* Several excerpts of various Nine Inch Nails songs have been used on episodes of the television shows ''CSI,'' ''Cold Case,'' ''The Sopranos,'' ''Homicide: Life on the Street,'' ''Criminal Minds,'' ''Millennium,'' and ''Brotherhood'' [http://www.tunefind.com/artist/Nine+Inch+Nails], as well as ''Top Gear.''
* An episode of ''Muppets Tonight'' contained a performance by "Nine Inch Snails," an unpunctual musical group of snails dressed in "goth" apparel.
* In ''The Simpsons'' episode "Homerpalooza," Homer says, "Now here are some of your no name bands: Sonic Youth, ? Nine Inch ''Nails...?''"
*In an Episode of ''Clarissa Explains It All'' the title character says she has an opinion for everything, like "how loud to play the new Nine Inch Nails album."