American Experience season 7

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American Experience
Season 7
No. of episodes8
Release
Original network PBS
Original releaseOctober 11, 1994 (1994-10-11) –
May 9, 1995 (1995-05-09)
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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.

Episodes

 *  Denotes multiple chapters that aired on the same date and share the same episode number
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byCategoriesOriginal air date
76 1* "FDR (Parts 1–2)" [1]
David Grubin Biographies, Politics, Presidents, WarOctober 11, 1994 (1994-10-11)

  • Part 1: "The Center of the World"
  • Part 2: "Fear Itself"
77 2* "FDR (Parts 3–4)"
David GrubinBiographies, Politics, Presidents, WarOctober 12, 1994 (1994-10-12)

  • Part 3: "The Grandest Job in the World"
  • Part 4: "The Juggler"
783"Telegrams from the Dead" [2] Matthew CollinsPopular CultureOctober 19, 1994 (1994-10-19)
794"Midnight Ramble" [3] Pearl Bowser & Bestor CramCivil Rights, Popular CultureOctober 26, 1994 (1994-10-26)
805"Battle of the Bulge" [4] Thomas Lennon WarNovember 9, 1994 (1994-11-09)
816"One Woman, One Vote" [5] Ruth PollakBiographies, Civil RightsFebruary 15, 1995 (1995-02-15)
82 7* "The Way West (Parts 1–2)" [6]
Ric Burns The American WestMay 8, 1995 (1995-05-08)

  • Part 1: "Westward 1845–1864"
  • Part 2: "Approach of Civilization, 1865–1869"
83 8* "The Way West (Parts 3–4)"
Ric BurnsThe American WestMay 9, 1995 (1995-05-09)

  • Part 3: "War for the Black Hills, 1870–1876"
  • Part 4: "Ghost Dance, 1877–1893"

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Season three of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on October 1, 1990 and concluded on February 4, 1991. This is the third season to feature David McCullough as the host. The season contained 12 new episodes and began with the film Lindbergh.

Season four of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on September 30, 1991 and concluded on February 17, 1992. This is the fourth season to feature David McCullough as the host. The season contained 13 new episodes and began with the first two parts of the LBJ film, "Beautiful Texas" and "My Fellow Americans".

Season five of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on September 20, 1992 and concluded on March 1, 1993. This is the fifth season to feature David McCullough as the host. The season contained 12 new episodes and began with the first part of The Kennedys film, "The Father, 1900–1961".

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 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 nine of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on October 6, 1996 and concluded on July 28, 1997. This is the ninth season to feature David McCullough as the host. The season contained 20 new episodes and began with the first part of the film TR, The Story of Theodore Roosevelt. The 11-part Vietnam: A Television History miniseries was a rebroadcast of the production originally shown in 1983. Episode two "The First Vietnam War" and episode 13 "Legacies" were dropped from the 1997 rebroadcast. Episode 12 "The End of the Tunnel (1973–1975)" was rebroadcast as "The Fall of Saigon" for the 1997 airing.

Season ten of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on October 5, 1997 and concluded on April 13, 1998. This is the tenth season to feature David McCullough as the host, and the show celebrated its 10th anniversary. The season contained nine new episodes and began with the first part of the film Truman.

Season thirteen of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on October 16, 2000 and concluded on April 23, 2001. Beginning with this season, American Experience began broadcasting without a host, and the word "The" was dropped. The season contained 12 new episodes and began with the first part of the film The Rockefellers.

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.

Season nineteen of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on October 2, 2006 and concluded on May 14, 2007. The season contained 15 new episodes and began with the first two parts of the Eyes on the Prize miniseries, "Awakenings (1954–1956)" and "Fighting Back (1957–1962)". The first six parts of the 14-part miniseries were a rebroadcast of the production originally shown during 1987 on PBS. "The Mormons" film was co-produced with the PBS documentary program Frontline.

Season twenty of the television program American Experience was originally shown on the PBS network in the United States on January 14, 2008, and concluded on May 6, 2008. The show celebrated its 20th anniversary. The season contained 14 new episodes and began with the film Oswald's Ghost. The last eight parts of the 14-part Eyes on the Prize miniseries were a rebroadcast of the production originally shown during 1990 on PBS. It was shown as a special presentation of American Experience during February in observance of Black History Month.

Season twenty-one of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on January 26, 2009 and concluded on May 11, 2009. The season contained nine new episodes and began with the film The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer.

Season twenty-three of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on October 11, 2010 and concluded on May 16, 2011. The season contained 12 new episodes and began with the first two parts of the God in America miniseries, "A New Adam" and "A New Eden". The "God in America" film was also co-produced with the PBS documentary program Frontline.

References

  1. ↑ "American Experience | FDR". PBS. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  2. ↑ "American Experience | Telegrams from the Dead". PBS. Archived from the original on November 25, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  3. ↑ "American Experience | Midnight Ramble". PBS. Archived from the original on June 8, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  4. ↑ "American Experience | Battle of the Bulge". PBS. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  5. ↑ "American Experience | One Woman, One Vote". PBS. Archived from the original on June 22, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  6. ↑ "American Experience | The Way West". PBS. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
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