American Masters
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‘Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road’ Shows New Side of Beach Boys Legend
Brian Wilson’s Road Trip, J.Lo’s ‘Halftime,’ ‘Mayans’ Finale, ‘Dateline’ Heads to Peacock
Jensen’s One of the ‘Boys,’ Remembering Joe Papp, Judy Garland’s 100th, ‘P-Valley’ Preview
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‘Waterman — Duke: Ambassador of Aloha’: What We Learned About Duke Kahanamoku
Mother’s Day on ‘This Is Us,’ Father’s Day on ‘Resident,’ Hawaii’s Surfing Master, ‘Naomi’ Finale
Black History Month 2022: Your Complete TV & Streaming Guide
‘Murders’ Finale, ABC’s ‘Queens’ and a New ‘Bachelorette,’ American Masters on Helen Keller
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Roush Review: ‘American Masters’ Salutes Rita Moreno, an EGOT for All Time
Women’s Gymnastics and More Olympics, Masterful Musicians on PBS, ‘Real Sports’ Plays Chess, Amateur Detectives Play ‘Citizen P.I.’
Netflix’s ‘Sweet Tooth,’ Stephen King’s ‘Lisey’s Story,’ A ‘Mythic’ Backstory and ‘Mosquito Coast’ Finale on Apple, Celebrating ‘Ballerina Boys’
‘Breeders’ Discusses Friendship, ‘All Rise’ Deals With a Tricky Case, ‘Bull’ Has a Difficult Client, Introspective Amy Tan Documentary
Worth Watching: Netflix’s ‘Serpent,’ ‘Hysterical’ Female Comics, Tooting Doc Severinsen’s Horn
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PBS’s ‘American Masters’ Shares Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Story From ‘Prairie to Page’
American Masters Examines How Walter Winchell Wielded ‘The Power of Gossip’
‘Unladylike2020’ Highlights 5 Women Who Changed American Politics
Worth Watching: Last Call for ‘Greenleaf,’ ‘Isolation Stories’ Filmed in Quarantine, Toni Morrison an ‘American Master’
Toni Morrison Examines her Life and Works in ‘The Pieces I Am’ (VIDEO)
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Roush Review: A Saucy Portrait of the Original ‘Dirty Blonde’
Worth Watching: Remembering Miles Davis, Facing the Truth on ‘This Is Us,’ Pete Davidson on Netflix
‘Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool’ Reveals the Man Behind the Jazz Legend
‘Words From a Bear’ Looks at the Life of Pulitzer Prize Winner N. Scott Momaday
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PBS Kicks Off Hispanic Heritage Month With ‘Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage’ (VIDEO)
Beloved Sci-Fi Author Profiled in American Masters’ ‘Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin’
‘All Things Are Photographable’: A Revealing Portrait of Photographer Garry Winogrand
Worth Watching: Finales of ‘Boat’ and ‘Speechless,’ Something ‘Special’ on Netflix, Pulitzer Profiled on ‘American Masters’
Discover the Man Behind the Prizes in PBS’ ‘Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People’
Worth Watching: Separation Anxiety on ‘Speechless,’ ‘Widow’ on Amazon, Holly Near an ‘American Master’
Ted Williams on ‘American Masters,’ Shark Week Goes Into the Abyss, ‘Bachelorette’ All Thai’d Up
A ‘Wicked’ Undercover Boss, a ‘Bombshell’ on PBS, Happily Ever After for ‘Once Upon a Time’
3 Things We Learn About Hollywood Icon Hedy Lamarr the PBS Doc ‘Bombshell’
What’s On: Bob Hope on ‘American Masters,’ a new season of ‘Black Mirror,’ ‘SMILF’ finale, Mariah Carey and other New Year’s Eve TV highlights (Dave Chappelle!)
New ‘American Masters’ Episode Thanks Bob Hope for the Memories
What’s Worth Watching: Norman Lear, ‘This Is Us’, ‘Atlanta’ and more for Tuesday, October 25
Norman Lear on His ‘American Masters’ Documentary and Making Politically Engaged TV
What’s Worth Watching: ‘Carol King’, ‘Love’, ‘Pet Talk’ and more for Friday, Feb. 19 & Saturday, Feb. 20
What’s Worth Watching: Mike Nichols, the SAG Awards, Zombie Houses and More TV for Friday and Saturday, Jan. 29-30
Norman Lear Still Hopeful on ‘One Day at a Time’ Remake
What’s Worth Watching: PBS Gets Dance (Ballet) Fever
