Frontline 1983
- Status
- Returning Series
- First Aired
- January 17, 1983
- Last Aired
- June 30, 2026
- Format
- 45 seasons · 854 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~782.8 hours (55 min/ep)
- Essential Runtime
- ~780.4 hours (skips filler)
- Highest Rated Episode
- S21E3 "The Man Who Knew" (★ 10/10)
- Created By
- David Fanning
- Network
- PBS
- Where to Stream
- PBS, PBS America Amazon Channel
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Frontline is a television series that has been airing since 1983. The series is an investigative documentary program distributed by the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1983
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 854
- Runtime
- 55 minutes
- First aired
- Jan 17, 1983
- Last aired
- Jun 30, 2026
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- PBS
- Genres
- Documentary, News
- Updated
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.6/10 from 57 votes
- Format
- 45 seasons · 854 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~55 minutes
- Status
- Returning Series
- Network
- PBS
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Frontline is a television series that has been airing since 1983. The series is an investigative documentary program distributed by the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States. Episodes are produced at WGBH in Boston, Massachusetts. Frontline's goal is to extend the impact of the documentary beyond its initial broadcast by serving as a catalyst for change. The series has covered a variety of domestic and international issues. Frontline is considered American television's top long-form news and current affairs series. The series is available to watch on the PBS website, where full episodes can be streamed. Frontline has received ratings of 8.6 out of 10 on IMDb and 6.6 out of 10 on The Movie Database. The series is known for its investigative journalism that questions, explains, and changes our world.
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“Frontline is a long-running documentary series providing in-depth investigative journalism on complex domestic and international issues.”
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Season 1 · 25 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 An Unauthorized History of the NFL Mytharc Jan 17, 1983
- E2 88 Seconds in Greensboro Core Jan 24, 1983
- E3 In the Shadow of the Capitol Core Jan 31, 1983
- E4 A Chinese Affair Core Feb 7, 1983
- E5 God's Banker Core Feb 14, 1983
- E6 Pentagon, Inc. Core Feb 21, 1983
- E7 Gunfight USA Core Feb 28, 1983
- E8 Children of Pride Core Mar 7, 1983
- E9 A Journey to Russia Core Mar 21, 1983
- E10 Daisy - Story of a Facelift Core Mar 28, 1983
- E11 Space - The Race for High Ground Core Apr 11, 1983
- E12 Abortion Clinic Core Apr 18, 1983
- E13 Crisis in Zimbabwe Core Apr 25, 1983
- E14 Air Crash Core May 2, 1983
- E15 Looking for Mao Core May 9, 1983
- E16 Israel: Between the River and the Sea Core May 16, 1983
- E17 In Our Water Core May 23, 1983
- E18 Vietnam Memorial Core May 30, 1983
- E19 For the Good of All Core Jun 6, 1983
- E20 The Russians are Here Core Jun 13, 1983
- E21 Who Decides Disability? Core Jun 20, 1983
- E22 Crossfire in El Salvador Core Jun 27, 1983
- E23 Sanctuary Core Jul 4, 1983
- E24 Moneylenders Mytharc Jul 11, 1983
- E25 Klaus Barbie: the American Connection Mytharc Jul 18, 1983
Season 2 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Crisis at General Hospital Mytharc Jan 16, 1984
- E2 We Are Driven Core Jan 23, 1984
- E3 The Old Man and the Gun Core Feb 6, 1984
- E4 Give Me That Big Time Religion Core Feb 13, 1984
- E5 The Campaign for Page One Filler Feb 27, 1984
- E6 The Mind of a Murderer (1) Core Mar 19, 1984
- E7 The Mind of a Murderer (2) Core Mar 26, 1984
- E8 The Struggle for Birmingham Core Apr 2, 1984
- E9 Captive in El Salvador Core Apr 16, 1984
- E10 Chasing the Basketball Dream Core Apr 23, 1984
- E11 The Other Side of the Track Core May 7, 1984
- E12 Return of the Great White Fleet Core May 14, 1984
- E13 Warning from Gangland Core May 21, 1984
- E14 Bread, Butter and Politics Core Jun 4, 1984
- E15 Man's Best Friends Core Jun 18, 1984
- E16 So You Want to Be President Core Oct 9, 1984
- E17 Welcome to America Core Oct 16, 1984
- E18 Not One of the Boys Core Oct 23, 1984
- E19 Living Below the Line Core Oct 30, 1984
- E20 The Arab and the Israeli Core Nov 13, 1984
- E21 Better Off Dead? Core Nov 20, 1984
- E22 Cry, Ethiopia, Cry Core Nov 27, 1984
- E23 Red Star Over Khyber Mytharc Dec 11, 1984
- E24 Marshall High Fights Back Mytharc Dec 18, 1984
Season 3 · 21 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Vietnam Under Communism Mytharc Jan 15, 1985
- E2 Shootout on Imperial Highway (1) Core Jan 22, 1985
- E3 Shootout on Imperial Highway (2) Mytharc Jan 29, 1985
- E4 The Lifer and the Lady Core Feb 5, 1985
- E5 The Child Savers Core Feb 12, 1985
- E6 Down for the Count Core Feb 19, 1985
- E7 Retreat from Beirut Core Feb 26, 1985
- E8 Buying the Bomb Core Mar 5, 1985
- E9 A Class Divided Core Mar 26, 1985
- E10 Potomac Fever Core Apr 2, 1985
- E11 Crisis in Central America 1: Yankee Years Core Apr 9, 1985
- E12 Crisis in Central America 2: Castro's Challenge Core Apr 10, 1985
- E13 Crisis in Central America 3: Revolution in Nicaragua Core Apr 11, 1985
- E14 Crisis in Central America 4: Battle for El Salvador Core Apr 12, 1985
- E15 Men Who Molest Core Apr 16, 1985
- E16 Catholics in America: Is Nothing Sacred? Core Apr 23, 1985
- E17 The American Way of War Core Apr 30, 1985
- E18 Memory of the Camps Core May 7, 1985
- E19 You Are in the Computer Core May 14, 1985
- E20 What About Mom and Dad? Mytharc May 21, 1985
- E21 Breaking the Bank Mytharc May 28, 1985
Season 4 · 31 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Hostage in Iran Mytharc Jan 21, 1986
- E2 Sue the Doctor? Core Jan 28, 1986
- E3 Growing Up Poor Core Feb 4, 1986
- E4 Russia-Love It or Leave It Core Feb 11, 1986
- E5 Tobacco on Trial Core Feb 18, 1986
- E6 Divorce Wars Core Feb 25, 1986
- E7 Who's Running this War? Core Mar 18, 1986
- E8 AIDS: a National Inquiry Core Mar 25, 1986
- E9 Standoff in Mexico Core Apr 1, 1986
- E10 Inside the Jury Room Core Apr 8, 1986
- E11 Taxes Behind Closed Doors Filler Apr 15, 1986
- E12 The Disillusionment of David Stockman Core Apr 20, 1986
- E13 Visions of Star Wars Core Apr 22, 1986
- E14 Hollywood Dreams Core May 13, 1986
- E15 The Bloods of 'Nam Core May 20, 1986
- E16 A Matter of the Mind Core May 27, 1986
- E17 Holy War, Holy Terror Mytharc Jun 3, 1986
- E18 Will There Always Be an England? Core Jun 10, 1986
- E19 Assault on Affirmative Action Mytharc Jun 17, 1986
- E20 Comrades I: The Education of Rita Core Jul 1, 1986
- E21 Comrades II: Hunter and Son Core Jul 8, 1986
- E22 Comrades III: All that Jazz Core Jul 15, 1986
- E23 Comrades IV: The Trial of Tamara Russo Core Jul 22, 1986
- E24 Comrades V: Master of Samarkand Core Jul 29, 1986
- E25 Comrades VI: Pacific Outpost Core Aug 5, 1986
- E26 Comrades VII: Steel Mill Soccer Core Aug 12, 1986
- E27 Comrades VIII: Doctor in Moscow Mytharc Aug 19, 1986
- E28 Comrades IX: Baltic Chic Core Aug 26, 1986
- E29 Comrades X: Soldier Boy Core Aug 26, 1986
- E30 Comrades XI: October Harvest Mytharc Sep 2, 1986
- E31 Comrades XII: Leningrad Movie Mytharc Sep 9, 1986
Season 5 · 15 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Real Stuff Mytharc Jan 27, 1987
- E2 The Earthquake Is Coming Core Feb 3, 1987
- E3 Stopping Drugs (1) Core Feb 10, 1987
- E4 Stopping Drugs (2) Core Feb 17, 1987
- E5 The Nazi Connection Core Feb 24, 1987
- E6 Desperately Seeking Baby Core Mar 3, 1987
- E7 Street Cop Core Mar 31, 1987
- E8 The Secret File Core Apr 14, 1987
- E9 War on Nicaragua Core Apr 21, 1987
- E10 The Bombing of West Philly Core May 5, 1987
- E11 In Search of the Marcos Millions Core May 26, 1987
- E12 Israel: the Price of Victory Mytharc Jun 2, 1987
- E13 Death of a Porn Queen Core Jun 9, 1987
- E14 Keeping the Faith Mytharc Jun 16, 1987
- E15 The Politics of Greed Mytharc Jun 23, 1987
Season 6 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Apartheid Part I: 1652-1948 Mytharc Dec 14, 1987
- E2 Apartheid Part 2: 1948-1963 Mytharc Dec 14, 1987
- E3 Apartheid Part 3: 1963-1977 Mytharc Dec 15, 1987
- E4 Apartheid Part 4: 1978-1986 Core Dec 15, 1987
- E5 Apartheid Part 5: 1987 Core Dec 16, 1987
- E6 Praise the Lord Core Jan 26, 1988
- E7 Operation Urgent Fury Mytharc Feb 2, 1988
- E8 The Man Who Shot John Lennon Core Feb 9, 1988
- E9 Your Flight is Cancelled Core Feb 16, 1988
- E10 Shakedown in Santa Fe Core Feb 23, 1988
- E11 Let My Daughter Die Core Mar 1, 1988
- E12 Back in the USSR Core Mar 29, 1988
- E13 Poison and the Pentagon Core Apr 5, 1988
- E14 To a Safer Place Core Apr 12, 1988
- E15 Murder on the Rio San Juan Core Apr 19, 1988
- E16 American Game, Japanese Rules Core Apr 26, 1988
- E17 Racism 101 Core May 10, 1988
- E18 Guns, Drugs, and the CIA Core May 17, 1988
- E19 The Defense of Europe Core May 24, 1988
- E20 The Choice Core Oct 24, 1988
- E21 Who Pays for AIDS? Core Jun 7, 1988
- E22 Our Forgotten War Core Jun 14, 1988
- E23 Indian Country Mytharc Jun 21, 1988
- E24 My Husband is Going to Kill Me Mytharc Jun 28, 1988
Season 7 · 19 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Politics of Prosperity Mytharc Oct 10, 1988
- E2 The Choice Core Oct 24, 1988
- E3 The Real Life of Ronald Reagan Core Jan 18, 1989
- E4 The Spy Who Broke the Code Core Jan 24, 1989
- E5 The Battle for Eastern Airlines Core Jan 31, 1989
- E6 Running with Jesse Core Feb 7, 1989
- E7 Children of the Night Core Feb 14, 1989
- E8 Who Profits from Drugs Core Feb 21, 1989
- E9 Prescriptions for Profit Core Mar 28, 1989
- E10 The Dallas Drug War Core Apr 4, 1989
- E11 Murder in the Amazon Core Apr 11, 1989
- E12 The Shakespeare Mystery Core Apr 18, 1989
- E13 Extraordinary People Core May 2, 1989
- E14 Yellowstone Under Fire Core May 9, 1989
- E15 Remember My Lai Core May 23, 1989
- E16 Israel: the Covert Connection Core May 16, 1989
- E17 Babies at Risk Core May 30, 1989
- E18 Death of a Terrorist Mytharc Jun 13, 1989
- E19 Who's Killing Calvert City? Mytharc Jun 20, 1989
Season 8 · 17 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 Tracking the Pan Am Bombers Mytharc Nov 28, 1989
- E2 The Right to Die? Core Dec 13, 1989
- E3 The Bombing of Pan Am 103 Core Jan 23, 1990
- E4 The Noriega Connection Core Jan 30, 1990
- E5 Miss USSR Core Feb 6, 1990
- E6 Throwaway People Core Feb 13, 1990
- E7 The Faces of Arafat Core Feb 27, 1990
- E8 Anatomy of an Oil Spill Core Mar 20, 1990
- E9 Poland - the Morning After Core Mar 27, 1990
- E10 Born in Africa Core Apr 3, 1990
- E11 New Harvest, Old Shame Core Apr 17, 1990
- E12 Hilary in Hiding Core Apr 24, 1990
- E13 Other People's Money Core May 1, 1990
- E14 Plunder! Core May 8, 1990
- E15 Seven Days in Bensonhurst Core May 15, 1990
- E16 Inside the Cartel Mytharc May 22, 1990
- E17 Teacher, Teacher Mytharc Jun 12, 1990
Season 9 · 28 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Arming of Iraq: Frontline Special Mytharc Sep 11, 1990
- E2 Decade of Destruction (1): Ashes of Forest Core Sep 18, 1990
- E3 Decade of Destruction (2): Killing for Land Core Sep 19, 1990
- E4 Decade of Destruction (3): Mountains of Gold Core Sep 20, 1990
- E5 Decade of Destruction (4): Chico Mende Core Sep 21, 1990
- E6 Global Dumping Ground Core Oct 2, 1990
- E7 When Cops Go Bad Core Oct 16, 1990
- E8 The Hunt for Howard Marks Core Oct 23, 1990
- E9 Broken Minds Core Oct 30, 1990
- E10 Betting on the Lottery Filler Nov 6, 1990
- E11 Springfield Goes to War Core Nov 20, 1990
- E12 High Crimes and Misdemeanors Core Nov 27, 1990
- E13 The Struggle for South Africa Core Dec 11, 1990
- E14 The Spirit of Crazy Horse Core Dec 18, 1990
- E15 To the Brink of War Core Jan 15, 1991
- E16 Cuba and Cocaine Core Feb 5, 1991
- E17 The Man Who Made the Supergun Core Feb 12, 1991
- E18 Guns, Tanks, and Gorbachev Core Feb 19, 1991
- E19 The Mind of Hussein Core Feb 26, 1991
- E20 Black America's War Core Apr 2, 1991
- E21 War and Peace in Panama Core Apr 9, 1991
- E22 The Election Held Hostage Core Apr 16, 1991
- E23 Who Pays for Mom and Dad? Core Apr 30, 1991
- E24 Innocence Lost Core May 7, 1991
- E25 The Spy Hunter Core May 14, 1991
- E26 To the Last Fish Core May 21, 1991
- E27 The Color of Your Skin Mytharc Jun 11, 1991
- E28 The Gates Nomination Mytharc Jul 15, 1991
Season 10 · 29 episodes
Open the complete Season 10 guide & lore primer →- E1 In the Shadow of Sakharov Mytharc Oct 15, 1991
- E2 The Great American Bailout Core Oct 22, 1991
- E3 The War We Left Behind Core Oct 29, 1991
- E4 Don King, Unauthorized Core Nov 5, 1991
- E5 My Doctor, My Lover Core Nov 12, 1991
- E6 Losing the War with Japan Core Nov 19, 1991
- E7 The Secret Story of Terry Waite Core Nov 26, 1991
- E8 Who Killed Adam Mann? Core Dec 3, 1991
- E9 The Resurrection of Reverend Moon Mytharc Jan 21, 1992
- E10 The Last Communist Core Feb 11, 1992
- E11 Coming from Japan Core Feb 18, 1992
- E12 After Gorbachev's USSR Core Feb 25, 1992
- E13 Who is David Duke? Core Mar 3, 1992
- E14 The Death of Nancy Cruzan Core Mar 24, 1992
- E15 Saddam's Killing Fields Core Mar 31, 1992
- E16 Investigating the October Surprise Core Apr 7, 1992
- E17 The Betrayal of Democracy Core Apr 15, 1992
- E18 The Bank of Crooks and Criminals Core Apr 21, 1992
- E19 Who Cares About Children? Core Apr 28, 1992
- E20 China After Tiananmen Core Jun 2, 1992
- E21 Dear Frontline Core Jun 2, 1992
- E22 A Kid Kills Core Jun 16, 1992
- E23 Your Loan is Denied Core Jun 23, 1992
- E24 Thomas and Hill: Public Hearing, Private Pain Core Oct 13, 1992
- E25 The Politics of Power Core Oct 20, 1992
- E26 The Best Campaign Money Can Buy Core Oct 27, 1992
- E27 Monsters Among Us Core Nov 10, 1992
- E28 JFK, Hoffa, and the Mob Mytharc Nov 17, 1992
- E29 In Search of Our Fathers Mytharc Nov 24, 1992
Season 11 · 21 episodes
Open the complete Season 11 guide & lore primer →- E1 Thomas and Hill: Public Hearing, Private Pain Mytharc Oct 13, 1992
- E2 The Politics of Power Core Oct 20, 1992
- E3 The Choice '92 Core Oct 21, 1992
- E4 The Best Campaign Money Can Buy Core Oct 27, 1992
- E5 Monsters Among Us Core Nov 10, 1992
- E6 JFK, Hoffa, and the Mob Core Nov 17, 1992
- E7 In Search of Our Fathers Core Nov 24, 1992
- E8 Clinton Takes Over Core Jan 19, 1993
- E9 Journey to the Occupied Lands Core Jan 26, 1993
- E10 What Happened to the Drug War? Core Feb 2, 1993
- E11 The Secret File on J. Edgar Hoover Core Feb 9, 1993
- E12 The Arming of Saudi Arabia Core Feb 16, 1993
- E13 Apartheid's Last Stand Core Mar 2, 1993
- E14 Choosing Death: Health Quarterly Special Core Mar 23, 1993
- E15 In Our Children's Food Core Mar 30, 1993
- E16 The Trouble with Baseball Core Apr 6, 1993
- E17 Iran and the Bomb Core Apr 13, 1993
- E18 LA Is Burning: 5 Reports from a Divided City Core Apr 27, 1993
- E19 Ashes of the Cold War Core May 4, 1993
- E20 The Health Care Gamble Mytharc May 25, 1993
- E21 Innocence Lost: The Verdict Parts I and II Mytharc Jul 20, 1993
Season 12 · 20 episodes
Open the complete Season 12 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Heartbeat of America Mytharc Oct 12, 1993
- E2 Prisoners of Silence Core Oct 19, 1993
- E3 Secrets of a Bomb Factory Core Oct 26, 1993
- E4 Showdown in Haiti Core Nov 9, 1993
- E5 Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald? Core Nov 16, 1993
- E6 AIDS, Blood and Politics Core Nov 30, 1993
- E7 Behind the Badge Core Dec 14, 1993
- E8 A Place for Madness Core Jan 18, 1994
- E9 The Diamond Empire Core Feb 1, 1994
- E10 Tabloid Truth: the Michael Jackson Story Core Feb 15, 1994
- E11 Red Flag Over Tibet Core Feb 22, 1994
- E12 Sarajevo: the Living and the Dead Core Mar 1, 1994
- E13 In the Game Core Mar 29, 1994
- E14 The Kevorkian File Core Apr 5, 1994
- E15 Mandela Core Apr 26, 1994
- E16 The Struggle for Russia Core May 3, 1994
- E17 Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo Core May 10, 1994
- E18 Public Lands, Private Profits Core May 24, 1994
- E19 Go Back to Mexico! Mytharc Jun 7, 1994
- E20 The Trouble with Evan Mytharc Jun 21, 1994
Season 13 · 19 episodes
Open the complete Season 13 guide & lore primer →- E1 School Colors Mytharc Oct 18, 1994
- E2 Is This Any Way to Run a Government? Core Oct 25, 1994
- E3 Hot Money Core Nov 1, 1994
- E4 How to Steal $500 Million Core Nov 8, 1994
- E5 Hillary's Class Core Nov 15, 1994
- E6 The Nicotine War Core Jan 3, 1995
- E7 Does TV Kill? Core Jan 10, 1995
- E8 What Happened to Bill Clinton? Core Jan 31, 1995
- E9 The Godfather of Cocaine Core Feb 14, 1995
- E10 The Begging Game Core Feb 21, 1995
- E11 Rush Limbaugh's America Core Feb 28, 1995
- E12 Divided Memories (1) Core Apr 4, 1995
- E13 Divided Memories (2) Core Apr 11, 1995
- E14 The Homecoming Core Apr 25, 1995
- E15 When the Bough Breaks Core May 2, 1995
- E16 The Vanishing Father Core May 16, 1995
- E17 The Confessions of Rosa Lee Core May 23, 1995
- E18 Welcome to Happy Valley Mytharc Jun 6, 1995
- E19 Currents of Fear Mytharc Jun 13, 1995
Season 14 · 18 episodes
Open the complete Season 14 guide & lore primer →- E1 Waco: the Inside Story Mytharc Oct 17, 1995
- E2 The Search for Satan Core Oct 24, 1995
- E3 High Stakes in Cyberspace Core Oct 31, 1995
- E4 Who's Afraid of Rupert Murdoch? Core Nov 7, 1995
- E5 Natasha and the Wolf Mytharc Nov 14, 1995
- E6 Living on the Edge Core Dec 12, 1995
- E7 The Gulf War Core Jan 9, 1996
- E8 The Long March of Newt Gingrich Core Jan 16, 1996
- E9 So You Want to Buy a President? Core Jan 30, 1996
- E10 Murder on 'Abortion Row' Mytharc Feb 6, 1996
- E11 Breast Implants on Trial Core Feb 27, 1996
- E12 Smoke in the Eye Core Apr 2, 1996
- E13 Angel on Death Row Core Apr 9, 1996
- E14 Shtetl Core Apr 17, 1996
- E15 The Pilgrimage of Jesse Jackson Core Apr 30, 1996
- E16 The Kevorkian Verdict Core May 14, 1996
- E17 Does America Still Work? Mytharc May 21, 1996
- E18 The Gate of Heavenly Peace Mytharc Jun 4, 1996
Season 15 · 18 episodes
Open the complete Season 15 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Choice '96 Mytharc Oct 8, 1996
- E2 The Navy Blues Core Oct 15, 1996
- E3 Why America Hates the Press Core Oct 22, 1996
- E4 Loose Nukes Core Nov 19, 1996
- E5 Secret Daughter Core Nov 26, 1996
- E6 Betting on the Market Core Jan 14, 1997
- E7 Six O'Clock News Core Jan 21, 1997
- E8 What Jennifer Saw Core Feb 25, 1997
- E9 Valentina's Nightmare Core Apr 1, 1997
- E10 Murder, Money, and Mexico Core Apr 8, 1997
- E11 The Fixers Core Apr 15, 1997
- E12 Nuclear Reaction Core Apr 22, 1997
- E13 Little Criminals Core May 13, 1997
- E14 The Opium Kings Core May 20, 1997
- E15 Innocence Lost: the Plea Core May 27, 1997
- E16 Hot Guns Core Jun 3, 1997
- E17 Easy Money Mytharc Jun 10, 1997
- E18 Nazi Gold Mytharc Jun 17, 1997
Season 16 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 16 guide & lore primer →- E1 Once Upon a Time in Arkansas Mytharc Oct 7, 1997
- E2 The Lost American Core Oct 14, 1997
- E3 Behind the Mask: the IRA and Sinn Fein Core Oct 21, 1997
- E4 Dreams of Tibet Core Oct 28, 1997
- E5 A Whale of a Business Core Nov 11, 1997
- E6 The Princess and the Press Core Nov 18, 1997
- E7 Last Battle of the Gulf War Core Jan 20, 1998
- E8 My Retirement Dreams Core Feb 3, 1998
- E9 The Two Nations of Black America Core Feb 10, 1998
- E10 From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians Core Apr 6, 1998
- E11 The High Price of Health Core Apr 14, 1998
- E12 Busted: America's War on Marijuana Core Apr 28, 1998
- E13 Inside the Tobacco Deal Core May 12, 1998
- E14 Secrets of an Independent Counsel Core May 19, 1998
- E15 The World's Most Wanted Man Mytharc May 26, 1998
- E16 Fooling With Nature Mytharc Jun 2, 1998
Season 17 · 19 episodes
Open the complete Season 17 guide & lore primer →- E1 From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians (Pt. 1) Mytharc Sep 21, 1998
- E2 From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians (Pt. 2) Core Sep 22, 1998
- E3 The Farmer's Wife, Part 3 Mytharc Sep 23, 1998
- E4 Ambush in Mogadishu Core Sep 29, 1998
- E5 Washington's Other Scandal Mytharc Oct 6, 1998
- E6 Plague War Core Oct 13, 1998
- E7 The Child Terror Core Oct 27, 1998
- E8 Fat Core Nov 3, 1998
- E9 Snitch Core Jan 12, 1999
- E10 The Triumph of Evil Core Jan 26, 1999
- E11 The Execution Core Feb 9, 1999
- E12 Russian Roulette Core Feb 23, 1999
- E13 Hunting Bin Laden Core Apr 13, 1999
- E14 Spying on Saddam Core Apr 27, 1999
- E15 Give War a Chance Core May 11, 1999
- E16 The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela Core May 25, 1999
- E17 Making Babies Core Jun 1, 1999
- E18 Pop Mytharc Jun 22, 1999
- E19 The Crash Mytharc Jun 29, 1999
Season 18 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 18 guide & lore primer →- E1 John Paul II: the Millennial Pope Mytharc Sep 28, 1999
- E2 Secrets of the SAT Core Oct 5, 1999
- E3 Mafia Power Play Core Oct 12, 1999
- E4 The Lost Children of Rockdale County Mytharc Oct 19, 1999
- E5 Apocalypse! (2) Core Nov 22, 1999
- E6 Justice for Sale Core Nov 23, 1999
- E7 The Case for Innocence Core Jan 11, 2000
- E8 The Killer at Thurston High Core Jan 18, 2000
- E9 The Survival of Saddam Core Jan 25, 2000
- E10 Assault on Gay America Core Feb 15, 2000
- E11 War in Europe Core Feb 22, 2000
- E12 Dr Solomon's Dilemma Core Apr 4, 2000
- E13 What's Up With the Weather? Core Apr 18, 2000
- E14 Jefferson's Blood Core May 2, 2000
- E15 Return of the Czar Mytharc May 9, 2000
- E16 The Battle Over School Choice Mytharc May 23, 2000
Season 19 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 19 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Choice 2000 Mytharc Oct 2, 2000
- E2 Drug Wars (1) Core Oct 9, 2000
- E3 Drug Wars (2) Core Oct 10, 2000
- E4 The Future of War Core Oct 24, 2000
- E5 Real Justice (1) Core Nov 11, 2000
- E6 Real Justice (2) Core Nov 18, 2000
- E7 The Clinton Years Core Jan 16, 2001
- E8 Juvenile Justice Core Jan 30, 2001
- E9 Saving Elian Core Feb 6, 2001
- E10 Hackers Core Feb 13, 2001
- E11 The Merchants of Cool Core Feb 27, 2001
- E12 Organ Farm (1) Core Mar 27, 2001
- E13 Medicating Kids Core Apr 10, 2001
- E14 Harvest of Fear Core Apr 24, 2001
- E15 LAPD Blues Mytharc May 15, 2001
- E16 Blackout Mytharc Jun 5, 2001
Season 20 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 20 guide & lore primer →- E1 Hunting Bin Laden Mytharc Sep 13, 2001
- E2 Target America Core Oct 4, 2001
- E3 Looking for Answers Core Oct 9, 2001
- E4 Dangerous Straits Core Oct 18, 2001
- E5 Trail of a Terrorist Core Oct 25, 2001
- E6 Gunning for Saddam Core Nov 8, 2001
- E7 Saudi Time Bomb? Core Nov 15, 2001
- E8 The Monster That Ate Hollywood Core Nov 22, 2001
- E9 An Ordinary Crime Core Jan 10, 2002
- E10 Inside the Terror Network Core Jan 17, 2002
- E11 Dot Con Core Jan 24, 2002
- E12 Inside the Teenage Brain Core Jan 31, 2002
- E13 American Porn Core Feb 7, 2002
- E14 Roll Over: the Hidden History of the SUV Core Feb 21, 2002
- E15 Testing Our Schools Core Mar 28, 2002
- E16 Battle for the Holy Land Core Apr 4, 2002
- E17 Requiem for Frank Lee Smith Core Apr 11, 2002
- E18 Modern Meat Core Apr 18, 2002
- E19 Did Daddy Do It? Core Apr 25, 2002
- E20 Terror and Tehran Core May 2, 2002
- E21 Muslims Core May 9, 2002
- E22 The Siege of Bethlehem Core Jun 13, 2002
- E23 Bigger Than Enron Mytharc Jun 20, 2002
- E24 Shattered Dreams Mytharc Jun 27, 2002
Season 21 · 21 episodes
Open the complete Season 21 guide & lore primer →- E1 Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero Mytharc Sep 3, 2002
- E2 Campaign Against Terror Core Sep 8, 2002
- E3 The Man Who Knew Core Oct 3, 2002
- E4 Missile Wars Core Oct 10, 2002
- E5 A Crime of Insanity Core Oct 17, 2002
- E6 Let's Get Married Core Nov 14, 2002
- E7 In Search of Al Qaeda Core Nov 21, 2002
- E8 Much Ado About Something Core Jan 2, 2003
- E9 A Dangerous Business Mytharc Jan 9, 2003
- E10 Failure to Protect: The Taking of Logan Marr Core Jan 30, 2003
- E11 Failure to Protect: The Caseworker Files Core Feb 6, 2003
- E12 China in the Red Core Feb 13, 2003
- E13 The War Behind Closed Doors Core Feb 20, 2003
- E14 The Long Road to War: A FRONTLINE Special Report Core Mar 17, 2003
- E15 Blair's War Core Apr 3, 2003
- E16 Kim's Nuclear Gamble Core Apr 10, 2003
- E17 Cyber War! Core Apr 24, 2003
- E18 Burden of Innocence Core May 1, 2003
- E19 The Wall Street Fix Core May 8, 2003
- E20 The Other Drug War Mytharc Jun 19, 2003
- E21 Public Schools, Inc. Mytharc Jul 3, 2003
Season 22 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 22 guide & lore primer →- E1 Truth, War, and Consequences Mytharc Oct 9, 2003
- E2 Chasing the Sleeper Cell Core Oct 16, 2003
- E3 The Alternative Fix Core Nov 6, 2003
- E4 Dangerous Prescription Core Nov 13, 2003
- E5 Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald? (Updated) Core Nov 20, 2003
- E6 From China With Love Core Jan 15, 2004
- E7 Chasing Saddam's Weapons Core Jan 22, 2004
- E8 Beyond Baghdad Core Feb 12, 2004
- E9 Tax Me if You Can Core Feb 19, 2004
- E10 The Invasion of Iraq Core Feb 26, 2004
- E11 Ghosts of Rwanda Core Apr 1, 2004
- E12 Diet Wars Core Apr 8, 2004
- E13 Son of Al Qaeda Core Apr 22, 2004
- E14 The Jesus Factor Core Apr 29, 2004
- E15 The Way the Music Died Mytharc May 27, 2004
- E16 The Plea Mytharc Jun 17, 2004
Season 23 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 23 guide & lore primer →- E1 Sacred Ground Mytharc Sep 17, 2004
- E2 The Choice 2004 Core Oct 12, 2004
- E3 Rumsfeld's War Core Oct 26, 2004
- E4 The Persuaders Core Nov 9, 2004
- E5 Is Wal-Mart Good for America? Core Nov 16, 2004
- E6 Secret History of the Credit Card Core Nov 23, 2004
- E7 Al Qaeda's New Front Core Jan 25, 2005
- E8 House of Saud Core Feb 8, 2005
- E9 A Company of Soldiers Core Feb 22, 2005
- E10 The Soldier's Heart Core Mar 1, 2005
- E11 Israel's Next War? Core Apr 5, 2005
- E12 Karl Rove -- the Architect Core Apr 12, 2005
- E13 Death of a Princess (Updated) Core Apr 19, 2005
- E14 The New Asylums Core May 10, 2005
- E15 A Jew Among the Germans Mytharc May 31, 2005
- E16 Private Warriors Mytharc Jun 21, 2005
Season 24 · 15 episodes
Open the complete Season 24 guide & lore primer →- E1 The O.J. Verdict Mytharc Oct 4, 2005
- E2 The Torture Question Core Oct 18, 2005
- E3 The Last Abortion Clinic Core Nov 8, 2005
- E4 The Storm Core Nov 22, 2005
- E5 Country Boys, Part 1 Mytharc Jan 9, 2006
- E6 Country Boys: Part 2 Mytharc Jan 10, 2006
- E7 Country Boys: Part 3 Mytharc Jan 11, 2006
- E8 Sex Slaves Core Feb 7, 2006
- E9 The Meth Epidemic Core Feb 14, 2006
- E10 The Insurgency Core Feb 21, 2006
- E11 The Tank Man Core Apr 11, 2006
- E12 Can You Afford to Retire? Core May 16, 2006
- E13 The Age of AIDS (1) Core May 30, 2006
- E14 The Age of AIDS (2) Mytharc May 31, 2006
- E15 The Dark Side Mytharc Jun 20, 2006
Season 25 · 15 episodes
Open the complete Season 25 guide & lore primer →- E1 Return of the Taliban Mytharc Oct 3, 2006
- E2 The Enemy Within Core Oct 10, 2006
- E3 The Lost Year in Iraq Core Oct 17, 2006
- E4 A Hidden Life Core Nov 14, 2006
- E5 News War (4): Stories From A Small Planet Core Mar 27, 2007
- E6 Hand of God Core Jan 16, 2007
- E7 Gangs of Iraq Core Apr 17, 2007
- E8 News War: Secrets, Sources & Spin Core Feb 20, 2007
- E9 The Mormons (1) Core Apr 30, 2007
- E10 The Mormons (2) Core May 1, 2007
- E11 Hot Politics Core Apr 24, 2007
- E12 When Kids Get Life Core May 8, 2007
- E13 Spying on the Home Front Core May 15, 2007
- E14 Endgame Mytharc Jun 19, 2007
- E15 Living Old Mytharc Nov 21, 2006
Season 26 · 18 episodes
Open the complete Season 26 guide & lore primer →- E1 Cheney's Law Mytharc Oct 16, 2007
- E2 Showdown With Iran Core Oct 23, 2007
- E3 On Our Watch Core Nov 20, 2007
- E4 The Medicated Child Core Jan 8, 2008
- E5 Growing Up Online Core Jan 22, 2008
- E6 A Dangerous Business Revisited Core Feb 5, 2008
- E7 Rules of Engagement Core Feb 19, 2008
- E8 Bush's War (1) Core Mar 24, 2008
- E9 Bush's War (2) Core Mar 25, 2008
- E10 Bad Voodoo's War Core Apr 1, 2008
- E11 Sick Around the World Core Apr 15, 2008
- E12 Storm Over Everest Core May 13, 2008
- E13 Young & Restless in China Core Jun 17, 2008
- E14 The Choice 2008 Core Oct 14, 2008
- E15 Heat Core Oct 21, 2008
- E16 The War Briefing Core Oct 28, 2008
- E17 Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story Mytharc Nov 11, 2008
- E18 The Hugo Chavez Show Mytharc Nov 25, 2008
Season 27 · 17 episodes
Open the complete Season 27 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Old Man and the Storm Mytharc Jan 2, 2009
- E2 Dreams of Obama Core Jan 9, 2009
- E3 My Father, My Brother, and Me Core Feb 3, 2009
- E4 Inside the Meltdown Core Feb 17, 2009
- E5 Ten Trillion and Counting Core Mar 24, 2009
- E6 Sick Around America Core Mar 31, 2009
- E7 Black Money Core Apr 7, 2009
- E8 Poisoned Waters Core Apr 21, 2009
- E9 The Released Core Apr 28, 2009
- E10 The Madoff Affair Core May 12, 2009
- E11 Inside the Teenage Brain Mytharc Jan 31, 2002
- E12 Breaking the Bank Core Jun 16, 2009
- E13 Obama's War Core Oct 13, 2009
- E14 The Warning Core Oct 20, 2009
- E15 Close to Home Core Oct 27, 2009
- E16 A Death in Tehran Mytharc Nov 17, 2009
- E17 The Card Game Mytharc Nov 24, 2009
Season 28 · 15 episodes
Open the complete Season 28 guide & lore primer →- E1 Digital Nation Mytharc Feb 2, 2010
- E2 Flying Cheap Core Feb 9, 2010
- E3 Behind Taliban Lines Core Feb 23, 2010
- E4 The Suicide Tourist Core Mar 2, 2010
- E5 The Quake Core Mar 30, 2010
- E6 Obama's Deal Mytharc Apr 13, 2010
- E7 The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan Core Apr 20, 2010
- E8 The Vaccine War Core Apr 27, 2010
- E9 College, Inc. Core May 4, 2010
- E10 The Wounded Platoon Core May 18, 2010
- E11 Law & Disorder Core Aug 25, 2010
- E12 Death by Fire Core Oct 19, 2010
- E13 The Spill Core Oct 26, 2010
- E14 The Confessions Mytharc Nov 9, 2010
- E15 Facing Death Mytharc Nov 23, 2010
Season 29 · 19 episodes
Open the complete Season 29 guide & lore primer →- E1 Death by Fire Mytharc Oct 19, 2010
- E2 The Spill Core Oct 26, 2010
- E3 The Confessions Core Nov 9, 2010
- E4 Facing Death Core Nov 23, 2010
- E5 Battle for Haiti Core Jan 11, 2011
- E6 Are We Safer? / Flying Cheaper Core Jan 18, 2011
- E7 Post Mortem Mytharc Feb 1, 2011
- E9 Revolution in Cairo Core Feb 22, 2011
- E10 Money and March Madness / Who's Afraid of Ai Weiwei / The Private Life of Bradley Manning Core Mar 29, 2011
- E11 Football High Core Apr 12, 2011
- E12 The Silence Mytharc Apr 19, 2011
- E13 Fighting for Bin Laden Core May 3, 2011
- E14 Kill/Capture Core May 10, 2011
- E15 WikiSecrets Core May 24, 2011
- E16 The Child Cases / Educating Sergeant Pantzke Mytharc Jun 28, 2011
- E17 The Pot Republic / Doctor Hotspot / The Atomic Artists Core Jul 26, 2011
- E18 Top Secret America Core Sep 6, 2011
- E19 An Optimist in Haiti Mytharc Sep 27, 2011
- E20 The Man Behind the Mosque Mytharc Sep 27, 2011
Season 30 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 30 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Anthrax Files Mytharc Oct 11, 2011
- E2 Lost in Detention Core Oct 18, 2011
- E3 Syria Undercover Core Nov 8, 2011
- E4 A Perfect Terrorist Core Nov 22, 2011
- E5 Opium Brides Core Jan 3, 2012
- E6 Nuclear Aftershocks Core Jan 17, 2012
- E7 The Interrupters Mytharc Feb 14, 2012
- E8 Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown Core Feb 28, 2012
- E9 Murdoch's Scandal Core Mar 27, 2012
- E10 The Real CSI Core Apr 17, 2012
- E11 Money, Power and Wall Street Parts I-IV Core Apr 24, 2012
- E12 Cell Tower Deaths / Six Billion Dollar Bet Core May 22, 2012
- E13 Al Qaeda in Yemen Core May 29, 2012
- E14 Dollars and Dentists Mytharc Jun 26, 2012
- E15 Endgame: Aids in Black America Mytharc Jul 10, 2012
- E16 Fast Times at West Philly High / Middle School Moment Core Jul 7, 2012
- E17 The Battle for Syria Core Sep 18, 2012
- E18 Alaska Gold Core Jul 24, 2012
- E20 Dropout Nation Core Sep 25, 2012
- E21 The Choice 2012 Core Oct 9, 2012
- E22 Climate of Doubt Core Oct 23, 2012
- E23 Big Sky, Big Money Core Oct 29, 2012
- E24 The Suicide Plan Core Nov 13, 2012
- E26 Poor Kids Mytharc Nov 20, 2012
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