American Bandstand: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

American Bandstand is an American music-performance show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989 and was hosted from 1956 until its final season by Dick Clark, who also served as producer. The show featured teenagers dancing to Top 40 music introduced by Clark; at least one popular musical act—over the decades, running the gamut from Jerry Lee Lewis to Run DMC—would usually appear in person to lip-sync one of their latest singles. Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon holds the record for most appearances at 110.

The show's popularity helped Dick Clark become an American media mogul and inspired similar long-running music programs, such as Soul Train and Top of the Pops. Clark eventually assumed ownership of the program through his 'Dick Clark Productions' company.

Series details

• Title: American Bandstand
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Genres: Music
• Premiere date: 1957-08-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 2005-09-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 2120

Cast and credited roles

• Dick Clark — Host
• David Hirsch — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1957-08-05; final listed air date 1958-08-29.
• Season 2: premiered 1958-09-01; final listed air date 1959-08-28.
• Season 3: premiered 1959-08-31; final listed air date 1960-09-02.
• Season 4: premiered 1960-09-05; final listed air date 1961-09-01.
• Season 5: premiered 1961-09-04; final listed air date 1962-08-31.
• Season 6: premiered 1962-09-03; final listed air date 1963-08-30.
• Season 7: premiered 1963-09-07; final listed air date 1964-08-29.
• Season 8: premiered 1964-09-05; final listed air date 1965-09-04.
• Season 9: premiered 1965-09-11; final listed air date 1966-09-03.
• Season 10: premiered 1966-09-10; final listed air date 1967-09-02.
• Season 11: premiered 1967-09-09; final listed air date 1968-08-31.
• Season 12: premiered 1968-09-07; final listed air date 1969-08-30.
• Season 13: premiered 1969-09-06; final listed air date 1970-08-29.
• Season 14: premiered 1970-09-05; final listed air date 1971-08-28.
• Season 15: premiered 1971-09-04; final listed air date 1972-08-26.
• Season 16: premiered 1972-09-02; final listed air date 1973-08-25.
• Season 17: premiered 1973-09-01; final listed air date 1974-08-31.
• Season 18: premiered 1974-09-07; final listed air date 1975-08-30.
• Season 19: premiered 1975-09-06; final listed air date 1976-08-28.
• Season 20: premiered 1976-09-04; final listed air date 1977-09-03.
• Season 21: premiered 1977-09-10; final listed air date 1978-09-02.
• Season 22: premiered 1978-09-09; final listed air date 1979-09-08.
• Season 23: premiered 1979-09-15; final listed air date 1980-09-06.
• Season 24: premiered 1980-09-13; final listed air date 1981-09-05.
• Season 25: premiered 1981-09-12; final listed air date 1982-09-04.
• Season 26: premiered 1982-09-11; final listed air date 1983-09-03.
• Season 27: premiered 1983-09-10; final listed air date 1984-08-25.
• Season 28: premiered 1984-09-01; final listed air date 1985-08-31.
• Season 29: premiered 1985-09-07; final listed air date 1986-09-06.
• Season 30: premiered 1986-09-13; final listed air date 1987-09-05.

Source and licence

Adapted from American Bandstand on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.