Great Performances
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Friday, July 4
Movies for Grownups With AARP The Magazine 2025
Season 52 • Episode 6
Celebrating shows and movies for people over 50; Glenn Close receives the Career Achievement Award.
Wednesday, July 9
Yellow Face
Season 52 • Episode 14
Daniel Dae Kim portrays a playwright in "Yellow Face," a farce that deals with race.
Friday, July 11
Yellow Face
Season 52 • Episode 14
Daniel Dae Kim portrays a playwright in "Yellow Face," a farce that deals with race.
Wednesday, July 16
Andrea Bocelli 30th -- The Celebration
Season 52 • Episode 7
Performers come together to showcase Andrea Bocelli's repertoire that has spanned 30 years.

Matt Roush says...
One of the great warhorses of the opera canon, Verdi’s Aida, receives a new staging from director Michael Mayer, with soprano Angel Blue making her Met role debut as the Ethiopian princess torn between duty and love. Piotr Beczala is the soldier Radamès and Judit Kutasi her Egyptian rival Amneris, with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting.
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Alexander Skarsgård Is ‘Murderbot,’ Daniel Dae Kim in ‘Yellow Face,’ ‘Grosse Pointe’ and ‘S.W.A.T.’ Finales, Back to ‘Chi’ Town

All-Star Drag Race, ‘Great Performances’ on Stage, ‘Grosse Pointe’ Cleanup, Dig in at ‘Nonnas’

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‘Beatles ’64,’ ‘Blue Bloods’ Retrospective, Mancini’s Music, Spy Intrigue in ‘The Agency,’ Ben Stiller in ‘Nutcrackers

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A Drag Roast, an NBA Sweep?, ‘Big Bakeover,’ a Modern ‘Carmen’

The New ‘Doctor Who,’ Family Matters on ‘Blue Bloods,’ ‘Sugar’s Cosmic Twist, A Modern ‘Hamlet’

Getting Personal With Michael J. Fox, Broadway Bonanza, Apple’s ‘City on Fire,’ Timothy Hutton on ‘S.W.A.T.,’ J. Lo’s ‘Mother’

‘Good Doctor’ Meets ‘Good Lawyer,’ A Legal ‘Leap,’ Near-Death Crisis on ‘9-1-1,’ David Strathairn’s ‘Great Performance’

Josh Groban at Radio City, ‘Fantasy Football’ and College Football, a Hip Hop Nutcracker, ‘We’re Here’ Returns

Q&A
‘Great Performances: Romeo & Juliet’: Josh O’Connor and Jessie Buckley on Playing the Famed Lovers

Worth Watching: James Corden’s ‘One Man’ Show, James Bond Marathon, ‘Ninja’ Finale, ‘Wayne’ Motors to Amazon

Review
Roush Review: James Corden’s Stage Triumph in ‘One Man, Two Guvnors’

Scott Yoo Chases the Stories Behind Great Music in ‘Now Hear This’ (VIDEO)

Worth Watching: Get a ‘Room 104’ With Gary Cole!, 9/11 Remembrances, ‘Ted Lasso’ to Liverpool

‘She Loves Me’ Restores Its Place Among Broadway’s Best in ‘Great Performances’

Worth Watching: Jim Gaffigan Abroad, ‘Kissing Booth 2,’ Rosamund Pike Is ‘Radioactive,’ ‘Central Park’ Finale, a Love-ly Musical Encore

Powerful Songs, Dance & Tragic Love in ‘Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess’ (VIDEO)

Christine Lahti Is Gloria Steinem in Great Performances’ ‘Gloria: A Life’ (VIDEO)

Worth Watching: ‘Sherman’s Showcase’ Celebrates Black History, Juneteenth Specials, Holland Taylor as Ann Richards, ‘The Politician’ Returns

Q&A
Holland Taylor Digs Into Ann Richards’ Fascinating Life for ‘Great Performances’

‘LA Phil 100’ Celebrates the Landmark Orchestra With 3 Renowned Conductors

‘Great Performances’ Presents ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ From Central Park

‘Great Performances’ Spotlights Tony-Winning Revival of ‘The King and I’

Preview
PBS’s ‘Great Performances’ Celebrates ’42nd Street’

‘Grammy Salute to Music Legends’: PBS Airs 4th Annual All-Star Concert

Travel Across Europe Musically With PBS’ ‘Great Performances: Now Hear This’

Great Performances at the Met Closes With Poulenc’s ‘Dialogues des Carmélites’

13 TV Themes You Didn’t Realize Were From Movie Maestro John Williams

Dr. Dre is Starring in Apple’s First Scripted TV Series
