7.1/1083 votes#1 - McCarthy
Season 32 Episode 1 - Aired 1/6/2020
McCarthy chronicles the rise and fall of Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin senator whose zealous anti-communist crusade would test the limits of American decency and democracy.
Director: Sharon Grimberg
Writer: Sharon Grimberg
7.4/1014 votes#2 - The Poison Squad
Season 32 Episode 2 - Aired 1/28/2020
The story of government chemist Dr. Harvey Wiley who, determined to banish these dangerous substances from dinner tables, took on the powerful food manufacturers and their allies.
Director: John Maggio
Writer: N/A
7.6/10139 votes#3 - The Man Who Tried to Feed The World
Season 32 Episode 3 - Aired 4/21/2020
Explore the life of 1970 Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug, who tried to solve world hunger. He rescued India from a severe famine and led the "Green Revolution," estimated to have saved one billion lives. But his work later faced criticism.
Director: Rob Rapley
Writer: N/A
8.3/10136 votes#4 - George W. Bush (Part 1)
Season 32 Episode 4 - Aired 5/4/2020
The latest in our award-winning series of presidential biographies, this film looks at the life and presidency of George W. Bush, from his unorthodox road to the presidency to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and the myriad of challenges he faced over his two terms, from the war in Iraq to the 2008 financial crisis.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1079 votes
#5 - George W. Bush (Part 2)
Season 32 Episode 5 - Aired 5/5/2020
George W. Bush, part two continues through Bush’s second term, as the president confronts the devastating impact of Hurricane Katrina and the most serious financial crisis since the Great Depression.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/1097 votes#6 - Mr. Tornado
Season 32 Episode 6 - Aired 5/19/2020
Mr. Tornado is the remarkable story of Ted Fujita, whose groundbreaking work in research and applied science saved thousands of lives and helped Americans prepare for and respond to dangerous weather phenomena.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1044 votes#7 - The Vote (Part 1)
Season 32 Episode 7 - Aired 7/6/2020
One hundred years after the passage of the 19th Amendment, The Vote tells the dramatic culmination story of the hard-fought campaign waged by American women for the right to vote, a transformative cultural and political movement that resulted in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10105 votes
#8 - The Vote (Part 2)
Season 32 Episode 8 - Aired 7/7/2020
Part Two examines the mounting dispute over strategy and tactics, and reveals how the pervasive racism of the time, particularly in the South, impacted women's fight for the vote.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of American Experience Season 32
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Genre:Documentary
Network:PBS
Season 32 Ratings Summary
"McCarthy" is the best rated episode of "American Experience" season 32. It scored 7.1/10 based on 83 votes. Directed by Sharon Grimberg and written by Sharon Grimberg, it aired on 1/6/2020. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Poison Squad".