Wondered if anyone would mention the fights.  My granddad was a regular in his easy chair every Friday nite when that Gillett theme song started.  Hardly ever missed a boxing match.....if you were in his house, you were watching it too.  

This link will take you to all the old theme songs from the shows you never wanted to miss when you were a kid:

http://www.televisiontunes.com/index.php