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Our World is an American television news program that aired on ABC for 26 episodes, from September 25, 1986, to May 28, 1987. The show was anchored by Linda Ellerbee and Ray Gandolf. Each episode of the program examined, through the use of archival film and television footage, one short period in American history.

Our World grew out of an earlier ABC News special called 45/85, whose producer, Avram Westin, would go on to produce Our World. Each episode was produced on a budget of $350,000, less than half of the budget of a typical hour of prime time programming at the time.

Our World premiered to mixed reviews, but as the program progressed critical reception was more positive. Overall, the series was critically well received. The series was also profitable for the network. Despite this, Our World performed poorly in the Nielsen ratings, as its first half-hour was programmed against the extremely popular The Cosby Show. ABC canceled the show after one season. Ellerbee tried to move the program to PBS but was unsuccessful.

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