10.15pm weeknights from Monday 6 February on Freesat 156, Sky 534 and Virgin 276 Returning to PBS America, Burns' epic nine-part series THE CIVIL WAR first aired in September 1990 to an audience of 40 million. The film is a comprehensive and definitive history of the American Civil War, and the recipient of 40 major film and television awards, including two Emmys and two Grammys.