Great Performances

1971 52 Seasons 684 Episodes 6.0/10

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.

Where to Watch

Streaming

Status: Returning Series

📚 Seasons

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Specials

1 Episodes

2017-01-20

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Season 1

4 Episodes

1971-01-28

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Season 2

3 Episodes

1972-11-04

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Season 3

10 Episodes

1974-01-23

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Season 4

7 Episodes

1975-01-05

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Season 5

8 Episodes

1976-01-01

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Season 6

4 Episodes

1977-01-12

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Season 7

4 Episodes

1978-01-25

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Season 8

1 Episodes

1979-06-20

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Season 9

3 Episodes

1980-01-01

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Season 10

6 Episodes

1981-01-05

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Season 11

1 Episodes

1982-12-06

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Season 12

9 Episodes

1983-03-07

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Season 13

5 Episodes

1985-10-11

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Season 14

7 Episodes

1985-03-22

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Season 15

5 Episodes

1986-02-07

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Season 16

11 Episodes

1987-01-01

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Season 17

6 Episodes

1988-01-01

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Season 18

9 Episodes

1989-01-01

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Season 19

6 Episodes

1990-01-01

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Season 20

7 Episodes

1991-01-25

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Season 21

9 Episodes

1992-01-01

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Season 22

18 Episodes

1993-09-08

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Season 23

15 Episodes

1993-01-06

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Season 25

9 Episodes

1994-01-01

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Season 26

11 Episodes

1995-01-01

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Season 27

5 Episodes

1996-01-01

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Season 28

10 Episodes

1997-01-01

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Season 29

13 Episodes

1998-01-01

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Season 30

12 Episodes

1999-01-01

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Season 31

7 Episodes

2000-01-01

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Season 32

14 Episodes

2001-01-01

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Season 33

9 Episodes

2002-01-01

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Season 34

12 Episodes

2005-10-05

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Season 35

15 Episodes

2004-01-01

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Season 36

12 Episodes

2008-09-10

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Season 37

14 Episodes

2009-10-21

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Season 38

22 Episodes

2010-10-27

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Season 39

24 Episodes

2011-09-30

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Season 40

18 Episodes

2012-09-07

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Season 41

32 Episodes

2013-09-20

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Season 42

23 Episodes

2014-09-13

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Season 43

16 Episodes

2015-10-23

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Season 44

27 Episodes

2016-10-14

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Season 45

28 Episodes

2017-10-06

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Season 46

29 Episodes

2018-10-05

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Season 47

30 Episodes

2019-09-20

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Season 48

31 Episodes

2020-09-11

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Season 49

33 Episodes

2021-09-03

N/A

Season 50

24 Episodes

2022-09-16

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Season 51

22 Episodes

2023-09-10

N/A

Season 52

24 Episodes

2024-10-25

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Season 53

18 Episodes

2025-10-03

📺 Latest season episodes (Season 53)

1
The Magic of Grace Bumbry 2025-10-03
2
Great Performances at the Met: Il Barbiere di Siviglia 2025-10-19
3
Tiler Peck: Suspending Time 2025-11-07
4
Twelfth Night 2025-11-14
5
Nutcracker from English National Ballet 2025-12-16
6
From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2026 2026-01-01
7
Movies for Grownups® Awards 2026 with AARP The Magazine 2026-02-22
8
Samara Joy at Royal Albert Hall 2026-02-27
9
Great Performances at the Met: La Bohème 2026-03-20
10
Great Performances at the Met: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay 2026-04-01
11
Now Hear This – “Brahms: Free But Alone” 2026-04-10
12
Great Performances at the Met: La Sonnambula 2026-04-12
13
Now Hear This – “Everyone Loves Joplin” 2026-04-17
15
Now Hear This – “The Call of Istanbul” 2026-04-24
16
Now Hear This – “The Iceland Sound” 2026-05-01
17
Suffs 2026-05-08
18
Irving Berlin’s Top Hat 2026-05-15
19
An Evening with Nicole Scherzinger 2026-05-22