American Experience
198837 seasonsReturning
From 1988 to present
· TMDBDocumentary
TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
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Specials1 episodes
- S00E01Chicago: City of the Century Extras2003-01-15
Season 116 episodes
- S01E01The Great San Francisco Earthquake 3.31988-10-04
- S01E02Radio Bikini1988-10-11
- S01E03Indians, Outlaws and Angie Debo1988-10-18
- S01E04Eric Sevareid's Not So Wild A Dream1988-10-25
- S01E05The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter1988-11-01
- S01E06Do You Mean There Are Still Real Cowboys? 3.51988-11-08
- S01E07Kennedy vs. Wallace: A Crisis Up Close1988-11-15
- S01E08Geronimo and the Apache Resistance1988-11-22
- S01E09Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: Revisited1988-11-29
- S01E10That Rhythm, Those Blues 4.01988-12-06
- S01E11The Radio Priest1988-12-13
- S01E12Hearts and Hands1988-12-20
- S01E13Views of a Vanishing Frontier1988-12-27
- S01E14Eudora Welty: One Writer's Beginnings1989-01-03
- S01E15The World That Moses Built1989-01-10
- S01E16Sins of Our Mothers1989-01-17
Season 216 episodes
- S02E01The Great Air Race of 19241989-10-03
- S02E02Demon Rum1989-10-10
- S02E03A Family Gathering 3.51989-10-17
- S02E04The Great War: 19181989-10-24
- S02E05Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil1989-10-31
- S02E06Forever Baseball1989-11-07
- S02E07Mr. Sears' Catalogue1989-11-14
- S02E08Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven1989-11-21
- S02E09Adam Clayton Powell1989-11-28
- S02E10Journey to America1989-12-05
- S02E11Ballad of a Mountain Man1989-12-12
- S02E12Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice1989-12-19
- S02E13Orphans of the Storm1989-12-26
- S02E14Forbidden City, USA1990-01-02
- S02E15Battle for Wilderness1990-01-09
- S02E16Roots of Resistance: The Story of the Underground Railroad1990-01-16
Season 311 episodes
- S03E01Lindbergh1990-08-27
- S03E02Nixon1990-10-15
- S03E03God Bless America and Poland, Too1990-10-22
- S03E04Insanity on Trial1990-10-29
- S03E05The Satellite Sky1990-11-05
- S03E06The Crash of 19291990-11-19
- S03E07The Iron Road1990-11-26
- S03E08French Dance Tonight1990-12-10
- S03E09After the Crash1991-01-07
- S03E10Los Mineros1991-01-28
- S03E11Coney Island1991-02-04
Season 413 episodes
- S04E01LBJ (1)1991-09-30
- S04E02LBJ (2)1991-09-30
- S04E03The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry1991-10-07
- S04E04Scandalous Mayor1991-10-28
- S04E05The Johnstown Flood1991-11-04
- S04E06Pearl Harbor: Surprise and Remembrance1991-11-11
- S04E07G-Men: The Rise of J. Edgar Hoover1992-02-24
- S04E08Duke Ellington: Reminiscing in Tempo1991-12-09
- S04E09The Quiz Show Scandal1992-01-06
- S04E10Love in the Cold War1992-01-13
- S04E11Wild by Law1992-02-10
- S04E12Barnum's Big Top1991-10-14
- S04E13In the White Man's Image1992-02-17
Season 513 episodes
- S05E01The Kennedys (1): The Father, 1900-611992-09-20
- S05E02The Kennedys (2): The Sons, 1961-801992-09-21
- S05E03The Donner Party1992-10-28
- S05E04Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II1992-11-04
- S05E05George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King1992-11-18
- S05E06Last Stand at Little Big Horn1992-11-25
- S05E07If You Knew Sousa1993-01-11
- S05E08Simple Justice1993-01-18
- S05E09Knute Rockne and His Fighting Irish1993-02-08
- S05E10Sit Down And Fight1993-02-01
- S05E11Rachel Carson's Silent Spring1993-02-15
- S05E12Goin' Back to T-Town1993-03-01
- S05E20Ishi: The Last Yahi Indian1992-12-02
Season 68 episodes
- S06E01Amelia Earhart: The Price of Courage1993-10-27
- S06E02The Hunt for Pancho Villa1993-11-08
- S06E03Eisenhower1993-11-10
- S06E04The Hurricane of '381993-11-17
- S06E05Ishi: The Last Yahi Indian1994-01-19
- S06E06Malcolm X: Make It Plain1994-01-26
- S06E07America and the Holocaust: Deceit and Indifference1994-04-06
- S06E08D-Day Remembered1994-05-25
Season 712 episodes
- S07E01FDR (1): The Center of the World (1882-1921)1994-10-12
- S07E02FDR (2): Fear Itself (1922-1933)1992-10-12
- S07E03FDR (3): The Grandest Job in the World (1933-1940)1994-10-13
- S07E04FDR (4): The Juggler (1940-1945)1994-10-13
- S07E05Telegrams from the Dead1994-10-19
- S07E06Midnight Ramble1994-10-26
- S07E07Battle of the Bulge1994-11-09
- S07E10One Woman, One Vote1995-02-15
- S07E11The Way West (1): Westward, the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (1845-1864)1995-05-08
- S07E12The Way West (2): The Approach of Civilization (1865-1869)1995-05-09
- S07E13The Way West (3): The War for the Black Hills (1870-1876)1995-05-16
- S07E14The Way West (4): Ghost Dance (1877-1893)1995-05-17
Season 89 episodes
- S08E01Murder of the Century1995-10-16
- S08E02Edison's Miracle of Light1995-10-23
- S08E03Chicago 19681995-11-13
- S08E04The Orphan Trains1995-11-27
- S08E05Freedom on My Mind1996-01-15
- S08E06Daley: The Last Boss1996-01-22
- S08E07The Battle Over Citizen Kane1996-01-29
- S08E08The Wright Stuff1996-02-12
- S08E09Spy in the Sky1996-02-26
Season 922 episodes
- S09E01T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (1): The Long Campaign1996-10-06
- S09E02T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (2): The Bully Pulpit1996-10-06
- S09E03The Richest Man in the World: Andrew Carnegie1997-01-20
- S09E04Hawaii's Last Queen1997-01-27
- S09E05The Telephone1997-02-03
- S09E06Big Dream, Small Screen1997-02-10
- S09E07New York Underground1997-02-17
- S09E08Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern1997-04-14
- S09E09Around the World in 72 Days1997-04-28
- S09E10Gold Fever1997-05-12
- S09E11Vietnam: A Television History (Part 1 & 2)1997-05-26
- S09E12Vietnam: A Television History (3): LBJ Goes to War1997-06-02
- S09E13Vietnam: A Television History (4): America Takes Charge1997-06-09
- S09E14Vietnam: A Television History (5): America's Enemy1997-06-16
- S09E15Vietnam: A Television History (6): Tet 19681997-06-23
- S09E16Vietnam: A Television History (7): Vietnamizing the War1997-06-30
- S09E17Vietnam: A Television History (8): Cambodia and Laos1997-07-07
- S09E18Vietnam: A Television History (9): Peace is at Hand1997-07-14
- S09E19Vietnam: A Television History (10): Homefront USA1997-07-21
- S09E20Vietnam: A Television History (11): The End of the Tunnel1997-07-28
- S09E30T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (3): The Good Fight1996-10-07
- S09E31T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (4): Black Care1996-10-07
Season 109 episodes
- S10E01Truman (1): An Accident of Democracy1997-10-05
- S10E02Truman (2): The Moon, the Stars and All the Planets1997-10-06
- S10E03A Midwife's Tale1998-01-19
- S10E04Mr. Miami Beach1998-02-02
- S10E05Influenza 19181998-02-09
- S10E06Reagan (1): Lifeguard1998-02-23
- S10E07Reagan (2): An American Crusade1998-02-24
- S10E08Surviving the Dust Bowl1998-03-02
- S10E09Riding the Rails1998-04-13
Season 1110 episodes
- S11E01America 19001998-11-18
- S11E02Race for the Superbomb1999-01-11
- S11E03Hoover Dam1999-01-18
- S11E04Alone on the Ice1999-02-08
- S11E05Rescue at Sea1999-02-15
- S11E06Meltdown at Three Mile Island1999-02-22
- S11E07Lost in the Grand Canyon1999-04-05
- S11E08MacArthur (1): Destiny1999-05-17
- S11E09MacArthur (2): The Politics of War1999-05-18
- S11E10Fly Girls1999-05-24
Season 1215 episodes
- S12E01New York (1): The Country and the City1999-11-14
- S12E02New York (2): Order and Disorder1999-11-15
- S12E03New York (3): Sunshine and Shadow1999-11-16
- S12E04New York (4): The Power and the People1999-11-17
- S12E05New York (5): Cosmopolis1999-11-18
- S12E06Eleanor Roosevelt2000-01-10
- S12E07Houdini2000-01-24
- S12E08Nixon's China Game2000-01-31
- S12E09The Duel 3.52000-02-14
- S12E10John Brown's Holy War2000-02-28
- S12E11George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (1)2000-04-23
- S12E12George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (2)2000-04-24
- S12E13Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory2000-05-01
- S12E14Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life2000-05-08
- S12E15The Wizard of Photography2000-05-23
Season 1312 episodes
- S13E01The Rockefellers (1)2000-10-17
- S13E02The Rockefellers (2)2000-10-24
- S13E03Secrets of a Master Builder2000-10-30
- S13E04Return with Honor2000-11-13
- S13E05Streamliners: America's Last Trains2001-02-05
- S13E06Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind2001-02-12
- S13E07Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part I2001-02-19
- S13E08Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part II2001-02-20
- S13E09Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part III2001-02-21
- S13E10Scottsboro: An American Tragedy2001-04-02
- S13E11Fatal Flood2001-04-16
- S13E12Stephen Foster2001-04-23
Season 1414 episodes
- S14E01New York (6): The City of Tomorrow2001-09-10
- S14E02New York (7): The City and the World2001-09-17
- S14E03War Letters2001-11-01
- S14E04Woodrow Wilson (1): A Passionate Man2002-01-06
- S14E05Woodrow Wilson (2): The Redemption of the World2002-01-13
- S14E06Mount Rushmore2002-01-20
- S14E07Miss America2002-01-27
- S14E08Zoot Suit Riots2002-03-01
- S14E09Monkey Trial2002-02-23
- S14E10Public Enemy #12002-02-17
- S14E11Ansel Adams2002-04-21
- S14E12A Brilliant Madness 3.52002-04-28
- S14E13Ulysses S. Grant (1): The Warrior2002-04-01
- S14E14Ulysses S. Grant (2): The President2002-04-02
Season 1513 episodes
- S15E01Jimmy Carter (1): Jimmy Who?2002-11-11
- S15E02Jimmy Carter (2): Hostage2002-11-12
- S15E03Chicago: City of the Century (1): Mudhole to Metropolis2003-01-13
- S15E04Chicago: City of the Century (2): The Revolution Has Begun2003-01-14
- S15E05Chicago: City of the Century (3): Battle for Chicago2003-01-15
- S15E06The Murder of Emmett Till2003-01-20
- S15E07Transcontinental Railroad2003-01-27
- S15E08Partners of the Heart2003-02-10
- S15E09The Pill2003-02-24
- S15E10Daughter from Danang2003-04-07
- S15E11Seabiscuit2003-04-21
- S15E12Bataan Rescue2003-07-07
- S15E13Murder at Harvard2003-07-14
Season 169 episodes
- S16E01New York (8): The Center of the World2003-09-08
- S16E02Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (1): Revolution2004-01-12
- S16E03Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (2): Retreat2004-01-13
- S16E04Citizen King2004-01-19
- S16E05Remember the Alamo2004-02-02
- S16E06Tupperware!2004-02-09
- S16E07Emma Goldman 3.02004-04-12
- S16E08Patriots Day2004-04-19
- S16E09Golden Gate Bridge2004-05-03
Season 1711 episodes
- S17E01RFK (Part 1 & 2) 2.82004-10-04
- S17E02The Fight 0.52005-01-24
- S17E03Fidel Castro 0.52005-01-31
- S17E04Building the Alaska Highway2005-02-07
- S17E05Kinsey 4.02005-02-14
- S17E06Mary Pickford2005-04-04
- S17E07The Great Transatlantic Cable2005-04-11
- S17E08The Massie Affair2005-04-18
- S17E09Victory in the Pacific 4.52005-05-02
- S17E10The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken?2005-05-09
- S17E11Guerilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst2005-05-23
Season 1813 episodes
- S18E01Two Days in October2005-10-17
- S18E02Race to the Moon2005-10-31
- S18E03Las Vegas: An Unconventional History (1): Sin City2005-11-14
- S18E04Las Vegas: An Unconventional History (2): American Mecca2005-11-15
- S18E05John and Abigail Adams2006-01-23
- S18E06The Nuremberg Trials2006-01-30
- S18E07Jesse James2006-02-06
- S18E08Hijacked2006-02-25
- S18E09Eugene O'Neill2006-03-21
- S18E10The Boy in the Bubble2006-04-10
- S18E11The Alaska Pipeline2006-04-24
- S18E12Annie Oakley2006-05-08
- S18E13The Man Behind Hitler2006-05-22
Season 1915 episodes
- S19E01Eyes on the Prize (1 & 2): Awakenings 1954-1956 / Fighting Back 1957-19622006-10-02
- S19E02Eyes on the Prize (3 & 4): Ain't Scared of Your Jails 1960-1961/No Easy Walk 1961-19632006-10-09
- S19E03Eyes on the Prize (5 & 6): Is This America? 1963-1964 / Bridge to Freedom 19652006-10-16
- S19E04Test Tube Babies2006-10-23
- S19E05The Great Fever2006-10-30
- S19E06The Gold Rush2006-11-06
- S19E07The Berlin Airlift2007-01-29
- S19E08The Living Weapon2007-02-05
- S19E09New Orleans (1 & 2)2007-02-12
- S19E10Sister Aimee2007-04-02
- S19E11Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple2007-04-09
- S19E12Summer of Love2007-04-23
- S19E13The Mormons (1): History2007-04-30
- S19E14The Mormons (2): Church and State2007-05-01
- S19E15Alexander Hamilton2007-05-14
Season 2014 episodes
- S20E01Oswald's Ghost2008-01-14
- S20E02The Lobotomist 4.52008-01-21
- S20E03Eyes on the Prize (7 & 8): The Time Has Come/Two Societies2008-02-03
- S20E04Grand Central2008-02-04
- S20E05Eyes on the Prize (9 & 10): Power!/The Promised Land2008-02-10
- S20E06Eyes on the Prize (11 & 12): Ain't Gonna' Shuffle No More/A Nation of Law?2008-02-17
- S20E07Eyes on the Prize (13 & 14): The Keys to the Kingdom/Back to the Movement2008-02-24
- S20E08Kit Carson2008-02-18
- S20E09Buffalo Bill2008-02-25
- S20E10Minik: The Lost Eskimo2009-03-31
- S20E11Walt Whitman 5.02008-04-14
- S20E12Roberto Clemente 0.52008-04-21
- S20E13George H.W. Bush (1) 0.52008-05-05
- S20E14George H.W. Bush (2) 0.52008-05-06
Season 219 episodes
- S21E01The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer2009-01-26
- S21E02The Polio Crusade2009-02-02
- S21E03The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln2009-02-09
- S21E04A Class Apart2009-02-23
- S21E05We Shall Remain (1): After the Mayflower2009-04-13
- S21E06We Shall Remain (2): Tecumseh's Vision2009-04-20
- S21E07We Shall Remain (3): Trail of Tears2009-04-27
- S21E08We Shall Remain (4): Geronimo2009-05-04
- S21E09We Shall Remain (5): Wounded Knee2009-05-11
Season 228 episodes
- S22E01The Civilian Conservation Corps2009-11-02
- S22E02Wyatt Earp2010-01-25
- S22E03The Bombing of Germany2010-02-08
- S22E04Dolley Madison2010-03-01
- S22E05Earth Days2010-04-19
- S22E06My Lai2010-04-26
- S22E07Roads to Memphis2010-05-03
- S22E08Into the Deep: America, Whaling and the World2010-05-10
Season 2312 episodes
- S23E01God in America (Parts 1–2)2010-10-11
- S23E02God in America (Parts 3-4)2010-10-12
- S23E03God in America (Parts 5-6) 5.02010-10-13
- S23E04Robert E. Lee 2.82011-01-03
- S23E05Dinosaur Wars2011-01-17
- S23E06Panama Canal2011-01-24
- S23E07The Greely Expedition2011-01-31
- S23E08Triangle Fire2011-02-28
- S23E09The Great Famine2011-04-11
- S23E10Stonewall Uprising 0.52011-04-25
- S23E11Soundtrack for a Revolution2011-05-09
- S23E12Freedom Riders 2.32011-05-16
Season 248 episodes
- S24E01Billy the Kid2012-01-10
- S24E02Custer's Last Stand 4.02012-01-17
- S24E03Clinton: The Comeback Kid (1)2012-02-20
- S24E04Clinton: The Survivor (2) 4.02012-02-21
- S24E05The Amish2012-02-28
- S24E06Grand Coulee Dam2012-04-03
- S24E07Jesse Owens2012-05-01
- S24E08Death and the Civil War2012-09-18
Season 258 episodes
- S25E01The Abolitionists: 1820s-1838 3.52013-01-08
- S25E02The Abolitionists: 1838-18542013-01-15
- S25E03The Abolitionists: 1854-Emancipation and Victory2013-01-22
- S25E04Henry Ford2013-01-29
- S25E05Silicon Valley 3.52013-02-05
- S25E06War of the Worlds 3.82013-10-29
- S25E07JFK (Part 1)2013-11-11
- S25E08JFK (Part 2)2013-11-12
Season 267 episodes
- S26E01The Poisoner's Handbook 2.82014-01-07
- S26E021964 0.52014-01-14
- S26E03The Amish: Shunned 3.52014-02-04
- S26E04Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid2014-02-11
- S26E05The Rise and Fall of Penn Station2014-02-18
- S26E06Freedom Summer 0.52014-06-24
- S26E07Cold War Roadshow 3.52014-11-18
Season 2711 episodes
- S27E01Ripley: Believe It or Not 4.02015-01-06
- S27E02Klansville, USA 0.52015-01-13
- S27E03Edison 3.52015-01-27
- S27E04The Big Burn 3.52015-02-03
- S27E05The Forgotten Plague2015-02-10
- S27E06Last Days In Vietnam 0.52015-04-28
- S27E07Blackout 3.52015-07-14
- S27E08Walt Disney (1)2015-09-14
- S27E09Walt Disney (2)2015-09-15
- S27E10American Comandante 0.52015-11-17
- S27E11The Pilgrims 4.02015-11-24
Season 288 episodes
- S28E01Bonnie & Clyde 4.32016-01-19
- S28E02The Mine Wars 2.52016-01-26
- S28E03Murder of a President 3.62016-02-02
- S28E04The Perfect Crime 4.52016-02-09
- S28E05Space Men2016-03-01
- S28E06The Boys of '36 2.32016-08-02
- S28E07Tesla2016-10-18
- S28E08The Battle of Chosin2016-11-01
Season 298 episodes
- S29E01Command and Control 3.42017-01-10
- S29E02Rachel Carson 2.72017-01-24
- S29E03The Race Underground 2.82017-01-31
- S29E04Oklahoma City 2.82017-02-07
- S29E05Ruby Ridge 3.52017-02-14
- S29E06The Great War: Part 1 2.52017-04-10
- S29E07The Great War: Part 2 0.52017-04-11
- S29E08The Great War: Part 3 0.52017-04-12
Season 309 episodes
- S30E01Into the Amazon 5.02018-01-09
- S30E02The Secret of Tuxedo Park 5.02018-01-16
- S30E03The Gilded Age 5.02018-02-06
- S30E04The Bombing of Wall Street 5.02018-02-13
- S30E05The Island Murder 1.62018-04-17
- S30E06The Chinese Exclusion Act 1.42018-05-29
- S30E07The Circus (1) 5.02018-10-08
- S30E08The Circus (2) 5.02018-10-09
- S30E09The Eugenics Crusade 1.42018-10-16
Season 317 episodes
- S31E01The Swamp 4.02019-01-15
- S31E02Sealab 3.52019-02-12
- S31E03Chasing the Moon - A Place Beyond the Sky 4.82019-07-08
- S31E04Chasing the Moon - Earthrise 5.02019-07-09
- S31E05Chasing the Moon - Magnificent Desolation 5.02019-07-10
- S31E06Woodstock 2.82019-08-06
- S31E07The Feud 4.02019-09-10
Season 328 episodes
- S32E01McCarthy 1.62020-01-06
- S32E02The Poison Squad 1.42020-01-28
- S32E03The Man Who Tried to Feed The World 1.82020-04-21
- S32E04George W. Bush (Part 1) 1.12020-05-04
- S32E05George W. Bush (Part 2) 1.12020-05-05
- S32E06Mr. Tornado 1.42020-05-19
- S32E07The Vote (Part 1) 1.52020-07-06
- S32E08The Vote (Part 2) 1.52020-07-07
Season 338 episodes
- S33E01The Codebreaker 1.42021-01-11
- S33E02Voice of Freedom 1.12021-02-15
- S33E03The Blinding of Isaac Woodard 1.12021-03-30
- S33E04American Oz 1.52021-04-19
- S33E05Billy Graham 1.22021-05-17
- S33E06Sandra Day O'Connor: The First 1.12021-09-13
- S33E07Citizen Hearst (1) 1.12021-09-27
- S33E08Citizen Hearst (2) 1.12021-09-28
Season 346 episodes
- S34E01Riveted: The History of Jeans 1.82022-02-07
- S34E02The American Diplomat 1.12022-02-15
- S34E03Flood in the Desert 1.62022-05-03
- S34E04Plague at the Golden Gate 1.42022-05-24
- S34E05Taken Hostage (1) 1.22022-11-14
- S34E06Taken Hostage (2) 1.32022-11-15
Season 359 episodes
- S35E01The Lie Detector 1.32023-01-03
- S35E02Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space 1.12023-01-17
- S35E03Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History 1.12023-02-20
- S35E04The Movement and the "Madman" 1.12023-03-28
- S35E05The Sun Queen 1.12023-04-04
- S35E06Casa Susanna 1.12023-06-27
- S35E07The Busing Battleground 1.12023-09-11
- S35E08The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools 1.12023-09-12
- S35E09The War on Disco 1.82023-10-30
Season 367 episodes
- S36E01Nazi Town, USA 1.42024-01-23
- S36E02Fly With Me 1.02024-02-20
- S36E03The Cancer Detectives 1.02024-03-26
- S36E04Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal 1.12024-04-22
- S36E05The Riot Report 1.02024-05-21
- S36E06The American Vice President 1.02024-10-01
- S36E07American Coup: Wilmington 1898 1.02024-11-12
Season 378 episodes
- S37E01Forgotten Hero: Walter White and The NAACP 1.02025-02-24
- S37E02Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act 1.02025-03-24
- S37E03Mr. Polaroid 2.52025-03-31
- S37E04Clearing the Air: The War on Smog 1.22025-08-26
- S37E05Hard Hat Riot 1.12025-09-30
- S37E06Kissinger (1): The Necessity of Power 1.12025-10-27
- S37E07Kissinger (2): The Opportunist 1.02025-10-28
- S37E08Bombshell 0.52026-01-06