Episode 1
Death by Fire
At the center of the national death penalty debate today is the controversial case of Cameron Todd Willingham, put to death for the arson-murder of his three little girls. But was he guilty?
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Frontline
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Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's goal is to extend the impact of the documentary beyond its initial broadcast by serving as a catalyst for change.
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Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's goal is to extend the impact of the documentary beyond its initial broadcast by serving as a catalyst for change.
Season 29 episodes
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Episode 2
The Spill
Frontline investigates BP's record of safety violations and accidents in the years leading up to the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf.
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Episode 3
The Confessions
Frontline looks at the case of the Norfolk Four in which four men were convicted of the rape and murder of a woman on the basis of coerced confessions.
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Episode 4
Facing Death
The end-of-life choices made by physicians and families
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Episode 5
Battle for Haiti
In the chaos of the earthquake that devastated Haiti, thousands of the country's worst criminals seized the opportunity to stage a mass escape from the National Penitentiary. One year later, the gang leaders are re-asserting control in the capital, threatening the country's stability.
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Episode 6
Are We Safer? / Flying Cheaper
Are We Safer?: Dana Priest investigates the terrorism-industrial complex that grew up in the wake of 9/11. Flying Cheaper: A follow-up to Season 28's Flying Cheap examines the trend of airlines outsourcing Maintenance; a co-production with the Investigative Reporting Workshop.
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Episode 7
Post Mortem
8.0 / 10
A collaboration with NPR and ProPublica reveals how dysfunction, low standards, and lax oversight impacts investigations into sudden or suspicious deaths.
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Episode 9
Revolution in Cairo
A look at the April 6 Youth Movement, the Muslim Brotherhood, and the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.
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Episode 10
Money and March Madness / Who's Afraid of Ai Weiwei / The Private Life of Bradley Manning
Money and March Madness: An inside look at the multibillion-dollar business of the NCAA and its brand of amateur college sports. Who's Afraid of Ai Weiwei: How Ai Weiwei dares to walk the fine line between freedom and censorship in China. The Private Life of Bradley Manning: Exclusive interview with Private Manning's father, who speaks out for the first time about his son's upbringing and troubled youth
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Episode 11
Football High
High school football has never had a higher profile ... but is winning worth the risks?
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Episode 12
The Silence
Frontline reveals a little-known chapter of the Catholic Church sex abuse story: decades of abuse of Native Americans by priests and other church workers in Alaska.
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Episode 13
Fighting for Bin Laden
The fight against al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Episode 14
Kill/Capture
Goes inside the "kill/capture" program to discover new evidence of the program's effect and its costs.
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Episode 15
WikiSecrets
The inside story of Chelsea Manning, Julian Assange (WikiLeaks) and the largest intelligence breach in U.S. history.
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Episode 16
The Child Cases / Educating Sergeant Pantzke
The Child Cases: Ernie Lopez to prison for 60 years when a child dies under suspicious circumstances. Now a Texas judge has moved to overturn Lopez's conviction, and questions are raised about the quality of expert testimony in this and many other cases. Educating Sergeant Pantzke: In a follow-up to College, Inc., FRONTLINE investigates how the for-profit schools are recruiting veterans with educational promises that they may not keep.
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Episode 17
The Pot Republic / Doctor Hotspot / The Atomic Artists
The Pot Republic: FRONTLINE and The Center for Investigative Reporting team up to investigate California's marijuana market. Doctor Hotspot: Dr. Jeffrey Brenner and his team are pioneering a practice called “hotspotting,” in which medical care is focused on the hardest-to-treat to improve their health and dramatically reduce costs. The Atomic Artists: FRONTLINE with PRI’s The World meet Chim?Pom, a provocative group of young artists using art to challenge the status quo and ask Japan to rethink their way of life.
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Episode 18
Top Secret America
A report from the Washington Post on US government intelligence spending
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Episode 19
An Optimist in Haiti
The struggle of one man to develop a tourist destination in Haiti and bring economic prosperity.
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Episode 20
The Man Behind the Mosque
finale
The struggles of Sharif El-Gamal to build a mosque near the site of the World Trade Center.
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Cast
Jessica SavitchSelf - Host
Will LymanSelf - Narrator (voice)
Judy WoodruffSelf - HostReuven FrankHimself
Larry Storch
Roger StoneSelf (archive footage)
Jared KushnerSelf (archive footage)
Newt GingrichSelfCredits
- Created by
- David Fanning
- Written by
- Neil Docherty, Ric Esther Bienstock, Michael Kirk, Mike Wiser, Rick Young
Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Documentary
- Episodes
- 854
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
PBSUnited States
GBHUnited States
FRONTLINEUnited States
Themes
investigative journalism
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