Top Rated Documentary TV Shows - Page 33

Bad Sport

2021

Bad Sport

2021
6.8
True crime and sports come together in this docuseries. Global controversies and scandals are explored through reports from those involved.
Secrets of the Whales

2021

Secrets of the Whales

2021
7.8
Sigourney Weaver guides viewers on a journey to the heart of whale culture to experience the extraordinary communication skills and intricate social structures of five different whale species. With the help of new science and technology, viewers witness whales making lifelong friendships, teaching clan heritage and traditions to their young and grieving deeply for the loss of loved ones.
Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle

2018

Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle

2018
6.6
Documentary series that examines the Jonestown Massacre 40 years later.
Buzzfeed Unsolved: Supernatural

2016

Buzzfeed Unsolved: Supernatural

2016
8.5
Ryan Bergara (a believer in the supernatural) and Shane Madej (a skeptic) travel to alleged haunted locations to investigate paranormal activity.
Le Mans: Racing Is Everything

2017

Le Mans: Racing Is Everything

2017
5.8
The 24 Hours of Le Mans is a motor race like no other. Taking place in France each year, it is an endurance test for drivers and cars that literally takes 24 hours to complete. Traveling from Kuala Lumpur to the Côte D’Azur, shot in breathtaking 4K and with unprecedented access to six of the teams competing for glory, Le Mans: Racing is Everything is motorsport as you’ve never seen it before.
A Bite of China

2012

A Bite of China

2012
8.4
This series explores the history, traditions and culture of Chinese food. Filmed at over 160 locations across China, this series truly is a feast for the senses. The seven-episode documentary series introduces the history and story behind foods of various kinds in more than 160 locations in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The documentary has also been actively encouraged as a means of introducing Chinese food culture to those unfamiliar with local cuisine.
Anthony Bourdain: The Layover

2011

Anthony Bourdain: The Layover

2011
8.3
The Layover is a travel and food show on the Travel Channel hosted by Anthony Bourdain. The show premiered on November 21, 2011 in an episode based on Singapore. The format and the content of the show are based on what a traveler can do, eat, visit and enjoy within 24 to 48 hours in a city. Each episode starts with the host landing at the city, with the clock starting the countdown until the time that he will leave the city. As a seasoned traveler, he meets up with locals and explores the city in and out, within matters of hours, both the touristy way and the local way. On February 15, 2012, Travel Channel renewed the show for the 2012/2013 season, selecting November 19, 2012 for the second season premiere; featured cities for the season include Atlanta, Chicago, Dublin, New Orleans, Paris, Philadelphia, São Paulo, Seattle, Toronto, and Taipei.
The Human Body

1998

The Human Body

1998
7
The Human Body is a seven-part documentary series that looks at the mechanics and emotions of the human body from birth to death.
Algo habrán hecho

2005

Algo habrán hecho

2005
8.8
Algo habrán hecho is a documentary film for television that narrates the history of Argentina. It was created by the argentine historian Felipe Pigna, who acted as presenter. In the first two seasons Mario Pergolini was a co-presenter of it, but after giving up on all works on television his role in the documentary was taken by Juan Di Natale. Di Natale and Pergolini were by that time co-presenters of the talk show Caiga quien caiga. Di Natale pointed that he wasn't meant to act as if he was Pergolini, but the script writers wrote instead the scripts based on his own personality. The first season, aired in 2005 on Canal 13, narrates the history of Argentina from the british invasions of the Río de la Plata to the fall of Juan Manuel de Rosas during the Battle of Caseros. The second season, aired in 2006 on Telefé, resumes the narration from that point and continues up to the suicide of Leandro N. Alem in 1896. The third one, aired in 2008 on Telefé, resumes as well from the end of previ
I Shouldn't Be Alive

2005

I Shouldn't Be Alive

2005
7
The show features accounts of individuals and groups caught in dangerous scenarios, presented both through interviews and dramatic reenactments. The main focus is how the survivors survived and the decisions they made that kept them alive.
Round the Twist

1990

Round the Twist

1990
7
Round the Twist is a Logie Award-winning Australian children's television series about three children and their father who live in a lighthouse and become involved in many bizarre magical adventures.
Homicide

2024

Homicide

2024
7
Detectives and prosecutors revisit their most challenging homicide cases in this chilling true-crime docuseries.
Beyond Skinwalker Ranch

2023

Beyond Skinwalker Ranch

2023
8.1
Utilizing a team of reputable professionals working alongside "The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch" veterans, this series explores other sites of unusual activity and "high strangeness" phenomena in an effort to discover if the activity documented on Skinwalker Ranch is not only real, but pervasive.
Sapo, S.A. Memorias de un ladrón

2022

Sapo, S.A. Memorias de un ladrón

2022
6.9
The Ferragnez

2021

The Ferragnez

2021
6.5
Tells the extraordinary life of Chiara Ferragni and Fedez. An authentic tale that unveils the behind the scenes of one of the most followed couples ever and the most intimate moments of a young family that passionately fights for their dreams to come true.
Where Is Marta?

2021

Where Is Marta?

2021
7.3
Teenager Marta del Castillo's disappearance made headlines in Spain. Family, friends, police and more weigh in on a case that is still unresolved.
Universe

2021

Universe

2021
7.5
Professor Brian Cox journeys across the vastness of time and space revealing epic moments of sheer drama that changed the universe forever.
WWE Evil

2022

WWE Evil

2022
7.8
A “psychological exposé” into the minds of the most diabolical antagonists in WWE history and their impact on mainstream culture.
John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise

2021

John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise

2021
6.9
The chilling story of one of the world’s most notorious serial killers told through the words of Gacy himself, those who were forever changed by his unspeakable deeds and those who believe that the full truth remains concealed to this day.
Can't Get You Out of My Head

2021

Can't Get You Out of My Head

2021
7.7
In six films, Adam Curtis traces the different forces across the world that have led to now. It covers a wide range—including the strange roots of modern conspiracy theories, the history of China, opium and opioids, the history of Artificial Intelligence, melancholy over the loss of empire and, love and power. And explores whether modern culture, despite its radicalism, is really just part of the new system of power.