TVAustin City Limits
Austin City Limits posterCertified Hit
★ Certified Hit ★Premiered Jan 1, 1975

Austin City Limits

1975 · TV-PG · Documentary · 49 seasons
Created by Bill Arhos · Returning Series

Now the longest-running music series in American television history, ACL showcases popular music legends and innovators from every genre.

Real Score
88
Broadly loved
from 461 reactions
very high confidence
80% positive16% mixed4% negative
→ SteadyTrend
49Seasons

What people are saying

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The Real Review

Austin City Limits is a long-running music series created by Bill Arhos, and people mostly like it. The big praise goes to the show's showcase of legends and innovators, plus the story and acting, which land especially well. The names people keep bringing up are Olivia Rodrigo, Billy Strings, Brandi Carlile, Bonnie Raitt, John Prine, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Billy Strings, Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, and Stevie Ray Vaughan get the cleanest love, while Olivia Rodrigo gets a lot of attention but not a total win. Jesse Welles and Dolly Parton draw more mixed feelings, and the smaller gripes are about visuals and uneven reactions, not the main appeal.

Synthesized from 461 real reactions · very high confidenceActingHumorStoryOriginalityVisuals

Sentiment split

Every qualifying reaction, weighted.

80%positive
  • Positive80%
  • Mixed16%
  • Negative4%

By aspect

What people scored, piece by piece.

acting100
humor100
story97
originality88
visuals77

How opinion moved

The Real Score, night by night.

868992Oct 3579119088

Buzz

102 reactions over two weeks, counted by the day they were posted.

01530Sep 28: 3 reactionsSep 28Sep 29: 3 reactionsSep 30: 3 reactions30Oct 1: 7 reactionsOct 2: 6 reactions2Oct 3: 9 reactions · new episodeOct 4: 5 reactions4Oct 5: 7 reactionsOct 6: 8 reactions6Oct 7: 4 reactionsOct 8: 8 reactions8Oct 9: 9 reactionsOct 10: 26 reactions10Oct 11: 4 reactions11

Where the signal came from

Volume and platform mix only.

Social Media461

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Names and topics that came up

Mentions across all reactions, with the share that were positive. Anything mentioned fewer than twice never shapes the review.

Olivia Rodrigoperson30×67%+
Billy Stringsperson14×86%+
Brandi Carlileperson12×75%+
Bonnie Raittperson12×83%+
John Prineperson11×64%+
Willie Nelsonperson10×80%+
Austin City Limitscharacter9×56%+
Austin City Limitsperson8×50%+
Dolly Partonperson7×57%+
Stevie Ray Vaughanperson6×83%+
Austin City Limitsplot element5×60%+
Billy Stringscharacter5×100%+
Jesse Wellesperson5×40%+
Glen Hansardperson4×100%+
Jackson Browneperson3×100%+

Stills

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