American Experience | |
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Season 32 | |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Original network | PBS |
Original release | January 6 – July 7, 2020 |
Season chronology | |
Season thirty-two of the television program American Experience aired on the PBS network in the United States on January 6, 2020 and concluded on July 7, 2020. The season contained eight new episodes and began with the film McCarthy.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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343 | 1 | "McCarthy" [1] | Sharon Grimberg | Sharon Grimberg | January 6, 2020 | |
344 | 2 | "The Poison Squad" [2] | John Maggio | John Maggio | January 28, 2020 | |
Narrated by Corey Stoll. | ||||||
345 | 3 | "The Man Who Tried to Feed the World" [3] | Rob Rapley | Rob Rapley | April 21, 2020 | |
A film about Norman Borlaug, an American agronomist considered the father of the Green Revolution. Narrated by Michael Murphy. | ||||||
346 | 4 | "George W. Bush (Part 1)" [4] | Jamila Ephron | Chris Durrance & Barak Goodman | May 4, 2020 | |
Narrated by Corey Stoll. | ||||||
347 | 5 | "George W. Bush (Part 2)" | Jamila Ephron | Chris Durrance & Barak Goodman | May 5, 2020 | |
Narrated by Corey Stoll. | ||||||
348 | 6 | "Mr. Tornado" [5] | Michael Rossi | Michael Rossi | May 19, 2020 | |
Narrated by Joe Morton. | ||||||
349 | 7 | "The Vote (Part 1)" [6] | Michelle Ferrari | Michelle Ferrari | July 6, 2020 | |
Narrated by Kate Burton. Voices: Patricia Clarkson, Audra McDonald, and Mae Whitman. | ||||||
350 | 8 | "The Vote (Part 2)" | Michelle Ferrari | Michelle Ferrari | July 7, 2020 | |
Narrated by Kate Burton. Voices: Patricia Clarkson, Laura Linney, and Mae Whitman. |
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