The number of playing weeks at Broadway shows in New York remained stable in 2023/2024 over the previous season, totaling 1,471. Overall, the number of playing weeks was still below the figures recorded before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Number of playing weeks of Broadway shows in New York, United States from 2006 to 2024, by category
Season
Musicals
Plays
Specials
2023/2024
1,151
308
12
2022/2023
1,075
398
1
2021/2022³
649
250
47
2019/2020²
881
316
85
2018/2019
1,278
421
38
2017/2018¹
1,216
367
41
2016/2017
1,239
324
17
2015/2016
1,254
372
22
2014/2015
1,224
395
7
2013/2014
1,123
355
18
2012/2013
978
437
15
2011/2012
1,080
420
22
2010/2011
1,163
416
9
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¹ The 2017/2018 season included 53 weeks. This is because every seven years a 53rd week is added to account for variances in the calendar year.
² The 2019/2020 season included 41 weeks rather than 52 due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The week ending March 8, 2020 was the last full week of performances before the shutdown.
³ In the 2021/2022 season, Broadway shows gradually returned after the industry-wide shutdown started in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season included 42 weeks, but 16 weeks reported several cancellations of shows.
Playing weeks refer to the total number of weeks of performance reported by each show. They are calculated by adding the number of weeks in which each show performed to the subtotal of each show in a given year.
Data prior to 2018/2019 were previously published by the source.
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The Broadway League. (May 22, 2024). Number of playing weeks of Broadway shows in New York, United States from 2006 to 2024, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 01, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/198296/number-of-playing-weeks-of-broadway-shows-since-2006/
The Broadway League. "Number of playing weeks of Broadway shows in New York, United States from 2006 to 2024, by category." Chart. May 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198296/number-of-playing-weeks-of-broadway-shows-since-2006/
The Broadway League. (2024). Number of playing weeks of Broadway shows in New York, United States from 2006 to 2024, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198296/number-of-playing-weeks-of-broadway-shows-since-2006/
The Broadway League. "Number of Playing Weeks of Broadway Shows in New York, United States from 2006 to 2024, by Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198296/number-of-playing-weeks-of-broadway-shows-since-2006/
The Broadway League, Number of playing weeks of Broadway shows in New York, United States from 2006 to 2024, by category Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198296/number-of-playing-weeks-of-broadway-shows-since-2006/ (last visited February 01, 2025)
Number of playing weeks of Broadway shows in New York, United States from 2006 to 2024, by category [Graph], The Broadway League, May 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/198296/number-of-playing-weeks-of-broadway-shows-since-2006/
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