Best Documentary TV Series of the 1960s

110 Documentary series that started in the 1960s, ranked by popularity

60 Minutes

★ 7.4
5K 2384 1968–present
Documentary · News

Horizon

★ 8.5
1K 1262 1964–present
Documentary

Top of the Pops

★ 6.9
1K 2263 1964–2025
Documentary · Music

Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

★ 8.6
583 321 1963–1988
Documentary · Family

The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau

★ 8.5
542 45 1966–1987
Adventure · Documentary

The French Chef

★ 8.9
455 321 1962–2022
Documentary · Family · Reality-TV

Gardeners' World

★ 8.4
371 1620 1968–present
Documentary

National Geographic Specials

★ 8.5
367 180 1965–present
Documentary

Omnibus

★ 7.2
333 764 1967–2003
Biography · Documentary · Music

The Nature of Things

★ 8.4
314 1064 1960–present
Documentary

Four Corners

★ 7.6
271 1030 1961–present
Documentary · News

Hollywood and the Stars

★ 8.4
203 31 1963–1964
Documentary

Fuse (cinema journal)

★ 6.2
183 420 1962–2008
Animation · Comedy · Documentary

Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look at...

★ 6.8
164 9 1964–1966
Comedy · Documentary

Jornal Nacional

★ 6.1
160 20 1969–present
Documentary · News

Tomorrow's World

★ 7.6
154 1190 1965–2016
Documentary

Sportschau

★ 7.0
144 837 1961–present
Documentary · News · Sport

Hollywood Hist-o-Rama

★ 5.7
141 41 1961–present
Biography · Documentary

Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years

★ 8.9
137 27 1960–1963
Biography · Documentary

This Is Tom Jones

★ 7.8
135 57 1969–1971
Documentary · Music

World in Action

★ 7.5
128 1284 1963–1998
Documentary

W5

★ 7.5
127 113 1966–present
Documentary · News

Cinema

★ 6.4
126 181 1964–1975
Documentary

Das aktuelle Sportstudio

★ 6.9
118 885 1963–present
Documentary · News · Sport