“Don’t Stop Me Now” has featured in the BBC television show Top Gear, and in 2005 the song was voted as “The Greatest Driving Song Ever” by the shows viewers.
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” served as the season premiere.The Simpsons has made storylines which have featured Queen songs such as “We Will Rock You”, “We Are the Champions” (both sung by Homer), and “You’re My Best Friend”.
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”, “Who Wants to Live Forever”, and “Innuendo”. Brian May later criticised the show for editing specific scenes, 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 andKris Allen.On 15 November 2009, Brian May and Roger Taylor appeared on the singing contest television show X Factor in the UK.