American Experience

1. S01E01The Great San Francisco EarthquakeOctober 4, 1988—From Enrico Caruso to the ordinary San Franciscan, this film presents vivid memories of those trapped in the terrifying event of 1906. Four
2. S01E02Radio BikiniOctober 11, 1988—The story of atomic bomb research after World War II and how above-ground testing led to the evacuation of a previously-populated atoll in t
3. S01E03Indians, Outlaws and Angie DeboOctober 18, 1988—The US government attempts to claim lands that have value from Native American dwellers.
4. S01E04Not So Wild a DreamOctober 25, 1988—Mid 20th century America through the eyes of famous journalist Eric Sevareid.
5. S01E05The Life and Times of Rosie the RiveterNovember 1, 1988—A treatment of women's contributions to the World War II defense industry including interviews with women who participated.
6. S01E06Do You Mean There are Still Real CowboysNovember 8, 1988—A visit to working ranches in western Wyoming to examine the lifestyle of modern-day cowboys and compare it to the romantic historical notio
7. S01E07Kennedy vs. Wallace: A Crisis Up-CloseNovember 15, 1988—
8. S01E08Geronimo and the Apache ResistanceNovember 22, 1988—
9. S01E09Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: RevisitedNovember 29, 1988—
10. S01E10That Rhythm, Those BluesDecember 6, 1988—
11. S01E11The Radio PriestDecember 13, 1988—
12. S01E12Hearts and HandsDecember 20, 1988—
13. S01E13Views of a Vanishing FrontierDecember 27, 1988—
14. S01E14Eudora Welty: One Writer's BeginningsJanuary 3, 1989—A profile of the author and photographer Eudora Welty and her impressions of the South after the turn of the 20th century. She recalls her c
15. S01E15The World That Moses BuiltJanuary 10, 1989—
16. S01E16Sins of Our MothersJanuary 17, 1989—

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01The Great Air Race of 1924October 3, 1989—
2. S02E02Demon RumOctober 10, 1989—
3. S02E03A Family GatheringOctober 17, 1989—
4. S02E04The Great War: 1918October 31, 1989—
5. S02E05Forever BaseballNovember 7, 1989—
6. S02E06Mr. Sears' CatalogueNovember 14, 1989—
7. S02E07Yosemite: The Fate of HeavenNovember 21, 1989—
8. S02E08Adam Clayton PowellNovember 28, 1989—
9. S02E09Journey to AmericaDecember 5, 1989—
10. S02E10Ballad of a Mountain ManDecember 12, 1989—
11. S02E11Ida B. Wells: A Passion for JusticeDecember 19, 1989—
12. S02E12Orphans of the StormDecember 26, 1989—
13. S02E13Forbidden City, USAJanuary 2, 1990—
14. S02E14Battle for WildernessJanuary 9, 1990—
15. S02E15Roots of Resistance: A Story of the Underground RailroadJanuary 16, 1990—

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01LindberghOctober 1, 1990—
2. S03E02Season's bestNixon: The QuestOctober 15, 1990 9.0The enigmatic nature of the Nixon presidency combined comparatively progressive legislative initiatives with a flagrant abuse of presidentia
3. S03E03Nixon: TriumphOctober 15, 1990 9.0The enigmatic nature of the Nixon presidency combined comparatively progressive legislative initiatives with a flagrant abuse of presidentia
4. S03E04Nixon: The FallOctober 15, 1990 9.0The enigmatic nature of the Nixon presidency combined comparatively progressive legislative initiatives with a flagrant abuse of presidentia
5. S03E05God Bless America and Poland, TooOctober 22, 1990—
6. S03E06Insanity on TrialOctober 29, 1990—
7. S03E07The Satellite SkyNovember 5, 1990—
8. S03E08The Crash of 1929November 19, 1990—
9. S03E09The Iron RoadNovember 26, 1990—
10. S03E10French Dance TonightDecember 10, 1990—
11. S03E11Wildcatter: A Story of Texas OilDecember 17, 1990—
12. S03E12After the CrashJanuary 7, 1991—
13. S03E13Los MinerosJanuary 28, 1991—
14. S03E14Coney IslandFebruary 4, 1991—

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01LBJ: Beautiful TexasSeptember 30, 1991 8.5Lyndon Baines Johnson was one of the most astute, effective, and perplexing politicians in modern American history. An "accidental" presiden
2. S04E02LBJ: My Fellow AmericansSeptember 30, 1991 8.5Lyndon Baines Johnson was one of the most astute, effective, and perplexing politicians in modern American history. An "accidental" presiden
3. S04E03LBJ: We Shall OvercomeOctober 1, 1991—Lyndon Baines Johnson was one of the most astute, effective, and perplexing politicians in modern American history. An "accidental" presiden
4. S04E04LBJ: The Last BelieverOctober 1, 1991—Lyndon Baines Johnson was one of the most astute, effective, and perplexing politicians in modern American history. An "accidental" presiden
5. S04E05The Massachusetts 54th Colored InfantryOctober 14, 1991—
6. S04E06Scandalous MayorOctober 28, 1991—
7. S04E07The Johnstown FloodNovember 4, 1991—
8. S04E08Pearl Harbor: Surprise and RemembranceNovember 11, 1991—
9. S04E09G-Men: The Rise of J. Edgar HooverNovember 18, 1991—
10. S04E10Duke Ellington: Reminiscing in TempoDecember 9, 1991—
11. S04E11The Quiz Show ScandalJanuary 6, 1992—
12. S04E12Love in the Cold WarJanuary 13, 1992—
13. S04E13Wild by LawJanuary 27, 1992—
14. S04E14Barnum's Big TopFebruary 10, 1992—
15. S04E15In the White Man's ImageFebruary 17, 1992—

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01The Kennedys: Part 1September 20, 1992—
2. S05E02The Kennedys: Part 2September 21, 1992—
3. S05E03The Donner PartyOctober 28, 1992—
4. S05E04Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War IINovember 11, 1992—
5. S05E05George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be KingNovember 18, 1992—
6. S05E06Last Stand at Little Big HornNovember 25, 1992—
7. S05E07If You Knew SousaDecember 9, 1992—
8. S05E08Simple JusticeJanuary 18, 1993—
9. S05E09Knute Rockne and His Fighting IrishJanuary 25, 1993—
10. S05E10Sit Down and FightFebruary 1, 1993—
11. S05E11Rachel Carson's Silent SpringFebruary 8, 1993—
12. S05E12Goin' Back to T-TownMarch 1, 1993—This episode tells the story of Greenwood, an extraordinary Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that prospered during the 1920s and 30s desp

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01Amelia Earhart: The Price of CourageOctober 27, 1993—The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart was one of America's first celebrities. After only a few years as a pilot, s
2. S06E02The Hunt for Pancho VillaNovember 3, 1993—"Black Jack" Pershing pursues the famed outlaw into Mexico, with little success.
3. S06E03Eisenhower: SoldierNovember 10, 1993—He went off to war an unknown soldier and returned a beloved national hero. Often dismissed as a "do-nothing" president and a good-natured b
4. S06E04Eisenhower: StatesmanNovember 10, 1993—He went off to war an unknown soldier and returned a beloved national hero. Often dismissed as a "do-nothing" president and a good-natured b
5. S06E05The Hurricane of '38November 17, 1993—
6. S06E06Ishi: The Last Yahi IndianJanuary 19, 1994—
7. S06E07Malcolm X: Make It PlainJanuary 26, 1994—Story of the controversial Malcolm X, his early years, his connection to the Nation of Islam, and his legacy.
8. S06E08America and the Holocaust: Deceit and IndifferenceApril 6, 1994—America's reaction to the plight of European Jews both immediately before and during World War II.
9. S06E09D-Day RememberedMay 25, 1994—Archival footage and the voices of people who participated provide a unique perspective on the World War II Allied invasion of Normandy.

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

1. S07E01Season's bestFDR: The Center of the World (1882-1921)October 11, 1994 9.0Polio at age 39, president at age 50. Explore the public and private life of a determined man who steered the United States through two monu
2. S07E02FDR: Fear Itself (1922-1933)October 11, 1994 9.0Polio at age 39, president at age 50. Explore the public and private life of a determined man who steered the United States through two monu
3. S07E03FDR: The Grandest Job in the World (1933-1940)October 12, 1994 9.0Polio at age 39, president at age 50. Explore the public and private life of a determined man who steered the United States through two monu
4. S07E04FDR: The Juggler (1940-1945)October 12, 1994 9.0Polio at age 39, president at age 50. Explore the public and private life of a determined man who steered the United States through two monu
5. S07E05Telegrams from the DeadOctober 19, 1994—
6. S07E06Midnight RambleOctober 26, 1994—
7. S07E07Battle of the BulgeNovember 9, 1994—
8. S07E08One Woman, One VoteFebruary 15, 1995—
9. S07E09America's War on PovertyFebruary 22, 1995—The programs devised to help the American underclass in the 1960s and their successes and failures.
10. S07E10The Way West: Westward (1845-1864)May 8, 1995—
11. S07E11The Way West: Approach of Civilization (1865-1869)May 8, 1995—
12. S07E12The Way West: War for the Black Hills (1870-1876)May 9, 1995—
13. S07E13The Way West: Ghost Dance (1877-1893)May 9, 1995—

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

1. S08E01Murder of the CenturyOctober 16, 1995—The nation is fascinated by the high-profile murder of a famous architect, apparently because of jealousy over a popular female stage perfor
2. S08E02Edison's Miracle of LightOctober 23, 1995—Inventor Thomas A. Edison experiments with electricity, long-burning filaments, and glass bulbs to give America an alternative to gas lights
3. S08E03Chicago 1968November 13, 1995—
4. S08E04The Orphan TrainsNovember 27, 1995—The story of orphaned inner-city children shipped to rural locations and new lives as part of a social engineering experiment.
5. S08E05Freedom on My MindJanuary 15, 1996—
6. S08E06Daley: The Last BossJanuary 22, 1996—Biography of Chicago mayor Richard Daley, considered one of the last major heads of big city "machine" politics in the United States.
7. S08E07The Battle Over Citizen KaneJanuary 29, 1996—Orson Welles' movie stirs the ire of publisher William Randolph Hearst, the man who the film was patterned after.
8. S08E08The Wright StuffFebruary 12, 1996—The story of Wilbur and Orville Wright and the earliest days of aviation.
9. S08E09Spy in the SkyFebruary 26, 1996—The Cold War forces the United States to build very high altitude U2 planes to record photographs of opposing nations.

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

1. S09E01T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt: The Long CampaignOctober 6, 1996—
2. S09E02T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt: The Bully PulpitOctober 6, 1996—
3. S09E03T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt: The Good FightOctober 7, 1996—
4. S09E04T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt: Black CareOctober 7, 1996—
5. S09E05The Richest Man in the World: Andrew CarnegieJanuary 20, 1997—
6. S09E06Hawaii's Last QueenJanuary 27, 1997—
7. S09E07The TelephoneFebruary 3, 1997—
8. S09E08Big Dream, Small ScreenFebruary 10, 1997—
9. S09E09New York UndergroundFebruary 17, 1997—
10. S09E10Troublesome Creek: A MidwesternApril 14, 1997—
11. S09E11Around the World in 72 DaysApril 28, 1997—
12. S09E12Gold FeverMay 12, 1997—
13. S09E13Vietnam: A Television History: Roots of a War (1946-1954)May 26, 1997—
14. S09E14Vietnam: A Television History: America's MandarinMay 26, 1997—
15. S09E15Vietnam: A Television History: LBJ Goes to WarJune 2, 1997—
16. S09E16Vietnam: A Television History: America Takes ChargeJune 9, 1997—
17. S09E17Vietnam: A Television History: America's EnemyJune 16, 1997—
18. S09E18Vietnam: A Television History: TetJune 23, 1997—
19. S09E19Vietnam: A Television History: Vietnamizing the WarJune 30, 1997—
20. S09E20Vietnam: A Television History: Cambodia and LaosJuly 7, 1997—
21. S09E21Vietnam: A Television History: Peace is at HandJuly 14, 1997—
22. S09E22Vietnam: A Television History: Homefront USAJuly 21, 1997—
23. S09E23Vietnam: A Television History: The End of the TunnelJuly 28, 1997—

Season 9 ranked & reviewed

1. S10E01Truman: An Accident of DemocracyOctober 5, 1997—
2. S10E02Truman: The Moon, the Stars and All the PlanetsOctober 6, 1997—
3. S10E03Truman: HellOctober 7, 1997—
4. S10E04A Midwife's TaleJanuary 19, 1998—
5. S10E05Mr. Miami BeachFebruary 2, 1998—
6. S10E06Influenza 1918February 9, 1998—In September of 1918, soldiers at an army base near Boston suddenly began to die. The cause of death was identified as influenza, but it was
7. S10E07Season's bestReagan: LifeguardFebruary 23, 1998 9.0
8. S10E08Reagan: An American CrusadeFebruary 24, 1998 9.0
9. S10E09Surviving the Dust BowlMarch 2, 1998 9.0In 1931 the rains stopped and the "black blizzards" began. Powerful dust storms carrying millions of tons of stinging, blinding black dirt s
10. S10E10Riding the RailsApril 13, 1998—

Season 10 ranked & reviewed

1. S11E01America 1900: Spirit of the AgeNovember 18, 1998—
2. S11E02America 1900: Change Is in the AirNovember 18, 1998—
3. S11E03America 1900: A Great Civilized PowerNovember 18, 1998—
4. S11E04America 1900: Anything Seemed PossibleNovember 18, 1998—
5. S11E05Race for the Super BombJanuary 11, 1999—
6. S11E06Hoover DamJanuary 18, 1999—
7. S11E07Alone on the IceFebruary 8, 1999—
8. S11E08Rescue at SeaFebruary 15, 1999—
9. S11E09Meltdown at Three Mile IslandFebruary 22, 1999—
10. S11E10Lost in the Grand CanyonApril 5, 1999—
11. S11E11MacArthur: DestinyMay 17, 1999—
12. S11E12MacArthur: The Politics of WarMay 18, 1999—
13. S11E13Fly GirlsMay 24, 1999—

Season 11 ranked & reviewed

1. S12E01New York: The Country and the City 1609-1825November 14, 1999—
2. S12E02New York: Order and Disorder 1825-1865November 15, 1999—
3. S12E03New York: Sunshine and Shadow 1865-1898November 16, 1999—
4. S12E04New York: The Power and the People 1898-1918November 17, 1999—
5. S12E05New York: Cosmopolis 1919-1931November 18, 1999—
6. S12E06Eleanor RooseveltJanuary 10, 2000—
7. S12E07HoudiniJanuary 24, 2000—This american experience tells the story of history's greatest showman,
8. S12E08Nixon's China GameJanuary 31, 2000—
9. S12E09The DuelFebruary 14, 2000—
10. S12E10John Brown's Holy WarFebruary 28, 2000—
11. S12E11George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire Part IApril 23, 2000—
12. S12E12George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire Part IIApril 24, 2000—
13. S12E13Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and GloryMay 1, 2000—On November 16, 1871, a group of unknown singers — all but two of them former slaves and many of them still in their teens -- arrived at Obe
14. S12E14Joe DiMaggio: A Hero's LifeMay 8, 2000—
15. S12E15George Eastman: The Wizard of PhotographyMay 22, 2000—

Season 12 ranked & reviewed

1. S13E01The Rockefellers: Part 1October 16, 2000—
2. S13E02The Rockefellers: Part 2October 23, 2000—
3. S13E03Secrets of a Master BuilderOctober 30, 2000—
4. S13E04Return with HonorNovember 13, 2000—
5. S13E05Streamliners: America's Last TrainsFebruary 5, 2001—
6. S13E06Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the WhirlwindFebruary 12, 2001—
7. S13E07Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided - AmbitionFebruary 19, 2001—
8. S13E08Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided - We are ElectedFebruary 19, 2001—
9. S13E09Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided - ShatteredFebruary 20, 2001—
10. S13E10Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided - The Dearest of All ThingsFebruary 20, 2001—
11. S13E11Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided - The Frightful WarFebruary 21, 2001—
12. S13E12Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided - Blind with WeepingFebruary 21, 2001—
13. S13E13Scottsboro: An American TragedyApril 2, 2001—
14. S13E14Fatal FloodApril 16, 2001—In the spring of 1927, after weeks of incessant rains, the Mississippi River went on a rampage from Cairo, Illinois, to New Orleans, inundat
15. S13E15Stephen FosterApril 23, 2001—

Season 13 ranked & reviewed

1. S14E01New York: City of Tomorrow 1929-1941September 30, 2001—
2. S14E02New York: The City and the World 1945-2000October 1, 2001—
3. S14E03War LettersNovember 11, 2001—
4. S14E04Woodrow Wilson: A Passionate ManJanuary 6, 2002—
5. S14E05Woodrow Wilson: The Redemption of the WorldJanuary 13, 2002—
6. S14E06Mount RushmoreJanuary 20, 2002—
7. S14E07Miss AmericaJanuary 27, 2002—
8. S14E08Zoot Suit RiotsFebruary 10, 2002—In June 1943, Los Angeles erupted into the worst race riots in the city to date. For ten straight nights, American sailors armed with make-s
9. S14E09Monkey TrialFebruary 17, 2002—
10. S14E10Public Enemy #1February 24, 2002—
11. S14E11Ansel Adams: A Documentary FilmApril 21, 2002—From the day that 14-year-old Ansel Adams first saw the transcendent beauty of Yosemite Valley, his life was, in his words, "colored and mod
12. S14E12A Brilliant MadnessApril 28, 2002—
13. S14E13Ulysses S. Grant: WarriorMay 5, 2002—
14. S14E14Ulysses S. Grant: PresidentMay 12, 2002—

Season 14 ranked & reviewed

1. S15E01Jimmy Carter: Jimmy Who?November 11, 2002 8.5Jimmy Carter's story is one of the greatest dramas in American politics. In 1980, he was overwhelmingly voted out of office in a humiliating
2. S15E02Season's bestJimmy Carter: HostageNovember 12, 2002 9.0Jimmy Carter's story is one of the greatest dramas in American politics. In 1980, he was overwhelmingly voted out of office in a humiliating
3. S15E03Chicago: City of the Century: Mudhole to MetropolisJanuary 13, 2003—
4. S15E04Chicago: City of the Century: The Revolution Has BegunJanuary 14, 2003—
5. S15E05Chicago: City of the Century: Battle for ChicagoJanuary 15, 2003—
6. S15E06The Murder of Emmett TillJanuary 20, 2003—In August 1955, a 14-year-old black boy whistled at a white woman in a grocery store in Money, Mississippi. Emmett Till, a teen from Chicago
7. S15E07The Transcontinental RailroadJanuary 27, 2003—
8. S15E08Partners of the HeartFebruary 10, 2003—
9. S15E09The PillFebruary 24, 2003—
10. S15E10Daughter from DanangApril 7, 2003—
11. S15E11SeabiscuitApril 21, 2003 9.0On New Year's Eve, 1938, columnist Walter Winchell published his annual list of the year's top ten newsmakers. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was
12. S15E12Bataan RescueJuly 7, 2003—
13. S15E13Murder at HarvardJuly 14, 2003—

Season 15 ranked & reviewed

1. S16E01New York: The Center of the WorldSeptember 8, 2003—
2. S16E02Reconstruction: The Second Civil War: RevolutionJanuary 12, 2004—Part one focuses on people and events from 1865-68.
3. S16E03Reconstruction: The Second Civil War: RetreatJanuary 13, 2004—Part two follows several blacks and whites in the south between 1867 and 1877.
4. S16E04Citizen KingJanuary 19, 2004 9.0On a steamy afternoon in August 1963, a thirty-four-year-old minister gave a speech that enthralled a crowd of more than two hundred thousan
5. S16E05Remember the AlamoFebruary 2, 2004—
6. S16E06Tupperware!February 9, 2004—
7. S16E07Emma GoldmanApril 12, 2004—For nearly half a century, Russian emigrant Emma Goldman was the most controversial woman in America, taunting the mainstream with her ferve
8. S16E08Patriots DayApril 19, 2004—
9. S16E09Golden Gate BridgeMay 3, 2004—

Season 16 ranked & reviewed

1. S17E01RFK: The Garish SunOctober 4, 2004—
2. S17E02RFK: The Awful Grace of GodOctober 4, 2004—
3. S17E03The FightOctober 18, 2004 9.5June 22, 1938. Though the Great Depression rages and war looms, the eyes of the world are on Yankee Stadium in New York where, beneath threa
4. S17E04Fidel CastroJanuary 31, 2005—
5. S17E05Building the Alaskan HighwayFebruary 7, 2005—
6. S17E06KinseyFebruary 14, 2005—
7. S17E07Mary PickfordApril 4, 2005—
8. S17E08The Great Transatlantic CableApril 11, 2005—
9. S17E09The Massie AffairApril 18, 2005—Was it an act of honor or revenge for a crime never committed? In the waning days of summer 1931, Honolulu's tropical tranquility was shatte
10. S17E10The Fall of SaigonApril 25, 2005—
11. S17E11Victory in the PacificMay 2, 2005—The decisions made by leaders and the escalation of bloodletting that finally ended World War II. In this provocative, thorough examination
12. S17E12The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken?May 9, 2005—
13. S17E13Guerilla: The Taking of Patty HearstMay 23, 2005—

Season 17 ranked & reviewed

1. S18E01Two Days in OctoberOctober 17, 2005—In October 1967, history turned a corner. In a jungle in Vietnam, a Viet Cong ambush nearly wiped out an American battalion, prompting some
2. S18E02Race to the MoonOctober 31, 2005—
3. S18E03Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Sin CityNovember 14, 2005—
4. S18E04Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: American MeccaNovember 15, 2005—
5. S18E05John and Abigail AdamsJanuary 23, 2006—
6. S18E06The Nuremberg TrialsJanuary 30, 2006—
7. S18E07Jesse JamesFebruary 6, 2006—
8. S18E08HijackedFebruary 27, 2006—
9. S18E09Eugene O'NeillMarch 27, 2006—
10. S18E10The Boy in the BubbleApril 10, 2006—
11. S18E11The Alaska PipelineApril 24, 2006—
12. S18E12Annie OakleyMay 8, 2006 9.5She was the toast of Victorian London, New York, and Paris. She was "adopted" by Indian chief Sitting Bull, charmed the Prince of Prussia, a
13. S18E13The Man Behind HitlerMay 22, 2006—

Season 18 ranked & reviewed

1. S19E01Eyes on the Prize: AwakeningsOctober 2, 2006—
2. S19E02Eyes on the Prize: Fighting BackOctober 2, 2006—
3. S19E03Eyes on the Prize: Ain't Scared of Your JailsOctober 9, 2006—
4. S19E04Eyes on the Prize: No Easy WalkOctober 9, 2006—
5. S19E05Eyes on the Prize: Is This America?October 16, 2006—
6. S19E06Eyes on the Prize: Bridge to FreedomOctober 16, 2006—
7. S19E07Test Tube BabiesOctober 23, 2006 8.5Test Tube Babies tells the story of doctors, researchers, and hopeful couples who pushed the limits of science and triggered a technological
8. S19E08The Great FeverOctober 30, 2006—
9. S19E09The Gold RushNovember 6, 2006—
10. S19E10The Berlin AirliftJanuary 29, 2007—
11. S19E11The Living WeaponFebruary 5, 2007—
12. S19E12New OrleansFebruary 12, 2007—
13. S19E13Sister AimeeApril 2, 2007—
14. S19E14Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples TempleApril 9, 2007—
15. S19E15Summer of LoveApril 23, 2007—Summer of Love is a striking picture of San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district during the summer of 1967 — from the utopian beginnings, whe
16. S19E16The Mormons: HistoryApril 30, 2007—
17. S19E17The Mormons: Church and StateMay 1, 2007—
18. S19E18Alexander HamiltonMay 14, 2007—

Season 19 ranked & reviewed

1. S20E01Oswald's GhostJanuary 14, 2008—
2. S20E02The LobotomistJanuary 21, 2008—
3. S20E03Eyes on the Prize II: The Time Has ComeFebruary 3, 2008—
4. S20E04Eyes on the Prize II: Two SocietiesFebruary 3, 2008—
5. S20E05Grand CentralFebruary 4, 2008—
6. S20E06Eyes on the Prize II: Power!February 10, 2008—
7. S20E07Eyes on the Prize II: The Promised LandFebruary 10, 2008—
8. S20E08Eyes on the Prize II: Ain't Gonna' Shuffle No MoreFebruary 17, 2008—
9. S20E09Eyes on the Prize II: A Nation of Law?February 17, 2008—
10. S20E10Kit CarsonFebruary 18, 2008—
11. S20E11Eyes on the Prize II: The Keys to the KingdomFebruary 24, 2008—
12. S20E12Eyes on the Prize II: Back to the MovementFebruary 24, 2008—
13. S20E13Buffalo BillFebruary 25, 2008—
14. S20E14Minik: The Lost EskimoMarch 31, 2008—
15. S20E15Walt WhitmanApril 14, 2008—
16. S20E16Roberto ClementeApril 21, 2008—On December 31, 1972, Roberto Clemente, a thirty-eight-year-old baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates, boarded a DC-7 aircraft loaded w
17. S20E17George H.W. Bush: CAVUMay 5, 2008 8.5When George. H.W. Bush left the Oval Office in 1992, rejected after one tumultuous presidential term, his 30-year career in public service c
18. S20E18George H.W. Bush: Echoes of the Wise MenMay 6, 2008 8.5When George. H.W. Bush left the Oval Office in 1992, rejected after one tumultuous presidential term, his 30-year career in public service c

Season 20 ranked & reviewed

1. S21E01The Trials of J. Robert OppenheimerJanuary 26, 2009 9.0J. Robert Oppenheimer was brilliant, arrogant, proud, charismatic — and a national hero. Under his leadership during World War II, the Unite
2. S21E02The Polio CrusadeFebruary 2, 2009 8.5The story of the polio crusade pays tribute to a time when Americans banded together to conquer a terrible disease. The medical breakthrough
3. S21E03The Assassination of Abraham LincolnFebruary 9, 2009—
4. S21E04A Class ApartFebruary 23, 2009—
5. S21E05We Shall Remain: After the MayflowerApril 13, 2009—
6. S21E06We Shall Remain: Tecumseh's VisionApril 20, 2009—
7. S21E07We Shall Remain: Trail of TearsApril 27, 2009—
8. S21E08We Shall Remain: GeronimoMay 4, 2009—
9. S21E09We Shall Remain: Wounded KneeMay 11, 2009—

Season 21 ranked & reviewed

1. S22E01The Civilian Conservation CorpsNovember 2, 2009—
2. S22E02Wyatt EarpJanuary 25, 2010—A central figure in the narrative of how the west was won, Wyatt Earp and his story became an American legend. Part of the Wild West collect
3. S22E03The Bombing of GermanyFebruary 8, 2010—
4. S22E04Dolley MadisonMarch 1, 2010—
5. S22E05Earth DaysApril 19, 2010—
6. S22E06My LaiApril 26, 2010 9.0What drove a company of American soldiers — ordinary young men from around the country — to commit the worst atrocity in American military h
7. S22E07Roads to MemphisMay 3, 2010 8.5On April 3, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King spoke to the crowd at the Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee, giving one of the most powerful and m
8. S22E08Into the Deep: America, Whaling and the WorldMay 10, 2010—

Season 22 ranked & reviewed

1. S23E01God in America: A New AdamOctober 11, 2010—A New Adam explores the origins of Christian religion in America and examines how the New World changed the faiths that the settlers brought
2. S23E02God in America: A New EdenOctober 11, 2010—A New Eden explores how an unlikely alliance between evangelical Baptists and enlightenment figures such as Thomas Jefferson served as the f
3. S23E03God in America: A Nation RebornOctober 12, 2010—During the 19th century, the forces of modernity challenged traditional faith and drove a wedge between liberal and conservative believers.
4. S23E04God in America: A New LightOctober 12, 2010—"A New Light" explores the intellectual and cultural conflicts between traditional religious beliefs and the forces of modernity, which reac
5. S23E05God in America: Soul of a NationOctober 13, 2010—"Soul of a Nation" explores the post-World War II era, when rising evangelist, Billy Graham, tried to inspire a religious revival that fused
6. S23E06God in America: Of God and CaesarOctober 13, 2010—"Of God and Caesar" explores the religious and political aspirations of conservative evangelicals' moral crusade over divisive social issues
7. S23E07Robert E. LeeJanuary 3, 2011—He is celebrated by handsome equestrian statues in countless cities and towns across the American South, and by two postage stamps issued by
8. S23E08Dinosaur WarsJanuary 17, 2011—
9. S23E09Panama CanalJanuary 24, 2011—
10. S23E10Season's bestThe Greely ExpeditionJanuary 31, 2011 8.5In 1881, 25 men led by Adolphus Greely set sail from Newfoundland to Lady Franklin Bay in the high Arctic, where they planned to collect a w
11. S23E11Triangle FireFebruary 28, 2011 8.5It was the deadliest workplace accident in New York City's history. A dropped match on the 8th floor of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory spar
12. S23E12The Great FamineApril 11, 2011—The American Experience looks at Hebert Hoover's American Relief Administration and its efforts to distribute food during the Great Russian
13. S23E13Stonewall UprisingApril 25, 2011 8.0When police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar in the Greenwich Village section of New York City on June 28, 1969, the street erupt
14. S23E14Soundtrack for a RevolutionMay 9, 2011—
15. S23E15Freedom RidersMay 16, 2011 8.5Freedom Riders is the powerful, harrowing, and ultimately inspirational story of six months in 1961 that changed America forever. From May u

Season 23 ranked & reviewed

1. S24E01Billy the KidJanuary 10, 2012—
2. S24E02Custer's Last StandJanuary 17, 2012—
3. S24E03Clinton: The Comeback KidFebruary 20, 2012 8.5The biography of a president who rose from a broken childhood in Arkansas to become one of the most successful politicians in modern America
4. S24E04Season's bestClinton: The SurvivorFebruary 21, 2012 9.0The biography of a president who rose from a broken childhood in Arkansas to become one of the most successful politicians in modern America
5. S24E05The AmishFebruary 28, 2012—Find answers to questions Americans have about this insistently insular religious community.
6. S24E06Grand Coulee DamApril 3, 2012—Learn how the tension between technological achievement and environmental impact hangs over the legacy of Grand Coulee Dam.
7. S24E07Jesse OwensMay 1, 2012 9.0The most famous athlete of his time, his stunning triumph at the 1936 Olympic Games captivated the world even as it infuriated the Nazis. De
8. S24E08Death and the Civil WarSeptember 18, 2012 8.0Chart the political and social changes wrought by the pervasiveness and fear of death during the Civil War.

Season 24 ranked & reviewed

1. S25E01The Abolitionists: From Courage to FreedomJanuary 8, 2013—
2. S25E02The Abolitionists: Before Brother Fought BrotherJanuary 15, 2013—
3. S25E03The Abolitionists: A House DividingJanuary 22, 2013—
4. S25E04Henry FordJanuary 29, 2013—
5. S25E05Silicon ValleyFebruary 5, 2013—
6. S25E06War of the WorldsOctober 29, 2013—An account of Orson Welles' 1938 radio drama broadcast that inadvertently started a mass panic.
7. S25E07JFK: Part 1November 11, 2013—JFK presents a fresh look at an enigmatic man who remains one of the nation's most beloved and mourned leaders, John F. Kennedy. It offers a
8. S25E08JFK: Part 2November 12, 2013—JFK presents a fresh look at an enigmatic man who remains one of the nation's most beloved and mourned leaders, John F. Kennedy. It offers a

Season 25 ranked & reviewed

1. S26E01The Poisoner's HandbookJanuary 7, 2014—
2. S26E021964January 14, 2014—Follow prominent and ordinary Americans whose actions began to turn the country onto a new course.
3. S26E03The Amish: ShunnedFebruary 4, 2014—
4. S26E04Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidFebruary 11, 2014—In an era in which cold-blooded killers such as Jesse James and the Younger Brothers terrorized the American West, Butch Cassidy, the Sundan
5. S26E05The Rise and Fall of Penn StationFebruary 18, 2014—In 1910, the Pennsylvania Railroad successfully accomplished the enormous engineering feat of building tunnels under New York City's Hudson
6. S26E06Freedom SummerJune 24, 2014 8.5A historic effort in the summer of 1964 to shatter the foundations of white supremacy in what was one of the nation's most viciously racist,
7. S26E07Cold War RoadshowNovember 18, 2014—Cold War Roadshowtells the story of one of the most bizarre episodes in the annals of modern history — the unprecedented barnstorming across

Season 26 ranked & reviewed

1. S27E01Ripley: Believe It or NotJanuary 6, 2015—Robert Ripley's obsession with the odd and keen eye for the curious made him one of the most successful men in America during the Great Depr
2. S27E02Klansville, USAJanuary 13, 2015—In the 1960s, North Carolina's KKK membership grew to some ten thousand members, earning the state a new nickname: "Klansville, U.S.A."
3. S27E03EdisonJanuary 27, 2015—By the time he died in 1931, Thomas Edison was one of the most famous men in the world. The holder of more patents than any other inventor i
4. S27E04The Big BurnFebruary 3, 2015—In the spring of 1905, the first group of fresh-faced graduates of Yale's Forestry School began to arrive in the bawdy frontier towns of the
5. S27E05The Forgotten PlagueFebruary 10, 2015—By the dawn of the 19th century, the deadliest killer in human history, tuberculosis, had killed one in seven of all the people who had ever
6. S27E06Season's bestLast Days in VietnamApril 28, 2015 9.0During the chaotic final days of the Vietnam War, North Vietnamese forces closed in on Saigon as South Vietnamese resistance quickly crumble
7. S27E07BlackoutJuly 14, 2015—As Wednesday, July 13, 1977 dawned hot and humid, New Yorkers prepared themselves for another sweltering day. It was the first day of a nine
8. S27E08Walt Disney: Part 1September 14, 2015 8.5The life and legacy of filmmaker and animator Walt Disney, from his creation of Mickey Mouse through the making of ``Snow White,'' the first
9. S27E09Walt Disney: Part 2September 15, 2015 8.5Walt Disney's life and legacy, from "Cinderella" to "Mary Poppins" and his vision and realization of Disneyland.
10. S27E10American ComandanteNovember 17, 2015—Meet William Morgan, the larger-than-life American who rose to power in Cuba during the revolution.
11. S27E11The PilgrimsNovember 24, 2015—Arguably one of the most fateful and resonant events of the last half millennium, the Pilgrims journey west across the Atlantic in the early

Season 27 ranked & reviewed

1. S28E01Bonnie & ClydeJanuary 19, 2016 9.0Discover the true story of the most famous outlaw couple in US history. Though their exploits were romanticized, the Barrow gang was believe
2. S28E02Season's bestThe Mine WarsJanuary 26, 2016 9.3Go inside the bitter battle to unionize coal miners at the dawn of the 20th century. Coal was the fuel that powered the nation. Yet few Amer
3. S28E03Murder of a PresidentFebruary 2, 2016 9.0Explore James Garfield's unprecedented rise to power, his shooting by a madman and its bizarre and tragic aftermath. Based on the best-selle
4. S28E04The Perfect CrimeFebruary 9, 2016 9.0When Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, two well-educated college students from a wealthy suburb of Chicago, confessed to the brutal murder of
5. S28E05Space MenMarch 1, 2016 9.3In the late 1940s, the notion of space travel lived squarely in the realm of science fiction. But a young Army doctor named John Paul Stapp
6. S28E06The Boys of '36August 2, 2016 9.2The story of nine working-class young men from the University of Washington who took the rowing world and America by storm when they capture
7. S28E07TeslaOctober 18, 2016 9.0Meet Nikola Tesla, the genius engineer and tireless inventor whose technology revolutionized the electrical age of the 20th century. Regarde
8. S28E08The Battle of ChosinNovember 1, 2016 8.7On Thanksgiving Day 1950, American-led United Nations troops were on the march in North Korea. U.S. Marine and Air Force pilots distributed

Season 28 ranked & reviewed

1. S29E01Command and ControlJanuary 10, 2017 8.7From Robert Kenner, the director of the groundbreaking film Food, Inc., comes "Command and Control," the long-hidden story of a deadly accid
2. S29E02Rachel CarsonJanuary 24, 2017 9.0When Rachel Carson's Silent Spring was published in 1962, the book became a phenomenon. A passionate and eloquent warning about the long-ter
3. S29E03Season's bestThe Race UndergroundJanuary 31, 2017 10.0In the late 19th century, as America's teeming cities grew increasingly congested, the time had come to replace the nostalgic horse-drawn tr
4. S29E04Oklahoma CityFebruary 7, 2017 9.0On April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh, a former soldier deeply influenced by the literature and ideas of the radical right, parked a Ryder truc
5. S29E05Ruby RidgeFebruary 14, 2017 9.3Shortly before dawn on August 21, 1992, six heavily armed U.S. marshals made their way up to the isolated mountaintop home of Randy and Vick
6. S29E06The Great War: Part 1April 10, 2017 9.3Drawing on the latest scholarship, including unpublished diaries, memoirs and letters, "The Great War" tells the rich and complex story of W
7. S29E07The Great War: Part 2April 11, 2017 9.3Drawing on the latest scholarship, including unpublished diaries, memoirs and letters, "The Great War" tells the rich and complex story of W
8. S29E08The Great War: Part 3April 12, 2017 9.3Drawing on the latest scholarship, including unpublished diaries, memoirs and letters, "The Great War" tells the rich and complex story of W

Season 29 ranked & reviewed

1. S30E01Into the AmazonJanuary 9, 2018 9.2Into the Amazon tells the remarkable story of the journey taken by President Theodore Roosevelt and legendary Brazilian explorer Cândido Ron
2. S30E02The Secret of Tuxedo ParkJanuary 16, 2018 8.7In the fall of 1940, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill ordered a small team of scientists on a clandestine transatlantic mission to d
3. S30E03The Gilded AgeFebruary 6, 2018 9.0Gilded is not golden. In the closing decades of the nineteenth century, during what has become known as the Gilded Age, the population of th
4. S30E04The Bombing of Wall StreetFebruary 13, 2018 8.6On September 16, 1920, as hundreds of Wall Street workers headed out for lunch, a horse-drawn cart packed with dynamite exploded in front of
5. S30E05The Chinese Exclusion ActMay 29, 2018 9.3Examine the origin, history, and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese national
6. S30E06Season's bestThe Circus: Part 1October 8, 2018 9.5This four-hour mini-series tells the story of one of the most popular and influential forms of entertainment in American history. Through th
7. S30E07The Circus: Part 2October 9, 2018 9.5This four-hour mini-series tells the story of one of the most popular and influential forms of entertainment in American history. Through th
8. S30E08The Eugenics Crusade: What's Wrong with Perfect?October 16, 2018 9.5A hybrid derived from the Greek words meaning "well" and "born," the term eugenics was coined in 1883 by Sir Francis Galton, a British cousi

Season 30 ranked & reviewed

1. S31E01Season's bestThe SwampJanuary 15, 2019 10.0The Swamp tells the dramatic story of humanity's attempts to conquer the Florida Everglades, one of nature's most mysterious and unique ecos
2. S31E02SealabFebruary 12, 2019 9.8On a February day in 1969, off the shore of northern California, a US Navy crane carefully lowered 300 tons of metal into the Pacific Ocean.
3. S31E03Chasing the Moon: A Place Beyond the SkyJuly 8, 2019 9.8Part one begins in 1957 and tracks the early years of the space race as the United States struggles to catch up with the Soviet Union. The e
4. S31E04Chasing the Moon: EarthriseJuly 9, 2019 9.8Part two covers 1964–1968, four heady, dangerous years in the history of the space race, focusing on the events surrounding the Apollo 1 and
5. S31E05Chasing the Moon: Magnificent DesolationJuly 10, 2019 9.8Part three, which covers 1969–1970, takes Americans to the moon and back. Dreams of space dramatically intersect with dreams of democracy on
6. S31E06Woodstock: Three Days that Defined a GenerationAugust 6, 2019 9.4In August 1969, nearly half a million people gathered at a farm in upstate New York to hear music. What happened over the next three days, h

Season 31 ranked & reviewed

1. S32E01The FeudSeptember 10, 2019 9.5The feud between the Hatfields and McCoys is perhaps the most famous family conflict in American history. As legend has it, two neighboring
2. S32E02McCarthyJanuary 6, 2020 8.7McCarthy chronicles the rise and fall of Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin Republican senator who came to power after a stunning victory in an
3. S32E03The Poison SquadJanuary 28, 2020 9.3By the close of the Industrial Revolution, the American food supply was tainted with frauds, fakes, and legions of new and untested chemical
4. S32E04The Man Who Tried to Feed the WorldApril 21, 2020 9.0In 1966, drought and an exploding population confronted India with the imminent threat of a severe famine that many scientists and intellect
5. S32E05George W. Bush: Part 1May 4, 2020 8.5Part One chronicles Bush's unorthodox road to the White House. The once wild son of a political dynasty, few expected Bush to ascend to the
6. S32E06George W. Bush: Part 2May 5, 2020 9.0Part Two opens with the ensuing war in Iraq and continues through Bush's second term, as the president confronts the devastating impact of H
7. S32E07Season's bestMr. TornadoMay 19, 2020 10.0The Super Outbreak of 1974 was the most intense tornado outbreak on record, tearing a vicious path of destruction across thirteen states, ge
8. S32E08The Vote: Part 1July 6, 2020 9.0One hundred years after the passage of the 19th Amendment,The Votetells the dramatic culmination story of the hard-fought campaign waged by
9. S32E09The Vote: Part 2July 7, 2020 9.0Part Two examines the mounting dispute over strategy and tactics, and reveals how the pervasive racism of the time, particularly in the Sout

Season 32 ranked & reviewed

1. S33E01The CodebreakerJanuary 11, 2021 9.0Based on the book The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies, The Co
2. S33E02Voice of FreedomFebruary 15, 2021 9.0On Easter Sunday, 1939, contralto Marian Anderson stepped up to a microphone in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Inscribed on the walls of the
3. S33E03The Blinding of Isaac WoodardMarch 30, 2021 5.6In 1946, Isaac Woodard, a Black army sergeant on his way home to South Carolina after serving in WWII, was pulled from a bus for arguing wit
4. S33E04American OzApril 19, 2021 9.0Explore the life and times of author L. Frank Baum, the creator of one of the most beloved, enduring, and classic American narratives. By 19
5. S33E05Season's bestBilly GrahamMay 17, 2021 9.3Billy Graham explores the life and career of one of the best-known and most influential Christian leaders of the 20th century. From modest b

Season 33 ranked & reviewed

1. S34E01Season's bestSandra Day O'Connor: The FirstSeptember 13, 2021 10.0When Ronald Reagan nominated Sandra Day O'Connor as the Supreme Court's first female justice in 1981, the announcement dominated the news. T
2. S34E02Citizen Hearst: Part 1September 27, 2021 8.5In the 1930s, William Randolph Hearst's media empire included 28 newspapers, a movie studio, a syndicated wire service, radio stations, and
3. S34E03Citizen Hearst: Part 2September 28, 2021 8.5In the 1930s, William Randolph Hearst's media empire included 28 newspapers, a movie studio, a syndicated wire service, radio stations, and
4. S34E04Riveted: The History of JeansFebruary 7, 2022 6.0Riveted: The History of Jeans reveals the fascinating and surprising story of this iconic American garment. At any given moment, half the pe
5. S34E05The American DiplomatFebruary 15, 2022 5.5The American Diplomat explores the lives and legacies of three African American ambassadors — Edward Dudley, Terence Todman, and Carl Rowan
6. S34E06Flood in the DesertMay 3, 2022 8.7Just before midnight on March 12, 1928, about 40 miles north of Los Angeles, one of the biggest dams in the country blew apart, releasing a
7. S34E07Plague at the Golden GateMay 24, 2022 8.5Over 100 years before the deadly COVID-19 pandemic set off a nationwide wave of fear and anti-Asian sentiment, an outbreak of bubonic plague

Season 34 ranked & reviewed

1. S35E01Season's bestTaken Hostage: The Making of an American Enemy, Part 1November 14, 2022 8.8Unfolding like a political thriller, Taken Hostage tells the story of the Iran hostage crisis, when 52 American diplomats, Marines, and civi
2. S35E02Taken Hostage: The Making of an American Enemy, Part 2November 15, 2022 8.0Unfolding like a political thriller, Taken Hostage tells the story of the Iran hostage crisis, when 52 American diplomats, Marines, and civi
3. S35E03The Lie DetectorJanuary 3, 2023 8.0In the first decades of the 20th century, when scientific innovations were transforming life, researchers made a thrilling new claim: they c
4. S35E04Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a SpaceJanuary 17, 2023 4.8Raised in the small all-Black Florida town of Eatonville, Zora Neale Hurston studied at Howard University before arriving in New York in 192
5. S35E05Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret HistoryFebruary 20, 2023 7.2For generations, Monopoly has been America's favorite board game, a love letter to unbridled capitalism and — for better or worse — the impu
6. S35E06The Movement and the "Madman"March 28, 2023—The Movement and the "Madman" shows how two antiwar protests in the fall of 1969 — the largest the country had ever seen — pressured Preside
7. S35E07The Sun QueenApril 4, 2023 7.0For nearly 50 years, biophysicist and inventor Mária Telkes applied her prodigious intellect to harnessing the sun's power. She designed and
8. S35E08Casa SusannaJune 27, 2023—In the 1950s and '60s, an underground network of transgender women and cross-dressing men found refuge at a modest house in the Catskills re
9. S35E09The Busing BattlegroundSeptember 11, 2023—On September 12, 1974, police were stationed outside schools across Boston as Black and White students were bused for the first time between
10. S35E10The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's SchoolsSeptember 12, 2023—In The Harvest, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Douglas A. Blackmon looks back at how school integration transformed his hometown of Leland, M
11. S35E11The War on DiscoOctober 30, 2023 6.7The War on Disco explores the culture war that erupted over the spectacular rise of disco music. Originating in underground Black and gay cl

Season 35 ranked & reviewed

1. S36E01Nazi Town, USAJanuary 23, 2024 8.0In February 1939, more than 20,000 Americans filled Madison Square Garden for an event billed as a "Pro-American Rally." Images of George Wa
2. S36E02Fly With MeFebruary 20, 2024 8.7Fly With Me tells the story of the pioneering young women who became flight attendants at a time when single women were unable to order a dr
3. S36E03The Cancer DetectivesMarch 26, 2024 8.3The Trailblazers who landed the first blow against cancer.The story of how the life-saving cervical cancer test became an ordinary part of w
4. S36E04Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love CanalApril 22, 2024 8.5Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal tells the dramatic and inspiring story of the ordinary women who fought against overwhelming odds
5. S36E05The Riot ReportMay 21, 2024—When Black neighborhoods in scores of cities erupted in violence during the summer of 1967, President Lyndon Johnson appointed the National
6. S36E06The American Vice PresidentOctober 1, 2024 8.3What happens when the president is unable to serve? The American Vice Presidentexplores the little-known story of the second-highest office
7. S36E07Season's bestAmerican Coup: Wilmington 1898November 12, 2024 9.5American Coup: Wilmington 1898 tells the little-known story of a deadly race massacre and carefully orchestrated insurrection in North Carol

Season 36 ranked & reviewed

1. S37E01Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACPFebruary 25, 2025—While many consider the birth of the civil rights movement to be 1955, when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus, the st
2. S37E02Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities ActMarch 25, 2025—Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act tells the emotional and dramatic story of the decades-long push for equality and ac
3. S37E03Mr. PolaroidMay 19, 2025 8.7Meet Edwin Land, the visionary scientist and inventor of the Polaroid camera. When it was introduced in 1948, the Polaroid revolutionized am
4. S37E04Season's bestClearing the Air: The War on SmogAugust 26, 2025 9.0In July 1943, dark, smoky clouds suddenly descended over Los Angeles, causing residents to complain of burning eyes, nausea, and difficulty
5. S37E05Hard Hat RiotSeptember 30, 2025—On May 8, 1970, "the Hard Hat Riot" erupted in lower Manhattan. At midday, construction workers, including those building the World Trade Ce
6. S37E06Kissinger: Part One – The Necessity of PowerOctober 27, 2025 7.3Kissinger begins with the devastating childhood experiences that helped forge Henry Kissinger's political philosophy. In August 1938, after
7. S37E07Kissinger: Part Two – The OpportunistOctober 28, 2025—Nixon's secret plan to end the Vietnam War had shown itself to be a mirage, and body counts kept rising. Only a brave, secret gambit to visi

Season 37 ranked & reviewed

1. S38E01BombshellJanuary 6, 2026 9.5On August 6, 1945, a revolutionary new weapon destroyed Hiroshima, a Japanese city of 300,000 inhabitants. Three days later, a second atomic

Season 38 ranked & reviewed