American Masters
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Friday, December 12
Starring Dick Van Dyke New
Season 39 • Episode 7
Celebrating the life and career of actor Dick Van Dyke on his 100th birthday.
Saturday, December 13
Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames
Season 38 • Episode 4
Blake Edwards redefined slapstick comedy through a lens that resonates with directors and actors.
Saturday, December 13
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Season 37 • Episode 9
Composer Max Roach's far-reaching ambitions were inspired by inequities of the society around him.
Sunday, December 14
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Season 37 • Episode 9
Composer Max Roach's far-reaching ambitions were inspired by inequities of the society around him.
Monday, December 15
Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny
Season 39 • Episode 4
The life and work of Hannah Arendt, an influential political thinker of the 20th century.
Monday, December 15
Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands
Season 36 • Episode 2
Exploring the life and legacy of singer Marian Anderson and the civil rights movement.
Tuesday, December 16
Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands
Season 36 • Episode 2
Exploring the life and legacy of singer Marian Anderson and the civil rights movement.
Tuesday, December 16
Ten Times Better New
Season 39 • Episode 8
The astonishing and heartwarming story of George Lee, a pioneering Asian dancer.
Thursday, December 18
Ten Times Better
Season 39 • Episode 8
The astonishing and heartwarming story of George Lee, a pioneering Asian dancer.
Saturday, December 20
The Disappearance of Miss Scott
Season 38 • Episode 7
Jazz virtuoso Hazel Scott gets caught up in the Red Scare of the 1950s.
Sunday, December 21
The Disappearance of Miss Scott
Season 38 • Episode 7
Jazz virtuoso Hazel Scott gets caught up in the Red Scare of the 1950s.
Tuesday, December 23
Brenda Lee: Rockin' Around
Season 38 • Episode 6
How Brenda Lee's early fame and life of poverty shaped her music.
Wednesday, December 24
Ten Times Better New
Season 39 • Episode 8
The astonishing and heartwarming story of George Lee, a pioneering Asian dancer.
Thursday, December 25
Brenda Lee: Rockin' Around
Season 38 • Episode 6
How Brenda Lee's early fame and life of poverty shaped her music.
Thursday, December 25
Ten Times Better
Season 39 • Episode 8
The astonishing and heartwarming story of George Lee, a pioneering Asian dancer.
Saturday, December 27
Brenda Lee: Rockin' Around
Season 38 • Episode 6
How Brenda Lee's early fame and life of poverty shaped her music.

Matt Roush says...
“He can sing. He can dance. He’s a comedian. He can do pratfalls and be funny. And he’s also very sexy.” So says fellow comedy legend Carol Burnett in an admiring biographical profile celebrating Dick Van Dyke’s 100th birthday on Saturday. The first hour focuses on his TV career, with several false starts (shown in fascinating vintage clips) until his Broadway triumph in Bye Bye Birdie landed him the gig of a lifetime in the classic The Dick Van Dyke Show, inspired by creator Carl Reiner‘s career as a comedy writer and entertainer. Among those admiring the star’s physicality and versatility: Jim Carrey, Conan O’Brien, Ted Danson, the tag team of Steve Martin and Martin Short, and Van Dyke’s Mary Poppins co-star Julie Andrews. The special chronicles his foray into movies in the 1960s, his sporadic return to TV in the 1970s, and his comeback as a silver fox in the long-running 1990s procedural Diagnosis: Murder. His “Keep Moving” philosophy has sustained Dick into his centennial year, with Danson marveling, “He has the childlike joy of being alive and creative.” An American master without question.
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Double or Nothing on ‘Only Murders,’ Remembering Blake Edwards, Adam Sandler on Netflix, the Best in Horror
Fall Preview
How Blake Edwards & Julie Andrews’ Love Story Comes to Life in ‘American Masters’
Remembering Little Richard, ‘Manifest’ Finale, Road Trip with Guy and ‘Searching for Soul Food’
Jason Ritter Is ‘Accused,’ Dr. Fauci on ‘American Masters,’ ‘Restaurants at the End of the World,’ ‘Will Trent’ Hostage Crisis
‘Lone Star’ Chaotic Carnival, ‘Auto’ Revs Up, Marlee Matlin Directs ‘Accused,’ ‘Masters’ Profiles Roberta Flack
TV Talk with Groucho Marx and Dick Cavett, José Andrés in Spain, Chelsea Handler on Netflix, Prince Albert on Oceans
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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
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Netflix’s ‘Sweet Tooth,’ Stephen King’s ‘Lisey’s Story,’ A ‘Mythic’ Backstory and ‘Mosquito Coast’ Finale on Apple, Celebrating ‘Ballerina Boys’
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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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‘All Things Are Photographable’: A Revealing Portrait of Photographer Garry Winogrand
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
Norman Lear on His ‘American Masters’ Documentary and Making Politically Engaged TV
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Norman Lear Still Hopeful on ‘One Day at a Time’ Remake
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