The West, sometimes marketed as Ken Burns Presents: The West, is a documentary film about the American Old West. It was directed by Stephen Ives and the executive producer was Ken Burns. The film originally aired on PBS in September 1996.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | The People (To 1806) | 1996-09-15 | 82 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Empire Upon the Trails (1806-1848) | 1996-09-16 | 84 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | The Speck of the Future (1848-1856) | 1996-09-17 | 85 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Death Runs Riot (1856-1868) | 1996-09-18 | 84 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | The Grandest Enterprise Under God (1868-1874) | 1996-09-19 | 84 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Fight No More Forever (1874-1877) | 1996-09-20 | 85 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | The Geography of Hope (1877-1887) | 1996-09-21 | 85 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | One Sky Above Us (1887-1914) | 1996-09-22 | 121 min |
| Writing | Geoffrey C. Ward | Writer |
| Writing | Stephen Ives | Writer |
| Directing | Stephen Ives | Director |
| Production | Ken Burns | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Paul Barnes | Editor |
