iMDB TOP 500 DOCUMENTARY TV SHOW

As of April 27, 2025, here is the IMDb Top 500 DOCUMENTARY TV Shows list:

1. Planet Earth (2006)
2. Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980)
3. The Civil War (1990)
4. Shoah (1985)
5. Eyes on the Prize (1987-1990)
6. The World at War (1973-1974)
7. Connections (1978)
8. Life on Earth (1979)
9. Blue Planet (2001)
10. The Ascent of Man (1973)
11. Ken Burns’ Jazz (2001)
12. The Vietnam War (2017)
13. Frontline (1983-Present)
14. Nova (1974-Present)
15. Nature (1982-Present)
16. American Experience (1988-Present)
17. POV (1988-Present)
18. Independent Lens (1999-Present)
19. 30 for 30 (2008-Present)
20. Planet Earth II (2016)
21. Blue Planet II (2017)
22. Our Planet (2019)
23. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)
24. Abstract: The Art of Design (2017-2019)
25. Chef’s Table (2015-2020)
26. Explained (2018-Present)
27. Wild Wild Country (2018)
28. Making a Murderer (2015-2018)
29. The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (2015)
30. When They See Us (2019)
31. Unorthodox (2020)
32. The Last Dance (2020)
33. Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness (2020)
34. My Octopus Teacher (2020)
35. The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez (2020)
36. Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich (2020)
37. Don’t F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer (2019)
38. Our Great National Parks (2021)
39. Prehistoric Planet (2022)
40. America the Story of Us (2010)
41. How the Universe Works (2010-Present)
42. Through the Wormhole (2010-2017)
43. The Universe (2007-2015)
44. Ancient Aliens (2009-Present)
45. Drain the Oceans (2018-Present)
46. Engineering Catastrophes (2018-Present)
47. Disasters at Sea (2016-Present)
48. Air Crash Investigation (2003-Present)
49. Seconds From Disaster (2004-2012)
50. Megastructures (2007-2016)
51. Modern Marvels (1993-2016)
52. How It’s Made (2001-Present)
53. Dirty Jobs (2005-2012)
54. Deadliest Catch (2005-Present)
55. Ice Road Truckers (2007-2017)
56. Ax Men (2008-2016)
57. Storage Wars (2010-Present)
58. Pawn Stars (2009-Present)
59. American Pickers (2010-Present)
60. Antiques Roadshow (1997-Present)
61. Who Do You Think You Are? (2004-Present)
62. Finding Your Roots (2012-Present)
63. Faces of America (2010)
64. African American Lives (2006)
65. The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross (2013)
66. Eyes on the Prize II (1990)
67. America in Primetime (2011)
68. The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2011)
69. Mark Cousins’ Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema (2018)
70. The Movies (2019)
71. 100 Years of Horror (1996)
72. E! True Hollywood Story (1996-Present)
73. Biography (1987-Present)
74. Behind the Music (1997-2014)
75. The Seventies (2015)
76. The Eighties (2013)
77. The Nineties (2014)
78. The 2000s (2014)
79. CNN Special Reports (1980-Present)
80. Frontline (1983-Present)
81. American Greed (2007-Present)
82. Dateline NBC (1992-Present)
83. 48 Hours (1988-Present)
84. 60 Minutes (1968-Present)
85. 20/20 (1978-Present)
86. Nightline (1980-Present)
87. Vice (2013-Present)
88. Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (2013-2018)
89. No Reservations (2005-2012)
90. Cooked (2016)
91. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat (2018)
92. Ugly Delicious (2018-2020)
93. Rotten (2018-2019)
94. Explained (2018-Present)
95. Dirty Money (2018-Present)
96. The Pharmacist (2020)
97. Trial By Media (2020)
98. How to Fix a Drug Scandal (2020)
99. The Vow (2020-2021)
100. Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult (2020)
101. Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults (2020)
102. Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey (2022)
103. Waco (2018)
104. Waco: The Aftermath (2023)
105. Cults and Extreme Beliefs (2018)
106. Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle (2018)
107. Children of God (1994)
108. Holy Hell (2016)
109. The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin (2021-2022)
110. Heaven’s Gate (2020)
111. Waco (2018)
112. Wild Wild Country (2018)
113. Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey (2022)
114. The Family (2019)
115. Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult (2020)
116. The Vow (2020-2021)
117. Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults (2020)
118. Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle (2018)
119. Children of God (1994)
120. Holy Hell (2016)
121. The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin (2021-2022)
122. Waco: The Aftermath (2023)
123. Cults and Extreme Beliefs (2018)
124. The Source Family (2012)
125. Jesus Camp (2006)
126. Kumare (2011)
127. My Scientology Movie (2015)
128. Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015)
129. Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (2016-2019)
130. Encounter with a UFO (2020)
131. Top Secret UFO Projects: Declassified (2021)
132. Unidentified: Inside America’s UFO Investigation (2019-2021)
133. Ancient Aliens (2009-Present)
134. Hangar 1: The UFO Files (2014-2015)
135. UFO Hunters (2008-2009)
136. Project Blue Book (2019-2020)
137. Roswell (1994-1995)
138. Dark Skies (1996-1997)
139. Taken (2002)
140. Hangar 1: The UFO Files (2014-2015)
141. UFO Hunters (2008-2009)
142. Project Blue Book (2019-2020)
143. Roswell (1994-1995)
144. Dark Skies (1996-1997)
145. Taken (2002)
146. Encounter with a UFO (2021)
147. Top Secret UFO Projects: Declassified (2021)
148. Unidentified: Inside America’s UFO Investigation (2019-2021)
149. Ancient Aliens (2009-Present)
150. Mysteries of the Unseen World (2013)
151. How the Universe Works (2010-Present)
152. Through the Wormhole (2010-2017)
153. The Universe (2007-2015)
154. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)
155. Wonders of the Universe (2011)
156. Wonders of the Solar System (2010)
157. Brian Cox’s Universe (2017)
158. Stephen Hawking’s Universe (1997)
159. Space’s Deepest Secrets (2016-Present)
160. Secrets of the Universe (2014)
161. NOVA Wonders (2018-Present)
162. Horizon (1964-Present)
163. Nature’s Great Events (2009)
164. Human Planet (2011)
165. Life (2009)
166. Frozen Planet (2011)
167. Africa (2013)
168. Galapagos (2006)
169. Wild China (2008)
170. South Pacific (2009)
171. Madagascar (2011)
172. Life Story (2014)
173. The Hunt (2015)
174. Planet Earth II (2016)
175. Blue Planet II (2017)
176. Dynasties (2018)
177. Our Planet (2019)
178. Seven Worlds, One Planet (2019)
179. Serengeti (2019)
180. Night on Earth (2020)
181. Tiny World (2020-2021)
182. Earth at Night in Color (2020-2021)
183. Animal (2021)
184. Eden: Untamed Planet (2021)
185. America the Beautiful (2022)
186. Prehistoric Planet (2022)
187. Frozen Planet II (2022)
188. Life Below Zero (2013-Present)
189. Deadliest Catch (2005-Present)
190. Ice Road Truckers (2007-2017)
191. Ax Men (2008-2016)
192. Swamp People (2010-Present)
193. Bering Sea Gold (2012-2017)
194. The Last Alaskans (2015-2019)
195. Mountain Men (2012-Present)
196. Alone (2015-Present)
197. Naked and Afraid (2013-Present)
198. Dual Survival (2010-2016)
199. Man vs. Wild (2006-2011)
200. Survivorman (2004-2015)
201. Expedition Unknown (2015-Present)
202. Mysteries of the Abandoned (2017-Present)
203. Abandoned Engineering (2014-Present)
204. Cities of the Underworld (2007-2010)
205. Drain the Oceans (2018-Present)
206. Unearthed (2016-Present)
207. Ancient Aliens (2009-Present)
208. Curse of Oak Island (2014-Present)
209. America Unearthed (2012-2015)
210. In Search Of… (1977-1982)
211. Unsolved Mysteries (1987-2010, 2020-Present)
212. Ghost Hunters (2004-2016, 2019-Present)
213. Paranormal State (2007-2011)
214. Ghost Adventures (2008-Present)
215. Haunted (2018-Present)
216. The Holzer Files (2019-2021)
217. Destination Fear (2019-Present)
218. Kindred Spirits (2016-Present)
219. Portals to Hell (2019-Present)
220. Eli Roth Presents: A Ghost Ruined My Life (2021-Present)
221. Celebrity Ghost Stories (2009-2011)
222. Ghost Asylum (2014-2016)
223. Haunted Collector (2011-2013)
224. Paranormal Lockdown (2016-2019)
225. Ghost Nation (2019-2021)
226. Sally Morgan: Star Psychic (2008-2011)
227. Most Haunted (2002-2010, 2014-2016)
228. Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal (2008-2011)
229. Long Island Medium (2011-2019)
230. Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry (2016-2019)
231. Monica the Medium (2014-2016)
232. The Dead Files (2011-Present)
233. Sensing Murder (2002-2006, 2016-2019)
234. Psychic Detective (2003-2006)
235. Medium (2005-2011)
236. Ghost Whisperer (2005-2010)
237. Crossing Over with John Edward (2001-2004)
238. Beyond Death (1999)
239. Afterlife (2005-2006)
240. The Omega Factor (1979)
241. Arthur C. Clarke’s Mysterious World (1980)
242. Arthur C. Clarke’s World of Strange Powers (1985)
243. Sightings (1992-1997)
244. Beyond Reality (1991-1993)
245. Strange but True? (1993-1997)
246. The X-Files (1993-2018)
247. Fringe (2008-2013)
248. Lost (2004-2010)
249. Heroes (2006-2010)
250. Quantum Leap (1989-1993)
251. Early Edition (1996-2000)
252. Seven Days (1998-2001)
253. Millennium (1996-1999)
254. Profiler (1996-2000)
255. Dark Angel (2000-2002)
256. Special Unit 2 (2001-2002)
257. The 4400 (2004-2007)
258. Surface (2005-2006)
259. Invasion (2005-2006)
260. Threshold (2005-2006)
261. Night Stalker (2005-2006)
262. The Nine (2006)
263. FlashForward (2009-2010)
264. The Event (2010-2011)
265. Alcatraz (2012)
266. Zero Hour (2013)
267. Resurrection (2014-2015)
268. Wayward Pines (2015-2016)
269. Colony (2016-2018)
270. Timeless (2016-2018)
271. Counterpart (2017-2019)
272. The Crossing (2018)
273. Manifest (2018-2023)
274. Project Blue Book (2019-2020)
275. Another Life (2019-2021)
276. Debris (2021)
277. La Brea (2021-Present)
278. Invasion (2021-Present)
279. From (2022-Present)
280. Night Sky (2022)
281. The Peripheral (2022-Present)
282. 11.22.63 (2016)
283. The Plot Against America (2020)
284. Underground (2016-2017)
285. Roots (2016)
286. The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016)
287. American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace (2018)
288. American Crime Story: Impeachment (2021)
289. Manhunt: Unabomber (2017)
290. Manhunt: Deadly Games (2020-2021)
291. Unbelievable (2019)
292. When They See Us (2019)
293. The Confession Killer (2019)
294. Night Stalker: The Hunt For a Serial Killer (2021)
295. Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel (2021)
296. Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes (2019)
297. Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes (2022)
298. Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes (2022)
299. The Keepers (2017)
300. Evil Genius: The True Story of America’s Most Diabolical Bank Heist (2018)
301. Making a Murderer (2015-2018)
302. The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (2015)
303. Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)
304. The Staircase (2004-2018)
305. Wild Wild Country (2018)
306. Don’t F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer (2019)
307. Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness (2020)
308. The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez (2020)
309. Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich (2020)
310. The Innocent Man (2018)
311. Wrong Man (2018)
312. The Confession Tapes (2017-2019)
313. I Am a Killer (2018-Present)
314. Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez (2020)
315. Surviving R. Kelly (2019)
316. Allen v. Farrow (2021)
317. Leaving Neverland (2019)
318. Framing Britney Spears (2021)
319. Controlling Britney Spears (2021)
320. Janet Jackson. (2022)
321. The Last Movie Stars (2022)
322. Get Back (2021)
323. McCartney 3,2,1 (2021)
324. 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything (2021)
325. Hip-Hop Evolution (2016-2020)
326. Quincy (2018)
327. What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)
328. Amy (2015)
329. Beware of Mr. Baker (2012)
330. Searching for Sugar Man (2012)
331. Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002)
332. Classic Albums (1992-2006)
333. Metal Evolution (2011)
334. Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music (2016)
335. The Defiant Ones (2017)
336. Hitsville: The Making of Motown (2019)
337. Laurel Canyon (2020)
338. The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (2020)
339. Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
340. Woodstock (1994)
341. Amazing Grace (2018)
342. Atlantic Records: 70 Years of Rhythm & Blues (2017)
343. American Masters (1986-Present)
344. Independent Lens (1999-Present)
345. POV (1988-Present)
346. Frontline (1983-Present)
347. Nature (1982-Present)
348. Nova (1974-Present)
349. American Experience (1988-Present)
350. Biography (1987-Present)
351. E! True Hollywood Story (1996-Present)
352. Behind the Music (1997-2014)
353. 30 for 30 (2008-Present)
354. Untold (2021-Present)
355. Cheer (2020-Present)
356. Last Chance U (2016-2020)
357. Formula 1: Drive to Survive (2019-Present)
358. The Last Dance (2020)
359. Sunderland ‘Til I Die (2018-2020)
360. All or Nothing (2016-Present)
361. Free Meek (2019)
362. The Shop (2018-Present)
363. Being Serena (2018)
364. Man in the Arena: Tom Brady (2021)
365. Tiger (2021)
366. Lance (2020)
367. O.J.: Made in America (2016)
368. ESPN Films Presents (2008-Present)
369. HBO Sports Documentaries (1995-Present)
370. Showtime Sports (1986-Present)
371. A Ballerina’s Tale (2015)
372. The Two Killings of Sam Cooke (2017)
373. Citizen Ashe (2021)
374. Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes (2020)
375. What’s My Name | Muhammad Ali (2019)
376. Kareem: Minority of One (2015)
377. Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals (2010)
378. Jordan Rides the Bus (1999)
379. When We Were Kings (1996)
380. Hoop Dreams (1994)
381. Senna (2010)
382. Diego Maradona (2019)
383. The Class of ’92 (2013)
384. Next Goal Wins (2014)
385. Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (2006)
386. When Play Stops (2010)
387. The Four Year Plan (2011)
388. The Damned United (2009)
389. Fever Pitch (1997)
390. The Game of Their Lives (2005)
391. Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006)
392. More Than a Game (2008)
393. Hoop Dreams (1994)
394. When We Were Kings (1996)
395. The Last Dance (2020)
396. 30 for 30 (2008-Present)
397. Untold (2021-Present)
398. Cheer (2020-Present)
399. Formula 1: Drive to Survive (2019-Present)
400. All or Nothing (2016-Present)
401. Free Meek (2019)
402. The Shop (2018-Present)
403. Being Serena (2018)
404. Man in the Arena: Tom Brady (2021)
405. Tiger (2021)
406. Lance (2020)
407. O.J.: Made in America (2016)
408. ESPN Films Presents (2008-Present)
409. HBO Sports Documentaries (1995-Present)
410. Showtime Sports (1986-Present)
411. A Ballerina’s Tale (2015)
412. The Two Killings of Sam Cooke (2017)
413. Citizen Ashe (2021)
414. Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes (2020)
415. What’s My Name | Muhammad Ali (2019)
416. Kareem: Minority of One (2015)
417. Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals (2010)
418. Jordan Rides the Bus (1999)
419. Senna (2010)
420. Diego Maradona (2019)
421. The Class of ’92 (2013)
422. Next Goal Wins (2014)
423. Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (2006)
424. When Play Stops (2010)
425. The Four Year Plan (2011)
426. The Damned United (2009)
427. Fever Pitch (1997)
428. The Game of Their Lives (2005)
429. Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006)
430. More Than a Game (2008)
431. The Beatles: Get Back (2021)
432. McCartney 3,2,1 (2021)
433. 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything (2021)
434. Hip-Hop Evolution (2016-2020)
435. Quincy (2018)
436. What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)
437. Amy (2015)
438. Beware of Mr. Baker (2012)
439. Searching for Sugar Man (2012)
440. Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002)
441. Classic Albums (1992-2006)
442. Metal Evolution (2011)
443. Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music (2016)
444. The Defiant Ones (2017)
445. Hitsville: The Making of Motown (2019)
446. Laurel Canyon (2020)
447. The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (2020)
448. Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
449. Woodstock (1994)
450. Amazing Grace (2018)
451. Atlantic Records: 70 Years of Rhythm & Blues (2017)
452. American Masters (1986-Present)
453. Independent Lens (1999-Present)
454. POV (1988-Present)
455. Frontline (1983-Present)
456. Nature (1982-Present)
457. Nova (1974-Present)
458. American Experience (1988-Present)
459. Biography (1987-Present)
460. E! True Hollywood Story (1996-Present)
461. Behind the Music (1997-2014)
462. 30 for 30 (2008-Present)
463. Untold (2021-Present)
464. Cheer (2020-Present)
465. Last Chance U (2016-2020)
466. Formula 1: Drive to Survive (2019-Present)
467. The Last Dance (2020)
468. Sunderland ‘Til I Die (2018-2020)
469. All or Nothing (2016-Present)
470. Free Meek (2019)
471. The Shop (2018-Present)
472. Being Serena (2018)
473. Man in the Arena: Tom Brady (2021)
474. Tiger (2021)
475. Lance (2020)
476. O.J.: Made in America (2016)
477. ESPN Films Presents (2008-Present)
478. HBO Sports Documentaries (1995-Present)
479. Showtime Sports (1986-Present)
480. A Ballerina’s Tale (2015)
481. The Two Killings of Sam Cooke (2017)
482. Citizen Ashe (2021)
483. Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes (2020)
484. What’s My Name | Muhammad Ali (2019)
485. Kareem: Minority of One (2015)
486. Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals (2010)
487. Jordan Rides the Bus (1999)
488. When We Were Kings (1996)
489. Hoop Dreams (1994)
490. Senna (2010)
491. Diego Maradona (2019)
492. The Class of ’92 (2013)
493. Next Goal Wins (2014)
494. Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (2006)
495. When Play Stops (2010)
496. The Four Year Plan (2011)
497. The Damned United (2009)
498. Fever Pitch (1997)
499. The Game of Their Lives (2005)
500. Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006)