PBS has extended Ken Burns’ free streaming window for his history docuseries “The American Revolution,” following its ratings success. The 12-hour documentary series, directed by Burns, Sarah Botstein ...

Washington, DC, December 22, 2025 – PBS today announced that given the demand for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, the new six-part, 12-hour documentary series directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David ...

Ahead of his 100th birthday, celebrate the life and career of legendary actor Dick Van Dyke in the PBS documentary special, “Starring Dick Van Dyke” airing on Friday, December 12. The documentary will ...

Hearing the letters “PBS” can bring back all kinds of TV memories. From the chaotic Muppets of Sesame Street to peaceful paintings of Bob Ross, to the nerdy New Englanders of This Old House (required ...

PBS and the Independent Television Service (ITVS) have launched the rebranded PBS Documentaries channel on YouTube as the new home on the platform for its non-fiction docs and series. The channel is ...

The American Revolution, the new six-part, 12-hour documentary series directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt, will now stream for free until the end of the year, when the film will be ...

PBS is rolling out a spring schedule rich with history documentaries, several of which incorporate music as a key element in telling stories of American and world events. This approach connects ...

Award-winning documentarian Ken Burns is back with a new PBS documentary chronicling how America’s founding reshaped the world. Co-directed by Burns, Sarah Botstein and David P. Schmidt, The American ...

PBS is expanding its already sizable YouTube footprint through a partnership with ITVS, the San Francisco–based producer of Independent Lens. The organizations have jointly launched PBS Documentaries, ...

The hub for nonfiction fare aims to help public television “meet new audiences where they already are,” says PBS president and CEO Paula Kerger. By Katie Kilkenny Enterprise Reporter, TV & Labor PBS ...