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500 series (top 500 shown)

Ghost Hunters International

★ 5.6
1K 62 2008–present
Adventure · Documentary · Horror

Hyperspace

★ 8.4
1K 6 2001–2001
Documentary

Who Do You Think You Are?

★ 8.0
1K 194 2004–present
Biography · Documentary · History

Meerkat Manor

★ 8.3
1K 54 2005–2008
Documentary

The Real Hustle

★ 8.0
1K 109 2006–2012
Crime · Documentary

The Blues

★ 8.0
1K 7 2003–2003
Documentary · Music

Guns, Germs, and Steel

★ 7.5
1K 3 2005–2005
Documentary · History

Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura

★ 7.0
1K 24 2009–2012
Documentary

Himalaya with Michael Palin

★ 8.3
1K 6 2004–2004
Documentary

Seconds from Disaster

★ 8.1
1K 70 2004–2018
Documentary

I Survived...

★ 8.5
1K 119 2008–present
Biography · Documentary

On the Case with Paula Zahn

★ 7.3
1K 414 2009–present
Crime · Documentary

Toy Stories

★ 8.1
1K 10 2009–2014
Adventure · Documentary

Simon Schama's Power of Art

★ 8.5
1K 8 2006–2006
Documentary · Drama · History

Monsterquest

★ 7.1
1K 76 2007–2026
Documentary · History · Mystery

Celebrity Ghost Stories

★ 7.1
1K 92 2008–present
Documentary · Horror

Extreme Engineering

★ 7.4
1K 77 2003–present
Documentary

Dirty Jobs

★ 7.6
1K 2007–2007
Action · Documentary · Reality-TV

The Story of India

★ 8.5
1K 6 2007–2007
Documentary · History

Megastructures

★ 7.3
1K 128 2004–present
Documentary

Stalingrad

★ 8.2
1K 3 2003–present
Documentary · History · War

Anthony Bourdain's a Cook's Tour

★ 8.3
1K 35 2002–2003
Documentary

I Love the '90s

★ 7.8
1K 10 2004–2004
Comedy · Documentary · History

The 100 Scariest Movie Moments

★ 8.5
1K 5 2004–2004
Comedy · Documentary · Horror
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