Great Performances
197153 seasonsReturning
From 1971 to present
· TMDBComedyDocumentaryDrama
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
Episode ratings
Season 1Specials1 episodes
Season 15 episodes
- S01E01Episode 11971-01-28
- S01E02Episode 21971-02-04
- S01E03Episode 31971-02-25
- S01E07Paradise Lost1971-02-25
- S01E18Hogan's Goat1971-10-18
Season 23 episodes
- S02E01Episode 1 3.51972-11-04
- S02E02Episode 21972-12-30
- S02E10Cyrano de Bergerac1974-02-06
Season 310 episodes
Season 47 episodes
Season 59 episodes
Season 64 episodes
- S06E01Episode 11977-01-12
- S06E02Episode 21977-01-26
- S06E03Episode 31977-04-27
- S06E04Abide with Me 4.51977-07-12
Season 74 episodes
Season 81 episodes
- S08E01Episode 11979-06-20
Season 93 episodes
- S09E01The Most Happy Fella 3.51980-01-01
- S09E02Episode 21980-06-25
- S09E03Episode 3 2.31980-11-24
Season 106 episodes
Season 111 episodes
- S11E01Great Performances' 10th Anniversary Celebration1982-12-06
Season 129 episodes
- S12E01Ellington: The Music Lives On 4.51983-03-07
- S12E02Episode 2 4.01983-05-09
- S12E03Alice in Wonderland 4.01983-10-03
- S12E04Laurence Olivier: A Life 3.51983-12-07
- S12E10Taking My Turn1985-05-10
- S12E11The Best of Broadway1985-05-24
- S12E12Orpheus1985-06-07
Season 137 episodes
- S13E01Doctor Fischer of Geneva 3.81985-10-11
- S13E02Three by Three 0.01985-10-18
- S13E03Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music1984-12-07
- S13E04The Importance of Being Ernest 4.01985-11-29
- S13E13Heartbreak House1985-04-24
- S13E23Early Days1986-04-18
- S13E24Grown-Ups1986-11-25
Season 147 episodes
Season 156 episodes
- S15E01The Cotton Club Remenbered1986-02-07
- S15E02Episode 2 4.01986-03-07
- S15E03Episode 3 3.51986-03-14
- S15E04Episode 41986-10-17
- S15E05Episode 5 4.01986-11-28
- S15E06Early Days1986-04-18
Season 1611 episodes
- S16E01Episode 11987-01-01
- S16E02Episode 2 5.01987-01-08
- S16E03Monsignor Quixote1987-02-13
- S16E04Celebrating Gershwin: The Jazz Age 3.01987-03-13
- S16E05Broadway Sings: The Music of Jule Styne1987-03-15
- S16E06Episode 61987-04-01
- S16E07Episode 7 3.51987-09-30
- S16E08
Season 176 episodes
Season 189 episodes
Season 196 episodes
Season 207 episodes
Season 219 episodes
Season 2218 episodes
- S22E01Episode 11993-09-08
- S22E02The Maestros of Philadelphia1993-09-22
- S22E03The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess1993-10-06
- S22E04The Sorceress1993-10-08
- S22E05Passing the Baton1993-10-20
- S22E06Pete Townshend's Psychoderelict1993-12-01
- S22E07On the Town in Concert1993-12-22
- S22E08Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music1993-12-29
Season 2315 episodes
Season 259 episodes
Season 2611 episodes
Season 275 episodes
- S27E01Episode 11996-01-01
- S27E02Les Misérables in Concert 4.51996-03-01
- S27E03Episode 31996-04-03
- S27E04Episode 41996-12-02
- S27E05Episode 5 4.51996-12-10
Season 2810 episodes
- S28E01From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 19971997-01-01
- S28E02Episode 21997-01-08
- S28E03Robert Altman's Jazz '34 1.51997-01-29
- S28E04Episode 41997-02-05
- S28E05Episode 5 4.51997-03-07
- S28E06Episode 61997-10-15
- S28E07Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe1997-11-05
- S28E08Episode 8
Season 2913 episodes
- S29E01From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 19981998-01-01
- S29E02Episode 2 3.51998-01-21
- S29E03Episode 3 3.51998-02-04
- S29E04Episode 4 5.01998-02-13
- S29E05Frank Sinatra: The Very Good Years 5.01998-03-11
- S29E06Episode 61998-03-25
- S29E07Episode 7 4.51998-06-10
Season 3012 episodes
- S30E01From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 19991999-01-01
- S30E02The Rodgers & Hart Story: Thou Swell, Thou Witty 5.01999-01-06
- S30E03Episode 3 4.51999-03-05
- S30E04Episode 4 4.51999-05-12
- S30E05Episode 51999-06-06
- S30E06Episode 61999-06-09
- S30E07Episode 71999-07-08
- S30E08
Season 317 episodes
- S31E01From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 20002000-01-01
- S31E02Episode 22000-01-19
- S31E03Episode 32000-02-16
- S31E04Episode 4 4.52000-06-21
- S31E05Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation2000-11-22
- S31E06Episode 62000-12-02
- S31E11The Great American Songbook2003-03-11
Season 3214 episodes
Season 339 episodes
Season 3412 episodes
Season 3515 episodes
Season 3612 episodes
- S36E01Pavarotti: A Life in Seven Arias2008-09-10
- S36E02Hitman: David Foster & Friends2008-11-29
- S36E03Domingo, Netrebko & Villazón: Three Stars in Vienna2008-12-05
- S36E04Cyrano de Bergerac2009-01-07
- S36E05King Lear 1.82009-03-25
- S36E06Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood: Live From Madison Square Garden2009-05-28
- S36E07Stevie Wonder: Live at Last2009-06-01
- S36E08Chess in Concert
Season 3714 episodes
- S37E01Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic 3.02009-10-21
- S37E02Andrea Bocelli & David Foster: My Christmas2009-12-02
- S37E03Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden2010-03-05
- S37E04Hamlet2010-04-28
- S37E05Renee Fleming & Dmitri Hvorostovsky2010-09-01
- S37E06Sting: A Winter's Night2009-11-26
- S37E07Episode 72006-07-12
- S37E08Episode 8
Season 3822 episodes
- S38E01Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Pierre Boulez Conducts Mahler2010-10-27
- S38E02Sondheim! The Birthday Concert2010-11-24
- S38E03Celebracion! Dudamel, Florez, and the L.A. Philharmonic2010-12-29
- S38E04From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 20112011-01-01
- S38E05Great Performances at the Met: Don Pasquale2011-01-05
- S38E06Great Performances at the Met: Boris Godunov2011-02-13
- S38E07Hitman Returns: David Foster & Friends2011-03-02
- S38E08Harry Connick in Concert on Broadway
Season 3924 episodes
- S39E01Let Them Talk: A Celebration of New Orleans Blues2011-09-30
- S39E02Andrea Bocelli: Live in Central Park2011-12-02
- S39E03The Little Mermaid from San Francisco Ballet2011-12-16
- S39E04From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 20122012-01-01
- S39E05Herbie Hancock, Gustavo Dudamel and the LA PHIL Celebrate2012-01-06
- S39E06Let Me Down Easy2012-01-13
- S39E07Great Performances at the Met: Anna Bolena2012-01-20
- S39E08Tony Bennett: Duets II
Season 4018 episodes
- S40E01Paul McCartney's Live Kisses2012-09-07
- S40E02Rod Stewart: Merry Christmas, Baby2012-11-26
- S40E03Magical Mystery Tour Revisited2012-12-14
- S40E04From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 20132013-01-01
- S40E05Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy2013-01-01
- S40E06Paul Simon's Graceland Journey: Under African Skies2013-01-04
- S40E07Great Performances at the Met: L'Elisir d'Amore2013-01-18
- S40E08Great Performances at the Met: The Tempest
Season 4132 episodes
- S41E01Richard II2013-09-20
- S41E02Henry IV Part 12013-09-27
- S41E03Henry IV Part 22013-10-04
- S41E04Henry V2013-10-11
- S41E05Great Performances 40th Anniversary Celebration2013-10-18
- S41E06San Francisco Opera's Moby Dick2013-11-01
- S41E07Company with the New York Philharmonic2013-11-08
- S41E08Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!"2013-11-15
Season 4223 episodes
- S42E01Star-Spangled Spectacular2014-09-13
- S42E02Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek LIVE!2014-10-24
- S42E03Cats: The Musical2014-11-21
- S42E04From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 20152015-01-01
- S42E05American Voices with Renée Fleming2015-01-09
- S42E06GP at the Met: Le Nozze di Figaro2015-01-16
- S42E07Macbeth2015-02-01
- S42E08Great Performances at the Met: Carmen2015-02-22
Season 4316 episodes
- S43E01Billy Elliot: The Musical2015-10-23
- S43E02Chita Rivera: A Lot of Livin’ to Do2015-11-06
- S43E03Andrea Bocelli: Cinema2015-11-27
- S43E04From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2016 5.02016-01-01
- S43E05Great Performances at the Met: Il Trovatore2016-01-22
- S43E06Great Performances at the Met: Otello2016-02-21
- S43E07Great Performances at the Met: Tannhäuser2016-03-13
- S43E08Great Performances at the Met: Lulu
Season 4427 episodes
- S44E01GRAMMY Salute to Music Legends 20162016-10-14
- S44E02Hamilton's America2016-10-20
- S44E03Gypsy2016-11-11
- S44E04The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses | Henry VI, Part 12016-12-11
- S44E05The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses | Henry VI, Part 22016-12-18
- S44E06Shakespeare Live! From the Royal Shakespeare Company2016-12-23
- S44E07The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses | Richard III2016-12-25
- S44E08From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2017
Season 4528 episodes
- S45E01Havana Time Machine2017-10-06
- S45E02GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends® 20172017-10-13
- S45E03She Loves Me 5.02017-10-20
- S45E04Noël Coward’s Present Laughter2017-11-03
- S45E05In The Heights: Chasing Broadway Dreams2017-11-10
- S45E06Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert2017-11-10
- S45E07Indecent2017-11-17
- S45E08Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn
Season 4629 episodes
- S46E01GRAMMY Salute to Music Legends® 20182018-10-05
- S46E02An American In Paris The Musical2018-11-02
- S46E03Sound of Music2018-11-09
- S46E04John Leguizamo’s Road to Broadway2018-11-16
- S46E05Harold Prince: The Director’s Life2018-11-23
- S46E06Tony Bennett & Diana Krall – Love Is Here to Stay2018-11-24
- S46E07Michael Bublé: Tour Stop 1482018-11-24
- S46E08k.d. lang – Landmarks Live in Concert2018-12-14
Season 4730 episodes
- S47E01Now Hear This “Vivaldi: Something Completely Different”2019-09-20
- S47E02Now Hear This “The Riddle of Bach”2019-09-27
- S47E03Now Hear This “Scarlatti: Man Out of Time”2019-10-04
- S47E04Now Hear This “Handel: Italian Style”2019-10-11
- S47E05GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends® 20192019-10-18
- S47E0642nd Street2019-11-01
- S47E07Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I2019-11-08
- S47E08Red2019-11-15
Season 4831 episodes
- S48E01Romeo and Juliet2020-09-11
- S48E02Now Hear This “Haydn: King of Strings”2020-09-18
- S48E03Now Hear This “The Schubert Generation” 3.52020-09-25
- S48E04Now Hear This “Becoming Mozart” 3.52020-10-02
- S48E05GRAMMY Salute to Music Legends® 20202020-10-16
- S48E06One Man, Two Guvnors2020-11-06
- S48E07Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles2020-11-13
- S48E08
Season 4933 episodes
- S49E01Yannick – An Artist’s Journey2021-09-03
- S49E02Verdi’s Requiem: The Met Remembers 9/112021-09-11
- S49E03The Red Shoes2021-09-17
- S49E04Great Performances at the Met: Sondra Radvanovsky & Piotr Beczala in Concert2021-10-01
- S49E05Great Performances at the Met: Three Divas at Versailles2021-10-08
- S49E06Now Hear This "Beethoven's Ghost"2021-10-29
- S49E07Great Performances at the Met: Wagnerians in Concert2021-11-05
- S49E08A John Williams Premiere at Tanglewood
Season 5024 episodes
- S50E01Black Lucy and The Bard2022-09-16
- S50E02Intimate Apparel2022-09-23
- S50E03Great Performances at the Met: Lucia Di Lammermoor2022-10-02
- S50E04Great Performances at the Met: Hamlet2022-11-06
- S50E05NY Phil Reopening of David Geffen Hall2022-11-04
- S50E06Josh Groban's Great Big Radio City Show2022-11-25
- S50E07From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 20232023-01-01
- S50E08Movies for Grownups® Awards 2023 with AARP The Magazine
Season 5122 episodes
- S51E01Great Performances at the Met: Der Rosenkavalier2023-09-10
- S51E02Great Performances at the Met: Don Giovanni2023-10-01
- S51E03New York City Ballet in Madrid2023-10-27
- S51E04Message In A Bottle2023-11-03
- S51E05Great Performances at the Met: Champion2023-11-05
- S51E06Making Shakespeare: The First Folio2023-11-17
- S51E07Great Performances at the Met: Die Zauberflöte2023-12-10
- S51E08From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2024
Season 5224 episodes
- S52E01Émigré: A Musical Drama with the NY Phil2024-10-25
- S52E02Land of Gold2024-11-01
- S52E03Patsy Cline: Walkin' After Midnight2024-11-22
- S52E04Henry Mancini 100 at the Hollywood Bowl2024-11-29
- S52E05From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 20252025-01-01
- S52E06Movies for Grownups® Awards 2025 with AARP The Magazine2025-02-23
- S52E07Andrea Bocelli 30th – The Celebration2025-02-28
- S52E08Great Performances at the Met: Grounded
Season 5323 episodes
- S53E01The Magic of Grace Bumbry 5.02025-10-03
- S53E02Great Performances at the Met: Il Barbiere di Siviglia 5.02025-10-19
- S53E03Tiler Peck: Suspending Time 5.02025-11-07
- S53E04Twelfth Night 5.02025-11-14
- S53E05Nutcracker from English National Ballet 5.02025-12-16
- S53E06From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2026 5.02026-01-01
- S53E07
Season 545 episodes
- S54E01Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 20262026-08-28
- S54E02Tristan Und Isolde2026-09-13
- S54E03El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego2026-10-18
- S54E04Tammy Wynette: Forever Yours2026-10-23
- S54E05Jimmy Webb: American Songwriter2026-10-30