Editing Queen (band) (section)

===Television===
"[[I Was Born to Love You (song)|I Was Born to Love You]]" was used as the theme song of the [[Japanese television drama]] ''[[Pride (Japanese TV series)|Pride]]'' on [[Fuji Television]] in 2004, starring [[Takuya Kimura]] and [[Yūko Takeuchi]]. The show's soundtrack also contained other songs by Queen.<ref>Yukari Shima (14 November 2005) [https://archive.today/20120723203612/http://www.brianmay.com/queen/queennews/queennewsnov05b.html Japan Report] BrianMay.com. Retrieved 11 June 2011</ref> A song that has grown in popularity four decades since its release, the initial rebirth of "[[Don't Stop Me Now]]" has been attributed to its appearance in the 2004 cult classic zombie apocalypse film ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Evolution of Queen's 'Don't Stop Me Now': How a Minor Hit Became One of The Band's Most Beloved (And Inescapable) Songs |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8501348/queen-dont-stop-me-now-biggest-hits |access-date=23 August 2019 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> The song has featured in the [[BBC]] television show ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'', and in 2005 it was voted as "The Greatest Driving Song Ever" by the series' viewers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.queenzone.com/news/queen-win-top-gears-best-driving-song-ever-poll.aspx|title=Queen win Top Gears Best Driving Song ever poll|publisher=Queenzone.com|date=7 August 2005|access-date=11 August 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930145815/http://www.queenzone.com/news/queen-win-top-gears-best-driving-song-ever-poll.aspx|archive-date=30 September 2011}}</ref> In the [[Channel 4]] sitcom ''[[Father Ted]]'', [[Graham Norton]] as [[Father Noel Furlong]] performs "Bohemian Rhapsody" in the episode "[[The Mainland (Father Ted)|The Mainland]]".<ref>{{cite news |title=Comic Relief's Big Chat with Graham Norton |url=https://www.timeout.com/london/tv-and-radio-guide/comic-reliefs-big-chat-with-graham-norton |access-date=30 March 2025 |work=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]}}</ref>

Keeping in a tradition of naming each season's episodes after songs by 1970s rock bands, the eighth and final season of ''[[That '70s Show]]'' had episodes named after Queen songs. "[[Bohemian Rhapsody (That '70s Show)|Bohemian Rhapsody]]" served as the season premiere.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Episode Guide|website=That '70s Show|url=http://www.that70sshow.com/index_episode.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080306031058/http://www.that70sshow.com/index_episode.htm|archive-date=6 March 2008}}</ref> With an entry for the year 1977, Queen featured in the [[VH1]] series ''[[I Love the '70s (U.S. TV series)|I Love the '70s]]'', broadcast in the US.<ref>{{cite news |title=VH1 Takes Trip to The 1970s |url=https://www.theledger.com/news/20030816/vh1-takes-trip-to-the-1970s |access-date=5 April 2019 |work=The Ledger}}</ref> ''[[The Simpsons]]'' has made storylines which have featured Queen songs such as "We Will Rock You", "We Are the Champions" (both sung by [[Homer Simpson|Homer]]), and "You're My Best Friend".<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.snpp.com/guides/music.html#sev |title=The Simpsons Archive: Music Featured on the Simpsons |publisher=Snpp.com |date=14 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080511162809/http://www.snpp.com/guides/music.html#sev |archive-date=11 May 2008 }}</ref> The latter also appears in ''[[Family Guy]]'', as does "Another One Bites the Dust", and an episode of the show, "[[Killer Queen (Family Guy)|Killer Queen]]", is named after (and features) the song.<ref>{{cite web|title= Killer Queen|url=https://www.avclub.com/family-guy-killer-queen-1798171924|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=11 March 2012|author=McFarland, Kevin|access-date=5 April 2019}}</ref> Queen were profiled in season 1, episode 16 of ''[[VH1's Legends]]'', broadcast in 1998.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ariano |first1=Tara |title=Television Without Pity: 752 Things We Love to Hate (and Hate to Love) about TV |date=2006 |publisher=Quirk Books |page=286}}</ref>

On 11 April 2006, Brian May and Roger Taylor appeared on the American singing contest television show ''[[American Idol]]''. Each contestant was required to sing a Queen song during that week of the competition. Songs which appeared on the show included "Bohemian Rhapsody", "[[Fat Bottomed Girls]]", "[[The Show Must Go On (Queen song)|The Show Must Go On]]", "[[Who Wants to Live Forever]]", and "[[Innuendo (song)|Innuendo]]". Brian May later criticised the show for editing specific scenes,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lyndsey|first=Parker|date=13 April 2006|title=Queen's Brian May Addresses 'Idol Fallout'|via=Yahoo!|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/queen/news/queens-brian-may-addresses-idol-fallout--31620391|access-date=28 May 2011|archive-date=27 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091227173148/http://new.music.yahoo.com/queen/news/queens-brian-may-addresses-idol-fallout--31620391|url-status=dead}}</ref> one of which made the group's time with contestant [[Ace Young]] look negative, despite it being the opposite. Taylor and May again appeared on the ''American Idol'' season 8 finale in May 2009, performing "We Are the Champions" with finalists Adam Lambert and [[Kris Allen]].<ref name="AIdol"/> On 15 November 2009, Brian May and Roger Taylor appeared on the singing contest television show ''[[The X Factor (British TV series)|The X Factor]]'' in the UK.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite news | url = http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/x-factor-twins-john-and-edward-in-final-six-14563848.html | title = X Factor twins John and Edward in final six | newspaper=Belfast Telegraph | date = 16 November 2009 | access-date =16 November 2009}}</ref>

In 2007, Queen featured as one of the main artists in the fifth episode of the BBC/VH1 series ''[[Seven Ages of Rock]]''—focusing on [[stadium rock]], the episode itself was named "We Are the Champions".<ref>{{cite news |title=Seven Ages of Rock |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/sevenages/programmes/ |access-date=14 June 2019 |agency=BBC}}</ref> In the autumn of 2009, ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' featured the fictional high school's show choir singing "[[Somebody to Love (Queen song)|Somebody to Love]]" as their second act performance in the episode "[[The Rhodes Not Taken]]". The performance was included on the show's ''[[Glee: The Music, Volume 1|Volume 1]]'' soundtrack CD.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/GLEE_The_Music_Volume_1_Track_Listing_Revealed_20090831 |title='GLEE: The Music, Volume 1' Track Listing Revealed |publisher=Broadwayworld.com |access-date=16 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724234830/http://broadwayworld.com/article/GLEE_The_Music_Volume_1_Track_Listing_Revealed_20090831 |archive-date=24 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In June 2010, the choir performed "Another One Bites the Dust" in the episode "[[Funk (Glee)|Funk]]".<ref>"[[Funk (Glee)|Funk]]: Featured Music". [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] Retrieved 3 July 2011</ref> The following week's episode, "[[Journey to Regionals]]", features a rival choir performing "Bohemian Rhapsody" in its entirety. The song was featured on the [[Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals|episode's EP]]. In May 2012, the choir performed "We Are the Champions" in the episode "[[Nationals (Glee)|Nationals]]", and the song features in ''[[Glee: The Music, The Graduation Album|The Graduation Album]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gleethemusic.com/us/news/glee-music-graduation-album-available-may-15|title=Glee: The Music, The Graduation Album|work=The Official Music for Glee Site|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref> In November 2014, ''[[The Nation's Favourite|The Nation's Favourite Queen Song]]'', a 90-minute television special counting down Britain's 20 favourite Queen songs, aired on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] in the UK.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Nation's Favourite Queen Song (2014) |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/545962462259a |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117154429/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/545962462259a |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 January 2021 |access-date=31 May 2023 |publisher=BFI}}</ref> In November 2021, ''[[The Queen Family Singalong]]'', featuring performances of songs by Queen accompanied with on-screen karaoke lyrics encouraging viewers to sing along, aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] in the US.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=15 October 2021 |title=ABC Sets 'Queen Family Singalong' Special With Darren Criss, Adam Lambert, More |url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/abc-queen-family-singalong-special-darren-criss-adam-lambert-jojo-siwa-derek-hough-1234856445/ |access-date=31 May 2023 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>