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500 series (top 500 shown)

James May's Road Trip

★ 7.8
529 13 2006–present
Documentary

Mail Call

★ 8.4
527 81 2002–2007
Comedy · Documentary · History

Canada på tvers

★ 8.9
526 6 2005–present
Documentary

Lock 'N Load with R. Lee Ermey

★ 8.5
524 13 2009–present
Documentary · History · War

Jurassic Fight Club

★ 6.7
524 12 2008–2008
Action · Adventure · Documentary

Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief

★ 8.2
521 3 2004–present
Documentary

Freedom: A History of US

★ 5.7
515 16 2003–2003
Documentary · History

Jail

★ 6.8
509 115 2007–present
Action · Crime · Documentary

Charley Boorman: Ireland to Sydney by Any Means

★ 7.7
508 6 2008–present
Documentary

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

★ 8.3
508 7 2003–2003
Documentary · Drama · History

Made in Hollywood

★ 4.6
505 1015 2005–present
Documentary · Talk-Show

The Crocodile Hunter Diaries

★ 7.8
499 110 2000–2007
Adventure · Documentary

Red Chapel

★ 7.6
498 2006–2006
Comedy · Documentary

Engineering Connections

★ 8.0
487 17 2008–present
Documentary

Going Tribal

★ 8.7
476 18 2005–present
Documentary

Zero Hour

★ 7.9
467 17 2004–present
Biography · Documentary · Drama

NOFX Backstage Passport

★ 8.8
463 8 2008–present
Documentary · Music

Football Hooligans International

★ 8.1
461 10 2007–present
Documentary · Sport

Todd's Pop Song Reviews

★ 8.1
458 205 2009–present
Comedy · Documentary · Music

I Love the 80's 3-D

★ 7.9
457 10 2005–2005
Comedy · Documentary

The Atheism Tapes

★ 8.1
446 6 2004–2004
Documentary

Ice Pilots NWT

★ 7.7
445 73 2009–2014
Documentary

Embarrassing Bodies

★ 7.1
439 88 2008–2022
Documentary

Unsung

★ 9.0
438 213 2008–present
Biography · Documentary · Music
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