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Running · 1989–

MTV Unplugged

Music

A response to the heavily produced music of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, MTV Unplugged triggered an acoustic music groundswell. The series presented artists in different yet complementary lights showcasing musicianship and songcraft. Through its distinctive format, MTV Unplugged manages the miraculous feat of reaching beyond core fans to connect contemporary artists to heritage audiences and heritage artists to younger audiences in equal measures. The conditions are right in 2016 to do it again. The revitalized Unplugged will restore key elements that made the franchise so groundbreaking in the first place, while resetting the show in the multi-platform video world of today.

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Seasons & episodes

Season 1989 · 1 episodes
  1. S1989 E01 · Squeeze with Syd Straw and Elliot Easton
Season 1990 · 18 episodes
  1. S1990 E01 · The Smithereens and Graham Parker
  2. S1990 E02 · 10,000 Maniacs with Michael Penn
  3. S1990 E03 · The Alarm with Nuclear Valdez
  4. S1990 E04 · Joe Walsh and Dr. John
  5. S1990 E05 · Stevie Ray Vaughan with Joe Satriani
  6. S1990 E06 · Michelle Shocked with Indigo Girls
  7. S1990 E07 · Sinead O'Connor with The Church
  8. S1990 E08 · Don Henley
  9. S1990 E09 · Great White with Damn Yankees
  10. S1990 E10 · Crowded House with Tim Finn
  11. S1990 E11 · Hall and Oates
  12. S1990 E12 · Elton John
  13. S1990 E13 · Aerosmith
  14. S1990 E14 · Crosby, Stills & Nash
  15. S1990 E15 · Ratt with Vixen
  16. S1990 E16 · The Black Crowes with Tesla
  17. S1990 E17 · The Allman Brothers Band
  18. S1990 E18 · Poison
Season 1991 · 7 episodes
  1. S1991 E01 · The Cure
  2. S1991 E02 · Winger with Slaughter
  3. S1991 E03 · Paul McCartney
  4. S1991 E04 · Sting
  5. S1991 E05 · R.E.M.
  6. S1991 E06 · Yo! Unplugged Rap
  7. S1991 E07 · Elvis Costello
Season 1992 · 10 episodes
  1. S1992 E01 · Eric Clapton
  2. S1992 E02 · R&B Unplugged: Boyz II Men/Shanice/Joe Public
  3. S1992 E03 · Pearl Jam
  4. S1992 E04 · Mariah Carey
  5. S1992 E05 · Paul Simon
  6. S1992 E06 · Queensrÿche
  7. S1992 E07 · John Mellencamp
  8. S1992 E08 · Annie Lennox
  9. S1992 E09 · Eurythmics
  10. S1992 E10 · Bruce Springsteen: Plugged
Season 1993 · 13 episodes
  1. S1993 E01 · Roxette
  2. S1993 E02 · Arrested Development
  3. S1993 E03 · Neil Young
  4. S1993 E04 · Denis Leary
  5. S1993 E05 · K.D. Lang
  6. S1993 E06 · Rod Stewart
  7. S1993 E07 · Uptown Unplugged
  8. S1993 E08 · 10,000 Maniacs
  9. S1993 E09 · Soul Asylum
  10. S1993 E10 · Midnight Oil
  11. S1993 E11 · Spoken Word I
  12. S1993 E12 · Duran Duran
  13. S1993 E13 · Nirvana
Season 1994 · 11 episodes
  1. S1994 E01 · Stone Temple Pilots
  2. S1994 E02 · Tony Bennett
  3. S1994 E03 · Spoken Word II
  4. S1994 E04 · Inside the Spoken Word
  5. S1994 E05 · Spoken Word III
  6. S1994 E06 · Lenny Kravitz
  7. S1994 E07 · Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
  8. S1994 E08 · Jimmy Page & Robert Plant Unledded
  9. S1994 E09 · Phil Collins
  10. S1994 E10 · Björk
  11. S1994 E11 · Bob Dylan
Season 1995 · 11 episodes
  1. S1995 E01 · Melissa Etheridge
  2. S1995 E02 · Hole
  3. S1995 E03 · Inside Unplugged
  4. S1995 E04 · The Cranberries
  5. S1995 E05 · Live
  6. S1995 E06 · Sheryl Crow
  7. S1995 E07 · Charly Garcia
  8. S1995 E08 · Herbert Groenemeyer
  9. S1995 E09 · Cafe Tacvba
  10. S1995 E10 · Kiss
  11. S1995 E11 · Chris Isaak
Season 1996 · 10 episodes
  1. S1996 E01 · Hootie and the Blowfish
  2. S1996 E02 · Illya Kuryaki & The Valderrama
  3. S1996 E03 · Alice in Chains
  4. S1996 E04 · Seal
  5. S1996 E05 · Soda Stereo
  6. S1996 E06 · Tori Amos
  7. S1996 E07 · Oasis
  8. S1996 E08 · George Michael
  9. S1996 E09 · CHAGE and ASKA
  10. S1996 E10 · La Maldita Vecindad
Season 1997 · 10 episodes
  1. S1997 E01 · Maxwell
  2. S1997 E02 · The Wallflowers
  3. S1997 E03 · Fiona Apple
  4. S1997 E04 · Jewel
  5. S1997 E05 · Blackstreet
  6. S1997 E06 · Santa Sabina
  7. S1997 E07 · Aterciopelados
  8. S1997 E08 · Erykah Badu
  9. S1997 E09 · Babyface & Friends
  10. S1997 E10 · Bryan Adams
Season 1998 · 2 episodes
  1. S1998 E01 · Björk - Live 'n' Loud
  2. S1998 E02 · Los Ratones Paranoicos
Season 1999 · 5 episodes
  1. S1999 E01 · Maná
  2. S1999 E02 · Shakira
  3. S1999 E03 · Alanis Morissette
  4. S1999 E04 · The Corrs
  5. S1999 E05 · Incubus
Season 2000 · 1 episodes
  1. S2000 E01 · Die Fantastischen Vier
Season 2001 · 7 episodes
  1. S2001 E01 · R.E.M.
  2. S2001 E02 · Utada Hikaru
  3. S2001 E03 · La Ley
  4. S2001 E04 · Staind
  5. S2001 E05 · Lauryn Hill
  6. S2001 E06 · Alejandro Sanz
  7. S2001 E07 · Jay-Z with The Roots
Season 2002 · 2 episodes
  1. S2002 E01 · Dashboard Confessional
  2. S2002 E02 · Die Ärzte
Season 2003 · 2 episodes
  1. S2003 E01 · Ken Hirai
  2. S2003 E02 · Nickelback
Season 2004 · 2 episodes
  1. S2004 E01 · Diego Torres
  2. S2004 E02 · El Tri
Season 2005 · 5 episodes
  1. S2005 E01 · Hitomi Yaida
  2. S2005 E02 · Queens of the Stone Age
  3. S2005 E03 · Giorgia
  4. S2005 E04 · Alicia Keys
  5. S2005 E05 · Die Toten Hosen
Season 2006 · 4 episodes
  1. S2006 E01 · Ricky Martin
  2. S2006 E02 · Foo Fighters
  3. S2006 E03 · Kayah
  4. S2006 E05 · Korn
Season 2007 · 8 episodes
  1. S2007 E01 · Ne-Yo
  2. S2007 E02 · Joss Stone
  3. S2007 E03 · Bon Jovi
  4. S2007 E04 · Hey
  5. S2007 E05 · Alex Britti
  6. S2007 E06 · Maroon 5
  7. S2007 E07 · Lenny Kravitz
  8. S2007 E08 · John Mayer
Season 2008 · 3 episodes
  1. S2008 E01 · Black Crowes
  2. S2008 E02 · Julieta Venegas
  3. S2008 E03 · Söhne Mannheims vs. Xavier Naidoo
Season 2009 · 8 episodes
  1. S2009 E01 · Tomoya Nagase
  2. S2009 E02 · Sportfreunde Stiller
  3. S2009 E03 · Adele
  4. S2009 E04 · Silversun Pickups
  5. S2009 E05 · All Time Low
  6. S2009 E06 · Paramore
  7. S2009 E07 · Katy Perry
  8. S2009 E08 · Ayaka
Season 2010 · 12 episodes
  1. S2010 E01 · Vampire Weekend
  2. S2010 E02 · Adam Lambert
  3. S2010 E03 · The Script
  4. S2010 E04 · Trey Songz
  5. S2010 E05 · Sido
  6. S2010 E06 · Phoenix
  7. S2010 E07 · Camila
  8. S2010 E08 · Uncle Kracker
  9. S2010 E09 · Train
  10. S2010 E10 · Despina Vandi
  11. S2010 E11 · B.o.B
  12. S2010 E12 · Steel Magnolia
Season 2011 · 8 episodes
  1. S2011 E01 · Adele
  2. S2011 E02 · Zoé
  3. S2011 E03 · Lykke Li
  4. S2011 E04 · Los Tigres Del Norte and Friends
  5. S2011 E05 · Lil Wayne
  6. S2011 E06 · Mumford & Sons
  7. S2011 E07 · 30 Seconds to Mars
  8. S2011 E08 · Kelly Clarkson
Season 2012 · 10 episodes
  1. S2012 E01 · Florence + the Machine
  2. S2012 E02 · The Civil Wars
  3. S2012 E03 · Tr3s Presents Juanes
  4. S2012 E04 · Dierks Bentley
  5. S2012 E05 · Gym Class Heroes
  6. S2012 E06 · Walk the Moon
  7. S2012 E07 · Rita Ora
  8. S2012 E08 · Little Big Town
  9. S2012 E09 · Carrie Underwood
  10. S2012 E10 · Die Fantastischen Vier II
Season 2013 · 1 episodes
  1. S2013 E01 · Scorpions
Season 2014 · 4 episodes
  1. S2014 E01 · Miley Cyrus
  2. S2014 E02 · Kinky
  3. S2014 E03 · Pepe Aguilar
  4. S2014 E04 · Gentleman
Season 2015 · 3 episodes
  1. S2015 E01 · Cro
  2. S2015 E02 · Placebo
  3. S2015 E03 · Enrique Bunbury
Season 2016 · 3 episodes
  1. S2016 E01 · Mika Nakashima
  2. S2016 E02 · Miguel Bosé
  3. S2016 E03 · Mizuki Nana
Season 2017 · 6 episodes
  1. S2017 E01 · O.S.T.R.
  2. S2017 E02 · Emmanuel
  3. S2017 E03 · Shawn Mendes
  4. S2017 E04 · A-ha
  5. S2017 E05 · Bleachers
  6. S2017 E06 · Momoiro Clover Z
Season 2018 · 5 episodes
  1. S2018 E01 · Molotov
  2. S2018 E02 · Los Auténticos Decadentes
  3. S2018 E03 · Biffy Clyro
  4. S2018 E04 · Gang of Youths
  5. S2018 E05 · DMA's
Season 2019 · 2 episodes
  1. S2019 E01 · Café Tacuba
  2. S2019 E02 · Liam Gallagher
Season 2020 · 15 episodes
  1. S2020 E01 · Wyclef Jean
  2. S2020 E02 · JoJo
  3. S2020 E03 · Yungblud
  4. S2020 E04 · Alessia Cara
  5. S2020 E05 · Melissa Etheridge
  6. S2020 E06 · Finneas O'Connell
  7. S2020 E07 · Jewel
  8. S2020 E08 · Shaggy
  9. S2020 E09 · Kiana Ledé
  10. S2020 E10 · Monsta X
  11. S2020 E11 · Bazzi
  12. S2020 E12 · Marcus Mumford
  13. S2020 E13 · CNCO
  14. S2020 E14 · Hayley Kiyoko
  15. S2020 E15 · Miley Cyrus Backyard Sessions 2020
Season 2021 · 2 episodes
  1. S2021 E01 · BTS
  2. S2021 E02 · MTV Unplugged Presents: Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
Season 2022 · 2 episodes
  1. S2022 E01 · 21 Pilots
  2. S2022 E03 · Bastille With Charlie Barnes
Season 2023 · 1 episodes
  1. S2023 E01 · MTV Unplugged Presents: A Hip Hop 50th Celebration of Jersey's Finest

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