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American Experience

1988 · 37 seasons · 55m per episode · Documentary

TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

Where to watch American Experience

American Experience is streaming in the US on YouTube TV, PBS and PBS Documentaries.

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Seasons

• Season 1 — 16 episodes (October 3, 1988)
• Season 2 — 16 episodes (October 2, 1989)
• Season 3 — 11 episodes (August 26, 1990)
• Season 4 — 13 episodes (September 30, 1991)
• Season 5 — 13 episodes (September 19, 1992)
• Season 6 — 8 episodes (October 26, 1993)
• Season 7 — 12 episodes (October 12, 1994)
• Season 8 — 9 episodes (October 15, 1995)
• Season 9 — 22 episodes (October 5, 1996)
• Season 10 — 9 episodes (October 4, 1997)
• Season 11 — 10 episodes (November 17, 1998)
• Season 12 — 15 episodes (November 13, 1999)
• Season 13 — 12 episodes (October 16, 2000)
• Season 14 — 14 episodes (September 9, 2001)
• Season 15 — 13 episodes (November 11, 2002)
• Season 16 — 9 episodes (September 7, 2003)
• Season 17 — 11 episodes (October 4, 2004)
• Season 18 — 13 episodes (October 17, 2005)
• Season 19 — 15 episodes (October 1, 2006)
• Season 20 — 14 episodes (January 13, 2008)
• Season 21 — 9 episodes (January 25, 2009)
• Season 22 — 8 episodes (November 1, 2009)
• Season 23 — 12 episodes (October 10, 2010)
• Season 24 — 8 episodes (January 9, 2012)
• Season 25 — 8 episodes (January 7, 2013)
• Season 26 — 7 episodes (January 6, 2014)
• Season 27 — 11 episodes (January 5, 2015)
• Season 28 — 8 episodes (January 18, 2016)
• Season 29 — 8 episodes (January 10, 2017)
• Season 30 — 9 episodes (January 8, 2018)
• Season 31 — 7 episodes (January 14, 2019)
• Season 32 — 8 episodes (January 6, 2020)
• Season 33 — 8 episodes (January 11, 2021)
• Season 34 — 6 episodes (February 7, 2022)
• Season 35 — 9 episodes (January 3, 2023)
• Season 36 — 7 episodes (January 23, 2024)
• Season 37 — 8 episodes (February 24, 2025)

Details

First aired

October 4, 1988

Episodes

396

Genres

Documentary

Network

PBS

Status

Returning Series

TMDB score

6.5 / 10 from 48 votes