TV American Experience - Season 11 Episode 6 : Meltdown at Three Mile Island American Experience - Season 11 Episode 6 : Meltdown at Three Mile Island 6.6/10 by 43 users At 4:00am on March 28, 1979, a reactor at the Three Mile Island nuclear power facility near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania suddenly overheated, releasing radioactive gasses. During the ensuing tension-packed week, scientists scrambled to prevent the nightmare of a meltdown, officials rushed in to calm public fears, and thousands of residents fled to emergency shelters. Equipment failure, human error, and bad luck would conspire to create America's worst nuclear accident. Details Casts Posters Images Title American Experience - Season 11 Episode 6 : Meltdown at Three Mile Island Alternative Titles The American Experience First Air Date 1988-10-04 Last Air Date 2026-01-06 Number of Episodes 400 Number of Seasons 38 Genres Documentary, Networks PBS, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List American Experience Season 11 :Episode 1 America 1900 America 1900 1998-11-18 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 11 :Episode 2 Race for the Superbomb Race for the Superbomb 1999-01-11 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 11 :Episode 3 Hoover Dam Hoover Dam 1999-01-18 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 11 :Episode 4 Alone on the Ice Alone on the Ice 1999-02-08 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 11 :Episode 5 Rescue at Sea Rescue at Sea 1999-02-15 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 11 :Episode 6 Meltdown at Three Mile Island Meltdown at Three Mile Island 1999-02-22 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 11 :Episode 7 Lost in the Grand Canyon Lost in the Grand Canyon 1999-04-05 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 11 :Episode 8 MacArthur (1): Destiny MacArthur (1): Destiny 1999-05-17 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 11 :Episode 9 MacArthur (2): The Politics of War MacArthur (2): The Politics of War 1999-05-18 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 11 :Episode 10 Fly Girls Fly Girls 1999-05-24 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.