American Experience , originally titled The American Experience, is an American television program and a PBS documentary series created by Peter McGhee. [1] The series airs documentaries about significant historical events or figures in United States history. The show is produced primarily by WGBH-TV, a television station and PBS affiliate located in Boston, Massachusetts. WGBH-TV creates non-commercial educational programs and distributes them on public television stations throughout the United States. However, other PBS affiliate stations, such as WNET in New York City, have co-produced episodes for the television series. Since the program's debut on October 4, 1988, American Experience has broadcast 367 new episodes and has been a recipient of over 265 broadcast and web awards. [2] [3] [4]
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| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 16 | October 4, 1988 | January 17, 1989 | |
| 2 | 15 | October 3, 1989 | February 12, 1990 | |
| 3 | 12 | October 1, 1990 | May 6, 1991 | |
| 4 | 12 | September 30, 1991 | February 17, 1992 | |
| 5 | 15 | September 20, 1992 | March 1, 1993 | |
| 6 | 7 | October 27, 1993 | May 25, 1994 | |
| 7 | 9 | October 11, 1994 | May 9, 1995 | |
| 8 | 9 | October 16, 1995 | February 26, 1996 | |
| 9 | 9 | October 6, 1996 | July 28, 1997 | |
| 10 | 18 | October 5, 1997 | March 2, 1998 | |
| 11 | 13 | November 18, 1998 | May 17, 1999 | |
| 12 | 15 | November 14, 1999 | May 23, 2000 | |
| 13 | 13 | October 17, 2000 | April 30, 2001 | |
| 14 | 14 | September 30, 2001 | May 12, 2002 | |
| 15 | 13 | November 11, 2002 | July 14, 2003 | |
| 16 | 9 | September 8, 2003 | May 3, 2004 | |
| 17 | 12 | October 4, 2004 | July 4, 2005 | |
| 18 | 13 | October 17, 2005 | May 22, 2006 | |
| 19 | 18 | October 2, 2006 | May 14, 2007 | |
| 20 | 18 | January 14, 2008 | May 6, 2008 | |
| 21 | 10 | January 26, 2009 | May 18, 2009 | |
| 22 | 8 | November 2, 2009 | May 10, 2010 | |
| 23 | 12 | October 11, 2010 | May 16, 2011 | |
| 24 | 7 | January 10, 2012 | May 1, 2012 | |
| 25 | 6 | September 18, 2012 | February 5, 2013 | |
| 26 | 9 | October 29, 2013 | June 24, 2014 | |
| 27 | 8 | November 18, 2014 | July 14, 2015 | |
| 28 | 10 | September 14, 2015 | August 2, 2016 | |
| 29 | 10 | October 18, 2016 | April 12, 2017 | |
| 30 | 6 | January 9, 2018 | October 16, 2018 | |
| 31 | 9 | January 15, 2019 | September 10, 2019 | |
| 32 | 9 | January 6, 2020 | July 7, 2020 | |
| 33 | 5 | January 11, 2021 | September 28, 2021 | |
| 34 | 7 | February 7, 2022 | November 15, 2022 | |
| 35 | 8 | January 3, 2023 | October 30, 2023 | |
| 36 | 7 | January 23, 2024 | November 30, 2024 | |
| 37 | 2 | February 25, 2025 | March 25, 2025 | |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Categories | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Great San Francisco Earthquake" [5] | Tom Weidlinger | The Natural Environment | October 4, 1988 |
| 2 | 2 | "Radio Bikini" [6] | Robert Stone | Technology, War | October 11, 1988 |
| 3 | 3 | "Indians, Outlaws, and Angie Debo" [7] | Martha Sandlin | Biographies, Native American History | October 18, 1988 |
| 4 | 4 | "Eric Sevareid's Not So Wild a Dream" [8] [a] | Frank J. DeMeo & Anthony Potter | Biographies | October 25, 1988 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter" [9] | Connie Field | Popular Culture, War | November 1, 1988 |
| 6 | 6 | "Do You Mean There Are Still Real Cowboys?" [10] | Jon Blair | Popular Culture, The American West | November 8, 1988 |
| 7 | 7 | "Kennedy vs. Wallace: A Crisis Up Close" [11] | Robert Drew | Civil Rights, Politics | November 15, 1988 |
| 8 | 8 | "Geronimo and the Apache Resistance" [12] | Neil Goodwin | Native American History | November 22, 1988 |
| 9 | 9 | "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: Revisited" [13] | Carol Bell | Popular Culture | November 29, 1988 |
| 10 | 10 | "That Rhythm, Those Blues" [14] | George T. Nierenberg | Civil Rights, Popular Culture | December 6, 1988 |
| 11 | 11 | "The Radio Priest" [15] | Irv Drasnin | Popular Culture | December 13, 1988 |
| 12 | 12 | "Hearts and Hands" [16] | Pat Ferrero | Biographies | December 20, 1988 |
| 13 | 13 | "Views of a Vanishing Frontier" [17] | Craig B. Fisher | Native American History, The Natural Environment | December 27, 1988 |
| 14 | 14 | "Eudora Welty: One Writer's Beginnings" [18] | Patchy Wheatley | Biographies | January 3, 1989 |
| 15 | 15 | "The World That Moses Built" [19] | Edward Gray & Mark Obenhaus | Biographies, Technology | January 10, 1989 |
| 16 | 16 | "Sins of Our Mothers" [20] | Matthew Collins | Biographies | January 17, 1989 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Categories | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1 | "The Great Air Race of 1924" [21] | David Grubin | Technology | October 3, 1989 |
| 18 | 2 | "Demon Rum" [22] | Thomas Lennon | Popular Culture | October 10, 1989 |
| 19 | 3 | "A Family Gathering" [23] | Lise Yasui | Biographies,Popular Culture | October 17, 1989 |
| 20 | 4 | "The Great War:1918" [24] | Tom Weidlinger | War | October 31, 1989 |
| 21 | 5 | "Forever Baseball" [25] | Irv Drasnin | Popular Culture | November 7, 1989 |
| 22 | 6 | "Mr. Sears' Catalogue" [26] | Edward Gray &Mark Obenhaus | Biographies | November 14, 1989 |
| 23 | 7 | "Yosemite:The Fate of Heaven" [27] | Jon Else | Native American History,The Natural Environment | November 21, 1989 |
| 24 | 8 | "Adam Clayton Powell" [28] | Richard Kilberg | Biographies,Civil Rights,Politics | November 28, 1989 |
| 25 | 9 | "Journey to America" [29] | Charles Guggenheim | Popular Culture | December 5, 1989 |
| 26 | 10 | "Ballad of a Mountain Man" [30] | David Hoffman | Biographies,Popular Culture | December 12, 1989 |
| 27 | 11 | "Ida B. Wells:A Passion for Justice" [31] | William Greaves | Biographies,Civil Rights | December 19, 1989 |
| 28 | 12 | "Orphans of the Storm" [32] | Gill Barnes | War | December 26, 1989 |
| 29 | 13 | "Forbidden City,USA" [33] | Arthur Dong | Popular Culture | January 2, 1990 |
| 30 | 14 | "Battle for Wilderness" [34] | Diane Garey &Lawrence Hott | The American West,The Natural Environment | January 9, 1990 |
| 31 | 15 | "Roots of Resistance:The Story of the Underground Railroad" [35] | Orlando Bagwell | Civil Rights | January 16, 1990 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Categories | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 1 | "Lindbergh" [36] | Stephen Ives | Biographies,Popular Culture | October 1, 1990 |
| 33 | 2* | "Nixon (Parts 1–3)" [37] | David Espar (Part 1),Elizabeth Deane (Part 2) & Marilyn H. Mellowes (Part 3) | Biographies,Politics,Presidents | October 15, 1990 |
| 34 | 3 | "God Bless America and Poland,Too" [38] | Marian Marzynski | Biographies | October 22, 1990 |
| 35 | 4 | "Insanity on Trial" [39] | Matthew Collins | Biographies,Politics | October 29, 1990 |
| 36 | 5 | "The Satellite Sky" [40] | Robert Stone | Technology | November 5, 1990 |
| 37 | 6 | "The Crash of 1929" [41] | Ellen Hovde &Muffie Meyer | Popular Culture | November 19, 1990 |
| 38 | 7 | "The Iron Road" [42] | Neil Goodwin | Technology,The American West | November 26, 1990 |
| 39 | 8 | "French Dance Tonight" [43] | Les Blank &Chris Strachwitz | Popular Culture | December 10, 1990 |
| 40 | 9 | "Wildcatter:A Story of Texas Oil" [44] | Robert Tranchin | Technology | December 17, 1990 |
| 41 | 10 | "After the Crash" [45] | Eric Neudel | Politics | January 7, 1991 |
| 42 | 11 | "Los Mineros" [46] | Hector Galan | Civil Rights | January 28, 1991 |
| 43 | 12 | "Coney Island" [47] | Ric Burns | Popular Culture,Technology | February 4, 1991 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Categories | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 1* | "LBJ (Parts 1–2)" [48] | David Grubin | Biographies,Politics,Presidents,War | September 30, 1991 |
| 45 | 2* | "LBJ (Parts 3–4)" | David Grubin | Biographies,Politics,Presidents,War | October 1, 1991 |
| 46 | 3 | "The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry" [49] | Jacqueline Shearer | War | October 14, 1991 |
| 47 | 4 | "Scandalous Mayor" [50] | Ken Eluto | Biographies | October 28, 1991 |
| 48 | 5 | "The Johnstown Flood" [51] | Charles Guggenheim | The Natural Environment | November 4, 1991 |
| 49 | 6 | "Pearl Harbor:Surprise and Remembrance" [52] | Lance Bird,John Crowley &Tom Johnson | War | November 11, 1991 |
| 50 | 7 | "G-Men:The Rise of J. Edgar Hoover" [53] | Irv Drasnin | Popular Culture | November 18, 1991 |
| 51 | 8 | "Duke Ellington:Reminiscing in Tempo" [54] | Robert Levi | Biographies | December 9, 1991 |
| 52 | 9 | "The Quiz Show Scandal" [55] | Michael R. Lawrence | Popular Culture | January 6, 1992 |
| 53 | 10 | "Love in the Cold War" [56] | David Dugan &Eric Stange | War | January 13, 1992 |
| 54 | 11 | "Wild by Law" [57] | Diane Garey &Lawrence Hott | The Natural Environment | January 27, 1992 |
| 55 | 12 | "Barnum's Big Top" [58] | Matthew Collins | Biographies,Popular Culture | February 10, 1992 |
| 56 | 13 | "In the White Man's Image" [59] | Christine Lesiak | Native American History | February 17, 1992 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Categories | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 1 | "The Kennedys (Part 1)" [60] | James A. Devinney,David Espar,Marilyn H. Mellowes &Phillip Whitehead | Biographies,Politics,Presidents | September 20, 1992 |
| 58 | 2 | "The Kennedys (Part 2)" | David Espar &James A. Devinney | Biographies,Politics,Presidents | September 21, 1992 |
| 59 | 3 | "The Donner Party" [61] | Ric Burns | The American West | October 28, 1992 |
| — [b] | 4 | "Liberators:Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II" | William Miles &Nina Rosenblum | — [b] | November 11, 1992 |
| 60 | 5 | "George Washington:The Man Who Wouldn't Be King" [67] | David Sutherland | Biographies,Presidents | November 18, 1992 |
| 61 | 6 | "Last Stand at Little Big Horn" [68] | Paul Stekler | Native American History | November 25, 1992 |
| 62 | 7 | "If You Knew Sousa" [69] | Tom Spain | Popular Culture | December 9, 1992 |
| 63 | 8 | "Simple Justice" [70] | Helaine Head | Civil Rights | January 18, 1993 |
| 64 | 9 | "Knute Rockne and His Fighting Irish" [71] | Diane Garey &Lawrence Hott | Biographies | January 25, 1993 |
| 65 | 10 | "Sit Down and Fight" [72] | Charlotte Mitchell Zwerin | Biographies | February 1, 1993 |
| 66 | 11 | "Rachel Carson's Silent Spring" [73] | Neil Goodwin | The Natural Environment | February 8, 1993 |
| 67 | 12 | "Goin' Back to T–Town" [74] | Samuel D. Pollard &Joyce Vaughn | Biographies,Civil Rights | March 1, 1993 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Categories | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | 1 | "Amelia Earhart:The Price of Courage" [75] | Nancy Porter | Biographies,Popular Culture | October 27, 1993 |
| 69 | 2 | "The Hunt for Pancho Villa" [76] | Hector Galan | Politics,War | November 3, 1993 |
| 70 | 3* | "Eisenhower (Parts 1–2)" [77] | Adriana Bosch (Part 1) &Austin Hoyt (Part 2) | Biographies,Politics,Presidents | November 10, 1993 |
| 71 | 4 | "The Hurricane of '38" [78] | Michael Epstein &Thomas Lennon | The Natural Environment | November 17, 1993 |
| 72 | 5 | "Ishi:The Last Yahi Indian" [79] | Jed Riffe &Pamela Roberts | Biographies,Native American History | January 19, 1994 |
| 73 | 6 | "Malcolm X:Make It Plain" [80] | Orlando Bagwell | Biographies,Civil Rights | January 26, 1994 |
| 74 | 7 | "America and the Holocaust" [81] | Martin Ostrow | Politics,War | April 6, 1994 |
| 75 | 8 | "D-Day" [82] | Charles Guggenheim | War | May 25, 1994 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Categories | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 1* | "FDR (Parts 1–2)" [83] | David Grubin | Biographies,Politics,Presidents,War | October 11, 1994 |
| 77 | 2* | "FDR (Parts 3–4)" | David Grubin | Biographies,Politics,Presidents,War | October 12, 1994 |
| 78 | 3 | "Telegrams from the Dead" [84] | Matthew Collins | Popular Culture | October 19, 1994 |
| 79 | 4 | "Midnight Ramble" [85] | Pearl Bowser &Bestor Cram | Civil Rights,Popular Culture | October 26, 1994 |
| 80 | 5 | "Battle of the Bulge" [86] | Thomas Lennon | War | November 9, 1994 |
| 81 | 6 | "One Woman,One Vote" [87] | Ruth Pollak | Biographies,Civil Rights | February 15, 1995 |
| 82 | 7* | "The Way West (Parts 1–2)" [88] | Ric Burns | The American West | May 8, 1995 |
| 83 | 8* | "The Way West (Parts 3–4)" | Ric Burns | The American West | May 9, 1995 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Categories | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 1 | "Murder of the Century" [89] | Carl Charlson | Popular Culture | October 16, 1995 |
| 85 | 2 | "Edison's Miracle of Light" [90] | John Walter | Biographies,Technology | October 23, 1995 |
| 86 | 3 | "Chicago 1968" [91] | Chana Gazit | Politics,Popular Culture | November 13, 1995 |
| 87 | 4 | "The Orphan Trains" [92] | Janet Graham &Edward Gray | Popular Culture | November 27, 1995 |
| 88 | 5 | "Freedom on My Mind" [93] | Connie Field &Marilyn Mulford | Civil Rights | January 15, 1996 |
| 89 | 6 | "Daley:The Last Boss" [94] | Barak Goodman | Biographies,Politics | January 22, 1996 |
| 90 | 7 | "The Battle Over Citizen Kane" [95] | Michael Epstein &Thomas Lennon | Popular Culture | January 29, 1996 |
| 91 | 8 | "The Wright Stuff" [96] | Nancy Porter | Biographies,Technology | February 12, 1996 |
| 92 | 9 | "Spy in the Sky" [97] | Linda Garmon | Technology,War | February 26, 1996 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Categories | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | 1 | "TR,The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (Part 1)" [98] | David Grubin | Biographies,Politics,Presidents | October 6, 1996 |
| 94 | 2 | "TR,The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (Part 2)" | David Grubin | Biographies,Politics,Presidents | October 7, 1996 |
| 95 | 3 | "The Richest Man in the World:Andrew Carnegie" [99] | Austin Hoyt | Biographies | January 20, 1997 |
| 96 | 4 | "Hawaii's Last Queen" [100] | Vivian Ducat | Biographies | January 27, 1997 |
| 97 | 5 | "The Telephone" [101] | Karen Goodman &Kirk Simon | Technology | February 3, 1997 |
| 98 | 6 | "Big Dream,Small Screen" [102] | David Dugan | Technology | February 10, 1997 |
| 99 | 7 | "New York Underground" [103] | Elena Mannes | Technology | February 17, 1997 |
| 100 | 8 | "Troublesome Creek:A Midwestern" [104] | Steven Ascher &Jeanne Jordan | Biographies,Technology,The Natural Environment | April 14, 1997 |
| 101 | 9 | "Around the World in 72 Days" [105] | Christine Lesiak | Biographies,Popular Culture | April 28, 1997 |
| 102 | 10 | "Gold Fever" [106] | Susan Steinberg | The American West | May 12, 1997 |
| 103 | 11* | "Vietnam:A Television History (Parts 1–2)" [107] | Judith Vecchione (Part 1) Elizabeth Deane (Part 2) | Politics,War | May 26, 1997 |
| 104 | 12 | "Vietnam:A Television History (Part 3)" | Austin Hoyt | Politics,War | June 2, 1997 |
| 105 | 13 | "Vietnam:A Television History (Part 4)" | Andrew Pearson | Politics,War | June 9, 1997 |
| 106 | 14 | "Vietnam:A Television History (Part 5)" | Martin Smith | Politics,War | June 16, 1997 |
| 107 | 15 | "Vietnam:A Television History (Part 6)" | Austin Hoyt | Politics,War | June 23, 1997 |
| 108 | 16 | "Vietnam:A Television History (Part 7)" | Martin Smith | Politics,War | June 30, 1997 |
| 109 | 17 | "Vietnam:A Television History (Part 8)" | Bruce Palling | Politics,War | July 7, 1997 |
| 110 | 18 | "Vietnam:A Television History (Part 9)" | Martin Smith | Politics,War | July 14, 1997 |
| 111 | 19 | "Vietnam:A Television History (Part 10)" | Elizabeth Deane | Politics,War | July 21, 1997 |
| 112 | 20 | "Vietnam:A Television History (Part 11)" | Elizabeth Deane | Politics,War | July 28, 1997 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Categories | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | 1 | "Truman (Part 1)" [108] | David Grubin | Biographies,Politics,Presidents,War | October 5, 1997 |
| 114 | 2 | "Truman (Part 2)" | David Grubin | Biographies,Politics,Presidents,War | October 6, 1997 |
| 115 | 3 | "A Midwife's Tale" [109] | Richard P. Rogers | Biographies | January 19, 1998 |
| 116 | 4 | "Mr. Miami Beach" [110] | Mark Davis | Biographies | February 2, 1998 |
| 117 | 5 | "Influenza 1918" [111] | Robert Kenner | Technology | February 9, 1998 |
| 118 | 6 | "Reagan (Part 1)" [112] | Adriana Bosch | Biographies,Politics,Presidents | February 23, 1998 |
| 119 | 7 | "Reagan (Part 2)" | Austin Hoyt | Biographies,Politics,Presidents | February 24, 1998 |
| 120 | 8 | "Surviving the Dust Bowl" [113] | Chana Gazit | The Natural Environment | March 2, 1998 |
| 121 | 9 | "Riding the Rails" [114] | Lexy Lovell &Michael Uys | Popular Culture | April 13, 1998 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Categories | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 | 1* | "America 1900 (Parts 1–4)" [115] | David Grubin | Politics,Popular Culture,Technology | November 18, 1998 |
| 123 | 2 | "Race for the Superbomb" [116] | Thomas Ott | Technology,War | January 11, 1999 |
| 124 | 3 | "Hoover Dam" [117] | Stephen Stept | Technology,The American West | January 18, 1999 |
| 125 | 4 | "Alone on the Ice" [118] | Nancy Porter | Biographies,Technology,The Natural Environment | February 8, 1999 |
| 126 | 5 | "Rescue at Sea" [119] | Ben Loeterman | Technology | February 15, 1999 |
| 127 | 6 | "Meltdown at Three Mile Island" [120] | Chana Gazit | Technology | February 22, 1999 |
| 128 | 7 | "Lost in the Grand Canyon" [121] | Mark Davis | Biographies,The American West,The Natural Environment | April 5, 1999 |
| 129 | 8 | "MacArthur (Part 1)" [122] | Sarah Holt &Austin Hoyt | Biographies,War | May 17, 1999 |
| 130 | 9 | "MacArthur (Part 2)" | Sarah Holt &Austin Hoyt | Biographies,War | May 18, 1999 |
| 131 | 10 | "Fly Girls" [123] | Laurel Ladevich | Biographies,Technology,War | May 24, 1999 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Categories | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132 | 1 | "New York:A Documentary Film (Part 1)" [124] | Ric Burns | Popular Culture | November 14, 1999 |
| 133 | 2 | "New York:A Documentary Film (Part 2)" | Ric Burns | Popular Culture | November 15, 1999 |
| 134 | 3 | "New York:A Documentary Film (Part 3)" | Ric Burns | Popular Culture | November 16, 1999 |
| 135 | 4 | "New York:A Documentary Film (Part 4)" | Ric Burns | Popular Culture | November 17, 1999 |
| 136 | 5 | "New York:A Documentary Film (Part 5)" | Ric Burns | Popular Culture | November 18, 1999 |
| 137 | 6 | "Eleanor Roosevelt" [125] | Sue Williams | Biographies,Politics,Presidents | January 10, 2000 |
| 138 | 7 | "Houdini" [126] | Nancy Porter | Biographies,Popular Culture | January 24, 2000 |
| 139 | 8 | "Nixon's China Game" [127] | Mark Anderson &Michael Simkin | Biographies,Politics | January 31, 2000 |
| 140 | 9 | "The Duel" [128] | Carl Byker &Mitch Wilson | Politics | February 14, 2000 |
| 141 | 10 | "John Brown's Holy War" [129] | Robert Kenner | Biographies,Civil Rights | February 28, 2000 |
| 142 | 11 | "George Wallace:Settin' the Woods on Fire (Part 1)" [130] | Daniel McCabe &Paul Stekler | Biographies,Civil Rights,Politics | April 23, 2000 |
| 143 | 12 | "George Wallace:Settin' the Woods on Fire (Part 2)" | Daniel McCabe &Paul Stekler | Biographies,Civil Rights,Politics | April 24, 2000 |
| 144 | 13 | "Jubilee Singers:Sacrifice and Glory" [131] | Llewellyn M. Smith | Civil Rights,Popular Culture | May 1, 2000 |
| 145 | 14 | "Joe DiMaggio:The Hero's Life" [132] | Mark Zwonitzer | Biographies,Popular Culture | May 8, 2000 |
| 146 | 15 | "The Wizard of Photography" [133] | James A. DeVinney | Biographies,Technology | May 22, 2000 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Categories | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 147 | 1 | "The Rockefellers (Part 1)" [134] | Elizabeth Deane | Biographies,Popular Culture | October 16, 2000 |
| 148 | 2 | "The Rockefellers (Part 2)" | Adriana Bosch | Biographies,Popular Culture | October 23, 2000 |
| 149 | 3 | "Secrets of a Master Builder" [135] | Carl Charlson | Biographies,Technology | October 30, 2000 |
| 150 | 4 | "Return with Honor" [136] | Freida Lee Mock &Terry Sanders | Politics,War | November 13, 2000 |
| 151 | 5 | "Streamliners:America's Lost Trains" [137] | Thomas Ott | Technology | February 5, 2001 |
| 152 | 6 | "Marcus Garvey:Look For Me in the Whirlwind" [138] | Stanley Nelson | Biographies,Civil Rights,Politics | February 12, 2001 |
| 153 | 7* | "Abraham and Mary Lincoln:A House Divided (Parts 1–2)" [139] | David Grubin | Biographies,Presidents | February 19, 2001 |
| 154 | 8* | "Abraham and Mary Lincoln:A House Divided (Parts 3–4)" | David Grubin | Biographies,Presidents | February 20, 2001 |
| 155 | 9* | "Abraham and Mary Lincoln:A House Divided (Parts 5–6)" | David Grubin | Biographies,Presidents | February 21, 2001 |
| 156 | 10 | "Scottsboro:An American Tragedy" [140] | Barak Goodman | Civil Rights | April 2, 2001 |
| 157 | 11 | "Fatal Flood" [141] | Chana Gazit | The Natural Environment | April 16, 2001 |
| 158 | 12 | "Stephen Foster" [142] | Randall MacLowry | Biographies,Popular Culture | April 23, 2001 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Categories | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 159 | 1 | "New York:A Documentary Film (Part 6)" [143] | Ric Burns | Popular Culture | September 30, 2001 |
| 160 | 2 | "New York:A Documentary Film (Part 7)" | Ric Burns | Popular Culture | October 1, 2001 |
| 161 | 3 | "War Letters" [144] | Robert Kenner | War | November 11, 2001 |
| 162 | 4 | "Woodrow Wilson (Part 1)" [145] | Carl Byker &Mitch Wilson | Biographies,Presidents,War | January 6, 2002 |
| 163 | 5 | "Woodrow Wilson (Part 2)" | Carl Byker &Mitch Wilson | Biographies,Presidents,War | January 13, 2002 |
| 164 | 6 | "Mount Rushmore" [146] | Mark Zwonitzer | The Natural Environment | January 20, 2002 |
| 165 | 7 | "Miss America" [147] | Lisa Ades | Popular Culture | January 27, 2002 |
| 166 | 8 | "Zoot Suit Riots" [148] | Joseph Tovares | Civil Rights,Politics | February 10, 2002 |
| 167 | 9 | "Monkey Trial" [149] | Christine Lesiak | Politics,Popular Culture | February 17, 2002 |
| 168 | 10 | "Public Enemy #1" [150] | Ben Loeterman | Biographies,Politics,Popular Culture | February 24, 2002 |
| 169 | 11 | "Ansel Adams:A Documentary Film" [151] | Ric Burns | Biographies,Popular Culture,The Natural Environment | April 21, 2002 |
| 170 | 12 | "A Brilliant Madness" [152] | Mark Samels | Biographies | April 28, 2002 |
| 171 | 13 | "Ulysses S. Grant (Part 1)" [153] | Adriana Bosch | Biographies,Politics,Popular Culture,Presidents,War | May 5, 2002 |
| 172 | 14 | "Ulysses S. Grant (Part 2)" | Elizabeth Deane | Biographies,Politics,Popular Culture,Presidents,War | May 12, 2002 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Categories | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 173 | 1 | "Jimmy Carter (Part 1)" [154] | Adriana Bosch | Biographies,Politics,Presidents | November 11, 2002 |
| 174 | 2 | "Jimmy Carter (Part 2)" | Adriana Bosch | Biographies,Politics,Presidents | November 12, 2002 |
| 175 | 3 | "Chicago:City of the Century (Part 1)" [155] | Austin Hoyt | Popular Culture | January 13, 2003 |
| 176 | 4 | "Chicago:City of the Century (Part 2)" | Austin Hoyt | Popular Culture | January 14, 2003 |
| 177 | 5 | "Chicago:City of the Century (Part 3)" | Austin Hoyt | Popular Culture | January 15, 2003 |
| 178 | 6 | "The Murder of Emmett Till" [156] | Stanley Nelson | Civil Rights,Politics | January 20, 2003 |
| 179 | 7 | "The Transcontinental Railroad" [157] | Michael Chin &Mark Zwonitzer | Technology,The American West | January 27, 2003 |
| 180 | 8 | "Partners of the Heart" [158] | Andrea Kalin | Biographies,Civil Rights,Technology | February 10, 2003 |
| 181 | 9 | "The Pill" [159] | Chana Gazit | Popular Culture,Technology | February 24, 2003 |
| 182 | 10 | "Daughter from Danang" [160] | Gail Dolgin &Vicente Franco | Biographies,War | April 7, 2003 |
| 183 | 11 | "Seabiscuit" [161] | Stephen Ives | Biographies,Popular Culture | April 21, 2003 |
| 184 | 12 | "Bataan Rescue" [162] | Peter Jones | War | July 7, 2003 |
| 185 | 13 | "Murder at Harvard" [163] | Eric Stange | Popular Culture | July 14, 2003 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Categories | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 186 | 1 | "New York:A Documentary Film (Part 8)" [164] | Ric Burns | Popular Culture,Technology | September 8, 2003 |
| 187 | 2 | "Reconstruction:The Second Civil War (Part 1)" [165] | Llewellyn M. Smith | Civil Rights,War | January 12, 2004 |
| 188 | 3 | "Reconstruction:The Second Civil War (Part 2)" | Elizabeth Deane | Civil Rights,War | January 13, 2004 |
| 189 | 4 | "Citizen King" [166] | Orlando Bagwell &W. Noland Walker | Biographies,Civil Rights | January 19, 2004 |
| 190 | 5 | "Remember the Alamo" [167] | Joseph Tovares | The American West,War | February 2, 2004 |
| 191 | 6 | "Tupperware!" [168] | Laurie Kahn-Leavitt | Popular Culture | February 9, 2004 |
| 192 | 7 | "Emma Goldman" [169] | Mel Bucklin | Biographies,Politics | April 12, 2004 |
| 193 | 8 | "Patriots Day" [170] | Marian Marzynski | Popular Culture | April 19, 2004 |
| 194 | 9 | "Golden Gate Bridge" [171] | Ben Loeterman | Technology | May 3, 2004 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Categories | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 195 | 1 | "RFK" [172] | David Grubin | Biographies,Politics | October 4, 2004 |
| 196 | 2 | "The Fight" [173] | Barak Goodman | Biographies,Civil Rights,Popular Culture | October 18, 2004 |
| 197 | 3 | "Fidel Castro" [174] | Adriana Bosch | Biographies | January 31, 2005 |
| 198 | 4 | "Building the Alaska Highway" [175] | Tracy Heather Strain | Technology,War | February 7, 2005 |
| 199 | 5 | "Kinsey" [176] | Barak Goodman &John Maggio | Biographies,Popular Culture | February 14, 2005 |
| 200 | 6 | "Mary Pickford" [177] | Sue Williams | Biographies,Popular Culture | April 4, 2005 |
| 201 | 7 | "The Great Transatlantic Cable" [178] | Peter Jones | Technology | April 11, 2005 |
| 202 | 8 | "The Massie Affair" [179] | Mark Zwonitzer | Popular Culture | April 18, 2005 |
| 203 | 9 | "Victory in the Pacific" [180] | Austin Hoyt | War | May 2, 2005 |
| 204 | 10 | "The Carter Family:Will the Circle Be Unbroken" [181] | Kathy Conkwright | Biographies,Popular Culture | May 9, 2005 |
| 205 | 11 | "Guerrilla:The Taking of Patty Hearst" [182] | Robert Stone | Politics,Popular Culture | May 23, 2005 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Categories | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 206 | 1 | "Two Days in October" [183] | Robert Kenner | Politics,War | October 17, 2005 |
| 207 | 2 | "Race to the Moon" [184] | Kevin Michael Kertscher | Technology | October 31, 2005 |
| 208 | 3 | "Las Vegas:An Unconventional History (Part 1)" [185] | Stephen Ives | Popular Culture,The American West | November 14, 2005 |
| 209 | 4 | "Las Vegas:An Unconventional History (Part 2)" | Stephen Ives | Popular Culture,The American West | November 15, 2005 |
| 210 | 5 | "John &Abigail Adams" [186] | Peter Jones | Biographies,Politics,Presidents | January 23, 2006 |
| 211 | 6 | "The Nuremberg Trials" [187] | Michael Kloft | Politics,War | January 30, 2006 |
| 212 | 7 | "Jesse James" [188] | Mark Zwonitzer | Biographies,Popular Culture | February 6, 2006 |
| 213 | 8 | "Hijacked" [189] | Ilan Ziv | Politics | February 27, 2006 |
| 214 | 9 | "Eugene O'Neill" [190] | Ric Burns | Biographies,Popular Culture | March 27, 2006 |
| 215 | 10 | "The Boy in the Bubble" [191] | Barak Goodman &John Maggio | Biographies,Technology | April 10, 2006 |
| 216 | 11 | "The Alaska Pipeline" [192] | Mark Davis | Technology,The Natural Environment | April 24, 2006 |
| 217 | 12 | "Annie Oakley" [193] | Riva Freifeld | Biographies,Popular Culture,The American West | May 8, 2006 |
| 218 | 13 | "The Man Behind Hitler" [194] | Lutz Hachmeister | Biographies,War | May 22, 2006 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Categories | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 219 | 1* | "Eyes on the Prize (Parts 1–2)" [195] | Judith Vecchione (Parts 1–2) | Civil Rights | October 2, 2006 |
| 220 | 2* | "Eyes on the Prize (Parts 3–4)" | Orlando Bagwell (Part 3) Callie Crossley &James A. DeVinney (Part 4) | Civil Rights | October 9, 2006 |
| 221 | 3* | "Eyes on the Prize (Parts 5–6)" | Orlando Bagwell (Part 5) Callie Crossley &James A. DeVinney (Part 6) | Civil Rights | October 16, 2006 |
| 222 | 4 | "Test Tube Babies" [196] | Chana Gazit &Hilary Klotz Steinman | Technology | October 23, 2006 |
| 223 | 5 | "The Great Fever" [197] | Adriana Bosch &Michael Chin | Technology | October 30, 2006 |
| 224 | 6 | "The Gold Rush" [198] | Randall MacLowry | The American West | November 6, 2006 |
| 225 | 7 | "The Berlin Airlift" [199] | Peter Adler,Alexander Berkel &Stefan Mausbach | War | January 29, 2007 |
| 226 | 8 | "The Living Weapon" [200] | John Rubin | Technology,War | February 5, 2007 |
| 227 | 9 | "New Orleans" [201] | Stephen Ives | Popular Culture | February 12, 2007 |
| 228 | 10 | "Sister Aimee" [202] | Linda Garmon | Biographies,Popular Culture | April 2, 2007 |
| 229 | 11 | "Jonestown:The Life and Death of Peoples Temple" [203] | Stanley Nelson | Popular Culture | April 9, 2007 |
| 230 | 12 | "Summer of Love" [204] | Gail Dolgin &Vicente Franco | Popular Culture | April 23, 2007 |
| 231 | 13 | "The Mormons (Part 1)" [205] | Helen Whitney | Biographies,Popular Culture,The American West | April 30, 2007 |
| 232 | 14 | "The Mormons (Part 2)" | Helen Whitney | Biographies,Popular Culture,The American West | May 1, 2007 |
| 233 | 15 | "Alexander Hamilton" [206] | Muffie Meyer | Biographies,Politics,Presidents | May 14, 2007 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Categories | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 234 | 1 | "Oswald's Ghost" [207] | Robert Stone | Biographies | January 14, 2008 |
| 235 | 2 | "The Lobotomist" [208] | Barak Goodman &John Maggio | Technology | January 21, 2008 |
| 236 | 3* | "Eyes on the Prize (Parts 7–8)" [209] | James A. DeVinney &Madison D. Lacy Jr. (Part 7) Sheila C. Bernard &Samuel D. Pollard (Part 8) | Civil Rights | February 3, 2008 |
| 237 | 4 | "Grand Central" [210] | Michael Epstein | Popular Culture,Technology | February 4, 2008 |
| 238 | 5* | "Eyes on the Prize (Parts 9–10)" | Louis Massiah &Terry Kay Rockefeller (Part 9) Jacqueline Shearer &Paul Stekler (Part 10) | Civil Rights | February 10, 2008 |
| 239 | 6* | "Eyes on the Prize (Parts 11–12)" | Sheila C. Bernard &Samuel D. Pollard (Part 11) Louis Massiah,Thomas Ott &Terry Kay Rockefeller (Part 12) | Civil Rights | February 17, 2008 |
| 240 | 7 | "Kit Carson" [211] | Stephen Ives | Biographies,Native American History,The American West | February 18, 2008 |
| 241 | 8* | "Eyes on the Prize (Parts 13–14)" | Jacqueline Shearer &Paul Stekler (Part 13) James A. DeVinney &Madison D. Lacy (Part 14) | Civil Rights | February 24, 2008 |
| 242 | 9 | "Buffalo Bill" [212] | Rob Rapley | Biographies,Popular Culture,The American West | February 25, 2008 |
| 243 | 10 | "Minik" [213] "Minik,the Lost Eskimo" | Axel Engstfeld | Biographies | March 31, 2008 |
| 244 | 11 | "Walt Whitman" [214] | Mark Zwonitzer | Biographies,The Natural Environment | April 14, 2008 |
| 245 | 12 | "Roberto Clemente" [215] | Bernardo Ruiz | Biographies,Civil Rights,Popular Culture | April 21, 2008 |
| 246 | 13 | "George H.W. Bush (Part 1)" [216] | Austin Hoyt | Biographies,Politics,Presidents | May 5, 2008 |
| 247 | 14 | "George H.W. Bush (Part 2)" | Austin Hoyt | Biographies,Politics,Presidents | May 6, 2008 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Categories | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 248 | 1 | "The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer" [217] | David Grubin | Biographies,Technology,War | January 26, 2009 |
| 249 | 2 | "The Polio Crusade" [218] | Sarah Colt | Popular Culture,Technology | February 2, 2009 |
| 250 | 3 | "The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln" [219] | Barak Goodman | Presidents | February 9, 2009 |
| 251 | 4 | "A Class Apart" [220] | Peter Miller &Carlos Sandoval | Civil Rights,Popular Culture | February 23, 2009 |
| 252 | 5 | "We Shall Remain (Part 1)" [221] | Chris Eyre | Civil Rights,Native American History,Politics,The American West | April 13, 2009 |
| 253 | 6 | "We Shall Remain (Part 2)" [222] | Ric Burns &Chris Eyre | Civil Rights,Native American History,Politics,The American West | April 20, 2009 |
| 254 | 7 | "We Shall Remain (Part 3)" [223] | Chris Eyre | Civil Rights,Native American History,Politics,The American West | April 27, 2009 |
| 255 | 8 | "We Shall Remain (Part 4)" [224] | Sarah Colt and Dustinn Craig | Civil Rights,Native American History,Politics,The American West | May 4, 2009 |
| 256 | 9 | "We Shall Remain (Part 5)" [225] | Stanley Nelson | Civil Rights,Native American History,Politics,The American West | May 11, 2009 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Categories | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 257 | 1 | "The Civilian Conservation Corps" [226] | Robert Stone | The American West,The Natural Environment | November 2, 2009 |
| 258 | 2 | "Wyatt Earp" [227] | Rob Rapley | Biographies,The American West | January 25, 2010 |
| 259 | 3 | "The Bombing of Germany" [228] | Zvi Dor-Ner | Politics,War | February 8, 2010 |
| 260 | 4 | "Dolley Madison" [229] | Muffie Meyer | Biographies,Politics,Presidents | March 1, 2010 |
| 261 | 5 | "Earth Days" [230] | Robert Stone | Popular Culture,The Natural Environment | April 19, 2010 |
| 262 | 6 | "My Lai" [231] | Barak Goodman | War | April 26, 2010 |
| 263 | 7 | "Roads to Memphis" [232] | Stephen Ives | Civil Rights | May 3, 2010 |
| 264 | 8 | "Into the Deep:America,Whaling &the World" [233] | Ric Burns | The Natural Environment | May 10, 2010 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Categories | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 265 | 1* | "God in America (Parts 1–2)" [234] | David Belton | Popular Culture | October 11, 2010 |
| 266 | 2* | "God in America (Parts 3–4)" | Sarah Colt | Popular Culture | October 12, 2010 |
| 267 | 3* | "God in America (Parts 5–6)" | Greg Barker | Popular Culture | October 13, 2010 |
| 268 | 4 | "Robert E. Lee" [235] | Mark Zwonitzer | Biographies,War | January 3, 2011 |
| 269 | 5 | "Dinosaur Wars" [236] | Mark Davis | The American West,The Natural Environment | January 17, 2011 |
| 270 | 6 | "Panama Canal" [237] | Stephen Ives | Popular Culture,Technology,The Natural Environment | January 24, 2011 |
| 271 | 7 | "The Greely Expedition" [238] | Rob Rapley | Popular Culture,The Natural Environment | January 31, 2011 |
| 272 | 8 | "Triangle Fire" [239] | Jamila Wignot | Popular Culture,Technology | February 28, 2011 |
| 273 | 9 | "The Great Famine" [240] | Austin Hoyt &Aisiyuak Yumagulov | Popular Culture,The Natural Environment | April 11, 2011 |
| 274 | 10 | "Stonewall Uprising" [241] | Kate Davis &David Heilbroner | Civil Rights,Popular Culture | April 25, 2011 |
| 275 | 11 | "Soundtrack for a Revolution" [242] | Bill Guttentag &Dan Sturman | Civil Rights,Popular Culture | May 9, 2011 |
| 276 | 12 | "Freedom Riders" [243] | Stanley Nelson | Civil Rights,Popular Culture | May 16, 2011 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Categories | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 277 | 1 | "Billy the Kid" [244] | John Maggio | Biographies,The American West | January 10, 2012 |
| 278 | 2 | "Custer's Last Stand" [245] | Stephen Ives | Biographies,Native American History,The American West | January 17, 2012 |
| 279 | 3 | "Clinton (Part 1)" [246] | Barak Goodman | Biographies,Politics,Presidents | February 20, 2012 |
| 280 | 4 | "Clinton (Part 2)" | Barak Goodman | Biographies,Politics,Presidents | February 21, 2012 |
| 281 | 5 | "The Amish" [247] | David Belton | Biographies,Popular Culture | February 28, 2012 |
| 282 | 6 | "Grand Coulee Dam" [248] | Stephen Ives | Native American History,Technology,The American West,The Natural Environment | April 3, 2012 |
| 283 | 7 | "Jesse Owens" [249] | Laruens Grant | Biographies,Civil Rights,Popular Culture,War | May 1, 2012 |
| 284 | 8 | "Death and the Civil War" [250] | Ric Burns | Popular Culture,War | September 18, 2012 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Categories | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 285 | 1 | "The Abolitionists (Part 1)" [251] | Rob Rapley | Biographies,Civil Rights | January 8, 2013 |
| 286 | 2 | "The Abolitionists (Part 2)" | Rob Rapley | Biographies,Civil Rights | January 15, 2013 |
| 287 | 3 | "The Abolitionists (Part 3)" | Rob Rapley | Biographies,Civil Rights | January 22, 2013 |
| 288 | 4 | "Henry Ford" [252] | Sarah Colt | Biographies,Popular Culture | January 29, 2013 |
| 289 | 5 | "Silicon Valley" [253] | Randall MacLowry | Biographies,Popular Culture,Technology | February 5, 2013 |
| 290 | 6 | "War of the Worlds" [254] | Cathleen O'Connell | Popular Culture | October 29, 2013 |
| 291 | 7 | "JFK (Part 1)" [255] | Susan Bellows | Biographies,Politics,Presidents | November 11, 2013 |
| 292 | 8 | "JFK (Part 2)" | Susan Bellows | Biographies,Politics,Presidents | November 12, 2013 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 293 | 1 | "The Poisoner's Handbook" [256] | Rob Rapley | Teleplay by :Rob Rapley Story by :Michelle Ferrari | January 7, 2014 |
| 294 | 2 | "1964" [257] | Stephen Ives | Stephen Ives | January 14, 2014 |
| 295 | 3 | "The Amish:Shunned" [258] | Callie T. Wiser | Callie T. Wiser | February 4, 2014 |
| 296 | 4 | "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" [259] | John Maggio | John Maggio | February 11, 2014 |
| 297 | 5 | "The Rise and Fall of Penn Station" [260] | Randall MacLowry | Randall MacLowry | February 18, 2014 |
| 298 | 6 | "Freedom Summer" [261] | Stanley Nelson | Stanley Nelson | June 24, 2014 |
| 299 | 7 | "Cold War Roadshow" [262] | Robert Stone &Tim B. Toidze | Unknown | November 18, 2014 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | 1 | "Ripley:Believe It or Not" [263] | Cathleen O'Connell | Cathleen O'Connell | January 6, 2015 |
| 301 | 2 | "Klansville U.S.A." [264] | Callie T. Wiser | Teleplay by :David Espar &Callie T. Wiser Story by :Callie T. Wiser | January 13, 2015 |
| 302 | 3 | "Edison" [265] | Michelle Ferrari | Michelle Ferrari | January 27, 2015 |
| 303 | 4 | "The Big Burn" [266] | Stephen Ives | Stephen Ives | February 3, 2015 |
| 304 | 5 | "The Forgotten Plague" [267] | Chana Gazit | Chana Gazit | February 10, 2015 |
| 305 | 6 | "Last Days in Vietnam" [268] | Rory Kennedy | Mark Bailey &Keven McAlester | April 28, 2015 |
| 306 | 7 | "Blackout" [269] | Callie T. Wiser | Teleplay by :Sharon Grimberg Story by :David Murdock | July 14, 2015 |
| 307 | 8 | "Walt Disney (Part 1)" [270] | Sarah Colt | Teleplay by :Mark Zwonitzer Story by :Sarah Colt &Tom Jennings | September 14, 2015 |
| 308 | 9 | "Walt Disney (Part 2)" | Sarah Colt | Teleplay by :Mark Zwonitzer Story by :Sarah Colt &Tom Jennings | September 15, 2015 |
| 309 | 10 | "American Comandante" [271] | Adriana Bosch | Adriana Bosch | November 17, 2015 |
| 310 | 11 | "The Pilgrims" [272] | Ric Burns | Ric Burns | November 24, 2015 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 311 | 1 | "Bonnie &Clyde" [273] | John Maggio | John Maggio | January 19, 2016 |
| 312 | 2 | "The Mine Wars" [274] | Randall MacLowry | Teleplay by :Mark Zwonitzer Story by :Paul Taylor | January 26, 2016 |
| 313 | 3 | "Murder of a President" [275] | Rob Rapley | Teleplay by :Rob Rapley Story by :Paul Taylor | February 2, 2016 |
| 314 | 4 | "The Perfect Crime" [276] | Cathleen O'Connell | Michelle Ferrari | February 9, 2016 |
| 315 | 5 | "Space Men" [277] | Amanda Pollak | Amanda Pollak | March 1, 2016 |
| 316 | 6 | "The Boys of ’36" [278] | Margaret Grossi | Aaron R. Cohen | August 2, 2016 |
| 317 | 7 | "Tesla" [279] | David Grubin | David Grubin | October 18, 2016 |
| 318 | 8 | "The Battle of Chosin" [280] | Randall MacLowry | Mark Zwonitzer | November 1, 2016 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 319 | 1 | "Command and Control" [281] | Robert Kenner | Teleplay by :Robert Kenner &Eric Schlosser Story by :Brian Pearle &Kim Roberts | January 10, 2017 |
| 320 | 2 | "Rachel Carson" [282] | Michelle Ferrari | Michelle Ferrari | January 24, 2017 |
| 321 | 3 | "The Race Underground" [283] | Michael Rossi | Michael Rossi | January 31, 2017 |
| 322 | 4 | "Oklahoma City" [284] | Barak Goodman | Barak Goodman | February 7, 2017 |
| 323 | 5 | "Ruby Ridge" [285] | Barak Goodman | Barak Goodman &Don Kleszy | February 14, 2017 |
| 324 | 6 | "The Great War (Part 1)" [286] | Stephen Ives | Stephen Ives | April 10, 2017 |
| 325 | 7 | "The Great War (Part 2)" | Amanda Pollak | Stephen Ives | April 11, 2017 |
| 326 | 8 | "The Great War (Part 3)" | Rob Rapley | Rob Rapley | April 12, 2017 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 327 | 1 | "Into the Amazon" [287] | John Maggio | John Maggio | January 9, 2018 |
| 328 | 2 | "The Secret of Tuxedo Park" [288] | Rob Rapley | Rob Rapley | January 16, 2018 |
| 329 | 3 | "The Gilded Age" [289] | Sarah Colt | Mark Zwonitzer | February 6, 2018 |
| 330 | 4 | "The Bombing of Wall Street" [290] | Susan Bellows | Susan Bellows | February 13, 2018 |
| 331 | 5 | "The Island Murder" [291] | Mark Zwonitzer | Mark Zwonitzer | April 17, 2018 |
| 332 | 6 | "The Chinese Exclusion Act" [292] | Ric Burns &Li-Shin Yu | Teleplay by :Ric Burns Story by :Ric Burns,Robin Espinola &Li-Shin Yu | May 29, 2018 |
| 333 | 7 | "The Circus (Part 1)" [293] | Sharon Grimberg | Sharon Grimberg | October 8, 2018 |
| 334 | 8 | "The Circus (Part 2)" | Sharon Grimberg | Sharon Grimberg | October 9, 2018 |
| 335 | 9 | "The Eugenics Crusade" [294] | Michelle Ferrari | Michelle Ferrari | October 16, 2018 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 336 | 1 | "The Swamp" [295] | Randall MacLowery | Teleplay by :Michelle Ferrari &Randall MacLowry Story by :Randall MacLowry | January 15, 2019 |
| 337 | 2 | "Sealab" [296] | Stephen Ives | Stephen Ives | February 12, 2019 |
| 338 | 3 | "Chasing the Moon (Part 1)" [297] | Robert Stone | Robert Stone | July 8, 2019 |
| 339 | 4 | "Chasing the Moon (Part 2)" | Robert Stone | Robert Stone | July 9, 2019 |
| 340 | 5 | "Chasing the Moon (Part 3)" | Robert Stone | Robert Stone | July 10, 2019 |
| 341 | 6 | "Woodstock" [298] | Barak Goodman | Barak Goodman &Don Kleszy | August 6, 2019 |
| 342 | 7 | "The Feud" [299] | Randall MacLowry | Randall MacLowry | September 10, 2019 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 343 | 1 | "McCarthy" [300] | Sharon Grimberg | Sharon Grimberg | January 6, 2020 |
| 344 | 2 | "The Poison Squad" [301] | John Maggio | John Maggio | January 28, 2020 |
| 345 | 3 | "The Man Who Tried to Feed the World" [302] | Rob Rapley | Rob Rapley | April 21, 2020 |
| 346 | 4 | "George W. Bush (Part 1)" [303] | Jamila Ephron | Chris Durrance &Barak Goodman | May 4, 2020 |
| 347 | 5 | "George W. Bush (Part 2)" | Jamila Ephron | Chris Durrance &Barak Goodman | May 5, 2020 |
| 348 | 6 | "Mr. Tornado" [304] | Michael Rossi | Michael Rossi | May 19, 2020 |
| 349 | 7 | "The Vote (Part 1)" [305] | Michelle Ferrari | Michelle Ferrari | July 6, 2020 |
| 350 | 8 | "The Vote (Part 2)" | Michelle Ferrari | Michelle Ferrari | July 7, 2020 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | 1 | "The Codebreaker" [306] | Chana Gazit | Chana Gazit | January 11, 2021 |
| 352 | 2 | "Voice of Freedom" [307] | Rob Rapley | Rob Rapley | February 15, 2021 |
| 353 | 3 | "The Blinding of Isaac Woodard" [308] | Jamila Ephron | Jamila Ephron &Mark Zwonitzer | March 30, 2021 |
| 354 | 4 | "American Oz" [309] | Randall MacLowry &Tracy Heather Strain | Randall MacLowry &Tracy Heather Strain | April 19, 2021 |
| 355 | 5 | "Billy Graham" [310] | Sarah Colt | Keven McAlester | May 17, 2021 |
| 356 | 6 | "Sandra Day O'Connor:The First" [311] | Michelle Ferrari | Michelle Ferrari | September 13, 2021 |
| 357 | 7 | "Citizen Hearst" (Part 1)" [312] | Amanda Pollak | Gene Tempest | September 27, 2021 |
| 358 | 8 | "Citizen Hearst" (Part 2)" | Stephen Ives | Stephen Ives | September 28, 2021 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 359 | 1 | "Riveted:The History of Jeans" [313] | Michael Bicks &Anna Lee Strachan | Michael Bicks &Anna Lee Strachan | February 7, 2022 |
| 360 | 2 | "The American Diplomat" [314] | Leola Calzolai-Stewart | Ken Chowder | February 15, 2022 |
| 361 | 3 | "Flood in the Desert" [315] | Rob Rapley | Rob Rapley | May 3, 2022 |
| 362 | 4 | "Plague at the Golden Gate" [316] | Li-Shin Yu | Susan Kim | May 24, 2022 |
| 363 | 5 | "Taken Hostage (Part One)" [317] | Robert Stone | Robert Stone | November 14, 2022 |
| 364 | 6 | "Taken Hostage (Part Two)" | Robert Stone | Robert Stone | November 15, 2022 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 365 | 1 | "The Lie Detector" [318] | Rob Rapley | Rob Rapley | January 3, 2023 |
| 366 | 2 | "Zora Neale Hurston:Claiming a Space" [319] | Tracy Heather Strain | Tracy Heather Strain | January 17, 2023 |
| 367 | 3 | "Ruthless:Monopoly's Secret History" [320] | Stephen Ives | Stephen Ives | February 20, 2023 |
| 368 | 4 | "The Movement and the 'Madman'" [321] | Stephen Talbot | (none credited) [322] | March 28, 2023 |
| 369 | 5 | "The Sun Queen" [323] | Amanda Pollak | Gene Tempest | April 4, 2023 |
| 370 | 6 | "Casa Susanna" [324] | Sébastien Lifshitz | Sébastien Lifshitz | June 27, 2023 |
| 371 | 7 | "The Busing Battleground" [325] | Sharon Grimberg &Cyndee Readdean | Sharon Grimberg | September 11, 2023 |
| 372 | 8 | "The Harvest:Integrating Mississippi's Schools" [326] | Douglas A. Blackmon &Sam Pollard | Douglas A. Blackmon | September 12, 2023 |
| 373 | 9 | "The War on Disco" [327] | Lisa Quijano Wolfinger | Rushmore Denooyer | October 30, 2023 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 374 | 1 | "Nazi Town,USA" [328] | Peter Yost | Peter Yost | January 23, 2024 |
| 375 | 2 | "Fly With Me" [329] | Sarah Colt &Helen Dobrowski | Sarah Colt | February 20, 2024 |
| 376 | 3 | "The Cancer Detectives" [330] | Amanda Pollak &Gene Tempest | Gene Tempest | March 26, 2024 |
| 377 | 4 | "Poisoned Ground:The Tragedy at Love Canal" [331] | Jamila Ephron | Jamila Ephron | April 22, 2024 |
| 378 | 5 | "The Riot Report" [332] | Michelle Ferrari | Michelle Ferrari &Jelani Cobb | May 21, 2024 |
| 379 | 6 | "The American Vice President" [333] | Michelle Ferrari | Michelle Ferrari | October 1, 2024 |
| 380 | 7 | "American Coup:Wilmington 1898" [334] | Brad Lichtenstein &Yoruba Richen | Brad Lichtenstein,Yoruba Richen &Peter Miller | November 12, 2024 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 381 | 1 | "Forgotten Hero:Walter White and the NAACP" [335] | Michelle Smawley | Rob Rapley | February 25, 2025 |
| 382 | 2 | "Change,Not Charity:The Americans with Disabilities Act" [336] | James LeBrecht | Chana Gazit | March 25, 2025 |
| 383 | 3 | "Mr. Polaroid" [337] | Gene Tempest | Gene Tempest | May 19, 2025 |
| 384 | 4 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 385 | 5 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 386 | 6 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 387 | 7 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Title | Directed by | Premiere date |
|---|---|---|
| TBA |