The Country and the City (1609-1825)
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Nov 14, 1999
Season 1
Order and Disorder (1825-1865)
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Nov 15, 1999
Sunshine and Shadow (1865-1898)
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Nov 16, 1999
The Power and the People (1898-1918)
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Nov 17, 1999
Cosmopolis (1919-1931)
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Nov 18, 1999
City of Tomorrow (1929-1941)
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Sep 30, 2001
The City and the World (1945-2000)
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Oct 1, 2001
The Center of the World (1946-2003)
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Sep 8, 2003
Shadows of the Past (1965-2001)
Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Sep 21, 2026
Shadows of the Past covers the late 20th-century struggles of New York City, from postwar decline and economic crisis to its stunning rebound by the early 2000s.
The Future of Cities (2001-2026)
Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Sep 22, 2026
The Future of Cities explores the city's quarter-century evolution post-9/11, touching on modern governance, climate change, the pandemic, and social justice.