Why don't TV shows have song credits?

But that'd be... sensible.

 

They USED to..

"The Ballad of Gillgian's Isle"
Words and Music by
SHERWOOD SCHAWRTZ (*show creator)
and
GEORGE WYLE

"The Theme from The Beverly Hibillies"
by PAUL HENNING'
and sung by JERRY SCOGGINS and performed by
FLATT & SCRUGGS.

 

That's just for the theme songs.We're talkin' for all the songs played within a show...

 

There's also the infamous indecipherable lyrics to WKRP in Cincinnati's closing theme.

The phase out of closing credit music was done to cram more ads into TV shows for the already attention deficit TV audience. It's a shame since shows like the Simpsons can be quite creative with their alternative credit music. What I really hate is when networks put animated ads within the actual show promoting the other crap. TBS is really bad about this where they recently would freeze Family Guy right in the middle to plug some awful sitcom.

 

Since I don't care for Family Guy (Lacey Chabert thankfully quit the role of "Meg"), it doens't bother me...

 

Thanks for that.