Is Great Performances coming back?
Great Performances (1972–present) on PBS
The answer: Between seasons — last episode February 27, 2026, no return date announced yet.
45seasons
480episodes
About Great Performances
Great Performances is currently between seasons on PBS; the next episode airs on May 8, 2026.
This long-running series, which first premiered on November 4, 1972, is dedicated to showcasing the performing arts. Over the decades, it has presented a wide variety of cultural content, including concerts, ballet, opera, and plays. The series has earned numerous awards, such as an Emmy, a Peabody, and an Image Award, and has been produced by WNET in New York City.
Great Performances was a television series that aired performances from the worlds of music, dance, and theater. It was known for its diverse programming and its role in bringing the performing arts to a broad audience. The show has been a staple of PBS's cultural programming for over 50 years, highlighting both traditional and contemporary performances.
Great Performances episode schedule
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Aired · 480
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2026 | S52·E22 | An Evening with Nicole Scherzinger |
| May 15, 2026 | S52·E21 | Irving Berlin's Top Hat |
| May 8, 2026 | S52·E20 | Suffs |
| February 27, 2026 | S52·E19 | Samara Joy at Royal Albert Hall |
| January 1, 2026 | S52·E18 | From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2026 |
| December 16, 2025 | S52·E17 | Nutcracker from English National Ballet |
| November 14, 2025 | S52·E16 | Twelfth Night |
| November 7, 2025 | S52·E15 | The Tiler Peck Story: Suspending Time |
| October 3, 2025 | S52·E14 | The Magic of Grace Bumbry |
| August 29, 2025 | S52·E13 | Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2025 |
| May 30, 2025 | S52·E12 | Kiss Me, Kate |
| May 23, 2025 | S52·E11 | Girl from the North Country |
| May 16, 2025 | S52·E10 | Yellow Face |
| May 9, 2025 | S52·E9 | Next to Normal |
| April 11, 2025 | S52·E8 | The Magic of Nureyev |
| February 28, 2025 | S52·E7 | Andrea Bocelli 30th -- The Celebration |
| February 23, 2025 | S52·E6 | Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP the Magazine 2025 |
| January 1, 2025 | S52·E5 | From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2025 |
| November 29, 2024 | S52·E4 | Henry Mancini 100 at the Hollywood Bowl |
| November 22, 2024 | S52·E3 | Patsy Cline: Walkin' After Midnight |
| November 1, 2024 | S52·E2 | Land of Gold |
| October 25, 2024 | S52·E1 | Émigré: A Musical Drama with the NY Philharmonic |
| August 23, 2024 | S51·E11 | Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2024 |
| June 14, 2024 | S51·E10 | At the Met - Carmen |
| May 31, 2024 | S51·E9 | Rodgers & Hammerstein's 80th Anniversary |
| May 24, 2024 | S51·E8 | Purlie Victorious |
| May 17, 2024 | S51·E7 | Audra McDonald at the London Palladium |
| February 23, 2024 | S51·E6 | George Jones: Still Playin' Possum |
| February 16, 2024 | S51·E5 | The LA Phil Celebrates Frank Gehry |
| January 1, 2024 | S51·E4 | From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2024 |
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| November 17, 2023 | S51·E3 | Making Shakespeare: The First Folio |
| November 3, 2023 | S51·E2 | Message in a Bottle |
| October 27, 2023 | S51·E1 | New York City Ballet in Madrid |
| June 16, 2023 | S50·E19 | at the Met - Medea |
| May 19, 2023 | S50·E18 | Richard III |
| May 12, 2023 | S50·E17 | Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best |
| April 28, 2023 | S50·E16 | Now Hear This : Albeniz: Portraits of Spain |
| April 21, 2023 | S50·E15 | Now Hear This: Andy Akiho Found (his) Sound |
| April 14, 2023 | S50·E14 | Now Hear This: Schumann: Genius and Madness |
| April 7, 2023 | S50·E13 | Now Hear This: Piazzolla's History With Tango |
| March 17, 2023 | S50·E12 | Great Performances at the Met - The Hours |
| March 13, 2023 | S50·E11 | Remember This |
| February 24, 2023 | S50·E10 | The Magic of Spirituals |
| February 17, 2023 | S50·E9 | Movies for Grownups with AARP the Magazine |
| January 1, 2023 | S50·E8 | From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2023 |
| November 25, 2022 | S50·E7 | Josh Groban's Great Big Radio City Show |
| September 23, 2022 | S50·E6 | Intimate Apparel |
| September 16, 2022 | S50·E5 | Black Lucy and the Bard |
| September 4, 2022 | S50·E4 | Turandot |
| August 26, 2022 | S50·E3 | Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2022 |
| August 7, 2022 | S50·E2 | Don Carlos |
| July 18, 2022 | S50·E1 | Black Lucy and The Bard |
| July 3, 2022 | S49·E31 | Ariadne Auf Naxos |
| June 17, 2022 | S49·E30 | Rigoletto |
| May 27, 2022 | S49·E29 | Keeping Company with Sondheim |
| May 20, 2022 | S49·E28 | Merry Wives |
| May 13, 2022 | S49·E27 | Anything Goes |
| May 8, 2022 | S49·E26 | Cinderella |
| April 29, 2022 | S49·E25 | Now Hear This "New American Voices" |
| April 22, 2022 | S49·E24 | Now Hear This "Aaron Copland: Dean of American Music" |
| April 15, 2022 | S49·E23 | Now Hear This "Florence Price and the American Migration" |
| April 8, 2022 | S49·E11 | Now Hear This: Amy Beach Rise to Prominence |
| April 1, 2022 | S49·E21 | Fire Shut Up In My Bones |
| March 25, 2022 | S49·E10 | The Conductor |
| March 18, 2022 | S49·E19 | Movies for Grownups® Awards 2022 with AARP The Magazine |
| March 6, 2022 | S49·E18 | Eurydice |
| February 8, 2022 | S49·E17 | Boris Godunov |
| January 18, 2022 | S49·E9 | Reopening: The Broadway Revival |
| January 1, 2022 | S49·E15 | The New Year's Celebration 2022 |
| January 1, 2022 | S49·E8 | From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2022 |
| December 31, 2021 | S49·E14 | New Year's Eve Gala |
| December 3, 2021 | S49·E13 | Bryn Terfel & Friends in Concert |
| November 26, 2021 | S49·E7 | Coppelia! |
| November 19, 2021 | S49·E6 | San Francisco Symphony Reopening Night |
| November 12, 2021 | S49·E5 | John Williams at Tanglewood |
| October 29, 2021 | S49·E4 | Now Hear This: Beethoven's Ghost |
| September 17, 2021 | S49·E3 | The Red Shoes |
| September 11, 2021 | S49·E2 | Verdi's Requiem: The Met Remembers 9/11 |
| September 3, 2021 | S49·E1 | Yannick -- An Artist's Journey |
| August 27, 2021 | S48·E20 | Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2021 |
| July 16, 2021 | S48·E19 | Roots of Latin Jazz |
| July 9, 2021 | S48·E18 | Gloria Estefan: Sangre Yoruba |
| June 25, 2021 | S48·E17 | Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2020 |
| June 18, 2021 | S48·E16 | At The Met - Anna Netrebko In Concert |
| May 14, 2021 | S48·E15 | The Arts Interrupted |
| May 7, 2021 | S48·E14 | Uncle Vanya |
| April 23, 2021 | S48·E13 | National Theater: Romeo And Juliet |
| January 22, 2021 | S48·E12 | The Magic of Horowitz |
| January 15, 2021 | S48·E11 | The Magic of Callas |
| January 1, 2021 | S48·E10 | From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2021 |
| November 27, 2020 | S47·E27 | Lea Salonga In Concert |
| November 24, 2020 | S47·E26 | Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn |
| November 13, 2020 | S47·E25 | Fiddler: A Miracle Of Miracles |
| November 6, 2020 | S47·E24 | One Man, Two Guvnors |
| October 2, 2020 | S47·E23 | Now Hear This "Becoming Mozart" |
| September 25, 2020 | S47·E22 | Now Hear This "The Schubert Generation" |
| September 18, 2020 | S47·E21 | Now Hear This "Haydn: King Of Strings" |
| June 26, 2020 | S47·E20 | Gloria: A Life |
| June 19, 2020 | S48·E5 | Ann |
| June 19, 2020 | S47·E19 | Ann |
| May 15, 2020 | S47·E18 | Leonard Bernstein Mass |
| May 8, 2020 | S47·E17 | La Phil 100 |
| March 20, 2020 | S47·E16 | Great Performances at the Met: Turandot |
| January 19, 2020 | S47·E15 | Movies for Grownups Awards 2020 with AARP The Magazine |
| January 1, 2020 | S46·E8 | From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2020 |
| November 30, 2019 | S46·E7 | An Intimate Evening with David Foster |
| November 30, 2019 | S46·E6 | Jesus Christ Superstar - Live in Concert |
| November 29, 2019 | S46·E5 | Kinky Boots |
| November 22, 2019 | S46·E4 | Much Ado About Nothing |
| November 15, 2019 | S46·E3 | Red |
| November 8, 2019 | S46·E2 | Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I |
| November 1, 2019 | S46·E1 | 42nd Street |
| April 5, 2019 | S45·E10 | Great Performances at the Met: La Traviata |
| March 29, 2019 | S45·E9 | Julius Caesar |
| March 22, 2019 | S45·E8 | Birgit Nilsson: A League of Her Own |
| March 15, 2019 | S45·E7 | Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration |
| March 8, 2019 | S45·E6 | Bocelli @ 60 |
| February 1, 2019 | S45·E5 | Marnie |
| January 25, 2019 | S45·E4 | Doubt from Minnesota Opera |
| January 18, 2019 | S45·E3 | Orphée et Eurydice from Lyric Opera of Chicago |
| January 11, 2019 | S45·E2 | The Cleveland Orchestra Centennial Celebration |
| January 1, 2019 | S45·E1 | From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2019 |
| December 28, 2018 | S44·E39 | Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood |
| November 9, 2018 | S44·E34 | The Sound of Music |
| October 5, 2018 | S44·E33 | Grammy Salute to Music Legends 2018 |
| August 20, 2018 | S44·E32 | The Chris Botti Band in Concert |
| August 17, 2018 | S44·E31 | Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2018 |
| August 10, 2018 | S44·E30 | Chicago Voices |
| June 29, 2018 | S44·E29 | Ellis Island: The Dream of America with Pacific Symphony |
| May 25, 2018 | S44·E28 | The Opera House |
| February 23, 2018 | S44·E26 | Movies for Grownups Awards with Aarp The Magazine |
| February 2, 2018 | S44·E25 | Nas Live from The Kennedy Center: Classical Hip-Hop |
| January 26, 2018 | S44·E24 | At the Met - Norma |
| January 1, 2018 | S44·E27 | From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2018 |
| December 2, 2017 | S44·E19 | Moody Blues: Days of Future Passed Live |
| November 24, 2017 | S44·E23 | Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn - The Broadway Musical |
| November 17, 2017 | S44·E22 | Indecent |
| November 10, 2017 | S44·E21 | Foo Fighters - Landmarks Live in Concert |
| November 10, 2017 | S44·E20 | In the Heights: Chasing Broadway Dreams |
| November 3, 2017 | S44·E16 | Noel Coward's Present Laughter |
| October 20, 2017 | S44·E15 | She Loves Me |
| October 13, 2017 | S44·E14 | Grammy Salute to Music Legends 2 |
| October 6, 2017 | S44·E13 | Fifty Years - Ninety Miles: Havana Time Machine |
| August 25, 2017 | S44·E12 | La Traviata |
| June 23, 2017 | S44·E11 | Alicia Keys - Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special |
| April 7, 2017 | S44·E10 | Young Men |
| March 31, 2017 | S44·E9 | Dudamel Conducts Tangos Under the Stars with the LA Phil |
| February 24, 2017 | S44·E8 | New York City Ballet Symphony in C |
| February 17, 2017 | S44·E7 | New York City Ballet in Paris |
| January 13, 2017 | S44·E6 | Bel Canto The Opera |
| January 1, 2017 | S44·E5 | From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2017 |
| December 25, 2016 | S44·E4 | The Hollow Crown: Richard III |
| December 18, 2016 | S44·E3 | The Hollow Crown: Henry VI, Part II |
| December 11, 2016 | S44·E2 | The Hollow Crown: Henry VI, Part I |
| October 14, 2016 | S44·E1 | Grammy Salute to Music Legends |
| June 4, 2016 | S43·E24 | Joan Baez: 75th Birthday Celebration |
| January 1, 2016 | S43·E23 | From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2016 |
| November 27, 2015 | S43·E22 | Andrea Bocelli: Cinema |
| November 6, 2015 | S43·E21 | Chita Rivera: A Lot of Livin' to Do |
| October 23, 2015 | S43·E20 | Billy Elliot the Musical Live |
| September 6, 2015 | S43·E19 | Great Performances at the Met: Cavalleria Rusticana; Pagliacci |
| August 28, 2015 | S43·E18 | Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2015 |
| August 2, 2015 | S43·E17 | Great Performances at the Met: La Donna del Lago |
| July 24, 2015 | S43·E16 | Dudamel Conducts a John Williams Celebration with the LA Phil |
| July 17, 2015 | S43·E15 | Driving Miss Daisy |
| July 12, 2015 | S43·E14 | Great Performances at the Met: Iolanta; Bluebeard's Castle |
| June 19, 2015 | S43·E13 | Great Performances at the Met: The Merry Widow |
| May 29, 2015 | S43·E12 | Boston Symphony Orchestra: Andris Nelsons' Inaugural Concert |
| May 10, 2015 | S43·E11 | Great Performances at the Met: Les Contes d'Hoffmann |
| April 12, 2015 | S43·E10 | Great Performances at the Met: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg |
| April 3, 2015 | S43·E9 | Annie Lennox: Nostalgia Live in Concert |
| March 27, 2015 | S43·E7 | Mark Morris Dance Group: L'Allegro, Il Penseroso ed il Moderato |
| February 28, 2015 | S43·E8 | Bryan Adams in Concert |
| February 27, 2015 | S43·E6 | La Dolce Vita: The Music of Italian Cinema |
| February 22, 2015 | S43·E5 | Great Performances at the Met: Carmen |
| February 1, 2015 | S43·E4 | Great Performances at the Met: Macbeth |
| January 16, 2015 | S43·E3 | Great Performances at the Met: Le Nozze di Figaro |
| January 9, 2015 | S43·E2 | American Voices with Renée Fleming |
| January 1, 2015 | S43·E1 | From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2015 |
| November 29, 2014 | S43·E27 | Encores! Great Performances at the Met |
| October 24, 2014 | S43·E26 | Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek LIVE! |
| September 13, 2014 | S43·E25 | Star-Spangled Spectacular: Bicentennial of Our National Anthem |
| September 7, 2014 | S41·E38 | Great Performances at the Met: La Cenerentola |
| August 28, 2014 | S42·E20 | Rejoice with Itzhak Perlman and Cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot |
| August 24, 2014 | S42·E21 | Great Performances at the Met: Cosi Fan Tutte |
| August 22, 2014 | S42·E19 | Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night 2014 |
| August 1, 2014 | S42·E18 | Dudamel Conducts the Verdi Requiem at the Hollywood Bowl |
| July 20, 2014 | S42·E17 | Great Performances at the Met: Werther |
| June 27, 2014 | S42·E16 | Great Performances at the Met: La Boheme |
| June 22, 2014 | S42·E15 | Great Performances at the Met: Prince Igor |
| May 13, 2014 | S42·E13 | Great Performances at the Met: Rusalka |
| April 25, 2014 | S42·E12 | Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty |
| April 13, 2014 | S42·E11 | Great Performances at the Met: Falstaff |
| April 8, 2014 | S42·E14 | The Dave Clark Five and Beyond: Glad All Over |
| March 9, 2014 | S42·E10 | Great Performances at the Met: Tosca |
| March 1, 2014 | S42·E9 | Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggs: The Dukes of September |
| March 1, 2014 | S42·E8 | Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration |
| February 23, 2014 | S42·E6 | Great Performances at the Met: The Nose |
| February 21, 2014 | S42·E5 | Sting: The Last Ship |
| February 14, 2014 | S42·E4 | National Theatre 50 Years on Stage |
| January 31, 2014 | S42·E3 | Barrymore |
| January 17, 2014 | S42·E2 | Great Performances at the Met: Eugene Onegin |
| January 1, 2014 | S42·E1 | From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2014 |
| December 6, 2013 | S41·E37 | Pavarotti: A Voice for the Ages |
| November 29, 2013 | S41·E36 | Barbra Streisand: Back to Brooklyn |
| November 15, 2013 | S41·E35 | Rodgers & Hammerstein's 'Oklahoma' |
| November 8, 2013 | S41·E34 | Stephen Sondheim's 'Company' with the New York Philharmonic |
| November 1, 2013 | S41·E33 | Moby Dick from San Francisco Opera |
| October 18, 2013 | S41·E32 | Great Performances' 40th Anniversary Celebration |
| October 11, 2013 | S41·E31 | The Hollow Crown: Henry V |
| October 4, 2013 | S41·E30 | The Hollow Crown: Henry IV - Part 2 |
| September 27, 2013 | S41·E29 | The Hollow Crown: Henry IV - Part 1 |
| September 20, 2013 | S41·E28 | The Hollow Crown: Richard II |
| August 31, 2013 | S41·E27 | Great Performances at the Met: Giulio Cesare |
| August 18, 2013 | S41·E26 | Great Performances at the Met: Francesca da Rimini |
| August 2, 2013 | S41·E25 | Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night 2013 |
| July 28, 2013 | S41·E24 | Great Performances at the Met: Parsifal |
| July 26, 2013 | S41·E23 | Dancing at Jacob's Pillow: Never Stand Still |
| July 14, 2013 | S41·E22 | Great Performances at the Met: Maria Stuarda |
| June 30, 2013 | S41·E21 | Great Performances at the Met: Les Troyens |
| June 9, 2013 | S41·E20 | Great Performances at the Met: Aida |
| May 17, 2013 | S41·E19 | Great Performances at the Met: Rigoletto |
| May 12, 2013 | S41·E18 | Great Performances at the Met: Un Ballo in Maschera |
| May 5, 2013 | S41·E17 | Great Performances at the Met: La Clemenza di Tito |
| May 3, 2013 | S41·E16 | The Paul Taylor Dance Company in Paris |
| April 14, 2013 | S41·E15 | Great Performances at the Met: The Tempest |
| March 31, 2013 | S41·E14 | Great Performances at the Met: Otello |
| March 2, 2013 | S41·E13 | Andrea Bocelli: Love in Portofino |
| January 18, 2013 | S41·E12 | Great Performances at the Met: L'Elisir d'Amore |
| January 4, 2013 | S41·E11 | Paul Simon's Graceland Journey |
…and 250 earlier episodes not shown. Long-running show.