Secrets of the Dead
Starring
Jay O. SandersRoy ScheiderPiers Gibbon
Written by
Savin Yeatman-Eiffel
Starring
Jay O. SandersRoy ScheiderPiers Gibbon
Written by
Savin Yeatman-Eiffel
Ratings per Episode
Votes per Episode
Secrets of the Dead Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 6.4 | ||||||
| S2 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 6.1 | |||||
| S3 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 8.4 | |||||
| S4 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.0 | ||||||
| S5 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.1 | ||||||
| S6 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.1 | ||||||
| S7 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.2 | |||||||||
| S8 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.3 | |||||||
| S9 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 7.0 | |||||||
| S10 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.2 | |||||||
| S11 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 7.6 | |||||||
| S12 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 7.9 | |||||
| S13 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.2 | |||||
| S14 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.2 | |||||||||
| S15 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.3 | |||||
| S16 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 7.9 | ||||||
| S17 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.0 | ||||
| S18 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 4.7 | |||||
| S19 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.3 | |||||
| S20 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.3 | ||||
| S21 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.0 | |||||
| S22 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.0 | |
| S23 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.3 |
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About
Part detective story, part true-life drama, long-running series explores some of the most iconic moments in history to debunk myths and shed new light on past events. Using the latest investigative techniques, forensic science and historical examination, it shatters accepted wisdom, challenges prevailing ideas, overturns existing hypotheses, spotlights forgotten mysteries, and ultimately rewrites history.
"Unearthing History"
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Season 12000
7.41355
The first season of the PBS "Secrets of the Dead" are versions of the UK (Channel 4) documentary series of the same name. The episodes in this season were reworked (re-edited, re-branded, and re-narrated by Roy Scheider) from the UK episodes. The episodes were originally available on VHS as a season set and individually.
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Season 22001
6.715061h 48m
These six episodes of this PBS documentary series are adapted from the UK series of the same name, but are re-edited, re-branded, and re-narrated by Liev Schreiber.
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Season 32001
7.413571h 53m
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Season 42003
7.513053h 29m
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Season 52005
7.217352h 43m
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Season 62006
7.5138555m
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Season 72008
8.08221h 49m
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Season 82008
6.811341h 48m
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Season 92009
7.113441h 47m
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Season 102010
7.525243h 33m
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Season 112011
7.031243h 35m
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Season 122012
7.638266h 19m
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Season 132013
7.141864h 54m
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Season 142015
7.511331h 53m
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Season 152015
7.533665h 26m
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Season 162016
7.526954h 40m
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Season 172018
7.450374h 15m
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Season 182019
7.3284650m
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Season 192021
7.52536
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Season 202022
7.627572h 47m
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Season 212023
7.727961h 50m
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Season 222024
7.9342101h 31m
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Season 232025
7.68741h 50m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Jay O. Sanders Narrator, Self - Narrator, Narrator in US version
Liev Schreiber Self - Narrator, Narrator
Salima Ikram Self - Egyptologist, American University in Cairo, Self - Egyptologist, America University, Cairo, Self - Egyptologist, The American University in Cairo
Andrew Lambert Self - Naval Historian, Self - Naval Historian, King's College London, Self - UK Naval Historian
Charles Nicholl Self - Author, Leonardo da Vinci: Flights of the Mind, Self - Biographer, Self - Interviewee
Roy Scheider Narrator
Piers Gibbon Narrator, Self - Narrator
Chris Naunton Self - Director, Egypt Exploration Society
Michael Brown Self - Accident Reconstruction Expert, Self - Charleston Historian
Osamu Tagaya Self - Japanese Aviation Historian, Self - World War II Historian
Crew
Savin Yeatman-Eiffel
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