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Great Performances (1971)

Jan 28, 1971 · 54 seasons · 725 episodes

6.1/10 TMDB user score
25 votes on TMDB

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.

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Series cast

  • Bray Poor Bray Poor Narrator (voice) 725 episodes
  • Scott Yoo Self 10 episodes
  • Julie Andrews Julie Andrews Self 9 episodes
  • Hugh Bonneville Hugh Bonneville Self 9 episodes
  • Plácido Domingo Plácido Domingo Radamès 6 episodes
  • Tony Bennett Tony Bennett Self 5 episodes
  • Betty Comden Emily Whitman 5 episodes
  • Renée Fleming Renée Fleming Self 5 episodes
  • Geraldine Fitzgerald Geraldine Fitzgerald Grandmother 4 episodes
  • Blythe Danner Blythe Danner Self 4 episodes
  • John Cullum John Cullum Self 4 episodes
  • Frederica von Stade Frederica von Stade Claire Huddesen 4 episodes
  • Diahann Carroll Diahann Carroll Self 4 episodes
  • Rue McClanahan Rue McClanahan Cora 3 episodes
  • Joyce Ebert Ursula 3 episodes
  • Frederick Coffin Frederick Coffin Lt. Maxwell 3 episodes

Seasons

Next episode: season 54, episode 4 airs October 30, 2026.

  • Season 1 Jan 1971 · 5 episodes
  • Season 2 Nov 1972 · 3 episodes
  • Season 3 Jan 1974 · 10 episodes
  • Season 4 Jan 1975 · 7 episodes
  • Season 5 Jan 1976 · 9 episodes
  • Season 6 Jan 1977 · 4 episodes
  • Season 7 Jan 1978 · 4 episodes
  • Season 8 Jun 1979 · 1 episode
  • Season 9 Jan 1980 · 3 episodes
  • Season 10 Jan 1981 · 6 episodes
  • Season 11 Dec 1982 · 1 episode
  • Season 12 Mar 1983 · 9 episodes
  • Season 13 Oct 1985 · 7 episodes
  • Season 14 Mar 1985 · 7 episodes
  • Season 15 Feb 1986 · 6 episodes
  • Season 16 Jan 1987 · 11 episodes
  • Season 17 Jan 1988 · 6 episodes
  • Season 18 Jan 1989 · 9 episodes
  • Season 19 Jan 1990 · 6 episodes
  • Season 20 Jan 1991 · 7 episodes
  • Season 21 Jan 1992 · 9 episodes
  • Season 22 Sep 1993 · 18 episodes
  • Season 23 Jan 1993 · 15 episodes
  • Season 25 Jan 1994 · 9 episodes
  • Season 26 Jan 1995 · 11 episodes
  • Season 27 Jan 1996 · 5 episodes
  • Season 28 Jan 1997 · 10 episodes
  • Season 29 Jan 1998 · 13 episodes
  • Season 30 Jan 1999 · 12 episodes
  • Season 31 Jan 2000 · 7 episodes
  • Season 32 Jan 2001 · 14 episodes
  • Season 33 Jan 2002 · 9 episodes
  • Season 34 Oct 2005 · 12 episodes
  • Season 35 Jan 2004 · 15 episodes
  • Season 36 Sep 2008 · 12 episodes
  • Season 37 Oct 2009 · 14 episodes
  • Season 38 Oct 2010 · 22 episodes
  • Season 39 Sep 2011 · 24 episodes
  • Season 40 Sep 2012 · 18 episodes
  • Season 41 Sep 2013 · 32 episodes
  • Season 42 Sep 2014 · 23 episodes
  • Season 43 Oct 2015 · 16 episodes
  • Season 44 Oct 2016 · 27 episodes
  • Season 45 Oct 2017 · 28 episodes
  • Season 46 Oct 2018 · 29 episodes
  • Season 47 Sep 2019 · 30 episodes
  • Season 48 Sep 2020 · 31 episodes
  • Season 49 Sep 2021 · 33 episodes
  • Season 50 Sep 2022 · 24 episodes
  • Season 51 Sep 2023 · 22 episodes
  • Season 52 Oct 2024 · 24 episodes
  • Season 53 Oct 2025 · 24 episodes
  • Season 54 Sep 2026 · 6 episodes
  • Season 55 Sep 2026 · 6 episodes
  • Specials Jan 2017 · 1 episode

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