American Masters Season 40
Created by Susan Lacy
Now in its 30th year, American Masters has produced an exceptional library of more than 160 television programs, bringing unique originality and perspective to exploring the lives and illuminating the creative journeys of our most enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists and filmmakers – those who have "left an indelible impression on our cultural landscape". Balancing a broad cast of characters and artistic approaches, while preserving historical authenticity and intellectual integrity, these portraits resonate the attention, style and substance each subject deserves. American Masters sustains high audience awareness and loyalty, averaging 2-to-5 million viewers per program.
American Masters Season 40, Episode 8, “Liz Diller,” airs Tuesday, November 24, 2026 on PBS.
American Masters Season 40, Episode 8, “Liz Diller,” airs Tuesday, November 24, 2026 on PBS.
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Episodes
- 1
Ten Times Better source at TVmaze
The astonishing and heartwarming story of George Lee, a pioneering Asian dancer who originated a featured role in George Balanchine's The Nutcracker 70 years ago as a teenage immigrant from China.
- 2
Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire source at TVmaze
Learn about Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize-winning author of Night. After his internment at the Auschwitz Concentration Camp and liberation from Buchenwald, Wiesel became a journalist in France before immigrating to America. Over the course of his life, Wiesel fought the "sin of indifference" by writing, teaching, speaking truth to power and championing for human rights.
- 3
Sun Ra: Do the Impossible source at TVmaze
Discover the extraordinary life of poet, philosopher and music visionary Sun Ra. With his ever-evolving collective, the Sun Ra Arkestra, he self-produced more than 200 albums, stretching the boundaries of jazz.
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Bella! This Woman's Place Is in the House source at TVmaze
Follow the meteoric rise of firebrand politician and activist Bella Abzug. Considered one of the first feminists to be elected to Congress, her commitment to women's rights and progressive causes upended the status quo in Washington.
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W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause source at TVmaze
Explore the life and legacy of notable Black scholar and civil rights pioneer W.E.B. Du Bois. From his birth, just five years after the Emancipation Proclamation; to his death, on the eve of the March on Washington in 1963, his legacy as an activist continues to resonate today.
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Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World source at TVmaze
Celebrate the life and career of Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Mary Oliver. Shaped by a solitary childhood and rising literary fame, Oliver published more than 30 collections of poetry and essays on nature, beauty, and love.
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