1978 | 1 Episodes

Season 1 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 28, 1978.

1979 | 1 Episodes

Season 2 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 29, 1979.

1980 | 1 Episodes

Season 3 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 27, 1980.

1981 | 1 Episodes

Season 4 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 26, 1981.

1982 | 1 Episodes

Season 5 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 25, 1982.

1983 | 1 Episodes

Season 6 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 27, 1983.

1984 | 1 Episodes

Season 7 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 25, 1984.

1985 | 1 Episodes

Season 8 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 27, 1985.

1986 | 1 Episodes

Season 9 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 26, 1986.

1987 | 1 Episodes

Season 10 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 30, 1987.

1988 | 1 Episodes

Season 11 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 30, 1988.

1989 | 1 Episodes

Season 12 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 29, 1989.

1990 | 1 Episodes

Season 13 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 28, 1990.

1991 | 1 Episodes

Season 14 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 26, 1991.

1992 | 1 Episodes

Season 15 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 30, 1992.

1993 | 1 Episodes

Season 16 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 29, 1993.

1994 | 1 Episodes

Season 17 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 28, 1994.

1995 | 1 Episodes

Season 18 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 27, 1995.

1996 | 1 Episodes

Season 19 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 26, 1996.

1997 | 1 Episodes

Season 20 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 26, 1997.

1998 | 1 Episodes

Season 21 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 30, 1998.

1999 | 1 Episodes

Season 22 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 29, 1999.

2000 | 1 Episodes

Season 23 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 27, 2000.

2001 | 1 Episodes

Season 24 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 26, 2001.

2002 | 1 Episodes

Season 25 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 27, 2002.

2003 | 1 Episodes

Season 26 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 26, 2003.

2004 | 1 Episodes

Season 27 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 21, 2004.

2005 | 1 Episodes

Season 28 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 27, 2005.

2006 | 1 Episodes

Season 29 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 26, 2006.

2007 | 1 Episodes

Season 30 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 26, 2007.

2008 | 1 Episodes

Season 31 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 30, 2008.

2009 | 1 Episodes

Season 32 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 29, 2009.

2010 | 1 Episodes

Season 33 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 28, 2010.

2011 | 1 Episodes

Season 34 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 27, 2011.

2014 | 1 Episodes

Season 37 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 30, 2014.

2015 | 1 Episodes

Season 38 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 29, 2015.

2017 | 1 Episodes

Season 40 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 27, 2017.

2018 | 1 Episodes

Season 41 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 26, 2018.

2019 | 1 Episodes

Season 42 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 15, 2019.

2021 | 1 Episodes

Season 43 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on June 6, 2021.

2021 | 1 Episodes

Season 44 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 5, 2021.

2022 | 1 Episodes

Season 45 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 27, 2022.

The 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors celebrates the lifetime of contributions to American culture from the five honorees.

2023 | 1 Episodes

Season 46 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 26, 2023.

In a star-studded celebration at the Kennedy Center Opera House, the 2023 Honorees including Billy Crystal, Renée Fleming, Barry Gibb, Queen Latifah, and Dionne Warwick will be saluted by today’s leading performers from New York, Hollywood, and the arts capitals of the world. They will accept the recognition and gratitude of their peers through show-stopping performances and emotional tributes. Additionally, former Kennedy Center Honoree (2017) Gloria Estefan returns as host, marking her third time hosting the special.

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CBS presents The 47th Annual Kennedy Center Honors, an entertainment special celebrating lifetime artistic achievement in a star-studded celebration at the Kennedy Center Opera House stage. Honored recipients include acclaimed director and filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola; the legendary American rock band the Grateful Dead.

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