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The American Experiment Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.2 |
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Life. Liberty. The pursuit of happiness. This sweeping historical documentary series traces how the ideals of America's founders gave rise to a nation.
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Season 12026
7.430356h 9m
As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, this historical documentary reexamines the improbable achievement that was the nation's founding, and the radical question at the center of the American Revolution: Can a people govern themselves?
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Freedom | 7.3 | 78 | 77 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Tyranny, Like Hell, Is Not Easily Conquered | 7.6 | 61 | 66 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | The United States Are Not United | 7.4 | 55 | 72 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | We the People | 7.4 | 57 | 70 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Washington's Warning | 7.2 | 52 | 84 min |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Martin Sheen Self - Narrator
Tom Nichols Self - Professor Emeritus of National Security Affairs, U.S. Naval War College
Douglas Bradburn Self - President and CEO, George Washington's Mount Vernon
Lindsay M. Chervinsky Self - Executive Director, The George Washington Presidential Library
Maya Jasanoff Self - Author, Liberty's Exiles, Self - Professor of History, Harvard University
Joanne Freeman Self - Author, Affairs of Honor, Self - Editor, The Essential Hamilton
Alexis Coe Self - American History Columnist, The New York Times
Yuval Levin Self - Author, American Covenant
Hillary Clinton Self - Former Secretary of State (D), Self - Former U.S. Secretary of State (D)
Mike Pence Self - Former Vice President (R)
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