American Bandstand
Airs Next: ABC at Weekdays 3:00 PM (60 min.)
Status:
Ended
Premiered:
August 5, 1957
Last Aired:
October 7, 1989
Show Categories:
Variety Shows, Talk Shows 
American Bandstand brought rock 'n' roll music into millions of households. It showed Americans how to do the latest dance steps. Dick Clark, "America's Oldest Teenager" hosted the series for most of its run.
Regular Bandstand segments were "The Spotlight Dance," "Rate-A-Record" and The "American Bandstand" Top 10 Countdown. "The Spotlight Dance" featured 2 or more couples dancing to a...
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Episodes
add »Guests include: The Pointer Sisters, KC & the Sunshine Band, Cher, Brandy Norwood, A Taste of Honey, Alanis Morissette, Michael Jackson and The Village People.
Aired: Friday May 3, 2002
| 2,797. American Bandstand's Number One Hits | Jun 25, 1994 | 0 Reviews | 0.00 |
| 2,796. American Bandstand's Teen Idols | Feb 15, 1994 | 0 Reviews | 0.00 |
| 2,795. American Bandstand's 40th Anniversary Special | May 16, 1992 | 0 Reviews | 0.00 |
| 2,794. Final American Bandstand: The Cover Girls | Oct 7, 1989 | 1 Review | 9.80 |
News Headlines
- RedZone, Six Flags buy Dick Clark Productions 2007-06-19 10:46:00
- Daly rings in New Years with Panic! 2006-11-15 09:49:00
- external: 'American Bandstand' Director Dies 2006-06-06
- external: Ryan meets Dick 2005-08-16
- external: Seacrest The New Dick 2005-05-03
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Community Reviews (8)
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9.2
"Classic"Superb If you lived in Texas along I-45, you were out of luck. Continue » Posted Jan 17, 2008 7:12 pm PST |
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7.5
"Cutting edge"Good Marching to the beat of American Bandstand! Continue » Posted Nov 6, 2006 9:15 am PST |
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10.0
"Classic"Perfect Great musical show, with wonderful talent, and the dance entertainment wasn't bad either. Continue » Posted Mar 26, 2006 9:20 am PST |
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10.0
"Trendsetter"Perfect This was a great show, can be again. Continue » Posted Dec 23, 2005 5:42 pm PST |
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7.5
"Influential"Good Platter Chatter. Continue » Posted Sep 30, 2005 6:40 pm PST |
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Show Vital Stats
Show: American Bandstand
Popularity Rank: 512 of 17,548
Ratings Rank: 3,890 of 17,548 (
3)
Show Reviews: 8
People Tracking: 55
Popularity Rank: 512 of 17,548
Ratings Rank: 3,890 of 17,548 (
3)
Show Reviews: 8
People Tracking: 55
Show
Score: 7.2 Good 105 votes
Score: 7.2 Good 105 votes
perfect: 27 (25.7%)
great: 20 (19%)
good: 18 (17.1%)
abysmal: 16 (15.2%)
Other: 24 (22.8%)
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