Best or most memorable opening TV/Cable show premiere for you

[irisblue]

(stolen from Reddit)
For me Walking Dead on AMC.
I am not a horror fan, books or movies, but the first 4plus minute opening of the show hooked me in the show for several seasons

[elleng]

1. WOULD have been The West Wing, but

I was working (in DC, near where some segments were filmed!)

Thanks for asking.

[irisblue]

2. in the very early 2000s, Yahoo groups had the Leo McGarry Estrogen Brigade

There were good things about Yahoo groups.

[vanlassie]

3. I clearly remember being enthralled by the opening

theme song to Cheers. I heard it and loved it. Good thing, since it plays again daily to advertise Applebee’s restaurants.

[Fla Dem]

9. Cheers opening video.

[vanlassie]

10. Wow! Thanks so much! I mean, that was so classy,

I knew immediately that it was something I wanted to watch. 🥰

[LSparkle]

4. Mad Men opening episode was great ...

Don’t remember the exact opening but the falling man graphic with the ads was better than any theme song — perfect visual setup for the show.

[Zorro]

5. The Shield

Events that happen throughout all the seasons are related to what happens in the first episode. It’s a show that grabs you and doesn’t let go until the last minute of the last episode.

[Ohio Joe]

15. Agreed...

One of my top five all time TV shows. Very few shows work off the impact of the first episode and run it through the entire series as well as The Shield did.

[Fla Dem]

8. Mary Tyler Moore Show, 1970 - 1977. Loved that theme song & video. Upbeat, positive, encouraging.

[Danmel]

14. I love this version

[quaint]

11. The Simpsons

Great fun, I just didn't realize how monumentally important until later.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

12. Columbo, directed by a young Steven Spielberg.

[RobinA]

13. Twin Peaks

I remember finishing that first episode and thinking, "Now THAT was something different and very good."

[Xavier Breath]

16. The opening to the miniseries for The Stand.

[Skittles]

17. Dr. Who, in 1963

I lived in England and remember that first show.