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Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... (2008)

Name: Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...
Genre: Music
Rating: 8.4
Cast: Elvis Costello

Music

Intimate interviews between host Elvis Costello and various musical guests intertwined with performances by Costello, the guests, and duets between the two.

IMDb rating: 8.4 (163 votes)
Episode average: 7.9 -0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Cast

Elvis Costello Self

Seasons

Season 1 (2008)

7.66 avg 13 episodes 8.1 → 8.0 49 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Sir Elton John	8.1	17
2	Lou Reed & Julian Schnabel	8.2	13
3	Bill Clinton	6.6	11
4	James Taylor	7.6	9
5	Tony Bennett	7.6	9
6	The Police	8.3	16
7	Rufus Wainwright	7.4	11
8	Rosanne Cash/Norah Jones/Kris Kristofferson/John Mellencamp	8.3	14
9	Renee Fleming	6.7	10
10	Herbie Hancock	8.0	11
11	She & Him/Jenny Lewis/Jakob Dylan	6.9	16
12	Diana Krall Interviewed by Elton John	7.9	11
13	Smokey Robinson	8.0	8

Season 2 (2009)

8.43 avg 7 episodes 7.4 → 8.6

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Bono and the Edge	7.4	9
2	Neko Case/Sheryl Crow/Ron Sexsmith/Jesse Winchester	8.8	9
3	Levon Helm/Nick Lowe/Richard Thompson/Allen Toussaint	8.9	12
4	Elvis Costello Interviewed by Mary-Louise Parker	8.6	9
5	Lyle Lovett/Ray LaMontagne/John Prine	8.6	8
6	Bruce Springsteen: Part 1	8.1	10
7	Bruce Springsteen: Part 2	8.6	9

Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... (2008)

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