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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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Episodes

221 episodes · 9 seasons

Season 1

1957 · 27 episodes · Last episode: 68 years ago

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  1. E27

    27. Auto Biography

    Finale
  2. E26

    26. War in China

  3. E25

    25. The Crowded Air

  4. E24

    24. Ceiling Unlimited

  5. E23

    23. F.D.R.: Third Term to Pearl Harbor

  6. E22

    22. Victory Over Polio

  7. E21

    21. Riot in East Berlin

  8. E20

    20. Class of '58

  9. E19

    19. Gandhi

  10. E18

    18. Hiroshima

  11. E17

    17. Trial at Nuremberg

  12. E16

    16. Enter with Caution: The Atomic Age

  13. E15

    15. Crime and the Committee

  14. E14

    14. D-Day Attack

  15. E13

    13. D-Day Buildup

  16. E12

    12. The Face of Crime

  17. E11

    11. War in Spain

  18. E10

    10. The Windsors

  19. E9

    9. Mussolini

  20. E8

    8. Middle East Smoke Screen

  21. E7

    7. Vertijets

  22. E6

    6. Brainwashing

  23. E5

    5. Mach Busters

  24. E4

    4. Toward the Unexplored: The Flight of the X-2

  25. E3

    3. Story of the F.B.I.

  26. E2

    2. Guided Missile

  27. E1

    1. Churchill, Man of the Century

Season 2

1958 · 27 episodes · Last episode: 67 years ago

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  1. E27

    27. Stalingrad

    Finale
  2. E26

    26. Submarine

  3. E25

    25. From Kaiser to Fuehrer

  4. E24

    24. The Times of Teddy Roosevelt

  5. E23

    23. The Silent Sentinel

  6. E22

    22. Burma Road and the Hump

  7. E21

    21. Generation Without a Cause: The Searchers

  8. E20

    20. Generation Without a Cause: Self Portrait

  9. E19

    19. Freedom for the Philippines

  10. E18

    18. The Incredible Turk

  11. E17

    17. The Frozen War

  12. E16

    16. Liberation of Paris

  13. E15

    15. The Delinquents: The Highfields Story

  14. E14

    14. The Delinquents: A Boy Named Bob

  15. E13

    13. Jet Carrier

  16. E12

    12. The Remagen Bridge

  17. E11

    11. Woodrow Wilson: The Fight for Peace

  18. E10

    10. Mission Outer Space

  19. E9

    9. Revolt in Hungary

  20. E8

    8. The Addicted: Criminal or Patient?

  21. E7

    7. The Addicted: Profile of a Young Addict

  22. E6

    6. Peron and Evita

  23. E5

    5. The Russo-Finnish War

  24. E4

    4. Rockne of Notre Dame

  25. E3

    3. The Red Sell: Report from the Targets

  26. E2

    2. The Red Sell: The Propaganda Mill

  27. E1

    1. October Classic

Season 3

1959 · 27 episodes · Last episode: 66 years ago

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  1. E27

    27. La Guardia

    Finale
  2. E26

    26. Paris in the Twenties

  3. E25

    25. Rommel

  4. E24

    24. The Power of the Sea: Part 2

  5. E23

    23. The Power of the Sea: Part 1

  6. E22

    22. Patton and the Third Army

  7. E21

    21. Japan's Changing Face: Part 2

  8. E20

    20. Japan's Changing Face: Part 1

  9. E19

    19. The Turn of the Century

  10. E18

    18. Downrange

  11. E17

    17. Tarawa

  12. E16

    16. The Dust Bowl

  13. E15

    15. Battle of the Bulge

  14. E14

    14. Sabotage

  15. E13

    13. Dirigible

  16. E12

    12. The Week That Shook the World

  17. E11

    11. Crisis at Munich

  18. E10

    10. The Olympics

  19. E9

    9. End of the Battlewagon

  20. E8

    8. Poland on a Tightrope: The Commissar and the Cardinal

  21. E7

    7. Poland on a Tightrope: Satellite Back in Orbit

  22. E6

    6. Goering

  23. E5

    5. Fall of China

  24. E4

    4. Age of the Jet

  25. E3

    3. Suicide Run to Murmansk

  26. E2

    2. The Movies Learn to Talk

  27. E1

    1. Reaching for the Moon

Season 4

1960 · 26 episodes · Last episode: 65 years ago

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  1. E26

    26. Alert! Defense in the Missile Age

    Finale
  2. E25

    25. General Marshall

  3. E24

    24. Sweden: Trouble in Paradise? Part 2

  4. E23

    23. Sweden: Trouble in Paradise? Part 1

  5. E22

    22. New York in the Twenties

  6. E21

    21. As Others See Us

  7. E20

    20. Minuteman!

  8. E19

    19. The New Marine

  9. E18

    18. The Burma Surgeon Today

  10. E17

    17. France in Ferment

  11. E16

    16. Minister of Hate

  12. E15

    15. The Collage Panic

  13. E14

    14. Ireland: The Tear and the Smile, Part 2

  14. E13

    13. Ireland: The Tear and the Smile, Part 1

  15. E12

    12. City Under the Ice

  16. E11

    11. Battle of Cassino

  17. E10

    10. P.O.W.: The Road to Resistance

  18. E9

    9. P.O.W.: Korea

  19. E8

    8. Admiral Byrd

  20. E7

    7. The Berliners: Life in a Gilded Cage

  21. E6

    6. The Doolittle Raid

  22. E5

    5. Over Here

  23. E4

    4. Traffic Jam Upstairs

  24. E3

    3. Sub Killers

  25. E2

    2. The White House Story

  26. E1

    1. The Violent World of Sam Huff

Season 5

1961 · 26 episodes · Last episode: 64 years ago

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  1. E26

    26. The Satellite That Talks

    Finale
  2. E25

    25. The Creative Thirties

  3. E24

    24. Let's Go to the Fair

  4. E23

    23. End of an Empire

  5. E22

    22. Czechoslovakia: From Munich to Moscow

  6. E21

    21. First Man on the Moon

  7. E20

    20. Get the Graf Spee

  8. E19

    19. The Women Get the Vote

  9. E18

    18. The Age of Anxiety: Part 2

  10. E17

    17. The Age of Anxiety: Part 1

  11. E16

    16. Frank Lloyd Wright

  12. E15

    15. Partisan: The Nazi-Soviet War

  13. E14

    14. Puerto Rico: The Peaceful Revolution

  14. E13

    13. Crisis at Suez

  15. E12

    12. The Airport Jam

  16. E11

    11. Sports Cars: The Rage to Race

  17. E10

    10. Siege at Malta

  18. E9

    9. The Jazz of Dave Brubeck

  19. E8

    8. The Great Weather Mystery

  20. E7

    7. The Story of Wendell L. Willkie

  21. E6

    6. The Man Who Spied on Pearl Harbor

  22. E5

    5. Typhoon at Okinawa

  23. E4

    4. Guerrilla, Part 2

  24. E3

    3. Guerrilla, Part 1

  25. E2

    2. Al Smith

  26. E1

    1. Hungary Today

Season 6

1962 · 25 episodes · Last episode: 63 years ago

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  1. E25

    25. Frogmen of the Future

    Finale
  2. E24

    24. The Western Hero

  3. E23

    23. The Booming World of Boats

  4. E22

    22. Ethiopia: The Lion and the Cross, Part 2

  5. E21

    21. Ethiopia: The Lion and the Cross, Part 1

  6. E20

    20. Red Ships Off Our Shores

  7. E19

    19. Rhodes Scholar

  8. E18

    18. Franco Spain: Part 2

  9. E17

    17. Franco Spain: Part 1

  10. E16

    16. Attack on Singapore

  11. E15

    15. We Fed Our Enemies

  12. E14

    14. Beachhead at Anzio

  13. E13

    13. Finland's Tug of War

  14. E12

    12. Italy's Booming North

  15. E11

    11. Air Drop at Arnheim

  16. E10

    10. From Jet to Dyna-soar

  17. E9

    9. Zero Hour in Greece

  18. E8

    8. Army of the Damned

  19. E7

    7. Laval: Portrait of a Traitor

  20. E6

    6. So That Men Are Free

  21. E5

    5. The Fighting E

  22. E4

    4. Norstad of NATO: War or Peace?

  23. E3

    3. Germany: Red Spy Target

  24. E2

    2. I Remember: Dag Hammarskjold

  25. E1

    1. Pollsters and Politics

Season 7

1963 · 25 episodes · Last episode: 62 years ago

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  1. E25

    25. Lenin and Trotsky

    Finale
  2. E24

    24. Cameras Aloft, Secrets Below

  3. E23

    23. Man with a Mission: Dr. Howard A. Rusk

  4. E22

    22. Jimmy Walker

  5. E21

    21. Yugoslavia: Bridge or Tightrope?

  6. E20

    20. Up Jet

  7. E19

    19. John L. Lewis

  8. E18

    18. Traffic Round the World

  9. E17

    17. The Agony of Austria

  10. E16

    16. Depressed Area, U.S.A.

  11. E15

    15. Deep in the Heart of Houston

  12. E14

    14. The Songs of Harold Arien

  13. E13

    13. Firebrand on Ice: Stan Mikita

  14. E12

    12. Invasion of Sicily

  15. E11

    11. The Plots Against Hitler, Part 2

  16. E10

    10. The Plots Against Hitler, Part 1

  17. E9

    9. Too Young to Hate

  18. E8

    8. SAC: Aloft and Below - Part 2

  19. E7

    7. SAC: Aloft and Below - Part 1

  20. E6

    6. Verdun: End of the Nightmare

  21. E5

    5. The Battle for Norway

  22. E4

    4. A Child Is to Love

  23. E3

    3. The Road to Berlin

  24. E2

    2. Mountbatten, Man of Action

  25. E1

    1. Keep It Cool

Season 8

1964 · 20 episodes · Last episode: 61 years ago

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  1. E20

    20. The Farmer, Feast or Famine

    Finale
  2. E19

    19. The Supersonic Jet Race

  3. E18

    18. The Dissenter, Norman Thomas

  4. E17

    17. Man with a Violin: Isaac Stern

  5. E16

    16. The Warsaw Uprising

  6. E15

    15. Taming of the Mekong

  7. E14

    14. The Navajos and Annie Wauneka

  8. E13

    13. Pop Buell, Hoosier at the Front

  9. E12

    12. Siege of Leningrad

  10. E11

    11. Heartbreak Country, Italy's South

  11. E10

    10. The Sailing Oysterman

  12. E9

    9. The Nisei: The Pride and the Shame

  13. E8

    8. The Strange Case of Rudolf Hess

  14. E7

    7. Korea, the Line

  15. E6

    6. Target: North Africa

  16. E5

    5. TAC: The Lightning Punch

  17. E4

    4. Anthony Eden

  18. E3

    3. Duke Ellington Swings Through Japan

  19. E2

    2. Who Killed Anne Frank?

  20. E1

    1. Smear, the Game of Dirty Politics

Season 9

1965 · 18 episodes · Last episode: 60 years ago

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  1. E18

    18. Man of the Month: The Draftee

    Finale
  2. E17

    17. Jackpot in Libya

  3. E16

    16. Integration in the Military

  4. E15

    15. Woman of the Month: Indira Gandhi

  5. E14

    14. Woman Doctor in Vietnam

  6. E13

    13. Synanon in Prison

  7. E12

    12. Nehru: Man of Two Worlds

  8. E11

    11. Man of the Month: Dr. Michael Ellis DeBakey

  9. E10

    10. Moscow U

  10. E9

    9. What a Way to Run a Railroad

  11. E8

    8. How to Fight a Guerrilla War

  12. E7

    7. Man of the Month: Ho Chi Minh

  13. E6

    6. The Majestic, Polluted Hudson

  14. E5

    5. Air Rescue: Vietnam

  15. E4

    4. Air Rescue: The Making of Men

  16. E3

    3. Man of the Year: Pope Paul VI

  17. E2

    2. Operation Gwamba

  18. E1

    1. Man of the Month: Dean Rusk

Cast & crew

  • Judy Garland

    Judy Garland

  • Walter Cronkite

    Walter Cronkite

  • Lena Horne

    Lena Horne

  • Tony Bennett

    Tony Bennett

    Self

The Twentieth Century FAQ

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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