Family Ties Genre Sitcom Created by Gary David Goldberg Starring Meredith Baxter - Birney Michael Gross Michael J. Fox Justine Bateman Tina Yothers Brian Bonsall Theme music composer Jeff Barry Tom Scott Opening theme "Without Us '' Performed by Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams Country of origin United States Original language (s) English No. of seasons 7 No. of episodes 176 (list of episodes) Production Camera setup Multi-camera Running time 24 minutes Production company (s) Ubu Productions Paramount Television Distributor Paramount Domestic Television (1987 -- 2006) CBS Paramount Domestic Television (2006 -- 2007) CBS Television Distribution (2007 -- present) Release Original network NBC Audio format Stereo Original release September 22, 1982 (1982 - 09 - 22) -- May 14, 1989 (1989 - 05 - 14) Chronology Related shows The Art of Being Nick (TV pilot) Day by Day
what was the theme song for family ties
"Without Us ''