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''[[American Experience]]'', originally titled ''The American Experience'', is an American [[television program]] and a [[PBS]] documentary series created by Peter McGhee.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hevesi|first1=Dennis|title=Judy Crichton, Producer of 'American Experience', Dies at 77|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/17/arts/television/17crichton.html?_r=1&ref=television&oref=slogin|access-date=11 October 2014|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 17, 2007}}</ref> The series airs [[Documentary film|documentaries]] about significant historical events or figures in [[History of the United States|United States history]]. The show is produced primarily by [[WGBH-TV]], a [[television station]] and PBS affiliate located in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]. WGBH-TV creates [[non-commercial educational]] programs and distributes them on [[public television]] stations throughout the [[United States]]. However, other PBS affiliate stations, such as [[WNET]] in [[New York City]], have co-produced episodes for the television series. Since the program's debut on October 4, [[1988 in American television|1988]], ''American Experience'' has broadcast 367 new episodes and has been a recipient of over 265 broadcast and web awards.<ref>{{cite web|title=American Experience's 25th Anniversary|url=http://video.nhptv.org/video/2365092442/|publisher=WGBH Educational Foundation|access-date=12 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=American Experience - Broadcast Awards|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/about/award/broadcast|website=PBS|publisher=WGBH Educational Foundation|access-date=12 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304210802/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/about/award/broadcast |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=American Experience - Web Awards|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/about/award/web|website=PBS|publisher=WGBH Educational Foundation|access-date=12 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092958/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/about/award/web |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref>

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'''Seasons''': [[#Season 1 (1988–89)|1]] [[#Season 2 (1989–90)|2]] [[#Season 3 (1990–91)|3]] [[#Season 4 (1991–92)|4]] [[#Season 5 (1992–93)|5]] [[#Season 6 (1993–94)|6]] [[#Season 7 (1994–95)|7]] [[#Season 8 (1995–96)|8]] [[#Season 9 (1996–97)|9]] [[#Season 10 (1997–98)|10]] [[#Season 11 (1998–99)|11]] [[#Season 12 (1999–2000)|12]] [[#Season 13 (2000–01)|13]] [[#Season 14 (2001–02)|14]] [[#Season 15 (2002–03)|15]] [[#Season 16 (2003–04)|16]] [[#Season 17 (2004–05)|17]] [[#Season 18 (2005–06)|18]] [[#Season 19 (2006–07)|19]] [[#Season 20 (2008)|20]] [[#Season 21 (2009)|21]] [[#Season 22 (2009–10)|22]] [[#Season 23 (2010–11)|23]] [[#Season 24 (2012)|24]] [[#Season 25 (2013)|25]] [[#Season 26 (2014)|26]] [[#Season 27 (2015)|27]] [[#Season 28 (2016)|28]] [[#Season 29 (2017)|29]] [[#Season 30 (2018)|30]] [[#Season 31 (2019)|31]] [[#Season 32 (2020)|32]] [[#Season 33 (2021)|33]] [[#Season 34 (2022)|34]] [[#Season 35 (2023)|35]] [[#Season 36 (2024)|36]] [[#Season 37 (2025)|37]] [[#Upcoming episodes|Upcoming episodes]] • [[#See also|See also]] • [[#Notes|Notes]] • [[#References|References]] • [[#External links|External links]]__NOTOC__
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== Series overview ==
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| end3       = {{End date|1991|5|6}}

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| end4       = {{End date|1992|2|17}}

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| end5       = {{End date|1993|3|1}}

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| end6       = {{End date|1994|5|25}}

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| end7       = {{End date|1995|5|9}}

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| end8       = {{End date|1996|2|26}}

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| end10       = {{End date|1998|3|2}}

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| end11       = {{End date|1999|5|17}}

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| end12       = {{End date|2000|5|23}}

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| end13       = {{End date|2001|4|30}}

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| end14       = {{End date|2002|5|12}}

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| end15       = {{End date|2003|7|14}}

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| end16       = {{End date|2004|5|3}}

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| end17       = {{End date|2005|7|4}}

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| end18       = {{End date|2006|5|22}}

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| end19       = {{End date|2007|5|14}}

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| end20       = {{End date|2008|5|6}}

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| end21       = {{End date|2009|5|18}}

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| end22       = {{End date|2010|5|10}}

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| end23       = {{End date|2011|5|16}}

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| end24       = {{End date|2012|5|1}}

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| end25       = {{End date|2013|2|5}}

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| end26       = {{End date|2014|6|24}}

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| end27       = {{End date|2015|7|14}}

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| end28       = {{End date|2016|8|2}}

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| end29       = {{End date|2017|4|12}}

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| end30       = {{End date|2018|10|16}}

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| end31       = {{End date|2019|9|10}}

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| end32       = {{End date|2020|7|7}}

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| end33       = {{End date|2021|9|28}}

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| end34       = {{End date|2022|11|15}}

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| end35       = {{End date|2023|10|30}}

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== Episodes ==
=== Season 1 (1988–89) ===
{{Main|American Experience season 1}}
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=== Season 2 (1989–90) ===
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=== Season 3 (1990–91) ===
{{Main|American Experience season 3}}
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=== Season 4 (1991–92) ===
{{Main|American Experience season 4}}
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=== Season 5 (1992–93) ===
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=== Season 6 (1993–94) ===
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=== Season 7 (1994–95) ===
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=== Season 8 (1995–96) ===
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=== Season 9 (1996–97) ===
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=== Season 10 (1997–98) ===
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=== Season 11 (1998–99) ===
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=== Season 12 (1999–2000) ===
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=== Season 13 (2000–01) ===
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=== Season 14 (2001–02) ===
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=== Season 15 (2002–03) ===
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=== Season 16 (2003–04) ===
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=== Season 17 (2004–05) ===
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=== Season 18 (2005–06) ===
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=== Season 19 (2006–07) ===
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=== Season 20 (2008) ===
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=== Season 21 (2009) ===
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=== Season 22 (2009–10) ===
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=== Season 23 (2010–11) ===
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=== Season 24 (2012) ===
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=== Season 25 (2013) ===
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=== Season 26 (2014) ===
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=== Season 27 (2015) ===
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=== Season 28 (2016) ===
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=== Season 29 (2017) ===
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=== Season 30 (2018) ===
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=== Season 31 (2019) ===
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=== Season 32 (2020) ===
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=== Season 33 (2021) ===
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=== Season 34 (2022) ===
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=== Season 35 (2023) ===
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=== Season 36 (2024) ===
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=== Season 37 (2025) ===
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== Upcoming episodes ==
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== See also ==
{{Portal bar|Film|Television|United States}}

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist|25em}}

== External links ==
* {{official website|https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/|''American Experience''}} official website

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