Top 20 TV Shows with Documentary you need to watch
Top 20 Documentary TV Shows List
- 1. GRAND SUMO Highlights
- 2. Great Minds
- 3. Ellas soy yo, Gloria Trevi
- 4. Scoop
- 5. Frontline
- 6. Great Performances
- 7. Austin City Limits
- 8. Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
- 9. NOVA
- 10. Mayday
- 11. Nature
- 12. American Experience
- 13. Where Are They Now?
- 14. Fuse
- 15. This Is Your Life
- 16. Who Do You Think You Are?
- 17. 30 for 30
- 18. Intimate Portrait
- 19. American Masters
- 20. Natural World
1. GRAND SUMO Highlights
The best of today's sumo! Enjoy daily highlights of this dynamic sport with background info and play-by-play commentary adding to the excitement!</p><p></p><p>Grand Sumo tournaments are held six times a year and broadcast on NHK.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
2. Great Minds (위대한 수업, 그레이트 마인즈)
(위대한 수업, 그레이트 마인즈)
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
3. Ellas soy yo, Gloria Trevi (Ellas soy yo, Gloria Trevi)
(Ellas soy yo, Gloria Trevi)
It has an average vote of 8.3 on TMDB.
4. Scoop (東張西望)
Scoop is a comprehensive information programme of Television Broadcasts Limited.</p><p></p><p>The content of the program is mainly based on entertainment news and personal follow-up of the artists, and will also be interspersed with the latest trends of TVB dramas and artists. Some entertainment news content clips will be rebroadcast on the next day's "Entertainment Live".</p><p></p><p>This program will be broadcast on Jade Channel from 19:30-20:00 from June 6, 2005, and will be broadcast every day from March 3, 2019, and will be broadcast on myTV to provide "Program Review".
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
5. Frontline
Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's goal is to extend the impact of the documentary beyond its initial broadcast by serving as a catalyst for change.
It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.
6. Great Performances
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
7. Austin City Limits
Now the longest-running music series in American television history, ACL showcases popular music legends and innovators from every genre.
It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.
8. Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Can you tell the difference between fact and fiction? Several stories of strange, mysterious and incredible occurrences are chronicled during each episode. It is up to the viewer to decide which stories actually happened and which were completely fabricated by the show’s writers. The answer is revealed by Jonathan Frakes at the conclusion of each episode.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
9. NOVA
PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
10. Mayday
Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interviews with aviation experts.
It has an average vote of 8.3 on TMDB.
11. Nature
Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.
It has an average vote of 8.1 on TMDB.
12. American Experience
TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
13. Where Are They Now?
Where Are They Now? was a television series on VH1 that featured past celebrities and updated on their current professional and personal status. Each episode was dedicated to another genre.</p><p></p><p>Though not always in sequence, some episodes were a continuation of the motif of episodes from the past. Those episodes sometimes had Roman numerals in their title to signify their sequel status.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
14. Fuse (Фитиль)
Fitil is a popular Soviet/Russian television satirical/comedy short film series which ran for about 500 episodes. Some of the episodes were aimed at children, and were called Фитилёк, Fitilyok, Little Fuse. Each issue contained from the few short segments: documentary, fictional and animated ones. Directed by various artists, including Leonid Gaidai who presented his famous trio of Nikulin, Vitsin and Morgunov into the cast. It was called in USSR as "the anecdotes from the Soviet government".
It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.
15. This Is Your Life
This Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally hosted by its producer, Ralph Edwards from 1952 to 1961. In the show, the host surprises a guest, and proceeds to take them through their life in front of an audience, including special guest appearances by colleagues, friends and family.</p><p></p><p>Edwards revived the show in 1971-72, while Joseph Campanella hosted a version in 1983. Edwards returned for some specials in the late 1980s, before his death in 2005. The show originated as a radio show on NBC Radio airing from 1948 to 1952.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
16. Who Do You Think You Are?
A British genealogy documentary series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
17. 30 for 30
30 for 30 is the umbrella title for a series of documentary films airing on ESPN and its sister networks and online properties. The series, which highlights people and events in the sports world that have generally received small amounts of attention, has featured two "volumes" of 30 episodes each, a 13-episode series under the ESPN Films Presents title in 2011-2012, and a series of 30 for 30 Shorts shown through the ESPN.com website.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
18. Intimate Portrait
Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network focusing on different celebrities, which includes interviews with each subject.</p><p></p><p>Among the people profiled were Grace Kelly, Natalie Wood, Carly Simon, Jackie Kennedy, Katharine Hepburn, Carol Burnett, Tanya Tucker, and Marla Maples.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
19. American Masters
American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists, filmmakers, and others who have left an indelible impression on the cultural landscape of the United States.
It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.
20. Natural World
Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its genre on British television, with more than 400 episodes broadcast since its inception in 1983.</p><p></p><p>Natural World is produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, but individual programmes can be in-house productions, collaborative productions with other broadcasters or films made and distributed by independent production companies and purchased by the BBC. Natural World programmes are often broadcast as PBS Nature episodes in the USA. Since 2008, most Natural World programmes have been shot and broadcast in high definition.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
