Name That Tune was a television game show that put two contestants against each other to test their knowledge of songs.

Premiering in the United States in the early 1950s, the show was created and produced by Harry Salter and his wife, Roberta.

"Name That Tune" ran from 1953 to 1959 on NBC and CBS in prime time. The first hosts were Red Benson and later Bill Cullen, but George DeWitt became most identified with the show. DeWitt could sing well, which was vital to the show's success; Benson and Cullen did not possess such talents.

Richard Hayes also emceed a local edition from 1970 to 1971. However, the best-remembered syndicated version aired once a week in (expanded to twice a week for its final season) from 1974 to 1981, with host Tom Kennedy. Another version aired weekdays during 1984 and 1985, hosted by Jim Lange; this version was heavily re-run on cable TV for almost a decade. The orchestra was conducted by Bob Alberti (1974-1976), Tommy Oliver (1976-1979, and the entire run of the Lange version), and Stan Worth (1979-1981); a second band, Dan Sawyer and the Sound System, was also featured from 1978 to 1981. These versions were both titled "The $100,000 Name That Tune".

NBC also aired two versions of Name That Tune in the 1970s. The first, hosted by Dennis James, ran from July 29, 1974 until January 3, 1975. The show was killed in the ratings by the CBS hit The Joker's Wild and never got off the ground (possibly due to the fact that it replaced Truth or Consequences). NBC tried again from January 3 to June 10, 1977, with Kennedy at the helm. Essentially, both were lower-paying versions of the better-known night-time program, a fact which may have turned viewers off. The NBC failures made Name That Tune distinctive for that era in that it represented a syndicated success that did not rely on a well-established concurrent run on a network.

Legendary television producer Ralph Edwards packaged the versions between 1974 and 1981; Sandy Frank, who earlier syndicated the Edwards-packaged episodes, staged the one-season Lange version in the mid-1980s. Veteran voice-over artist John Harlan announced the show during the entirety of this period.

An updated, high-stakes version of the popular long-running quiz show. Two contestants compete to see who has the greater knowledge of popular songs. As the music plays, the first contestant to name the song wins money and prizes. Additional challenges include the contestants 'bidding' on how few notes they need in order to name that tune. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher

Two contestants competed in a series of musical identification games in the 1970s update of "Name That Tune." The various games included a best three-out-of five competition, where contestants rang a buzzer when they thought they could name the tune; Melody Roulette, where the host spun a carnival wheel to determine the dollar value of the tune; the Money Tree, where contestants pulled out dollar bills from a tree while his/her opponent tried to name that tune; and the famous Bid-a- Note, where contestants were given the clue to a song and then bid downward against each other to determine how few notes they needed ("I can name that tune in four notes!"). Contestants won points for winning each round; the high scorer after three rounds was champion and moved on to the "Golden Medley. In the "Golden Medley," the champion had to identify seven tunes within 30 seconds. Prizes were awarded for each correct answer; naming all seven tunes won the player $10,000 in the early seasons, while an incorrect guess at any time stopped the game. In 1976, the show was retitled "The $100,000 Name That Tune," with weekly winners returning on future shows to identify a difficult tune montage worth $100,000 for a correct guess. The $100,000 format was later retooled into a season-ending playoff with a guaranteed $100,000 payoff for the winner. Written by Brian Rathjen

The original version of the popular and long-running quiz show, hosted by Red Butler. Contestants competed to see who had the more comprehensive knowledge of popular songs by trying to be the first to identify pieces of music. Additional challenges included contestants bidding to see who could "name that tune" in as few notes as possible. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher

An updated version of the popular long-running quiz show, hosted by Tom Kennedy and featuring Kathie Lee Gifford. Two contestants compete to see who has the greater knowledge of popular songs. As the music plays, the first contestant to name the song wins money and prizes. Additional challenges include the contestants 'bidding' on how few notes they need in order to name that tune. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher

A British version of the popular long-running quiz show. Two contestants compete to see who has the greater knowledge of popular songs. As the music plays, the first contestant to name the song wins money and prizes. Additional challenges include the contestants 'bidding' on how few notes they need in order to name that tune. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher

An updated version of the popular and long-running quiz show, hosted by Dennis James. Contestants competed to see who had the more comprehensive knowledge of popular songs by trying to be the first to identify pieces of music. Additional challenges included contestants bidding to see who could "name that tune" in as few notes as possible. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher

An updated version of the popular and long-running quiz show, hosted by Richard Hayes. Contestants competed to see who had the more comprehensive knowledge of popular songs by trying to be the first to identify pieces of music. Additional challenges included contestants bidding to see who could "name that tune" in as few notes as possible. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher