TV American Experience - Season 18 Episode 5 : John and Abigail Adams American Experience - Season 18 Episode 5 : John and Abigail Adams 6.6/10 by 43 users An engrossing portrait of the second U.S. president and first lady, costars Simon Russell Beale and Linda Emond. Included: the friendship (and enmity) between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson (James Barbour), who both died on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence; the Adamses' “great love story”; their bouts with depression; his troubled presidency. Interspersed are comments from historians. Details Casts Posters Images Title American Experience - Season 18 Episode 5 : John and Abigail Adams 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 18 :Episode 1 Two Days in October Two Days in October 2005-10-17 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 18 :Episode 2 Race to the Moon Race to the Moon 2005-10-31 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 18 :Episode 3 Las Vegas: An Unconventional History (1): Sin City Las Vegas: An Unconventional History (1): Sin City 2005-11-14 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 18 :Episode 4 Las Vegas: An Unconventional History (2): American Mecca Las Vegas: An Unconventional History (2): American Mecca 2005-11-15 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 18 :Episode 5 John and Abigail Adams John and Abigail Adams 2006-01-23 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 18 :Episode 6 The Nuremberg Trials The Nuremberg Trials 2006-01-30 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 18 :Episode 7 Jesse James Jesse James 2006-02-06 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 18 :Episode 8 Hijacked Hijacked 2006-02-25 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 18 :Episode 9 Eugene O'Neill Eugene O'Neill 2006-03-21 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 18 :Episode 10 The Boy in the Bubble The Boy in the Bubble 2006-04-10 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 18 :Episode 11 The Alaska Pipeline The Alaska Pipeline 2006-04-24 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 18 :Episode 12 Annie Oakley Annie Oakley 2006-05-08 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 18 :Episode 13 The Man Behind Hitler The Man Behind Hitler 2006-05-22 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.