The essential episodes of Name That Tune

Watch these 15 in order and you've got Name That Tune — each pick states its reason.

  1. 01

    S01E01 · Pilot · January 6, 2021 · 1h

    Episode 17.8

    Contestants battle for the prize in this series premiere episode.

  2. 02

    S01E02 · Season 1 peak · January 13, 2021 · 1h

    Episode 29.3

    Four new contestants are welcomed to the stage, where their musical abilities are put to the test.

  3. 03

    S01E03 · Top rated · January 20, 2021 · 1h

    Episode 39.0

    Four new contestants are put to the test.

  4. 04

    S01E04 · Top rated · January 27, 2021 · 1h

    Episode 49.0

    Four new contestants are put to the test.

  5. 05

    S01E05 · Top rated · February 3, 2021 · 1h

    Episode 59.3

    Four new contestants are put to the test.

  6. 06

    S01E06 · Top rated · February 10, 2021 · 1h

    Episode 69.0

    Four new contestants are put to the test.

  7. 07

    S01E08 · Top rated · February 24, 2021 · 1h

    Episode 88.8

    Four new contestants are put to the test in the second part of a two-hour episode.

  8. 08

    S01E09 · Top rated · March 3, 2021 · 1h

    Episode 98.8

    Four new contestants are put to the test in the first part of the two-hour season finale.

  9. 09

    S01E10 · Top rated · March 3, 2021 · 1h

    Episode 108.8

    Four new contestants are put to the test in the second part of a two-hour season finale.

  10. 10

    S02E01 · Season 2 peak · March 29, 2022 · 59m

    TV Royalty and Gridiron Champs9.0

    The season premiere episode features TV personality/actress/singer Kelly Osbourne, playing for the Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Program at Cedars-Sinai vs. singer/songwriter/actress JoJo, playing for The Hole in the Wall Gang; and former NFL star/Super Bowl champ/actor Vernon Davis, playing for the Vernon Davis Foundation vs. former NFL star/Super Bowl champ Victor Cruz, playing for the Victor Cruz Foundation.

  11. 11

    S02E02 · Top rated · April 5, 2022 · 59m

    Sitcom Stars and Olympic Legends8.7

    Actress and television personality Jodie Sweetin ("Fuller House") plays for The Scleroderma Research Foundation vs. actor Frankie Muniz ("Malcolm in the Middle"), playing for the State Forty Eight Foundation; and gold medal-winning Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez plays both for the Alzheimer's Association and OneMind.org vs. five-time Olympic Medalist Nastia Liukin, playing for the Special Olympics.

  12. 12

    S02E04 · Top rated · April 19, 2022 · 59m

    Country Divas and Spicy Stars of the Stage8.7

    Singer/songwriter Cassadee Pope, playing for Creative Waves Foundation vs. singer/actress Jana Kramer, playing for Safe Horizon; and actor/singer Tituss Burgess ("Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"), playing for Broadway Dreams vs. Spice Girl and singer/actress Mel B., playing for Women's Aid.

  13. 13

    S02E05 · Top rated · April 26, 2022 · 59m

    It's a Party Tonight8.8

    Four new contestants are put to the test.

  14. 14

    S03E01 · Season 3 peak · January 11, 2023 · 1h

    The Main Event for Big Gold8.7

    Celebrity contestants Chris Jericho, Adam Rippon, Todrick Hall and Sheryl Swoopes.

  15. 15

    S05E01 · Season 5 peak · September 15, 2025 · 1h 2m

    Modern Family Tunes4.0

    Celebrity contestants Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Ariel Winter face off in game one; a university program director and a retired assembly worker compete in game two.

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