The Twentieth Century
Overview
The Twentieth Century is a long-running CBS documentary television series that aired from 1957 to 1966, sponsored throughout its run by the Prudential Insurance Company and narrated by Walter Cronkite. Drawing on the resources of CBS News, the series produced both historical compilation documentaries and originally photographed contemporary reports, presenting major political, cultural, scientific, and social developments that shaped the modern world. Episodes combined newsreel footage, eyewitness testimony, and on-location reporting, covering subjects ranging from global conflicts and political change to arts, science, and international social transformation. Popular with audiences and critically respected, the series functioned as a formative model for later American television documentary programming and helped establish the compilation-documentary format as a central mode of broadcast nonfiction.
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When did The Twentieth Century premiere?+
The Twentieth Century first aired on October 20, 1957.
Who stars in The Twentieth Century?+
The main cast of The Twentieth Century includes Walter Cronkite.
How many seasons does The Twentieth Century have?+
The Twentieth Century has 9 season(s) and 221 episodes.
What genre is The Twentieth Century?+
The Twentieth Century is classified as News, Documentary.
What is the rating of The Twentieth Century?+
The Twentieth Century has an average audience rating of 8.0 out of 10, based on 3 votes.
