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Season one of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on October 4, 1988 and concluded on January 17, 1989. The season contained 16 new episodes and began with the film The Great San Francisco Earthquake. This is the first season to feature David McCullough as the host, who previously hosted the PBS show Smithsonian World from 1984 to 1988.
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Season six of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on October 27, 1993 and concluded on May 25, 1994. This is the sixth season to feature David McCullough as the host. The season contained eight new episodes and began with the film Amelia Earhart: The Price of Courage.
Season seven of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on October 11, 1994 and concluded on May 9, 1995. This is the seventh season to feature David McCullough as the host. The season contained eight new episodes and began with the first two parts of the FDR film, "The Center of the World" and "Fear Itself". A new opening sequence was introduced in this season, set on a waving blue background, and featuring many stars morphing into shapes.
Season eight of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on October 16, 1995 and concluded on February 26, 1996. This is the eighth season to feature David McCullough as the host. The season contained nine new episodes and began with the film Murder of the Century.
Season seventeen of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on October 4, 2004 and concluded on May 23, 2005. The season contained 11 new episodes and began with the film RFK.
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- ↑ "American Experience | Demon Rum". PBS. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ↑ "American Experience | A Family Gathering". PBS. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ↑ "American Experience | The Great War: 1918". PBS. Archived from the original on March 18, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ↑ "American Experience | Forever Baseball". PBS. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ↑ "American Experience | Mr. Sears' Catalogue". PBS. Archived from the original on June 14, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ↑ "American Experience | Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven". PBS. Archived from the original on July 2, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ↑ "American Experience | Adam Clayton Powell". PBS. Archived from the original on May 22, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ↑ "American Experience | Journey to America". PBS. Archived from the original on November 24, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ↑ "American Experience | Ballad of a Mountain Man". PBS. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ↑ "American Experience | Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice". PBS. Archived from the original on November 13, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ↑ "American Experience | Orphans of the Storm". PBS. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ↑ "American Experience | Forbidden City, USA". PBS. Archived from the original on May 14, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ↑ "American Experience | Battle for Wilderness". PBS. Archived from the original on June 27, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ↑ "American Experience | Roots of Resistance: The Story of the Underground Railroad". PBS. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.