Screenings from the PALEY ARCHIVE

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Experience the magic of community as you watch compelling programming on our impressive big screens! Our daily screenings foster an intimate atmosphere that brings television to life, expertly curated from our vast collection spanning a century of television and radio, chosen just for you. No matter what is showing, The Paley Museum offers an unforgettable experience for TV enthusiasts and history buffs alike. When your favorite television shows aren’t showing on the big screen, the Paley Archive grants you unlimited access to our extensive programming catalog. Immerse yourself in television history with just a few clicks and enjoy your favorite shows and iconic moments in our intimate library space.

Wednesdays – Sundays, 12:00 – 6:00 pm
The Paley Museum, 25 W 52 Street, NYC
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Survivor

PAC-MAN

Bennack Theater: May 27 no screenings. May 29 and July 22 screenings begin at 2:30 pm.
Gillespie Theater: June 5 screenings end at 3:30 pm. July 8 no screenings. July 14 no screenings from 2:00 – 4:00 pm. July 30 screenings begin at 1:00 pm.

Outwit, Outplay, Outlast: Celebrating 50 Seasons of Survivor

Through June 7, 2026
Bennack Theater

In conjunction with The Paley Museum’s newest exhibit Outwit, Outplay, Outlast: Celebrating 50 Seasons of Survivor and in celebration of Survivor’s landmark 50th season, join us for a special Survivor screening series that each week explores a different theme featured in some of the show’s most captivating and memorable episodes.

May 28 – June 7
The Road to 50: A celebration of the evolution of modern Survivor, this week highlights the pressure, ambition, and emotional chaos that define the race to the endgame. Every relationship is tested as finalists balance loyalty, résumé-building, and survival under enormous pressure. These episodes showcase what the New Era has become: faster, messier, more emotional, and completely unforgiving as players battle for a place in Survivor 50 history.

12:10 pm
Survivor 41: “One Thing Left to Do...Win”
The first New Era champion is crowned after a finale packed with risk, reinvention, and unfinished business.

2:20 pm
Survivor 43: “Snap Some Necks and Cash Some Checks”
The second half of the finale: an unapologetically savage sprint to the finish where players stop pretending and go for the kill.

3:35 pm
Survivor 49: “A Fever Dream”
A surreal, emotionally charged finale where exhaustion, paranoia, and ambition blur into pure chaos.

PAC-MAN on TV

Through May 31, 2026
Gillespie Theater

When Hanna-Barbera introduced the animated PAC-MAN to Saturday morning television in 1982, it was the first TV series based on a videogame. The Paley Museum is pleased to screen an example of that pioneering series along with the 21st century incarnation PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures, a modern CGI animated series that was aimed for a new generation in 2013. In any version, the PAC-MAN character endures as iconic and emotionally relatable.

Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures episodes are courtesy of 41 Entertainment.

These screenings are presented in conjunction with our exhibit: 45 Years of PAC-MAN

May 27 – 31
12:30 pm, 2:50 pm, 5:10 pm
PAC-MAN: “The Great Pac-Quake”
In this episode, the Ghost Monsters, under orders from their evil human leader, steal a map of Pac-Land from the Pac-Museum (using an earthquake machine to create a diversion) in an attempt to find the Power Pellet Forest, source of Pac-Man's energy. (1982, ABC)

12:45 pm, 3:05 pm, 5:25 pm
PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures: “The Adventure Begins: Part 1”
In this series premiere episode, Pac, a cheerful teenage Pac-Worlder, is the only one who still believes in ghosts, many years after the Ghost Wars. When a portal from the Netherworld opens, ghosts enter into Pac-World. Pac must save his world and team up with the ghosts who surrendered: Blinky, Inky, Pinky, and Clyde. (2013, Disney XD)

1:10 pm, 3:30 pm
PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures: “The Adventure Begins: Part 2” 
In the second part of this series premiere, Pac, his friends, and the remaining ghosts sneak into the Netherworld to bring back the stolen Tree of Life. (2013, Disney XD) 

1:35 pm, 3:55 pm
PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures: “Happy Holidays and a Merry Berry Day”
In this episode, Pac meets his parents for a celebration of the holiday Berry Day. (2014, Disney XD)

2:00 pm, 4:20 pm
PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures: “Honey, I Digitized the PAC-MAN" 
When a deadly virus is released on all of Pac-World's electrical devices, it’s up to a digitized Pac and Sir C to travel into Cyberspace to stop it. (2015, Disney XD) 

2:25 pm, 4:45 pm
PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures: “New Girl in Town” 
When the president’s niece Elli visits Pacropolis, Betrayus uses her to seduce Pac-Man into getting the repository. Unaware of Betrayus’s plan, Pac begins ignoring his friends for his new love interest. (2015, Disney XD) 