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American Experience (1988)

Oct 4, 1988 · 37 seasons · 396 episodes

6.5/10 TMDB user score
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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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Series cast

  • David Ogden Stiers David Ogden Stiers Narrator (voice) 31 episodes
  • David McCullough David McCullough Self - Host 18 episodes
  • Michael Murphy Michael Murphy Narrator (voice) 14 episodes
  • Linda Hunt Linda Hunt Self - Narrator (voice) 12 episodes
  • Oliver Platt Oliver Platt Narrator (voice) 12 episodes
  • Liev Schreiber Liev Schreiber Narrator (voice) 8 episodes
  • Joe Morton Joe Morton Narrator (voice) 8 episodes
  • Julian Bond Julian Bond Narrator (voice) 8 episodes
  • Jason Robards Jason Robards Narrator (voice) 7 episodes
  • Blair Brown Blair Brown Ellen Wilson (voice) 7 episodes
  • Frances Sternhagen Frances Sternhagen Self (voice) 6 episodes
  • Campbell Scott Campbell Scott Narrator (voice) 5 episodes
  • Andre Braugher Andre Braugher Narrator (voice) 5 episodes
  • George Plimpton George Plimpton (voice) 5 episodes
  • Stacy Keach Stacy Keach Narrator (voice) 4 episodes
  • Russell Baker Narrator (voice) 4 episodes

Seasons

  • Poster for American Experience, Season 1 Season 1 Oct 1988 · 16 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 2 Season 2 Oct 1989 · 16 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 3 Season 3 Aug 1990 · 11 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 4 Season 4 Sep 1991 · 13 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 5 Season 5 Sep 1992 · 13 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 6 Season 6 Oct 1993 · 8 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 7 Season 7 Oct 1994 · 12 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 8 Season 8 Oct 1995 · 9 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 9 Season 9 Oct 1996 · 22 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 10 Season 10 Oct 1997 · 9 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 11 Season 11 Nov 1998 · 10 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 12 Season 12 Nov 1999 · 15 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 13 Season 13 Oct 2000 · 12 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 14 Season 14 Sep 2001 · 14 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 15 Season 15 Nov 2002 · 13 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 16 Season 16 Sep 2003 · 9 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 17 Season 17 Oct 2004 · 11 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 18 Season 18 Oct 2005 · 13 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 19 Season 19 Oct 2006 · 15 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 20 Season 20 Jan 2008 · 14 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 21 Season 21 Jan 2009 · 9 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 22 Season 22 Nov 2009 · 8 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 23 Season 23 Oct 2010 · 12 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 24 Season 24 Jan 2012 · 8 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 25 Season 25 Jan 2013 · 8 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 26 Season 26 Jan 2014 · 7 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 27 Season 27 Jan 2015 · 11 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 28 Season 28 Jan 2016 · 8 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 29 Season 29 Jan 2017 · 8 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 30 Season 30 Jan 2018 · 9 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 31 Season 31 Jan 2019 · 7 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 32 Season 32 Jan 2020 · 8 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 33 Season 33 Jan 2021 · 8 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 34 Season 34 Feb 2022 · 6 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 35 Season 35 Jan 2023 · 9 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 36 Season 36 Jan 2024 · 7 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Season 37 Season 37 Feb 2025 · 8 episodes
  • Poster for American Experience, Specials Specials Jan 2003 · 1 episode

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