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TV series

American Experience

1988 · TV-PG · 37 seasons · 396 episodes

6.5

TMDB audience score
49 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

About 363h to watch every episode. An estimate: 396 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 55 minutes.

Where to watch

Official options in the United States:

Subscription

  • YouTube TV
  • PBS
  • PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

Free

  • PBS

Buy

  • Amazon Video
  • Apple TV Store

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Main cast

  • David Ogden Stiers
    Narrator (voice)
    31 episodes

  • David McCullough
    Narrator (voice)
    18 episodes

  • Michael Murphy
    Self - Narrator (voice)
    14 episodes

  • Linda Hunt
    Self - Narrator (voice)
    12 episodes

  • Oliver Platt
    Narrator (voice)
    12 episodes

  • Liev Schreiber
    Narrator (voice)
    8 episodes

  • Joe Morton
    Narrator (voice)
    8 episodes

  • Julian Bond
    Narrator (voice)
    8 episodes

  • Jason Robards
    Narrator (voice)
    7 episodes

  • Blair Brown
    Narrator (voice)
    7 episodes

  • Frances Sternhagen
    (voice)
    6 episodes

  • Campbell Scott
    Narrator (voice)
    5 episodes

  • Andre Braugher
    Robert Carter (voice)
    5 episodes

  • George Plimpton
    (voice)
    5 episodes

  • Stacy Keach
    Narrator (voice)
    4 episodes

  • Russell Baker
    Narrator (voice)
    4 episodes

  • Lyndon B. Johnson
    Self (archive footage)
    4 episodes

  • Robert Dallek
    Self
    4 episodes

Seasons