Rebroadcast to Begin January 9th
Washington, DC – PBS announced that given the demand for The American Revolution, the new six-part, 12-hour documentary series directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt, the free streaming window will be extended until the end of the year, when the film will be available on PBS Passport and the “PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel.”
PBS entered the Nielsen Streaming Top 10 for the first time, based on the number of minutes logged by viewers watching The American Revolution, an AVDF-funded series which premiered on November 16 and aired for six consecutive nights. The film has also been streaming on all PBS platforms since then.
In addition, PBS will rebroadcast the entire series over six consecutive Fridays from January 9 through February 13. As part of its schedule for the 250th, PBS will also rebroadcast the series over three consecutive Mondays and Tuesdays from April 20 – May 5; and a marathon from Saturday, June 27 – Sunday, June 28 leading up to July 4, 2026, America’s Semiquincentennial.
The American Revolution is a production of Florentine Films and WETA Washington, D.C. The filmmakers and PBS scheduled the broadcast for 2025, the 250th anniversary of the start of the war, which began in the spring of 1775, more than a year before the Declaration of Independence.
The American Revolution examines how America’s founding turned the world upside-down. Thirteen British colonies on the Atlantic Coast rose in rebellion, won their independence, and established a new form of government that radically reshaped the continent and inspired centuries of democratic movements around the globe.
For more information about the film The American Revolution, click here.
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