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American Masters Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.2 | |||||||||
| S2 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | |||||
| S3 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.2 | |||||||||
| S4 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.9 | |||||
| S5 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | ||||||
| S6 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 3.3 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 7.1 | |||||
| S7 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 8.1 | |||||||||||
| S8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | ||||||||||||
| S9 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.0 | ||||||||||
| S10 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.5 | ||||||||||
| S11 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 5.8 | |||||||||
| S12 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 6.1 | ||||||||
| S13 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 7.8 | |||||||
| S14 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.0 | ||||||||
| S15 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.7 | ||||||
| S16 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 7.8 | ||||||
| S17 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.1 | ||||||
| S18 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 8.0 | ||||||
| S19 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.3 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 8.4 | |||||||
| S20 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.4 | ||||||
| S21 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 8.4 | |||||
| S22 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 | |||||||||
| S23 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | ||||||
| S24 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 5.9 | ||||||
| S25 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 6.6 | ||||||
| S26 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 4.7 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.6 | |||||||
| S27 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.6 | |||||||||
| S28 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 8.2 | |||||
| S29 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | ||||||
| S30 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 7.3 | |||||
| S31 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 8.0 | |||||
| S32 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.1 | ||||||
| S33 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 6.9 | ||
| S34 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 6.8 | ||||||
| S35 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 8.1 | ||||
| S36 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.6 | ||||||
| S37 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 5.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 6.6 | |||||
| S38 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 7.5 | ||||||||
| S39 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 8.5 | |||||
| S40 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 7.9 |
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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.
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Season 11986
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Season 31988
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Season 41989
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Season 51990
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Season 61991
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Season 71993
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Season 81993
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Season 91994
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Season 101995
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Season 111996
7.750855h 52m
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Season 121997
7.31K65h 35m
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Season 131998
7.979774h 52m
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Season 141999
7.687373h 21m
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Season 152000
7.82K88h 52m
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Season 162001
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Season 172002
7.71K87h 34m
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Season 182003
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Season 192005
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Season 202006
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Season 212007
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Season 222008
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Season 232009
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Season 242010
7.31K85h 41m
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Season 252011
7.76K96h 16m
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Season 262012
7.72K83h 50m
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Season 272013
7.71K63h 46m
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Season 282013
7.7553104h 49m
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Season 292015
7.643985h 46m
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Season 302016
7.780696h 50m
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Season 312017
7.8564108h 2m
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Season 322018
7.844684h 38m
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Season 332019
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Season 342020
7.44K84h 12m
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Season 352021
7.8635111h 26m
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Season 362022
7.744784h 49m
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Season 372023
7.125693h 20m
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Season 382024
7.623873h 59m
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Season 392025
8.1377910h 48m
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Season 402026
7.910571h 52m
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Martin Scorsese Self, Self - Director, Self - Narrator
Peter Bogdanovich Self
Tony Bennett Self, Self - Narrator
Dick Cavett Self, Self - Television Host
Lee Grant Self, Narrator, Self - Narrator
Eli Wallach Self, Self - Actor
Meryl Streep Self, Narrator, Self - Actor
Steven Spielberg Self
Carl Reiner Self
Gregory Peck Self, Self - Narrator
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