America in Primetime is structured around the most compelling shows on television today, unfolding over four hours and weaving between past and present. Each episode focuses on one character archetype that has remained a staple of primetime through the generations, capturing both the continuity of the character, and the evolution. The finest television today has as its foundation the best television of yesterday.

Starring:

Carl Reiner, Dick Van Dyke, Felicity Huffman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Mary Tyler Moore, Mary-Louise Parker, Sandra Oh

Genre:

Documentary