8.3/1086 votes#1 - Blood Memory
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/16/2023
For untold generations, America's national mammal sustained the lives of Native people, whose cultures were intertwined with the animal. Newcomers to the continent bring a different view of the natural world, and the buffalo are driven to the brink of extinction.
Director: Ken Burns
Writer: Dayton Duncan
8.1/1070 votes#2 - Into the Storm
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/17/2023
By the late 1880s, the buffalo that once numbered in the tens of millions is teetering on the brink of extinction. But a diverse and unlikely collection of Americans start a movement that rescues the national mammal from disappearing forever.
Director: Ken Burns
Writer: Dayton Duncan
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The dramatic story of America's national mammal, which sustained the lives of Native people for untold generations, being driven to the brink of extinction, before...
Genre:Documentary
Network:PBS
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Blood Memory" is the best rated episode of "The American Buffalo" season 1. It scored 8.3/10 based on 86 votes. Directed by Ken Burns and written by Dayton Duncan, it aired on 10/16/2023. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Into the Storm".