Top 100 Nonfiction TV Episodes 2023
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October 5, 2022 Secretary Pete Buttigieg
Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out the News, Season 1Virtue Signal's Kylie Weaver sits down with Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Big News tackles the media's role in escalating Russia-Ukraine tensions, and Hot...
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Burma Special, Pt. 2
Top Gear, Season 21Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May continue their journey in three ancient and barely functioning trucks, heading toward their final chal...
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New Day
The White Lotus, Season 1A cautiously optimistic Belinda walks a fine line with Tanya, while Armond brainstorms ways to deal with Shane. After her husband belittles her work, ...
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London
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, Season 2Stanley Tucci sets out to explore how Italian immigration has transformed the food scene in his adopted hometown of London. Forget what you think you ...
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Episode Three: “The Homeless, Tempest Tossed” (1942 - )
The U.S. and the Holocaust: A Film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein, Season 1The first reports of the killing reach the United States. A group of dedicated government officials form the War Refugee Board to finance and support ...
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Milan
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, Season 1Stanley Tucci eats and drinks his way around Milan. Here, Stanley enjoys an aperitivo, feels inspired to make pizzoccheri – a noodle made from buckw...
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Hunting the Elements
NOVA, Vol. 7Where do nature’s building blocks, called the elements, come from? They’re the hidden ingredients of everything in our world, from the carbon in o...
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Piedmont
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, Season 2Stanley Tucci visits the region that made the dream of unified Italy a reality. Piedmont boasts refined French heritage and precious peasant tradition...
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King Tut: A Century of Secrets
King Tut: A Century of Secrets, Season 1Narrated by Josh Gates, the world’s leading Egyptologists are on a quest to uncover the secrets of Howard Carter's history-making discovery of Tutan...
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Season 13, Episode 1
Top Gear, Season 13Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May set out to discover what Top Gear might have been like 60 years ago in a race from London to Edinburgh....
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911
The Staircase, Season 1December 2001. When businesswoman and beloved mother Kathleen Peterson is found dead after reportedly falling down a flight of stairs, the unusually b...
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Mountains
Planet Earth, Series 1Tour the mightiest mountain ranges, starting with the birth of a mountain at one of the lowest places on Earth and ending at the summit of Everest. On...
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Wide World of Wales
Welcome to Wrexham, Season 1In this “very special episode”, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney take us through on a tour of Wales - and TV show formats.
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Home Opener
Welcome to Wrexham, Season 1The first Wrexham home opener of the new era arrives, whether Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds are ready for it or not.
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Mysterious Monkeys
The White Lotus, Season 1Stripped of his gadgets, Quinn reluctantly takes a scuba class with Mark, who’s struggling to process revelations regarding his late father. Hoping ...
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Daggers
Welcome to Wrexham, Season 1With one match left to play in the regular season, Wrexham has a chance to win the league and promotion.
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India Special
Top Gear, Season 18In this year's Top Gear special, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May set out to boost the British economy by embarking on a trade mission t...
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The Murders
Ken and Barbie Killers: The Lost Murder Tapes, Season 1Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka embark on a passionate love affair. Then, missing schoolgirls Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French turn up dead, and a ba...
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Episode One: The Storm
Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness: A Film by Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers, Season 1The Storm, the first two-hour episode of Hiding in Plain Sight, focuses on more than twenty young people who provide an intimate look at what it’s l...
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Hello Wembley
Welcome to Wrexham, Season 1Hollywood stars and Wrexham residents descend on London for the Red Dragons’ big match at legendary Wembley Stadium.
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Canada
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, Season 1The two funniest and most brilliant chef/restaurateurs in Canada, Joe Beef's Dave McMillan and Fred Morin, take us across Canada by rail.
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Tuscany
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, Season 1Stanley Tucci explores his former home: Tuscany. Stanley does a wine bar crawl, celebrates the importance of the lowly loaf and samples dishes which u...
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Episode 1
Top Gear, Season 21The 21st season of Top Gear kicks off with hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May attempting to prove that hatchback cars from the 80's ...
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USA Super Car Road Trip Special
Top Gear, The Specials, Vol. 2The Top Gear boys are once again let loose in the USA, this time for an epic road trip up the east coast. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James M...
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Can Psychedelics Cure?
NOVA, Vol. 25Hallucinogenic drugs--popularly called psychedelics--have been used by human societies for thousands of years. Today, scientists are taking a second l...
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Part 1
The Defiant Ones, Season 1Years before they brokered one of the biggest deals in music history--the 2014 sale of Beats Electronics to Apple for $3 billion--Dr. Dre and Jimmy Io...
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Reality
Welcome to Wrexham, Season 1Wrexham Football Club attempts to qualify for the playoffs as their new owners try to (very quickly) learn the ins and outs of a game and an industry ...
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Patagonia Special, Pt. 1
Top Gear, Season 22The world's biggest car program is back with a brand new, two-part special in which Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May take three V8-engin...
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Singapore
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, Season 10Bourdain tours the historically rich streets of Singapore and immerses himself in the vast array of multicultural foods found throughout this island c...
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Vietnam Special
Top Gear, Series 12In one of the most spectacular and incredible Top Gear road trips ever attempted, the boys head to Vietnam, aiming to travel the entire length of the ...
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The Accused Crypto Couple
American Greed, Season 15Estimated at over 4.5 billion dollars and breaking a government record, the largest heist in cryptocurrency history has been linked by authorities to ...
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Rome
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, Season 1Stanley Tucci heads to Rome in search of the famous Four Pastas. Stanley orders rigatoni all’amatriciana, samples carbonara and tries a selection of...
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Porto, Portugal
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, Season 9Food takes center stage in this tour of the northern Portugal city by Bourdain, whose local travel companions include his former Les Halles boss Jose ...
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Grilling on the Edge
Chopped, Season 53Four chefs with a talent for live-fire cooking bring their passion to the Chopped kitchen. Second-guessing in round two leaves one chef confused about...
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Our Game
Ken Burns: BaseballIn New York City, in the 1840s, people need a diversion from the "railroad pace" at which they work and live. They find it in a game of questionable ...
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Venice
Anthony Bourdain - No Reservations, Vol. 6Tony steps away from the Venice of tourists and into the Venice of the locals, visiting the famous Rialto Fish Market, experiencing Burano risoto and ...
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Mythssion Control
MythBusters, Season 8On this Episode of MythBusters the fans take command in Mythssion Control. First up it's Hyneman vs Newton. Then - Kari, Grant and Tory are back in th...
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The Bolivia Special
Top Gear, The Specials, Vol. 2Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are dropped deep in the Bolivian rainforest armed only with three shabby 4x4s. Forcing their way throug...
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Dead Tired
Air Disasters, Season 18Colgan Air Flight 3407 prepares to land in Buffalo after a short, 50-minute hop from Newark. Suddenly, the twin-engine turboprop takes on a mind of it...
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Botswana Special
Top Gear, The Specials, Vol. 1Our story begins in a little village on the border between Zimbabwe and Botswana. Unusually, James was the first to arrive, in his 1985 Mercedes 230E....
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French Alps
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, Season 10The gloves are off and the rivalry continues as Bourdain and his long time friend, three-Michelin-starred chef Eric Ripert, embark on a ski-and-cheese...
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Little Bit of Contact
Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings, Season 5Ryan Martin looks to take back the points lead, but others are doing what they can to knock him out and racers begrudgingly leave Team Texas.
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Return of the Egyptian Gods
Ancient Aliens, Season 18In the 20th century, a mysterious British woman who claimed to be the reincarnation of an ancient Egyptian priestess shocked Egyptologists by accurate...
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The Fellowship's Top Ten Swamp Revelations
The Curse of Oak Island, Season 10Matty Blake reveals Rick, Marty and the team's most compelling finds unearthed in the mysterious Oak Island swamp.
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Umbria
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, Season 2Stanley Tucci visits Umbria, nicknamed The Green Heart of Italy. While this small, predominantly rural region lives in the shadow of its more glamouro...
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It's Not Personal
Alaska Daily, Season 1Eileen, Roz and Sylvie travel to Meade to learn more about a suspect in Gloria's case and connect with the local police chief; Austin learns about a p...
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Dream
Welcome to Wrexham, Season 1Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney attempt a takeover of the world’s third oldest professional football (a.k.a. soccer) club, located ...
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Pilot
Alaska Daily, Season 1After a fall from grace, fiercely talented and award-winning investigative journalist Eileen Fitzgerald leaves her high-profile New York life behind t...
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The People
The West: A Film by Stephen Ives and Presented by Ken BurnsThis series chronicles the saga of the American West, tracing the lives of a diverse cast of characters, from explorers, soldiers and Indian warriors ...
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Episode One: “The Golden Door” (Beginnings-1938)
The U.S. and the Holocaust: A Film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein, Season 1After decades of open borders, a xenophobic backlash prompts the United States to pass laws restricting immigration. In Germany, Hitler finds support ...
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Sardinia
Anthony Bourdain - No Reservations, Vol. 7Tony visits Sardinia, his wife's homeland, and learns what it means to be Sardinian. From the craggy mountainous landscape to the exotic cuisine and a...
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Father Issues
The Murdochs: Empire of Influence, Season 1Meet the Murdochs -- a family of extreme power and no small amount of sibling rivalry. This episode revisits the origins of Rupert Murdoch's news empi...
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Sack the Gaffer
Welcome to Wrexham, Season 1Fans grumble about Wrexham’s lackluster performance and aim their ire at manager Phil Parkinson. Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney debate his future ...
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Arrivals
The White Lotus, Season 1As a new wave of guests arrive at the White Lotus, resort manager Armond tries to assuage an unreasonable Shane and his easy-going wife Rachel, while ...
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Africa Special, Pt. 2
Top Gear, Season 19In the second part of the Top Gear special, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May continue their epic African Odyssey. Having survived insan...
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Heir Apparent
The Murdochs: Empire of Influence, Season 1As they come of age, Rupert Murdoch’s children get a taste of the family business, beginning a decades-long competition to take over a company that ...
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Family Ties
The Murdochs: Empire of Influence, Season 1As his children jockey to someday run the family business, Rupert Murdoch makes his first moves toward choosing a successor, declaring Lachlan the “...
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Episode Two: “Yearning to Breathe Free” (1938-1942)
The U.S. and the Holocaust: A Film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein, Season 1After Kristallnacht, Jews are desperate to escape Hitler’s expanding reach. Americans are united in their disapproval of Nazi brutality but divided ...
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We Bought a Castle!
Fixer Upper: The CastleA revealing walk through the castle shows decades of damage and neglect that will be a restoration challenge for Chip and Jo. But the landmark’s ric...
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The Universe of Battle - 1863
Ken Burns: The Civil WarThis episode opens with a dramatic account of the turning point of the war: the Battle of Gettysburg - the greatest battle ever fought in the Western ...
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Paris
Anthony Bourdain - No Reservations, Vol. 1Explore the city of light and love's unexpected surprises on a journey through the lives of the city's working class. Explore the varied ethnic commun...
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World's Worst Car Special
Top Gear, Season 20Everyone has an opinion on bad cars. Now it's time to hear the ones that really count - ours. As it's the worst car in the history of the WORLD, we're...
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Naples and the Amalfi Coast
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, Season 1Stanley Tucci feasts on pizza in Naples. Stanley embarks on a whirlwind tour to find the freshest mozzarella and the best San Marzano tomatoes, and en...
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Venice
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, Season 2Stanley Tucci visits the Veneto, once the center of a world-trading empire, and home to the "Floating City," Venice. Stanley explores the ingenuity of...
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Michael Flynn's Holy War
FRONTLINE, Volume 43Lt. General Michael Flynn: from elite soldier overseas to waging “spiritual war” in America. With the Associated Press, examine how Flynn emerged ...
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I'm a Compulsive Shopper
True Life: 2008Everybody shops. But for some people, walking out of a store with a bag full of something new provides a thrill like no other. On this episode of True...
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Calabria
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, Season 2Calabria is a region of rugged landscapes, dramatic mountain ranges, and some 500 miles of incredible coastline. Connected to Basilicata in the north ...
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Episode 4
Top Gear, Series 11In a race across Japan, Jeremy Clarkson tries to prove that the technical tour de force that is the Nissan GT-R is faster than Richard Hammond and Jam...
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360 Degrees of Terror
Evil Lives Here: Shadows of Death, Season 4In 2017, a young couple's hope for a "happily-ever-after" ends in bloodshed, leaving two grandmothers to make sense of unbearable horror and grief.
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Tokyo
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, Season 2Japan is a paradox. The low birthrate, the dedication, the conformity, and the life of a salary man are well known. There is also a competitive and r...
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Do Or Die
Welcome to Wrexham, Season 1For the first time in 14 years, Wrexham has a chance to be promoted out of the National League. Can they do it?
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Africa Special, Pt. 1
Top Gear, Season 19In the first of a two-part Top Gear special, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May are in Africa with a simple mission to find the definitiv...
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Rebuilding
Welcome to Wrexham, Season 1With just weeks before the season begins, Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds find themselves having to convince star football players and executives to ...
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Ultimate Space Telescope
NOVA, Vol. 25Follow the dramatic story of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope--the most complex machine ever launched into space--in hopes of peering deeper back i...
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Recentering
The White Lotus, Season 1After Shane shoots down her latest career plans, Rachel is further blindsided by an unexpected arrival. Just as Belinda begins to take her business pr...
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Oak Island's Top Ten Suspects
The Curse of Oak Island, Season 10Matty Blake examines the best clues and historical evidence to identify the groups and individuals most likely connected the Oak Island Mystery.
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Bologna
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, Season 1Stanley Tucci explores Bologna, seen by many as the food capital of Italy. The region of Emilia-Romagna is home to globally renowned protected food pr...
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Wromance
Welcome to Wrexham, Season 1An inside look at the unusual beginnings and dynamics of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s football friendship.
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Hack Job
The Murdochs: Empire of Influence, Season 1James Murdoch rises to the top of his family’s empire, overseeing all of News International in Europe, and he seems destined to someday take control...
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Burma Special, Pt. 1
Top Gear, Season 21In the first of an all-new two-part special, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May are on a mission to build a bridge over the River Kwai in...
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Series 15, Episode 4
Top Gear, Series 15The boys build motorhomes before setting off for a bank holiday weekend in the West Country to see how each of their creations performs in the real wo...
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Sicily
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, Season 1Stanley Tucci visits Sicily. Here, Stanley tries a salty cruchy sensation, tastes the grapes grown in the region's unique soils, and reflects on Sicil...
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Nazi SS vs. Viet Cong
Deadliest Warrior, Season 2The Nazi SS, Adolf Hitler’s homicidal shock troops of WW II , battle the Viet Cong, the murderous masters of jungle warfare. Two of the most letha...
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Hooligans
Welcome to Wrexham, Season 1Unfortunate occurrences at the first home game attended by the Co-Chairmen lead to a police investigation and raise the ugly specter of football Hooli...
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Ruthless Expansion
The Murdochs: Empire of Influence, Season 1As they come of age, the Murdoch children get a taste of the family business and begin a decades-long competition to be Rupert’s heir apparent. Now ...
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Hamilton!
Welcome to Wrexham, Season 1Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney try to fulfill one of their biggest promises to Wrexham as a previous owner’s dark shadow still lingers.
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Murder on Kimsey Mountain
No One Can Hear You Scream, Season 1Penny Waldroup takes all the right steps to leave her abusive husband, Brad, but she still must see him for their children. And on a visit to his remo...
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The Bolivia Special
Top Gear, Series 14Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are dropped deep in the Bolivian rain forest armed only with three shabby 4x4s which they bought from t...
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Rome
Anthony Bourdain - No Reservations, Vol. 9In this episode, we get a glimpse of Rome through Tony's eyes as he dines on mouth-watering classic Italian dishes and attempts to embody the mindset ...
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Patagonia Special, Pt. 2
Top Gear, Season 22In part two, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May continue in their quest to take three V8-engined sports cars on an epic journey through Pa...
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Free to Kill Again
Evil Lives Here: Shadows of Death, Season 4In 2021, when 33-year-old Erika Verdecia goes missing, her family launches their own search for her. What their homegrown investigation uncovers is a ...
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Fearless
Welcome to Wrexham, Season 1Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney land an important partnership as the Wrexham goalies - and fans - face some tough contests.
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Sardinia
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, Season 2In this episode, Stanley Tucci visits the Italian island of Sardinia. Famous for its harsh, rugged landscape, crystal blue ocean, and passionately pre...
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Paris
Anthony Bourdain - No Reservations, Vol. 9Tony gets to know a little bit about the lives of the city's working class. Explore the varied ethnic communities that contribute to the pulse of Pari...
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A Place We Came Together
Alaska Daily, Season 1When Roz and Eileen find a lead in Gloria's case, Eileen calls in a favor to help them track down the person of interest; Claire investigates why a be...
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In the Line of Fire
Body Cam, Season 6In North Carolina, after a home invasion gone wrong, a fleeing burglar takes a heavily pregnant woman as a human shield. Officers in Ohio meet a hail ...
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JFK: Destiny Betrayed: Chapter 3
JFK: Destiny BetrayedThis chapter examines Kennedy’s autopsy, from the inexperienced doctor who burns his notes, to the autopsy photographer who claims that photos have...
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The MythBusters Grand Finale
MythBusters, Season 19This is it. The last ever episode of MythBusters. Prepare to be blown away by the most epic grand finale in television history!
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Grand Canyon
America’s National Parks, Season 1Grand Canyon National Park a high-rise haven sculpted by the elements, where all life is connected. Following the cycle of seasons from winter to fall...
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The White House
America's Book of Secrets, Season 1An inside look at the secret protocols, elite security and hidden history of the world's most public of private residences. What is the most secret ro...
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