American Experience
198837 seasons · 396 epReturning SeriesTV-PG
Documentary
TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
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Thirty Years of American Experience
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Cast
David Ogden Stiers
Narrator (voice)
David McCullough
Self - Host
Michael Murphy
Self - Narrator (voice)
Linda Hunt
Self - Narrator (voice)
Oliver Platt
Narrator (voice)
Liev Schreiber
Narrator (voice)
Joe Morton
Narrator (voice)
Julian Bond
Narrator (voice)
Jason Robards
Narrator (voice)
Blair Brown
Narrator (voice)
Frances Sternhagen
(voice)
Campbell Scott
Narrator (voice)
Andre Braugher
Robert Carter (voice)
George Plimpton
Self (voice)
Stacy Keach
Narrator (voice)
Russell Baker
Narrator (voice)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Robert Dallek
Self
Dion Graham
Self - Narrator (voice)
René Auberjonois
Woodrow Wilson (voice)
Episodes
Returning Series
1. Forgotten Hero: Walter White and The NAACP
Feb 24, 2025 2.0
2. Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act
Mar 24, 2025 2.0
3. Mr. Polaroid
Mar 31, 2025 5.0
4. Clearing the Air: The War on Smog
Aug 26, 2025 2.4
5. Hard Hat Riot
Sep 30, 2025 2.1
6. Kissinger (1): The Necessity of Power
Oct 27, 2025 2.1
7. Kissinger (2): The Opportunist
Oct 28, 2025 2.0
8. Bombshell
Jan 6, 2026 1.0
Watch order
37 seasons — watch them in this order for the full story.
1Season 1
1988 · 16 ep · ★ 7.2
2Season 2
1989 · 16 ep · ★ 7.0
3Season 3
1990 · 11 ep
4Season 4
1991 · 13 ep
5Season 5
1992 · 13 ep
6Season 6
1993 · 8 ep
7Season 7
1994 · 12 ep
8Season 8
1995 · 9 ep
9Season 9
1996 · 22 ep
10Season 10
1997 · 9 ep
11Season 11
1998 · 10 ep
12Season 12
1999 · 15 ep · ★ 7.0
13Season 13
2000 · 12 ep
14Season 14
2001 · 14 ep · ★ 7.0
15Season 15
2002 · 13 ep
16Season 16
2003 · 9 ep · ★ 6.0
17Season 17
2004 · 11 ep · ★ 4.9
18Season 18
2005 · 13 ep
19Season 19
2006 · 15 ep
20Season 20
2008 · 14 ep · ★ 4.4
21Season 21
2009 · 9 ep
22Season 22
2009 · 8 ep
23Season 23
2010 · 12 ep · ★ 5.3
24Season 24
2012 · 8 ep · ★ 8.0
25Season 25
2013 · 8 ep · ★ 7.2
26Season 26
2014 · 7 ep · ★ 4.3
27Season 27
2015 · 11 ep · ★ 5.0
28Season 28
2016 · 8 ep · ★ 6.9
29Season 29
2017 · 8 ep · ★ 4.6
30Season 30
2018 · 9 ep · ★ 7.7
31Season 31
2019 · 7 ep · ★ 8.3
32Season 32
2020 · 8 ep · ★ 2.9
33Season 33
2021 · 8 ep · ★ 2.4
34Season 34
2022 · 6 ep · ★ 2.8
35Season 35
2023 · 9 ep · ★ 2.4
36Season 36
2024 · 7 ep · ★ 2.1
37Season 37
2025 · 8 ep · ★ 2.3
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