American Gangster (2006–2009)

1. S01E01Stanley Tookie WilliamsNovember 28, 2006—He was a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, he worked with troubled youth and he co-founded one of the most infamous gangs that continues to terrori
2. S01E02'Freeway Ricky' RossDecember 5, 2006—This installment chronicles Ross' rise and fall in narcotics distribution and his unusual connection to the Reagan-era CIA/Iran-Contras cont
3. S01E03Leroy Nicky BarnesDecember 12, 2006—This installment chronicles Barnes' life addiction to heroine beginning in the 1950s. He is now known as the most notorious snitch in histor
4. S01E04Troy & Dino SmithDecember 19, 2006—This installment explores the Smiths' rise from teen criminals to masterminds of some of Bay Area's most cunning crimes.
5. S01E05The Chambers BrothersDecember 26, 2006—Billy Joe, Larry, Willie and Otis Chambers are some of the most notorious drug lords in America. This installment chronicles their high poin
6. S01E06Lorenzo 'Fat Cat' NicholsJanuary 2, 2007—This installment shows what Queens, NY was really like when Nichols roamed the streets.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Philly Black MafiaOctober 3, 2007—Black Mafia was the most feared force in Philadelphia’s criminal Black underworld. One of the most ambitious criminal enterprises in the his
2. S02E02Larry HooverOctober 10, 2007—“King” Larry Hoover is the architect of Chicago’s largest and most powerful street organization, the Gangster Disciples. This installment pr
3. S02E03Melvin WilliamsOctober 17, 2007—Before he was old enough to shave, “Little Melvin” Williams possessed a genius I.Q. and was a prodigy in the gambling haunts and alleyways a
4. S02E04The D.C. SnipersOctober 24, 2007—In October, 2002, the ‘D.C. Snipers’ introduced a new kind of terror to the US. public. For three weeks, the killers shot people at random -
5. S02E05Frank LucasOctober 31, 2007—Frank Lucas is the subject of a blockbuster movie, also titled "American Gangster," starring Denzel Washington as Lucas and Russell Crowe as
6. S02E06Felix MitchellNovember 7, 2007—Felix Mitchell, Jr. was Oakland, California’s first major heroin kingpin – and in 1986 he had the funeral to prove it. TV cameras rolled as
7. S02E07Jeff Fort & The Blackstone RangersNovember 14, 2007 0.5Before there were Crips and Bloods, there were the Blackstone Rangers – and Jeff Fort was the group's leader. Starting as a small group of t
8. S02E08Charles Chaz WilliamsNovember 21, 2007—In the 1970s, Charles “Chaz” Williams went well beyond traditional hustles by robbing over 60 banks in several states. Decades later, Chaz -
9. S02E09Rayful Edmond IIINovember 28, 2007—To many in his home town of Washington D.C., he was public enemy No. 1 during his 1980s reign as the city’s biggest cocaine and crack dealer
10. S02E10Kenneth Supreme McGriffDecember 5, 2007—Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff's long, strange journey led him to form a Queens-based drug ring, The Supreme Team. Once released from prison he b

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Larry DavisOctober 23, 2008—
2. S03E02Monster KodyOctober 30, 2008—
3. S03E03Midget MolleyNovember 6, 2008—
4. S03E04Cornell JonesNovember 13, 2008—
5. S03E05J. Edgar HooverNovember 20, 2008—
6. S03E06Guy FisherDecember 4, 2008—
7. S03E07Willie LloydDecember 11, 2008—
8. S03E08The Shower PosseDecember 11, 2008—
9. S03E09Romper Room GangJanuary 15, 2009—This group of notorious homegrown bank robbers, from the troubled Bay Area suburb of Vallejo, robbed dozens of banks in that area in the mid
10. S03E10Mutulu ShakurJanuary 22, 2009—This group of notorious homegrown bank robbers, from the troubled Bay Area suburb of Vallejo, robbed dozens of banks in that area in the mid

Season 3 ranked & reviewed