American Masters Season 17: Episode Guide & Ratings

An up-close look at the songs and lifestyle of the popular country western personality.

A biography of the influential actor and director of silent film classics and his contributions to character expression and make-up effects.

A retrospective on the history and work of the famous American school for academic mastery of the performing arts.

Portrait of an American woman who helped pioneer the fresher and simpler cuisine that emerged in California in the later 1970s.

The life of the folk singer and songwriting artist and the evolution of her work over three decades.

Biography of the legendary blues player from the deep South who's music contributed to the origins of rock-and-roll.

A documentary on the famous war photographer and the life he led.

A spotlight on the eclectic and often humorous American writer and his many accomplishments.