- The two nations of black America, WGBH Educational Foundation ; produced by June Cross ; correspondent: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; written by June Cross and Henry Louis Gates, Jr
- Underground railroad, the William Still story, written, produced & directed by Laine Drewery ; produced by 90th Parallel Productions Ltd., in association with Rogers Broadcasting Limited and WNED-TV Buffalo/Toronto
- George Washington, the man who wouldn't be king, A David Sutherland Productions, Inc. for American Experience; produced and directed by David Sutherland; written by William Martin; co-producer, Nancy Sutherland ; American Experience is a production of WGBH Boston
- Blue gold, world water wars, a Purple Turtle Films production ; a film by Sam Bozzo
- Willa Cather, the road is all, producer/writer, Christine Lesiak ; producer/director, Joel Geyer ; series producer, Prudence Glass ; executive producer, Susan Lacy ; a co-production of Thirteen/WNET New York and NET Television ; Educational Broadcasting Corporation & NET Foundation for Television