The '80s: Top Ten 2022

Gaycation (2016 - 2017)

8 /10

Elliot and his best friend Ian set off on a personal journey to explore LGBTQ cultures around the world. From Japan to Brazil, Jamaica to America, they discover the multiplicity of LGBTQ experiences, meeting amazing people and hearing their deeply moving stories of struggle and triumph. Gaycation celebrates the state of LGBTQ identities across the globe.

Average Episode Run Time: 44` . MMPA: TV-MA . Year(s): 2016 - 2017

Director: David Laven

Stars: Elliot Page , Ian Daniel

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1998 - 2023)

0 /10

Can you tell the difference between fact and fiction? Several stories of strange, mysterious and incredible occurrences are chronicled during each episode. It is up to the viewer to decide which stories actually happened and which were completely fabricated by the show’s writers. The answer is revealed by Jonathan Frakes at the conclusion of each episode.

Average Episode Run Time: 43` . MMPA: TV-PG . Year(s): 1998 - 2023

Director: Al Schwartz , Jeanne Van Cott , D. J. Caruso

Producer: Dick Clark , Al Schwartz , Miranda Bailey

Stars: Jonathan Frakes , Ralph Votrian , Graeme Roberts , Danielle Nicolet , Lynn Moyses , Bill Dempsey

Mayday (2003 - 2023)

0 /10

Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interviews with aviation experts.

Average Episode Run Time: 42` . MMPA: TV-14 . Year(s): 2003 - 2023

Director: Chantal Hébert , Su Rynard , Michael Sinyi

Stars: Stephen Bogaert , George Tchortov , Kent Staines , Jano Frandsen , Débora Demestre , Robert Lee

Intimate Portrait (1990 - 2005)

7.6 /10

Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network focusing on different celebrities, which includes interviews with each subject. Among the people profiled were Grace Kelly, Natalie Wood, Carly Simon, Jackie Kennedy, Katharine Hepburn, Carol Burnett, Tanya Tucker, and Marla Maples.

Average Episode Run Time: 45` . MMPA: TV-PG . Year(s): 1990 - 2005

Director: Lee Grant , Anson Williams , Terry Hughes

Producer: Linda Ellerbee , Paul Junger Witt , Tony Thomas

Stars: Meredith Vieira , Valerie Harper , Diahann Carroll , Bonnie Hunt , Maureen Gilmartin , Doris Roberts

Who Do You Think You Are? (2004 - 2023)

0 /10

A British genealogy documentary series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past.

Average Episode Run Time: 1hr . MMPA: . Year(s): 2004 - 2023

Director: Tracey Emin , Gurinder Chadha

Stars: Jeremy Clarkson , Daniel Radcliffe , Jeremy Irons , Bear Grylls , Kevin Whately , Nick Hewer

American Experience (1988 - 2023)

0 /10

TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

Average Episode Run Time: 56` . MMPA: NR . Year(s): 1988 - 2023

Director: Anna Lee Strachan , Mark Zwonitzer , Tracy Heather Strain

Producer: Susan Bellows , Melissa Martin Pollard , Kiley Kraskouskas

Stars: Charles Kuralt , Marlene Owens Rankin , Ellen Burstyn , Brian Dennehy , Courtney B. Vance , Oliver Platt

Japanology Plus (2014 - 2023)

0 /10

Host Peter Barakan delves into various aspects of Japanese culture; exploring practices, history, and modern innovations in such areas as ramen, rice, sushi, geisha, bonsai, and so much more. Local experts discuss their passions at fascinating length, and American Japanophile Matt Alt experiences the food, practices, and cultures in each episode in depth. Viewers will finish each half hour episode with a new understanding of an area of Japanese life through demonstrative videos and explanations, all delivered respectfully and true to the Japanese way of life.

Average Episode Run Time: 28` . MMPA: . Year(s): 2014 - 2023

Stars: Peter Barakan , Emma Howard , Matt Alt , Kanoa , Vinay Murthy , Josh Grisdale

The Curse of Oak Island (2014 - 2023)

0 /10

Follow brothers Marty and Rick Lagina through their effort to find the speculated - and as of yet undiscovered - buried treasure believed to have been concealed through extraordinary means on Oak Island.

Average Episode Run Time: 42` . MMPA: TV-PG . Year(s): 2014 - 2023

Director: Kevin Burns

Producer: Paul Buccieri , Kevin Burns

Stars: Rick Lagina , Marty Lagina , Robert Clotworthy , Gary Drayton

Ancient Aliens (2009 - 2023)

0 /10

Did intelligent beings from outer space visit Earth thousands of years ago? From the age of the dinosaurs to ancient Egypt, from early cave drawings to continued mass sightings in the US, each episode gives historic depth to the questions, speculations, provocative controversies, first-hand accounts and grounded theories surrounding this age old debate.

Average Episode Run Time: 30` . MMPA: TV-PG . Year(s): 2009 - 2023

Director: Ramy Romany , Kevin Burns

Stars: Robert Clotworthy , Giorgio A. Tsoukalos , Ariel Bar Tzadok , Jonathan Young , David Childress , Erich von Däniken

Behind the Music (1997 - 2014)

0 /10

An intimate look into the personal lives of pop music's greatest and most influential artists.

Average Episode Run Time: 1hr . MMPA: TV-MA / TV-14 . Year(s): 1997 - 2014

Producer: Dream hampton , Paul Barrosse , Trudie Styler

Stars: Jim Forbes , MC Hammer , Paul Kantner , Charlie Daniels , Earl Petty , Rick James

NOVA (1974 - 2024)

0 /10

PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.

Average Episode Run Time: 55` . MMPA: TV-PG . Year(s): 1974 - 2024

Director: Muffie Meyer , Jacinth O'Donnell , Stephen Sweigart

Producer: Gary Glassman , Rushmore DeNooyer , Cara Feinberg

Stars: John Hurt , Shu Morino , Simon Callow , Samuel West , Frances O'Connor , Richard Donat

Cosmos (2014 - 2020)

9.3 /10

Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson provides clarity for the vision of the cosmos as he voyages across the universe with never-before-told stories that delve into the scientific concepts of the laws of gravity and the origins of space and time.

Average Episode Run Time: 46` . MMPA: TV-G . Year(s): 2014 - 2020

Director: Brannon Braga , Aiden Arata , Shahrzad Davani

Producer: Fawn McDonald , Mark J. Levenstein , Josh Mason

Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson , Jonathan Ross , Marc Worden , Eliza Schneider , Mara Junot , André Sogliuzzo