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Certified
Banger
Jan 28, 1971

Great Performances

Broadly loved
Reactions
359
Score confidence
very high
Score trend
Seasons
53
Next episode
Sep 13, 2026
Age rating
TV-G
88
Score

The show

The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.

The Cast

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The Real Review

People overwhelmingly love this long-running PBS showcase for the performing arts. The featured productions themselves, like "Suffs" and "Next to Normal," are routinely praised, and the acting and performances consistently get top marks. The only real friction comes from a few viewers who aren't fans of the narration, but that's a minor note in a sea of appreciation for the high-quality arts access it provides.

Synthesized from 359 real reactionsvery high confidence
PraisedActing · Humor · Visuals · Originality
DivisiveStory · Pacing

Sentiment split

78% positive
19% mixed
3% negative

By aspect

acting99
story56
visuals90
pacing47
humor93
originality69

How opinion moved

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Buzz

Aug 1926 reactions over two weeksSep 1

How much people are talking about this show: reactions counted per day they were posted.

Names & topics that came up

Suffsplot_element19× · 95%+Next to Normalplot_element9× · 89%+Bray Poorperson7× · 43%+Lupita Nyong'operson7× · 57%+Sandra Ohperson7× · 57%+Peter Dinklageperson7× · 71%+Holland Taylorperson5× · 100%+Yellow Faceplot_element4× · 50%+Twelfth Nightcharacter4× · 100%+Jesse Tyler Fergusonperson4× · 50%+PBSperson4× · 100%+Twelfth Nightplot_element3× · 100%+Suffs Musicalplot_element3× · 100%+Giamattiperson2× · 100%+Jan Lisieckiperson2× · 0%+

Where the signal came from

Social Media
359

We show volume and platform mix, not posts. No comment text is stored or displayed. Every figure above is analysis output from public posts and reviews.