Episode guide

Soul Train

1134 episodes · 35 seasons · 1971–2006 · Syndicated

← Show package · 1970s

From the desk

How this guide is filed

Filed by Rex Fontaine · Golden Age Dispatch

Don Cornelius promises the hippest trip in America and delivers the national dance party corporate TV had under-served: guests, fashion, the Line, scrambleboard kids who became famous. Syndicated Black music television as cultural archive from 1971 deep into the 2000s. Velvet baritone as the rope.

TV Flash files Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated as a season-first catalog of 1134 listed hours across 35 seasons, 1971-10-02–2006-03-25 from “Gladys Knight & the Pips/ Eddie Kendricks/ The Honey Cone/ Bobby Hutton” (S01E01) to “Goapele / Lorenzo Owens” (S35E16).

Season-first catalog. 1134 listed hours across 35 seasons. Soaps, talk, variety, and other long-run logs live on season hubs — titles and dates, not invented daily recaps.

Season

Season 1

30 episodes · 1971-10-02 – 1972-04-22

Soul Train Season 1: 30 listed episodes from 1971-10-02 to 1972-04-22. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S01E01 · S01E30

Season

Season 2

37 episodes · 1972-09-09 – 1973-08-11

Soul Train Season 2: 37 listed episodes from 1972-09-09 to 1973-08-11. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S02E01 · S02E37

Season

Season 3

39 episodes · 1973-08-25 – 1974-07-20

Soul Train Season 3: 39 listed episodes from 1973-08-25 to 1974-07-20. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S03E01 · S03E39

Season

Season 4

39 episodes · 1974-09-07 – 1975-06-21

Soul Train Season 4: 39 listed episodes from 1974-09-07 to 1975-06-21. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S04E01 · S04E39

Season

Season 5

39 episodes · 1975-08-23 – 1976-06-19

Soul Train Season 5: 39 listed episodes from 1975-08-23 to 1976-06-19. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S05E01 · S05E39

Season

Season 6

39 episodes · 1976-08-21 – 1977-05-14

Soul Train Season 6: 39 listed episodes from 1976-08-21 to 1977-05-14. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S06E01 · S06E39

Season

Season 7

39 episodes · 1977-08-20 – 1978-05-13

Soul Train Season 7: 39 listed episodes from 1977-08-20 to 1978-05-13. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S07E01 · S07E39

Season

Season 8

40 episodes · 1978-08-19 – 1979-05-19

Soul Train Season 8: 40 listed episodes from 1978-08-19 to 1979-05-19. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S08E01 · S08E40

Season

Season 9

32 episodes · 1979-09-15 – 1980-06-14

Soul Train Season 9: 32 listed episodes from 1979-09-15 to 1980-06-14. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S09E01 · S09E32

Season

Season 10

32 episodes · 1980-09-20 – 1981-06-20

Soul Train Season 10: 32 listed episodes from 1980-09-20 to 1981-06-20. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S10E01 · S10E32

Season

Season 11

32 episodes · 1981-09-19 – 1982-07-10

Soul Train Season 11: 32 listed episodes from 1981-09-19 to 1982-07-10. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S11E01 · S11E32

Season

Season 12

24 episodes · 1982-10-16 – 1983-07-16

Soul Train Season 12: 24 listed episodes from 1982-10-16 to 1983-07-16. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S12E01 · S12E24

Season

Season 13

28 episodes · 1983-10-15 – 1984-06-23

Soul Train Season 13: 28 listed episodes from 1983-10-15 to 1984-06-23. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S13E01 · S13E28

Season

Season 14

32 episodes · 1984-09-22 – 1985-06-29

Soul Train Season 14: 32 listed episodes from 1984-09-22 to 1985-06-29. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S14E01 · S14E32

Season

Season 15

28 episodes · 1985-10-05 – 1986-06-21

Soul Train Season 15: 28 listed episodes from 1985-10-05 to 1986-06-21. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S15E01 · S15E28

Season

Season 16

32 episodes · 1986-09-20 – 1987-06-20

Soul Train Season 16: 32 listed episodes from 1986-09-20 to 1987-06-20. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S16E01 · S16E32

Season

Season 17

33 episodes · 1988-03-30 – 1988-06-25

Soul Train Season 17: 33 listed episodes from 1988-03-30 to 1988-06-25. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S17E00 · S17E32

Season

Season 18

33 episodes · 1989-04-12 – 1989-06-24

Soul Train Season 18: 33 listed episodes from 1989-04-12 to 1989-06-24. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S18E00 · S18E32

Season

Season 19

33 episodes · 1990-03-14 – 1990-06-23

Soul Train Season 19: 33 listed episodes from 1990-03-14 to 1990-06-23. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S19E00 · S19E32

Season

Season 20

33 episodes · 1991-03-12 – 1991-06-22

Soul Train Season 20: 33 listed episodes from 1991-03-12 to 1991-06-22. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S20E00 · S20E32

Season

Season 21

33 episodes · 1992-03-10 – 1992-06-20

Soul Train Season 21: 33 listed episodes from 1992-03-10 to 1992-06-20. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S21E00 · S21E32

Season

Season 22

33 episodes · 1993-03-09 – 1993-06-26

Soul Train Season 22: 33 listed episodes from 1993-03-09 to 1993-06-26. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S22E00 · S22E32

Season

Season 23

33 episodes · 1994-03-15 – 1994-06-25

Soul Train Season 23: 33 listed episodes from 1994-03-15 to 1994-06-25. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S23E00 · S23E32

Season

Season 24

33 episodes · 1995-03-13 – 1995-06-24

Soul Train Season 24: 33 listed episodes from 1995-03-13 to 1995-06-24. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S24E00 · S24E32

Season

Season 25

33 episodes · 1995-08-06 – 1996-06-22

Soul Train Season 25: 33 listed episodes from 1995-08-06 to 1996-06-22. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S25E00 · S25E32

Season

Season 26

32 episodes · 1996-09-09 – 1997-05-24

Soul Train Season 26: 32 listed episodes from 1996-09-09 to 1997-05-24. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S26E00 · S26E31

Season

Season 27

33 episodes · 1998-02-27 – 1998-06-20

Soul Train Season 27: 33 listed episodes from 1998-02-27 to 1998-06-20. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S27E00 · S27E32

Season

Season 28

33 episodes · 1998-09-03 – 1999-06-19

Soul Train Season 28: 33 listed episodes from 1998-09-03 to 1999-06-19. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S28E00 · S28E32

Season

Season 29

33 episodes · 1999-09-03 – 2000-06-17

Soul Train Season 29: 33 listed episodes from 1999-09-03 to 2000-06-17. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S29E00 · S29E32

Season

Season 30

33 episodes · 2000-09-16 – 2001-06-30

Soul Train Season 30: 33 listed episodes from 2000-09-16 to 2001-06-30. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S30E00 · S30E32

Season

Season 31

29 episodes · 2001-08-28 – 2002-07-06

Soul Train Season 31: 29 listed episodes from 2001-08-28 to 2002-07-06. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S31E00 · S31E28

Season

Season 32

33 episodes · 2002-08-24 – 2003-06-21

Soul Train Season 32: 33 listed episodes from 2002-08-24 to 2003-06-21. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S32E00 · S32E32

Season

Season 33

29 episodes · 2003-08-23 – 2004-06-26

Soul Train Season 33: 29 listed episodes from 2003-08-23 to 2004-06-26. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S33E00 · S33E28

Season

Season 34

24 episodes · 2004-10-09 – 2005-06-25

Soul Train Season 34: 24 listed episodes from 2004-10-09 to 2005-06-25. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S34E01 · S34E24

Season

Season 35

16 episodes · 2005-11-05 – 2006-03-25

Soul Train Season 35: 16 listed episodes from 2005-11-05 to 2006-03-25. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S35E01 · S35E16