American Playhouse

American Playhouse was an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States. It premiered on January 12, 1982 with The Shady Hill Kidnapping, written and narrated by John Cheever and directed by Paul Bogart. Its final broadcast, In the Wings: Angels in America on Broadway, a rerun of a behind-the-scenes look at Tony Kushner's award-winning play in two parts, aired on January 1, 1994. The series proved to be the springboard for the careers of numerous performers, including David Marshall Grant, Laura Linney, A Martinez, Conchata Ferrell, Eric Roberts, Lynne Thigpen, John Malkovich, Peter Riegert, Lupe Ontiveros, Ben Stiller, and Megan Mullally.

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  • TheTVDB.com Series ID 146861
  • Status Ended
  • First Aired January 12, 1982
  • Recent December 22, 1993
  • Average Runtime 61 minutes
  • Genres Comedy Drama Romance Science Fiction
  • Original Country United States of America
  • Original Language English
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  • Episode Screenshot Format 4:3 Screencap
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  • Created March 6, 2010 by
    ncaracciolo
  • Modified October 21, 2023 by
    frizzlebiscuit
Season From To Episodes
All Seasons
Specials November 1992 1
Season 1 January 1982 June 1982 25
Season 2 January 1983 May 1983 12
Season 3 January 1984 May 1984 17
Season 4 November 1984 June 1985 23
Season 5 January 1986 June 1986 19
Season 6 January 1987 June 1987 17
Season 7 January 1988 July 1988 15
Season 8 February 1989 June 1989 15
Season 9 January 1990 July 1990 5
Season 10 March 1991 June 1991 7
Season 11 March 1992 December 1993 9
Unassigned Episodes 0
Season From To Episodes
Specials 0
Unassigned Episodes 165
Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season. This is generally used for anime.
Season From To Episodes
Season 1 January 1982 May 1983 18
Unassigned Episodes 147

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Name Number of Episodes Dates
Jesús Salvador Treviño 1 01/26/1982
Jonathan Demme 1 02/02/1982
Richard Bartlett 1 03/16/1982
Oz Scott 1 02/23/1982
Kirk Browning 1 11/23/1992
Bill Duke 1 02/01/1989
Paul Bogart 1 01/12/1982
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Jean Shepherd 1 03/16/1982
Truman Capote 1 11/23/1992
Jay Presson Allen 1 11/23/1992
Lorraine Hansberry 1 02/01/1989

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