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TV Shows by Opening Narration

Can you guess these TV shows, based on the opening words in their title sequence?
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First submittedFebruary 28, 2013
Times taken17,998
Average score40.0%
Rating4.40
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Opening Narration
Show
Space. The final frontier.
Star Trek
The following takes place between 7:00 AM and 8:00 AM.
24
In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet
equally important groups.
Law & Order
My name is Michael Westen. I used to be a spy.
Burn Notice
In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime
they didn't commit.
The A-Team
And so Dr. Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once
went wrong and hoping each time that his next leap – will be the leap home.
Quantum Leap
You are being watched. The government has a secret system, a Machine
that spies on you every hour of every day.
Person of Interest
A shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist.
Knight Rider
Gentleman, we can rebuild him. We have the technology.
The Six Million
Dollar Man
My name is Sydney Bristow. Seven years ago I was recruited by a
secret branch of the CIA called SD-6.
Alias
Now the story of a wealthy family who lost everything and the one son who
had no choice but to keep them all together.
Arrested
Development
There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture...
The Outer Limits
You're traveling through another dimension. A dimension not only of
sight and sound, but of mind.
The Twilight Zone
The story you are about to hear is true. Names have been changed to protect the innocent.
Dragnet
Here it comes! From the Bob Barker Studio at CBS in Hollywood!
Television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes!
The Price is Right
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32 Comments
kalbahamut
+1
Level 80
Mar 11, 2013
fun quiz. Never heard of the two I missed.
HighFidelity
+4
Level 59
Mar 11, 2013
The Sam Beckett one is the closing words of the opening sequence. The opening is "Theorising that he could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr Sam Beckett stepped into the TITLE OF SHOW accelerator... and vanished"
simsy
+2
Level 23
Mar 11, 2013
...he awoke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own and driven by an unknonwn force to change history for the better. His only guide on this journey is Al, an observer from his own time who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see or hear....
79curl
+2
Level 40
Apr 17, 2015
...And so Doctor Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong, and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home…”
Ozchris
+1
Level 32
Mar 11, 2013
Good quiz! I wonder if you could maybe drop Price Is Right though. No one outside the US would know this. Some countries might have their own version of that show, but obviously a different intro.
hardforgeography
+1
Level 40
Mar 11, 2013
I think it's ok, it's a pretty famous show. I'm from Ireland and I got it but I do watch How I Met Your Mother and it featured in that show
dragoncat
+1
Level 76
Mar 11, 2013
Well you basically have to know who Bob Barker is. If you know that, then you can get it.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Jun 2, 2025
No idea who that is, but I got it. The hint mentions prizes so it is clearly a gameshow, I guessed jeopardy, wheel of fortune and the correct answer.

I am not from the US and it was actually one of the only 3 answers I got. (The others ones were A-team and Star trek)

enits
+2
Level 31
Mar 13, 2013
I got it and I've never been to the US nor watched the show, except maybe briefly a German incarnation with the same premise. It's been referenced so many times in different tv shows/movies, so I think many of us have a decent chance of guessing it because of that.
zoidberg
+1
Level 40
Mar 11, 2013
What about Xena Warrior Princess?? That's the first show that came to my mind when I saw this quiz. Too bad it wasn't on it
buck1017
+4
Level 78
Mar 11, 2013
I kept putting The Ten Million Dollar Man...i suppose i was just adjusting for inflation.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 80
Mar 11, 2013
haha... I had the same problem. I couldn't remember his exact price tag for a while but eventually did get 6 million
kalbahamut
+3
Level 80
Mar 11, 2013
best opening narration IMO was Keith David saying, "1000 years ago, superstition and the sword ruled. It was a time of darkness, it was a world of fear, it was the age of Gargoyles."
noellegold
+1
Level 35
Mar 13, 2013
how do only 7% get Knight RIder???? I was a huge fan of that show back in the day.
sillie
+1
Level 75
May 11, 2014
When I was of the age that I watched it (religiously), I didn't speak any English yet. That's my excuse and I stick to it! -- anyway I am surprised so few got it. Too many kids on this site? ;)
blinky
+3
Level 57
Feb 15, 2017
The first statement does not appear to have any relation to the second.
Varyn
+1
Level 24
Nov 5, 2013
LOL got 6, which I think is pretty impressive considering I've never seen a single episode of any of these shows
courthousedoc
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Level 79
Mar 15, 2014
Only 15% got the Outer Limits? I guess the next line really wouldn't make sense to the younger generation: "We control the vertical. We control the horizontal". Those of us of a certain age remember having to adjust those. So those lines really meant something. Outer Limits and Twilight Zone. Two incredible shows.
ander217
+1
Level 74
May 19, 2014
I couldn't believe Dragnet scored so low, either.
malachite
+2
Level 76
Aug 14, 2023
Not everyone grew up in North America or had access to these shows outside of it. If I gave you a list of shows we watched in my home country I bet you would not have heard of any ;) and yes, yes; I know this is an American website, just replying to the comment in kind.
TLM
+1
Level 43
Dec 4, 2016
Can you accept 2 for the second one? ...I mean it's so difficult typing some of these answers! ;P
TheCrusher
+1
Level 70
Oct 12, 2017
The Dragnet opening sounds a lot like what's written at the beginning of every Fargo episode! Although the latter has no narrator...
ScottDozenNo
+1
Level 55
Dec 31, 2017
Fun quiz.
GeoDude
+1
Level 47
Jan 25, 2019
Should have known Knight Rider.

Never even heard of Person of Interest.

FranckMee
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Level 68
Aug 16, 2019
Well, that's not easy when you're French, and you see the show, but you have to search for its English title…

Yeah, "L'agence tous risques" is "The A-team", now I know… :)

Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Jun 3, 2025
If I had to guess what the French stood for I would have guessed risky business haha.
pinkysbrain
+2
Level 87
Oct 12, 2020
Person of interest was a cool and underrated show.
SexyMarxPants
+1
Level 72
Feb 5, 2021
The Fargo opener is pretty iconic, although I do recognize the show started after this quiz was created.

"This is a true story. The events depicted took place in [location] in [year]. At the request of the survivors, the names have been changed. Out of respect for the dead, the rest has been told exactly as it occurred."

RobNobody
+1
Level 80
Sep 20, 2021
For some reason, I couldn't help but hear the line from Knight Rider in Rod Serling's voice, even though I knew it wasn't from The Twilight Zone.
jasbrett
+1
Level 45
Mar 5, 2024
i gen z i dont understood i only understand bob burgder
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Jun 3, 2025
Anyone know this one:

I first discovered Captain Ortega's logbook in a monastery that overlooks the sea. On the morning of February 13, 1634, Captain Ortega anchored his ship behind a barrier reef. That night, they were attacked by pirates. The ship, set afire, sank into the lagoon. Ten days later, the captain was found, delirious, still clutching his logbook. He described a world of tiny, underwater creatures no bigger than his thumb. No one believed him, but you know, there's something about Captain Ortega's story that

makes me believe its true!

I like the Dutch/Belgian intro narrator and song much better btw. Just heard the English one for the first time.

(I always thought the narrator's voice was mesmerizing for lack of a better description, you drifted away on his words and were taken to a different place (underwater ;) ). Ah captivating is perhaps better,)

Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Jun 3, 2025
Not sure how popular it was in other countries, but here it was about as big as the smurfs, but those stayed (relatively) popular for much longer had (more) merchandise and comic books.
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