Airs: Mondays at 9pm on WGBH 2 Television’s most-watched history series, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE has been hailed as “peerless” (Wall Street Journal), “the most consistently enriching program on television” (Chicago Tribune) and “a beacon of intelligence and purpose” (Houston Chronicle). On air and online, the series brings to life the incredible characters and epic stories that have shaped America’s past and present. Acclaimed by viewers and critics alike, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE documentaries have been honored with every major broadcast award, including 22 Emmy Awards, four duPont-Columbia Awards and 14 George Foster Peabody Awards, one most recently for "Two Days in October."

Sample programs

Alexander Hamilton
As the first secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton led the transformation of a young country into a commercial and industrial powerhouse. This film profiles an underappreciated genius who laid the groundwork for the nation’s modern economy.
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
Through interviews with survivors, Temple defectors, relatives of the dead and journalists, this acclaimed film gives powerful context to preacher Jones, his followers and the events of November 1978.
The Living Weapons
This documentary examines the United State’s secret germ warfare program of the 1940s and ‘50s. The program reveals the scientific and technical challenges scientists faced in developing these weapons, and ultimately, the moral dilemmas posed by their success.

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