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The West (1996)

Documentary · History · War

The West, sometimes marketed as Ken Burns Presents: The West, is a documentary film about the American Old West. It was directed by Stephen Ives and the executive producer was Ken Burns. The film originally aired on PBS in September 1996.

IMDb rating
8.4 (2,357 votes)
Seasons
1
Streaming (US)
PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel
Language
EN
Type
Mini-series
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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1996)

8.10 avg 9 episodes 8.0 → 8.1 80 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 148 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 127 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 121 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 111 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 102 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 105 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 94 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 76 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 85 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The People8.0148
2Empire Upon the Trails8.0127
3The Speck of The Future8.1121
4Death Runs Riot8.1111
5The Grandest Enterprise Under God8.1102
6Fight No More Forever8.4105
7The Geography of Hope8.194
8Ghost Dance8.076
9One Sky Above Us8.185

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

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