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American Experience

Topics: American Experience, PBS

Language: English

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, 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 article "The" was dropped during a later 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. 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^.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.

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Reviewer: Lin7650 - - April 28, 2024
Subject: WARNING!!

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Reviewer: Rlbarta - - April 28, 2024
Subject: Oh Great,

now I can never leave the house.

Reviewer: Count David - - December 4, 2023
Subject: Thank you!

Thank you so much for this! I am looking forward to more uploads of this national treasure of a series! This is a great, magnificent gift. Thank you!!!
Yes, American Masters would be great but, it's very hard to find. Is it possible to add a few more of American Experience, please? Eyes on the Prize, for example, was folded into the series. There was also Bill Clinton, The Vote, To the Moon...If you'd have any more episodes available to round this out, this would be great but, I'm very grateful for what you've already added. Thank you!!! :) UPDATE: June 28, 2022: Thank you very much for my requested additions. You really came through! This is an extraordinary archive! You (and this archive) are most appreciated! :)
August 9, 2022: David McCullough: Rest in Peace! Thank you! https://wikiwand.com/en/David_McCullough
https://wikiwand.com/en/American_Experience
https://wikiwand.com/en/List_of_American_Experience_episodes

Reviewer: Kanani Wolf - - November 1, 2023
Subject: Thank You!

I deeply appreciate your generosity to provide such wonderful documentaries!

Reviewer: Anonymous - - October 29, 2023
Subject: download help

Look to the right for Download Options. Click Show All. Many files will show. Find the file you want and click to open it. The video will start to play. Right click on video, among the options there will be Save video as. Click on that will open your downloads and you need to click save. Hope this helps

Reviewer: Danny Ryan273 - - October 27, 2023
Subject: Trouble streaming

I’m having trouble getting these to stream and I saw someone said they were able to download them so maybe that is an option but I don’t see how. If there is anyone who sees this that could help a fellow AE fan would greatly appreciate :)

Reviewer: aedwy57 - - September 6, 2023
Subject: Thank You!

I'm joining others in saying how happy I am to find all these uploaded American Experience episodes (my fave PBS series)! I just discovered it after googling for 'Mine Wars', so I haven't had the chance to scroll through to see what's there, but I'm hoping to find a few old gems no longer available via pbs.org, like the outstanding 'Hoover Dam'.

Reviewer: Nick Mullins - - June 6, 2023
Subject: Thank You!

First off, thank you so much! I have been looking for these for years! I tried to DM you but Internet Archive won't let users message other users. The torrent you have only goes up to Season 14 - so I'm downloading all of the episodes individually. Was going to volunteer to make another torrent for you for season 14 on...

Reviewer: orangeboulder - - March 7, 2023
Subject: Awesome!!!

Thanks so much! There is stuff here that I've have been trying for ages to find. Any chance you can make one of these for American Masters? Thanks in advance!

Reviewer: noahop5000 - - February 15, 2023
Subject: Excellent, but could use update

Excellent archive of American history, but i would very much appreciate it if this could be updated to include recent episodes, especially Taken Hostage (2 parts on Iran Hostage Crisis). Thank you!

Reviewer: JNiece - - December 31, 2022
Subject: Thank you!

Here are some AE episodes I have been trying to locate for years! Thank you for preserving such an important show!

Reviewer: Hansine - - September 7, 2022
Subject: Amazing

I've bookmarked this page, for sure.

Reviewer: Freespeech777 - - July 12, 2022
Subject: Elijah

These programs are excellent
I have thoroughly enjoyed them
Thank You

Reviewer: p00pz - - June 30, 2022
Subject: Thank you

Thank you so much for providing these. I am always on the look out for collections which anthologize American history. This series provides a perspective on American history which is sorely lacking in contemporary discussion. I advise every American interested in their heritage to watch as many of these as they are able.

Reviewer: DevonWGeen - - June 29, 2022
Subject: Love this collection!

Love this collection! Thank you so much for uploading all the episodes! Can you also add Teddy Roosevelt and the Roosevelts an Intimate History to the collection?

Reviewer: Burdette25159 - - May 23, 2022
Subject: Great collection of episodes

I hope we get episodes of American masters in the future but this is a great excellent collection of episodes

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