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PBS documentary television series
American Experience
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Genre
| Television documentary
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Created by
| Peter McGhee
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Theme music composer
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Country of origin
| United States
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Original language
| English (US)
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No.
of seasons
| 35
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No.
of episodes
| 366
(
list of episodes
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Executive producers
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- Judy Crichton
(1987?1996)
- Margaret Drain
(1997?2003)
- Mark Samels
(2003?2020)
- Cameo George
(2020?present)
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Running time
| Between 55 minutes and two hours
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Production company
| WGBH-TV
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Network
| PBS
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Release
| October 4, 1988
(
1988-10-04
)
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present
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American Experience
is a
television program
airing on the
Public Broadcasting Service
(PBS) in the
United States
. The program airs
documentaries
, many of which have won awards,
[3]
about important or interesting events and people in
American history
.
The series premiered on October 4, 1988, and was originally titled
The American Experience
, but the definite
article
was later dropped during a rebrand and image update. The show has had a presence on the internet since 1995, and more than 100
American Experience
programs are accompanied by their own internet websites, which have more background information on the subjects covered as well as teachers' guides and educational companion materials.
[4]
The show is produced primarily by
WGBH-TV
in
Boston, Massachusetts
, though occasionally in the early seasons of the show, it was co-produced by other PBS stations such as
WNET
(Channel 13) in
New York City
.
Some programs now considered part of the
American Experience
collection were produced prior to the creation of the series.
Vietnam: A Television History
was one of them, airing originally in 1983 after taking six years to assemble.
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Also, in 2006,
American Experience
rebroadcast
Eyes on the Prize
: America's Civil Rights Years
, the first half of the 1986 documentary series about the
Civil Rights Movement
during the 1950s and 1960s.
Episodes
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Critical reception
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American Experience
has received generally positive reviews from television critics and parents of young children. Glenn McNatt of
The Baltimore Sun
wrote that it is "TV's finest history series ever."
[6]
Steve Johnson of
Chicago Tribune
wrote, "History comes alive in excellent docu-series."
[7]
Home media
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A DVD boxset collecting episodes about United States presidents was released on August 26, 2008.
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The collection was updated to include the
documentary
on
Bill Clinton's presidency
on August 28, 2012.
[9]
A DVD boxset for the five-part documentary
We Shall Remain
was released on May 12, 2009.
[10]
Awards
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References
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"Cameo George Named Executive Producer of AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, WGBH's Acclaimed History Series on PBS"
(Press release). WGBH. July 23, 2020
. Retrieved
January 20,
2021
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"Broadcast Schedule • American Experience • WGBH"
. PBS
. Retrieved
May 27,
2014
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"About the Series . American Experience . WGBH"
.
PBS
. Archived from
the original
on March 4, 2016.
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"American Experience | Who We Are"
.
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
. Retrieved
October 23,
2012
.
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"American Experience | Vietnam Online | About the TV Series"
. PBS. Archived from
the original
on November 14, 2012
. Retrieved
October 23,
2012
.
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Mcnatt, Glenn (January 13, 2008).
"Best of This Week"
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The Baltimore Sun
. Retrieved
December 13,
2019
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Johnson, Steve (October 22, 2008).
"TV can be good for you"
.
Chicago Tribune
. Archived from
the original
on September 16, 2018
. Retrieved
May 25,
2022
.
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"American Experience: The Presidents Collection"
.
Amazon.com
. Amazon.com, Inc. August 26, 2008
. Retrieved
July 12,
2020
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"American Experience: The Presidents"
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Amazon.com
. Amazon.com, Inc. August 28, 2012
. Retrieved
July 12,
2020
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"We Shall Remain: America Through Native Eyes"
.
Amazon.com
. Amazon.com, Inc. May 12, 2009
. Retrieved
July 12,
2020
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External links
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Awards for
American Experience
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1990s
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- Vietnam POWs: A Story of Survival
(1998)
- Thug Life in D.C.
(1999)
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2000s
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2010s
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2020s
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1980s
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1990s
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2000s
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2010s
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2020s
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Documentaries
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Drama
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Music and fine arts
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History
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News and public affairs
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Personalities
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How-to and special interest
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Science and nature
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Networks
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Major stations
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- Dallas
- Houston
- Los Angeles
- San Francisco/Watsonville/San Jose
- Boston
- Chicago
- Miami?Ft. Lauderdale?West Palm Beach
- New York
- New Jersey
- Philadelphia?Wilmington?Lehigh Valley
- Tampa?St. Petersburg
- Washington, D.C.
- Pittsburgh
- Maryland
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Former
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