue"
  • Katreese Barnes (music)
  • Seth Meyers, John Mulaney & Justin Timberlake (lyrics)
NBC
Family Guy
("Road to the North Pole")
"Christmastime Is Killing Us"
  • Ron Jones & Seth MacFarlane (music)
  • MacFarlane & Danny Smith (lyrics)
Fox
Robert Klein: Unfair & Unbalanced "An American Prayer – Hymn II?"
  • Robert Klein & Bob Stein (music & lyrics)
HBO
Saturday Night Live
("Host: Jeff Bridges")
"I Just Had Sex"
  • Jerrod Bettis & DJ Frank E (music)
  • The Lonely Island (lyrics)
NBC
Saturday Night Live
("Host: Tina Fey")
"Jack Sparrow"
  • Mike Woods (music)
  • The Lonely Island (lyrics)
Saturday Night Live
("Host: Justin Timberlake")
"3-Way (The Golden Rule)"
  • The Lonely Island & Timberlake (music & lyrics)
2012
[43]
The 65th Annual Tony Awards "It's Not Just for Gays Anymore"
  • Adam Schlesinger (music)
  • David Javerbaum (lyrics)
CBS
The Heart of Christmas "The Heart of Christmas" Matthew West (music & lyrics) GMC
Raising Hope
("Prodigy")
"Welcome Back to Hope" Matthew W. Thompson (music & lyrics) Fox
Saturday Night Live
("Host: Jason Segel")
"I Can't Believe I'm Hosting"
  • Eli Brueggemann (music)
  • Seth Meyers & John Mulaney (lyrics)
NBC
Smash
("Pilot")
"Let Me Be Your Star"
  • Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman (music & lyrics)
NBC
2013
[44]
The 66th Annual Tony Awards "If I Had Time"
  • Adam Schlesinger (music)
  • David Javerbaum (lyrics)
CBS
30 Rock
("Last Lunch")
"Rural Juror"
  • Jeff Richmond (music)
  • Tina Fey, Richmond & Tracey Wigfield (lyrics)
NBC
Nashville
("I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive")
"Nothing in This World Will Ever Break My Heart Again"
  • Sarah Jane Buxton & Kate York (music & lyrics)
ABC
The Neighbors
("Sing Like a Larry Bird")
"More or Less the Kind of Thing You May or May Not Possibly See on Broadway"
  • Alan Menken (music)
  • Glenn Slater (lyrics)
Smash
("The Bells and Whistles")
"I Heard Your Voice In a Dream" Andrew McMahon (music & lyrics) NBC
Smash
("The Parents")
"Hang the Moon"
  • Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman (music & lyrics)
2014
[45]
The 67th Annual Tony Awards "Bigger!"
  • Tom Kitt (music)
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda (lyrics)
CBS
A Christmas Carol – The Concert "No Trouble"
  • Bob Christenson (music)
  • Alisa Hauser (lyrics)
PBS
Key & Peele
("Substitute Teacher #3")
"Les Mis"
  • Joshua Funk (music)
  • Rebecca Drysdale (lyrics)
Comedy Central
Saturday Night Live
("Host: Jimmy Fallon")
"Home for the Holiday (Twin Bed)"
  • Eli Bruggemann (music)
  • Aidy Bryant, Chris Kelly, Kate McKinnon & Sarah Schneider (lyrics)
NBC
Sofia the First: The Floating Palace "Merroway Cove"
  • John William Kavanaugh (music)
  • Craig Gerber (lyrics)
Disney
Sons of Anarchy
("A Mother's Work")
"Day Is Gone"
  • Noah Gundersen, Kurt Sutter & Bob Thiele (music & lyrics)
FX
2015
[46]
Inside Amy Schumer
("Cool with It")
"Girl You Don't Need Make Up"
  • Kyle Dunnigan & Jim Roach (music)
  • Dunnigan (lyrics)
Comedy Central
The Comedians
("Celebrity Guest")
"Kiss an Old Man"
  • Robert Lopez (music)
  • Kristen Anderson-Lopez (lyrics)
FX
Glee
("Dreams Come True")
"This Time"
  • Darren Criss (music & lyrics)
Fox
How Murray Saved Christmas "You Gotta Believe"
  • Walter Murphy (music)
  • Mike Reiss (lyrics)
NBC
The Oscars "Moving Pictures"
  • Anderson-Lopez & Lopez (music & lyrics)
ABC
Sons of Anarchy
("Papa's Goods")
"Come Join the Murder"
  • Bob Thiele, Kurt Sutter & The White Buffalo (music & lyrics)
FX
2016
[47]
The Hunting Ground "Til It Happens to You"
  • Diane Warren (music & lyrics)
CNN
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
("I'm Going on a Date with Josh's Friend!")
"Settle for Me"
  • Adam Schlesinger (music)
  • Rachel Bloom, Jack Dolgen & Schlesinger (lyrics)
The CW
Empire
("A Rose by Any Other Name")
"Good People"
  • Jim Beanz (music & lyrics)
Fox
Galavant
("A New Season aka Suck It Cancellation Bear")
"A New Season"
  • Alan Menken (music)
  • Glenn Slater (lyrics)
ABC
Garfunkel and Oates: Trying to Be Special "Frozen Lullaby"
  • Garfunkel & Oates (music & lyrics)
Vimeo
2017
[48]
13th "Letter to the Free"
  • Common, Robert Glasper & Karriem Riggins (music)
  • Common (lyrics)
Netflix
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
("When Will Josh And His Friend Leave Me Alone?")
"We Tapped That Ass"
  • Adam Schlesinger (music)
  • Rachel Bloom, Jack Dolgen & Schlesinger (lyrics)
The CW
Duck the Halls: A Mickey Mouse Christmas Special "Jing-A-Ling-A-Ling"
  • Christopher Willis (music)
  • Darrick Bachman, Paul Rudish & Willis (lyrics)
Disney
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
("Jessica Chastain/Willie Nelson/Hunter Hayes")
"The Ballad of Claus Jorstad (Devil Stool)"
ABC
Saturday Night Live
("Host: Casey Affleck")
"Last Christmas"
  • Eli Brueggemann (music)
  • Chance the Rapper, Will Stephen & Kenan Thompson (lyrics)
NBC
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
("Kimmy’s Roommate Lemonades!")
"Hell No"
  • Jeff Richmond (music)
  • Tina Fey & Sam Means (lyrics)
Netflix
2018
[49]
Saturday Night Live
("Host: Chance the Rapper")
"Come Back Barack"
  • Eli Brueggemann (music)
  • Chris Redd, Will Stephen & Kenan Thompson (lyrics)
NBC
Big Mouth
("Am I Gay?")
"Totally Gay"
  • Mark Rivers (music & lyrics)
Netflix
A Christmas Story Live! "In the Market for a Miracle"
  • Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (music & lyrics)
Fox
The Good Fight
("Day 450")
"High Crimes and Misdemeanors"
  • Jonathan Coulton (music & lyrics)
CBS All Access
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast "Just Getting Started"
  • Dave Grusin (music)
  • Alan & Marilyn Bergman (lyrics)
HBO
Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life "The Buddy Song"
  • Steve Martin (music & lyrics)
Netflix
2019
[50]
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
("I Have To Get Out")
"Antidepressants Are So Not a Big Deal"
  • Rachel Bloom & Adam Schlesinger (music)
  • Bloom, Jack Dolgen & Schlesinger (lyrics)
The CW
Documentary Now!
("Original Cast Album: Co-op")
"Holiday Party (I Did a Little Cocaine Tonight)"
  • Eli Bolin (music)
  • Seth Meyers & John Mulaney (lyrics)
IFC
Flight of the Conchords: Live in London "Father & Son"
  • Flight of the Conchords (music & lyrics)
HBO
Saturday Night Live
("Host: James McAvoy")
"The Upper East Side"
  • Eli Brueggemann (music)
  • Leslie Jones & Bryan Tucker (lyrics)
NBC
Song of Parkland "Beautiful Things Can Grow"
  • Mark Sonnenblick (music)
  • Ashley Paseltiner & Molly Reichard (lyrics)
HBO
The 72nd Annual Tony Awards "This One's for You"
  • Sara Bareilles, Josh Groban & Shaina Taub (music & lyrics)
CBS

2020s[]

Year Program Song Composer / Lyricist Network
2020
[51]
Euphoria
("And Salt the Earth Behind You")
"All for Us" Labrinth (music & lyrics) HBO
The Black Godfather "Letter to My Godfather" Chad Hugo & Pharrell Williams (music & lyrics) Netflix
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
("Episode 629")
"Eat Shit, Bob" David Dabbon (music)
Joanna Rothkopf, Jill Twiss & Seena Vali (lyrics)
HBO
Little Fires Everywhere
("Find a Way")
"Build It Up" Ingrid Michaelson (music & lyrics) Hulu
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
("Strike Up the Band")
"One Less Angel" Thomas Mizer & Curtis Moore (music & lyrics) Amazon
This Is Us
("Strangers")
"Memorized" Taylor Goldsmith & Siddhartha Khosla (music & lyrics) NBC
Watchmen
("This Extraordinary Being")
"The Way It Used to Be" Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (music & lyrics) HBO
2021
[52]
WandaVision
("Breaking the Fourth Wall")
"Agatha All Along" Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez (music & lyrics) Disney+
Bo Burnham: Inside "Comedy" Bo Burnham (music & lyrics) Netflix
The Boys
("The Big Ride")
"Never Truly Vanish" Christopher Lennertz (music)
Lennertz & Michael Saltzman (lyrics)
Amazon
The Queen's Gambit
("Adjournment")
"I Can't Remember Love" Anna Hauss & Robert Weinröder (music)
William Horberg (lyrics)
Netflix
Soundtrack of Our Lives "The End Titles" Marc Shaiman (music & lyrics) YouTube
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
("Zoey's Extraordinary Birthday")
"Crimson Love" Andrew Hey & Harvey Mason Jr. (music)
Lindsey Rosin & Austin Winsberg (lyrics)
NBC

Multiple wins[]

Multiple nominations[]

Programs with multiple awards[]

Programs with multiple nominations[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The benchmark was not met and no award was given.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.

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