American Experience

How it earned its rating

• CriticsSolid

  Generally positive reviews

• AudiencesNot counted

  Not measured yet: not enough ratings

• AwardsVery strong

  Won 9 Emmys: Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Informational Special, Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Achievement in Informational Programming, Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Non-Fiction Series, Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Directing for a Nonfiction Programming and 5 more. Won 1 WGA Award: Writers Guild of America Awards: Best Documentary Script – Other Than Current Events. Won 14 Peabody Awards: Peabody Award: The Donner Party, Peabody Award: Battle of the Bulge, FDR, Malcolm X: Make It Plain, Peabody Award: The Battle Over Citizen Kane, Peabody Award: The Presidents Series, Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern and 10 more. Also nominated for 1 Oscar, 6 more Emmys and 1 DGA Award. Plus 8 other awards.

• Reach & staying powerSolid

  Ran for 37 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

• Buzz & cultural impactSolid

  About 49K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 31 is the high point.

1. 
   Season 11988 · 16 episodes · 7.2 out of 10
   Sunday
2. 
   Season 21989 · 16 episodes · 7.0 out of 10
   Sunday
3. –
   Season 31990 · 11 episodes
   Not rated yet
4. –
   Season 41991 · 13 episodes
   Not rated yet
5. –
   Season 51992 · 13 episodes
   Not rated yet
6. –
   Season 61993 · 8 episodes
   Not rated yet
7. –
   Season 71994 · 12 episodes
   Not rated yet
8. –
   Season 81995 · 9 episodes
   Not rated yet
9. –
   Season 91996 · 22 episodes
   Not rated yet
10. –
    Season 101997 · 9 episodes
    Not rated yet
11. –
    Season 111998 · 10 episodes
    Not rated yet
12. 
    Season 121999 · 15 episodes · 7.0 out of 10
    Sunday
13. –
    Season 132000 · 12 episodes
    Not rated yet
14. 
    Season 142001 · 14 episodes · 7.0 out of 10
    Sunday
15. –
    Season 152002 · 13 episodes
    Not rated yet
16. 
    Season 162003 · 9 episodes · 6.0 out of 10
    Monday
17. 
    Season 172004 · 11 episodes · 7.3 out of 10
    Sunday
18. –
    Season 182005 · 13 episodes
    Not rated yet
19. –
    Season 192006 · 15 episodes
    Not rated yet
20. 
    Season 202008 · 14 episodes · 7.1 out of 10
    Sunday
21. –
    Season 212009 · 9 episodes
    Not rated yet
22. –
    Season 222009 · 8 episodes
    Not rated yet
23. 
    Season 232010 · 12 episodes · 5.3 out of 10
    Monday
24. 
    Season 242012 · 8 episodes · 8.0 out of 10
    Saturday
25. 
    Season 252013 · 8 episodes · 7.2 out of 10
    Sunday
26. 
    Season 262014 · 7 episodes · 6.1 out of 10
    Monday
27. 
    Season 272015 · 11 episodes · 6.5 out of 10
    Weeknight
28. 
    Season 282016 · 8 episodes · 7.2 out of 10
    Sunday
29. 
    Season 292017 · 8 episodes · 4.8 out of 10
    Monday
30. 
    Season 302018 · 9 episodes · 7.7 out of 10
    Saturday
31. 
    Season 312019 · 7 episodes · 8.3 out of 10
    Friday
32. 
    Season 322020 · 8 episodes · 2.9 out of 10
    Monday
33. 
    Season 332021 · 8 episodes · 2.4 out of 10
    Monday
34. 
    Season 342022 · 6 episodes · 2.8 out of 10
    Monday
35. 
    Season 352023 · 9 episodes · 2.4 out of 10
    Monday
36. 
    Season 362024 · 7 episodes · 2.1 out of 10
    Monday
37. 
    Season 372025 · 8 episodes · 2.3 out of 10
    Monday

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