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States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Original language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of seasons</th><td class="infobox-data">36<sup id="cite_ref-AboutSeries_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AboutSeries-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of episodes</th><td class="infobox-data">279<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <span class="nowrap">(<a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes" title="List of American Masters episodes">list of episodes</a>)</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Production</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Executive producers</th><td class="infobox-data">Susan Lacy (1986–2013), Michael Kantor (2014–present)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Producer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/WNET" title="WNET">WNET</a><sup id="cite_ref-AboutSeries_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AboutSeries-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Original release</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Network</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Release</th><td class="infobox-data">June 22, 1986<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1986-06-22</span>)</span> –<br />present</td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:American_Masters_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/American_Masters_logo.svg/220px-American_Masters_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/American_Masters_logo.svg/330px-American_Masters_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/American_Masters_logo.svg/440px-American_Masters_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="321" data-file-height="198" /></a><figcaption>Previous logo</figcaption></figure> <p><i><b>American Masters</b></i> is a <a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a> television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists, filmmakers, and those who have left an indelible impression on the cultural landscape of the United States. It is produced by <a href="/wiki/WNET" title="WNET">WNET</a> in New York City. The show debuted on <a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a> in 1986.<sup id="cite_ref-AboutSeries_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AboutSeries-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Groups or organizations featured include: <a href="/wiki/Actors_Studio" title="Actors Studio">Actors Studio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Algonquin_Round_Table" title="Algonquin Round Table">Algonquin Round Table</a>, <a href="/wiki/Group_Theatre_(New_York)" class="mw-redirect" title="Group Theatre (New York)">Group Theatre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sweet_Honey_in_the_Rock" title="Sweet Honey in the Rock">Sweet Honey in the Rock</a>, Women of <a href="/wiki/Tin_Pan_Alley" title="Tin Pan Alley">Tin Pan Alley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Negro_Ensemble_Company" title="Negro Ensemble Company">Negro Ensemble Company</a>, <a href="/wiki/Juilliard_School" title="Juilliard School">Juilliard School</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Beat_Generation" title="Beat Generation">Beat Generation</a>, the singer-songwriters of the 1970s, <a href="/wiki/Sun_Records" title="Sun Records">Sun Records</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vaudeville" title="Vaudeville">vaudeville</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros." title="Warner Bros.">Warner Bros.</a> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Masters&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>American Masters</i>, a series "devoted to America's 'greatest native-born and adopted' artists", was originally scheduled to premiere in September 1985; for "logistical scheduling reasons" the premiere was delayed until summer 1986, though on October 16, 1985, an <i>American Masters</i> "special" called <i><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Copland" title="Aaron Copland">Aaron Copland</a>: A Self-Portrait</i> was aired.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt85_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt85-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first of the 15 first-season episodes was <i>Private Conversations</i>,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> a "<a href="/wiki/Cin%C3%A9ma_v%C3%A9rit%C3%A9" title="Cinéma vérité">cinema-verite</a> documentary by <a href="/wiki/Christian_Blackwood" title="Christian Blackwood">Christian Blackwood</a> done in that trickiest of cinematic forms: a film about a film, in this instance the <a href="/wiki/Death_of_a_Salesman_(1985_film)" title="Death of a Salesman (1985 film)">television version of <i>Death of a Salesman</i></a>, directed by <a href="/wiki/Volker_Schl%C3%B6ndorff" title="Volker Schlöndorff">Volker Schlöndorff</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-nyt86_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt86-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It aired on June 23, 1986, as one of two episodes not specifically commissioned for the show's first season.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt86_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt86-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Susan_Lacy_(producer)" title="Susan Lacy (producer)">Susan Lacy</a>, <i>American Masters</i> creator and former executive producer, selected each subject, matched them to the specific filmmakers, and oversaw a first-season budget of $8 million.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt86_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt86-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before creating the series Lacy had been the senior programmer for <i><a href="/wiki/Great_Performances" title="Great Performances">Great Performances</a></i> and one of the "architects" of <i><a href="/wiki/American_Playhouse" title="American Playhouse">American Playhouse</a></i>, having written the original proposal for the latter. At the time of the show's premiere, she was also the <a href="/wiki/East_Coast_of_the_United_States" title="East Coast of the United States">East Coast</a> head of the <a href="/wiki/Sundance_Institute" title="Sundance Institute">Sundance Institute</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt86_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt86-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014, Michael Kantor succeeded Lacy as executive producer.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As an independent producer, Kantor had directed one American Masters episode (Quincy Jones: In the Pocket, season 16, episode 4) and produced and directed the Emmy Award-winning series, <i>Broadway: The American Musical</i> and <i>Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America</i> with WNET. As head of the <i>American Masters</i> series, Kantor created the American Masters podcast in 2016 and the theatrical imprint, American Masters Pictures, in 2016, which brought ten films to the Sundance Film Festival over a period of five years. </p><p>After the show's first two seasons, <i>American Masters</i> began producing most of its episodes; in those cases, it hires directors, arranges for funding, manages the budget, and supervises the editing; the show reserves the right to make the <a href="/wiki/Final_cut_privilege" title="Final cut privilege">final cut</a> on every film it produces.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i>American Masters</i> production company occasionally plays a more limited role and co-produces some of its episodes, such as the 2005 documentary on <a href="/wiki/Bob_Dylan" title="Bob Dylan">Bob Dylan</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/No_Direction_Home" title="No Direction Home">No Direction Home</a></i>, and then in 2010 <a href="/wiki/The_Doors" title="The Doors">The Doors</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/When_You%27re_Strange" title="When You're Strange">When You're Strange</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Episodes">Episodes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Masters&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Episodes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes" title="List of American Masters episodes">List of American Masters episodes</a></div> <div style="display:block;overflow-x:auto"><table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;height:1px;display:table"><tbody><tr style="text-align:center"><th scope="col" rowspan="2" style="min-width:50px;padding:0 8px">Season</th><th scope="col" rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="padding:0 8px">Episodes</th><th scope="colgroup" colspan="2">Originally aired</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">First aired</th><th scope="col">Last aired</th></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#AC2121;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_1_(1986)" title="List of American Masters episodes">1</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">12</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">June 23, 1986<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1986-06-23</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">September 8, 1986<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1986-09-08</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#E9967A;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_2_(1987)" title="List of American Masters episodes">2</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">10</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">July 6, 1987<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1987-07-06</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">November 25, 1987<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1987-11-25</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#B11030;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_3_(1988–89)" title="List of American Masters episodes">3</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">8</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">July 11, 1988<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-07-11</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">June 26, 1989<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1989-06-26</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#98FB98;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_4_(1989)" title="List of American Masters episodes">4</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">10</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">July 3, 1989<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1989-07-03</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">December 20, 1989<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1989-12-20</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#29AC29;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_5_(1990)" title="List of American Masters episodes">5</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">8</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">July 2, 1990<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1990-07-02</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">September 17, 1990<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1990-09-17</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#006400;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_6_(1991–92)" title="List of American Masters episodes">6</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">9</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">July 1, 1991<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1991-07-01</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">May 1, 1992<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1992-05-01</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#FF5F5F;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_7_(1993)" title="List of American Masters episodes">7</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">3</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">March 14, 1993<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1993-03-14</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">March 24, 1993<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1993-03-24</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#32CD32;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_8_(1993–94)" title="List of American Masters episodes">8</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">2</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">December 8, 1993<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1993-12-08</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">May 13, 1994<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1994-05-13</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#FFFFE0;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_9_(1994–95)" title="List of American Masters episodes">9</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">4</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">November 30, 1994<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1994-11-30</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">March 22, 1995<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1995-03-22</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#FA8072;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_10_(1995–96)" title="List of American Masters episodes">10</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">5</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">November 29, 1995<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1995-11-29</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">May 22, 1996<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1996-05-22</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#87CEFA;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_11_(1996–97)" title="List of American Masters episodes">11</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">5</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">November 25, 1996<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1996-11-25</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">June 25, 1997<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1997-06-25</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#00FF00;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_12_(1997–98)" title="List of American Masters episodes">12</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">6</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">September 17, 1997<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1997-09-17</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">June 17, 1998<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1998-06-17</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#FFA07A;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_13_(1998–99)" title="List of American Masters episodes">13</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">7</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">October 28, 1998<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1998-10-28</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">August 18, 1999<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1999-08-18</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#FFFACD;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_14_(1999–2000)" title="List of American Masters episodes">14</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">7</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">November 1, 1999<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1999-11-01</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">May 31, 2000<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2000-05-31</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#FFA500;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_15_(2000–01)" title="List of American Masters episodes">15</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">7</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">September 27, 2000<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2000-09-27</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">April 23, 2001<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2001-04-23</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#F0E68C;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_16_(2001–02)" title="List of American Masters episodes">16</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">8</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">October 7, 2001<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2001-10-07</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">March 1, 2002<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2002-03-01</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#87CEEB;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_17_(2002–03)" title="List of American Masters episodes">17</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">8</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">October 2, 2002<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2002-10-02</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">July 30, 2003<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2003-07-30</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#00FA9A;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_18_(2003–04)" title="List of American Masters episodes">18</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">8</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">September 3, 2003<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2003-09-03</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">August 18, 2004<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2004-08-18</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#8B0000;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_19_(2005)" title="List of American Masters episodes">19</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">7</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">May 11, 2005<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2005-05-11</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">September 27, 2005<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2005-09-27</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#00FF7F;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_20_(2006–07)" title="List of American Masters episodes">20</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">8</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">May 10, 2006<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2006-05-10</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">January 3, 2007<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2007-01-03</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#00BFFF;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_21_(2007)" title="List of American Masters episodes">21</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">5</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">April 4, 2007<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2007-04-04</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">July 25, 2007<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2007-07-25</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#0000CD;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_22_(2007–08)" title="List of American Masters episodes">22</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">7</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">September 12, 2007<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2007-09-12</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">May 7, 2008<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2008-05-07</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#3198FF;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_23_(2008–09)" title="List of American Masters episodes">23</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">8</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">September 23, 2008<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-09-23</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">July 1, 2009<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2009-07-01</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#BDB76B;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_24_(2009–10)" title="List of American Masters episodes">24</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">7</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">September 2, 2009<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-09-02</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">July 21, 2010<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2010-07-21</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#FF6229;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_25_(2010–11)" title="List of American Masters episodes">25</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">8</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">September 20, 2010<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2010-09-20</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">June 1, 2011<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2011-06-01</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#FF8C00;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_26_(2011–12)" title="List of American Masters episodes">26</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">9</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">October 21, 2011<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2011-10-21</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">May 14, 2012<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2012-05-14</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#38A969;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_27_(2012–13)" title="List of American Masters episodes">27</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">6</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">September 24, 2012<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2012-09-24</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">May 20, 2013<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2013-05-20</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#549CD7;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_28_(2013–14)" title="List of American Masters episodes">28</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">9</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">September 10, 2013<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2013-09-10</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">August 29, 2014<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2014-08-29</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#FFFF00;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_29_(2014–15)" title="List of American Masters episodes">29</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">7</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">September 23, 2014<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2014-09-23</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">July 10, 2015<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2015-07-10</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#FFEFD5;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_30_(2015–16)" title="List of American Masters episodes">30</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">9</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">September 4, 2015<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2015-09-04</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">May 27, 2016<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2016-05-27</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#7CFC00;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_31_(2016–17)" title="List of American Masters episodes">31</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">7</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">October 25, 2016<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2016-10-25</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">May 26, 2017<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2017-05-26</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#FFD700;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_32_(2017–18)" title="List of American Masters episodes">32</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">9</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">September 1, 2017<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-09-01</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">August 31, 2018<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2018-08-31</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#B0E0E6;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_33_(2018–19)" title="List of American Masters episodes">33</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">12</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">September 7, 2018<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2018-09-07</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">August 2, 2019<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2019-08-02</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#FF7F50;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_34_(2019–20)" title="List of American Masters episodes">34</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">7</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">September 13, 2019<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2019-09-13</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">July 10, 2020<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2020-07-10</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#FF6347;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_35_(2020–21)" title="List of American Masters episodes">35</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">12</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">October 20, 2020<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2020-10-20</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">July 27, 2021<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2021-07-27</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#F16C6C;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_36_(2022)" title="List of American Masters episodes">36</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">8</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">January 11, 2022<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-01-11</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">December 27, 2022<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2022-12-27</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#F16C6C;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_37_(2023)" title="List of American Masters episodes">37</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">10</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">January 24, 2023<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2023-01-24</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">October 7, 2023<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2023-10-07</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#6cf1f1;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Masters_episodes#Season_38_(2024)" title="List of American Masters episodes">38</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">6</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">January 2, 2024<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2024-01-02</span>)</span></td><td style="padding:0 8px">December 16, 2024<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2024-12-16</span>)</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Masters&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit 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href="/wiki/Scared_Straight!" title="Scared Straight!">Scared Straight!</a></i> (1979)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Body_Human" title="The Body Human">The Body Human: The Magic Sense</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Body_Human" title="The Body Human">The Body Human: The Bionic Breakthrough</a></i> / <i><a href="/wiki/Meeting_of_Minds" title="Meeting of Minds">Steve Allen's Meeting of Minds</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i>Creativity with Bill Moyers</i> / <i><a href="/wiki/Raiders_of_the_Lost_Ark" title="Raiders of the Lost Ark">The Making of Raiders of the Lost Ark</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i>The Barbara Walters Specials</i> / <i><a href="/wiki/The_Body_Human" title="The Body Human">The Body Human: The Living Code</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i>A Walk Through the 20th Century with Bill Moyers</i> / <i>America Remembers John F. Kennedy</i> (1984)</li> <li>* <i>Cousteau: Mississippi</i> / <i><a href="/wiki/The_Living_Planet" title="The Living Planet">The Living Planet</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i>Laurence Olivier: A Life (<a href="/wiki/Great_Performances" title="Great Performances">Great Performances</a>)</i> / <i><a href="/wiki/Planet_Earth_(1986_TV_series)" title="Planet Earth (1986 TV series)">Planet Earth</a></i> / <i>W.C. Fields: Straight Up</i> (1986)</li> <li><i>Agnes, the Indomitable DeMille (<a href="/wiki/Great_Performances" title="Great Performances">Great Performances</a>)</i> / <i>Smithsonian World</i> / <i><a href="/wiki/Unknown_Chaplin" title="Unknown Chaplin">Unknown Chaplin</a> (<a class="mw-selflink selflink">American Masters</a>)</i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Buster_Keaton:_A_Hard_Act_to_Follow" title="Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow">Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow</a> (<a class="mw-selflink selflink">American Masters</a>)</i> / <i><a href="/wiki/Dear_America:_Letters_Home_from_Vietnam" title="Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam">Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam</a></i> / <i><a href="/wiki/Nature_(TV_program)" title="Nature (TV program)">Nature</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i>Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me (<a class="mw-selflink selflink">American Masters</a>)</i> / <i><a href="/wiki/Nature_(TV_program)" title="Nature (TV program)">Nature</a></i> (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Bob Fosse: Steam Heat (<a href="/wiki/Great_Performances" title="Great Performances">Great Performances</a>)</i> / <i>Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (<a class="mw-selflink selflink">American Masters</a>)</i> / <i>Smithsonian World</i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Civil_War_(miniseries)" title="The Civil War (miniseries)">The Civil War</a></i> / <i>Edward R. Murrow: This Reporter (<a class="mw-selflink selflink">American Masters</a>)</i> (1991)</li> <li><i>Abortion: Desperate Choices</i> / <i>MGM: When Lions Roared</i> (1992)</li> <li><i>Healing and the Mind with Bill Moyers</i> / <i>Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie</i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Am_a_Promise:_The_Children_of_Stanton_Elementary_School" title="I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School">I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School</a></i> / <i><a href="/wiki/Later_(talk_show)" title="Later (talk show)">Later with Bob Costas</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Baseball_(TV_series)" title="Baseball (TV series)">Baseball</a></i> / <i><a href="/wiki/One_Survivor_Remembers" title="One Survivor Remembers">One Survivor Remembers</a></i> / <i><a href="/wiki/Taxicab_Confessions" title="Taxicab Confessions">Taxicab Confessions</a></i> / <i><a href="/wiki/TV_Nation" title="TV Nation">TV Nation</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i>Survivors of the Holocaust</i> / <i>Time Life's Lost Civilizations</i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Biography_(TV_program)" title="Biography (TV program)">Biography</a></i> / <i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_War_and_the_Shaping_of_the_20th_Century" title="The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century">The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century</a></i> / <i>National Geographic Special: Tigers of the Snow</i> / <i><a href="/wiki/Without_Pity:_A_Film_About_Abilities" title="Without Pity: A Film About Abilities">Without Pity: A Film About Abilities</a></i> (1997)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Bourdain:_Parts_Unknown" title="Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown">Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown</a></i> / <i><a href="/wiki/Inside_the_Actors_Studio" title="Inside the Actors Studio">Inside the Actors Studio</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Bourdain:_Parts_Unknown" title="Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown">Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown</a></i> / <i><a href="/wiki/Vice_(TV_series)" title="Vice (TV series)">Vice</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Bourdain:_Parts_Unknown" title="Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown">Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Bourdain:_Parts_Unknown" title="Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown">Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown</a></i> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Leah_Remini:_Scientology_and_the_Aftermath" title="Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath">Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath</a></i> (2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Bourdain:_Parts_Unknown" title="Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown">Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown</a></i> (2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Bourdain:_Parts_Unknown" title="Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown">Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown</a></i> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Leah_Remini:_Scientology_and_the_Aftermath" title="Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath">Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath</a></i> (2020)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Tucci:_Searching_for_Italy" title="Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy">Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy</a></i> (2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Tucci:_Searching_for_Italy" title="Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy">Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy</a></i> (2022)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Tucci:_Searching_for_Italy" title="Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy">Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy</a></i> (2023)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/My_Next_Guest_Needs_No_Introduction_with_David_Letterman" title="My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman">My Next Guest with David Letterman and John Mulaney</a></i> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background: #F9EFAA;"><div>Between 1998–2012, the award was bestowed as <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Documentary_or_Nonfiction_Special" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special">Outstanding Nonfiction Series</a>.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Grammy_Award_for_Best_Music_Film" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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and the News</a> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bring_On_the_Night" title="Bring On the Night">Bring On the Night</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Sting_(musician)" title="Sting (musician)">Sting</a> (1986)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Performance_Music_Video" title="Grammy Award for Best Performance Music Video">Best Performance<br />Music Video</a> <br /> (1987−1988)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>The Prince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert</i> – Various Artists (1987)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Where_the_Streets_Have_No_Name" title="Where the Streets Have No Name">Where the Streets Have No Name</a>" – <a href="/wiki/U2" title="U2">U2</a> (1988)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1989–2009</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Rhythm_Nation_1814_(film)" title="Rhythm Nation 1814 (film)">Rhythm Nation 1814</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet Jackson</a> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Please_Hammer_Don%27t_Hurt_%27Em" title="Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em">Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em: The Movie</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/MC_Hammer" title="MC Hammer">MC Hammer</a> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blond_Ambition_World_Tour_Live" title="Blond Ambition World Tour Live">Live! – Blond Ambition World Tour 90</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Madonna" title="Madonna">Madonna</a> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Diva_(Annie_Lennox_album)" title="Diva (Annie Lennox album)">Diva</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Annie_Lennox" title="Annie Lennox">Annie Lennox</a> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ten_Summoner%27s_Tales" title="Ten Summoner's Tales">Ten Summoner's Tales</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Sting_(musician)" title="Sting (musician)">Sting</a> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Zoo_TV:_Live_from_Sydney" title="Zoo TV: Live from Sydney">Zoo TV: Live from Sydney</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/U2" title="U2">U2</a> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Secret_World_Live" title="Secret World Live">Secret World Live</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Peter_Gabriel" title="Peter Gabriel">Peter Gabriel</a> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles_Anthology" title="The Beatles Anthology">The Beatles Anthology</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jagged_Little_Pill,_Live" title="Jagged Little Pill, Live">Jagged Little Pill, Live</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Alanis_Morissette" title="Alanis Morissette">Alanis Morissette</a> (1997)</li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">American Masters</a>: Lou Reed: Rock & Roll Heart</i> – <a href="/wiki/Lou_Reed" title="Lou Reed">Lou Reed</a> (1998)</li> <li><i>Band of Gypsys: Live at Fillmore East</i> – <a href="/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix" title="Jimi Hendrix">Jimi Hendrix</a> (1999)</li> <li><i>Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album</i> – <a href="/wiki/John_Lennon" title="John Lennon">John Lennon</a> (2000)</li> <li><i>Recording The Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks</i> – <a href="/wiki/Mel_Brooks" title="Mel Brooks">Mel Brooks</a> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Clash:_Westway_to_the_World" title="The Clash: Westway to the World">Westway to the World</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/The_Clash" title="The Clash">The Clash</a> (2002)</li> <li><i>Legend</i> – <a href="/wiki/Sam_Cooke" title="Sam Cooke">Sam Cooke</a> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Concert_for_George_(album)" title="Concert for George (album)">Concert for George</a></i> – Various Artists (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/No_Direction_Home" title="No Direction Home">No Direction Home</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Dylan" title="Bob Dylan">Bob Dylan</a> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Born_to_Run" title="Born to Run">Wings for Wheels: The Making of Born to Run</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen" title="Bruce Springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Confessions_Tour_(album)" title="The Confessions Tour (album)">The Confessions Tour</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Madonna" title="Madonna">Madonna</a> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Runnin%27_Down_a_Dream_(film)" title="Runnin' Down a Dream (film)">Runnin' Down a Dream</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Petty_and_the_Heartbreakers" title="Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers">Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers</a> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/All_Together_Now_(2008_film)" title="All Together Now (2008 film)">The Beatles Love – All Together Now</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cirque_du_Soleil" title="Cirque du Soleil">Cirque du Soleil</a> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" 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- The Touring Years</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Defiant_Ones_(TV_series)" title="The Defiant Ones (TV series)">The Defiant Ones</a></i> – Various Artists (2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Quincy_(film)" title="Quincy (film)">Quincy</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Quincy_Jones" title="Quincy Jones">Quincy Jones</a> (2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Homecoming:_A_Film_by_Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé">Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> (2019)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Linda_Ronstadt:_The_Sound_of_My_Voice" title="Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice">Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Linda_Ronstadt" title="Linda Ronstadt">Linda Ronstadt</a> (2020)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Summer_of_Soul" title="Summer of Soul">Summer of Soul</a></i> – Various Artists (2021)</li> <li><i><a 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title="Educational Television Stations"><span style="color:white;">Educational Television Stations</span></a> (1963–1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_Broadcasting_Act_of_1967" title="Public Broadcasting Act of 1967"><span style="color:white;">Public Broadcasting Act of 1967</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corporation_for_Public_Broadcasting" title="Corporation for Public Broadcasting"><span style="color:white;">Corporation for Public Broadcasting</span></a> (1967–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/America%27s_Public_Television_Stations" title="America's Public Television Stations"><span style="color:white;">America's Public Television Stations</span></a> (1979–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#2638C4; color:#FFFFFF;;width:1%">Documentaries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Independent_Lens" title="Independent 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(since 2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#2638C4; color:#FFFFFF;;width:1%">History</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/American_Experience" title="American Experience">American Experience</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Experience_episodes" title="List of American Experience episodes">episodes</a>) (since October 4, 1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Antiques_Roadshow_(American_TV_program)" title="Antiques Roadshow (American TV program)">Antiques Roadshow</a></i> (since January 9, 1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Finding_Your_Roots" title="Finding Your Roots">Finding Your Roots</a></i> (since March 25, 2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Secrets_of_the_Dead" title="Secrets of the Dead">Secrets of the Dead</a></i> (since May 15, 2000)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#2638C4; color:#FFFFFF;;width:1%">News and public affairs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Amanpour_%26_Company" title="Amanpour & Company">Amanpour & Company</a></i> (since September 10, 2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/BBC_World_News_America" title="BBC World News America">BBC World News America</a></i> (since June 3, 2019 from <a href="/wiki/American_Public_Television" title="American Public Television">American Public Television</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Firing_Line_(TV_program)" title="Firing Line (TV program)">Firing Line</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Firing_Line_episodes" title="List of Firing Line episodes">episodes</a>) (April 4, 1966 – December 26, 1999; since June 22, 2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Frontline_(American_TV_program)" title="Frontline (American TV program)">Frontline</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Frontline_(American_TV_program)_episodes" title="List of Frontline (American TV program) episodes">episodes</a>) (since January 17, 1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/PBS_News_Hour" title="PBS News Hour">PBS News Hour</a></i> (since October 20, 1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/To_the_Contrary" title="To the Contrary">To the Contrary</a></i> (since April 3, 1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Washington_Week" title="Washington Week">Washington Week</a></i> (since February 23, 1967)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#2638C4; color:#FFFFFF;;width:1%">Personalities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Samantha_Brown" title="Samantha Brown">Samantha Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Burns" title="Ken Burns">Ken Burns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ric_Burns" title="Ric Burns">Ric Burns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Gerson" title="Michael Gerson">Michael Gerson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amy_Holmes" title="Amy Holmes">Amy Holmes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Moyers" title="Bill Moyers">Bill Moyers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hari_Sreenivasan" title="Hari Sreenivasan">Hari Sreenivasan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judy_Woodruff" title="Judy Woodruff">Judy Woodruff</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#2638C4; color:#FFFFFF;;width:1%">How-to and special interest</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/MotorWeek" title="MotorWeek">MotorWeek</a></i> (since October 15, 1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Old_House" title="This Old House">This Old House</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_This_Old_House_episodes" title="List of This Old House episodes">episodes</a>) (since January 1, 1979)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th 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title="PBS">PBS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PBS_America" title="PBS America">PBS America</a> (UK)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/PBS_Digital_Studios" title="PBS Digital Studios">PBS Digital Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PBS_Kids" title="PBS Kids">PBS Kids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PBS_YOU" title="PBS YOU">PBS YOU</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Channel" title="World Channel">World Channel</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#2638C4; color:#FFFFFF;;width:1%">Major stations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Boston <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WGBH-TV" title="WGBH-TV">WGBH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGBX-TV" title="WGBX-TV">WGBX</a></li></ul></li> <li>Chicago <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WTTW" title="WTTW">WTTW</a></li></ul></li> <li>Dallas <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KERA-TV" title="KERA-TV">KERA</a></li></ul></li> <li>Houston <ul><li><a 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