Top Rated Documentary TV Series - Page 46

Hollywood

1980

Hollywood

1980
8.3
A 1980 documentary series exploring the establishment and development of the Hollywood studios and its impact on 1920s culture.
Unusual Suspects

2010

Unusual Suspects

2010
8
Unusual Suspects is an American documentary television series on Investigation Discovery. The series debuted on June 21, 2010. The series showcases many of the most shocking and difficult cases in law enforcement history, and also sheds light on the investigations that led to the arrest of the culprits.
Storage Hunters

2011

Storage Hunters

2011
4.3
Storage Hunters is an American television series that premiered on June 21, 2011 on TruTV. The show focuses on auctioneer Sean Kelly's sale of storage auctions and the interactions between main bidders Brandon and Lori Bernier, Jesse McClure, Tarrell "T-Money" Wright, Ron "Papa Bear" Kirkpatrick, "Desert Dan," and the lock cutter/security guard, Cameron "Green Mile" Rowe.
Beyond Scared Straight

2011

Beyond Scared Straight

2011
7.7
Observing programs for troubled teens in which inmates reveal the realities of prison life in the hope of deterring them from a life of crime.
The Incredible Human Journey

2009

The Incredible Human Journey

2009
7.6
There are seven billion humans on Earth, spread across the whole planet. Scientific evidence suggests that most of us can trace our origins to one tiny group of people who left Africa around 70,000 years ago. In this five-part series, Dr Alice Roberts follows the archaeological and genetic footprints of our ancient ancestors to find out how their journeys transformed our species into the humans we are today, and how Homo Sapiens came to dominate the planet.
Shark Week

1988

Shark Week

1988
7.4
The Discovery Channel's Shark Week, first broadcast on July 17, 1987, is a weeklong series of feature television programs dedicated to sharks. Held annually, normally in July or August, Shark Week was originally developed to raise awareness and respect for sharks. It is the longest-running cable television programming event in history. Now broadcast in over 72 countries, Shark Week is promoted heavily via social networks like Facebook and Twitter.
Simon Schama's Power of Art

2006

Simon Schama's Power of Art

2006
8.2
Documentary series in which historian Simon Schama recounts the story of eight moments of high drama in the making of eight artistic masterpieces.
A Girl's Guide to 21st Century Sex

2006

A Girl's Guide to 21st Century Sex

2006
5.2
A Girl's Guide to 21st Century Sex is a documentary TV series about sex, which ran in eight episodes on Channel 5 and was presented by Dr. Catherine Hood. The 45-minute long episodes were broadcast on Monday nights. The series started on 30 October 2006, with the final programme broadcast on 18 December 2006. Each episode explained a sex position and covered a sexually transmitted disease. Additionally, the following topics were discussed: sex among handicapped and overweight people, penis enlargement devices, penis enlargement surgery, sexual violence against men and penis removal, tantric sex, the g-spot, erectile dysfunction, sex reassignment surgery, cosmetic surgery of the vagina, swinging, lichen sclerosus, the use of recreational drugs during sex, male homosexual sex in public toilets, full body plastic wrap bondage, and sex dolls.
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team

2006

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team

2006
7.9
Reality show following the auditioning process and making of the annual Dallas Cowboys Cheerleading Squad.
Banged Up Abroad

2007

Banged Up Abroad

2007
7.6
Documentary series where viewers are taken inside accounts of capture, incarceration, and terror far away from home with intimate personal interviews and dramatic reenactments.
Pandora's Box

1992

Pandora's Box

1992
7.4
Pandora's Box is a six-part 1992 BBC documentary television series which examines the consequences of political and technocratic rationalism. The episodes deal, in order, with communism in The Soviet Union, systems analysis and game theory during the Cold War, economy in the United Kingdom during the 1970s, the insecticide DDT, Kwame Nkrumah's leadership in Ghana during the 1950s and 1960s and the history of nuclear power.
Antiques Roadshow

1979

Antiques Roadshow

1979
5.8
Antiques Roadshow is a British television show in which antiques appraisers travel to various regions of the United Kingdom to appraise antiques brought in by local people. It has been running since 1979. There are also international versions of the programme.
Full Circle with Michael Palin

1997

Full Circle with Michael Palin

1997
7.4
Michael Palin travels to 18 countries around the rim of the Pacific Ocean.
A Tragedy Foretold: Flight 3054

2025

A Tragedy Foretold: Flight 3054

2025
7.6
The untold stories and human tragedy behind Latin America's deadliest air disaster are investigated in this three-part documentary series.
The Diamond Heist

2025

The Diamond Heist

2025
6.9
This stranger-than-fiction crime caper follows the attempted robbery of a precious gem, told by the gangsters who did it and the police on their tail.
Pee-wee as Himself

2025

Pee-wee as Himself

2025
7.7
A kaleidoscopic portrait told in two parts tracing the life of the imaginative artist.
Asia

2024

Asia

2024
9.1
From the vast Gobi Desert to the jungles of Borneo, and from the polar wilderness of Siberia to the coral seas of the Indian Ocean, showcasing the breath-taking variety of Asia's wildest places.
Caught in the Web: The Murders Behind Zona Divas

2024

Caught in the Web: The Murders Behind Zona Divas

2024
8.2
In Mexico City's dark underbelly, women seeking better lives become entangled in an online escort network, unaware it will lead to a series of femicides.
Secret World of Sound

2024

Secret World of Sound

2024
8.6
Anthony Morgan explores the extraordinary ways that animals hear and produce sound, and the crucial role sound plays in the lives of animals around the globe - from birth to surviving adulthood and finding a mate.
Full Speed

2024

Full Speed

2024
6.7
Fueled by passion and NASCAR Cup glory, drivers and their teams compete for the championship and the chance to make history in this sports docuseries.