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The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973 · 51 seasons · 3h per episode · Reality

In 1973 the American Film Institute initiated its Life Achievement Award, to be presented to a yearly recipient whose talent has fundamentally advanced the film art; whose accomplishments have been acknowledged by scholars, critics, professional peers and the general public; and whose work has stood the test of time.

Seasons

• Season 1 — 1 episode (April 2, 1973)
• Season 2 — 1 episode (March 18, 1974)
• Season 3 — 1 episode (February 17, 1975)
• Season 4 — 1 episode (March 14, 1976)
• Season 5 — 1 episode (March 1, 1977)
• Season 6 — 1 episode (March 15, 1978)
• Season 7 — 1 episode (March 7, 1979)
• Season 8 — 1 episode (March 16, 1980)
• Season 9 — 1 episode (April 18, 1981)
• Season 10 — 1 episode (April 4, 1982)
• Season 11 — 1 episode (March 23, 1983)
• Season 12 — 1 episode (April 17, 1984)
• Season 13 — 1 episode (May 7, 1985)
• Season 14 — 1 episode (April 26, 1986)
• Season 15 — 1 episode (May 29, 1987)
• Season 16 — 1 episode (May 30, 1988)
• Season 17 — 1 episode (March 21, 1989)
• Season 18 — 1 episode (April 21, 1990)
• Season 19 — 1 episode (May 23, 1991)
• Season 20 — 1 episode (April 4, 1992)
• Season 21 — 1 episode (May 6, 1993)
• Season 22 — 1 episode (March 10, 1994)
• Season 23 — 1 episode (May 27, 1995)
• Season 24 — 1 episode (May 1, 1996)
• Season 25 — 1 episode (May 28, 1997)
• Season 26 — 1 episode (June 7, 1998)
• Season 27 — 1 episode (April 22, 1999)
• Season 28 — 1 episode (April 12, 2000)
• Season 29 — 1 episode (May 31, 2001)
• Season 30 — 1 episode (June 24, 2002)
• Season 31 — 1 episode (June 12, 2003)
• Season 32 — 1 episode (June 21, 2004)
• Season 33 — 1 episode (June 20, 2005)
• Season 34 — 1 episode (June 21, 2006)
• Season 35 — 1 episode (June 19, 2007)
• Season 36 — 1 episode (June 25, 2008)
• Season 37 — 1 episode (July 19, 2009)
• Season 38 — 1 episode (June 10, 2010)
• Season 39 — 1 episode (June 9, 2011)
• Season 40 — 1 episode (June 7, 2012)
• Season 41 — 1 episode (June 15, 2013)
• Season 42 — 1 episode (June 13, 2014)
• Season 43 — 1 episode (June 4, 2015)
• Season 44 — 1 episode (June 9, 2016)
• Season 45 — 1 episode (June 8, 2017)
• Season 46 — 1 episode (June 7, 2018)
• Season 47 — 1 episode (June 20, 2019)
• Season 48 — 1 episode (June 16, 2022)
• Season 49 — 1 episode (June 17, 2024)
• Season 51 — 1 episode (May 31, 2026)

Details

First aired

April 2, 1973

Episodes

50

Genres

Reality

Network

TNT and Netflix

Status

Returning Series

TMDB score

6.3 / 10 from 3 votes