Revisit the heyday of America’s traveling circus and meet the showmen who created it.

The Circus, Part 2 American Experience

Premiered October 09, 2018
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The Circus, Part 2

Revisit the heyday of this distinctly American form of entertainment when former rivals Barnum, Bailey and the Ringling Brothers joined forces to present the “greatest show on earth” in big cities and small towns across the country.

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American Experience, TV's most-watched history series, brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

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