6.5/1079 votes#1 - Novel Reflections on the American Dream
Season 21 Episode 1 - Aired 4/4/2007
Contemporary scholars and novelists give fresh perspectives on some of the great American written works of the 20th century.
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8.0/10174 votes#2 - Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built
Season 21 Episode 2 - Aired 4/11/2007
How Ahmet Ertegun built a recording industry empire in the decades after World War II.
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7.6/10222 votes#3 - Les Paul: Chasing Sound
Season 21 Episode 3 - Aired 7/11/2007
The musical career and startling technical innovations of a 20th century guitar and sound recording master.
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7.3/1015 votes#4 - David Hockney: The Colors of Music
Season 21 Episode 4 - Aired 7/18/2007
The story of an internationally renowned production and set designer for the greatest opera houses in the world, a music lover who is going deaf.
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7.1/1092 votes#5 - John James Audubon: Drawn From Nature
Season 21 Episode 5 - Aired 7/25/2007
A documentary on the wildlife art of an early American naturalist who achieved long-lasting acclaim.
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7.5/10171 votes#6 - Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends
Season 21 Episode 6 - Aired 9/12/2007
The musical career of one of America's most enduring popular singers.
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6.4/1025 votes#7 - Orozco: Man of Fire
Season 21 Episode 7 - Aired 9/19/2007
A portrait of the dramatic work of a Mexican-born muralist and artist, Jose Clemente Orozco, as he made his mark on the United States.
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7.7/10124 votes#8 - Good Ol' Charles Schulz
Season 21 Episode 8 - Aired 10/29/2007
The motivations behind the man who created one of America's most beloved comic strips.
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8.4/10157 votes#9 - Carol Burnett: A Woman of Character
Season 21 Episode 9 - Aired 11/5/2007
The career of funny woman Carol Burnett, from Broadway to television stardom.
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The Best Episodes of American Masters Season 21
Every episode of American Masters Season 21 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of American Masters Season 21!
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...
Genre:Documentary
Network:PBS
Season 21 Ratings Summary
"Novel Reflections on the American Dream" is the best rated episode of "American Masters" season 21. It scored 6.5/10 based on 79 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/4/2007. This episode is rated 1.5 points higher than the second-best, "Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built".