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The Civil War (1990)

Documentary · History · War

A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

IMDb rating
9.0 (26,512 votes)
Seasons
1
Streaming (US)
Hoopla · HISTORY Vault Apple TV Channel · HISTORY Vault Amazon Channel · PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel · Thirteen · WETA+ · KQED
Language
EN
Type
Mini-series
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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (1990)

8.56 avg 9 episodes 8.5 → 8.8 76 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 603 votesEp 2: 8.4 · 512 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 472 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 457 votesEp 5: 8.7 · 454 votesEp 6: 8.5 · 424 votesEp 7: 8.5 · 418 votesEp 8: 8.7 · 416 votesEp 9: 8.8 · 420 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Cause8.5603
2A Very Bloody Affair8.4512
3Forever Free8.4472
4Simply Murder8.5457
5The Universe of Battle8.7454
6Valley of the Shadow of Death8.5424
7Most Hallowed Ground8.5418
8War is all Hell8.7416
9The Better Angels of Our Nature8.8420

Episode ratings and vote counts from IMDb. Poster, overview, and streaming data from TMDB. Data refreshed 2026-08-19.

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