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You Are There

TV·1953–1957·5 seasons, 153 episodes·CBS·Drama·30m·Created by Goodman Ace

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You Are There is an American historical educational television and radio series broadcast over the CBS Radio and CBS Television networks.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Lord Nelson at TrafalgarS03E12 · 9.0

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Episodes by season

Season0122Episodes1953AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01The Death of SocratesMay 3, 1953
  2. S01E02The Capture of Jesse JamesFebruary 8, 1953
  3. S01E03The Boston Tea PartyFebruary 15, 1953
  4. S01E04The Capture of John DillingerFebruary 22, 1953
  5. S01E05The Final Hours of Joan of ArcMarch 1, 1953
  6. S01E06The Assassination of Julius CaesarMarch 8, 1953
  7. S01E07The Hamilton-Burr Duel at Weehawken HeightsMarch 15, 1953
  8. S01E08The Discovery of AnesthesiaMarch 22, 1953
  9. S01E09The Witch Trial at Salem, MassachusettsMarch 29, 1953
  10. S01E10The Conquest of MexicoApril 5, 1953
  11. S01E11The Impeachment of Andrew JohnsonApril 12, 1953
  12. S01E12The Ordeal of GalileoApril 19, 1953
  13. S01E13The Signing of the Declaration of IndependenceApril 26, 1953
  14. S01E14The Death of Socrates (399 B.C.)
  15. S01E15The Rise of Adolph HitlerMay 10, 1953
  16. S01E16The Conquest of YellowMay 17, 1953
  17. S01E17The Defense of the AlamoMay 24, 1953
  18. S01E18The Dreyfus CaseMay 31, 1953
  19. S01E19The Signing of the Magna CartaJune 7, 1953
  20. S01E20The Escape of Rudolf HessJune 14, 1953
  21. S01E21The Treason of Benedict ArnoldJune 21, 1953
  22. S01E22The Burning of the AlamoJune 28, 1953

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0243Episodes1953–54AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01The Fate of Nathan HaleAugust 30, 1953
  2. S02E02The Capture of John Wilkes BoothSeptember 6, 1953
  3. S02E03The Louisiana PurchaseSeptember 13, 1953
  4. S02E04The First Moscow Purge TrialSeptember 20, 1953
  5. S02E05The Birth of the National AnthemSeptember 27, 1953
  6. S02E06The Secret of Sigmund FreudOctober 4, 1953
  7. S02E07Christopher Coluimbus Sets Foot on San SalvadorOctober 11, 1953
  8. S02E08The Death of CleopatraOctober 18, 1953
  9. S02E09The Triumph of Simon BolivarOctober 25, 1953
  10. S02E10Grant and Lee at AppomattoxNovember 1, 1953
  11. S02E11The Abdication of NapoleonNovember 8, 1953
  12. S02E12The Recognition of MichelangeloNovember 15, 1953
  13. S02E13The Sailing of the MayflowerNovember 22, 1953
  14. S02E14The Gettysburg AddressNovember 29, 1953
  15. S02E15The Attack on Pearl HarborDecember 6, 1953
  16. S02E16The Vindication of SavonarolaDecember 13, 1953
  17. S02E17The Fall of TroyDecember 20, 1953
  18. S02E18The Surrender of Cornwallis at YorktownDecember 27, 1953
  19. S02E19Mallory's Tragedy on Mount EverestJanuary 3, 1954
  20. S02E20The Trial of Charles the FirstJanuary 10, 1954The trial and subsequent execution of King Charles the First.
  21. S02E21The Resolve of Patrick HenryJanuary 17, 1954
  22. S02E22The Sacrifice of Mahatma GandhiJanuary 24, 1954
  23. S02E23The Last Moment of Marie AntoineteJanuary 31, 1954
  24. S02E24The Ordeal of Tom PaineFebruary 7, 1954
  25. S02E25The Hanging of Captain KiddFebruary 14, 1954
  26. S02E26The First Command Performance of Romeo and JulietFebruary 21, 1954
  27. S02E27The Trial of Peter ZengerMarch 7, 1954
  28. S02E28The Rescue of the Statue of LibertyMarch 14, 1954
  29. S02E29Burgoyne's Surrender at SaratogaMarch 21, 1954
  30. S02E30The Conspiracy of Catherine the GreatMarch 28, 1954
  31. S02E31The Opening of King Tut's TombApril 4, 1954
  32. S02E32Paul Revere's RideApril 11, 1954
  33. S02E33The Execution of Mary, Queen of ScotsApril 18, 1954
  34. S02E34The Surrender of CorregidorApril 25, 1954
  35. S02E35The Death of RasputinMay 2, 1954
  36. S02E36The Court Martial of Mata HariMay 9, 1954
  37. S02E37The Scopes TrialMay 16, 1954
  38. S02E38The Great Moment of Haile SelassieMay 23, 1954
  39. S02E39The Rise of Genghis KhanMay 30, 1954
  40. S02E40The Decision of Robert E. LeeJune 6, 1954
  41. S02E41The Fall of ParnellJune 13, 1954
  42. S02E42The Crisis of Anne BoleynJune 20, 1954
  43. S02E43The Vote That Made Jefferson PresidentJune 27, 1954

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0343Episodes1954–55Aired 9.0Season avg
  1. S03E01The Treason of Arron BurrAugust 29, 1954
  2. S03E02The Emergence of JazzSeptember 5, 1954
  3. S03E03The Oklahoma Land Rush (April 22, 1889)
  4. S03E04William Pitt's Last Speech to ParliamentSeptember 19, 1954
  5. S03E05The Return of UlyssesSeptember 26, 1954
  6. S03E06Sutter Discovers GoldOctober 3, 1954
  7. S03E07The Great Adventure of Marco PoloOctober 10, 1954
  8. S03E08Edison's Miracle of LightOctober 17, 1954
  9. S03E09The Burning of RomeOctober 24, 1954
  10. S03E10The Nomination of Abrahan LincolnOctober 31, 1954
  11. S03E11The Surrender of Wake IslandNovember 7, 1954
  12. S03E12Lord Nelson at TrafalgarNovember 14, 1954 9.0
  13. S03E13The Trial of Belle StarrNovember 21, 1954
  14. S03E14The Plot Against SolomonNovember 28, 1954
  15. S03E15The Battle of GibraltarDecember 5, 1954
  16. S03E16The Cabinet Crisis Over Peggy EatonDecember 12, 1954
  17. S03E17La Fitte and Jackson at New OrleansDecember 19, 1954
  18. S03E18The Passage of the Bill of RightsDecember 26, 1954
  19. S03E19The Torment of BeethovenJanuary 2, 1955
  20. S03E20The Death of Stonewall JacksonJanuary 9, 1955
  21. S03E21The First Flight of the Wright BrothersJanuary 16, 1955
  22. S03E22The Trial of Susan B. AnthonyJanuary 23, 1955
  23. S03E23The Tragedy of John MiltonJanuary 30, 1955
  24. S03E24The Signing of the Declaration of IndependenceFebruary 6, 1955
  25. S03E25The Tragic Hour of Dr. SemmelweisFebruary 13, 1955
  26. S03E26The Liberation of ParisFebruary 20, 1955
  27. S03E27Washington's Farewell to His OfficersFebruary 27, 1955
  28. S03E28D-DayMarch 6, 1955
  29. S03E29The Hatfield-McCoy FeudMarch 20, 1955
  30. S03E30The Triumph of Alexander the GreatMarch 27, 1955
  31. S03E31Completion of the First Transcontinental RailroadApril 3, 1955
  32. S03E32P.T. Barnum Presents Jenny LindApril 10, 1955
  33. S03E33The Emancipation ProclamationApril 17, 1955
  34. S03E34The Third Annual Nazi Party Congress at NurembergApril 24, 1955
  35. S03E35Lou Gehrig's Greatest DayMay 1, 1955
  36. S03E36The Final Performance of Sarah BernhardtMay 8, 1955
  37. S03E37Dewey's Victory at ManilaMay 15, 1955
  38. S03E38The Sinking of the TitanicMay 22, 1955
  39. S03E39The Assassination of Julius CaesarMay 29, 1955
  40. S03E40The First Major Use of PenicillinJune 5, 1955
  41. S03E41The Birth of Modern BoxingJune 12, 1955
  42. S03E42Napoleon's Return From ElbaJune 19, 1955
  43. S03E43Boston Tea Party (Restaged) (December 16, 1773)

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season0432Episodes1955–56AiredSeason avg
  1. S04E01The Triumph of Louis BrailleSeptember 11, 1955
  2. S04E02The Last Day of an English QueenSeptember 18, 1955
  3. S04E03The Boston MassacreOctober 2, 1955
  4. S04E04The Rescue of the American Prisoners from Santo TomasOctober 9, 1955
  5. S04E05Moscow TodayOctober 16, 1955
  6. S04E06The Secret Message that Plunged America into World War IOctober 23, 1955
  7. S04E07Grant and Lee at AppomattoxOctober 30, 1955
  8. S04E08The Gunfight at the O.K. CorralNovember 6, 1955
  9. S04E09The Hoax of the Cardiff GiantNovember 13, 1955
  10. S04E10Bannister Wins the Mile RunNovember 20, 1955
  11. S04E11Eli Whitney Invents the Cotton GinNovember 27, 1955
  12. S04E12Spindletop: The First Great Texas Oil StrikeDecember 4, 1955
  13. S04E13The Chicago FireDecember 11, 1955
  14. S04E14Pierre and Marie Curie Discover RadiumDecember 18, 1955
  15. S04E15Washington Crosses the DelawareDecember 25, 1955
  16. S04E16Benedict Arnold's Plot Against West PointJanuary 1, 1956
  17. S04E17The Heroism of Clara BartonJanuary 8, 1956At the battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862, later labeled as "the bloodiest day of the Civil War," we witness the heroism of Clara Barton
  18. S04E18V-J DayJanuary 15, 1956
  19. S04E19Dr. Pinel Unchains the InsaneFebruary 12, 1956
  20. S04E20The Great Comstock Silver StrikeFebruary 26, 1956
  21. S04E21When Stanley Finds LivingstoneMarch 11, 1956
  22. S04E22Berlin AirliftMarch 25, 1956
  23. S04E23The Lost Battalion of World War IApril 1, 1956
  24. S04E24The Recovery of the Mona LisaApril 8, 1956
  25. S04E25WIlliam Jennings Bryan's Presidential NominationApril 15, 1956
  26. S04E26The Return of Halley's CometApril 29, 1956
  27. S04E27Benjamin Franklin's Kite ExperimentMay 13, 1956
  28. S04E28The Doolittle Raiders Take Off for TokyoMay 20, 1956
  29. S04E29The Vote That Defeated Andrew Jackson for PresidentMay 27, 1956
  30. S04E30Cyprus TodayJune 1, 1956
  31. S04E31Does Not exist
  32. S04E32Does not exist

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season0513Episodes1956–57AiredSeason avg
  1. S05E01The Fall of Fort SumterSeptember 2, 1956
  2. S05E02The Great Diamond FraudSeptember 9, 1956
  3. S05E03Decatur's Raid at TripoliSeptember 23, 1956
  4. S05E04The Scuttling of the Graf SpeeSeptember 30, 1956
  5. S05E05Mr. Christian Seizes the BountyOctober 7, 1956
  6. S05E06Hitler Invades PolandOctober 14, 1956
  7. S05E07Daniel Webster's Sacrifice to Save the UnionOctober 21, 1956
  8. S05E08The End of the Dalton GangMay 12, 1957
  9. S05E09The Overthrow of the Tweed RingMay 26, 1957
  10. S05E10The Attempt to Assassinate Theodore RooseveltJune 2, 1957
  11. S05E11The Bank Holiday CrisisJune 9, 1957
  12. S05E12Lewis and Clark Expedition
  13. S05E13The Mystery of Amelia Earhart

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

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