To honor America's most notable creative artists and the inspiration behind their work. Special broadcasts profiles a cross-section of the nation's finest artistic pioneers from the past and present.
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | October 1985 | October 2024 | 83 |
| Season 1 | June 1986 | September 1986 | 12 |
| Season 2 | July 1987 | November 1987 | 12 |
| Season 3 | July 1988 | June 1989 | 7 |
| Season 4 | July 1989 | November 1989 | 10 |
| Season 5 | December 1989 | September 1990 | 9 |
| Season 6 | July 1991 | May 1992 | 10 |
| Season 7 | March 1993 | March 1993 | 3 |
| Season 8 | December 1993 | May 1994 | 2 |
| Season 9 | November 1994 | March 1995 | 4 |
| Season 10 | November 1995 | May 1996 | 5 |
| Season 11 | November 1996 | June 1997 | 5 |
| Season 12 | September 1997 | June 1998 | 6 |
| Season 13 | October 1998 | August 1999 | 7 |
| Season 14 | November 1999 | May 2000 | 7 |
| Season 15 | September 2000 | April 2001 | 8 |
| Season 16 | October 2001 | March 2002 | 8 |
| Season 17 | October 2002 | July 2003 | 8 |
| Season 18 | September 2003 | August 2004 | 8 |
| Season 19 | May 2005 | September 2005 | 7 |
| Season 20 | May 2006 | January 2007 | 9 |
| Season 21 | April 2007 | November 2007 | 9 |
| Season 22 | February 2008 | September 2008 | 9 |
| Season 23 | February 2009 | October 2009 | 7 |
| Season 24 | December 2009 | November 2010 | 8 |
| Season 25 | December 2010 | November 2011 | 9 |
| Season 26 | December 2011 | November 2012 | 8 |
| Season 27 | December 2012 | November 2013 | 6 |
| Season 28 | December 2013 | September 2014 | 9 |
| Season 29 | December 2014 | September 2015 | 9 |
| Season 30 | January 2016 | October 2016 | 8 |
| Season 31 | December 2016 | November 2017 | 10 |
| Season 32 | January 2018 | October 2018 | 8 |
| Season 33 | January 2019 | November 2019 | 12 |
| Season 34 | February 2020 | October 2020 | 6 |
| Season 35 | December 2020 | October 2021 | 12 |
| Season 36 | January 2022 | December 2022 | 7 |
| Season 37 | December 2022 | October 2023 | 10 |
| Season 38 | January 2024 | September 2024 | 5 |
| Season 39 | November 2024 | February 2025 | 2 |
| Season 40 | 5 | ||
| Unassigned Episodes | 2 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | 0 | ||
| Season 18 | August 2004 | 1 | |
| Unassigned Episodes | 390 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 0 | ||
| Unassigned Episodes | 391 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Schickel | 10 | 09/23/2008 - 09/25/2008 | |
| Robert Trachtenberg | 4 | 01/07/2004 - 05/20/2013 | |
| Robert B. Weide | 4 | 11/20/2011 - 11/21/2011 | |
| Ric Burns | 3 | 09/20/2006 - 10/05/2021 | |
| Susan Lacy | 3 | 10/28/1998 - 01/03/2007 | |
| Jeff Kaufman | 2 | 06/14/2019 | |
| David Gill | 2 | 11/15/1989 | |
| Jim Brown | 2 | 02/27/2008 | |
| David Van Taylor | 2 | 10/29/2007 | |
| Tom DiCillo | 2 | 05/12/2010 | |
| Nancy Buirski | 2 | 06/20/2014 | |
| Helen Whitney | 2 | 01/24/1996 | |
| Barbara Leibovitz | 2 | 01/03/2007 | |
| Peter Frumkin | 2 | 07/12/2006 | |
| Marilyn Mellowes | 2 | 08/18/2004 | |
| Kevin Brownlow | 2 | 11/15/1989 | |
| Bruce Ricker | 1 | 09/27/2000 | |
| Pratibha Parmar | 1 | 02/07/2014 | |
| Sam Pollard | 1 | 04/09/2008 | |
| Sydney Pollack | 1 | 09/27/2006 | |
| Samuel D. Pollard | 1 | 05/10/2006 | |
| Dyanna Taylor | 1 | 08/29/2014 | |
| Gary Giddins | 1 | 08/17/1989 | |
| Barbara Kopple | 1 | 04/09/2001 | |
| Gail Levin | 1 | 07/19/2006 | |
| Martin Scorsese | 1 | 10/04/2010 | |
| Tony Palmer | 1 | 08/12/1991 | |
| Alexandra Dean | 1 | 05/18/2018 | |
| Peter Rosen | 1 | 07/01/2009 | |
| Elena Mannes | 1 | 11/24/1999 | |
| Bob Smeaton | 1 | 11/05/2013 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristy Andersen | 1 | 04/09/2008 | |
| Sara Lukinson | 1 | 07/01/2009 | |
| Dave Kehr | 1 | 09/27/2000 | |
| Jami Sieber, Evan Schiller | 1 | 08/29/2014 | |
| Kent Jones | 1 | 10/04/2010 | |
| James Sanders | 1 | 09/20/2006 | |
| Kenneth Bowser | 1 | 05/10/2006 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Levin | 1 | 01/03/2007 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Kantor | N/A |
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