American Experience 1988

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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    Specials

    2003

    1 episodes

    Specials of American Experience premiered on January 15, 2003.

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    Season 1

    1988

    16 episodes

    Season 1 of American Experience premiered on October 3, 1988.

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    Season 2

    1989

    16 episodes

    Season 2 of American Experience premiered on October 2, 1989.

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    Season 3

    1990

    13 episodes

    Season 3 of American Experience premiered on August 26, 1990.

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    Season 4

    1991

    13 episodes

    Season 4 of American Experience premiered on September 29, 1991.

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    Season 5

    1992

    13 episodes

    Season 5 of American Experience premiered on September 19, 1992.

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    Season 6

    1993

    8 episodes

    Season 6 of American Experience premiered on October 26, 1993.

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    Season 7

    1994

    13 episodes

    Season 7 of American Experience premiered on October 11, 1994.

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    Season 8

    1995

    9 episodes

    Season 8 of American Experience premiered on October 15, 1995.

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    Season 9

    1996

    22 episodes

    Season 9 of American Experience premiered on October 5, 1996.

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    Season 10

    1997

    9 episodes

    Season 10 of American Experience premiered on October 4, 1997.

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    Season 11

    1998

    10 episodes

    Season 11 of American Experience premiered on November 17, 1998.

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    Season 12

    1999

    15 episodes

    Season 12 of American Experience premiered on November 13, 1999.

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    Season 13

    2000

    15 episodes

    Season 13 of American Experience premiered on October 16, 2000.

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    Season 14

    2001

    14 episodes

    Season 14 of American Experience premiered on September 9, 2001.

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    Season 15

    2002

    13 episodes

    Season 15 of American Experience premiered on November 10, 2002.

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    Season 16

    2003

    9 episodes

    Season 16 of American Experience premiered on September 7, 2003.

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    Season 17

    2004

    11 episodes

    Season 17 of American Experience premiered on October 3, 2004.

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    Season 18

    2005

    13 episodes

    Season 18 of American Experience premiered on October 16, 2005.

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    Season 19

    2006

    15 episodes

    Season 19 of American Experience premiered on October 1, 2006.

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    Season 20

    2008

    14 episodes

    Season 20 of American Experience premiered on January 13, 2008.

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    Season 21

    2009

    9 episodes

    Season 21 of American Experience premiered on January 25, 2009.

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    Season 22

    2009

    8 episodes

    Season 22 of American Experience premiered on November 1, 2009.

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    Season 23

    2010

    12 episodes

    Season 23 of American Experience premiered on October 10, 2010.

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    Season 24

    2012

    8 episodes

    Season 24 of American Experience premiered on January 9, 2012.

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    Season 25

    2013

    8 episodes

    Season 25 of American Experience premiered on January 7, 2013.

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    Season 26

    2014

    7 episodes

    Season 26 of American Experience premiered on January 6, 2014.

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    Season 27

    2015

    11 episodes

    Season 27 of American Experience premiered on January 5, 2015.

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    Season 28

    2016

    8 episodes

    Season 28 of American Experience premiered on January 18, 2016.

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    Season 29

    2017

    8 episodes

    Season 29 of American Experience premiered on January 9, 2017.

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    Season 30

    2018

    9 episodes

    Season 30 of American Experience premiered on January 8, 2018.

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    Season 31

    2019

    7 episodes

    Season 31 of American Experience premiered on January 14, 2019.

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    Season 32

    2020

    8 episodes

    Season 32 of American Experience premiered on January 5, 2020.

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    Season 33

    2021

    8 episodes

    Season 33 of American Experience premiered on January 10, 2021.

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    Season 34

    2022

    6 episodes

    Season 34 of American Experience premiered on February 6, 2022.

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    Season 35

    2023

    9 episodes

    Season 35 of American Experience premiered on January 2, 2023.

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    Season 36

    2024

    7 episodes

    Season 36 of American Experience premiered on January 22, 2024.

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    Season 37

    2025

    3 episodes

    Season 37 of American Experience premiered on February 24, 2025.