<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> List of American Horror Story episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> American Horror Story: Freak Show is the fourth season of the FX horror anthology television series American Horror Story . It premiered on October 8, 2014 and concluded on January 21, 2015 . The season is mainly set in 1952 Jupiter, Florida, telling the story of one of the last remaining freak shows in the United States, and their struggle for survival . </P> <P> Returning cast members from the previous season of the series include: Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Frances Conroy, Denis O'Hare, Emma Roberts, Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates, Jessica Lange, Grace Gummer, Gabourey Sidibe, Danny Huston, Jamie Brewer, and Mare Winningham, along with new cast members Michael Chiklis and Finn Wittrock . Ben Woolf also makes his return to the series . In the seventh season, Twisty the Clown makes an appearance . This is the first season of the series that is not strictly anthological, with Lily Rabe, Naomi Grossman, and John Cromwell (as a younger Dr. Arthur Arden) reprising their roles from the series' second cycle, Asylum . </P> <P> Like its predecessors, Freak Show was met with mostly positive reviews, and consistently strong ratings, with the premiere episode attracting a then series high of 6.13 million viewers . It ultimately became FX's most - watched program ever, surpassing its previous installment, Coven . The season garnered a total of twenty Emmy Award nominations, the most for any season of American Horror Story to date, including nominations for Outstanding Limited Series, and six acting nominations for Lange, O'Hare, Finn Wittrock, Paulson, Bassett, and Bates . In addition, Paulson won for Best Supporting Actress in a Movie or Limited Series at the 5th Critics' Choice Television Awards . </P>

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