The Great American Read

1h 50min

Documentary

A journey through America that introduces our list of the 100 best-loved books and explores the many ways in which these novels affect, reflect and connect us all.

Episodes

Cast

Launch Special

1. Launch Special

1h 50min

22nd May 2018

America’s 100 best-loved books are revealed, launching the campaign & the nationwide vote.

Fall Kick-off

2. Fall Kick-off

1h 50min

11th Sep 2018

Join host Meredith Vieira in the search for America's best-loved novel. The voting is underway, and the competition is heating up; any book could win.

Who Am I?

3. Who Am I?

1h 50min

18th Sep 2018

Explore the ways that America's best-loved novels answer the age-old question, “Who am I?” From life lessons to spiritual journeys, these books help us understand our own identities and find our place in the world.

Heroes

4. Heroes

1h 50min

25th Sep 2018

Follow the trials and tribulations of some of literature's favorite protagonists. From Katniss Everdeen to Don Quixote, examine how these everyday heroes and anti-heroes find their inner strength, overcome challenges and rise to the occasion.

Villains & Monsters

5. Villains & Monsters

1h 50min

2nd Oct 2018

Learn why literature's most notorious villains began behaving badly. Many weren't born evil, but became that way when faced with some of the same choices we make every day. See what these villains can teach us about our own dark impulses.

What We Do for Love

6. What We Do for Love

1h 50min

9th Oct 2018

Fall in love with some of literature's most beautiful romances and explore the many forms of love, from family to passion to the unrequited type. Learn how America's best-loved novels reflect the things we do for love.

Other Worlds

7. Other Worlds

1h 50min

16th Oct 2018

Take a magical journey to another world through some of America's best-loved novels. From Middle Earth to Lilliput, the trials and tribulations of these alternate universes help us to better understand our own world.

Grand Finale

8. Grand Finale

1h 50min

23rd Oct 2018

And the winner is... after millions of votes, find out which of the 100 nominated books is crowned America's best-loved novel.

First air date

22nd May 2018

Last air date

23rd Oct 2018

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

en

Networks