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- DirectorGwyn WilliamsFrom PBS - Mark Evans travels to the shores of Canada's Hudson Bay, where polar bears are causing havoc in isolated communities. He arrives in the town of Churchill hours after an attack has left two people seriously injured and a bear dead. He joins the Polar Bear Alert team as they transport a captured bear by helicopter to a release site outside town. In the Inuit town of Arviat, Evans works with wildlife officers to test an aerial drone early warning system, a military grade ultra-loud speaker to deter bears, and a controversial experiment to place meat out on the tundra to keep bears away from town.
- DirectorJamila WignotStarsMichael MurphyAnnelise OrleckRichard A. GreenwaldThe 1911 fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York's Greenwich Village resulted in legislation ensuring the most comprehensive workplace safety laws in the U.S.
- StarsRichie MoriartyMichael MurphyRobert J. ThompsonThe history of the performing entertainment form in American history.
- DirectorJohn MaggioStarsAnton BilanKrystof Bernard HájekMartin JáchimChemist Dr. Harvey Wiley takes on food manufacturers to banish dangerous substances threatening the health of consumers, laying the groundwork for U.S. consumer protection laws and the creation of the Food and Drug Administration.
- DirectorRobert KennerStarsAlfred CrosbyJohn De LanoShirley FanninThe great influenza pandemic of 1918 - the worst epidemic ever seen in the United States.
- DirectorSarah ColtStarsOliver PlattDavid NasawNell Irvin PainterAs national wealth expands in the U.S. disparities among the nation's population spark debates that continue to rage in modern day America.
- DirectorEric StangeStarsChris SarandonBen SchnetzerKathleen TurnerThe life of noted American author and poet Edgar Allan Poe is examined in this PBS documentary.
- DirectorRic BurnsStarsOliver SacksThe life and work of neurologist and storyteller Oliver Sacks, whose work redefined people's understanding of the brain.
- StarsJoAnna RhinehartMichael StuhlbargEvan I. SchwartzThe life of author L. Frank Baum, creator of the classic novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," which has inspired films, books and musicals.