8.6 /10
Making sense of the present by revealing the past. Journalists Celeste Headlee and Masud Olufani connect the present to the past through four distinct and varied stories, and New Yorker humorist Andy Borowitz adds his signature wit.
Average Episode Run Time: 57` . MMPA: . 2019
Total Seasons: 1 . Total Episodes: 8
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Stars: Celeste Headlee , Masud Olufani , Andy Borowitz , Donald Trump
8.5 /10
The show documents each of the Presidents in the union, starting with George Washington, following a chronological order up until George W. Bush. Each President's segment begins with the narrator giving a brief dossier about each one, from their political affiliation, family, and notable traits. The show then highlights the history behind each presidency, linking each one to the following.
Average Episode Run Time: 1hr . MMPA: TV-PG . 2005
Total Seasons: 2 . Total Episodes: 13
Director: Rhys Thomas , Craig Haffner
Producer: Rhys Thomas , Craig Haffner , Rhys Thomas
Stars: Edward Herrmann , Jimmy Carter , H.W. Brands , Richard Nixon , James M. McPherson , John F. Kennedy
8.4 /10
Dogfights is a military aviation themed TV series depicting historical re-enactments of air-to-air combat that took place in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, as well as smaller conflicts such as the Gulf War and the Six-Day War. The program, which airs on the History Channel, consists of former fighter pilots sharing their stories of actual dogfights in which they took part, and uses computer-generated imagery to give the viewer a better perspective of what it is like to partake in aerial combat The series premiered on November 3, 2006.
Average Episode Run Time: 1hr . MMPA: TV-PG . 2005 - 2008
Total Seasons: 3 . Total Episodes: 34
Director: Jason McKinley , Cynthia Harrison , Brooks Wachtel
Producer:
Stars: Phil Crowley
8.3 /10
A satirical half-hour series from comedian Sacha Baron Cohen exploring the diverse individuals, from the infamous to the unknown across the political and cultural spectrum, who populate our unique nation.
Average Episode Run Time: 30` . MMPA: TV-MA . 2018
Total Seasons: 1 . Total Episodes: 7
Director: Daniel Gray Longino , Dan Mazer , Nathan Fielder
Producer: Dan Mazer , Anthony Hines , Jordan Cohen
Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen
8.2 /10
First Person was an American TV series produced and directed by Errol Morris. The show engaged a varied group of individuals from civil advocates to criminals. Interviews were conducted with "The Interrotron", a device similar to a teleprompter: Errol and his subject each sit facing a camera. The image of each person's face is then projected onto a two-way mirror positioned in front of the lens of the other's camera. Instead of looking at a blank lens, then, both Morris and his subject are looking directly at a human face. Morris believes that the machine encourages monologue in the interview process, while also encouraging the interviewees to "express themselves to camera".
Average Episode Run Time: 8hr 11` . MMPA: . 1999 - 2001
Total Seasons: 2 . Total Episodes: 20
Director: Errol Morris
Producer: Errol Morris , Dorothy Aufiero , J. Michael Williams
Stars: Errol Morris
8 /10
Independent Journalists Dril and Derek Estevez-Olsen plunge the foulest reaches of the Dark Web to pulverize society's most pressing issues with reasoned debate.
Average Episode Run Time: 1hr 9` . MMPA: . 2019 - 2020
Total Seasons: 4 . Total Episodes: 45
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Stars: Dril , Derek Estevez-Olsen , Megan Koester , Henry Zebrowski , Dax Flame , Mike Mitchell
8 /10
When the United States of America was founded, the ideals of freedom and equality did not apply to all people. These are the stories of the brave Americans who fought to right the nation’s wrongs and enshrine the values we hold most dear into the Constitution — with liberty and justice for all.
Average Episode Run Time: 58` . MMPA: TV-MA . 2021
Total Seasons: 1 . Total Episodes: 6
Director: Kenny Leon , Reinaldo Marcus Green , Tom Yellin
Producer: Will Smith
Stars: Will Smith , Mahershala Ali , Samira Wiley , Courtney B. Vance , Samuel L. Jackson , Bambadjan Bamba
8 /10
Bill Moyers Journal is an American television current affairs program that covered an array of current affairs and human issues, including but not limited to economics, history, literature, religion, philosophy, science, and most frequently politics. Originally, Bill Moyers executive produced, wrote and hosted the Journal. WNET in New York produced it and PBS aired it from 1972 to 1976. In 1979, following a nearly three-year hiatus, many presidential members of PBS announced that Bill Moyers Journal would return for a second series. The second series covered a broader range of issues in depth. This included election coverage and documentary footage from several U.S. states, among them Florida, Texas, Illinois, D.C. and Nevada. In addition, among its pop-culture coverage, the Journal reported on the 25th anniversary of the premiere of the long-running NBC talk program The Tonight Show. Like the first installment, the second one was produced by WNET in New York City, and was aired on PBS. However, the second installment and consequently the series ended in 1981. For the third time, Bill Moyers Journal returned to television on April 25, 2007. The debut episode was "Buying The War", which demonstrated how the commercial U.S. media served as an unwitting partner to the Bush administration in convincing the American people that the Iraq War was legitimate and necessary.
Average Episode Run Time: 1hr . MMPA: . 2009
Total Seasons: 2 . Total Episodes: 7
Director: Bill Moyers
Producer: Joan Konner
Stars: Bill Moyers
7.9 /10
The long running NPR news quiz hosted by Peter Sagal since 1998, replacing Dan Coffey. Carl Kasell served as announcer & scorekeeper until 2014 and ceded duties to Bill Kurtis. WWDTM came to television for the first time in 2011 with a BBC America one-off special, then in 2013 a special live broadcast was shown in movie theaters across the U.S. and Canada
Average Episode Run Time: 53` . MMPA: TV-PG . 2011 - 2013
Total Seasons: 2 . Total Episodes: 2
Director: Robert Small , Doug Berman
Producer: Kari Kim , Emily Ecton , Gigi Lacks
Stars: Peter Sagal , Carl Kasell , Alonzo Bodden , Steve Martin , Mo Rocca , Nick Hancock
7.8 /10
Attack of the Show! is an American live television program that formerly aired weeknights on G4, G4 Canada Fuel TV, HOW TO Channel, and Maxxx. Episodes were hosted by Kevin Pereira, Olivia Munn, Zach Selwyn, Layla Kayleigh, Sarah Lane, Alison Haislip, Candace Bailey, and Sara Underwood. Attack of the Show! reviewed new technological items, parodies, pop culture, and general daily news, and gave previews of video games, movies, and digital media.
Average Episode Run Time: 1hr . MMPA: . 2005 - 2011
Total Seasons: 2 . Total Episodes: 2
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Stars: Emily Blunt , Danny McBride , Patricia Stratigeas , Jason Mewes , Kevin Smith , Alison Haislip
7.8 /10
Human Body: Pushing the Limits, is a television program that premiered on the Discovery Channel on March 2, 2008 in North America. Titles in this series include "Strength", "Sight", "Brainpower", and "Sensation". Millions watched the first 2 episodes of this 4 part series on March 2. Since then "The Discovery Store" has had many requests to buy the DVD set. These videos were released after the final 2 episodes on March 9 at 9:00 and 10:00pm eastern time. This show covers topics on how the body reacts to moments of extreme stress like being stuck in a cave or running away from forest fires. It is made up of four episodes that all concentrate on a certain aspect of our body when we are "pushed to the limit". ⁕Strength - This episode covers how our muscles react when we are pushed to the limit. It covers stories of how people can suddenly lift masses 6 times his or her weight or run at speeds that even olympic runner can't match. ⁕Sight - This episode covers the aspect of how our eyes react in emergency situations. We can see much better and see details we normally can not see. ⁕Brainpower - This episode covers how our brain takes control of our body and can order our body to do things it usually could not or would not do. Examples include how our brain can order our body to eat the muscles of our body for energy or make us eat things we would usually find disgusting, and also covers dreaming.
Average Episode Run Time: 1hr . MMPA: . 2008
Total Seasons: 1 . Total Episodes: 4
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7.7 /10
NBC News correspondents Keith Morrison, Josh Mankiewicz, Stephanie Gosk and Andrea Canning examine the final day of a victim’s life – the split-second decisions and pivotal moments that made the difference between life and death. Detectives retrace those crucial hours looking for clues to solve the mystery.
Average Episode Run Time: 53` . MMPA: TV-PG . 2022
Total Seasons: 1 . Total Episodes: 8
Director:
Producer: David Corvo , Allison Orr , Liz Cole
Stars: Keith Morrison , Josh Mankiewicz , Andrea Canning , Stephanie Gosk
7.4 /10
Primetime is an American news magazine show which debuted on ABC in 1989 with co-hosts Sam Donaldson and Diane Sawyer and originally had the title Primetime Live.
Average Episode Run Time: 1hr . MMPA: . 1995 - 2009
Total Seasons: 6 . Total Episodes: 105
Director: Roone Arledge
Producer:
Stars: Mike Wallace , Andrew Rooney , Ed Bradley , Tom Cruise
7.3 /10
Crime 360 is an American reality television show based on homicide detective units in various cities across the United States, including Richmond, Virginia; Rochester, New York; Little Rock, Arkansas; Indianapolis, Indiana; Cleveland, Ohio. The detective units in each of these cities use a Leica or a Deltasphere three-dimensional scanner to photograph the crime scene, essentially "freezing" it for study during the investigation; hence, the series title "Crime 360." It is produced by BASE Productions.
Average Episode Run Time: 1hr . MMPA: . 2008 - 2009
Total Seasons: 2 . Total Episodes: 33
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7.3 /10
Decoding the Past is a History Channel paranormal television series that "decodes" the past by looking for unusual, and mysterious things written about throughout history that may give clues as to what will happen in the future.
Average Episode Run Time: 1hr . MMPA: . 2005 - 2008
Total Seasons: 5 . Total Episodes: 81
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Stars: Ted Haggard , Graham Hancock , Jerry B. Jenkins
7.3 /10
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday is an American limited-run series broadcast on NBC. It is a political satire news show spin-off from Saturday Night Live, featuring that show's "Weekend Update" segment. It initially ran for three 30-minute episodes in October 2008, during the lead-up to the 2008 United States presidential election.
Average Episode Run Time: 30` . MMPA: . 2008 - 2017
Total Seasons: 4 . Total Episodes: 12
Director: Lorne Michaels
Producer:
Stars: Lori Randolph
7.2 /10
America's Most Wanted is an American television program produced by 20th Television, and was the longest-running program of any kind in the history of the Fox Television Network until it was announced on May 16, 2011 that the series was canceled after twenty-three years, with the final episode airing on June 18, 2011. The following September, America's Most Wanted's host, John Walsh, announced that the program would resume on the cable network Lifetime later that year. Presented by Walsh, the show's purpose is to profile and assist law enforcement in the apprehension of fugitives wanted for numerous crimes, including murder, rape, kidnapping, child molestation, white-collar crime, organized crime, armed robbery, gang violence, and terrorism, and also many of whom are currently on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. On May 2, 2008, the program's website announced its 1,000th capture; as of March 30, 2013, 1,202 people have been captured because of AMW. Many of the series' cases have some connection outside the United States or have not taken place in the United States at all. The series' first international capture was in Nova Scotia in 1989. The show's nature does not allow repeats, except for updates on convicted criminals, and is preempted a maximum of eight times during the year; however, if a fugitive featured on the show is not captured, their profile may be aired again. However, since moving to Lifetime, the show aired several repeats with updates if the fugitive/missing person was captured/recovered.
Average Episode Run Time: 1hr . MMPA: . 1988 - 2012
Total Seasons: 15 . Total Episodes: 438
Director:
Producer: Cord Keller , Dan Kavanaugh , Michael Linder
Stars: Luis Da Silva Jr. , Lorenzo Toledo , Dennis Garr , John Walsh , Mario E. Garcia , Regina Russell Banali
7.2 /10
An American television news magazine and hidden camera show. Actors act out scenes of conflict or illegal activity in public settings while hidden cameras videotape the scene, and the focus is on whether or not bystanders intervene, and how. Variations are also usually included, such as changing the genders, the races or the clothing of the actors performing the scene, to see if bystanders react differently. Quiñones appears at the end to interview the bystanders about their reactions. As the experiment goes on, psychology professors, teachers, or club members watch and discuss the video with Quiñones, explaining and making inferences on the bystanders' reactions.
Average Episode Run Time: 1hr . MMPA: . 2008 - 2020
Total Seasons: 10 . Total Episodes: 87
Director: Michaela Dowd
Producer:
Stars: John Quiñones , Jakob Winter , Ariane Rinehart
7.2 /10
A documentary news series with a taboo-breaking team who deliver incredible news stories from around the world.
Average Episode Run Time: 30` . MMPA: TV-MA . 2013 - 2018
Total Seasons: 6 . Total Episodes: 113
Director: Gelareh Kiazand , Vikram Gandhi , Shane Smith
Producer: Sam Osborn , Erik Whitestone , Eddy Moretti
Stars: David Choe , Thomas Morton , Samantha Power , Tony Blair , Ben Anderson , Ashton Carter
7.1 /10
Future Weapons, sometimes also written as FutureWeapons and Futureweapons, is a television series that premiered on April 19, 2006 on the Discovery Channel. Host Richard "Mack" Machowicz, a former Navy SEAL, reviews and demonstrates the latest modern weaponry and military technology. The program is currently broadcast on the Discovery Channel and Military Channel.
Average Episode Run Time: 1hr . MMPA: . 2006 - 2008
Total Seasons: 3 . Total Episodes: 29
Director:
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Stars: Richard Machowicz
