# American Experience \| PBS: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

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As of 2026-10-29, American Experience \| PBS has 583,000 subscribers, 107,916,704 total views, and 1,277 videos. It ranks #130,490 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [American Experience \| PBS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for American Experience \| PBS is “🗽America almost fumbled the Statue of Liberty”, a Short published Oct 28, 2026.
- These are American Experience \| PBS’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Jul 28, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026 (11 long-form videos and 37 Shorts).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 11,827. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “The Brief, Violent Life of Billy The Kid \| Full Documentary \| American Experience PBS” (2,498,674 views, Sep 1, 2026). Least viewed: “A fiery advocate for disability rights” (1,560 views, Jul 31, 2026).
- Median length: 53:37 for 11 long-form videos; 1:12 for 37 Shorts.
- In this sample, American Experience \| PBS’s consecutive uploads were a median of 2 days apart (shortest gap 0 days, longest 5 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Oct 29, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [🗽America almost fumbled the Statue of Liberty](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/4laX6bosWck/) | 2026-10-28 | Short | 1,789 | 0:57 | - |
| [The true story of Annie Oakley \| Full Documentary \| American Experience PBS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/FEne2NSQMSw/) | 2026-10-27 | Long-form | 98,053 | 53:33 | 2.64x |
| [Could her aim have prevented WWI?!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/5ZSIeK4YwKI/) | 2026-10-23 | Short | 5,573 | 1:04 | - |
| [When gaining one pound could cost you your job](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/6e_EqOTlXmE/) | 2026-10-21 | Short | 5,583 | 1:27 | - |
| [The 1982 midterm elections](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/PZh5cLSgmwU/) | 2026-10-19 | Short | 25,690 | 1:26 | 2.34x |
| [When the White House got its name](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/hN_vmbWGE0M/) | 2026-10-17 | Short | 103,382 | 1:14 | 11.39x |
| [The Nobel Peace Prize that shocked the world](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/rE7z2pJnXlg/) | 2026-10-16 | Short | 6,443 | 1:10 | - |
| [How the U.S. survived the 1900s bubonic plague](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/FJnQ-SoOI3A/) | 2026-10-15 | Short | 13,856 | 1:32 | 1.32x |
| [How L.A.’s toxic smog changed America forever \| Full Documentary \| American Experience \| PBS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/l49YvJ-Fuu0/) | 2026-10-13 | Long-form | 193,422 | 53:30 | 1.28x |
| [They resisted development in the Everglades](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/L9Nm4lz-LsA/) | 2026-10-12 | Short | 9,435 | 1:12 | - |
| [Why the Hispanos of New Mexico protected Billy the Kid](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/IAjfzL2tgJQ/) | 2026-10-08 | Short | 4,457 | 2:19 | - |
| [This is the world Boomers were born into](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/F0BuASETw1Y/) | 2026-10-07 | Short | 16,588 | 0:58 | 1.32x |
| [How Russia beat the U.S. to space](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/XNBjU0Qk59Q/) | 2026-10-01 | Short | 6,973 | 1:06 | - |
| [Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid \| Full Documentary \| American Experience PBS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/eRin2DFf5ew/) | 2026-09-29 | Long-form | 541,540 | 53:38 | 1.87x |
| [Lyndon Johnson’s legendary powers of persuasion](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/wvKC3W4WZBg/) | 2026-09-29 | Short | 11,118 | 1:10 | - |
| [Could you stay at ONE job your whole life?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/WS9F512Ee2s/) | 2026-09-25 | Short | 13,636 | 0:54 | 1.19x |
| [Do you know this shocking story?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/Re0411EQWK4/) | 2026-09-23 | Short | 8,394 | 1:35 | - |
| [Boston’s Gilded Age rebel](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/JHmfAUFuJpw/) | 2026-09-21 | Short | 14,388 | 1:39 | 1.24x |
| [The photo that took down the Wild Bunch](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/VEEoC1D4Ln4/) | 2026-09-18 | Short | 13,273 | 1:23 | 1.05x |
| [America’s forgotten terrorist attack](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/vY4btwARXZQ/) | 2026-09-16 | Short | 16,678 | 1:29 | 1.58x |
| [The photos that made Bonnie & Clyde famous](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/Ov_LP3jTqhk/) | 2026-09-14 | Short | 10,415 | 0:37 | 1.02x |
| ["And then they were gone."](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/Au2-FzD9wp8/) | 2026-09-11 | Short | 35,990 | 1:16 | 4.07x |
| [Why the Twin Towers Were a Symbol of America \| Interview with Mario Cuomo](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/lSC2M6ec_4k/) | 2026-09-09 | Long-form | 26,704 | 26:17 | - |
| [Did you know the presidential history behind this beloved toy?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/_3ZgWLbCMEM/) | 2026-09-09 | Short | 7,347 | 0:36 | - |
| [The True Story of Bonnie and Clyde \| Full Documentary \| American Experience \| PBS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/fHCWbsRWvPc/) | 2026-09-09 | Long-form | 1,682,405 | 53:37 | 5.81x |
| [The deadliest workplace accident in NYC history](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/I7-hmyWcJGU/) | 2026-09-07 | Short | 8,429 | 0:49 | 1.07x |
| [These scenes shocked the world](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/IaVU6jpfrLw/) | 2026-09-04 | Short | 11,219 | 1:22 | 1.37x |
| [The 9/11 story that made Mayor Ed Koch break down](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/VWHZdJnP-gw/) | 2026-09-03 | Long-form | 69,353 | 3:24 | - |
| [The Man Who Walked Between the Twin Towers \| Interview with Philippe Petit](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/j6riSphZYmI/) | 2026-09-02 | Long-form | 25,900 | 22:57 | - |
| [The Brief, Violent Life of Billy The Kid \| Full Documentary \| American Experience PBS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/p7acAcG99tY/) | 2026-09-01 | Long-form | 2,498,674 | 53:37 | 9.04x |
| [When Boston was as ugly as the Jim Crow South](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/JiDYwnIjQos/) | 2026-08-31 | Short | 12,765 | 2:14 | 1.54x |
| [The heroism of 9/11 first responders](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/BPhEVfe3cNQ/) | 2026-08-28 | Short | 9,744 | 0:49 | 1.19x |
| [A tribute to presidential pups 🐾](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/ayyn-mqoGps/) | 2026-08-26 | Short | 12,435 | 1:00 | 1.93x |
| [Is this the Galapagos of America?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/9AYbnSOf-NM/) | 2026-08-25 | Short | 3,482 | 1:15 | - |
| [Would you catch a rat with your bare hands?!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/KzoTLZCGv4g/) | 2026-08-20 | Short | 2,658 | 1:17 | - |
| [She cracked NASA's boys' club](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/FVK075uvKG8/) | 2026-08-18 | Short | 6,489 | 1:49 | - |
| [This man was in charge of security at Woodstock?!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/zLIuwj6VIm4/) | 2026-08-15 | Short | 5,915 | 1:59 | - |
| [Sitting Bull gave her the nickname "Little Sure Shot"](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/-ss2VvvYYto/) | 2026-08-13 | Short | 7,797 | 0:44 | - |
| [Apollo 11: Experience the Moon Landing in Real Time \| Full Documentary \| American Experience \| PBS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/zToQmwQct0s/) | 2026-08-11 | Long-form | 229,298 | 1:53:39 | 0.93x |
| [Her trial changed history](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/StnIA9ROnpA/) | 2026-08-10 | Short | 9,133 | 1:07 | 1.08x |
| [She Stopped Hitler’s Deadliest Secret Weapon](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/AqNt5rqaz68/) | 2026-08-07 | Short | 25,549 | 1:06 | 3.58x |
| [So you want to be an astronaut in the 60s…](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/iOPj883bYjE/) | 2026-08-05 | Short | 47,557 | 0:44 | 7.17x |
| [The Mission that Redefined our View of Earth (1964-1968) \| Full Film \| American Experience \| PBS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/APpb4fX8RcY/) | 2026-08-04 | Long-form | 263,026 | 1:53:12 | 1.19x |
| [Formaldehyde... in your milk?!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/t8XtuFpmmSY/) | 2026-08-03 | Short | 6,315 | 1:38 | 1.09x |
| [A fiery advocate for disability rights](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/4acTMrgIJUE/) | 2026-07-31 | Short | 1,560 | 1:39 | - |
| [The Untold Story of the Space Race (1957-1963) \| Full Documentary \| American Experience \| PBS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/uWmd-6vsdus/) | 2026-07-29 | Long-form | 424,642 | 1:53:59 | 1.81x |
| [Breakfast with a side of eugenics](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/l97Y1yWdYg8/) | 2026-07-29 | Short | 6,957 | 0:54 | - |
| [She used her husband as a human barbell](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@americanexperiencepbs/videos/frtBNNSsYHY/) | 2026-07-28 | Short | 7,992 | 1:01 | 1.18x |

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