·1988 ·35 Seasons ·Documentary

American Experience captivates audiences with its engaging retelling of pivotal moments in history. As television's leading historical series, it delves into fascinating narratives that shape our comprehension of contemporary society. Each episode offers a thought-provoking exploration of events and figures that have left a lasting impact, enhancing viewers’ appreciation for the complexities of the past. Through meticulous research and compelling storytelling, the series invites reflection on how history continues to influence our present and future.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1 Season 1 1 ep
1
The Great San Francisco Earthquake
1988-10-04
1
The Great Air Race of 1924
1989-10-03
8
Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven
1989-11-21
2
Nixon (1): The Quest
Nixon (1): The Quest
1990-10-15
3
Nixon (2): Triumph
Nixon (2): Triumph
1990-10-15
4
Nixon (3): The Fall
Nixon (3): The Fall
1990-10-15
8
The Crash of 1929
The Crash of 1929
1990-11-19
1
LBJ (1)
LBJ (1)
1991-09-30
2
LBJ (2)
LBJ (2)
1991-09-30
1
The Kennedys (1): The Father, 1900-61
1992-09-20
2
The Kennedys (2): The Sons, 1961-80
1992-09-21
3
The Donner Party
The Donner Party
1992-10-28
12
Goin' Back to T-Town
Goin' Back to T-Town
1993-03-01
3
Ike (1): Soldier
Ike (1): Soldier
1993-11-10
5
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
1994-01-26
1
Truman (1): An Accident of Democracy
Truman (1): An Accident of Democracy
1997-10-05
2
Truman (2): The Moon, the Stars and All the Planets
Truman (2): The Moon, the Stars and All the Planets
1997-10-06
5
Influenza 1918
Influenza 1918
1998-02-09
6
Reagan (1): Lifeguard
Reagan (1): Lifeguard
1998-02-23
7
Reagan (2): An American Crusade
Reagan (2): An American Crusade
1998-02-24
6
Meltdown at Three Mile Island
Meltdown at Three Mile Island
1999-02-22
10
Fly Girls
Fly Girls
1999-05-24
7
Houdini
Houdini
2000-01-24
9
The Duel
The Duel
2000-02-14
10
John Brown's Holy War
John Brown's Holy War
2000-02-28
5
Streamliners: America's Last Trains
Streamliners: America's Last Trains
2001-02-05
7
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part I
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part I
2001-02-19
8
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part II
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part II
2001-02-20
9
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part III
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part III
2001-02-21
10
Scottsboro: An American Tragedy
Scottsboro: An American Tragedy
2001-04-02
11
Fatal Flood
Fatal Flood
2001-04-16
12
Stephen Foster
Stephen Foster
2001-04-23
6
Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore
2002-01-20
11
Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams
2002-04-21
1
Jimmy Carter (1): Jimmy Who?
Jimmy Carter (1): Jimmy Who?
2002-11-11
2
Jimmy Carter (2): Hostage
Jimmy Carter (2): Hostage
2002-11-12
7
Transcontinental Railroad
Transcontinental Railroad
2003-01-27
11
Seabiscuit
Seabiscuit
2003-04-21
2
Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (1): Revolution
Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (1): Revolution
2004-01-12
3
Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (2): Retreat
Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (2): Retreat
2004-01-13
9
Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
2004-05-03
1
RFK (Part 1 & 2)
RFK (Part 1 & 2)
2004-10-04
1
Two Days in October
Two Days in October
2005-10-17
3
Las Vegas: An Unconventional History (1): Sin City
Las Vegas: An Unconventional History (1): Sin City
2005-11-14
4
Las Vegas: An Unconventional History (2): American Mecca
Las Vegas: An Unconventional History (2): American Mecca
2005-11-15
6
The Nuremberg Trials
The Nuremberg Trials
2006-01-30
7
Jesse James
Jesse James
2006-02-06
13
The Man Behind Hitler
The Man Behind Hitler
2006-05-22
15
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
2007-05-14
1
Oswald's Ghost
Oswald's Ghost
2008-01-14
2
The Polio Crusade
The Polio Crusade
2009-02-02
3
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
2009-02-09
7
We Shall Remain (3): Trail of Tears
We Shall Remain (3): Trail of Tears
2009-04-27
8
We Shall Remain (4): Geronimo
We Shall Remain (4): Geronimo
2009-05-04
9
We Shall Remain (5): Wounded Knee
We Shall Remain (5): Wounded Knee
2009-05-11
2
Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Earp
2010-01-25
4
Dolley Madison
Dolley Madison
2010-03-01
6
My Lai
My Lai
2010-04-26
7
The Greely Expedition
The Greely Expedition
2011-01-31
8
Triangle Fire
Triangle Fire
2011-02-28
9
The Great Famine
The Great Famine
2011-04-11
10
Stonewall Uprising
Stonewall Uprising
2011-04-25
2
Custer's Last Stand
Custer's Last Stand
2012-01-17
6
Grand Coulee Dam
Grand Coulee Dam
2012-04-03
2
The Abolitionists: 1838-1854
The Abolitionists: 1838-1854
2013-01-15
3
The Abolitionists: 1854-Emancipation and Victory
The Abolitionists: 1854-Emancipation and Victory
2013-01-22
4
Henry Ford
Henry Ford
2013-01-29
5
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley
2013-02-05
6
War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds
2013-10-29
2
1964
1964
2014-01-14
3
The Amish: Shunned
The Amish: Shunned
2014-02-04
7
Cold War Roadshow
Cold War Roadshow
2014-11-18
5
The Forgotten Plague
The Forgotten Plague
2015-02-10
7
Blackout
Blackout
2015-07-14
1
Bonnie & Clyde
Bonnie & Clyde
2016-01-19
2
The Mine Wars
The Mine Wars
2016-01-26
5
Space Men
Space Men
2016-03-01
6
The Boys of '36
The Boys of '36
2016-08-02
8
The Battle of Chosin
The Battle of Chosin
2016-11-01
1
Command and Control
Command and Control
2017-01-10
2
Rachel Carson
Rachel Carson
2017-01-24
3
The Race Underground
The Race Underground
2017-01-31
4
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City
2017-02-07
5
Ruby Ridge
Ruby Ridge
2017-02-14
6
The Great War: Part 1
The Great War: Part 1
2017-04-10
7
The Great War: Part 2
The Great War: Part 2
2017-04-11
8
The Great War: Part 3
The Great War: Part 3
2017-04-12
1
Into the Amazon
Into the Amazon
2018-01-09
2
The Secret of Tuxedo Park
The Secret of Tuxedo Park
2018-01-16
3
The Gilded Age
The Gilded Age
2018-02-06
4
The Bombing of Wall Street
The Bombing of Wall Street
2018-02-13
6
The Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act
2018-05-29
7
The Circus (1)
The Circus (1)
2018-10-08
8
The Circus (2)
The Circus (2)
2018-10-09
9
The Eugenics Crusade
The Eugenics Crusade
2018-10-16
1
The Swamp
The Swamp
2019-01-15
2
Sealab
Sealab
2019-02-12
3
Chasing the Moon - A Place Beyond the Sky
Chasing the Moon - A Place Beyond the Sky
2019-07-08
4
Chasing the Moon - Earthrise
Chasing the Moon - Earthrise
2019-07-09
5
Chasing the Moon - Magnificent Desolation
Chasing the Moon - Magnificent Desolation
2019-07-10
6
Woodstock
Woodstock
2019-08-06
7
The Feud
The Feud
2019-09-10
1
McCarthy
McCarthy
2020-01-06
2
The Poison Squad
The Poison Squad
2020-01-28
3
The Man Who Tried to Feed The World
The Man Who Tried to Feed The World
2020-04-21
4
George W. Bush (Part 1)
George W. Bush (Part 1)
2020-05-04
5
George W. Bush (Part 2)
George W. Bush (Part 2)
2020-05-05
6
Mr. Tornado
Mr. Tornado
2020-05-19
7
The Vote (Part 1)
The Vote (Part 1)
2020-07-06
8
The Vote (Part 2)
The Vote (Part 2)
2020-07-07
1
The Codebreaker
The Codebreaker
2021-01-11
2
Voice of Freedom
Voice of Freedom
2021-02-15
3
The Blinding of Isaac Woodard
The Blinding of Isaac Woodard
2021-03-30
4
American Oz
American Oz
2021-04-19
5
Billy Graham
Billy Graham
2021-05-17
6
Sandra Day O'Connor: The First
Sandra Day O'Connor: The First
2021-09-13
7
Citizen Hearst (1)
Citizen Hearst (1)
2021-09-27
8
Citizen Hearst (2)
Citizen Hearst (2)
2021-09-28
1
Riveted: The History of Jeans
Riveted: The History of Jeans
2022-02-07
2
The American Diplomat
The American Diplomat
2022-02-15
3
Flood in the Desert
Flood in the Desert
2022-05-03
4
Plague at the Golden Gate
Plague at the Golden Gate
2022-05-24
5
Taken Hostage (1)
Taken Hostage (1)
2022-11-14
6
Taken Hostage (2)
Taken Hostage (2)
2022-11-15
1
The Lie Detector
The Lie Detector
2023-01-03
2
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
2023-01-17
3
Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History
Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History
2023-02-20
4
The Movement and the "Madman"
The Movement and the "Madman"
2023-03-28
5
The Sun Queen
The Sun Queen
2023-04-04
6
Casa Susanna
Casa Susanna
2023-06-27
7
The Busing Battleground
The Busing Battleground
2023-09-11
8
The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools
The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools
2023-09-12
9
The War on Disco
The War on Disco
2023-10-30
1
Nazi Town, USA
Nazi Town, USA
2024-01-23
2
Fly With Me
Fly With Me
2024-02-20
3
The Cancer Detectives
The Cancer Detectives
2024-03-26
4
Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal
Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal
2024-04-22
5
The Riot Report
The Riot Report
2024-05-21
6
The American Vice President
The American Vice President
2024-10-01
7
American Coup: Wilmington 1898
American Coup: Wilmington 1898
2024-11-12
1
Forgotten Hero: Walter White and The NAACP
Forgotten Hero: Walter White and The NAACP
2025-02-24
2
Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act
Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act
2025-03-24
3
Mr. Polaroid
Mr. Polaroid
2025-03-31
4
Clearing the Air: The War on Smog
Clearing the Air: The War on Smog
2025-08-26
5
Hard Hat Riot
Hard Hat Riot
2025-09-30
6
Kissinger (Part One)
2025-10-27
7
Kissinger (Part Two)
2025-10-28
1
Bombshell
2026-01-06

Actors

David McCullough
David McCullough
Acting
David Ogden Stiers
David Ogden Stiers
Acting
MM
Michael Murphy
Acting

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