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Sex, Explained

2020·S1 · 5 episodes·★ 6.9

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Mind Field

2017·S3 · 24 episodes·★ 8.7

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American Experience

1988·S38 · 400 episodes·★ 8.6

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Frontline

1983·S45 · 852 episodes·★ 8.6

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Top Gear

1978·S45 · 530 episodes·★ 8.4

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American Masters

1986·S40 · 311 episodes·★ 8.2

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Eli Roth's History of Horror

2018·S3 · 19 episodes·★ 8.0

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The Story of God with Morgan Freeman

2016·S3 · 15 episodes·★ 7.8

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MegaStructures

2004·S9 · 159 episodes·★ 7.3

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The Vow

2020·S2 · 15 episodes·★ 7.2

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History 101

2020·S2 · 20 episodes·★ 6.9

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2021·S2 · 46 episodes·★ 6.5

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A Perfect Planet

2021·S1 · 5 episodes·★ 9.0

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MythBusters

2003·S16 · 272 episodes·★ 8.3

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2003·S8 · 89 episodes·★ 8.2

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Great Performances

1971·S51 · 679 episodes·★ 8.0

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1978·S28 · 735 episodes·★ 6.8

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The Mind, Explained

2019·S2 · 10 episodes·★ 7.9

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