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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“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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Season 1 · 81 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Aug 5, 1957
- E2 Episode 2 Core Aug 6, 1957
- E3 Episode 3 Core Aug 7, 1957
- E4 Episode 4 Core Aug 8, 1957
- E5 Episode 5 Core Aug 9, 1957
- E6 Episode 6 Core Aug 12, 1957
- E7 Episode 7 Core Aug 13, 1957
- E8 Episode 8 Core Aug 14, 1957
- E9 Episode 9 Core Aug 15, 1957
- E10 Episode 10 Core Aug 16, 1957
- E11 Episode 11 Core Aug 19, 1957
- E12 Episode 12 Core Aug 20, 1957
- E13 Episode 13 Core Aug 21, 1957
- E14 Episode 14 Core Aug 22, 1957
- E15 Episode 15 Core Aug 23, 1957
- E16 Episode 16 Core Aug 26, 1957
- E17 Episode 17 Core Aug 27, 1957
- E18 Episode 18 Core Aug 28, 1957
- E19 Episode 19 Core Aug 29, 1957
- E20 Episode 20 Core Aug 30, 1957
- E21 Episode 21 Core Sep 2, 1957
- E22 Episode 22 Core Sep 3, 1957
- E23 Episode 23 Core Sep 4, 1957
- E24 Episode 24 Core Sep 5, 1957
- E25 Episode 25 Core Sep 6, 1957
- E26 Episode 26 Core Sep 9, 1957
- E27 Episode 27 Core Sep 10, 1957
- E28 Episode 28 Core Sep 11, 1957
- E29 Episode 29 Core Sep 12, 1957
- E30 Episode 30 Core Sep 13, 1957
- E31 Episode 31 Core Sep 16, 1957
- E32 Episode 32 Core Sep 17, 1957
- E33 Episode 33 Core Sep 18, 1957
- E34 Episode 34 Core Sep 19, 1957
- E35 Episode 35 Core Sep 20, 1957
- E36 Episode 36 Core Sep 23, 1957
- E37 Episode 37 Core Sep 24, 1957
- E38 Episode 38 Core Sep 25, 1957
- E39 Episode 39 Core Sep 26, 1957
- E40 Episode 40 Core Sep 27, 1957
- E41 Episode 41 Core Sep 30, 1957
- E42 Episode 42 Core Oct 1, 1957
- E43 Episode 43 Core Oct 2, 1957
- E44 Episode 44 Core Oct 3, 1957
- E45 Episode 45 Core Oct 4, 1957
- E46 Episode 46 Core Oct 7, 1957
- E47 Episode 47 Core Oct 8, 1957
- E48 Episode 48 Core Oct 9, 1957
- E49 Episode 49 Core Oct 10, 1957
- E50 Episode 50 Core Oct 14, 1957
- E51 Episode 51 Core Oct 21, 1957
- E52 Episode 52 Core Oct 23, 1957
- E53 Episode 53 Core Oct 24, 1957
- E54 Episode 54 Core Oct 25, 1957
- E55 Episode 55 Core Oct 28, 1957
- E56 Episode 56 Core Oct 30, 1957
- E57 Episode 57 Core Oct 31, 1957
- E58 Episode 58 Core Nov 4, 1957
- E59 Episode 59 Core Nov 5, 1957
- E60 Episode 60 Core Nov 6, 1957
- E61 Episode 61 Core Nov 7, 1957
- E62 Episode 62 Core Nov 8, 1957
- E63 Episode 63 Core Nov 11, 1957
- E64 Episode 64 Core Nov 12, 1957
- E65 Episode 65 Core Nov 13, 1957
- E66 Episode 66 Core Nov 14, 1957
- E67 Episode 67 Core Nov 15, 1957
- E68 Episode 68 Core Nov 18, 1957
- E69 Episode 69 Core Nov 25, 1957
- E70 Episode 70 Core Nov 26, 1957
- E71 Episode 71 Core Nov 27, 1957
- E72 Episode 72 Core Nov 29, 1957
- E73 Episode 73 Core Dec 2, 1957
- E74 Episode 74 Core Dec 4, 1957
- E75 Episode 75 Core Dec 6, 1957
- E76 Episode 76 Core Dec 11, 1957
- E77 Episode 77 Core Dec 16, 1957
- E78 Episode 78 Core Dec 17, 1957
- E79 Episode 79 Core Dec 18, 1957
- E80 Episode 80 Mytharc Dec 26, 1957
- E81 Episode 81 Mytharc Dec 30, 1957
Season 2 · 49 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jan 1, 1958
- E2 Episode 2 Core Jan 7, 1958
- E3 Episode 3 Core Jan 10, 1958
- E4 Episode 4 Core Jan 14, 1958
- E5 Episode 5 Core Jan 23, 1958
- E6 Episode 6 Core Jan 24, 1958
- E7 Episode 7 Core Feb 26, 1958
- E8 Episode 8 Core Mar 4, 1958
- E9 Episode 9 Core Mar 11, 1958
- E10 Episode 10 Core Mar 18, 1958
- E11 Episode 11 Core Mar 24, 1958
- E12 Episode 12 Core Apr 2, 1958
- E13 Episode 13 Core Apr 16, 1958
- E14 Episode 14 Core Apr 18, 1958
- E15 Episode 15 Core May 1, 1958
- E16 Episode 16 Core May 12, 1958
- E17 Episode 17 Core May 15, 1958
- E18 Episode 18 Core May 16, 1958
- E19 Episode 19 Core Jun 4, 1958
- E20 Episode 20 Core Jun 11, 1958
- E21 Episode 21 Core Jun 18, 1958
- E22 Episode 22 Core Jun 20, 1958
- E23 Episode 23 Core Jun 23, 1958
- E24 Episode 24 Core Jun 25, 1958
- E25 Episode 25 Core Jun 26, 1958
- E26 Episode 26 Core Jul 2, 1958
- E27 Episode 27 Core Jul 3, 1958
- E28 Episode 28 Core Jul 4, 1958
- E29 Episode 29 Core Jul 24, 1958
- E30 Episode 30 Core Aug 6, 1958
- E31 Episode 31 Core Aug 7, 1958
- E32 Episode 32 Core Aug 8, 1958
- E33 Episode 33 Core Aug 14, 1958
- E34 Episode 34 Core Sep 1, 1958
- E35 Episode 35 Core Sep 4, 1958
- E36 Episode 36 Core Sep 12, 1958
- E37 Episode 37 Core Sep 18, 1958
- E38 Episode 38 Core Sep 19, 1958
- E39 Episode 39 Core Sep 24, 1958
- E40 Episode 40 Core Sep 25, 1958
- E41 Episode 41 Core Oct 6, 1958
- E42 Episode 42 Core Oct 9, 1958
- E43 Episode 43 Core Oct 17, 1958
- E44 Episode 44 Core Oct 28, 1958
- E45 Episode 45 Core Nov 14, 1958
- E46 Episode 46 Core Nov 19, 1958
- E47 Episode 47 Core Dec 5, 1958
- E48 Episode 48 Mytharc Dec 12, 1958
- E49 Episode 49 Mytharc Dec 18, 1958
Season 3 · 65 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jan 8, 1959
- E2 Episode 2 Core Jan 9, 1959
- E3 Episode 3 Core Jan 27, 1959
- E4 Episode 4 Core Jan 30, 1959
- E5 Episode 5 Core Feb 13, 1959
- E6 Episode 6 Core Feb 16, 1959
- E7 Episode 7 Core Feb 18, 1959
- E8 Episode 8 Core Feb 20, 1959
- E9 Episode 9 Core Mar 5, 1959
- E10 Episode 10 Core Mar 6, 1959
- E11 Episode 11 Core Mar 12, 1959
- E12 Episode 12 Core Mar 19, 1959
- E13 Episode 13 Core Mar 23, 1959
- E14 Episode 14 Core Mar 30, 1959
- E15 Episode 15 Core Apr 6, 1959
- E16 Episode 16 Core Apr 24, 1959
- E17 Episode 17 Core Apr 27, 1959
- E18 Episode 18 Core Apr 30, 1959
- E19 Episode 19 Core May 5, 1959
- E20 Episode 20 Core Jun 1, 1959
- E21 Episode 21 Core Jun 22, 1959
- E22 Episode 22 Core Jun 29, 1959
- E23 Episode 23 Core Jul 6, 1959
- E24 Episode 24 Core Jul 7, 1959
- E25 Episode 25 Core Jul 14, 1959
- E26 Episode 26 Core Jul 15, 1959
- E27 Episode 27 Core Jul 17, 1959
- E28 Episode 28 Core Jul 23, 1959
- E29 Episode 29 Core Jul 27, 1959
- E30 Episode 30 Core Aug 10, 1959
- E31 Episode 31 Core Aug 11, 1959
- E32 Episode 32 Core Aug 27, 1959
- E33 Episode 33 Core Aug 28, 1959
- E34 Episode 34 Core Sep 7, 1959
- E35 Episode 35 Core Sep 8, 1959
- E36 Episode 36 Core Sep 9, 1959
- E37 Episode 37 Core Sep 10, 1959
- E38 Episode 38 Core Sep 11, 1959
- E39 Episode 39 Core Sep 14, 1959
- E40 Episode 40 Core Sep 15, 1959
- E41 Episode 41 Core Sep 16, 1959
- E42 Episode 42 Core Sep 22, 1959
- E43 Episode 43 Core Sep 23, 1959
- E44 Episode 44 Core Sep 24, 1959
- E45 Episode 45 Core Sep 25, 1959
- E46 Episode 46 Core Oct 1, 1959
- E47 Episode 47 Core Oct 5, 1959
- E48 Episode 48 Core Oct 6, 1959
- E49 Episode 49 Core Oct 8, 1959
- E50 Episode 50 Core Oct 14, 1959
- E51 Episode 51 Core Oct 26, 1959
- E52 Episode 52 Core Oct 27, 1959
- E53 Episode 53 Core Oct 30, 1959
- E54 Episode 54 Core Nov 3, 1959
- E55 Episode 55 Core Nov 6, 1959
- E56 Episode 56 Core Nov 9, 1959
- E57 Episode 57 Core Nov 10, 1959
- E58 Episode 58 Core Nov 16, 1959
- E59 Episode 59 Core Nov 26, 1959
- E60 Episode 60 Core Dec 3, 1959
- E61 Episode 61 Core Dec 7, 1959
- E62 Episode 62 Core Dec 11, 1959
- E63 Episode 63 Core Dec 16, 1959
- E64 Episode 64 Mytharc Dec 22, 1959
- E65 Episode 65 Mytharc Dec 28, 1959
Season 4 · 99 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jan 4, 1960
- E2 Episode 2 Core Jan 8, 1960
- E3 Episode 3 Core Jan 13, 1960
- E4 Episode 4 Core Jan 19, 1960
- E5 Episode 5 Core Jan 21, 1960
- E6 Episode 6 Core Jan 22, 1960
- E7 Episode 7 Core Jan 25, 1960
- E8 Episode 8 Core Jan 26, 1960
- E9 Episode 9 Core Feb 3, 1960
- E10 Episode 10 Core Feb 5, 1960
- E11 Episode 11 Core Feb 10, 1960
- E12 Episode 12 Core Feb 11, 1960
- E13 Episode 13 Core Feb 16, 1960
- E14 Episode 14 Core Feb 26, 1960
- E15 Episode 15 Core Mar 7, 1960
- E16 Episode 16 Core Mar 8, 1960
- E17 Episode 17 Core Mar 10, 1960
- E18 Episode 18 Core Mar 11, 1960
- E19 Episode 19 Core Mar 30, 1960
- E20 Episode 20 Core Apr 1, 1960
- E21 Episode 21 Core Apr 4, 1960
- E22 Episode 22 Core Apr 5, 1960
- E23 Episode 23 Core Apr 6, 1960
- E24 Episode 24 Core Apr 7, 1960
- E25 Episode 25 Core Apr 8, 1960
- E26 Episode 26 Core Apr 12, 1960
- E27 Episode 27 Core Apr 13, 1960
- E28 Episode 28 Core Apr 14, 1960
- E29 Episode 29 Core Apr 15, 1960
- E30 Episode 30 Core Apr 21, 1960
- E31 Episode 31 Core May 2, 1960
- E32 Episode 32 Core May 10, 1960
- E33 Episode 33 Core May 11, 1960
- E34 Episode 34 Core May 12, 1960
- E35 Episode 35 Core May 16, 1960
- E36 Episode 36 Core May 30, 1960
- E37 Episode 37 Core Jun 1, 1960
- E38 Episode 38 Core Jun 10, 1960
- E39 Episode 39 Core Jun 13, 1960
- E40 Episode 40 Core Jun 21, 1960
- E41 Episode 41 Core Jun 27, 1960
- E42 Episode 42 Core Jun 28, 1960
- E43 Episode 43 Core Jul 4, 1960
- E44 Episode 44 Core Jul 11, 1960
- E45 Episode 45 Core Jul 12, 1960
- E46 Episode 46 Core Jul 13, 1960
- E47 Episode 47 Core Jul 14, 1960
- E48 Episode 48 Core Jul 15, 1960
- E49 Episode 49 Core Jul 18, 1960
- E50 Episode 50 Core Jul 19, 1960
- E51 Episode 51 Core Jul 20, 1960
- E52 Episode 52 Core Jul 21, 1960
- E53 Episode 53 Core Jul 22, 1960
- E54 Episode 54 Core Jul 25, 1960
- E55 Episode 55 Core Aug 1, 1960
- E56 Episode 56 Core Aug 2, 1960
- E57 Episode 57 Core Aug 3, 1960
- E58 Episode 58 Core Aug 4, 1960
- E59 Episode 59 Core Aug 8, 1960
- E60 Episode 60 Core Aug 9, 1960
- E61 Episode 61 Core Aug 10, 1960
- E62 Episode 62 Core Aug 11, 1960
- E63 Episode 63 Core Aug 12, 1960
- E64 Episode 64 Core Aug 15, 1960
- E65 Episode 65 Core Aug 16, 1960
- E66 Episode 66 Core Aug 17, 1960
- E67 Episode 67 Core Aug 19, 1960
- E68 Episode 68 Core Aug 22, 1960
- E69 Episode 69 Core Aug 23, 1960
- E70 Episode 70 Core Aug 24, 1960
- E71 Episode 71 Core Aug 26, 1960
- E72 Episode 72 Core Aug 29, 1960
- E73 Episode 73 Core Aug 30, 1960
- E74 Episode 74 Core Aug 31, 1960
- E75 Episode 75 Core Sep 1, 1960
- E76 Episode 76 Core Sep 5, 1960
- E77 Episode 77 Core Sep 7, 1960
- E78 Episode 78 Core Sep 8, 1960
- E79 Episode 79 Core Sep 22, 1960
- E80 Episode 80 Core Sep 28, 1960
- E81 Episode 81 Core Oct 3, 1960
- E82 Episode 82 Core Oct 12, 1960
- E83 Episode 83 Core Oct 19, 1960
- E84 Episode 84 Core Oct 25, 1960
- E85 Episode 85 Core Nov 1, 1960
- E86 Episode 86 Core Nov 3, 1960
- E87 Episode 87 Core Nov 9, 1960
- E88 Episode 88 Core Nov 10, 1960
- E89 Episode 89 Core Nov 14, 1960
- E90 Episode 90 Core Nov 21, 1960
- E91 Episode 91 Core Nov 22, 1960
- E92 Episode 92 Core Nov 29, 1960
- E93 Episode 93 Core Dec 7, 1960
- E94 Episode 94 Core Dec 8, 1960
- E95 Episode 95 Core Dec 12, 1960
- E96 Episode 96 Core Dec 13, 1960
- E97 Episode 97 Core Dec 14, 1960
- E98 Episode 98 Mytharc Dec 16, 1960
- E99 Episode 99 Mytharc Dec 27, 1960
Season 5 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jan 2, 1961
- E2 Episode 2 Core Jan 13, 1961
- E3 Episode 3 Core Jan 18, 1961
- E4 Episode 4 Core Jan 19, 1961
- E5 Episode 5 Core Jan 24, 1961
- E6 Episode 6 Core Jan 26, 1961
- E7 Episode 7 Core Feb 1, 1961
- E8 Episode 8 Core Feb 3, 1961
- E9 Episode 9 Mytharc Feb 21, 1961
- E10 Episode 10 Mytharc Mar 1, 1961
Season 9 · 1 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E41 Episode #9.41 Mytharc Jun 18, 1966
Verified insights
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.
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