Austin City Limits

Austin City Limits
Premiere	1975
Airs	Saturdays
Creator	Bill Arhos
Network/Provider	PBS
Style	60-minute musical performance
Company	KLRU
Seasons	46
Episodes	400+
Status	Currently airing season 46
Origin	USA
Official Site	Austin City Limits PBS

Austin City Limits is a weekly concert series broadcast on PBS and is also television's longest running concert music program. Although the series is known for showcasing country music, Willie Nelson was the first guest, it has become an outlet for popular jazz, folk, blues, alternative and indie rock artists.

Austin City Limits is filmed live in Austin, Texas by KLRU, the local Austin PBS station, on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. Each episode typically devotes time to two separate concerts but occasionally gives the full hour to a single act. For example, The Pixies' episode was an hour long during their reunion in 2005.

In 2009, the series moved from the University of Texas communications building into a specially built theater that allows for more audience members and higher quality production facilities.

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale				#
PBS
Season One	1975	1976				14
Season Two	1977	1977				10
Season Three	1978	1978				13
Season Four	1979	1979				13
Season Five	1980	1980				13
Season Six	1981	1981				13
Season Seven	1982	1982				13
Season Eight	1983	1983				13
Season Nine	1984	1984				13
Season Ten	1985	1985				13
Season Eleven	1986	1986				13
Season Twelve	1987	1987				13
Season Thirteen	1988	1988				14
Season Fourteen	1989	1989				14
Season Fifteen	1990	1990				13
Season Sixteen	1991	1991				13
Season Seventeen	1992	1992				13
Season Eighteen	1993	1993				12 + 1
Season Nineteen	1994	1994				13
Season Twenty	1995	1995				13
Season Twenty-One	1996	1996				12 + 2
Season Twenty-Two	1997	1997				12 + 1
Season Twenty-Three	January 31, 1998	April 25, 1998				13
Season Twenty-Four	January 23, 1999	May 1, 1999				13
Season Twenty-Five	January 6, 2000	June 10, 2000				20 + 3
Season Twenty-Six	October 7, 2000	May 5, 2001				16 + 4
Season Twenty-Seven	October 13, 2001	January 26, 2002				13
Season Twenty-Eight	October 5, 2002	January 25, 2003				13
Season Twenty-Nine	October 11, 2003	January 24, 2004				13
Season Thirty	October 2, 2004	January 29, 2005				13
Season Thirty-One	October 8, 2005	February 11, 2006				13
Season Thirty-Two	October 7, 2006	January 20, 2007				13
Season Thirty-Three	October 6, 2007	January 19, 2008				13 + 1
Season Thirty-Four	May 24, 2008	February 14, 2009				13
Season Thirty-Five	October 3, 2009	February 13, 2010				13
Season Thirty-Six	October 2, 2010	January 29, 2011				13
Season Thirty-Seven	October 1, 2011	March 24, 2012				13
Season Thirty-Eight	October 6, 2012	February 23, 2013				13
Season Thirty-Nine	October 5, 2013	February 8, 2014				13
Season Forty	October 4, 2014	February 14, 2015				15
Season Forty-One	October 3, 2015	February 6, 2016				13
Season Forty-Two	October 1, 2016	—				—
Season Forty-Three	October 7, 2017	—				—
Season Forty-Four	October 6, 2018	—				—
Season Forty-Five	October 5, 2019	—				—
Season Forty-Six	October 3, 2020	—				—

In-Depth

• Artist Listing: A master listing of all musicians who have appeared on the series.

DVD Releases

Title			Release			Discs
Individual Episodes  (Region 1)
Steve Goodman: Live from Austin City Limits and More			February 18, 2003			1
Roy Orbison: Live at Austin City Limits			March 18, 2003			1