Great Performances, a television series devoted to the performing arts, has been telecast on PBS since 1972. The show is produced by WNET in New York City. It is one of the longest running performing arts anthologies on television, second only to Hallmark Hall of Fame. Great Performances presents concerts, ballet, opera, an occasional documentary, and plays. The series has also won many television awards, including an Emmy Award, a Peabody Award, and an Image Award, with nods from the Directors Guild of America and the Cinema Audio Society.
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | April 2023 | May 2026 | 22 |
| Season 1 | November 1972 | February 1973 | 3 |
| Season 2 | January 1974 | May 1974 | 16 |
| Season 3 | October 1974 | January 1976 | 14 |
| Season 4 | October 1975 | March 1976 | 31 |
| Season 5 | October 1976 | 31 | |
| Season 6 | October 1977 | 2 | |
| Season 7 | August 1978 | July 1979 | 12 |
| Season 8 | October 1979 | December 1979 | 6 |
| Season 9 | September 1980 | November 1980 | 10 |
| Season 10 | November 1981 | 1 | |
| Season 11 | December 1982 | 1 | |
| Season 12 | October 1983 | 1 | |
| Season 13 | November 1984 | March 1985 | 3 |
| Season 14 | November 1985 | May 1986 | 3 |
| Season 15 | September 1986 | March 1987 | 5 |
| Season 16 | November 1987 | April 1988 | 4 |
| Season 17 | November 1988 | November 1988 | 4 |
| Season 18 | October 1989 | June 1990 | 8 |
| Season 19 | November 1990 | March 1991 | 3 |
| Season 20 | October 1991 | April 1992 | 2 |
| Season 21 | December 1992 | May 1993 | 4 |
| Season 22 | October 1993 | May 1994 | 3 |
| Season 23 | November 1994 | January 1995 | 2 |
| Season 24 | October 1995 | March 1996 | 2 |
| Season 25 | December 1996 | January 1997 | 3 |
| Season 26 | December 1997 | July 1998 | 6 |
| Season 27 | September 1998 | March 1999 | 4 |
| Season 28 | October 1999 | March 2000 | 8 |
| Season 29 | October 2000 | August 2001 | 3 |
| Season 30 | December 2001 | March 2002 | 3 |
| Season 31 | November 2002 | August 2003 | 6 |
| Season 32 | October 2003 | August 2004 | 2 |
| Season 33 | January 2005 | August 2005 | 3 |
| Season 34 | October 2005 | July 2006 | 13 |
| Season 35 | August 2006 | August 2007 | 22 |
| Season 36 | August 2007 | May 2008 | 23 |
| Season 37 | September 2008 | August 2009 | 26 |
| Season 38 | September 2009 | August 2010 | 25 |
| Season 39 | September 2010 | August 2011 | 25 |
| Season 40 | September 2011 | August 2012 | 29 |
| Season 41 | September 2012 | August 2013 | 27 |
| Season 42 | September 2013 | August 2014 | 15 |
| Season 43 | September 2014 | August 2015 | 23 |
| Season 44 | September 2015 | August 2016 | 15 |
| Season 45 | September 2016 | August 2017 | 27 |
| Season 46 | September 2017 | August 2018 | 28 |
| Season 47 | September 2018 | August 2019 | 29 |
| Season 48 | September 2019 | June 2021 | 32 |
| Season 49 | September 2020 | August 2021 | 31 |
| Season 50 | September 2021 | August 2022 | 35 |
| Season 51 | September 2022 | August 2023 | 25 |
| Season 52 | September 2023 | August 2024 | 25 |
| Season 53 | September 2024 | August 2025 | 25 |
| Season 54 | September 2025 | August 2026 | 25 |
| Season 55 | September 2026 | November 2026 | 6 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 0 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specials | 0 | ||
| Unassigned Episodes | 762 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 0 | ||
| Unassigned Episodes | 762 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Adams | 10 | 02/13/1974 - 10/29/2008 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Browning | 8 | 04/30/1975 - 03/03/1993 | |
| Kevin Kline | 5 | 06/04/1990 | |
| David Heeley | 2 | 03/11/1988 - 03/08/1991 | |
| Adam Low | 2 | 03/21/2002 | |
| Lonny Price | 2 | 02/20/2008 - 11/08/2013 | |
| David Horn | 1 | 12/03/2005 | |
| Matthew Diamond | 1 | 01/23/2002 | |
| Francesca Zambello | 1 | 06/04/2005 | |
| Trevor Nunn | 1 | 11/15/2013 | |
| Hugh Woolridge | 1 | 06/17/2009 | |
| Michael Simpson | 1 | 12/19/1979 | |
| Christopher Menaul | 1 | 04/18/1992 | |
| Ernest R. Dickerson | 1 | 05/10/1990 | |
| Michael Houldey | 1 | 03/14/1986 | |
| John J. Desmond | 1 | 01/29/1975 | |
| Rupert Goold | 1 | 10/06/2010 | |
| Gale Edwards | 1 | 10/16/2000 | |
| Richard Eyre | 1 | 01/06/1993 | |
| Julie Taymor | 1 | 05/26/1993 | |
| Ellis Rabb | 1 | 11/21/1984 | |
| Nick Morris | 1 | 10/16/2000 | |
| Christopher Swann | 1 | 12/22/1993 | |
| Michael Mayer | 1 | 05/17/2013 | |
| Stephen Porter | 1 | 04/30/1975 | |
| Jack O'Brien | 1 | 11/08/1978 | |
| Robert Kaliňák | 1 | ||
| Paul Bogart | 1 | 11/06/1987 | |
| Gail Levin | 1 | 12/07/1992 | |
| Martin Atkins | 1 | 06/06/2011 | |
| Michael Apted | 1 | 01/01/1976 | |
| Nicholas Hytner | 1 | 02/14/2014 | |
| Mischa Scorer | 1 | 10/14/1998 | |
| Gustavo Dumadel | 1 | 01/05/2012 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anton Chekhov | 2 | 01/29/1975 - 11/08/1978 | |
| William Shakespeare | 2 | 03/25/2009 - 10/06/2010 | |
| John L. Miller | 2 | 03/11/1988 - 03/08/1991 | |
| Tim Rice | 2 | 10/16/2000 - 06/17/2009 | |
| George Furth | 1 | 02/20/2008 | |
| Lewis Carroll | 1 | 10/03/1983 | |
| John O'Hara | 1 | 11/06/1987 | |
| William Murray | 1 | 04/30/1975 | |
| Stark Young | 1 | 01/29/1975 | |
| William Saroyan | 1 | 03/10/1976 | |
| Louisa May Alcott | 1 | 08/29/2001 | |
| Florida Friebus | 1 | 10/03/1983 | |
| Nicholas Wright | 1 | 06/04/2005 | |
| David Thompson | 1 | 03/03/1993 | |
| Heinrich von Kleist | 1 | ||
| Harold Pinter | 1 | 01/01/1976 | |
| Luigi Pirandello | 1 | 04/30/1975 | |
| Eva Le Gallienne | 1 | 10/03/1983 | |
| James Goldman | 1 | 03/14/1986 | |
| Mark Adamo | 1 | 08/29/2001 | |
| Tim Rose Price | 1 | 04/18/1992 | |
| Andy Wolk | 1 | 11/06/1987 | |
| Tennessee Williams | 1 | 01/06/1993 | |
| Giuseppe Verdi | 1 | 05/17/2013 | |
| Neil Simon | 1 | 11/08/1978 | |
| Lanford Wilson | 1 | 11/04/1972 | |
| William Shakespear | 1 | 06/04/1990 | |
| Jules Feiffer | 1 | 05/09/1986 | |
| Moss Hart | 1 | 11/21/1984 | |
| George S. Kaufman | 1 | 11/21/1984 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Holbrook | 1 | 01/29/1975 |
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