American Bandstand 1957
★ 8.2/10 · 9 votes Reality 33 seasons · 305 eps Canceled
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What is American Bandstand?
American Bandstand was an American music-performance television series that aired in various versions between 1952 and 1989. The program featured teenagers dancing to popular music selections from the Top 40 charts.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1957
- Status
- Canceled
- Episodes
- 305
- Runtime
- 60 minutes
- First aired
- Aug 5, 1957
- Last aired
- Jun 18, 1966
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- WPVI-TV, ABC, USA Network
- Genres
- Reality
- Updated
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American Bandstand was an American music-performance television series that aired in various versions between 1952 and 1989. The program featured teenagers dancing to popular music selections from the Top 40 charts. Dick Clark served as the producer of the show and hosted the program from 1956 until its final season. During each broadcast, the show typically featured at least one popular musical act that appeared in person to lip-sync one of their current singles. Over the decades, the series showcased a wide range of performers, spanning from artists such as Jerry Lee Lewis to the group Run DMC. Freddy Boom Boom Cannon holds the record for the most appearances on the program, having performed 110 times. The popularity of the series contributed to the career of Dick Clark, who became an American media mogul through his involvement with the production. The show remains a notable example of music-performance television that influenced the industry during its long tenure on the air.
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Should you watch it?
“Dick Clark hosts teenagers dancing to top forty music on the long running series.”
Reasons to watch
- features popular musical acts
- showcases teenage dancers
Keep in mind
- acts lip sync their singles
Watch it if you enjoy classic music performance shows featuring popular acts and dancing teens.
The show is a music performance program suitable for general audiences.
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Episode guide
Season 1 · 81 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide →- E1 Episode 1 Aug 5, 1957
- E2 Episode 2 Aug 6, 1957
- E3 Episode 3 Aug 7, 1957
- E4 Episode 4 Aug 8, 1957
- E5 Episode 5 Aug 9, 1957
- E6 Episode 6 Aug 12, 1957
- E7 Episode 7 Aug 13, 1957
- E8 Episode 8 Aug 14, 1957
- E9 Episode 9 Aug 15, 1957
- E10 Episode 10 Aug 16, 1957
- E11 Episode 11 Aug 19, 1957
- E12 Episode 12 Aug 20, 1957
- E13 Episode 13 Aug 21, 1957
- E14 Episode 14 Aug 22, 1957
- E15 Episode 15 Aug 23, 1957
- E16 Episode 16 Aug 26, 1957
- E17 Episode 17 Aug 27, 1957
- E18 Episode 18 Aug 28, 1957
- E19 Episode 19 Aug 29, 1957
- E20 Episode 20 Aug 30, 1957
- E21 Episode 21 Sep 2, 1957
- E22 Episode 22 Sep 3, 1957
- E23 Episode 23 Sep 4, 1957
- E24 Episode 24 Sep 5, 1957
- E25 Episode 25 Sep 6, 1957
- E26 Episode 26 Sep 9, 1957
- E27 Episode 27 Sep 10, 1957
- E28 Episode 28 Sep 11, 1957
- E29 Episode 29 Sep 12, 1957
- E30 Episode 30 Sep 13, 1957
- E31 Episode 31 Sep 16, 1957
- E32 Episode 32 Sep 17, 1957
- E33 Episode 33 Sep 18, 1957
- E34 Episode 34 Sep 19, 1957
- E35 Episode 35 Sep 20, 1957
- E36 Episode 36 Sep 23, 1957
- E37 Episode 37 Sep 24, 1957
- E38 Episode 38 Sep 25, 1957
- E39 Episode 39 Sep 26, 1957
- E40 Episode 40 Sep 27, 1957
- E41 Episode 41 Sep 30, 1957
- E42 Episode 42 Oct 1, 1957
- E43 Episode 43 Oct 2, 1957
- E44 Episode 44 Oct 3, 1957
- E45 Episode 45 Oct 4, 1957
- E46 Episode 46 Oct 7, 1957
- E47 Episode 47 Oct 8, 1957
- E48 Episode 48 Oct 9, 1957
- E49 Episode 49 Oct 10, 1957
- E50 Episode 50 Oct 14, 1957
- E51 Episode 51 Oct 21, 1957
- E52 Episode 52 Oct 23, 1957
- E53 Episode 53 Oct 24, 1957
- E54 Episode 54 Oct 25, 1957
- E55 Episode 55 Oct 28, 1957
- E56 Episode 56 Oct 30, 1957
- E57 Episode 57 Oct 31, 1957
- E58 Episode 58 Nov 4, 1957
- E59 Episode 59 Nov 5, 1957
- E60 Episode 60 Nov 6, 1957
- E61 Episode 61 Nov 7, 1957
- E62 Episode 62 Nov 8, 1957
- E63 Episode 63 Nov 11, 1957
- E64 Episode 64 Nov 12, 1957
- E65 Episode 65 Nov 13, 1957
- E66 Episode 66 Nov 14, 1957
- E67 Episode 67 Nov 15, 1957
- E68 Episode 68 Nov 18, 1957
- E69 Episode 69 Nov 25, 1957
- E70 Episode 70 Nov 26, 1957
- E71 Episode 71 Nov 27, 1957
- E72 Episode 72 Nov 29, 1957
- E73 Episode 73 Dec 2, 1957
- E74 Episode 74 Dec 4, 1957
- E75 Episode 75 Dec 6, 1957
- E76 Episode 76 Dec 11, 1957
- E77 Episode 77 Dec 16, 1957
- E78 Episode 78 Dec 17, 1957
- E79 Episode 79 Dec 18, 1957
- E80 Episode 80 Dec 26, 1957
- E81 Episode 81 Dec 30, 1957
Season 2 · 49 episodes
- E1 Episode 1 Jan 1, 1958
- E2 Episode 2 Jan 7, 1958
- E3 Episode 3 Jan 10, 1958
- E4 Episode 4 Jan 14, 1958
- E5 Episode 5 Jan 23, 1958
- E6 Episode 6 Jan 24, 1958
- E7 Episode 7 Feb 26, 1958
- E8 Episode 8 Mar 4, 1958
- E9 Episode 9 Mar 11, 1958
- E10 Episode 10 Mar 18, 1958
- E11 Episode 11 Mar 24, 1958
- E12 Episode 12 Apr 2, 1958
- E13 Episode 13 Apr 16, 1958
- E14 Episode 14 Apr 18, 1958
- E15 Episode 15 May 1, 1958
- E16 Episode 16 May 12, 1958
- E17 Episode 17 May 15, 1958
- E18 Episode 18 May 16, 1958
- E19 Episode 19 Jun 4, 1958
- E20 Episode 20 Jun 11, 1958
- E21 Episode 21 Jun 18, 1958
- E22 Episode 22 Jun 20, 1958
- E23 Episode 23 Jun 23, 1958
- E24 Episode 24 Jun 25, 1958
- E25 Episode 25 Jun 26, 1958
- E26 Episode 26 Jul 2, 1958
- E27 Episode 27 Jul 3, 1958
- E28 Episode 28 Jul 4, 1958
- E29 Episode 29 Jul 24, 1958
- E30 Episode 30 Aug 6, 1958
- E31 Episode 31 Aug 7, 1958
- E32 Episode 32 Aug 8, 1958
- E33 Episode 33 Aug 14, 1958
- E34 Episode 34 Sep 1, 1958
- E35 Episode 35 Sep 4, 1958
- E36 Episode 36 Sep 12, 1958
- E37 Episode 37 Sep 18, 1958
- E38 Episode 38 Sep 19, 1958
- E39 Episode 39 Sep 24, 1958
- E40 Episode 40 Sep 25, 1958
- E41 Episode 41 Oct 6, 1958
- E42 Episode 42 Oct 9, 1958
- E43 Episode 43 Oct 17, 1958
- E44 Episode 44 Oct 28, 1958
- E45 Episode 45 Nov 14, 1958
- E46 Episode 46 Nov 19, 1958
- E47 Episode 47 Dec 5, 1958
- E48 Episode 48 Dec 12, 1958
- E49 Episode 49 Dec 18, 1958
Season 3 · 65 episodes
- E1 Episode 1 Jan 8, 1959
- E2 Episode 2 Jan 9, 1959
- E3 Episode 3 Jan 27, 1959
- E4 Episode 4 Jan 30, 1959
- E5 Episode 5 Feb 13, 1959
- E6 Episode 6 Feb 16, 1959
- E7 Episode 7 Feb 18, 1959
- E8 Episode 8 Feb 20, 1959
- E9 Episode 9 Mar 5, 1959
- E10 Episode 10 Mar 6, 1959
- E11 Episode 11 Mar 12, 1959
- E12 Episode 12 Mar 19, 1959
- E13 Episode 13 Mar 23, 1959
- E14 Episode 14 Mar 30, 1959
- E15 Episode 15 Apr 6, 1959
- E16 Episode 16 Apr 24, 1959
- E17 Episode 17 Apr 27, 1959
- E18 Episode 18 Apr 30, 1959
- E19 Episode 19 May 5, 1959
- E20 Episode 20 Jun 1, 1959
- E21 Episode 21 Jun 22, 1959
- E22 Episode 22 Jun 29, 1959
- E23 Episode 23 Jul 6, 1959
- E24 Episode 24 Jul 7, 1959
- E25 Episode 25 Jul 14, 1959
- E26 Episode 26 Jul 15, 1959
- E27 Episode 27 Jul 17, 1959
- E28 Episode 28 Jul 23, 1959
- E29 Episode 29 Jul 27, 1959
- E30 Episode 30 Aug 10, 1959
- E31 Episode 31 Aug 11, 1959
- E32 Episode 32 Aug 27, 1959
- E33 Episode 33 Aug 28, 1959
- E34 Episode 34 Sep 7, 1959
- E35 Episode 35 Sep 8, 1959
- E36 Episode 36 Sep 9, 1959
- E37 Episode 37 Sep 10, 1959
- E38 Episode 38 Sep 11, 1959
- E39 Episode 39 Sep 14, 1959
- E40 Episode 40 Sep 15, 1959
- E41 Episode 41 Sep 16, 1959
- E42 Episode 42 Sep 22, 1959
- E43 Episode 43 Sep 23, 1959
- E44 Episode 44 Sep 24, 1959
- E45 Episode 45 Sep 25, 1959
- E46 Episode 46 Oct 1, 1959
- E47 Episode 47 Oct 5, 1959
- E48 Episode 48 Oct 6, 1959
- E49 Episode 49 Oct 8, 1959
- E50 Episode 50 Oct 14, 1959
- E51 Episode 51 Oct 26, 1959
- E52 Episode 52 Oct 27, 1959
- E53 Episode 53 Oct 30, 1959
- E54 Episode 54 Nov 3, 1959
- E55 Episode 55 Nov 6, 1959
- E56 Episode 56 Nov 9, 1959
- E57 Episode 57 Nov 10, 1959
- E58 Episode 58 Nov 16, 1959
- E59 Episode 59 Nov 26, 1959
- E60 Episode 60 Dec 3, 1959
- E61 Episode 61 Dec 7, 1959
- E62 Episode 62 Dec 11, 1959
- E63 Episode 63 Dec 16, 1959
- E64 Episode 64 Dec 22, 1959
- E65 Episode 65 Dec 28, 1959
Season 4 · 99 episodes
- E1 Episode 1 Jan 4, 1960
- E2 Episode 2 Jan 8, 1960
- E3 Episode 3 Jan 13, 1960
- E4 Episode 4 Jan 19, 1960
- E5 Episode 5 Jan 21, 1960
- E6 Episode 6 Jan 22, 1960
- E7 Episode 7 Jan 25, 1960
- E8 Episode 8 Jan 26, 1960
- E9 Episode 9 Feb 3, 1960
- E10 Episode 10 Feb 5, 1960
- E11 Episode 11 Feb 10, 1960
- E12 Episode 12 Feb 11, 1960
- E13 Episode 13 Feb 16, 1960
- E14 Episode 14 Feb 26, 1960
- E15 Episode 15 Mar 7, 1960
- E16 Episode 16 Mar 8, 1960
- E17 Episode 17 Mar 10, 1960
- E18 Episode 18 Mar 11, 1960
- E19 Episode 19 Mar 30, 1960
- E20 Episode 20 Apr 1, 1960
- E21 Episode 21 Apr 4, 1960
- E22 Episode 22 Apr 5, 1960
- E23 Episode 23 Apr 6, 1960
- E24 Episode 24 Apr 7, 1960
- E25 Episode 25 Apr 8, 1960
- E26 Episode 26 Apr 12, 1960
- E27 Episode 27 Apr 13, 1960
- E28 Episode 28 Apr 14, 1960
- E29 Episode 29 Apr 15, 1960
- E30 Episode 30 Apr 21, 1960
- E31 Episode 31 May 2, 1960
- E32 Episode 32 May 10, 1960
- E33 Episode 33 May 11, 1960
- E34 Episode 34 May 12, 1960
- E35 Episode 35 May 16, 1960
- E36 Episode 36 May 30, 1960
- E37 Episode 37 Jun 1, 1960
- E38 Episode 38 Jun 10, 1960
- E39 Episode 39 Jun 13, 1960
- E40 Episode 40 Jun 21, 1960
- E41 Episode 41 Jun 27, 1960
- E42 Episode 42 Jun 28, 1960
- E43 Episode 43 Jul 4, 1960
- E44 Episode 44 Jul 11, 1960
- E45 Episode 45 Jul 12, 1960
- E46 Episode 46 Jul 13, 1960
- E47 Episode 47 Jul 14, 1960
- E48 Episode 48 Jul 15, 1960
- E49 Episode 49 Jul 18, 1960
- E50 Episode 50 Jul 19, 1960
- E51 Episode 51 Jul 20, 1960
- E52 Episode 52 Jul 21, 1960
- E53 Episode 53 Jul 22, 1960
- E54 Episode 54 Jul 25, 1960
- E55 Episode 55 Aug 1, 1960
- E56 Episode 56 Aug 2, 1960
- E57 Episode 57 Aug 3, 1960
- E58 Episode 58 Aug 4, 1960
- E59 Episode 59 Aug 8, 1960
- E60 Episode 60 Aug 9, 1960
- E61 Episode 61 Aug 10, 1960
- E62 Episode 62 Aug 11, 1960
- E63 Episode 63 Aug 12, 1960
- E64 Episode 64 Aug 15, 1960
- E65 Episode 65 Aug 16, 1960
- E66 Episode 66 Aug 17, 1960
- E67 Episode 67 Aug 19, 1960
- E68 Episode 68 Aug 22, 1960
- E69 Episode 69 Aug 23, 1960
- E70 Episode 70 Aug 24, 1960
- E71 Episode 71 Aug 26, 1960
- E72 Episode 72 Aug 29, 1960
- E73 Episode 73 Aug 30, 1960
- E74 Episode 74 Aug 31, 1960
- E75 Episode 75 Sep 1, 1960
- E76 Episode 76 Sep 5, 1960
- E77 Episode 77 Sep 7, 1960
- E78 Episode 78 Sep 8, 1960
- E79 Episode 79 Sep 22, 1960
- E80 Episode 80 Sep 28, 1960
- E81 Episode 81 Oct 3, 1960
- E82 Episode 82 Oct 12, 1960
- E83 Episode 83 Oct 19, 1960
- E84 Episode 84 Oct 25, 1960
- E85 Episode 85 Nov 1, 1960
- E86 Episode 86 Nov 3, 1960
- E87 Episode 87 Nov 9, 1960
- E88 Episode 88 Nov 10, 1960
- E89 Episode 89 Nov 14, 1960
- E90 Episode 90 Nov 21, 1960
- E91 Episode 91 Nov 22, 1960
- E92 Episode 92 Nov 29, 1960
- E93 Episode 93 Dec 7, 1960
- E94 Episode 94 Dec 8, 1960
- E95 Episode 95 Dec 12, 1960
- E96 Episode 96 Dec 13, 1960
- E97 Episode 97 Dec 14, 1960
- E98 Episode 98 Dec 16, 1960
- E99 Episode 99 Dec 27, 1960
Season 5 · 10 episodes
- E1 Episode 1 Jan 2, 1961
- E2 Episode 2 Jan 13, 1961
- E3 Episode 3 Jan 18, 1961
- E4 Episode 4 Jan 19, 1961
- E5 Episode 5 Jan 24, 1961
- E6 Episode 6 Jan 26, 1961
- E7 Episode 7 Feb 1, 1961
- E8 Episode 8 Feb 3, 1961
- E9 Episode 9 Feb 21, 1961
- E10 Episode 10 Mar 1, 1961
Frequently asked questions
When did American Bandstand air?
The show aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989.
Who hosted the show?
Dick Clark hosted the show from 1956 until its final season.
What did the show feature?
It featured teenagers dancing to top forty music and popular musical acts appearing in person.
Did the musical acts sing live?
The musical acts would usually appear in person to lip sync one of their latest singles.
Who holds the record for most appearances?
Freddy Boom Boom Cannon holds the record for most appearances at 110.