Top 100 Nonfiction TV Shows of 2022
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Fiasco
September 19, 2021In the series premiere of "Fiasco," amidst the backdrop of the 1979 Iranian revolution, President Jimmy Carter's failure to free the American hostages in Iran s...
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Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, Season 9
May 7, 2017Bourdain visits the coastal city of San Sebastian in the Basque Country, famous for its spectacular views and incomparable fresh seafood.
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Vintage Flip, Season 2
July 6, 2017Jessie and Tina restore an abandoned 1952 ranch home in West Covina, CA, with a vintage car theme to honor Southern California's car culture boom of the 50s.
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The Men Who Built America
October 23, 2012Andrew Carnegie immigrates to the United States with his parents and starts working at age 12. He finds a patron in railroad executive Tom Scott who teaches him...
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An American Murder Mystery: The Staircase
April 8, 2018Investigators discover novelist Michael Peterson clutching his dead wife Kathleen, in a pool of blood at the bottom of their back staircase. Michael insists tha...
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Body Cam, Season 5
June 1, 2022Police race to an armed robbery and face a hail of shotgun pellets. A gas explosion lifts the roof off an apartment building, engulfing officers in a fireball. ...
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Carrier
April 28, 2008Mentoring and camaraderie are what hold the ship together. But life on deployment is stressful for everyone aboard, and there can be considerable friction betwe...
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Carrier
April 27, 2008On a bright May morning, 5,000 sailors and Marines bid farewell to their loved ones before the mammoth USS Nimitz pulls out of Coronado, California, and sets a ...
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The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch, Season 3
May 10, 2022The team invites former members of the U.S. military connected to the infamous "Tic Tac" UAP encounter, and are stunned when they stimulate very similar phenome...
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We Own This City: Miniseries
May 30, 2022Despite growing complaints, Hersl is placed on the GTTF; later, the unit’s supervisor, Sgt. Thomas Allers, is interrogated about stolen cash. Jensen monitors ...
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The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch, Season 3
May 17, 2022As the team conducts a new aerial experiment over the Triangle Area above Skinwalker Ranch, they find shocking new evidence that the radiation and UAP phenomena...
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American Monster, Season 8
June 6, 2022Gil Dossett and his family live idyllic existence until an accident changes everything. It takes years to chart a new course through life, but just when it seem...
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The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch, Season 3
May 24, 2022When the team works with a group of astronomy experts to conduct a telescope and rocket experiment at the Triangle Area on Skinwalker Ranch, they have their mos...
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We Own This City: Miniseries
May 30, 2022After the arrest of several GTTF officers, Suiter grows concerned about his grand jury subpoena. Jenkins learns his fellow officers are cooperating with the inv...
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Beat Bobby Flay, Season 30
June 3, 2022Food Network's favorite couple Jet and Ali Tila bring their Team Tila energy into the kitchen to serve Bobby Flay a loss. Things get heated when chefs Renata Fe...
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The Men Who Built America
October 16, 2012As the nation attempts to rebuild following the destruction of the Civil War, Cornelius Vanderbilt is the first to see the need for unity to regain America's st...
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JFK: Destiny Betrayed
March 8, 2022Oliver Stone introduces this first chapter, giving background on the Assassination Records Review Board, created by an act of Congress following the controversy...
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Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, Season 8
October 16, 2016Michelin star chef Eric Ripert is introduced to China and Sichuan province by host and good friend Bourdain who tests his endurance with mouth-numbing, sinister...
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Mark of a Killer, Season 2
May 16, 2020Police have found a string of murdered women in shallow graves in very remote areas of the Alaskan wilderness. After months of searching police zero in on a loc...
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Dynasties, Season 2
June 4, 2022On Zambia’s plains, a cheetah mother must keep her precious cubs safe, preparing them for life without her. They take on dangerous prey, battle hyenas and lea...
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The Perfect Murder, Season 3
July 6, 2016A Belgian honeymoon comes to a tragic end when a freak car accident leads to a tragic death. The investigation takes police down a rabbit hole of violence and ...
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Guy's Big Project, Season 1
December 3, 2017The remaining prospects head to NYC to hone their show concept into a sizzle, a pitch tape that explains a show's concept. Their sizzles will be screened by Guy...
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Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, Season 12
September 30, 2018Bourdain accompanies his friend and fellow chef Jose Andres to his home Asturias, Spain.
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Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, Season 9
July 2, 2017Food takes center stage in this tour of the northern Portugal city by Bourdain, whose local travel companions include his former Les Halles boss Jose Meirelles.
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Planet Earth II
March 4, 2017Jungles provide the richest habitats on the planet - mysterious worlds of high drama where extraordinary animals attempt to survive in the most competitive plac...
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We Own This City: Miniseries
May 30, 2022In his first days on the job, Jenkins learns the true weight of city politics in policing. Jensen and Sieracki interview an eager to talk Jemell Rayam about the...
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Exhumed: Killer Revealed, Season 2
May 29, 2022A Missouri mother leaves home one night and never returns.
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Expedition Bigfoot, Season 3
May 16, 2022Russell finds fresh clues along an abandoned railroad track, while Ronny and Mireya experience a hotbed of unexplained sounds deep in the forest. Bryce learns c...
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Anthony Bourdain - No Reservations, Vol. 13
September 25, 2012Tony travels around Emilia Romagna in a Ferrari with Chef Michael White.
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Carrier
April 29, 2008The mission really kicks off when the Nimitz arrives in the Gulf. The conditions are extreme: flight deck personnel endure temperatures hovering around 120 degr...
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Surviving the Cut, Season 1
September 1, 2010Marines are pushed to unconsciousness in the pool, wrestle 90-pound packs in the pounding surf of the Pacific Ocean. It's a man-breaking, all-out endurance test...
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Dinosaur Apocalypse
May 11, 2022David Attenborough brings to life, in unprecedented detail, the last days of the dinosaurs. Palaeontologist Robert DePalma has made an incredible discovery in a...
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Critter Fixers: Country Vets, Season 3
June 4, 2022The Docs at Critter Fixer work swiftly and tirelessly in hopes of saving a dog’s life after being bit by a venomous snake, identify the sex of some bunny sibl...
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Top Gear, Season 19
March 11, 2013In 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 definitive source o...
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Murdered By Morning, Season 2
June 4, 2022It is a night like any other at the local bar in the village of Whitehouse, Ohio, until a kiss sets off a domino effect that turns deadly.
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American Monster, Season 8
May 30, 2022Ashley Pittman thinks she hit the lottery marrying Jeffrey Scott, and he gives her a cushier life than the one she left behind in small-town Louisiana. However,...
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Top Gear, Season 19
March 18, 2013In the second part of the Top Gear special, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May continue their epic African Odyssey. Having survived insane traffic,...
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Guy's All-American Road Trip, Season 1
June 4, 2022The Fieris' tour of a cow and chicken farm leads to milking and egg-collecting challenges, with everyone enjoying the prize of a mouthwatering steak dinner. The...
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Biography: Bobby Brown
May 31, 2022Bobby Brown shares never-before-heard stories about his passionate relationship with Whitney Houston and their drug-fueled spiral downward. Bobby's children giv...
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Planet Earth, Series 1
March 5, 2006The lives of animals and plants are dominated by the sun and fresh water which trigger seasonal journeys. The latest technology and aerial photography enable th...
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NOVA, Vol. 22
April 8, 2020Scientists are coming to understand fat as a dynamic organ--one whose size may have more to do with biological processes than personal choices. Explore the myst...
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Biography: Bobby Brown
May 30, 2022The definitive documentary on R&B legend Bobby Brown chronicles his life from the Orchard Park housing projects of Roxbury, Massachusetts through his rise to fa...
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Benjamin Franklin: A Film by Ken Burns, Season 1
April 4, 2022Leaving behind his Boston childhood, Benjamin Franklin reinvents himself in Philadelphia where he builds a printing empire and a new life with his wife Deborah....
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Expedition Unknown, Season 10
May 26, 2022With word of an urgent lead, Josh jets to Poland to join in the opening of a secret Nazi tunnel system dug into a dormant volcano. Josh helps a local team tear ...
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Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, Season 6
October 4, 2015Bourdain and travel companion chef Eric Ripert (Le Bernardin) visit France’s oldest city to experience its stew of cultures and cuisines and eat as much Corsi...
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Anthony Bourdain - No Reservations, Vol. 9
August 16, 2010In 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 of the Rom...
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Secrets of Playboy
January 24, 2022Hugh Hefner sold himself as a champion of free speech who created the Playboy brand to set off a sexual revolution that would liberate men and women alike, but ...
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Beat Bobby Flay, Season 19
February 3, 2019Familiar faces return to the arena when restaurateurs and Beat Bobby Flay judges Michael Psilakis and Einat Admony compete to bring the heat. Ted Allen and Sunn...
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Anthony Bourdain - No Reservations, Vol. 4
February 11, 2008Something alluring and menacing lurks in the air throughout the UK when it comes to the people, the scenery, and especially the cuisine, and Tony is off to inve...
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Celebrity IOU, Season 4
May 17, 2022Lisa Kudrow's cousin and best friend has been through a rough few years, but she's continued to open her heart and home to rescued pets. Lisa brings in Jonathan...
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Expedition Unknown, Season 10
June 2, 2022Josh Gates rafts into an abandoned tunnel system to chase art and treasure stolen by the Third Reich. Then, the diary of a high-ranking SS officer leads to a se...
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The UnXplained, Season 4
June 3, 2022Today, human civilization spans the globe, and there are more than 7 billion people on Earth. But how did humanity evolve? Although many around the globe believ...
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House Hunters International, Season 163
May 4, 2022After four years of long-distance dating, newlyweds look for their first place together in London. She's leaving everything she knows to move to his home turf, ...
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Planet Dinosaur
October 12, 2011This episode focuses on the new giants, the heavyweights of the dinosaur world. It’s only in recent years that we’ve unearthed the biggest dinosaurs that ev...
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Beachfront Bargain Hunt, Season 30
June 6, 2022A recent graduate relocated to North Carolina to to live with her parents, but now she's squirreled enough money away to find a place of her own. With beautiful...
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The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch, Season 1
March 31, 2020For more than 2 centuries, a ranch in Utah has been associated with strange and disturbing occurrences that defy physical reality. Now, a team of dedicated scie...
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We Need To Talk About Cosby, Season 1
January 30, 2022In the 1960s Cosby is collecting accolades for his comedy, breaking barriers for Black stunt performers and finding his own ways of participating in the nation...
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Benjamin Franklin: A Film by Ken Burns, Season 1
April 5, 2022Benjamin Franklin leaves London and returns to wartime Philadelphia where he joins Congress and helps Thomas Jefferson craft the Declaration of Independence. In...
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Good Eats, Season 13
May 18, 2009Although usually considered an Italian dish, spaghetti with meat sauce proves to be an American classic as host Alton Brown explores its origins.
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JFK: Destiny Betrayed
March 8, 2022This chapter highlights bizarre anomalies in the medical evidence and key differences between the Warren Commission conclusions and the eyewitness testimonies o...
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Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, Season 2
September 22, 2013Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown explores Andaluc?a during Semana Santa (Holy Week, leading up to Easter), a time filled with great pageantry and excitement. Feat...
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Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, Season 3
May 4, 2014Bourdain travels to Mexico City, Oaxaca, and Cuernavaca to commune with local residents who express their passion through food, art, and the struggle for an imp...
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Untold Stories of the ER, Season 12
November 11, 2016A young boy at a sleepover party mysteriously looses control over his arms and legs; a woman is shot in the leg at her own bachelorette party, but claims not to...
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Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, Season 1
May 12, 2013What Burroughs called "Interzone", where artists like Burroughs, Bowles, Rimbaud, Verlaine, the Rolling Stones sought escape from Western moral prohibitions and...
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The White Lotus: Miniseries
August 15, 2021As 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 spa direct...
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Anthony Bourdain - No Reservations, Vol. 1
July 25, 2005Explore 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 communities whic...
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We Own This City: Miniseries
May 30, 2022Sgt. Wayne Jenkins gives a lecture to cadets, while investigators Erika Jensen and John Sieracki question Momodu Gondo about his connection to a known drug deal...
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Carrier
April 27, 2008The men and women of the USS Nimitz live beneath the runway of a major airport. They sleep on the roof of a nuclear power plant. It's a perilous environment. Th...
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Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, Season 5
May 10, 2015Bourdain visits one of his favorite cities in Europe, Glasgow. He makes his first stop at the Old College Bar for a pint, learns knife defense techniques from ...
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On the Case with Paula Zahn, Season 24
May 16, 2022A college coed disappears, and her family launches a desperate investigation to find her. What they discover will change their lives forever.
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Amazing Graze: Board Games, Season 1
June 4, 2022Hosts David Bromstad and Kelsey Barnard Clark challenge America's best charcuterie board artists to make delicious and impressive spreads using fresh meat, chee...
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Beat Bobby Flay, Season 30
May 27, 2022BBQ Brawlers Megan Day and David Sandusky are back to seek vengeance against Bobby Flay, who did not pick them for his team on Brawl. BBQ Brawl judges Brooke Wi...
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On the Case with Paula Zahn, Season 24
June 6, 2022As police try to solve a disturbing homicide, each step of the investigation reveals another layer in a spiderweb of tragedy.
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Biography: Bobby Brown
May 31, 2022Bobby Brown struggles with his sobriety after the shocking deaths of two of his children. He reveals how his new marriage and family with Alicia Etheredge-Brown...
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Wicked Tuna, Season 11
June 5, 2022On this episode, Dave Marciano returns to the Hard Merch after taking some time off to deal with health issues. But now that Jay and Joe have caught four fish w...
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House Hunters, Season 192
March 17, 2022A couple in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, needs a home that's big enough for their family of eight. While she's more focused on getting a place with wow factor for he...
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The Layover, Season 2
February 4, 2013Who doesn't love a layover in Seattle? Anthony indulges in runny & smelly cheeses at Calf and Kid, checks out the aerial view of the city from a seaplane, and g...
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Biography: Bobby Brown
May 30, 2022Brown reflects on his rise to stardom with revealing personal stories about becoming a pop culture icon and R&B's #1 "Bad Boy." Bobby meets his match when he fa...
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We Own This City: Miniseries
May 30, 2022Jenkins pivots after a high-speed car chase yields no drugs. During his interview with the Feds, former officer Maurice Ward recalls how Jenkins remained unscat...
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Murdered By Morning, Season 2
May 28, 2022A San Diego Action Sports Convention turns deadly when a marketing intern vanishes after a night of partying in the Gaslamp District.
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Dynasties, Season 2
May 28, 2022In Amboseli, Kenya, an incredibly rare event pushes a struggling elephant family to its limits. Their only chance to save their dynasty is to work together and ...
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Air Warriors, Season 10
June 5, 2022In an Armed Forces packed with the world's biggest and toughest aircraft, the "Little Bird" has proven over the decades that sometimes, size doesn't matter. Fro...
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See No Evil, Season 9
May 12, 2022Sixteen-year-old Diamond Bradley mystifies her family when she suddenly disappears. Detectives hope surveillance footage will lead them to the missing girl befo...
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Planet Dinosaur
September 14, 2011For decades the dinosaurs of Africa were lost to us. But recent discoveries have now revealed some of the most spectacular dinosaurs ever found. Two giant kille...
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Murdered By Morning, Season 2
May 28, 2022The upscale community of Coral Gables, Florida is shaken to its core when one of its elite is gunned down and another murdered in the middle of the night.
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Hemingway: A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, Season 1
April 5, 2021Hemingway enjoys an idyllic childhood in Oak Park, Illinois but, yearning for adventure, volunteers for the Red Cross during World War I. He marries Hadley Rich...
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Secret Lives of Stepford Wives, Season 1
April 22, 2014Figure ice skater mom Sharon Voit resides in Golf, Illinois with her beautiful daughters and successful dentist husband. After years of happily ever after, Shar...
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Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, Season 10
November 26, 2017The Heel of the Boot draws Bourdain back in time as he visits the largely untouched landscapes and colorful locals of Southern Italy.
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Paranormal Caught on Camera, Season 5
June 3, 2022A team of researchers capture compelling evidence of the Yowie in Australia. An ethereal mist engulfs a roomful of ghost hunters in England. A camper is surroun...
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Expedition Bigfoot, Season 3
June 6, 2022A visibly shaken Ronny and Mireya want answers about the unexplained activity they encountered the night before, while Bryce is baffled by strange lights on the...
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Beat Bobby Flay, Season 19
January 31, 2019Chef and former football player Eddie Jackson teams up with Worst Cooks in America's Anne Burrell for a game day bout, recruiting chefs from Boston and Las Vega...
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Surviving Evil, Season 1
September 4, 2013Suicidal Florida teen Lisa McVey is ready to end her life. But as Lisa leaves work, a serial killer terrorizing Florida abducts her at gunpoint. While police mo...
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We Own This City: Miniseries
May 30, 2022Jensen, Sieracki, and U.S. Attorney Leo Wise prepare to charge the officers of the GTTF. Suiter feels the distrust of Baltimoreans as he works a homicide scene ...
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Chopped, Season 52
May 25, 2022Four competitors who love rustic chuck-wagon food are ready to show they have the chops to win. Booze and bell peppers in the appetizer basket get things starte...
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Battle on the Beach, Season 2
June 6, 2022The three new teams meet mentors Ty, Alison, and Taniya as they get to work on their first challenge in the kitchen and dining room. They plan on going all out ...
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Valerie's Home Cooking, Season 13
June 6, 2022Valerie Bertinelli makes a beautiful lunch with a few twists for friends. The menu includes Grilled Lamb Pita Sandwiches with Mediterranean Salsa and Mediterran...
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Beat Bobby Flay, Season 19
March 14, 2019Tough-guy-with-heart-of-gold Fernando Ruiz battles Mexican-born chef Paco Garcia for a chance at Bobby Flay, with chefs Donatella Arpaia and Scott Conant decidi...
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Anthony Bourdain - No Reservations, Vol. 3
September 24, 2007Anthony Bourdain is in beautiful Tuscany, exploring this contrasting land of heaven and hell. Heaven because of its breathtaking scenery, hell not only because ...
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Devil in the Web, Season 1
June 3, 2022Chrissy Chambers and her girlfriend, Bria Kam, are huge YouTube personalities in the lesbian world. Then Chrissy’s old flame -- a man -- starts a devastating ...
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Anthony Bourdain - No Reservations, Vol. 12
April 30, 2012Tony experiences the cultural and culinary rebirth of Portugal's capital.
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