Top Rated Documentary TV Shows - Page 54

Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey

2012

Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey

2012
8.2
Right now you're hurtling around the sun at 64,000 miles an hour (100,000 kms an hour). In the next year you'll travel 584 million miles, to end up back where you started. Presenters Kate Humble and Dr Helen Czerski follow the Earth's voyage around the sun for one complete orbit, to witness the astonishing consequences this journey has for us all.
Curiosity

2011

Curiosity

2011
7.1
Curiosity is an American documentary television series that premiered on August 7, 2011, on the Discovery Channel. Each episode focuses on one question in science, technology, and society and features a different celebrity host. Stephen Hawking hosted the premiere episode titled "Did God Create the Universe?", which aired simultaneously on seven Discovery Communications networks: Discovery Channel, TLC, Discovery Fit and Health, Animal Planet, Science, Investigation Discovery, and Planet Green. Season one consists of 16 episodes.
MonsterQuest

2007

MonsterQuest

2007
7.7
Follows the search for various cryptozoological creatures and paranormal entities reportedly witnessed around the world.
Independent Lens

1999

Independent Lens

1999
6.5
This acclaimed Emmy Award-winning anthology series features documentaries and a limited number of fiction films united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement and unflinching visions of their independent producers and featuring unforgettable stories about a unique individual, community or moment in history.
Invasion: Earth

1998

Invasion: Earth

1998
6.1
Invasion: Earth is a BBC science fiction mini-series. It was made in collaboration with the Sci Fi Channel, and released in 1998 as six fifty minute episodes.
Explorer

1985

Explorer

1985
5.9
National Geographic's Explorer gives viewers special access to the issues of the day.
Pole Position

1984

Pole Position

1984
7.3
Dan Darret and his two sisters, Tess and Daisy, are left to run the The Pole Position Stunt Show after their parents disappear during a stunt race. When their uncle Zachary reveals that their parents were government agents using the stunt show as a cover for a secret crime-fighting organization, the kids vow to carry on their parents' work. Along with pet Kuma and two high-tech talking cars, Roadie and Wheels, they become the New Pole Position Force.
The Naked Brothers Band

2007

The Naked Brothers Band

2007
6.5
The Naked Brothers Band is an American musical comedy series created by Polly Draper. The show depicts the daily lives of Draper's sons, who lead a fictional world-renowned rock band from New York City. As a mockumentary, the storyline is a hyperbole of their real lives, and the fictional presence of a camera is often acknowledged. Lead vocals and instrumentation are provided by the siblings; they wrote the lyrics themselves. The show stars Nat Wolff and Alex Wolff, who encounter conflicts with each other that are later omitted. Nat's fictional female admirer and real life preschool friends—including the guitarist who had no prior acquaintance with the family—feature as the band members, with the siblings' genuine father and Draper's husband as their accordion-playing dad and Draper's niece as the group's babysitter. The series is a spin-off of Draper's 2005 film of the same name that was picked up by Nickelodeon, premiering in January 2007. Draper, star of Thirtysomething and her writings The Tic Code
Animal Cops: Houston

2003

Animal Cops: Houston

2003
9.6
The dedicated team at the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a private charity, responds to a variety of distress calls involving an average of more than 100 animals per day. This series documents the work they do, from the initial investigation through, in some cases, the animals being adopted into loving homes.
Trainwreck: Storm Area 51

2025

Trainwreck: Storm Area 51

2025
6.1
A viral joke about storming a secretive US Air Force base sparks a meme-fueled media frenzy and puts the military on alert in this bizarre true story.
The Many Deaths of Nora Dalmasso

2025

The Many Deaths of Nora Dalmasso

2025
7.5
Who killed Nora Dalmasso? In this true-crime series, family and journalists share the untold story of her murder and the media storm that followed.
Katrina: Come Hell and High Water

2025

Katrina: Come Hell and High Water

2025
6.4
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, survivors reflect on the disastrous storm that forever changed their lives and the systemic inequities it exposed.
Countdown: Paul vs. Tyson

2024

Countdown: Paul vs. Tyson

2024
7.1
Go inside Jake Paul and Mike Tyson's training camps and personal lives as they prepare for their must-see heavyweight boxing match live on Nov. 15.
Medina: The Celebrity Scammer

2024

Medina: The Celebrity Scammer

2024
5.9
Jorge Ponce sets out to try and discover the identity of "Medina," a mysterious character who has spent the last 20 years scamming dozens of TV personalities by pretending to be a former colleague with a personal drama.
Vietnam: The War That Changed America

2025

Vietnam: The War That Changed America

2025
8
The reunion of old friends, first-person accounts, and rarely seen footage paint an extraordinary and deeply profound picture of what it was like to live through one of history's longest wars.
Il Giovane Berlusconi

2024

Il Giovane Berlusconi

2024
6.6
A docuseries about Silvio Berlusconi before becoming prime minister of Italy, from succeeding as a charismatic entrepreneur to changing European TV.
Receiver

2024

Receiver

2024
7.7
This riveting sports series follows the 2023 season of NFL receivers Davante Adams, Justin Jefferson, George Kittle, Deebo Samuel and Amon-Ra St. Brown.
The Outreau Case: A French Nightmare

2024

The Outreau Case: A French Nightmare

2024
7.2
A tragic affair of child abuse and judicial disaster, this docuseries revisits the Outreau case, one of the biggest scandals in French history.
Earthsounds

2024

Earthsounds

2024
8.9
Immersive audio reveals the unexpected, unfamiliar, and untold ways in which animals communicate around the world.
Squeezie: Thanks Internet

2024

Squeezie: Thanks Internet

2024
8.1
At 27 years old, Lucas Hauchard—better known as Squeezie—is a video creator, with over 18 million subscribers on YouTube. From the early days of his start in his childhood bedroom to the Grand Prix Explorer, he has become the icon of a generation. His friend and director Théodore has filmed all of his adventures, giving us an exclusif portrait of a young geek who rose to the top.