Top Rated Documentary TV Series - Page 81

Storm Chasers

2007

Storm Chasers

2007
6.6
Anyone who has seen "The Wizard of Oz" knows that an oncoming tornado is nothing to trifle with, but "extreme filmmaker" Sean Casey takes viewers right into the heart of Tornado Alley and inside the storms themselves to capture valuable research data and unprecedented footage.
To Catch a Predator

2004

To Catch a Predator

2004
7.1
To Catch a Predator is an American reality television series that features hidden camera investigations by the television newsmagazine program Dateline NBC. It was devoted to impersonating underage people and detaining male adults who contacted them over the Internet for sexual liaisons. People were lured to meet with a decoy under the pretense of sexual contact and then confronted. Show host Chris Hansen clarified in an interview with NPR News that these subjects should be labeled as potential sexual predators, and not pedophiles. "Pedophiles have a very specific definition, people who are interested in prepubescent sex," he stated. The series premiered in November 2004, and featured 12 investigations in total held across the United States. The investigations were conducted as undercover sting operations with the help of on-line watchdog group Perverted-Justice. Since the third installment, law enforcement and other officials were also involved, leading to the arrests of most individuals caught. No new episodes h
Real Sex

1990

Real Sex

1990
4.2
Real Sex is a documentary television series broadcast on and a production of HBO. As its name implies, Real Sex is a sexually explicit "magazine" which "explores sex '90s style." Real Sex explores human sexuality, from the latest sexual fads to casual sex festivals and home production of pornographic movies. The show typically explores three to four topics each episode. Segments are separated by street interviews with random people, relating to the episode's topics. Episodes of the show investigate RealDolls, "Swingstock," a cunnilingus seminar, a perpetual sex machine for women, and lovemaking in chocolate. The last Real Sex episode aired in 2009. Older episodes as well as "best-of" episodes are frequently re-aired during late nights on HBO. It spawned a spin-off series called Pornucopia.
The Private Life of Plants

1995

The Private Life of Plants

1995
9
Without plants, there would be no food, no animals of any sort, no life on earth at all. Yet for most of the time their lives remain a secret to us, hidden, private events.The reason is merely a difference of time. Plants live on a different time-scale from ours. Though not obviously to the naked eye, they are constantly on the move: developing, fighting, avoiding or exploiting predators or neighbours, struggling to find food, to increase their territories, to reproduce themselves, to find and hold a place in the sun. We only need to learn to look.
Liberty!

1997

Liberty!

1997
7.8
Dramatic documentary about the birth of the American Republic and the struggle of a loosely connected group of states to become a nation.
Whale Wars

2008

Whale Wars

2008
7.3
Whale Wars is a weekly American documentary-style reality television series that premiered on November 7, 2008 on the Animal Planet cable channel. The program follows Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, as he and the crew aboard their various vessels harass Japanese whalers off the coast of Antarctica. On January 5, 2013, Animal Planet renewed the series for a sixth season.
Police Interceptors

2008

Police Interceptors

2008
7.7
Documentary series profiling the work of high-speed police units across Britain.
Barefoot Contessa

2002

Barefoot Contessa

2002
5.3
Barefoot Contessa is an American cooking show that premiered November 30, 2002 on Food Network. The show is hosted by celebrity chef Ina Garten. Each episode features Garten assembling dishes of varying complexity. Though her specialty is French cuisine, she occasionally prepares American, Asian, British and Italian foods. Her show also gives tips on decorating and entertaining.
Walking with Cavemen

2003

Walking with Cavemen

2003
8.3
Professor Robert Winston meets Lucy, the first upright ape, and follows her ancestors on the three-million-year journey to civilisation.
Driven

1998

Driven

1998
10
Driven was a motoring television programme launched by Channel 4 in 1998 as a rival to the successful and long-running BBC series Top Gear. The style was similar to its rival, but with additional features such as the "Driven 100", a road test of three cars in the same class, where each car would be given marks for qualities such as practicality, desirability and cost of ownership. The car with the highest total score would be the winner. The programme launched with the concept that the presenters should interact with each other rather than present items on their own, as was then the case on Top Gear. The first series also featured a "headquarters", a racing team truck, set on a former air force base at which cars were put through their paces. These concepts resurfaced in the reborn Top Gear soon after.
Abandoned: The Woman in the Decaying House

2025

Abandoned: The Woman in the Decaying House

2025
7.6
After almost 30 years of silence, a victim shares new and disturbing details of the horror she experienced in the home of the person who became known throughout Brazil as the woman with white ointment on her face.
The Echoes of Survivors: Inside Korea's Tragedies

2025

The Echoes of Survivors: Inside Korea's Tragedies

2025
8.5
Discover the harrowing tales of those who survived Korea's gloomiest chapters, shedding a light on long-hidden truths.
Oklahoma City Bombing: One Day in America

2025

Oklahoma City Bombing: One Day in America

2025
6
On April 19, 1995, the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history devastated the nation, claiming 168 lives - including 19 children - and injuring hundreds more. The bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building shattered families and changed America forever.
The Fox Hollow Murders: Playground of a Serial Killer

2025

The Fox Hollow Murders: Playground of a Serial Killer

2025
6.4
Hamilton County coroner Jeff Jellison launches a new investigation into Herb Baumeister decades after thousands of bones were found in the woods behind Fox Hollow Farms, Baumeister's stately home. Using new DNA technology, Jellison and his team work to identify the human remains, bringing long-deferred closure to victims' families and unearthing unsettling questions about potential accomplices, missing evidence, and a key witness whose story keeps changing.
Aitana: Metamorphosis

2025

Aitana: Metamorphosis

2025
7
In this documentary series, Aitana reveals intimate moments and reflects on her journey from regular teen to international pop sensation.
The Artist's Adventures

2016

The Artist's Adventures

2016
8.2
An inside look at the professional and personal life of Andrey Batt. A peek inside the exploits and privileged adventures of the artist himself and his friends. Batt welcomes viewers into his unfiltered world of fame, relationships, sport and art.
The Roshans

2025

The Roshans

2025
7.9
This documentary series chronicles the trials and triumphs of Bollywood's iconic Roshan family — musician Roshan Lal Nagrath, Rajesh, Rakesh and Hrithik.
Born Evil: The Serial Killer and the Savior

2024

Born Evil: The Serial Killer and the Savior

2024
5.9
Explore the life and crimes of Hadden Clark, a lesser-known serial killer. Dive into the inner workings of the volatile and dysfunctional Clark family, Hadden's path of depravity, and the shocking confessions he made to his cellmate that sent investigators on a search to solve the cold cases allegedly linked to him.
Horror's Greatest

2024

Horror's Greatest

2024
5.9
A deep dive into everything we love about horror — from fresh looks at classics to unearthing scores of hidden gems, this series has something for every fright film enthusiast.
Taken Together: Who Killed Lyric and Elizabeth?

2024

Taken Together: Who Killed Lyric and Elizabeth?

2024
6.2
Dives into the haunting 2012 double abduction of two cousins, 10-year-old Lyric Cook-Morrissey and 8-year-old Elizabeth Collins, in Evansdale, Iowa. With over seven years of exclusive access and insider interviews.