Ranked #3 of 8 in Season 34•+0.4 vs season avg
Meet Walter Winchell, the newspaper columnist, radio commentator and television personality who pioneered the fast-paced, gossip-driven, politically charged journalism that dominates today. At his peak, his audience was 50 million. Stanley Tucci portrays Winchell in a new American Masters documentary.
E1 7.4Miles Davis Birth of the Cool
E2 7.6Mae West: Dirty Blonde
E3 8.1Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
E4 6.2Unladylike2020: The Changemakers
E5 7.6Now viewingWalter Winchell: The Power of Gossip
E6 7.5Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
E7 6.7Keith Haring: Street Art Boy
E8 6.7Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page
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"Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip" is episode 5 of American Masters season 34. It scored 7.6/10 from 62 votes, ranking #3 of 8 episodes this season (season average 7.2). It aired on October 20, 2020.