Top Rated Documentary TV Shows - Page 105

The South Bank Show

1978

The South Bank Show

1978
5.6
The South Bank Show is a television arts magazine show produced by ITV between 1978 and 2010. A new series began on Sky Arts from 27 May 2012. Presented by Melvyn Bragg, the show aims to bring both high art and popular culture to a mass audience.
TransGeneration

2005

TransGeneration

2005
5.9
TransGeneration is an eight episode documentary series depicting the lives of four transgender college students during the 2004/2005 school year as they attempt to balance college, their social lives, and their struggle "to merge their internal and external selves" while gender transitioning.
Mystery Hunters

2002

Mystery Hunters

2002
9.1
Mystery Hunters is a Canadian Documentary television series aimed at a young audience. It aired on YTV in Canada and on Discovery Kids in the United States. It was also dubbed in Japanese and aired in Japan on NHK. Teenage hosts Araya and Christina investigate real-life reports of mysteries such as spirits, legendary creatures, monsters, dinosaurs and UFOs. They use scientific rigour to try to find plausible explanations for the sightings and eye-witness accounts that trigger their investigations. In another section of the show, Doubting Dave, a scientist played by David Acer, attempts to explain mysterious personal experiences that have been emailed in by viewers, in a feature called "V-Files", as well as a way to create your own versions of the mysteries in the show in his "Mystery Lab" segment. Produced by Apartment 11 Productions, four seasons and 78 episodes of the series have been made, and it has garnered awards and accolades from around the world, including eight Gemini Award nominations, a 2006 Parents'
Most Evil

2006

Most Evil

2006
7.9
Most Evil is an American forensics television program on Investigation Discovery presented by forensic psychiatrist Michael Stone of Columbia University. On the show, Stone rates murderers on a scale of evil that Stone himself has developed. The show features profiles on various murderers, serial killers, mass murderers and psychopaths.
The Crocodile Hunter Diaries

2002

The Crocodile Hunter Diaries

2002
9
Discover Steve and Terri Irwin's life at the Australia Zoo and the incredible stories that unfold in front of the camera. From the birth of their daughter Bindi, to the amazing operations as they treat the wildest, most outrageous animals on the planet.
FutureWeapons

2006

FutureWeapons

2006
7
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.
Four Corners

1961

Four Corners

1961
6.9
Four Corners is Australia's longest-running investigative journalism/current affairs television program. Broadcast on ABC1 in Australia, it premiered on 19 August 1961 and celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2021. Founding producer Robert Raymond and his successor Allan Ashbolt did much to set the ongoing tone of the program. Based on the Panorama concept, the program addresses a single issue in depth each week, showing either a locally produced program or a relevant documentary from overseas. The program has won many awards for investigative journalism, and broken many high-profile stories. A notable early example of this was the show's epoch-making 1962 exposé on the appalling living conditions endured by many Aboriginal Australians living in rural New South Wales.
Tiffany Haddish Goes Off

2025

Tiffany Haddish Goes Off

2025
2.5
Comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish journeys to Africa on a four-week-long girls trip with her three closest childhood friends Selena Martin, Shermona Long, Sparkle Clark. Throughout the trip they take on new adventures, deepen their lifelong friendship, and explore personal connections to the continent.
Horses & Hangmen

2025

Horses & Hangmen

2025
8.3
Unravel the elaborate plot that led to the untimely death of a 40-year-old family man in Denmark.
SEC Football: Any Given Saturday

2025

SEC Football: Any Given Saturday

2025
8.2
Follow college football's most elite players and coaches in this unfiltered documentary series that goes behind the scenes of a dramatic SEC season.
Shifty

2025

Shifty

2025
6.3
This series shows in a new and imaginative way how over the past 40 years in Britain extreme money and hyper-individualism came together in an unspoken alliance. Together they undermined one of the fundamental structures of mass democracy - that it could create a shared idea of what was real. And as that fell apart, with it went the language and the ideas that people had turned to for the last 150 years to make sense of the world they lived in.
One Night in Idaho: The College Murders

2025

One Night in Idaho: The College Murders

2025
8.3
Told in captivating, tense, and emotionally wrenching detail by only those involved in and affected by the crime, this series intimately explores this American tragedy and its continued impact and fallout.
Power Moves with Shaquille O'Neal

2025

Power Moves with Shaquille O'Neal

2025
4.8
NBA legends Shaquille O'Neal and Allen Iverson work to revive Reebok's legacy and find a rising star to rep the brand.
Twitter: Breaking the Bird

2025

Twitter: Breaking the Bird

2025
3
Charting the rise and downfall of one of the most influential tech companies of the 21st century, this four-part series examines Twitter’s creation, rapid growth, and infamous sale; featuring exclusive insights from key players.
Harlem Ice

2025

Harlem Ice

2025
3.8
Follow the girls of Figure Skating in Harlem as they prepare for competitions, performances and a life changing global experience. Through their eyes, experience the highs and lows of the FSH Season, and the unique experiences they have as girls of color breaking the ice ceiling and gaining access to a global stage.
Carlos Alcaraz: My Way

2025

Carlos Alcaraz: My Way

2025
6.3
This documentary series follows Carlos Alcaraz as he balances the pressures of a phenomenal tennis career with a 20-year-old's desire to let loose.
I Am Ilary

2025

I Am Ilary

2025
6
Follow TV host Ilary Blasi as she defines her life post-divorce, balancing personal growth, career opportunities and a new love.
Breaking the Bank: One Trader, 50 Billion

2024

Breaking the Bank: One Trader, 50 Billion

2024
7.7
Jérôme Kerviel – the trader who hid €50 billion in trades at a major international bank – and his former superiors reveal all sides of the scandal.
Paris & Nicole: The Encore

2024

Paris & Nicole: The Encore

2024
7.4
More than 20 years since OG reality icons Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie first took the world by storm, the life-long friends reunite in a new special. Follow the dynamic duo as they try to produce a once-in-a-lifetime operatic performance based on their self-coined phrase, "Sanasa."
Making Manson

2024

Making Manson

2024
7.5
Through 20 years' worth of never-before-aired conversations, those closest to the case have their views challenged as Manson talks openly about his part in the infamous crimes, as well as his upbringing, criminal youth and his true feelings about "The Family."