Question: how many series are there of american horror story
Answer: Season Title Episodes Originally aired First aired Last aired Murder House 12 October 5 , 2011 ( 2011 - 10 - 05 ) December 21 , 2011 ( 2011 - 12 - 21 ) Asylum 13 October 17 , 2012 ( 2012 - 10 - 17 ) January 23 , 2013 ( 2013 - 01 - 23 ) Coven 13 October 9 , 2013 ( 2013 - 10 - 09 ) January 29 , 2014 ( 2014 - 01 - 29 ) Freak Show 13 October 8 , 2014 ( 2014 - 10 - 08 ) January 21 , 2015 ( 2015 - 01 - 21 ) 5 Hotel 12 October 7 , 2015 ( 2015 - 10 - 07 ) January 13 , 2016 ( 2016 - 01 - 13 ) 6 Roanoke 10 September 14 , 2016 ( 2016 - 09 - 14 ) November 16 , 2016 ( 2016 - 11 - 16 ) 7 Cult 11 September 5 , 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 05 ) November 14 , 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 14 ) 8 Apocalypse TBA September 12 , 2018 ( 2018 - 09 - 12 ) TBA