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.
Seasons
Season 1
12 Episodes • 1986
Season 2
10 Episodes • 1987
Season 3
8 Episodes • 1988
Season 4
10 Episodes • 1989
Season 5
8 Episodes • 1990
Season 6
9 Episodes • 1991
Season 7
3 Episodes • 1993
Season 8
2 Episodes • 1993
Season 9
4 Episodes • 1994
Season 10
5 Episodes • 1995
Season 11
5 Episodes • 1996
Season 12
6 Episodes • 1997
Season 13
7 Episodes • 1998
Season 14
7 Episodes • 1999
Season 15
8 Episodes • 2000
Season 16
8 Episodes • 2001
Season 17
8 Episodes • 2002
Season 18
8 Episodes • 2003
Season 19
8 Episodes • 2005
Season 20
9 Episodes • 2006
Season 21
9 Episodes • 2007
Season 22
9 Episodes • 2008
Season 23
8 Episodes • 2009
Season 24
8 Episodes • 2010
Season 25
9 Episodes • 2011
Season 26
8 Episodes • 2012
Season 27
5 Episodes • 2013
Season 28
10 Episodes • 2013
Season 29
8 Episodes • 2015
Season 30
9 Episodes • 2016
Season 31
10 Episodes • 2017
Season 32
8 Episodes • 2018
Season 33
12 Episodes • 2019
Season 34
8 Episodes • 2020
Season 35
10 Episodes • 2021
Season 36
8 Episodes • 2022
Season 37
9 Episodes • 2023
Season 38
7 Episodes • 2024
Season 39
8 Episodes • 2025
Season 40
3 Episodes • 2026
Episodes - Season 1
1. Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman'
90mA behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman for television.
2. Philip Johnson, Self Portrait
90mOne of America's best-known architects is profiled, with emphasis on his early career and his later movement away from minimalism.
3. Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory
90mA biography of the well-known social critic and author Katherine Anne Porter.
4. The Unknown Chaplin (1)
90mAn in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
5. The Unknown Chaplin (2)
90mAn in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
6. The Unknown Chaplin (3)
90mAn in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
7. Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day
90mA biography of Billie Holiday, one of America's most unique and emotional jazz singers and the tragic end of her life at an early age.
8. James Levine: A Life in Music
90mThe musical career of the long-time conductor of New York City's Metropolitan Opera as reflected by following his normal working day on camera.
9. Aaron Copland: A Self Portrait
90mOne of America's signature classical composers and the unique elements he incorporated into his pieces.
10. Thomas Eakins: A Motion Portrait
90mThe strikingly realistic and unsentimental paintings of the noted artist from Philadelphia.
Created by: Susan Lacy
Available on: PBS
