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American Experience

Season 33 2021
TV-PG

  • 2021-01-12T02:00:00Z on PBS
  • 55m
  • 7h 20m (8 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary
TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

8 episodes

Season Premiere

2021-01-12T02:00:00Z

33x01 The Codebreaker

Season Premiere

33x01 The Codebreaker

  • 2021-01-12T02:00:00Z55m

Based on the book The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies, The Codebreaker reveals the fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst whose painstaking work to decode thousands of messages for the U.S. government.

2021-02-16T02:00:00Z

33x02 Voice of Freedom

33x02 Voice of Freedom

  • 2021-02-16T02:00:00Z55m

Explore the fascinating life of celebrated singer Marian Anderson. In 1939, after being barred from performing at Constitution Hall because she was Black, she triumphed at the Lincoln Memorial in what became a landmark moment in American history.

In 1946, Isaac Woodard, a Black army sergeant on his way home to South Carolina after serving in WWII, was pulled from a bus for arguing with the driver. The local chief of police savagely beat him, leaving him unconscious and permanently blind.

2021-04-20T01:00:00Z

33x04 American Oz

33x04 American Oz

  • 2021-04-20T01:00:00Z55m

The life of author L. Frank Baum, creator of the classic novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," which has inspired films, books and musicals.

2021-05-18T01:00:00Z

33x05 Billy Graham

33x05 Billy Graham

  • 2021-05-18T01:00:00Z55m

Explore the life of one of the best-known and most influential religious leaders of the 20th century. An international celebrity by age 30, he built a media empire, preached to millions worldwide, and had the ear of tycoons, presidents and royalty.

Discover the story of the Supreme Court’s first female justice. A pioneer who both reflected and shaped an era, she was the deciding vote in cases on some of the 20th century’s most controversial issues—including race, gender and reproductive rights.

2021-09-28T01:00:00Z

33x07 Citizen Hearst (1)

33x07 Citizen Hearst (1)

  • 2021-09-28T01:00:00Z55m

William Randolph Hearst builds the nation’s largest media empire by the 1930s. Born into one of America’s wealthiest families, he used his outlets to achieve unprecedented political power, then ran for office himself.

Season Finale

2021-09-29T01:00:00Z

33x08 Citizen Hearst (2)

Season Finale

33x08 Citizen Hearst (2)

  • 2021-09-29T01:00:00Z55m

William Randolph Hearst continued his rise to power and expansion into Hollywood. The model for Citizen Kane, he had a decades-long affair with actress Marion Davies, built an enormous castle at San Simeon, and forever transformed modern media.

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