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The Men Who Built America backdrop
TV Series · 8.0 / 10 · 192 ratings · 16 Oct 2012 · English · 1 season · 2h per episode · Ended
Influential builders, dreamers and believers whose feats transformed the United States, a nation decaying from the inside after the Civil War, into the greatest economic and technological superpower the world had ever seen. The Men Who Built America is the story of a nation at the crossroads and of the people who catapulted it to prosperity.
The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen I New Docuseries Premieres Wed. March 7 at 9/8c | History
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Cast
Tim Getman
John D. Rockefeller
Michael Chmiel
William Vanderbilt
David Donahoe
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Ray Reynolds
J.P. Morgan (The Elder)
Eric Rolland
J.P Morgan (The Younger)
Adam Jonas Segaller
Andrew Carnegie (The Elder)
AJ Achinger
Andrew Carnegie (The Younger)
Alex Falberg
Nikola Tesla
Cary Donaldson
Henry Ford
Einar Gunn
George Westinghouse
American Experience
TV Series · 6.5 / 10 · 4 Oct 1988 · English
TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
Biography
TV Series · 6.7 / 10 · 6 Apr 1987 · English
Biography is a documentary television series. It was originally a half-hour filmed series produced for CBS by David Wolper from 1961 to 1964 and hosted by Mike Wallace. The A&E Network later re-ran it and has produced new episodes since 1987. The older version featured historical figures such as Helen Keller and Mark Twain, or long-dead entertainment figures such as Will Rogers or John Barrymore. The A&E series has placed the emphasis on such people as Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Plácido Domingo, Freddie Mercury, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Eric Clapton, Pope John Paul II, Gene Tierney, Selena, Diego Rivera, Mao Zedong and Queen Elizabeth II, and fictional characters like The Phantom, Superman, Hamlet, Betty Boop, and Santa Claus. The program ended up profiling enough figures that in 1999, A&E spun it off into an entire network, The Biography Channel.
American Masters
TV Series · 7.0 / 10 · 23 Jun 1986 · English
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.
Superpowered: The DC Story
TV Series · 7.4 / 10 · 20 Jul 2023 · English
This docuseries takes an unprecedented look at the enduring and influential legacy of DC, allowing fans to rediscover the universe of characters, as well as the iconic comic book company’s origins, its evolution and its nearly nine-decade cultural impact across every artistic medium.
Top Gear
TV Series · 7.9 / 10 · 13 Jul 1978 · English
Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types.
30 for 30
TV Series · 7.5 / 10 · 6 Oct 2009 · English
30 for 30 is the title for a series of documentary films airing on ESPN, its sister networks, and online highlighting interesting people and events in sports history. This currently includes four "volumes" of 30 episodes each, a 13-episode series under the ESPN Films Presents title in 2011–2012, and a series of 30 for 30 Shorts shown through the ESPN.com website. The series has also expanded to include Soccer Stories, which aired in advance of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and audio podcasts. This entry refers to the main Volumes of the series presented by ESPN
The Civil War
TV Series · 7.9 / 10 · 23 Sept 1990 · English
A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser
TV Series · 6.0 / 10 · 15 Aug 2025 · English
Takes an inside look at the making of the hit reality TV competition, exploring the good, the bad, and the complicated. Featuring interviews with former contestants, trainers, producers, and health professionals, the documentary examines the show's approach to transformation, the support systems in place, and the unique challenges of filming reality television.
The Movies
TV Series · 6.5 / 10 · 7 Jul 2019 · English
Explore American cinema through the decades and the cultural, societal and political shifts that framed its evolution.
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV Series · 7.0 / 10 · 12 Oct 2004 · English
A British genealogy documentary series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past.
The American Revolution
TV Series · 5.9 / 10 · 16 Nov 2025 · English
The American Revolution was at once a war for independence, a war of conquest, a civil war, and a world war, fought by neighbors on American farms and between global powers an ocean or more away. It impacted millions from Vermont’s Green Mountains to the swamps of South Carolina, from Indian Country to the Iberian Peninsula. In defeating the British Empire and giving birth to a new nation, the American Revolution turned the world upside-down. Thirteen colonies on the Atlantic Coast united in rebellion, won their independence, and established a republic that still endures. The American Revolution will present the story of the men and women of the Revolutionary generation, their humanity in victory and defeat, and the crisis that they lived through.
Earth at Night in Colour
TV Series · 8.1 / 10 · 4 Dec 2020 · English
Filmed across six continents, this docuseries uses cutting-edge camera technology to capture animals' nocturnal lives, revealing new behaviours filmed in full color like never before.