These are the Year in Review and Season Sizzle Promos with some background music beginning in Early/Late Summer onto most PBS stations nationwide. Each year, yearly promos are announced from the PBS annual meeting before Summer (aka May, maybe?).
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Year in Review and Season Sizzles
2008–2009
Music used: Pinnacle by Corner Stone Cues ft. Daniel J. Nielsen (Year in Review)
This was the first official Year in Review on PBS by high-definition for most PBS Stations.
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2009–2010
Music used: Age of Discovery by Immediate Music (Year in Review)
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2010–2011
Music used: Life in Technicolor ii by Coldplay (Year in Review)
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2011–2012
Mistakes: Macbeth on Great Performances' source is IMDb.
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2012–2013
Music used: Surrender to Hope by Immediate Music (Year in Review)
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2013–2014
Music used: Feel Again by OneRepublic (Year in Review)
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2014–2015
Music used: Wild by Royal Teeth (Year in Review), Best Day of My Life by American Authors (Science), Tighten Up by The Black Keys (Drama), Step Out by Jose Gonzalez (History), Tonight You're Perfect by New Politics (News & Public Affairs), and One Minute More by Capital Cities (Experience).
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2015–2016
Music used: Do or Die by Thirty Seconds to Mars (Year in Review), Orphaned by K.S. Rhoads (Science), Mercy by Duffy (Drama), Anywhere For You (Radio Edit) by John Martin (Arts), Hazy Shade Of Winter by The Bangles (History), It's Time by Imagine Dragons (News & Public Affairs), Higher Ground by Franky Perez & The Forest Rangers (Indies), and The Way We Move by Langhorne Slim & the Law (Experience).
Mistakes: Grantchester on Masterpiece's source is the Wall Street Journal.
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2016–2017
Music used: The World is Ours by Aloe Blacc ft. David Correy (Year in Review), Something's Got a Hold on Me by Etta James (Drama), Wild Wild Life by Talking Heads (Science), Good To Be Alive (Hallelujah) by Andy Grammer (Arts), Who We Are by Switchfoot (History), Renegades by X Ambassadors (Indies), and Howlin' for You by The Black Keys (Experience).
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2017–2018
Music used: Live Life by Zayde Wolf (Year in Review), Alive by Andrew Simple (Science)', Good Rhythm by Eric Hutchinson feat. G. Love (Arts), Trouble by Cage The Elephant (Drama), Into the Storm by BANNERS (News & Public Affairs), Viva Voce by The Rocketboys (Indies), and What We Live For by American Authors (Experience).
' = The song, "Alive", was available in iTunes Store for the album, Wake by Andrew Simple. Now, the song, "Alive", is now available on Youtube. Go to the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQZK2qBRtI4
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2018–2019
Music used: Ten Feet Tall by Afrojack feat. Wrabel (Year in Review), Smoke Clears by Andy Grammer (News & Public Affairs), Believe by Secret Nation (Arts), Run Run Run by Kari Kimmel (Drama), Run Wild by Laney Jones (Science), Born for This (The Runner) by Tim Myers (Experience), To the Dreamers by for KING & COUNTRY (History), and Believer by Imagine Dragons (Indies).
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2019–2020
Music used: Where We Come Alive by Ruelle (Year in Review), My Lighthouse by Rend Collective (News & Public Affairs), Make Way by Aloe Blacc (Experience), Too Hot by Chaka Khan (Drama), and Bones by Galantis feat. OneRepublic (Science, Arts, & History).
This is the last Year in Review/Season Sizzle Promo from the 2002 and 2009 logo, and then changed the new logo of PBS. In 2020, PBS' new logo had the next Year in Review/Season Sizzle Promo with backgrounds.
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2020–2021
Music used: Dream Like a Fire by Giants of Industry (Year in Review), I Can Feel It by The National Parks (Science), The Real Thing by Cook Classics featuring Outasight (Arts), The Moment by Amy Stroup (History), Get Ready by Rayelle (Drama), Bushy-Tailed by Josh Powell and Daniel Marantz (News & Public Affairs), and Better Than Ever by Lady Bri (Experience).
This the first Year in Review with the new PBS logo designed by Lippincott.
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2021–present
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References
2008
Ken Burns Review 2008: https://www.inquirer.com/philly/hot_topics/20070906_Not_a_wealth_of_good_shows__but_a_few_nuggets__old_and_new.html
History Review 2008a: https://nypost.com/2008/02/06/whos-your-great-great-granddaddy/
History Review 2008b: https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2008-01-13-0801140207-story.html
Science Review 2008: https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/2007/11/13/Tuned-In-Dover-case-presented-in-dramatic-special/stories/200711130188
2009
History Review 2009a: https://docuwallahs2.yahoogroups.narkive.com/iDiGBbUr/tune-in-tonight-six-part-series-story-of-india-explores-10-000-years-of-history
History Review 2009b: https://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/17/required-viewing-monarchy-the-royal-family-at-work/
Kids Review 2009: https://www.newsweek.com/pbs-relaunching-retro-fave-electric-company-78025
History Review 2009c: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2008-10-22-0810210307-story.html
News Review 2009: https://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-mtblog-2009-02-60_minutes_world_savings_pelle-story.html
Science Review 2009b: https://www.pressreader.com/usa/new-york-daily-news/20080625/282759172427788
Arts Review 2009: https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-2009-03-25-stayingin0325-art-story.html
2010
Ken Burns Review 2010: http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/tv/ken-burns-talks-about-his-national-parks-documentary/
News Review 2010: https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/frontline-s-card-game-a-matter-of-life-and-debt-1.1613852
History Review 2010a: https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/movies_tv/article_f7f6a7d1-41bd-597a-8275-dbffb087875a.html
2011
Arts Review 2011a: http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/06/03/a-beatle-meets-barack/
Kids Review 2011: http://www.baltimoresun.com/zap-wild-kratts-story-story.html
App Review 2011: https://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/3_for_cutting_the_cable
Drama Review 2011a: https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/TV-review-Fresh-dose-of-fun-in-Sherlock-3248989.php
Drama Review 2011b: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-original-review-downton-abbey-20110108-story.html
History Review 2011: https://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-mtblog-2011-01-the_biggest_controversies_for-story.html
Science Review 2011: https://www.pressreader.com/canada/times-colonist/20110209/285812894891158
Arts Review 2011b/Film Review 2011: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw2321316/?ref_=tt_urv
Ken Burns Review 2011: https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/ken-burns-hits-park-sequel-1994-baseball-article-1.441339
Arts Review 2011c/Documentary Review 2011: https://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/11/02/arts/television/03circus-slide-show.html
2012
Documentary Review 2012: https://ew.com/article/2011/10/26/steve-jobs-pbs-documentary/
News Review 2012: http://archive.jsonline.com/entertainment/tvradio/pbs-to-air-milwaukee-ballets-peter-pan-in-april-b99144615z1-232594371.html
Drama Review 2012: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-downtonabbey/downton-abbey-brings-cool-tv-crowd-to-americas-pbs-idUSTRE81710Z20120208
Kids Review 2012: http://losangelesstory.blogspot.com/2012/03/coming-attractions-tributes-to-dr-seuss.html
Science Review 2012: http://www.newstribune.com/news/news/story/2011/nov/02/fabric-cosmos-takes-viewers-wild-ride/554423/
Arts Review 2012: http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2011/10/14/PBS-still-a-leader-in-fine-arts-programming/stories/201110140180
Ken Burns 2012: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bastard-machine/10-post-tca-broadcast-buzz-221560
2013
Beginning Review 2013: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bastard-machine/pbs-downton-abbey-sherlock-emmys-352843
Drama Review 2013a: https://web.archive.org/web/20150427000523/https://ew.com/article/2012/09/30/call-the-midwife-series-debut/
Kids Review 2013: https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2012/10/26/Tuned-In-Munsters-reboot-a-fun-Halloween-treat/stories/201210260201
News Review 2013: http://www.tvworthwatching.com/post/PBS-Shapiro.aspx
Ken Burns Review 2013: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-xpm-2012-nov-17-la-et-st-dust-bowl-20121117-story.html
2014
History Review 2014: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2013/08/27/bianco-critics-corner-august-27/2700169/
News Review 2014a: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-gwen-ifill-judy-woodruff-pbs-newshour-20130806-story.html
News Review 2014b: http://keepingscore.blogs.time.com/2013/10/07/new-book-and-pbs-documentary-details-nfls-concussion-denial/
Drama Review 2014a: https://www.buzzfeed.com/jacelacob/sherlock-the-empty-hearse-season-3-review
Kids Review 2014a: https://www.channelguidemag.com/tv-news/2013/10/07/peg-cat-pbs-kids/
Kids Review 2014b: https://www.wfyi.org/files/wfyi/files/pnc-presents-pbs-kids-in-the-park-hosted-by-wfyi-2014-program.pdf
Drama Review 2014b: https://ew.com/article/2013/12/30/this-weeks-cover-downton-abbey-winter-tv-preview/
Network Review 2014: https://www.buzzfeed.com/dstein/10-reasons-why-90s-kids-should-still-love-pbs-e37w
2015
Beginning Review 2015 and News Review 2015: https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/columnists/zurawik/bal-frontline-chilling-revealing-look-isis-pbs-20141028-story.html
Ken Burns Review 2015: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/05/opinion/roosevelts-to-the-rescue.html
Kids Review 2015a: http://www.mommymaestra.com/2014/11/dont-miss-premiere-of-odd-squad.html
Digital Review 2015a: https://newmediarockstars.com/2014/09/were-obsessed-with-the-pbs-idea-channel/
Digital Review 2015b: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-how-we-got-to-now-review-20141014-column.html
Drama Review 2015a: https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/04/pbs-wolf-hall-is-a-masterpiece-indeed/389673/
Drama Review 2015b: https://www.wsj.com/articles/tv-review-the-soldier-vicar-lover-sleuth-of-grantchester-1421380788
Drama Review 2015c: https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/downton-abbey-retains-magic-season-article-1.2059841
Arts Review 2015: https://www.channelguidemag.com/tv-news/2015/01/19/tca-annie-lennox-pbs-great-performances/
Science Review 2015: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/earth-a-new-wild-pbs-with_b_6566420
2016
Beginning Review 2016: https://www.thewrap.com/indian-summers-review-pbs-new-period-piece-is-soapy-sexy-goodness/
Science Review 2016: https://gizmodo.com/a-reality-tv-show-starring-sea-otters-is-taking-the-int-1727863886
Drama Review 2016a: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/20/arts/television/review-poldark-on-pbss-masterpiece.html
Drama Review 2016b: https://www.thewrap.com/mercy-street-review-pbs-ridley-scott-civil-war-series-is-masterfully-made/
News Review 2016: https://tv.avclub.com/as-baseball-reaches-its-climax-basketball-begins-1798285851
History Review 2016b: https://web.archive.org/web/20171205113025/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/bal-roots-and-identity-20160108-story.html
Arts Review 2016: https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/theater/billy-elliot-the-musical-live-review-as-good-as-it-gets-1.10994013
2017
Beginning and Conclusion Review 2017: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bastard-machine/tim-goodmans-tca-journal-no-915615
History Review 2017: https://www.dailynews.com/2016/11/11/black-america-since-mlk-looks-at-changing-african-american-lives/
Drama Review 2017: https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/news/a23837/victoria-exclusive-first-look/
Reality-Competition Review 2017: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-ca-st-top-10-television-blake-20161218-story.html
History Review 2017b: https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-command-control-mov-rev-1007-20161006-story.html
Arts Review 2017a: https://www.thecalifornian.com/story/life/2016/12/10/weekend-tv-disney-hits-mary-poppins-frozen/95131622/
Science Review 2017: https://www.wsj.com/articles/spy-in-the-wild-a-nature-miniseries-review-robots-infiltrate-the-animal-kingdom-1485468375
Arts Review 2017b: https://www.salon.com/2016/10/19/hamiltons-america-takes-us-into-the-rooms-where-it-happened/
2018
News Review 2018: https://www.denverpost.com/2017/03/28/cutting-funds-for-public-broadcasting-would-hurt-colorado/
Science Review 2018a: https://www.expressnews.com/lifestyle/article/S-A-man-key-to-Voyager-space-missions-featured-11947245.php
Science Review 2018b: https://www.tvovermind.com/watching-new-pbs-show-wild-alaska-live/
Ken Burns Review 2018: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/14/arts/television/review-ken-burns-the-vietnam-war-pbs.html
Drama Review 2018: https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/specials/winter-arts/2018/01/30/its-second-season-victoria-reigns-supreme/BLzmWYpr4VCV1Sz0Wu7SAK/story.html
Kids Review 2018: https://www.scarymommy.com/twitch-streams-free-mister-rogers-marathon/
Arts Review 2018: https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-Looks-Back-at-FALSETTOS-in-Honor-of-Tonights-PBS-Debut-20171027
Conclusion Review 2018: https://bookriot.com/2017/08/07/the-great-american-book/
2019
News Review 2019: http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/tv/z-on-tv-blog/bs-fe-zontv-trump-showdown-frontline-pbs-20180926-story.html
Science Review 2019: https://web.archive.org/web/20190902183941/http://www.pbs.org/sponsorship/programs/nature/ (Find this on "Praise the Nature" section)
History Review 2019: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-native-america-review-20181019-story.html
Drama Review 2019: https://collider.com/les-miserables-review-pbs/
Arts Review 2019: https://slate.com/culture/2018/09/american-in-paris-musical-review.html
Conclusion Review 2019: https://variety.com/2018/tv/columns/pbs-tca-2018-ann-curry-finding-your-roots-1202892459/
2020
Kids Review 2020: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/15/arts/television/molly-of-denali-alaska-native-pbs.html
Ken Burns Review 2020: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/ken-burns-country-music-history-doc-878470/
News Review 2020a: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/for-sama-receives-academy-award-nomination-for-best-documentary-feature/
Drama Review 2020: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/aug/26/poldark-final-episode-review-as-gloriously-hammy-and-cheesy-as-a-croque-monsieur
Science Review 2020: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/review-expedition-steve-backshall-inspire-16608291
History Review 2020: https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/chasing-the-moon-review-1.33335284
News Review 2020b: https://web.archive.org/web/20200630090100/https://www.tvguide.com/news/10-shows-to-learn-everything-about-coronavirus-pandemic-covid/
Arts Review 2020: https://theatretastic.com/2019/12/12/the-king-and-i-2/
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