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The Best Episodes of American Masters Season 33

Every episode of American Masters Season 33 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of American Masters Season 33!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    American Masters Season 33 Episode 1 - Decoding Watson
    7.4/10(64 votes)

    #1 - Decoding Watson

    S33:E1

    Meet James Watson, the Nobel Prize-winning scientist behind the double helix as he confronts his complex legacy. With unprecedented access to Watson and his family, "American Masters: Decoding Watson" explores his life, achievements, controversies and contradictions.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. American Masters Season 33 Episode 2 - Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me
    8.3/10(86 votes)

    #2 - Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me

    S33:E2

    Sammy Davis, Jr. had the kind of career that was indisputably legendary, so vast and multi-faceted that it was dizzying in its scope and scale. And yet, his life was complex, complicated and contradictory. Davis strove to achieve the American Dream in a time of racial prejudice and shifting political territory.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. American Masters Season 33 Episode 3 - Charley Pride
    7.4/10(80 votes)

    #3 - Charley Pride

    S33:E3

    Raised in segregated Mississippi, country performer Charley Pride proves artistic expression can triumph over prejudice and injustice.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. American Masters Season 33 Episode 4 - Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives
    6.5/10(26 votes)

    #4 - Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives

    S33:E4

    For 40 years, singer and activist Holly Near works on global social justice coalition-building in the women's and lesbian movements.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. American Masters Season 33 Episode 5 - Joseph Pulitzer: Voice Of The People
    6.9/10(41 votes)

    #5 - Joseph Pulitzer: Voice Of The People

    S33:E5

    Hungarian immigrant Joseph Pulitzer becomes one of America's most feared and admired newspaper moguls and a crusader for freedom of the press.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. American Masters Season 33 Episode 6 - Garry Winogrand: All Things are Photographable
    6.7/10(31 votes)

    #6 - Garry Winogrand: All Things are Photographable

    S33:E6

    A documentary about an important American still photographer who captured New York City in the 1960s (his work there is said to have influenced the TV show Mad Men) and later the West in Texas and Los Angeles.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. American Masters Season 33 Episode 7 - Terrence McNally: Every Act of Life
    7.2/10(43 votes)

    #7 - Terrence McNally: Every Act of Life

    S33:E7

    Playwright, librettist, scriptwriter and outspoken LGBTQ activist Terrence McNally has long believed in the power of the arts to transform society and make a difference. The film lifts the curtain on the life, career and inspirations of the complicated and brilliant Emmy- and four-time Tony Award-winning writer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. American Masters Season 33 Episode 8 - Robert Shaw -- Man of Many Voices
    7.4/10(27 votes)

    #8 - Robert Shaw -- Man of Many Voices

    S33:E8

    A profile of the conductor, his work with the civil rights movement, and his musical legacy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. American Masters Season 33 Episode 9 - Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin
    8.4/10(35 votes)

    #9 - Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin

    S33:E9

    Explore the remarkable life and legacy of late feminist author Ursula K. Le Guin whose groundbreaking work, including “The Left Hand of Darkness,” transformed American literature by bringing science fiction into the literary mainstream.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. American Masters Season 33 Episode 10 - Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
    8.3/10(117 votes)

    #10 - Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

    S33:E10

    American Masters and Latino Public Broadcasting’s VOCES join forces to present the first documentary about Raúl Juliá, the versatile Puerto Rican actor whose work on stage and screen took the world by storm. Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage premieres Friday, September 13, 2019 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS, pbs.org/americanmasters and the PBS Video App in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. American Masters Season 33 Episode 11 - Rothko: Pictures Must Be Miraculous
    6.9/10(91 votes)

    #11 - Rothko: Pictures Must Be Miraculous

    S33:E11

    Explore the life of the celebrated artist whose luminous color field paintings helped define the abstract expressionist movement, which shifted the art world epicenter from Paris to New York.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. American Masters Season 33 Episode 12 - N. Scott Momaday: Words From a Bear
    6.9/10(33 votes)

    #12 - N. Scott Momaday: Words From a Bear

    S33:E12

    Delve into the enigmatic life and mind of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and poet N. Scott Momaday, best known for “House Made of Dawn” and a formative voice of the Native American Renaissance in art and literature.

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Season 33 Ratings Summary

"Decoding Watson" is the best rated episode of "American Masters" season 33. It scored 7.4/10 based on 64 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/2/2019. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me".