Austin City Limits: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Austin City Limits is an American television music program and a staple of the Public Broadcasting Service. Austin City Limits was initially created with an eye and ear toward original Texas music, featuring artists that created innovative new sounds in everything from western swing and Texas blues to Tejano music, progressive country and rock n' roll. The series went on to feature a wide range of American roots artists, covering a variety of styles and expanding beyond the borders of the Lone Star State. As the programs audience has grown, the music has encompassed regional, national and even international performers, and producer Terry Lickona continues to seek a balance of music genres in every new season. Austin City Limits today focuses on the unique contributions of diverse artists, music and songwriting from around the world.

Series details

• Title: Austin City Limits
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Genres: Music
• Premiere date: 1974-10-17
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7/10
• TVMaze ID: 5498
• IMDb ID: tt0364784
• TVDB ID: 71649

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1974-10-17; final listed air date 1974-10-17.
• Season 3: premiered 1975-07-28; final listed air date 1975-07-28.
• Season 8: premiered 1983-01-01; final listed air date 1983-02-11.
• Season 9: premiered 1984-02-03; final listed air date 1984-02-03; episode order: 13.
• Season 10: premiered 1984-09-25; final listed air date 1985-03-01; episode order: 13.
• Season 11: premiered 1986-02-21; final listed air date 1986-02-21; episode order: 13.
• Season 12: premiered 1987-01-17; final listed air date 1987-03-21.
• Season 13: premiered 1988-03-19; final listed air date 1988-04-02.
• Season 14: premiered 1989-02-25; final listed air date 1989-04-29; episode order: 14.
• Season 15: premiered 1990-02-10; final listed air date 1990-03-03.
• Season 17: premiered 1992-02-01; final listed air date 1992-03-07.
• Season 18: premiered 1993-01-23; final listed air date 1993-01-23.
• Season 19: premiered 1994-01-15; final listed air date 1994-03-12.
• Season 20: premiered 1995-03-05; final listed air date 1995-03-05.
• Season 21: premiered 1996-01-20; final listed air date 1996-05-01.
• Season 22: premiered 1997-01-25; final listed air date 1997-04-12.
• Season 23: premiered 1998-03-28; final listed air date 1999-08-13.
• Season 24: premiered 1999-02-27; final listed air date 1999-04-24.
• Season 25: premiered 2000-04-01; final listed air date 2000-05-06; episode order: 16.
• Season 26: premiered 2000-10-14; final listed air date 2001-04-06; episode order: 24.
• Season 27: premiered 2001-10-20; final listed air date 2001-11-24; episode order: 13.
• Season 28: premiered 2002-10-05; final listed air date 2003-01-04; episode order: 13.
• Season 29: premiered 2003-10-11; final listed air date 2004-06-01.
• Season 30: premiered 2004-10-06; final listed air date 2005-01-29; episode order: 13.
• Season 31: premiered 2005-10-08; final listed air date 2006-02-11; episode order: 13.
• Season 32: premiered 2006-10-07; final listed air date 2007-01-20; episode order: 13.
• Season 33: premiered 2007-09-13; final listed air date 2008-02-02.
• Season 34: premiered 2008-05-24; final listed air date 2009-02-14; episode order: 13.
• Season 35: premiered 2009-10-03; final listed air date 2010-02-13; episode order: 14.
• Season 36: premiered 2010-10-02; final listed air date 2011-01-29; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

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