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Buffalo Bill and His Wild West Show

By 1889, Buffalo Bill Cody was the most famous American in the world. “Buffalo Bill’s Wild West” show promised “a year’s visit West in three hours,” complete with a stampede of buffalo – and the urban crowds couldn’t get enough of it. The show played an instrumental role in building a following in the country to save the buffalo from extinction.
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Clip Season 1 Episode 2 Length 05:23 Premiere: 10/17/23

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Into the Storm
S1 E2 Length 1:59:04 Premiere Date 10/16/23

Blood Memory
S1 E1 Length 1:56:55 Premiere Date 10/16/23

Buffalo Bill and His Wild West Show
Clip Length 05:23 Premiere Date 10/17/23

Sitting Bull and the Wounded Knee Massacre
Clip Length 06:21 Premiere Date 10/17/23

George Bird Grinnell and Early Conservation Efforts
Clip Length 06:25 Premiere Date 10/17/23

The Buffalo Nickel and Bison Facts Today
Clip Length 09:15 Premiere Date 10/17/23

Official Trailer
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 10/16/23

Behind the Scenes | Making The American Buffalo
Preview Length 06:31 Premiere Date 10/16/23

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Episode One: Blood Memory - S1 E1

Explore the dramatic story of how America's national mammal, which sustained the lives of Native people, was driven to the brink of extinction. Ken Burns recounts the tragic collision of two opposing views of the natural world.

  • Sunday November 15, 2026 8:00 pm ET on KET2
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  • Tuesday November 17, 2026 2:00 am ET on KET2
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