American Experience

As television's longest-running, most-watched history series, American Experience brings to life the incredible characters and epic stories that helped form this nation.

Fri, May 16 7:00 P.M. Plague at the Golden Gate     NH World (11.3)

Over 100 years before the COVID-19 pandemic set off a nationwide wave of fear and anti-Asian sentiment, an outbreak of bubonic plague in San Francisco's Chinatown unleashed a similar crisis.

Sat, May 17 12:00 A.M. Plague at the Golden Gate     NH World (11.3)

Over 100 years before the COVID-19 pandemic set off a nationwide wave of fear and anti-Asian sentiment, an outbreak of bubonic plague in San Francisco's Chinatown unleashed a similar crisis.

Sat, May 17 8:00 A.M. Plague at the Golden Gate     NH World (11.3)

Over 100 years before the COVID-19 pandemic set off a nationwide wave of fear and anti-Asian sentiment, an outbreak of bubonic plague in San Francisco's Chinatown unleashed a similar crisis.

Sat, May 17 2:00 P.M. Plague at the Golden Gate     NH World (11.3)

Over 100 years before the COVID-19 pandemic set off a nationwide wave of fear and anti-Asian sentiment, an outbreak of bubonic plague in San Francisco's Chinatown unleashed a similar crisis.

Sat, May 17 9:00 P.M. Plague at the Golden Gate     NH Explore (11.2)

Over 100 years before the COVID-19 pandemic set off a nationwide wave of fear and anti-Asian sentiment, an outbreak of bubonic plague in San Francisco's Chinatown unleashed a similar crisis.

Sun, May 18 1:00 A.M. Plague at the Golden Gate     NH Explore (11.2)

Over 100 years before the COVID-19 pandemic set off a nationwide wave of fear and anti-Asian sentiment, an outbreak of bubonic plague in San Francisco's Chinatown unleashed a similar crisis.

Mon, May 19 9:00 P.M. Mr. Polaroid     NHPBS (11.1)

Long before the iPhone, another inventive device allowed everyone to instantly chronicle their lives - the Polaroid camera.

Tue, May 20 1:00 A.M. Mr. Polaroid     NHPBS (11.1)

Long before the iPhone, another inventive device allowed everyone to instantly chronicle their lives - the Polaroid camera.

Wed, May 21 4:00 A.M. Mr. Polaroid     NHPBS (11.1)

Long before the iPhone, another inventive device allowed everyone to instantly chronicle their lives - the Polaroid camera.

Wed, May 21 1:00 P.M. Mr. Polaroid     NH Explore (11.2)

Long before the iPhone, another inventive device allowed everyone to instantly chronicle their lives - the Polaroid camera.

Sat, May 24 8:00 P.M. Mr. Polaroid     NH Explore (11.2)

Long before the iPhone, another inventive device allowed everyone to instantly chronicle their lives - the Polaroid camera.

Sun, May 25 12:00 A.M. Mr. Polaroid     NH Explore (11.2)

Long before the iPhone, another inventive device allowed everyone to instantly chronicle their lives - the Polaroid camera.

Tue, Jun 10 2:00 P.M. Casa Susanna     NH Explore (11.2)

In the 1950s and 60s, when failure to wear gender-appropriate clothing was illegal across most of the country, a community of cross-dressing men found refuge at a modest house in the Catskills region of New York.

Wed, Jun 11 3:00 A.M. Casa Susanna     NH Explore (11.2)

In the 1950s and 60s, when failure to wear gender-appropriate clothing was illegal across most of the country, a community of cross-dressing men found refuge at a modest house in the Catskills region of New York.

Thu, Jun 12 4:00 A.M. Nazi Town, USA     NHPBS (11.1)

Explore the rise of the German American Bund, a 1930s organization of American Nazis.

Thu, Jun 12 8:00 P.M. Casa Susanna     NH World (11.3)

In the 1950s and 60s, when failure to wear gender-appropriate clothing was illegal across most of the country, a community of cross-dressing men found refuge at a modest house in the Catskills region of New York.

Fri, Jun 13 12:00 A.M. Casa Susanna     NH World (11.3)

In the 1950s and 60s, when failure to wear gender-appropriate clothing was illegal across most of the country, a community of cross-dressing men found refuge at a modest house in the Catskills region of New York.

Fri, Jun 13 8:00 A.M. Casa Susanna     NH World (11.3)

In the 1950s and 60s, when failure to wear gender-appropriate clothing was illegal across most of the country, a community of cross-dressing men found refuge at a modest house in the Catskills region of New York.

Fri, Jun 13 3:00 P.M. Casa Susanna     NH World (11.3)

In the 1950s and 60s, when failure to wear gender-appropriate clothing was illegal across most of the country, a community of cross-dressing men found refuge at a modest house in the Catskills region of New York.

Sun, Jun 15 9:00 A.M. Casa Susanna     NH World (11.3)

In the 1950s and 60s, when failure to wear gender-appropriate clothing was illegal across most of the country, a community of cross-dressing men found refuge at a modest house in the Catskills region of New York.


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Ask This Old House | E22 | Urban Gardens, Apron Driveway | Ask This Old House
This Old House | E22 | Westford Historic Renovation | Side Hustle
American Masters | Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse [ASL]
NOVA | Secrets of the Forest
The Future of Nature | Humans
Great Performances | Now Hear This
Nature | Salvation | Katavi: Africa's Fallen Paradise
The Corridors of Power | The Corridors of Power
Antiques Roadshow | Maryland Zoo, Hour 1
Finding Your Roots | Finding My Roots
Going Your Way | Going Your Way
Wolf Hall | Episode 1: Wreckage
Marie Antoinette | Treacherous Legacy
Lucy Worsley Investigates | Bloody Mary
A Hymn for Peace: The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra Performs Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | A Hymn for Peace: The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra Performs Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
History with David Rubenstein | Alex Prud'homme
Shaking It Up: The Life and Times of Liz Carpenter | Shaking It Up: The Life and Times of Liz Carpenter
Prue Leith's Cotswold Kitchen | Alison Hammond
Secrets of the Dead | Plunderer: The Life and Times of a Nazi Art Thief (Part Two)
American Experience | Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP
Made With Love | America Made With Love
Great Migrations: A People on The Move | Coming to America
Independent Lens | Skin of Glass
Finding Edna Lewis | Finding Edna Lewis
Austin City Limits | ACL Presents: Willie Nelson & Family
Chautauqua at 150: Wynton Marsalis' All Rise | Chautauqua at 150: Wynton Marsalis' All Rise
Doc World | Ukrainian Storybox: A Woman's War
Wes Montgomery: A Celebration Concert | Wes Montgomery: A Celebration Concert
Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond the Mask | Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond the Mask
Funny Woman | Episode 1
The Creole Pig: Haiti's Great Loss | The Creole Pig: Haiti's Great Loss
Journeys of Black Mathematicians | Forging Resilience
Resistance: They Fought Back | Resistance: They Fought Back
Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy | Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy
Unknown Destination: A Love Story | Unknown Destination: A Love Story
All Creatures Great and Small | Episode 1: To All Our Boys