<P> American Horror Story is an American anthology horror television series created and produced by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk which premiered on October 5, 2011 on FX . Described as an anthology series, each season is conceived as a mostly self - contained miniseries, following a disparate set of characters and settings, and a storyline with its own "beginning, middle, and end ." </P> <P> As of November 14, 2017, 84 episodes of American Horror Story have aired, concluding the seventh season . The eighth season, titled Apocalypse, was announced in January 2017 and is set to premiere on September 12, 2018 . American Horror Story has also been renewed for a ninth and tenth season, which are set to premiere in 2019 and 2020 respectively . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First aired </Th> <Th> Last aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td> Murder House </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 12 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> October 5, 2011 (2011 - 10 - 05) </Td> <Td> December 21, 2011 (2011 - 12 - 21) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td> Asylum </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 13 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> October 17, 2012 (2012 - 10 - 17) </Td> <Td> January 23, 2013 (2013 - 01 - 23) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td> Coven </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 13 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> October 9, 2013 (2013 - 10 - 09) </Td> <Td> January 29, 2014 (2014 - 01 - 29) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td> Freak Show </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 13 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> October 8, 2014 (2014 - 10 - 08) </Td> <Td> January 21, 2015 (2015 - 01 - 21) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 5 </Td> <Td> Hotel </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 12 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> October 7, 2015 (2015 - 10 - 07) </Td> <Td> January 13, 2016 (2016 - 01 - 13) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 6 </Td> <Td> Roanoke </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 10 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 14, 2016 (2016 - 09 - 14) </Td> <Td> November 16, 2016 (2016 - 11 - 16) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 7 </Td> <Td> Cult </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 11 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 5, 2017 (2017 - 09 - 05) </Td> <Td> November 14, 2017 (2017 - 11 - 14) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 8 </Td> <Td> Apocalypse </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> TBA </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 12, 2018 (2018 - 09 - 12) </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> </Tr>

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