Top Rated Documentary TV Series - Page 94

A Cook's Tour

2002

A Cook's Tour

2002
9
Bad-boy chef and author Anthony Bourdain goes off the beaten track in search of foods that are rare, highly esteemed and sometimes downright dangerous. The show, which aired for two seasons on the Food Network, was an offshoot of a best-selling book Bourdain wrote in 2001.
Arena

1975

Arena

1975
6.9
Arena is a British television documentary series, made and broadcast by the BBC. Voted by leading TV executives in Broadcast as one of the top 50 most influential programmes of all time, it has run since 1 October 1975 with over five hundred episodes made, directed by the likes of Martin Scorsese, Alan Yentob, Roly Keating, Frederick Baker, Volker Schlondorff and Vikram Jayanti. Arena's subjects are a roll-call of the world's best known cultural figures from the 20th and 21st centuries, from singers Bob Dylan and Amy Winehouse to academics Edward Said and Eric Hobsbawm, from writers Jean Genet and V S Naipaul to artists Francis Bacon and Louise Bourgeois. The current series editor is Anthony Wall.
Scariest Places on Earth

2000

Scariest Places on Earth

2000
6.5
Scariest Places on Earth is an American paranormal documentary reality television series that originally aired from October 23, 2000 to October 29, 2006. The program was produced by Triage Entertainment for the Fox Family Channel, which is now ABC Family and owns the rights to the show. The show featured reported cases of the paranormal by sending an ordinary family to visit the location in a reality TV-style vigil.
Nightline

1980

Nightline

1980
5
Nightline, or ABC News Nightline, is a late-night news program that is broadcast by ABC in the United States, and has a franchised formula to other networks and stations elsewhere in the world. Created by Roone Arledge, the program featured Ted Koppel as its main anchor from March 1980 until his retirement from the program in November 2005. Nightline airs weeknights at 12:37 a.m. Eastern Time, after Jimmy Kimmel Live!. It previously ran for 31 minutes, but in 2011, the program was reduced to 25 minutes. When the program moved to 12:37 a.m. ET, the program was expanded to 30 minutes. In 2002, Nightline was ranked 23rd on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
The Vallecas Files

2025

The Vallecas Files

2025
7
Three decades after the mysterious death of a 17-year-old girl, her family relives the traumatic events in Spain's highest-profile paranormal case.
HairCog TV Series

2025

HairCog TV Series

2025
5.7
HairCog follows the lives of young creatives in Pakistan, exploring struggles, friendship, and innovation as they navigate personal and professional challenges.
Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films

2025

Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films

2025
6.7
This two-part documentary provides a fascinating glimpse into the making of the Oscar-winning box office phenomenon "Avatar: The Way of Water" and features exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, concept art, and interviews with cast and filmmakers.
Cocaine Quarterback: Signal-Caller for the Cartel

2025

Cocaine Quarterback: Signal-Caller for the Cartel

2025
8.1
The unbelievable true tale of convicted drug trafficker Owen Hanson's rise from USC college football champion to smuggling for the world's most dangerous cartel.
Death in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg?

2025

Death in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg?

2025
7.1
Ellen Greenberg was found dead with 20 stab wounds. Philadelphia ruled it suicide. This three-part series follows her family's quest to find the truth.
A Killer Among Friends

2025

A Killer Among Friends

2025
8.7
The murder of one of their own changes groups of friends forever. The tragic loss of a member of their inner circle — and their terrifying closeness to the killer — haunt them as they uncover secrets and confront the painful truth.
Hazardous History with Henry Winkler

2025

Hazardous History with Henry Winkler

2025
8.1
Hosted by the iconic Henry Winkler, each 60-minute episode of this nostalgia-drenched series tells the stories of the things we did—for fun, for money, or out of plain boredom—that you can’t do anymore. Pastimes, practices, and products that were once allowed—even encouraged—which you will never see again in modern America.
Spectral Shadows

2024

Spectral Shadows

2024
8.6
This five-part docuseries explores the facts and fiction behind the world's most creepy, strange and inexplicable legends, mysteries, and creatures. From Japanese horror to tales of Cryptids and the supernatural, Spectral Shadows delves deep for answers.
James May's Great Explorers

2025

James May's Great Explorers

2025
7.6
There was a time, before football and rock'n'roll, when explorers were the A-listers of their day. Death-defying antics and tales of daring made them the stuff of legend: names like Columbus, Raleigh, and Cook, who sailed off over the horizon to discover new lands and bring home treasures unimaginable to those sitting at home in dark, damp Europe. Intrepid explorers they may have been, but ‘great' might be pushing it. Across the seven seas, they spilled blood and spread disease. They enabled the destruction of civilisations and the growth of slavery. And many of their ‘discoveries' weren't quite what you'd think...
No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski

2025

No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski

2025
4.6
From Italy, Germany and the UK to Senegal, South Korea and Borneo, Antoni takes celebs on epic journeys to explore their ancestral and culinary roots.
Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest 1977-2015

2025

Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest 1977-2015

2025
2.3
This new installment of the landmark 1987 documentary series Eyes on the Prize illuminates the bold stories of people and communities who continue to work for equity and racial justice in the years since the birth of the American Civil Rights movement.
The Takedown: American Aryans

2025

The Takedown: American Aryans

2025
6.3
A look inside the cult-like world of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas from the late 2000s to the present day. Told principally by charismatic federal agent Richard Boehning, the series examines an organized crime group built on Nazi ideology and extreme violence operating under the radar in the suburbs of Texas.
Polo

2024

Polo

2024
5.9
This rousing docuseries goes behind the scenes of professional polo, offering an unprecedented look into the players' lives on and off the field.
The Real Murders on Elm Street

2024

The Real Murders on Elm Street

2024
6.1
Explore true stories of real murders on Elm Streets across the county — proving that horror happens everywhere, things do go bump in the night, and no one is safe.
Nöthin' but a Good Time: The Uncensored Story of '80s Hair Metal

2024

Nöthin' but a Good Time: The Uncensored Story of '80s Hair Metal

2024
8
A fresh and shockingly candid behind-the-scenes look at one of music's most iconic eras. Each episode showcases the insanity and blazing ambition that has enthralled generations of music lovers and continues to influence culture to this day.
Cabin in the Woods

2024

Cabin in the Woods

2024
7.3
In horror movies, nothing good ever happens to those in a cabin in the woods. In this series, true stories of ghastly, sometimes convoluted crimes take place in remote cabins around the country and for good reason: they allow those with evil intentions to carry out the most heinous of acts in peace and quiet away from prying eyes and ears. Combining hard-hitting investigative elements with spine-tingling thrills and chills, this true-crime-meets-true-horror series features the most terrifying crimes ever committed in isolated and otherwise picturesque cabin dwellings.