The Twentieth Century
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About The Twentieth Century
The Twentieth Century is a news and documentary TV series that premiered on CBS on October 20, 1957. It has 9 seasons and 221 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 9 Episode 18 "Man of the Month: The Draftee", aired on April 17, 1966.
The Twentieth Century is a long-running CBS documentary television series that aired from 1957 to 1966, sponsored throughout its run by the Prudential Insurance Company and narrated by Walter Cronkite. Drawing on the resources of CBS News, the series produced both historical compilation documentaries and originally photographed contemporary reports, presenting major political, cultural, scientific, and social developments that shaped the modern world. Episodes combined newsreel footage, eyewitness testimony, and on-location reporting, covering subjects ranging from global conflicts and political change to arts, science, and international social transformation. Popular with audiences and critically respected, the series functioned as a formative model for later American television documentary programming and helped establish the compilation-documentary format as a central mode of broadcast nonfiction.
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221 episodes · 9 seasons
Season 1
1957 · 27 episodes · Last episode: 68 years ago
- E27Finale
- E26
26. War in China
- E25
25. The Crowded Air
- E24
24. Ceiling Unlimited
- E23
23. F.D.R.: Third Term to Pearl Harbor
- E22
22. Victory Over Polio
- E21
21. Riot in East Berlin
- E20
20. Class of '58
- E19
19. Gandhi
- E18
18. Hiroshima
- E17
17. Trial at Nuremberg
- E16
16. Enter with Caution: The Atomic Age
- E15
15. Crime and the Committee
- E14
14. D-Day Attack
- E13
13. D-Day Buildup
- E12
12. The Face of Crime
- E11
11. War in Spain
- E10
10. The Windsors
- E9
9. Mussolini
- E8
8. Middle East Smoke Screen
- E7
7. Vertijets
- E6
6. Brainwashing
- E5
5. Mach Busters
- E4
4. Toward the Unexplored: The Flight of the X-2
- E3
3. Story of the F.B.I.
- E2
2. Guided Missile
- E1
1. Churchill, Man of the Century
Season 2
1958 · 27 episodes · Last episode: 67 years ago
- E27
27. Stalingrad
Finale - E26
26. Submarine
- E25
25. From Kaiser to Fuehrer
- E24
24. The Times of Teddy Roosevelt
- E23
23. The Silent Sentinel
- E22
22. Burma Road and the Hump
- E21
21. Generation Without a Cause: The Searchers
- E20
20. Generation Without a Cause: Self Portrait
- E19
19. Freedom for the Philippines
- E18
18. The Incredible Turk
- E17
17. The Frozen War
- E16
16. Liberation of Paris
- E15
15. The Delinquents: The Highfields Story
- E14
14. The Delinquents: A Boy Named Bob
- E13
13. Jet Carrier
- E12
12. The Remagen Bridge
- E11
11. Woodrow Wilson: The Fight for Peace
- E10
10. Mission Outer Space
- E9
9. Revolt in Hungary
- E8
8. The Addicted: Criminal or Patient?
- E7
7. The Addicted: Profile of a Young Addict
- E6
6. Peron and Evita
- E5
5. The Russo-Finnish War
- E4
4. Rockne of Notre Dame
- E3
3. The Red Sell: Report from the Targets
- E2
2. The Red Sell: The Propaganda Mill
- E1
1. October Classic
Season 3
1959 · 27 episodes · Last episode: 66 years ago
- E27
27. La Guardia
Finale - E26
26. Paris in the Twenties
- E25
25. Rommel
- E24
24. The Power of the Sea: Part 2
- E23
23. The Power of the Sea: Part 1
- E22
22. Patton and the Third Army
- E21
21. Japan's Changing Face: Part 2
- E20
20. Japan's Changing Face: Part 1
- E19
19. The Turn of the Century
- E18
18. Downrange
- E17
17. Tarawa
- E16
16. The Dust Bowl
- E15
15. Battle of the Bulge
- E14
14. Sabotage
- E13
13. Dirigible
- E12
12. The Week That Shook the World
- E11
11. Crisis at Munich
- E10
10. The Olympics
- E9
9. End of the Battlewagon
- E8
8. Poland on a Tightrope: The Commissar and the Cardinal
- E7
7. Poland on a Tightrope: Satellite Back in Orbit
- E6
6. Goering
- E5
5. Fall of China
- E4
4. Age of the Jet
- E3
3. Suicide Run to Murmansk
- E2
2. The Movies Learn to Talk
- E1
1. Reaching for the Moon
Season 4
1960 · 26 episodes · Last episode: 65 years ago
- E26
26. Alert! Defense in the Missile Age
Finale - E25
25. General Marshall
- E24
24. Sweden: Trouble in Paradise? Part 2
- E23
23. Sweden: Trouble in Paradise? Part 1
- E22
22. New York in the Twenties
- E21
21. As Others See Us
- E20
20. Minuteman!
- E19
19. The New Marine
- E18
18. The Burma Surgeon Today
- E17
17. France in Ferment
- E16
16. Minister of Hate
- E15
15. The Collage Panic
- E14
14. Ireland: The Tear and the Smile, Part 2
- E13
13. Ireland: The Tear and the Smile, Part 1
- E12
12. City Under the Ice
- E11
11. Battle of Cassino
- E10
10. P.O.W.: The Road to Resistance
- E9
9. P.O.W.: Korea
- E8
8. Admiral Byrd
- E7
7. The Berliners: Life in a Gilded Cage
- E6
6. The Doolittle Raid
- E5
5. Over Here
- E4
4. Traffic Jam Upstairs
- E3
3. Sub Killers
- E2
2. The White House Story
- E1
1. The Violent World of Sam Huff
Season 5
1961 · 26 episodes · Last episode: 64 years ago
- E26
26. The Satellite That Talks
Finale - E25
25. The Creative Thirties
- E24
24. Let's Go to the Fair
- E23
23. End of an Empire
- E22
22. Czechoslovakia: From Munich to Moscow
- E21
21. First Man on the Moon
- E20
20. Get the Graf Spee
- E19
19. The Women Get the Vote
- E18
18. The Age of Anxiety: Part 2
- E17
17. The Age of Anxiety: Part 1
- E16
16. Frank Lloyd Wright
- E15
15. Partisan: The Nazi-Soviet War
- E14
14. Puerto Rico: The Peaceful Revolution
- E13
13. Crisis at Suez
- E12
12. The Airport Jam
- E11
11. Sports Cars: The Rage to Race
- E10
10. Siege at Malta
- E9
9. The Jazz of Dave Brubeck
- E8
8. The Great Weather Mystery
- E7
7. The Story of Wendell L. Willkie
- E6
6. The Man Who Spied on Pearl Harbor
- E5
5. Typhoon at Okinawa
- E4
4. Guerrilla, Part 2
- E3
3. Guerrilla, Part 1
- E2
2. Al Smith
- E1
1. Hungary Today
Season 6
1962 · 25 episodes · Last episode: 63 years ago
- E25
25. Frogmen of the Future
Finale - E24
24. The Western Hero
- E23
23. The Booming World of Boats
- E22
22. Ethiopia: The Lion and the Cross, Part 2
- E21
21. Ethiopia: The Lion and the Cross, Part 1
- E20
20. Red Ships Off Our Shores
- E19
19. Rhodes Scholar
- E18
18. Franco Spain: Part 2
- E17
17. Franco Spain: Part 1
- E16
16. Attack on Singapore
- E15
15. We Fed Our Enemies
- E14
14. Beachhead at Anzio
- E13
13. Finland's Tug of War
- E12
12. Italy's Booming North
- E11
11. Air Drop at Arnheim
- E10
10. From Jet to Dyna-soar
- E9
9. Zero Hour in Greece
- E8
8. Army of the Damned
- E7
7. Laval: Portrait of a Traitor
- E6
6. So That Men Are Free
- E5
5. The Fighting E
- E4
4. Norstad of NATO: War or Peace?
- E3
3. Germany: Red Spy Target
- E2
2. I Remember: Dag Hammarskjold
- E1
1. Pollsters and Politics
Season 7
1963 · 25 episodes · Last episode: 62 years ago
- E25
25. Lenin and Trotsky
Finale - E24
24. Cameras Aloft, Secrets Below
- E23
23. Man with a Mission: Dr. Howard A. Rusk
- E22
22. Jimmy Walker
- E21
21. Yugoslavia: Bridge or Tightrope?
- E20
20. Up Jet
- E19
19. John L. Lewis
- E18
18. Traffic Round the World
- E17
17. The Agony of Austria
- E16
16. Depressed Area, U.S.A.
- E15
15. Deep in the Heart of Houston
- E14
14. The Songs of Harold Arien
- E13
13. Firebrand on Ice: Stan Mikita
- E12
12. Invasion of Sicily
- E11
11. The Plots Against Hitler, Part 2
- E10
10. The Plots Against Hitler, Part 1
- E9
9. Too Young to Hate
- E8
8. SAC: Aloft and Below - Part 2
- E7
7. SAC: Aloft and Below - Part 1
- E6
6. Verdun: End of the Nightmare
- E5
5. The Battle for Norway
- E4
4. A Child Is to Love
- E3
3. The Road to Berlin
- E2
2. Mountbatten, Man of Action
- E1
1. Keep It Cool
Season 8
1964 · 20 episodes · Last episode: 61 years ago
- E20
20. The Farmer, Feast or Famine
Finale - E19
19. The Supersonic Jet Race
- E18
18. The Dissenter, Norman Thomas
- E17
17. Man with a Violin: Isaac Stern
- E16
16. The Warsaw Uprising
- E15
15. Taming of the Mekong
- E14
14. The Navajos and Annie Wauneka
- E13
13. Pop Buell, Hoosier at the Front
- E12
12. Siege of Leningrad
- E11
11. Heartbreak Country, Italy's South
- E10
10. The Sailing Oysterman
- E9
9. The Nisei: The Pride and the Shame
- E8
8. The Strange Case of Rudolf Hess
- E7
7. Korea, the Line
- E6
6. Target: North Africa
- E5
5. TAC: The Lightning Punch
- E4
4. Anthony Eden
- E3
3. Duke Ellington Swings Through Japan
- E2
2. Who Killed Anne Frank?
- E1
1. Smear, the Game of Dirty Politics
Season 9
1965 · 18 episodes · Last episode: 60 years ago
- E18
18. Man of the Month: The Draftee
Finale - E17
17. Jackpot in Libya
- E16
16. Integration in the Military
- E15
15. Woman of the Month: Indira Gandhi
- E14
14. Woman Doctor in Vietnam
- E13
13. Synanon in Prison
- E12
12. Nehru: Man of Two Worlds
- E11
11. Man of the Month: Dr. Michael Ellis DeBakey
- E10
10. Moscow U
- E9
9. What a Way to Run a Railroad
- E8
8. How to Fight a Guerrilla War
- E7
7. Man of the Month: Ho Chi Minh
- E6
6. The Majestic, Polluted Hudson
- E5
5. Air Rescue: Vietnam
- E4
4. Air Rescue: The Making of Men
- E3
3. Man of the Year: Pope Paul VI
- E2
2. Operation Gwamba
- E1
1. Man of the Month: Dean Rusk
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Will there be new episodes of The Twentieth Century?
The Twentieth Century has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on April 17, 1966.
When did the latest episode of The Twentieth Century come out?
The most recent episode of The Twentieth Century, Season 9 Episode 18 "Man of the Month: The Draftee", aired on April 17, 1966.
How many seasons of The Twentieth Century are there?
The Twentieth Century has 9 seasons with 221 episodes in total.
When did The Twentieth Century first air?
The Twentieth Century first aired on CBS on October 20, 1957.
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