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Masterpiece Mystery

1980 · 45 seasons · 1h per episode · Crime, Drama, Mystery

Mystery! is an episodic television series that debuted in 1980 in the USA. It airs on PBS and is produced by WGBH. The show has brought a large number of detective series and television movies—most of them British productions from the BBC or the ITV companies and usually adapted from mystery fiction literary sources—to air on American television. In 2002, they added an American-produced series based on the novels of Tony Hillerman to their roster.

Seasons

• Season 1980 — 15 episodes (February 5, 1980)
• Season 1981 — 20 episodes (January 6, 1981)
• Season 1982 — 12 episodes (October 12, 1982)
• Season 1983 — 19 episodes (January 6, 1983)
• Season 1984 — 31 episodes (January 19, 1984)
• Season 1985 — 31 episodes (January 10, 1985)
• Season 1986 — 33 episodes (January 2, 1986)
• Season 1987 — 25 episodes (February 5, 1987)
• Season 1988 — 30 episodes (January 7, 1988)
• Season 1989 — 30 episodes (January 26, 1989)
• Season 1990 — 33 episodes (January 4, 1990)
• Season 1991 — 35 episodes (January 3, 1991)
• Season 1992 — 31 episodes (January 9, 1992)
• Season 1993 — 32 episodes (January 7, 1993)
• Season 1994 — 29 episodes (January 6, 1994)
• Season 1995 — 40 episodes (January 5, 1995)
• Season 1996 — 21 episodes (January 4, 1996)
• Season 1997 — 17 episodes (January 9, 1997)
• Season 1998 — 23 episodes (January 22, 1998)
• Season 1999 — 25 episodes (January 7, 1999)
• Season 2000 — 24 episodes (January 13, 2000)
• Season 2001 — 12 episodes (January 18, 2001)
• Season 2002 — 9 episodes (July 1, 2002)
• Season 2003 — 12 episodes (July 6, 2003)
• Season 2004 — 10 episodes (July 18, 2004)
• Season 2005 — 20 episodes (April 3, 2005)
• Season 2006 — 17 episodes (April 30, 2006)
• Season 2007 — 14 episodes (June 3, 2007)
• Season 2008 — 9 episodes (June 22, 2008)
• Season 2009 — 16 episodes (May 10, 2009)
• Season 2010 — 20 episodes (May 2, 2010)
• Season 2011 — 14 episodes (June 19, 2011)
• Season 2012 — 11 episodes (May 6, 2012)
• Season 2013 — 14 episodes (June 16, 2013)
• Season 2014 — 21 episodes (January 19, 2014)
• Season 2015 — 9 episodes (January 18, 2015)
• Season 2016 — 17 episodes (January 1, 2016)
• Season 2017 — 15 episodes (January 1, 2017)
• Season 2018 — 12 episodes (April 8, 2018)
• Season 2019 — 15 episodes (April 7, 2019)
• Season 2020 — 22 episodes (April 12, 2020)
• Season 2021 — 22 episodes (January 17, 2021)
• Season 2022 — 21 episodes (June 19, 2022)
• Season 2023 — 26 episodes (January 8, 2023)
• Season 2024 — 27 episodes (January 7, 2024)

Cast

• Alan Cumming as Self - Host

Details

First aired

February 5, 1980

Episodes

941

Genres

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Network

PBS

Status

Returning Series

TMDB score

6.2 / 10 from 4 votes