American Masters
American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists, filmmakers, and others who have left an indelible impression on the cultural landscape of the United States.
Season 1
12 episodes
Premiered Jun 23, 1986
Season 2
10 episodes
Premiered Jul 6, 1987
Season 3
8 episodes
Premiered Jul 11, 1988
Season 4
10 episodes
Premiered Jul 3, 1989
Season 5
8 episodes
Premiered Jul 2, 1990
Season 6
9 episodes
Premiered Jul 1, 1991
Season 7
3 episodes
Premiered Mar 14, 1993
Season 8
2 episodes
Premiered Dec 8, 1993
Season 9
4 episodes
Premiered Nov 30, 1994
Season 10
5 episodes
Premiered Nov 29, 1995
Season 11
5 episodes
Premiered Nov 25, 1996
Season 12
6 episodes
Premiered Sep 17, 1997
Season 13
7 episodes
Premiered Oct 28, 1998
Season 14
7 episodes
Premiered Nov 1, 1999
Season 15
8 episodes
Premiered Sep 27, 2000
Season 16
8 episodes
Premiered Oct 7, 2001
Season 17
8 episodes
Premiered Oct 2, 2002
Season 18
8 episodes
Premiered Sep 3, 2003
Season 19
8 episodes
Premiered May 11, 2005
Season 20
9 episodes
Premiered May 10, 2006
Season 21
9 episodes
Premiered Apr 4, 2007
Season 22
9 episodes
Premiered Feb 27, 2008
Season 23
8 episodes
Premiered Feb 18, 2009
Season 24
8 episodes
Premiered Jan 11, 2010
Season 25
9 episodes
Premiered Jan 12, 2011
Season 26
8 episodes
Premiered Jan 23, 2012
Season 27
5 episodes
Premiered Feb 22, 2013
Season 28
10 episodes
Premiered Dec 27, 2013
Season 29
8 episodes
Premiered Jan 23, 2015
Season 30
9 episodes
Premiered Jan 29, 2016
Season 31
10 episodes
Premiered Jan 3, 2017
Season 32
8 episodes
Premiered Jan 19, 2018
Season 33
12 episodes
Premiered Jan 2, 2019
Season 34
8 episodes
Premiered Mar 3, 2020
Season 35
10 episodes
Premiered Jan 18, 2021
Season 36
8 episodes
Premiered Jan 11, 2022
Season 37
9 episodes
Premiered Jan 24, 2023
Season 38
7 episodes
Premiered Jan 2, 2024
Season 39
8 episodes
Premiered Feb 21, 2025
Season 40
5 episodes
Premiered Jan 27, 2026
Ep 1Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman'
A behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman for television.
Ep 2Philip Johnson, Self Portrait
One of America's best-known architects is profiled, with emphasis on his early career and his later movement away from minimalism.
Ep 3Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory
A biography of the well-known social critic and author Katherine Anne Porter.
Ep 4The Unknown Chaplin (1)
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
The Unknown Chaplin (2)
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
The Unknown Chaplin (3)
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
PBS
US
