==Television==
*The character of Trent Lane from ''Daria'' is named after Reznor.[https://nerdist.com/article/daria-12-best-episodes/] The name of Lane's band, Mystik Spiral, may or may not be inspired by ''The Downward Spiral''.
* 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.