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Season 1[edit]

Frontline's first season, in 1983, was the only season to have Jessica Savitch as its host (Savitch died in October of that year).

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
1	1	'An Unauthorized History of the NFL'	Sports	January 17, 1983	101
A look at the connections between organized crime, gambling and professional football in the United States.
2	2	'88 Seconds in Greensboro'	Extremism, violence	January 24, 1983	102
James Reston, Jr. investigates a police informant's involvement with a group of Ku Klux Klan and American Nazi Party members who killed 5 civil rights demonstrators in a November 1979 incident in Greensboro, North Carolina.
3	3	'In the Shadow of the Capitol'	Poverty	January 31, 1983	103
Charlie Cobb explores a rarely seen side of Washington, D.C., where poverty is widespread among the population (75% of which is black).
4	4	'A Chinese Affair'	Asian politics	February 7, 1983	104
A look at Taiwan's political struggle in determining their relations with communist mainland China.
5	5	'God's Banker'	Finance	February 14, 1983	105
Jeremy Paxman explores the career of banker Roberto Calvi, his relations with the Holy See and secret Italian society, and the mystery of his June 1982 death.
6	6	'Pentagon, Inc.'	Finance; military	February 21, 1983	106
An investigation into the power of the Pentagon as a business and economic force in U.S. economy.
7	7	'Gunfight USA'	Firearms	February 28, 1983	107
An exploration into the underlying fears that make gun control an emotional issue in the U.S.
8	8	'Children of Pride'	Biographies	March 7, 1983	108
The story of Kojo Odo, a 42-year-old single black man who opened his home to 21 children with physical or mental handicaps.
9	9	'A Journey To Russia'	Diplomacy	March 21, 1983	109
A young, three-person debate team from America travels to the Soviet Union to meet young Russians whose world views contradict their own.
10	10	'Daisy: Story of a Facelift'	Health	March 28, 1983	110
A look into the world of plastic surgery focuses on a 55-year-old woman's desire to undergo a facelift.
11	11	'Space: The Race For High Ground'	Science; military	April 11, 1983	111
A look at the battle between the U.S. and Soviet Union to turn outer space from a world of exploration to one of strategic defense, including the then-recent introduction by U.S. President Ronald Reagan of the Strategic Defense Initiative.
12	12	'Abortion Clinic'	Health	April 18, 1983	112
An intimate look at the values and decisions both sides hold in the abortion debate.
13	13	'Crisis in Zimbabwe'	African politics	April 25, 1983	113
Charlie Cobb explores how a rift between two of Zimbabwe's leaders threatens to divide the country among tribal lines.
14	14	'Air Crash'	Transportation	May 2, 1983	114
How human greed and legal machinations led to the July 1982 crash of Pan Am Flight 759.
15	15	'Looking For Mao'	Asian politics	May 9, 1983	115
A look at a new cultural revolution inside China, one that finds political and social relaxations that run counter to Mao Zedong's anti-capitalist dictates.
16	16	'Israel: Between The River and The Sea'	Biographies	May 16, 1983	116
The story of Rafik Halabi, the only Arab reporter working in the Hebrew section of Israeli Television, and how his identity and loyalty became a national controversy.
17	17	'In Our Water'	Health	May 23, 1983	117
This Oscar-nominated documentary looks at the Kaler family's 6-year battle with local and federal officials over contamination (from a nearby landfill) of their water well in South Brunswick, New Jersey.
18	18	'Vietnam Memorial'	Military; psychology	May 30, 1983	118
A look at the October 1982 dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the pain and emotions that survivors, parents, and friends of the memorialized still feel about the war.
19	19	'For the Good of All'	Land development	June 6, 1983	119
Jessica Savitch looks at the National Park Service's controversial reclamation of land to make way for the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area in Ohio.
20	20	'The Russians Are Here'	Foreign diplomacy	June 13, 1983	120
A look at Russian emigrants to the U.S. and their difficulties in adjusting to American society.
21	21	'Who Decides Disability?'	Health	June 20, 1983	121
A look at the Reagan administration's effort to remove tens of thousands of people from Social Security disability rolls.
22	22	'Crossfire In El Salvador'	Central America	June 27, 1983	122
A look at the deadly civil war in El Salvador, where death, torture, and disappearances are everyday occurrences.
23	23	'Sanctuary'	Central America	July 4, 1983	123
A look at the plight of people seeking refuge from US-allied governments in Central America focuses on a Guatemalan family's journey through a new 'underground railroad.'
24	24	'Moneylenders'	Finance	July 11, 1983	124
Anthony Sampson looks at the difficulties developing countries have in repaying loans to Western banks, who fear financial catastrophe as a result.
25	25	'Klaus Barbie: The American Connection'	Criminal justice; war	July 18, 1983	125
A collaboration with the BBC looks into how U.S. intelligence relied on Klaus Barbie in their anti-Communist efforts, and whether the government was culpable in protecting the former Gestapo officer from being brought to justice for his crimes in World War II.^[1]

Season 2[edit]

Season 2 of Frontline saw Judy Woodruff become the show's host after Jessica Savitch's death.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
26	1	'Crisis at General Hospital'	Health	January 16, 1984	201
An examination of how many investor-owned, for-profit hospital chains aggressively market themselves to treat only insured or wealthy patients.
27	2	'We Are Driven'	Business/economy/financial	January 23, 1984	202
A look at the tough management style employed by Nissan Motor Company at its operations in both Japan and Smyrna, Tennessee.
28	3	'The Old Man and the Gun'	Foreign affairs	February 6, 1984	203
A look at the support Irish Americans have for the IRA and its violent strategy in Northern Ireland's catholic-Protestant conflict.
29	4	'Give Me that Big Time Religion'	Religion	February 13, 1984	204
An investigation into whether money raised by televangelists goes toward 'God's work' or towards keeping the preachers on the air.
30	5	'The Campaign for Page One'	Politics; media	February 27, 1984	205
An inside look at the candidates in the presidential campaign and the reporters who cover them.
3132	67	'The Mind of a Murderer (Parts 1 and 2)'	Criminal justice	March 19, 1984March 26, 1984	206207
A two-part look into the case of Kenneth Bianchi, who committed murders in Los Angeles (as one of the 'Hillside Stranglers') and Bellingham, Washington yet sought to avoid trial by claiming mental incompetence.
33	8	'The Struggle for Birmingham'	Politics	April 2, 1984	208
A look at the modern-day black political power focuses on Birmingham, Alabama, a key battlefield in the civil rights struggle of the 1960s.
34	9	'Captive in El Salvador'	Foreign affairs	April 16, 1984	209
Ofra Bikel looks at the politics and people of El Salvador that the U.S. lends support to.
35	10	'Chasing the Basketball Dream'	Sports	April 23, 1984	210
Charlie Cobb looks at the successes and failures of inner-city blacks seeking to make it big by playing basketball.
36	11	'The Other Side of the Track'	Sports	May 7, 1984	211
A look at two racetracks on opposite ends of the thoroughbred racing spectrum, the famed Belmont Park in suburban New York and the struggling Great Barrington Fair in Western Massachusetts.
37	12	'Return of the Great White Fleet'	Military	May 14, 1984	212
A profile of Navy SecretaryJohn Lehman and his efforts to build a '600-ship Navy.'
38	13	'Warning from Gangland'	Social issues	May 21, 1984	213
A look at efforts to counter the street gang problem in Los Angeles, where violent conflicts have claimed the lives of gang members and innocent bystanders alike.
39	14	'Bread, Butter, and Politics'	Social issues	June 4, 1984	214
A look at the human and political aspects of hunger in the United States.
40	15	'Man's Best Friends'	Health & medicine	June 18, 1984	215
A look at the medical necessities of and ethical arguments over animal testing in American laboratories, hospitals, and medical schools.
41	16	'So You Want to Be President'	Politics	October 9, 1984(2 hours in length)	216
A look at the unsuccessful presidential campaign of Colorado Senator Gary Hart.
42	17	'Welcome to America'	Biographies	October 16, 1984	217
Profiles of 4 people who fled the repression of Communist Poland for a better life in Chicago.
43	18	'Not One of the Boys'	Politics	October 23, 1984	218
Judy Woodruff looks at the political role of women during the 1984 election season.
44	19	'Living Below the Line'	Business/economy/financial	October 30, 1984	219
A profile of Farrell Stallings, newly laid off from his place of employment and venturing into the bureaucratic maze of the welfare system.
45	20	'The Arab and the Israeli'	Foreign affairs	November 13, 1984	220
Two men (one Palestinian, the other Israeli) journey to America to promote a solution for the hotly debated West Bank territory.
46	21	'Better Off Dead?'	Health & medicine	November 20, 1984	221
An intimate look into the issues doctors, lawyers, and parents face regarding medical treatment for infants born with severe physical and mental injuries.
47	22	'Cry, Ethiopia, Cry'	Health; foreign affairs	November 27, 1984	222
A look at the famine in Ethiopia.
48	23	'Red Star Over Khyber'	Foreign affairs; Middle East	December 11, 1984	223
Richard Reeves at Pakistan's acceptance of Afghani refugees from the war-torn country.
49	24	'Marshall High Fights Back'	Education	December 18, 1984	224
A look at Chicago's Marshall Metropolitan High School and its struggles to upgrade its academic standards.

Season 3[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
50	1	'Vietnam Under Communism'	Asian affairs	January 15, 1985	301
A rare look inside Vietnam 10 years after the fall of Saigon and the tangible and emotional legacies of the war on the country.
5152	23	'Shootout on the Imperial Highway (Parts 1 and 2)'	Criminal justice; gang violence	January 22, 1985January 29, 1985	302303
A two-part report on gang wars in the Watts section of Los Angeles. Part 1 focuses on the efforts of James Hawkins, Sr. and his family to combat youth gangs and their criminal activities. Part 2 focuses on how gangs form and the threat they pose to the general public.
53	4	'The Lifer and the Lady'	Prison reform	February 5, 1985(90 minutes in length)	304
The story of the relationship between convicted murder Ron Cooney and prison volunteer Lesley Earl.
54	5	'The Child Savers'	Family/children	February 12, 1985	305
A profile of New York's Emergency Children's Service and their efforts to confront child abuse cases.
55	6	'Down for the Count'	Sports	February 19, 1985	306
A look at the world of boxing; the fighters, promoters, and fans who love it; and the critics who want to ban it.
56	7	'Retreat from Beirut'	Foreign affairs	February 26, 1985	307
One year after the U.S. withdrawal from Lebanon (which followed the 1983 Beirut barracks bombings), William Greider examines the withdrawal and its repercussions.
57	8	'Buying the Bomb'	Foreign affairs	March 5, 1985	308
Seymour Hersh tells the story of a Pakistani businessman who tried to ship electrical devices which can be used as nuclear bomb triggers out of the US to Pakistan.
58	9	'A Class Divided'	Social issues; education	March 26, 1985	309
William Peters follows up on his 1970 TV documentary Eye of the Storm, which chronicled Jane Elliott's dividing her otherwise homogeneous 3rd grade class by their eye color in a lesson on discrimination.
59	10	'Potomac Fever'	Politics	April 2, 1985	310
Profiles of two freshmen members of the United States House of Representatives.
60	11	'Crisis in Central America Part 1: Yankee Years'	Foreign affairs	April 9, 1985	311
Part 1 of a 4-part look at the history of US relations in Central America and the Caribbean profiles American preeminence in the region from the Spanish–American War in the 1890s through the mid-1950s.
61	12	'Crisis in Central America Part 2: Castro's Challenge'	Foreign affairs	April 10, 1985	312
A profile of the Cuban Revolution and the communist country's troubled relations with the United States.
62	13	'Crisis in Central America Part 3: Revolution in Nicaragua'	Foreign affairs	April 11, 1985	313
A look at the U.S. involvement in and struggle for control of the Nicaraguan Revolution.
63	14	'Crisis in Central America Part 4: Battle for El Salvador'	Foreign affairs	April 12, 1985	314
A look at the evolution of the Salvadoran Civil War and U.S. relations with El Salvador.
64	15	'Men Who Molest'	Family/children; criminal reform	April 16, 1985	315
An examination of a Seattle program aimed at adults who sexually abuse children and the issue of whether they should be punished, treated, or both.
65	16	'Catholics in America: Is Nothing Sacred?'	Religion	April 23, 1985	316
A look at the conflict American Catholics have with church doctrine.
66	17	'The American Way of War'	Military	April 30, 1985	317
The relationship between the United States Army, its doctrine in modern warfare, and the American government and citizens.
67	18	'Memory of the Camps'	History	May 7, 1985	318
The premiere of footage from an unfinished 1945 documentary made by British and American filmmakers (Alfred Hitchcock among them) who followed Allied armies into Nazi concentration camps to capture post-liberation images.
68	19	'You Are in the Computer'	Housing	May 14, 1985	319
Robert Krulwich investigates computerized information systems and their roles in landlords denying rentals to prospective tenants.
69	20	'What About Mom and Dad?'	Family; health	May 21, 1985	320
A profile of the decisions and issues adult children face in caring for their aging parents.^[2]
70	21	'Breaking the Bank'	Finance	May 28, 1985	321
Judy Woodruff investigates the cases of Oklahoma City-based Penn Square Bank and Chicago-based Continental Illinois and their implications on the broader U.S. banking system.

Season 4[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
71	1	'Hostage in Iran'	History; recollections	January 21, 1986	401
Five years after their release, those held hostage in Iran by Islamic revolutionaries tell the story of their 444-day ordeal.
72	2	'Sue the Doctor?'	Health	January 28, 1986	402
An inside look at the battle between doctors and lawyers over medical malpractice suits.
73	3	'Growing Up Poor'	Social issues	February 4, 1986	403
Profiles of children in Chester, Pennsylvania who are growing up in impoverished conditions.
74	4	'Russia: Love It or Leave It'	Foreign relations	February 11, 1986	404
A group of American tourists escape a government-managed tour of the Soviet Union in an effort to gain insight from everyday Soviets.
75	5	'Tobacco on Trial'	Health	February 18, 1986	405
Judy Woodruff looks at a trio of lawsuits filed by lifelong smokers seeking damages from tobacco companies over their declining health.
76	6	'Divorce Wars'	Family/children	February 25, 1986	406
Profiles of the couples, lawyers, judges, and children caught in divorce proceedings.
77	7	'Who's Running this War?'	Foreign affairs	March 18, 1986	407
A probe into the legality of covert aid provided by the U.S. to contra rebels in Nicaragua.
78	8	'AIDS: A National Inquiry'	Health	March 25, 1986(2 hours in length)	408
A look into the AIDS crisis begins with the case of a homosexual prostitute who, before he succumbed to the disease, continued to have unprotected sex with several men. In the second hour, Harvard Law School professor Charles Nesson moderates a discussion on issues of civil liberties, public safety, education, and medical progress in relation to AIDS.
79	9	'Standoff in Mexico'	Foreign affairs	April 1, 1986	409
A look at growing unrest in Mexico caused by election fraud and corruption involving the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party.
80	10	'Inside the Jury Room'	Criminal justice	April 8, 1986	410
An exclusive look inside a jury room during deliberations in a criminal trial in Wisconsin.
81	11	'Taxes Behind Closed Doors'	Politics	April 15, 1986	411
William Greider offers a behind-the-scenes look at Congressmen and lobbyists involved in the politics of tax reform.
82	12	'The Disillusionment of David Stockman'	Economics	April 20, 1986	412
Former OMB Chairman David Stockman offers a candid look at the 'free lunch fiscal policy' of the Reagan Administration.
83	13	'Vision of Star Wars'	National defense	April 22, 1986	413
Bill Kurtis heads a Frontline/NOVA collaboration examining the scientific and political implications of the Strategic Defense Initiative.
84	14	'Hollywood Dreams'	Entertainment	May 13, 1986	414
A look into the fantasy and reality of the multibillion-dollar motion picture industry.
85	15	'The Bloods of 'Nam'	Military; discrimination	May 20, 1986	415
Wallace Terry interviews black veterans of the Vietnam War who fought three battles—against Communist forces, discrimination in the military, and post-war disillusionment at home.
86	16	'A Matter of the Mind'	Health	May 27, 1986	416
An examination of mental illness from the point of view of residents in a St. Paul home, who deal with not only their psychological demons but also social stigma.
87	17	'Holy War, Holy Terror'	Foreign affairs	June 3, 1986	417
John Laurence examines how Iran's war with Iraq is a steeping stone in spreading a radical brand of Islam throughout the world.
88	18	'Will There Always Be an England?'	Economics	June 10, 1986	418
Ofra Bikel looks at the strained social structure in Great Britain, where unemployment is common in northern areas but power and privilege prevail in the south of the country.
89	19	'Assault on Affirmative Action'	Social issues	June 17, 1986	419
A look into the 20-year conflict over affirmative action policies in the U.S.

Comrades[edit]

During its fourth season, Frontline presented Comrades, a 12-part documentary series that originally aired on the BBC in Great Britain. Comrades profiled everyday life in and citizens of the Soviet Union through interviews and fly on the wall filming. Frontline's presentation of Comrades featured 'wraparound' segments where host Judy Woodruff interviewed Richard Denton and other Comrades producers about the episode's background.^[3]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
90	20	'Comrades I: The Education of Rita'	Biography	July 1, 1986	COM101
The life and ambitions of a Komsomol member and school graduate as she begins her first teaching job in Moscow.
91	21	'Comrades II: Hunter and Son'	Biography	July 8, 1986	COM102
The story of a hunter and his young son hunting for sable and other valuable fur animals in the Siberiantaiga.
92	22	'Comrades III: All that Jazz'	Music	July 15, 1986	COM103
A look at musical subcultures (jazz and rock) unapproved by Soviet government features the performances of Sergey Kuryokhin.
93	23	'Comrades IV: The Trial of Tamara Russo'	Criminal justice	July 22, 1986	COM104
The Soviet justice system is examined through the trial of a hospital orderly accused of theft and the female judge presiding over the case.
94	24	'Comrades V: Master of Samarkand'	Religion	July 29, 1986	COM105
A look at Muslim life in the USSR focuses on a master craftsman of Uzbek heritage who for 35 years has been restoring the great Islamic mosques in Samarkand.
95	25	'Comrades VI: Pacific Outpost'	Biography	August 5, 1986	COM106
A profile of a workaholic communist official; her husband, who cares for their two daughters; and their lives in the Soviet Pacific coast town of Nakhodka.
96	26	'Comrades VII: Steel Mill Soccer'	Biography; sports	August 12, 1986	COM107
The lives of players on a factory soccer team in Azerbaijan as they fight for the town championship.
97	27	'Comrades VIII: Doctor in Moscow'	Biography	August 19, 1986	COM108
A day in the life of a successful, well-to-do Moscow eye surgeon reveals what life is like for privileged Soviet citizens.
98	28	'Comrades IX: Baltic Chic'	Culture	August 26, 1986	COM109
The influences of Western culture on Soviet society and fashion as seen through a fashion designer in Tallinn, Estonia.
99	29	'Comrades X: Soldier Boy'	Biography	August 26, 1986	COM110
A look at the exertion and boredom of basic Soviet military training focuses on an 18-year-old recruit and his parents who worry he may be sent to fight in Afghanistan.
100	30	'Comrades XI: October Harvest'	Biography	September 2, 1986	COM111
Collective farm life in southern Russia as seen through one family's work during harvest time.
101	31	'Comrades XII: Leningrad Movie'	Entertainment	September 9, 1986	COM112
A profile of a director in the state-funded Soviet film industry who controversially dares to depart from the state-approved script.

Season 5[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
102	1	'The Real Stuff'	Science	January 27, 1987	501
A look at the problems and politics plaguing NASA one year after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
103	2	'The Earthquake Is Coming'	Science	February 3, 1987	502
A look at the wide-ranging effects that could occur if and when a devastating earthquake strikes California.
104105	34	'Stopping Drugs (Parts 1 and 2)'	Health	February 10, 1987February 17, 1987	503504
A two-part examination of America's War on Drugs. Part 1 looks at the effectiveness of drug treatment programs and addicts' struggles. Part 2 looks into the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts in schools.
106	5	'The Nazi Connection'	Science, foreign affairs	February 24, 1987	505
An examination of Operation Paperclip, in which the US Government brought scientists, engineers, and technicians from Nazi Germany after World War II for government projects, and whether some of their connections to the Nazi government were 'sanitized.'
107	6	'Desperately Seeking Baby'	Family/children	March 3, 1987	506
A look into the practice of childless couples turning to private adoption deals brokered by lawyers and counselors, and the ambiguity and heartbreak that can result.
108	7	'Street Cop'	Criminal justice	March 31, 1987	507
A look at street cops in one of Boston's busiest and most violent police districts.
109	8	'The Secret File'	National security	April 14, 1987	508
The story of Penn Kimball and his efforts to clear his name after the US Government had branded him a national security risk.
110	9	'War on Nicaragua'	Foreign affairs	April 21, 1987	509
William Greider looks into how the US Government began and continues its support of Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
111	10	'The Bombing of West Philly'	Law enforcement, race	May 5, 1987	510
A look into tensions between Philadelphia'spolice and the black liberation group MOVE, which led to a May 1985 standoff that ended with police bombing MOVE's compound.
112	11	'In Search of the Marcos Millions'	Financial	May 26, 1987	511
An investigation into where Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos hid millions of dollars after the former Philippine first couple left in exile in 1986.
113	12	'Israel: The Price of Victory'	Middle East	June 2, 1987	512
A look into Israel's struggles with image and democracy on the 20th anniversary of the Six-Day War.
114	13	'Death of a Porn Queen'	Biographies	June 9, 1987	513
Al Austin examines the life and suicide of a young girl involved in the porn industry.
115	14	'Keeping the Faith'	Religion, race	June 16, 1987	514
Roger Wilkins looks at the evolution of the black church in a time of a growing black middle class.
116	15	'The Politics of Greed'	Politics	June 23, 1987	515
A look at the effects of corruption on a city government's day-to-day operations.

Apartheid[edit]

The end of Frontline's 5th season featured the documentary Apartheid. Spanning over 3 centuries, the 5-part historical documentary looked into the background and practice by South Africa's government of apartheid, the institutionalized form of racial segregation that favored the country's white minority at the expense of its indigenous black population.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
117	16	'Apartheid Part 1: 1652–1948'	History, race/multicultural	December 14, 1987	516
A look at the precursors to apartheid in South Africa, from colonial times to the rise of the ANC, Afrikaner nationalism, and practices of white favoritism by governments.
118	17	'Apartheid Part 2: 1948–1963'	History, race/multicultural	December 14, 1987	517
A white nationalist government implements strict segregational practices (racial classifications, separate-and-unequal schooling, forcible relocation of blacks) and gives it the name 'apartheid' — but not without facing a Nelson Mandela-led black resistance.
119	18	'Apartheid Part 3: 1963–1977'	History, race/multicultural	December 15, 1987	518
A look at the South African government's establishment of rural bantustans and the rise of black resistance to homeland policy, which culminates in the 1976 Soweto uprising.
120	19	'Apartheid Part 4: 1978–1986'	History, race/multicultural	December 15, 1987	519
Prime minister P. W. Botha implements reforms to maintain white supremacy in South Africa, moves that provoked negative reactions from Afrikaners and blacks alike.
121	20	'Apartheid Part 5: 1987'	Race/multicultural	December 16, 1987	520
A look at an unprecedented meeting in Dakar, Senegal where dissident white Afrikaners and black leaders from the ANC met to discuss strategies for change in South Africa.

Season 6[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
122	1	'Praise the Lord'	Financial, religion	January 26, 1988	601
The rise and fall of Jim & Tammy Bakker and why government agencies failed to investigate claims of corruption within their evangelical empire.
123	2	'Operation Urgent Fury'	Foreign affairs	February 2, 1988	602
Seymour Hersh investigates the US Military's October 1983 invasion of Grenada, the military shortcomings it laid bare, and whether it jeopardized the lives of the American college students it was meant to protect.
124	3	'The Man Who Shot John Lennon'	Biographies	February 9, 1988	603
A portrait of Mark David Chapman and his motivations for murdering John Lennon in 1980.
125	4	'Your Flight Is Cancelled'	Transportation	February 16, 1988	604
A look at the difficulties facing the air traffic system, which have included an environment of delays, cancellations, and near-collisions post-deregulation.
126	5	'Shakedown in Santa Fe'	Law enforcement	February 23, 1988	605
A profile of life in the Penitentiary of New Mexico, site of one of the most violent prisoner uprisings in US history in 1980.
127	6	'Let My Daughter Die'	Health	March 1, 1988	606
The complex legal and moral issues surrounding the case of Nancy Cruzan, the subject of what would become the Supreme Court's first right to diecase.
128	7	'Back in the USSR'	Culture	March 29, 1988	607
Twenty years after moving to Moscow on assignment for TIME, journalist Jerry Schecter and his family return to renew friendships and explore the USSR under glasnost.
129	8	'Poison and the Pentagon'	Military, health	April 5, 1988	608
Joe Rosenbloom looks into the Defense Department's poor record of cleaning up the ground water pollution it has caused.
130	9	'To a Safer Place'	Family/children	April 12, 1988	609
Sexually abused by her father from infancy until running away at 14, Shirley Turcotte returns to her Winnipeg hometown to face the adults who failed to protect her, the siblings who were also abused, and the horrific childhood she seeks to make peace with.
131	10	'Murder on the Río San Juan'	Terror, Central America	April 19, 1988	610
A look at the motives and possible conspirators in a 1984 bombing that targeted Nicaraguancontra leader Edén Pastora.
132	11	'American Game, Japanese Rules'	Culture	April 26, 1988	611
Intimate profiles of Americans living and working in Japan and trying to adjust to the country's culture.
133	12	'Racism 101'	Social issues	May 10, 1988	612
An examination into the increase in racial incidents and violence on America's college campuses.
134	13	'Guns, Drugs, and the CIA'	Foreign affairs	May 17, 1988	613
A look into the CIA's long history of involvement with drug smugglers in trouble spots around the world, all in the name of national security.
135	14	'The Defense of Europe'	Foreign affairs	May 24, 1988	614
A Frontline/TIME joint examination into the new realities facing NATO following the American-Soviet nuclear arms treaty.
136	15	'Trouble in Paradise'	Foreign affairs	May 31, 1988	615
How attempts by the US Government to forge a military pact with Palau has affected the Pacific Ocean country of just 15,000 people.
137	16	'Who Pays for AIDS?'	Health	June 7, 1988	616
How the battle between local governments and Washington over who will cover the cost of the AIDS crisis has impacted patients and communities.
138	17	'Our Forgotten War'	Foreign affairs	June 14, 1988	617
A fresh look at the civil war in El Salvador and how it is affecting the US Government's involvement in the conflict.
139	18	'Indian Country'	Social issues	June 21, 1988	618
Mark Trahant looks at how the business and treaty success of the Quinault Indian Nation is countered by issues of poverty and unemployment among its people.
140	19	'My Husband is Going to Kill Me'	Social issues	June 28, 1988	619
How the justice system in Colorado failed to protect Pamela Guenther from her violent husband, who murdered her in front of their children in February 1987.

Season 7[edit]

Frontline's 7th season was Judy Woodruff's last as on-air host.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
141	1	'The Politics of Prosperity'	Economics	October 10, 1988	700A
In the last weeks of the 1988 presidential campaign, correspondent William Greider explores the private but increasingly intense debate about what the next president should do to avoid economic disaster, how and when should he do it, and who will be asked to bear the burden. Frontline focuses on four communities that have not shared in the prosperity of the Reagan years.
142	2	'The Choice'	Biographies	October 24, 1988(100 minutes in length)	700B
In Frontline's first quadrennial profile of the presidential candidates, Garry Wills offers backgrounds of and thoughts from people who know candidates George Bush and Michael Dukakis. (A Frontline collaboration with TIME)
143	3	'The Real Life of Ronald Reagan'	Biographies	January 18, 1989(90 minutes in length)	701
A profile of Ronald Reagan on the eve of his departure from the US presidency.
144	4	'The Spy Who Broke the Code'	National security	January 24, 1989	702
An assessment of the damage to US national security from John Anthony Walker's spying for the Soviet Union.
145	5	'The Battle for Eastern Airlines'	Transportation	January 31, 1989	703
Robert Kuttner looks at the management and labor struggles plaguing Eastern Air Lines.
146	6	'Running with Jesse'	Politics	February 7, 1989	704
A look at the 1988 presidential run of Jesse Jackson.
147	7	'Children of the Night'	Social issues	February 14, 1989	705
The problem of teenage runaways and suicides as seen through the case of Iain Brown, who left home at 13 for the life of a male hustler in San Francisco.
148	8	'Who Profits from Drugs'	War on drugs	February 21, 1989	706
How the American economy uses the profits from the illegal drug trade.
149	9	'Prescriptions for Profit'	Health, business	March 28, 1989	707
The practice of pharmaceutical manufacturers marketing and influencing doctors to prescribe medications.
150	10	'The Dallas Drug War'	War on drugs	April 4, 1989	708
Bob Ray Sanders explores how one Dallas neighborhood is struggling to combat the drugs and violence plaguing its community.
151	11	'Murder in the Amazon'	Environment	April 11, 1989	709
The life of Brazilian trade union leader and environmentalist Chico Mendes, and how his December 1988 murder put a focus on the ecological pillage of the Amazon rainforest.
152	12	'The Shakespeare Mystery'	Biographies	April 18, 1989	710
A look at a controversial literary theory: Whether Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, was the real William Shakespeare.
153	13	'Extraordinary People'	Health	May 2, 1989	711
Judy Woodruff profiles three Canadian children who had malformations caused by their mothers' use of thalidomide during pregnancy.
154	14	'Yellowstone Under Fire'	Environment	May 9, 1989	712
How accelerated natural resource development during the Reagan Administration affected Yellowstone National Park.
155	15	'Israel: The Covert Connection'	Foreign affairs	May 16, 1989	713
The history of the US government's defense and intelligence alliances with Israel from the 1950s to the present.
156	16	'Remember My Lai'	Defense	May 23, 1989	714
A look at the My Lai Massacre from the surviving US soldiers and Vietnamese citizens who survived.
157	17	'Babies at Risk'	Health	May 23, 1989	715
How political and bureaucratic neglect fueled the high rate of infant mortality in some Chicago neighborhoods.
158	18	'Death of a Terrorist'	Biographies	June 13, 1989	716
The life and death of Irish Republican Army terrorist Mairead Farrell and how the British government deals with political terrorism.
159	19	'Who's Killing Calvert City?'	Environment	June 20, 1989	717
A look at the struggles of Calvert City, Kentucky, a town plagued by pollution and toxic waste generated by the chemical plants that drive its economy.

Season 8[edit]

Beginning with Season 8, Frontline would eschew from using a regular on-air host, using an off-screen narrator to introduce each episode.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
160	1	'Tracking the Pan Am Bombers'	Terrorism	November 28, 1989	800
A look into the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing in December 1988, including those suspected to have been responsible and whether unheeded warnings and blunders by German police may have contributed to the tragedy.
161	2	'The Right to Die?'	Social issues	December 13, 1989(2 hours in length)	801
An expanded examination into the subject of Season 6's 'Let My Daughter Die,' delving into the broad issues surrounding a right to diecase argued before the US Supreme Court one week before this broadcast. (A collaboration of Frontline and Fred Friendly's Media & Society Series)
162	3	'The Bombing of Pan Am 103'	Terrorism	January 23, 1990	802
The efforts of those who lost loved ones in the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing to seek justice, improve air security, and improve government efforts to respond to terrorists and their supporters.
163	4	'The Noriega Connection'	Foreign affairs	January 30, 1990	803
The rise and fall of Manuel Noriega and the US' relationship with the Panamanian general they ousted from power in December 1989.
164	5	'Miss USSR'	Culture	February 6, 1990	804
A behind-the-scenes look at the Soviet Union's first beauty pageant and the broader struggles facing women in the communist country.
165	6	'Throwaway People'	Race	February 13, 1990	805
Roger Wilkins investigates the economic and social roots of the black underclass, focusing on the struggle of young black men in one Washington, DC neighborhood.
166	7	'The Faces of Arafat'	Biographies	February 27, 1990	806
Marie Colvin profiles Yasser Arafat and the PLO leader's newfound commitment to reject terrorism and accept Israel's right to exist.
167	8	'Anatomy of an Oil Spill'	Environment	March 20, 1990	807
How complacency and negligence by government agencies and oil companies helped lead to the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
168	9	'Poland: The Morning After'	Economics	March 27, 1990	808
A look at Poland's change from communism to capitalism in the months following the once-banned Solidarity trade union's rise to government.
169	10	'Born in Africa'	Economics	April 3, 1990(90 minutes in length)	809
Peter Jennings narrates the story of Philly Bongoley Lutaaya and how he inspired his fellow Ugandans to fight the spread of AIDS before his death from the disease.
170	11	'New Harvest, Old Shame'	Social issues	April 17, 1990	810
Thirty years after Edward R. Murrow's Harvest of Shame documentary, David Marash looks at the continuing plight of migrant farm workers and the forces that keep their lives so desperate.
171	12	'Hilary in Hiding'	Family/children	April 24, 1990	811
A look at the case of Elizabeth Morgan, who served a 25-month jail term for civil contempt after refusing to divulge the whereabouts of her daughter, Hilary, who Morgan suspected had been sexually assaulted by Hilary's father.
172	13	'Other People's Money'	Finance	May 1, 1990	812
A look at the savings and loan crisis and the role of politics in the failure of Lincoln Savings and Loan Association.
173	14	'Plunder!'	Criminal justice	May 8, 1990	813
Carl Nagin looks into how ancient artifacts looted from pre-Columbian tombs in Latin America wound up in auction houses, galleries, museums, and private collections in the United States.
174	15	'Seven Days in Bensonhurst'	Race	May 15, 1990	814
Shelby Steele examines the dynamics of racial politics surrounding the 1989 murder of Yusef Hawkins by white youths in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.
175	16	'Inside the Cartel'	War on drugs	May 22, 1990	815
How the drug cartels in Medellín and Cali have become part of Colombia's political and economic life.
176	17	'Teacher, Teacher'	Education	June 12, 1990	816
The hopes and frustrations of public school teachers in one Midwestern town as they face the threat of funding cutbacks, the criticism of parents, and a growing number of troubled children from troubled homes.
177	18	'The Arming of Iraq: Frontline Special'	Middle East	September 11, 1990	817
Hodding Carter investigates the complicity of US and European governments & corporations in creating Saddam Hussein's military machine in Iraq.
182	23	'Global Dumping Ground: Frontline Special'	Environment	October 2, 1990	822
Bill Moyers investigates the big business of shipping of toxic waste from the US to third-world countries.

Decade of Destruction[edit]

As part of its 8th season, Frontline aired the 4-part documentary Decade of Destruction. Produced by Adrian Cowell, the series spotlighted the destruction of Brazil's Amazon rainforest, regarded as one of Earth's 'last great frontier[s],' during the decade of the 1980s.^[4]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
178	19	'Decade of Destruction Part 1: Ashes of Forest'	Environment	September 18, 1990(2 hours in length)	818
The series begins with the expansion of peasants into the Amazon, their slashing and burning of the forest land, and the natives' retaliatory actions against one settler's family.
179	20	'Decade of Destruction Part 2: Killing for Land'	Environment	September 19, 1990	819
Lawless battles break out between corporate owners of Amazon farmland (who want the land left idle for speculation) and the migrant peasants who farm the plots.
180	21	'Decade of Destruction Part 3: Mountains of Gold'	Environment	September 20, 1990	820
Prospectors illegally swarm over private gold reserves in the Amazon, with the government fighting to protect the untapped reserves.
181	22	'Decade of Destruction Part 4: Chico Mendes'	Environment	September 21, 1990	821
The rise of Chico Mendes, his unionization of rubber tappers, and his fight to halt the rainforest's devastation and create protective areas.

Season 9[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
183	1	'When Cops Go Bad'	Criminal justice	October 16, 1990	901
How the corrupting influence of drug money is affecting police forces in California, Florida, and New Jersey.
184	2	'The Hunt for Howard Marks'	Biographies	October 23, 1990	902
The story of Welshdrug smugglerHoward Marks and his capture by DEA agents.
185	3	'Broken Minds'	Health	October 30, 1990	903
A look the science and societal struggles behind schizophrenia, a disease that affects millions of Americans.
186	4	'Betting on the Lottery'	Social issues	November 6, 1990	904
James Reston, Jr. looks at the growing popularity of state lotteries in the US.
187	5	'Springfield Goes to War'	Military	November 20, 1990	905
Bill Moyers holds a town meeting with residents of Springfield, Massachusetts grappling with the growing buildup of the Gulf War.
188	6	'High Crimes and Misdemeanors'	Foreign affairs	November 27, 1990	906
Four years after the story broke, Bill Moyers takes a full-view look at the Iran–Contra affair.
189	7	'The Struggle for South Africa'	Race/multicultural	December 11, 1990(90 minutes in length)	907
David Dimbleby examines how fractures between and within Afrikaner and black groups threatens to disrupt negotiations for a new South Africa.
190	8	'The Spirit of Crazy Horse'	Race/multicultural	December 18, 1990	908
One century after the Wounded Knee Massacre, Milo Yellow Hair recalls the story of his fellow Sioux people, from loss of land to invading whites through the present-day revival of Sioux cultural pride.
191	9	'To the Brink of War'	Foreign affairs	January 15, 1991	909
On the day a UN resolution for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait reaches its deadline, Hodding Carter examines US government decisions that brought the nation to the brink of war.
192	10	'Cuba and Cocaine'	War on drugs	February 5, 1991	910
A revelation into how drug smuggling became Cuban state policy.
193	11	'The Man Who Made the Supergun'	Biographies	February 12, 1991	911
A profile of Gerald Bull, a designer of long-range artillery, and the questions surrounding his 1990 assassination.
194	12	'Guns, Tanks, and Gorbachev'	Foreign affairs	February 19, 1991	912
Hedrick Smith looks at recent violent occurrences in the Soviet Union and the ramifications in US/USSR relations.
195	13	'The Mind of Hussein'	Biographies	February 26, 1991	913
The personal and political history of Saddam Hussein.
196	14	'Black America's War'	Gulf War	April 2, 1991	914
Harvard law professor Charles Ogletree leads a town meeting exploring the attitudes of black Americans toward the Gulf War, a conflict in which nearly 30% of US soldiers were African American.
197	15	'War and Peace in Panama'	Foreign affairs	April 9, 1991	915
A look at the 1989 ousting of Manuel Noriega by US forces and its lingering impact.
198	16	'The Election Held Hostage'	Foreign affairs	April 16, 1991	916
Robert Parry investigates how the Carter and Reagan camps possibly sought deals to end the Iran hostage crisis during the 1980 presidential campaign.
199	17	'Who Pays for Mom and Dad?'	Family/Children	April 30, 1991	917
A look at the financial difficulties families face in seeking long-term care for elderly parents.
200	18	'Innocence Lost'	Family/Children	May 7, 1991(2 hours in length)	918
How an investigation into sexual abuse accusations at a daycare center divided the town of Edenton, North Carolina.
201	19	'The Spy Hunter'	Biographies	May 14, 1991	919
A look at James Angleton, ex-chief of counter-intelligence for the CIA, and his misguided pursuit of an agency mole.
202	20	'To the Last Fish'	Environment	May 21, 1991	920
How new technologies in the fishing industry are putting the world's fisheries into a dangerous state of decline.
203	21	'The Color of Your Skin'	Race/Multicultural	June 11, 1991	921
A look at a program at the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute where students of all races confront each other with their racial anger and frustration.
204	22	'The Gates Nomination'	Foreign affairs	July 15, 1991(30 minutes in length)	922
A profile of Robert Gates looks at the DCI nominee's role in the Iran–Contra affair.

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Season 10[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
205	1	'In the Shadow of Sakharov'	Biographies	October 15, 1991(90 minutes in length)	1001
The story of Andrei Sakharov, the nuclear physicist turned human-rights advocate who became the father of the Soviet democracy movement.
206	2	'The Great American Bailout'	Financial	October 22, 1991	1002
Robert Krulwich investigates the rising cost of the Savings and loan crisis (A co-production with the Center for Investigative Reporting)
207	3	'The War We Left Behind'	Gulf War	October 29, 1991	1003
How the air war against Iraq led to a 'slow-motion disaster' affecting the country's post-war utility infrastructure.
208	4	'Don King, Unauthorized'	Biographies	November 5, 1991	1004
Jack Newfield explores the life and career of boxing promoter Don King.
209	5	'My Doctor, My Lover'	Criminal justice	November 12, 1991(90 minutes in length)	1005
An investigation into the scandal surrounding a Colorado psychiatrist who had an affair with one of his patients, who ended up suing him for sexual abuse.
210	6	'Losing the War with Japan'	Business	November 19, 1991(90 minutes in length)	1006
A look at the challenge Japanese-style capitalism poses to the US market, followed by a Robert Krulwich-led discussion into the issue.
211	7	'The Secret Story of Terry Waite'	Foreign affairs	November 26, 1991	1007
Gavin Hewitt investigates the charge that Oliver North used Terry Waite, a Church of England envoy and recently released Lebanon hostage, to cover up the Iran–Contra affair (A co-production with BBC News)
212	8	'Who Killed Adam Mann?'	Family/Children	December 3, 1991	1008
How New York City's child welfare service failed to protect four children from their abusive parents, who were sent to prison for the beating death of one of the children.
213	9	'The Resurrection of Reverend Moon'	Biographies	January 21, 1992	1009
A profile of Reverend Sun Myung Moon, who after reemerging from a prison sentence for conspiracy and false tax returns, has become a notable figure in conservative-leaning politics, media, and causes.
214	10	'The Last Communist'	Biographies	February 11, 1992	1010
A look at Cuban leader Fidel Castro from his days as a revolutionary to his defiant leadership in present day.
215	11	'Coming From Japan'	Business/Economy/Financial	February 18, 1992	1011
Shuichi Kato narrates over a controversial 30-year history between Matsushita Electric Company and the U.S. and explores the issues that confronts Japan in its economic expansion.
216	12	'After Gorbachev's USSR'	Culture	February 25, 1992	1012
Hedrick Smith follows up on his 1990 series Inside Gorbachev's USSR by reviewing how post-Soviet Russia is handling newfound freedoms while dealing with financial struggles.
217	13	'Who Is David Duke?'	Biographies	March 3, 1992	1013
Hodding Carter investigates the life of David Duke, his background in extremist ideology, and the reshaping of his image into a national political figure.
218	14	'The Death of Nancy Cruzan'	Health	March 24, 1992(90 minutes in length)	1014
The legal battle by the family of Nancy Cruzan, who was left in a persistent vegetative state after a 1983 auto accident and was the subject of the first right-to-diecase heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
219	15	'Saddam's Killing Fields'	Middle East	March 31, 1992	1015
Kanan Makiya secretly returns to Iraq to investigate rumors of an official extermination program aimed at the Kurdish people.
220	16	'Investigating the October Surprise'	Foreign affairs, politics	April 7, 1992	1016
In this follow-up to Season 9's 'The Election Held Hostage,' Robert Parry investigates whether Ronald Reagan's campaign managercould have met with Iranian officials in the summer of 1980 regarding a possible end to the hostage crisis.
221	17	'The Betrayal of Democracy'	Politics	April 15, 1992(2 hours in length)	1017
William Greider examines the widening divide between those in government and the citizens they serve and represent, and how the press and the political parties are failing the public.
222	18	'The Bank of Crooks and Criminals'	Finance, criminal justice	April 21, 1992	1018
How the Bank of Credit and Commerce International became a conduit for laundering money from criminal activities, and how it managed to elude regulatory review by US officials.
223	19	'Who Cares About Children?'	Family/Children	April 28, 1992	1019
A look at Arkansas' child welfare crisis, the struggle to reform the state's system, and whether governor (and presidential candidate) Bill Clinton avoided any effort toward systemic improvements.^[5]
224	20	'China After Tiananmen'	China	June 2, 1992(90 minutes in length)	1020
How China is embracing economic reforms and open society even as a firm hold on political dissent remains in place three years after pro-democracy protests were brutally silenced.
225	21	'Dear Frontline'	Viewer interaction, follow-up reports	June 2, 1992(30 minutes in length)	1021
A presentation of viewer responses to and updates on some of Frontline's reportage.
226	22	'A Kid Kills'	Criminal justice; social issues	June 16, 1992	1022
A look at the case of Damien Bynoe, a 15-year-old charged in the shooting deaths of two Boston youngsters; the Boston gang culture; and the passage of juvenile crime laws in Massachusetts.
227	23	'Your Loan Is Denied'	Finance	June 23, 1992	1023
The effects of discriminatory mortgage-lending practices by American financial institutions. (A co-production with the Center for Investigative Reporting)

Season 11[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
228	1	'Thomas and Hill: Public Hearing, Private Pain'	Race/Multicultural	October 13, 1992	1101
How the bitter issues surrounding Clarence Thomas's Supreme Court confirmation hearing affected black America, and how blacks and whites had little common understanding about the nomination battle.
229	2	'The Politics of Power'	Energy	October 20, 1992	1102
Nick Kotz looks at the issues plaguing America's energy policy and how it remains guided by special interests and dependent on foreign oil. (A co-production with the Center for Investigative Reporting)
230	3	'The Choice 1992'	Biographies	October 21, 1992(2 hours in length)	1103
Richard Ben Cramer offers profiles of presidential candidates Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush.
231	4	'The Best Campaign Money Can Buy'	Politics	October 27, 1992	1104
Robert Krulwich looks into the money givers funding the 1992 presidential campaigns and the access and influence they gain as a result. (A co-production with the Center for Investigative Reporting)
232	5	'Monsters Among Us'	Criminal justice	November 10, 1992	1105
Al Austin examines the sexual assault epidemic and Washington's decision to keep offenders locked up until they are no longer considered a danger to the public.
233	6	'JFK, Hoffa and the Mob'	Criminal justice	November 17, 1992	1106
A look at Frank Ragano's allegations of mob involvement in the deaths of John F. Kennedy and Jimmy Hoffa and in the CIA's plots to kill Fidel Castro.
234	7	'In Search of Our Fathers'	Family/children	November 24, 1992	1107
Marco Williams explores his family's past to discover the circumstances surrounding his absent father.
235	8	'Clinton Takes Over'	Government	January 19, 1993	1108
On the eve of Bill Clinton's inauguration, Hodding Carter offers an inside view of the new president's administration and the policies it will form.
236	9	'Journey to the Occupied Lands'	Middle East	January 26, 1993(90 minutes in length)	1109
Michael Ambrosino explores life in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip and the territories' role in Arab-Israeli peace talks.
237	10	'What Happened to the Drug War?'	War on Drugs	February 2, 1993	1110
How flaws in the US Government's anti-drug defenses have allowed smugglers in Texas to gain the upper hand.
238	11	'The Secret File on J. Edgar Hoover'	Criminal Justice	February 9, 1993	1111
J. Edgar Hoover amassed secret files on prominent Americans during his time as FBIDirector, but his own private life left him open to blackmail, which may have led to the mafia going unchecked by the Bureau for decades.
239	12	'The Arming of Saudi Arabia'	Middle East	February 16, 1993	1112
A look into U.S. efforts to strengthen Saudi Arabia's military defenses.
240	13	'Apartheid's Last Stand'	Racial segregation	March 2, 1993	1113
A look into the progresses gained and compromises made in negotiations to peacefully end Apartheid rule in South Africa.
241	14	'Choosing Death: Health Quarterly Special'	Health	March 23, 1993(2 hours in length)	1114
Roger Mudd anchors a look into the complexities and dilemmas of euthanasia, including issues about the practice in the Netherlands and an in-studio discussion about the euthanasia debate in the U.S. (A co-production of Frontline and Health Quarterly)
242	15	'In Our Children's Food'	Health	March 30, 1993	1115
Bill Moyers reports on U.S. Government failures to certify the safety of agricultural chemicals and why the pesticide industry is the only source of safety data.
243	16	'The Trouble with Baseball'	Sports	April 6, 1993	1116
How the economic power struggle between Major League Baseball's owners and players is putting the sport on the brink of disaster.
244	17	'Iran and the Bomb'	Middle East	April 13, 1993	1117
How Iran is quietly building an arsenal of biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons.
245	18	'L.A. Is Burning: 5 Reports from a Divided City'	Social issues	April 27, 1993(90 minutes in length)	1118
A look at Los Angeles, one year after the riots, through the eyes of five people who have thought and written about the city from the perspectives of its different communities, races, and classes.
246	19	'Ashes of the Cold War'	Economics	May 4, 1993	1119
How post-Cold War cutbacks in military spending have affected the industries and people whose livelihood was invested in the military-industrial complex.
247	20	'The Health Care Gamble'	Health	May 25, 1993	1120
A look at President Bill Clinton's efforts to transform health care reform from a campaign issue to a social reality. (Produced in association with The Health Quarterly)
248249	2122	'Innocence Lost: The Verdict (Parts I-IV)'	Family/Children, criminal justice	July 20, 1993(Parts I & II; 60 minutes each)July 21, 1993(Parts III & IV; 60 minutes each)	11211122
A follow-up to 1991's Innocence Lost details the Little Rascals day care sexual abuse trial (at which owner Bob Kelly was convicted and sentenced to 12 consecutive life terms) and the lingering issues of dealing with child sexual abuse cases. Parts I & II use previously aired and unaired footage to track the earliest days of the case. Parts III & IV explores testimony of the victims and actions by prosecutors, defense attorneys, and jurors.

Season 12[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
250	1	'The Heartbeat of America'	Industry	October 12, 1993(90 minutes in length)	1201
How General Motors went from being the undisputed top carmaker in America to suffering the biggest financial loss in U.S. corporate history. A co-production with the Center for Investigative Reporting)
251	2	'Prisoners of Silence'	Health	October 19, 1993	1202
A look at the controversial practice of facilitated communication to assist those with autism who cannot verbally communicate.
252	3	'Secrets of a Bomb Factory'	Military	October 26, 1993	1203
Why a federal grand jury investigating potential crimes at Colorado's Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant went public with what they learned while hearing secret testimony in the case. (A co-production with Oregon Public Broadcasting)
253	4	'Showdown in Haiti'	Foreign affairs	November 9, 1993	1204
A look into the diplomatic confrontation between Haiti's military government and a Clinton Administration that wants to restore deposed Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide to power.
254	5	'Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?'	Biographies	November 16, 1993(3 hours in length)	1205
An investigative biography exploring the life of Lee Harvey Oswald and whether he was the man responsible for the Kennedy assassination.
255	6	'AIDS, Blood and Politics'	Health	November 30, 1993	1206
How the FDA and American Red Cross failed to safeguard the nation's blood supply from the AIDS virus in the early 1980s, and why some of America's largest blood banks are still not in full compliance with federal regulations on blood safety.
256	7	'Behind the Badge'	Criminal justice	December 14, 1993	1207
Jack Newfield looks at the effects of police brutality and corruption cases on police officers themselves, specifically the rank and file of the New York City Police Department.
257	8	'A Place for Madness'	Health; mental illness	January 18, 1994	1208
The balance of protecting rights of the mentally ill with safeguarding society from those who are dangerous to themselves and to others.
258	9	'The Diamond Empire'	Business	February 1, 1994(90 minutes in length)	1209
How South Africa's Oppenheimer family helped fuel a cartel that cultivated the scarcity myth — and in turn inflated the monetary value — of the world's diamond supply.
259	10	'Tabloid Truth: The Michael Jackson Story'	Media	February 15, 1994	1210
Richard Ben Cramer looks at 'the tabloidization of American television' through its coverage of sexual abuse allegations against Michael Jackson.
260	11	'Red Flag Over Tibet'	Asia	February 22, 1994	1211
Orville Schell chronicles the history and culture of Tibet and the issues surrounding its control by communist China.
261	12	'Sarajevo: The Living and the Dead'	Bosnian War	March 1, 1994	1212
Radovan Tadic captures an intimate portrait of Sarajevans trying to live in the midst of a debilitating and depriving siege.
262	13	'In the Game'	Sports	March 29, 1994	1213
A behind-the-scenes look at the Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team and its quest for a national championship.
263	14	'The Kevorkian File'	Biographies	April 5, 1994	1214
A profile of Jack Kevorkian and the right to die issue he has come to personify.
264	15	'Mandela'	Biographies	April 26, 1994	1215
A look at the rise to political prominence of Nelson Mandela and former wife Winnie Mandela on the eve of South Africa's first post-apartheid elections.
265	16	'The Struggle for Russia'	Russia	May 3, 1994(2 hours in length)	1216
A look at the economic, political, and social turmoil plaguing Boris Yeltsin's leadership in Russia.
266	17	'Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo'	Bosnian War	May 10, 1994(90 minutes in length)	1217
John Zaritsky's documentary of a young Bosnian couple — Serb Boško Brkić and Bosniak Admira Ismić — whose deaths by sniper fire, while trying to cross a bridge into Serb-held territory, led to one of the more widely-seen images from the siege of Sarajevo. (A Frontline co-production with Germany's WDR and Canada's CBC and NFB)
267	18	'Public Lands, Private Profits'	Business	May 24, 1994	1218
Robert Krulwich surveys the mining industry's practice of extracting millions of dollars in minerals and precious metals from public lands at no cost to them. (A co-production with the Center for Investigative Reporting)
268	19	'Go Back to Mexico!'	Immigration	June 7, 1994	1219
William Langewiesche looks at how America can sustain an influx of immigrants, as well as its effects on economic, social, and political discourse.
269	20	'The Trouble with Evan'	Family/Children	June 21, 1994(90 minutes in length)	1220
Surveillance cameras record one family's difficulties in trying to reform their 11-year-old son's criminal behavior.

Season 13[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
270	1	'School Colors'	Education; social issues	October 18, 1994(2-1/2 hours in length)	1301
The lingering issues of school segregation along racial and ethnic lines — even 4 decades after Brown v. Board of Education — as seen through California's Berkeley High School, whose student body is 38% white and 35% black.^[6] (Produced with the Center for Investigative Reporting)
271	2	'Is This Any Way to Run a Government?'	Government	October 25, 1994	1302
How Congressional power has long stymied bureaucratic reform efforts within the United States Department of Agriculture.
272	3	'Hot Money'	Finance	November 1, 1994	1303
How the practice of moving money to secret, low-regulated off-shore accounts has played a role in the crimes of money laundering, fraud, and tax evasion.
273	4	'How to Steal $500 Million'	Criminal Justice	November 8, 1994	1304
The rapid rise and stunning fall of Phar-Mor, and how president/co-founder Michael 'Mickey' Monus and other top executives were able to hide one of the largest corporate frauds in U.S. history from the company's auditors.
274	5	'Hillary's Class'	Biographies	November 15, 1994	1305
The lives of Hillary Clinton and her fellow graduates from the Wellesley College Class of 1969.
275	6	'The Nicotine War'	Health	January 3, 1995	1306
A look at FDA commissioner David A. Kessler's efforts to regulate the tobacco industry, and how a Republican-controlled Congress may stymie his mission.
276	7	'Does T.V. Kill?'	Media, social issues	January 10, 1995(90 minutes in length)	1307
Al Austin examines how violence on television affects real life.
277	8	'What Happened to Bill Clinton?'	Government	January 31, 1995	1308
A mosaic of perspectives and insights on Bill Clinton and his performance as U.S. President.
278	9	'The Godfather of Cocaine'	Biographies	February 14, 1995(90 minutes in length)	1309
The rise and fall of Pablo Escobar and how he violently amassed a $4 billion fortune through international cocaine smuggling alliances.
279	10	'The Begging Game'	Social issues	February 21, 1995	1310
Deborah Amos explores the lives and backgrounds of New York Citypanhandlers.
280	11	'Rush Limbaugh's America'	Biographies	February 28, 1995	1311
The rise of Rush Limbaugh and his influence on both his talk radio & TV audiences and conservative politics.
281282	1213	'Divided Memories (Parts 1 & 2)'	Health	April 4, 1995(2 hours in length)April 11, 1995(2 hours in length)	13121313
Ofra Bikel's 2-part look into the validity of repressed memories in sexual abuse cases. Part 1 examines how memory works and the different kinds of therapies used to help patients remember. Part 2 looks at how remembered abuse has affected families involved and how real memories are distinguished from those that are not true.
283	14	'The Homecoming'	Biographies	April 25, 1995	1314
Two decades after his exile from the USSR, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn returns to Russia, offering words of advice and courage to the struggling people he meets along the way.
284	15	'When the Bough Breaks'	Family/Children	May 2, 1995	1315
Intimate hidden-camera looks into how young children's behavior is affected by the fraying of the parent/child bond.
285	16	'The Vanishing Father'	Family/Children	May 16, 1995	1316
How living in fatherless households can adversely affect children's behavior no matter the economic status.
286	17	'The Confessions of RosaLee'	Media	May 23, 1995	1317
A look at a Washington, DC woman and the unending loop of crime, prostitution, and addiction surrounding her and her family, and how her Washington Post profile by Leon Dash influenced policymakers and community leaders.
287	18	'Welcome to Happy Valley'	Health	June 6, 1995	1318
A look at Prozac and the controversial practice by one Washington psychologist of prescribing it to all of his patients.
288	19	'Currents of Fear'	Health	June 13, 1995	1319
A look into whether a high incidence of cancer in an Omaha neighborhood is due to an electric substation located there.

Season 14[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
289	1	'Waco: The Inside Story'	Criminal justice	October 17, 1995	1401
New Yorker correspondent Peter Boyer probes the political infighting inside the FBI'sWaco command center and the Justice Department's Washington offices during the 1993 siege of the Branch Davidian's compound.
290	2	'The Search for Satan'	Health	October 24, 1995	1402
A look into whether professed victims of secret cults and ritual abuse were helped by the psychiatric care they received.
291	3	'High Stakes in Cyberspace'	Technology	October 31, 1995	1403
Robert Krulwich looks into the 'land rush' to stake claims in cyberspace and how these changes will affect society.
292	4	'Who's Afraid of Rupert Murdoch?'	Biographies, media	November 7, 1995(90 minutes in length)	1404
A look at Rupert Murdoch's drive to establish the first global telecommunications network, and how his success in media has been dogged by controversy over journalistic standards and political influence.
293	5	'Natasha and the Wolf'	Criminal justice	November 14, 1995(90 minutes in length)	1405
How a Russian gangster and killer charmed and seduced all who crossed his path, including the state prosecutor who aided in his escape from prison.
294	6	'Living on the Edge'	Social Issues	December 12, 1995	1406
Bill Moyers follows up with two Milwaukee families he first profiled in a 1991 documentary who, after suffering layoffs from blue-collar employment, now struggle to provide for their families while working less-secure jobs.
295	7	'The Gulf War'	Middle East	January 9, 1996(2 hours in length)	1407 (Hour 1)1408 (Hour 2)
Five years after Operation Desert Storm, a look into the diplomatic maneuvering and military assaults in the Gulf War, as well as the post-war rebellion inside Iraq.
296	8	'The Long March of Newt Gingrich'	Biographies	January 16, 1996	1409
Peter J. Boyer offers an investigative biography of House SpeakerNewt Gingrich, from his childhood roots through his years of ambition and his becoming the face of the Republican Revolution.
297	9	'So You Want to Buy a President?'	Politics	January 30, 1996(90 minutes in length)	1410
Robert Krulwich looks into the expected flow of cash into the 1996 presidential campaigns and the interests of those who donate the money.
298	10	'Murder on 'Abortion Row'	Criminal justice	February 6, 1996(2 hours in length)	1411
A look into what led abortion opponent John Salvi to carry out fatal shootings at two reproductive health clinics in Brookline, Massachusetts in 1994.
299	11	'Breast Implants on Trial'	Health	February 27, 1996(90 minutes in length)	1412
An examination of the medical and legal issues surrounding silicone breast implants.
300	12	'Smoke in the Eye'	Media	April 2, 1996	1413
A look into the internal corporate and journalistic conflicts news organizations deal with in covering big business, centering on the legal battles surrounding ABC and CBS reports on the tobacco industry. (A co-production with CBC Television's the fifth estate)^[7]
301	13	'Angel on Death Row'	Biographies	April 9, 1996	1414
A profile of Sister Helen Prejean, her role as spiritual advisor to death row inmates, and her crusade against the death penalty.
302	14	'Shtetl'	Multicultural	April 17, 1996(3 hours in length)	1320
Marian Marzynski travels to Brańsk, a Polish town struggling to reconcile with its anti-Semitic World War II-era past.
303	15	'The Pilgrimage of Jesse Jackson'	Biographies	April 30, 1996(90 minutes in length)	1415
An in-depth look at civil rights leader Jesse Jackson and a portrait of race and politics in post-World War II America.
304	16	'The Kevorkian Verdict'	Health	May 14, 1996	1416
The saga of Jack Kevorkian and his role in how America thinks physician-assisted suicides about end-of-life issues.
305	17	'Does America Still Work?'	Business	May 21, 1996	1417
Jeff Madrick looks behind the political rhetoric to see how companies, workers, and civic leaders are wrestling with global competition and the end of an era of industrial affluence.
306	18	'The Gate of Heavenly Peace'	Foreign Affairs	June 4, 1996(2-1/2 hours in length)	1418
A meticulous chronology of the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 and a contextual history of China's protest movement.

Season 15[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
307	1	'The Choice 1996'	Biographies	October 8, 1996(2 hours in length)	1501
Profiles of presidential candidates Bill Clinton and Bob Dole.
308	2	'The Navy Blues'	Military	October 15, 1996	1502
The effects of the Tailhook scandal on the U.S. Navy and the controversy over the introduction of women into combat roles and positions of greater military authority.
309	3	'Why America Hates the Press'	Media	October 22, 1996	1503
With public respect for the press at an all-time low, several notable journalists take a self-examination into the dynamics of the news business and its effect on American politics.
310	4	'Loose Nukes'	Foreign affairs	November 19, 1996	1504
How weapons-grade plutonium and uranium in the former Soviet Union has become vulnerable to theft.
311	5	'Secret Daughter'	Biographies	November 26, 1996(2-1/2 hours in length)	1505
Frontline producer June Cross tells her story as the daughter of a white mother and an African-American father (vaudevillian Jimmy Cross), and how her mother kept June and her parentage a secret to protect the career of June's white stepfather (actor Larry Storch).
312	6	'Betting on the Market'	Business/finance	January 14, 1997	1506
A look at the seduction of investing in the stock market and its implications on Americans' finances.
313	7	'Six O'Clock News'	Media	January 21, 1997(90 minutes in length)	1507
Ross McElwee looks at the 'nagging metaphysical questions' behind life-shattering events — the type covered (sometimes in graphic fashion) by TV news — and the individuals who lives were altered by the incidents.
314	8	'What Jennifer Saw'	Criminal justice	February 25, 1997	1508
Jennifer Thompson recounts her brutal 1984 rape and how she has dealt with the exoneration, thanks to DNA evidence, of the man she mistakenly accused of the crime.
315	9	'Valentina's Nightmare'	Africa	April 1, 1997	1509
A profile of the Rwandan genocide and its aftermath centers on a 13-year-old Tutsi girl and her struggle for survival after a machete attack.
316	10	'Murder, Money, and Mexico'	Latin America	April 8, 1997	1510
How Mexico's monetary crisis was precipitated by corruption during the sexenio of former presidentCarlos Salinas de Gortari.
317	11	'The Fixers'	Biographies	April 15, 1997	1511
How a husband-and-wife team parlayed a handful of political contributions into millions in personal wealth — and multiple visits to the White House.
318	12	'Nuclear Reaction'	Energy	April 22, 1997	1512
Richard Rhodes looks at how the general public's aversion toward nuclear power has derailed its progress as a vital energy source.
319	13	'Little Criminals'	Criminal justice	May 13, 1997	1513
A look at violent crimes committed by young children centers on a Richmond, California case in which a 6-year-old badly beat an infant neighbor while stealing a tricycle from the infant's home.
320	14	'The Opium Kings'	War on drugs	May 20, 1997	1514
Adrian Cowell looks at the international heroin business, centering on the case of Shan warlord Khun Sa.
321	15	'Innocence Lost: The Plea'	Criminal justice	May 27, 1997(2 hours in length)	1515
Ofra Bikel revisits the Little Rascals day care sexual abuse trial (a subject of Frontline episodes in Seasons 9 & 11), focusing on the fates of the defendants and those who were encouraged to take plea deals from prosecutors.
322	16	'Hot Guns'	Criminal justice	June 3, 1997	1516
Frontline and the Center for Investigative Reporting look into the market of illegal, unregistered, and stolen firearms.
323	17	'Easy Money'	Business	June 10, 1997	1517
How casino gambling has emerged to become a popular (and legalized) form of adult entertainment.
324	18	'Nazi Gold'	World War II	June 17, 1997	1518
A look at Switzerland's wartime support of Nazi Germany, including its work to replenish Nazi military supplies, its barring of Jewish refugees, and the disappearance of Jewish savings from Swiss banks. (A co-production with BBC)

Season 16[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
325	1	'Once Upon a Time in Arkansas'	Government/politics	October 7, 1997	1601
Peter Boyer looks into the deals and relationships at the heart of the Whitewater scandal surrounding First Couple Bill and Hillary Clinton.
326	2	'The Lost American'	Biographies	October 14, 1997(90 minutes in length)	1602
The mysterious disappearance of Fred Cuny, a maverick humanitarian aid expert who helped millions and fought to change how the world responds to disaster.
327	3	'Behind the Mask: The IRA and Sinn Fein'	Biographies	October 21, 1997(2 hours in length)	1603
The secret history of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and its equally formidable political arm, Sinn Féin, which have waged a bloody campaign in Northern Ireland for over a quarter of a century.
328	4	'Dreams of Tibet'	Asia	October 28, 1997	1604
Orville Schell explores the clash of values between American opinion of China's human rights record (shaped by powerful forces in Hollywood) and an uncomprehending and intransigent Chinese leadership.
329	5	'A Whale of a Business'	Business; environment	November 11, 1997	1605
A look at America's marine theme park business and the treatment of marine mammals, centering on the plight of the orca whale Keiko.
330	6	'The Princess and the Press'	Media	November 18, 1997(90 minutes in length)	1606
How the British royal family's relationship with the British press, once governed by unwritten rules of privacy, evolved into the media circus that surrounded Princess Diana in her final years.
331	7	'Last Battle of the Gulf War'	Health	January 20, 1998	1607
A definitive account of what's behind the bitter Gulf War Syndrome controversy, as well as the broad scope of veterans affairs and the psychology of war.
332	8	'My Retirement Dreams'	Social issues	February 3, 1998	1608
Marian Marzynski takes a personal journal into how older Americans adjust into their retirement years.
333	9	'The Two Nations of Black America'	Social issues	February 10, 1998	1609
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. asks why America has 'both the highest black middle class and the largest underclass in our history.'
334	10	'From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians'	Religion	April 6, 1998(2 hours in length)	1610 (Hour 1)1612 (Hour 2)
Biblical scholars recount the rise of Christianity within the Roman Empire and the rift between Christians and Jews. Hour 1 profiles Jesus' ministry and the interpretations of His teachings. Hour 2 examines the impact of the Gospels and Christianity's growth from a Jewish sect to its spread across the Roman Empire.
335	11	'The High Price of Health'	Health	April 14, 1998	1614
Hospitals in California and Massachusetts are at the center of this report on the transformation of health care into a profit-driven enterprise.
336	12	'Busted: America's War on Marijuana'	War on drugs	April 28, 1998	1615
A look into the effect of government and law enforcement efforts to stem the tide of marijuana use.
337	13	'Inside the Tobacco Deal'	Biographies	May 12, 1998	1616
Lowell Bergman looks at how two Mississippi lawyers took Big Tobacco to the edge of bankruptcy and criminal prosecution.
338	14	'Secrets of an Independent Counsel'	Government	May 19, 1998	1617
Donald Smaltz takes viewers inside his investigation of former Agriculture SecretaryMike Espy, while correspondent Peter Boyer examines how independent counsels such as Smaltz work and how far they'll go to get what they want.
339	15	'The World's Most Wanted Man'	Biographies	May 26, 1998(90 minutes in length)	1618
The hunt for indicted Serbian war leader Radovan Karadzic, and his role in the atrocities and genocide of the Bosnian War.
340	16	'Fooling With Nature'	Health; environment	June 2, 1998	1619
A look at new evidence in the controversy over how dangerous man-made chemicals are to human health and the environment.

Season 17[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
341343	13	'The Farmer's Wife'	Family; farming	September 21, 1998(Part 1; 2 hours in length)September 22, 1998(Part 2; 2 hours in length)September 23, 1998(Part 3; 2-1/2 hours in length)	170117021703
David Sutherland's 3-part profile of a Nebraska farm couple and their struggles to keep their farm and marriage afloat. (A co-production of David Sutherland Productions and Frontline in association with the Independent Television Service)
344	4	'Ambush in Mogadishu'	Foreign affairs, military	September 29, 1998(90 minutes in length)	1704
How a 1993 peacekeeping mission in Somalia involving U.S. special forces went awry, and how it influences current U.S. special forces operations in Afghanistan.
345	5	'Washington's Other Scandal'	Campaign finance	October 6, 1998	1705
A special report by Bill Moyers on the 1996 election campaign, showing how both political parties contrived to bend and break laws regulating campaign donations to their own benefit.
346	6	'Plague War'	Science, warfare	October 13, 1998	1706
A report on the threat of biological weapons, how the Soviet Union secretly amassed an arsenal of such weapons, and how U.S. officials and scientists are racing to find a defense against their use.
347	7	'The Child Terror'	Criminal justice	October 27, 1998	1707
Peter Boyer looks at Janet Reno's zeal in investigating and prosecuting cases of child sexual abuse, a model that prosecutors across the country would emulate.
348	8	'Fat'	Health	November 3, 1998	1708
How modern life, biology, genetics, media, and the diet industry influence our relationship with food and the war against obesity.
349	9	'Snitch'	Criminal justice	January 12, 1999(90 minutes in length)	1709
The impact of prosecutors' use of informants in prosecuting drug crimes.
350	10	'Rwanda: The Triumph of Evil'	Africa	January 26, 1999	1710
How the U.S. and the U.N. ignored the warning signs of the impending Rwandan genocide.
351	11	'The Execution'	Criminal justice	February 9, 1999(90 minutes in length)	1711
The impact of the life, crimes, and execution of Clifford Boggess, who was put to death by the state of Texas for two robbery/murders in June 1998.
352	12	'Russian Roulette'	Defense	February 23, 1999	1712
An investigation into the safety and security of the Russian nuclear arsenal and the potential for accidental launch or diversion of its nuclear weapons.
353	13	'Hunting Bin Laden'	War on terror	April 13, 1999	1713
A look at Osama Bin Laden, his terror network, and his role in terrorist attacks against American interests.
354	14	'Spying on Saddam'	Foreign affairs	April 27, 1999	1714
A look into allegations that UNSCOM, a U.N. commission created to find and destroy weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, was turned by the U.S. into a spy agency against Saddam Hussein.
355	15	'Give War a Chance'	Defense	May 11, 1999	1715
Examining the gulf between what civilian diplomats want and what the military is prepared to deliver.
356	16	'The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela'	Biographies	May 25, 1999(2 hours in length)	1716
An in-depth profile of Nelson Mandela.
357	17	'Making Babies'	Health	June 1, 1999	1717
The revolution in the science of reproduction and the troubling questions it's raising.
358	18	'Pop'	Biographies	June 22, 1999	1718
Joel Meyerowitz and his son go on a trip with Joel's 87-year-old father, Hy Meyerowitz, who still offers wit and wisdom despite the ravages of Alzheimer's disease.
359	19	'The Crash'	Business/Economy/Financial	June 29, 1999	1719
How a real estate bust in Thailand became an Asia-wide financial crisis that would ultimately have a worldwide effect.

Season 18[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
360	1	'John Paul II: The Millennial Pope'	Biographies	September 28, 1999(2-1/2 hours in length)	1801
A comprehensive biography of John Paul II.
361	2	'Secrets of the SAT'	Education	October 5, 1999	1802
A look at the obsession over standardized tests, the test scores they produce, and their impact on the college admission process and American education in general.
362	3	'Mafia Power Play'	Criminal justice, sports	October 12, 1999	1803
An investigation into how Russian organized crime figures are extorting Russian-born National Hockey League players and using those connections to establish a criminal presence in North America.
363	4	'The Lost Children of Rockdale County'	Social Issues, family/children, health	October 19, 1999(90 minutes in length)	1804
A series of profiles uncovers the overindulging roots of a 1996 outbreak of syphilis among teenagers in the affluent community of Conyers, Georgia.
364365	56	'Apocalypse'	Religion	November 22, 1999(2 hours in total length)	1805 (Hour 1)1806 (Hour 2)
An examination of apocalyptic beliefs over 2500 years of western cultural history.
366	7	'Justice for Sale'	Politics, jurisprudence, finance	November 23, 1999	1807
Bill Moyers investigates the influence of campaign contributions in the judicial election process and how they may be corrupting the court system. The hour his highlighted by Moyers' interview with U.S. Supreme Court justices Anthony Kennedy and Stephen Breyer, who voice their concerns about the monetary campaign system in judicial races.
367	8	'The Case for Innocence'	Science, criminal justice	January 11, 2000(90 minutes in length)	1808
A look into DNA testing in criminal cases and the reluctance of legal & judicial figures and governors to employ such testing — which has led those convicted of rape & murder yet proven innocent through testing to remain imprisoned.
368	9	'The Killer at Thurston High'	TBA	January 18, 2000(90 minutes in length)	1809
The troubled life of Kipland 'Kip' Kinkel, a 15-year-old Oregon high school student who, in a May 1998 incident, killed both of his parents and then killed 2 classmates and wounded 25 others at his high school.
369	10	'The Survival of Saddam'	Biographies	January 25, 2000	1810
A look at Saddam Hussein's rise to power and how he has maintained his grip despite opposition from within and outside Iraq.
370	11	'Assault on Gay America'	Social issues	February 15, 2000	1811
Forrest Sawyer explores homophobia's permeation into American society and how it became a catalyst for hate crimes directed at the LGBT community.
371372	1213	'War in Europe'	Foreign Affairs, Defense/Military	February 22, 2000(2 hours in total length)	1812 (Hour 1)1813 (Hour 2)
Peter Boyer examines the political constraints, internal divisions and miscalculations that shaped in NATO's war against Serbia over the Kosovo region. The broadcast highlighted by an in-depth interview with Wesley Clark, who led the war as NATO's supreme allied commander in Europe.
373	14	'Dr. Solomon's Dilemma'	Health	April 4, 2000	1814
Hedrick Smith profiles the struggle of one Boston doctor and his colleagues over balancing patient care with resulting financial constraints.
374	15	'What's Up with the Weather?'	Science, environment/climate	April 18, 2000(2 hours in length)	GLWA000K
A look at the impact of global warming, the political struggle between environmentalists and industrialists, the tentative balance of reducing greenhouse gases with the needs of a technologically-based 21st century world economy. (A co-production of Frontline and NOVA)
375	15	'Jefferson's Blood'	Biographies, racial issues	May 2, 2000(90 minutes in length)	1815
Shelby Steele examines Thomas Jefferson's relationship with his slave and mistress Sally Hemings, and follows their descendants as they undergo DNA testing to verify their ancestry.
376	16	'Return of the Czar'	Foreign relations	May 9, 2000	1816
An in-depth look at Russia, almost decade after the fall of the Soviet Union, finds a country becoming more militarized and influenced by anti-Western propaganda — just as Vladimir Putin is set to ascend to the Russian presidency.
377	17	'The Battle Over School Choice'	Education	May 23, 2000	1817
An investigation of the political and educational clash over charter schools, voucher programs, and school choice options, as well as the allure of for-profit inner-city academies.

Season 19[edit]

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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
378	1	'The Choice 2000'	Biographies	October 2, 2000(2 hours in length)	1901
Biographies on presidential candidates George W. Bush and Al Gore.
379380	23	'Drug Wars (Parts 1 & 2)'	War on drugs, history	October 9, 2000(2 hours in length)October 10, 2000(2 hours in length)	19021903
A 2-part history of America's war on drugs as told from both sides of the battlefield. Part 1 spans the origins of the anti-drug campaign to the rise & fall of Columbia's drug cartels. Part 2 examines the impact of both the crack cocaine epidemic and Mexico's role in supplying drugs to meet American demand.
381	4	'The Future of War'	Military	October 24, 2000	1904
A look at the U.S. Army's internal debate over evolving from a Cold War force to one ready for 21st century conflicts.
382383	56	'Real Justice(Parts 1 & 2)'	Criminal justice	November 14, 2000(90 minutes in length)November 21, 2000(90 minutes in length)	19051906
A 2-part warts-and-all look inside the halls of the Suffolk County, Massachusetts court system (District Court in Part 1, Superior Court in Part 2)
384	7	'The Clinton Years'	Biographies	January 16, 2001(2 hours in length)	1907
A look at Bill Clinton's life from the Arkansas governor's mansion through a hard-fought presidential campaign and his eight years in the White House. (A co-production of Frontline and ABC News' Nightline)
385	8	'Juvenile Justice'	Criminal justice	January 30, 2001(90 minutes in length)	1908
An observation of how Santa Clara County, California's juvenile court system prosecutes crimes against a quartet of young offenders (1 white, 2 Hispanic, 1 African American) who have committed violent crimes.
386	9	'Saving Elian'	Foreign relations, family/children, immigration	February 6, 2001	1909
Ofra Bikel examines how Elián González became a symbol in the struggle for freedom from Cuban communist oppression that has long enveloped Miami's Cuban-American community.
387	10	'Hackers'	Criminal justice, technology	February 13, 2001	1910
A report on the exploits of hackers and how their actions have highlighted the Internet's insecurities.
388	11	'The Merchants of Cool'	Business/Economy/Financial	February 27, 2001	1911
Douglas Rushkoff examines the techniques businesses and marketers use to cater to the teenage consumer demographic, as well as the resulting cultural ramifications.
389390	1213	'Organ Farm'	Science, health/medical	March 27, 2001April 3, 2001	19121913
A 2-part look at xenotransplantation, the experimental process of transplanting genetically modified cells and organs into humans, and the possible benefits and medical risks that may result.
391	14	'Medicating Kids'	Health/Medical	April 10, 2001	1914
An intimate look into the growing use of prescribing behavior-modifying drugs (e.g. Ritalin, Prozac, Adderall) to children, and whether the practice is medically necessary or just a quick fix.
392	15	'Harvest of Fear'	Science	April 24, 2001(2 hours in length)	1915
A look into the practice of genetically modifying food crops, and whether its potential is a boon or a threat to mankind. (A co-production of Frontline and NOVA)
393	16	'LAPD Blues'	Criminal justice	May 15, 2001	1916
Peter J. Boyer looks at the reports of police brutality, racism, and corruption surrounding the Los Angeles Police Department.
394	17	'Blackout'	Business, infrastructure	June 5, 2001	1917
A look into whether the California electricity crisis was caused by high demand, flawed deregulation, or market manipulation by entrepreneurs in the power utility business.

Season 20[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
395	1	'Hunting Bin Laden'	War on terror	September 13, 2001	1713A
Airing two days after the September 11 attacks, this updated version of a Season 17 report retraces the evidence linking Osama Bin Laden and his terror network to 9/11 and other attacks against American interests.
396	2	'Target America'	War on terror	October 4, 2001	2001
A look at a decades-long division within America's security apparatus over how to deal with Islamic militants.
397	3	'Looking for Answers'	War on terror	October 9, 2001	2002
Bill Moyers anchors this investigation, led by Lowell Bergman, into why the CIA and FBI failed to uncover the 9/11 hijackers, as well as the U.S. government's failure to fully understand the hatred Muslim fundamentalists have for America and its interests. (Produced in partnership with The New York Times)
398	4	'Dangerous Straits'	Foreign relations	October 18, 2001	2003
A look into the troubled diplomatic relations between the United States and China, and how issues over Taiwan and China's support of some Islamic states have fostered the strain. (Produced in partnership with The New York Times)
399	5	'Trail of a Terrorist'	War on terror	October 25, 2001	2004
Terence McKenna looks at Ahmed Ressam's trail from North Africa to Canada to an averted attempt to blow up a Los Angeles airport terminal in December 1999. (A co-production with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
400	6	'Gunning for Saddam'	Middle East, war on terror	November 8, 2001	2005
A look at the debate within the U.S. government over how to deal with Saddam Hussein over the Iraqi leader's state sponsorship of terrorist activities.
401	7	'Saudi Time Bomb?'	The Middle East & the War on Terror	November 15, 2001	2006
An exploration into America's fragile post-9/11 ties with Saudi Arabia and whether support within the kingdom toward Islamic fundamentalism threatens the stability of their relationship and the Middle East. (Produced in partnership with The New York Times)
402	8	'The Monster That Ate Hollywood'	Arts/Entertainment	November 22, 2001	2007
How multinational conglomerates, profit-minded studio executives, and a yearning to make blockbuster films have changed Hollywood's motion picture industry.
403	9	'An Ordinary Crime'	Criminal justice	January 10, 2002(90 minutes in length)	2008
An investigation into a bizarre case of injustice: Terence Garner is implicated, convicted, and sentenced for his role in a robbery and attempted murder, despite sharing only the first name as the man the lead suspect in the crime implicated.
404	10	'Inside the Terror Network'	War on terror	January 17, 2002	2009
How the hijackers involved in the September 11 attacks led such outwardly ordinary lives and constructed their plot in seemingly broad daylight.
405	11	'Dot Con'	Business	January 24, 2002	2010
A look into the financial forces behind the unprecedented rise and seemingly overnight fall of the Internet economy.
406	12	'Inside the Teenage Brain'	Health	January 31, 2002	2011
How science may help to explain why adolescents behave the way they do, and how it may lead to changes in how we parent, teach, or understand teenagers.
407	13	'American Porn'	Arts/entertainment	February 7, 2002	2012
A look at the business of the pornography industry and the emerging political battle against it.
408	14	'Rollover: The Hidden History of the SUV'	Transportation	February 21, 2002	2013
How Detroit's connections with Washington regulators may have led to the popularity of sport utility vehicles, despite safety concerns.
409	15	'Testing Our Schools'	Education	March 28, 2002	2014
John Merrow examines how a business-like quest for higher test scores is changing teaching and learning in America.
410	16	'Battle for the Holy Land'	Middle East	April 11, 2002	2015
A look into how the Israeli/Palestinian conflict has evolved from sticks & stones into an all-out combat involving commando units, militants, target killings, and suicide bombings.
411	17	'Requiem for Frank Lee Smith'	Criminal justice	April 11, 2002	2016
How a man convicted of rape & murder remained on Florida's death row, despite possible evidence of innocence, and why he wasn't exonerated until 10 months after his death from cancer.
412	18	'Modern Meat'	Health	April 18, 2002	2017
How the meat production industry has become highly mechanizes, and how the industry has gained great control of the meat inspection process.
413	19	'Did Daddy Do It?'	Criminal justice	April 25, 2002	2018
A Frontline investigation calls into question the seemingly ironclad case against a Cuban immigrant convicted of sexually abusing numerous children at his family's day care service in Miami.
414	20	'Terror and Tehran'	Middle East	May 2, 2002	2019
A look into the terror threat from Iran and whether U.S. actions against the country help or hinder moderates' struggle to reform the country's hard-line conservative government.
415	21	'Muslims'	Religion	May 9, 2002(2 hours in length)	2020
A look at the beliefs, identities, perspectives, and tensions that shape the practice of the Muslim religion in the modern world.
416	22	'The Siege of Bethlehem'	Middle East	June 13, 2002	2021
A look at the siege of Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity, in which Palestinian militants sought refuge from Israel Defense Forces.
417	23	'Bigger Than Enron'	Business	June 20, 2002	2022
How market deregulation, an oversight system gone soft, and conflicts of interest between accounts and the companies they were auditing allowed the scandal that engulfed Enron to go unchecked — and why that company's downfall might be only the tip of the iceberg.
418	24	'Shattered Dreams to Peace: The Road from Oslo'	Middle East	June 27, 2002(2 hours in length)	2023
A look into the quest for Middle East peace that began with the Oslo Accords was endlessly threatened, and ultimately undone, by the dynamics of politics and violence on both sides.

Season 21[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
419	1	'Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero'	Religion, psychology	September 3, 2002(2 hours in length)	2101
An exploration of the various spiritual questions awoken by the September 11 attacks.
420	2	'Campaign Against Terror'	War on terror, military	September 8, 2002(2 hours in length)	2102
The behind-the-scenes story of the U.S. and global response to the September 11 attacks and the war in Afghanistan.
421	3	'The Man Who Knew'	Biographies, war on terror	October 3, 2002(90 minutes in length)	2103
The story of FBI agent John P. O'Neill, an FBI counter-terrorism expert whose warnings about al Qaeda fell generally on deaf ears. Pressured to leave the bureau, he became security director for the World Trade Center, where he died during the September 11 attacks.
422	4	'Missile Wars'	Military	October 10, 2002	2104
A look at the issue of missile defense of the U.S. and how it fits into American military strategy after 9/11.
423	5	'A Crime of Insanity'	Criminal justice, health	October 17, 2002	2105
An examination of the personal, political, and societal fallout from the colliding of the legal and psychiatric worlds, centering on the 1994 story of a paranoid schizophrenic who held a college classroom hostage.
424	6	'Let's Get Married'	Family/children	November 14, 2002	2106
Alex Kotlowitz explores the decreasing prominence of marriage and whether government should have a role in strengthening the institution.
425	7	'In Search of Al Qaeda'	Afghanistan/Pakistan	November 21, 2002	2107
How, despite American forces crushing the Taliban in Afghanistan, members of the Al Qaeda network managed to escape out of Afghanistan.
426	8	'Much Ado About Something'	Arts/entertainment	January 2, 2003(90 minutes in length)	2108
A look into whether Christopher Marlowe was the actual writer of plays and poems long credited to William Shakespeare.
427	9	'A Dangerous Business'	Business/Economy/Financial	January 9, 2003	2109
An investigation into whether McWane Inc. prioritized the production and profitability of its iron ore foundries ahead of worker and environmental safety. (A joint investigation of Frontline, The New York Times, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
428	10	'Failure to Protect: The Taking of Logan Marr'	Family/Children	January 30, 2003	2110
A probe into the death of a 5-year-old girl in foster care in Maine examines what led to her decline in well being and whether she should have been placed in foster care in the first place.
429	11	'Failure to Protect: The Caseworker Files'	Family/Children	February 6, 2003(2 hours in length)	2111
A companion to 'The Taking of Logan Marr,' Hour 1 of this episode follows the work of a group of foster care caseworkers. Hour 2 is a town hall-style discussion on child welfare policy.
430	12	'China in the Red'	Foreign Affairs/Defense/Military	February 13, 2003(2 hours in length)	2112
This documentary chronicles 3 years in the lives and struggles of Chinese citizens caught up in the country's social and economic transformation.
431	13	'The War Behind Closed Doors'	Middle East, War on Terror	February 20, 2003	2113
An investigation into the Bush administration's desire to go to war with Iraq and whether the publicly stated reasons (e.g. fear of weapons of mass destruction) are masking the real reasons for war.
432	14	'The Long Road to War'	Middle East, War on Terror	March 17, 2003(2 hours in length)	0000
This special report draws on Frontline's previous reportage on Iraq to examine the conflict between the U.S. and Saddam Hussein that has led to the brink of war.
433	15	'Blair's War'	Foreign relations, war on terror	April 3, 2003	2114
An examination of Prime MinisterTony Blair's role in support of the Iraq War (despite strong opposition in the United Kingdom) and how it has laid bare the strain of relations between the U.S. and its western allies.
434	16	'Kim's Nuclear Gamble'	Foreign Affairs/Defense/Military	April 10, 2003	2115
A look at the unstable relationship between the U.S. and North Korea and how the world has wound up on the brink of a nuclear showdown with the 'Hermit Kingdom.'
435	17	'Cyber War!'	Science & Technology, counter-terrorism	April 24, 2003	2116
How the U.S. infrastructure faces real vulnerability in a new battleground — cyberspace.
436	18	'Burden of Innocence'	Criminal Justice	May 1, 2003	2117
Profiles of recently released inmates who, despite receiving full exoneration for crimes they did not commit, do not receive any financial compensation or transitional assistance from the states that wrongfully imprisoned them.
437	19	'The Wall Street Fix'	Business/Economy, Financial Crisis	May 8, 2003	2118
Hedrick Smith looks at the hidden ties that enabled big banks and Wall Street insiders to profit while leaving ordinary investors holding worthless stock.
438	20	'The Other Drug War'	Health/Medical	June 19, 2003	2120
Examining the battle between states and the pharmaceutical industry over the high cost of prescription drugs.
TBA	TBA	'Public Schools, Inc.'	Education	July 3, 2003	2119
A look into 'edupreneur' Chris Whittle and his Edison Schools, and whether it's possible to run better public schools that also turn a profit. (A joint investigation by Frontline, The NewsHour's 'Merrow Report,' and The New York Times)

Season 22[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
440	1	'Truth, War, and Consequences'	Middle East	October 9, 2003(90 minutes in length)	2201
Martin Smith examines the justification for America's war in Iraq, what went wrong in post-war planning, and what's at stake for both countries.
441	2	'Chasing the Sleeper Cell'	War on terror	October 16, 2003	2202
A look at the Lackawanna Six, whether they were an Al Qaeda sleeper cell (as government officials claimed), and whether the powers the FBI and CIA have been granted by the Patriot Act have any effectiveness.
442	3	'The Alternative Fix'	Health/Medical	November 6, 2003	2203
The embrace and business of and questionable science behind alternative medicine is examined.
443	4	'Dangerous Prescription'	Health/Medical	November 13, 2003	2204
A look at the integrity of America's drug safety system, the influence of pharmaceutical companies on the FDA's drug approval process, and whether that process is adequate in protecting the American public.
444	5	'Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?'	Biographies	November 20, 2003(3 hours in length)	1205
Coinciding with the 40th anniversary week of the Kennedy assassination, this encore of a 1993 episode explores the life of Lee Harvey Oswald and whether he was the man responsible for killing Kennedy.
445	6	'From China with Love'	Foreign affairs, counter-intelligence	January 15, 2004	2205
The story of Katrina Leung, an FBI asset (code named 'Parlor Maid') who, the U.S. government alleges, conspired with her FBI handler and lover, Special Agent James J. Smith, compromised American intelligence on behalf of China's Ministry of State Security.
446	7	'Chasing Saddam's Weapons'	War on terror	January 22, 2004	2206
BBC reporter Jane Corbin looks at the high-stakes hunt for Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction and whether the ultimate results will justify the Bush administration's call for war. (A BBC production in association with Frontline)
447	8	'Beyond Baghdad'	Middle East	February 12, 2004	2207
Martin Smith journeys the length and breadth of Iraq to examine what it will take to stabilize the fractured country, establish democracy, and transfer power to its people.
448	9	'Tax Me if You Can'	Business/Economy	February 19, 2004	2208
Hedrick Smith looks at the use of tax shelters by corporations and wealthy individuals, the role of accounting firms in these deals, and how ordinary taxpayers wind up footing the bill.
449	10	'The Invasion of Iraq'	Middle East	March 9, 2004(2 hours in length)	2209
A look at the strategies, key battles, surprises, and turning points of the Operation Iraqi Freedom. (A Mentorn production for Frontline and Channel 4)
450	11	'Ghosts of Rwanda'	Foreign affairs, Africa	April 1, 2004(2 hours in length)	2210
An eyewitness account of 1994 Rwandan genocide and how it went unchallenged by the global community. (A Frontline co-production with the BBC and Silverbridge Productions Limited)
451	12	'Diet Wars'	Health/Medical	April 8, 2004	2211
How various diets are competing for marketshare and the attention of those wanting to shed weight, how they often contradict each other, and whether they actually work.
452	13	'Son of Al Qaeda'	Biographies, war on terror	April 22, 2004	2213
The story of Abdurahman Khadr, who was raised to be an Al Qaeda terrorist (his father was a longtime friend of Osama bin Laden) yet became an anti-terror informant for the CIA. (A Canadian Broadcasting Corporation production for Frontline)
453	14	'The Jesus Factor'	Politics, religion	April 29, 2004	2212
How his Christian faith plays a role in George W. Bush's governance and how his views mirror those of America's politically influential evangelical movement.
454	15	'The Way the Music Died'	Arts & entertainment	May 27, 2004	2214
How everything from industry consolidation to internet piracy to MTV have contributed to a perfect storm that envelopes and endangers the music industry.
455	16	'The Plea'	Criminal justice	June 17, 2004(90 minutes in length)	2215
An examination of the push to resolve criminal cases through plea bargains and its moral, judicial, and constitutional implications on the American jurisprudence system.
456	17	'Sacred Ground'	Business, infrastructure	September 7, 2004	2216
A look at the debate over redeveloping the World Trade Center site and the design of the Freedom Tower.

Season 23[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
457	1	'The Choice 2004'	Biographies	October 12, 2004(2 hours in length)	2301
Biographies on presidential candidates George W. Bush and John Kerry.
458	2	'Rumsfeld's War'	Military/defense	October 26, 2004	2302
A look at the aggressive attempts by Defense SecretaryDonald Rumsfeld and his allies to assert civilian control on the United States Military. (A joint report by Frontline and The Washington Post)
459	3	'The Persuaders'	Business, marketing	November 9, 2004(90 minutes in length)	2303
Douglas Rushkoff takes an in-depth look at the 'persuasion industries' of advertising and public relations, and how marketers have developed new ways of deciphering and creating marketing messages that resonate with and influence Americans.
460	4	'Is Wal-Mart Good for America?'	Business/Economy	November 16, 2004	2304
Hedrick Smith examines whether Wal-Mart, in its zeal to offer low-cost goods to shoppers, is the main force driving the production of American products to China (resulting in a decreased standard of living back home).
461	5	'The Secret History of the Credit Card'	Business/Economy	November 23, 2004	2305
Lowell Bergman looks at how credit cards have become the most profitable sector of the American banking industry, whose marking, techniques, and political influence have contributed to a rise in personal debt and bankruptcies. (A joint investigation of Frontline and The New York Times)
462	6	'Al Qaeda's New Front'	War on terror	January 25, 2005	2306
An investigation into the threat radical jihadists pose to Western Europe and its allies, as well as the related challenges posed to intelligence services on both sides of the Atlantic. (A joint investigation by Frontline, The New York Times, and CBC Television's The Fifth Estate)
463	7	'House of Saud'	Foreign affairs	February 8, 2005(2 hours in length)	2307
A look at how Saudi Arabia's ruling royal family has maintained its hold on power in the face of ever-growing tensions between Islam and modernity, as well as its relations with the U.S. from the 1930s to the present day.
464	8	'A Company of Soldiers'	Iraq War	February 22, 2005	2308
An intimate look from inside the U.S. Army's 8th Cavalry Regiment stationed in Baghdad as it faces a dramatic increase in insurgent attacks.
465	9	'The Soldier's Heart'	Psychology, military	March 1, 2005	2309
A look at soldiers who return home bearing psychological trauma from their war experience, and whether the government is making any effort to help.
466	10	'Israel's Next War'	Middle East	April 5, 2005	2311
Dan Setton's investigation of the rise of right-wing religious extremism in Israel and how it could play as a 'spoiler' in peace negotiations with the Palestinians.
467	11	'Karl Rove: The Architect'	Biographies	April 12, 2005	2310
A look into the political history and modus operandi of Karl Rove, who has been on the inside of every political and policy decision of the Bush administration. (A joint report by Frontline and The Washington Post)
468	12	'Death of a Princess'	Middle East	April 19, 2005(2 hours in length)	2312
An re-airing of Antony Thomas' controversial 1980 docudrama (which aired on Frontline's predecessor program World) depicting the public execution of a Saudi Arabian princess and her lover for adultery. The rebroadcast features new interviews with those involved with the film, a look at the controversies that surrounded it, and how the lives of Arab women have and have not changed in 25 years.
469	13	'The New Asylums'	Health, criminal justice	May 10, 2005	2313
A close-up look inside Ohio's state prison system highlights this exploration of the issue of mentally ill inmates serving time in America's prisons and jails.
470	14	'A Jew Among the Germans'	World War II	May 31, 2005	2314
Holocaust survivor Marian Marzynski sets out to find out how Germans are willing to build a memorial to the 6 million Jews murdered during the Holocaust — and in turn how Germans young and old are dealing with their country's dark history.
471	15	'Private Warriors'	Middle East	June 21, 2005	2315
Martin Smith examines the use of private contractors to provide armed protection and logistical support to U.S. forces in the Iraq War.
472	16	'The O.J. Verdict'	Criminal justice, race/multicultural	October 4, 2005	2316
A look at the 'perfect storm' that was the O. J. Simpson murder case and the reactions and thoughts 10 years after Simpson's acquittal.

Season 24[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
473	1	'The Torture Question'	War on terror	October 18, 2005	2401
How decisions within the Bush administration led to its robust yet controversial policy of applying 'coercive interrogation' on enemy fighters in the war on terror.
474	2	'The Last Abortion Clinic'	Health	November 8, 2005	2402
How pro-life advocates have waged a successful campaign to enact state laws regulating and limiting the availability of abortion services.
475	3	'The Storm'	Infrastructure, politics	November 25, 2005	2403
Martin Smith reviews the response of key political figures before and after Hurricane Katrina's destruction on the U.S. Gulf Coast.
476478	46	'Country Boys'	Biographies	January 9, 2006(2 hours in length)January 10, 2006(2 hours in length)January 11, 2006(2 hours in length)	240424052406
David Sutherland's 3-part documentary profile of two boys struggling to overcome hardship and poverty while coming of age in the Appalachian region of eastern Kentucky.
479	7	'Sex Slaves'	Social issues	February 7, 2006	2408
An undercover exploration of the world of global sex trafficking and how it has gone unchecked, centering on one man's journey to liberate his kidnapped wife from the sex trade. (A co-production of Frontline, Channel 4, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and Canal D)
480	8	'The Meth Epidemic'	Health, social issues	February 14, 2006	2407
An investigation into how and why methamphetamine abuse has become the fastest-growing drug abuse problem in America. (A reporting partnership of Frontline and The Oregonian)
481	9	'The Insurgency'	Middle East	February 21, 2006	2409
A look at the people who are fighting against U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq, the civilians who have been targeted, and whether the insurgents can be contained.
482	10	'The Tank Man'	Biographies, foreign affairs	April 11, 2006	2410
Antony Thomas searches for the identity of the unknown protester who stood before a column of Chinese army tanks in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, while in the process examining the cultural and technological divides in China and how its government has sought to erase the protests from the country's collective history. (A co-production with Channel 4)
483	11	'Can You Afford to Retire?'	Economics/financial	May 16, 2006	2411
Hedrick Smith looks at how pension cuts, corporate bankruptcies, and stock market upheaval have led to the crisis for baby boomers: Whether they'll have enough money to live off of during their retirement years.
484485	1213	'The Age of AIDS(Parts 1 & 2)'	Health/Medical	May 30, 2006(2 hours in length)May 31, 2006(2 hours in length)	24122413
A look at the HIV/AIDS epidemic, covering the early concerns, subsequent medical advancements, and cultural and political fears that have been alleviated or still linger in the 25 years since the disease was first diagnosed.
486	14	'The Dark Side'	Foreign affairs, war on terror	June 20, 2006(90 minutes in length)	2414
Interviews and documented evidence buoy this investigation into the Bush administration's mission (spearheaded by Vice President Dick Cheney) to expand executive power, transform American intelligence, bring the war on terror to Iraq, and project American superiority worldwide in the years post-9/11.

Season 25[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
487	1	'Return of the Taliban'	Afghanistan/Pakistan	October 3, 2006	2501
Reports from the lawless Pakistani tribal areas along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border and reveals how the area has fallen under the control of a resurgent Taliban militia.
488	2	'The Enemy Within'	War on terror	October 10, 2006	2502
Lowell Bergman looks at major domestic terrorism cases and reveals major flaws in the U.S. government's investigation efforts. (Co-produced with The New York Times)
489	3	'The Lost Year in Iraq'	Middle East	October 17, 2006	2503
A look at multiple failures in the reconstruction efforts headed by the ORHA and the CPA, and how those involved became hardened to the realities of post-SaddamIraq.
490	4	'A Hidden Life'	Politics, media	November 14, 2006	2504
A look into the scandal surrounding Spokane mayor Jim West, who gained prominence as a socially conservative politician yet, as revealed by a Spokesman-Review sting, surfed online for sexual relationships with young men.
491	5	'Living Old'	Health	November 21, 2006	2415
A look into the repercussions of Americans living longer than ever (into their 80s and 90s) on not only them and their loved ones, but on the American health care system.
492	6	'Hand of God'	Religion, family/children	January 16, 2007	2507
Joe Cultrera documents efforts by his brother, Paul, to reveal Paul's abuse by their Catholic church priest in the 1960s.
497	11	'So Much So Fast'	Health, family	April 3, 2007(90 minutes in length)	2508
Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan's profile of Stephen Heywood, his family, and their response to Stephen's being diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
498	12	'Gangs of Iraq'	Middle East	April 17, 2007	ACRO103
A look at how U.S. forces' training efforts to retrain Iraq's army and police force so that they can combat the country's post-war violence.
499	13	'Hot Politics'	Environment	April 24, 2007	2510
How bi-partisan political and economic forces prevented the U.S. government from confronting what may be one of the most serious problems facing humanity today — climate change — and how state & local governments and the private sector are filling the leadership void on the topic. (An investigation by Frontline and the Center for Investigative Reporting)
500501	1415	'The Mormons'	Religion	April 30, 2007(2 hours in length)May 1, 2007(2 hours in length)	MORM101MORM102
A two-part profile, produced with American Experience, of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; how it grew to become an influential religion; and how it often remains misunderstood in American life.
502	16	'When Kids Get Life'	TBA	May 8, 2007	2511
503	17	'Spying on the Home Front'	National security	May 15, 2007	2512
Hedrick Smith profiles how the National Security Agency's domestic surveillance program and whether it is jeopardizing Americans' privacy and civil liberties.
504	18	'Endgame'	Middle East	June 19, 2007	2513
How strategic and tactical mistakes and an early mandate to create a quick American exit led to the chaos and sectarian strife that has brought Iraq to the brink of civil war.

News War[edit]

As part of its 25th season, Frontline presented a four-part series titled News War.^[8] Featuring 3 Frontline episodes and a fourth on its offshoot series Frontline World, News War explored the news media's reaction to the various internal and external forces (political, cultural, legal, economic) that changes and challenges its role in society. News War was a co-production of Frontline and the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
493	7	'News War: Secrets, Sources & Spin, Part I'	Media	February 13, 2007	2505
Lowell Bergman explores controversies over journalism's use of anonymous sources, the relationship between the press and the Bush administration, and the unintended (and damaging) consequences of the Valerie Plame investigation.
494	8	'News War: Secrets, Sources & Spin, Part II'	Media	February 20, 2007	2505A
A look into recent First Amendment legal battles between the U.S. government and the press, how and why reporters are compelled to reveal their confidential sources, and how much the press can reveal about government secrecy in the war on terror.
495	9	'News War: What's Happening with the News'	Media	February 27, 2007	2506
How mainstream media and in-depth reporting has been upended in a changing world of profit pressures, corporate cost cutting, and increased competition from cable news networks and the internet.
496	10	'News War: Stories from a Small Planet'	Media	March 27, 2007	2506A
In Frontline World's entry in the News War series, Greg Barker looks at the international forces influencing journalism and politics, specifically the rise of Al Jazeera and its impact on Arab media and the clash between the West and Islam.

Season 26[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
505	1	'Cheney's Law'	Politics, war on terror	October 16, 2007	2601
How Vice President Dick Cheney pulled levers of power to give the presidency extraordinary executive power in times of war, even without the approval of Congress or review from the court system.
506	2	'Showdown with Iran'	Middle East	October 23, 2007	2602
A look at Iran's rise to power in the Middle East and its challenge to the U.S. for influence in the region.
507	3	'The Undertaking'	Health	October 30, 2007	2603
A look into the ritual of caring for the dead and their survivors, as seen through a family-owned funeral service in Michigan.
508	4	'On Our Watch'	Foreign Affairs	November 20, 2007	2604
How the United Nations, and the international community in general, failed to stop the Darfur genocide.
509	5	'The Medicated Child'	Health/Medical	January 8, 2008	2605
A look at the increase in diagnoses of bipolar disorder and other psychiatric disorders in children, and how they're being prescribed anti-psychotic drugs that have had little or no prior testing.
510	6	'Growing Up Online'	Technology, youth/family	January 22, 2008	2606
How a whole generation has grown up with access to the internet and social media, and the risks and realities they face in the online world.
511	7	'A Dangerous Business Revisited'	Business/Economy/Financial	February 5, 2008	2109-003
Lowell Bergman revisits a Season 21 report on worker safety concerns at McWane's iron ore plants, and how the company has changed its ways in the face of regulatory and legal woes after the report. (A Frontline co-production with the Center for Investigative Reporting, Inc.)
512	8	'Rules of Engagement'	Middle East	February 19, 2008	2607
An examination of a 2005 massacre of unarmed civilians by Marine forces in Haditha, which led to one of the largest criminal cases against U.S. troops in the Iraq War.
513514	910	'Bush's War'	Middle East, War on Terror	March 23, 2008(2 hours in length)March 24, 2008(2 hours in length)	26082609
A two part analysis of the Iraq War looks at the war's beginnings, how it has been fought, and the conflicts within the Bush administration over its progress.
515	11	'Bad Voodoo's War'	Iraq War	April 1, 2008	2610
Deborah Scranton provides cameras to California National Guard soldiers (part of 'The Bad Voodoo Platoon'), allowing them to tell their own stories of deployment in Iraq.
516	12	'Sick Around the World'	Health/Medical	April 15, 2008	2611
T.R. Reid examines the health care systems of Germany, Japan, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the U.K. to see if any of their processes can be added to the U.S. system.
517	13	'Storm Over Everest'	Biographies	May 13, 2008	2612
David Breashears tells the story of what happened on a 1996 climb of Mount Everest, when a fast-moving blizzard trapped two climbing teams and led to the deaths of 8 climbers.
518	14	'Young & Restless in China'	Asia, biographies	June 17, 2008	2614
An intimate look into the lives of nine young Chinese as they scramble to keep pace with a fast-changing society.

Season 27[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
519	1	'The Choice 2008'	Biographies	October 14, 2008(2 hours in length)	2701
Profiles of presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama.
520	2	'Heat'	Environment	October 21, 2008	2613
Martin Smith (documentarian) looks at how oil and coal companies, electric utilities, and car manufacturers are reshaping their approach to the environment after years of resistance to change.
521	3	'The War Briefing'	Foreign affairs	October 28, 2008	2702
Diplomats and strategists offer a look into the foreign policy choices the next U.S. President will face.
522	4	'Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story'	Biographies	November 11, 2008(90 minutes in length)	2703
Stefan Forbes' documentary profile of Lee Atwater, the Machiavellian (and influential) GOP campaign operative who sought forgiveness from those hurt by his 'politics as war' tactics before succumbing to a brain tumor at 40.
523	5	'The Hugo Chávez Show'	Biographies	November 25, 2008	2704
An illuminating look at Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, his mercurial rise to power, and how the mercurial leader has sparked socialist revolutions not only throughout his country but also through television.
524	6	'The Old Man and the Storm'	Cities	January 6, 2009	2705
The difficulties of rebuilding post-KatrinaNew Orleans as seen through producer June Cross' profile of 82-year-old Herbert Gettridge and his family, and how urban planning, public health, and insurance industry decisions affected their attempts to rebuild their homes and lives.
525	7	'Dreams of Obama'	Biographies	January 20, 2009	2706
On the day Barack Obama takes office, Michael Kirk explores how Obama's life experiences and political career allowed him to his becoming America's first black president.
526	8	'My Father, My Brother and Me'	Health	February 3, 2009	2707
Dave Iverson explores the scientific, ethical, and political debates that surround Parkinson's disease, speaking with scientists exploring cutting-edge cures and therapies, as well as fellow Parkinson's sufferers (Iverson was diagnosed with the disease in 2004). (A joint production of Frontline and ITVS)
527	9	'Inside the Meltdown'	Business/Economy	February 17, 2009	2708
How the financial crisis developed, why investment banks went under or had to be bailed out, and what the US Treasury Secretary and Federal Reserve Chairman could and could not fix.
528	10	'Ten Trillion and Counting'	Business/Economy	March 24, 2009	2709
The causes, potential outcomes of, and possible solutions to the growing U.S. public debt ($10 trillion and counting).
529	11	'Sick Around America'	Health	March 31, 2009	2710
How a worsening economy, major illnesses, and insurance company decisions are impacting the American health care system.
530	12	'Black Money'	Business/Economy	April 7, 2009	2711
Lowell Bergman examines the shadowy world of international bribery, and how multinational companies maneuver to get billions of dollars in business.
531	13	'Poisoned Waters'	Environment	April 21, 2009	2712
Hedrick Smith examines the rising hazards to human health and ecosystem caused by polluted U.S. waterways, as well as the difficulties to keep our waters clean.
532	14	'The Released'	Criminal Justice	April 28, 2009	2713
What happens to mentally ill prisoners when they finish their time and leave prison, and why they return to incarceration at such alarming rates.
533	15	'The Madoff Affair'	Business/Economy	May 12, 2009	2714
Unraveling the story behind the world's first global Ponzi Scheme.
534	16	'Breaking the Bank'	Business/Economy	June 16, 2009	2715
The inside story of how big bets and hopes of billions of dollars in revenues led instead to massive losses for investment banks, in particular Bank of America.

Season 28[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
535	1	'Obama's War'	Foreign affairs	October 13, 2009	2801
A look at American counter-insurgency strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a fight that promises to be longer and more costly than most Americans understand.
536	2	'The Warning'	Business/Economy	October 20, 2009	2802
An examination into why the financial crisis happened and how it might have been prevented, in particular the hesitancy to regulate the derivatives markets.
537	3	'Close to Home'	Business/Economy	October 27, 2009	2803
Ofra Bikel turns to a New York City hair salone she frequents and sees the struggles of a small business owner, her sister's risk of imminent foreclosure on her Florida home, and how their various clients are getting buy in turbulent financial times.
538	4	'Alaska Gold'	Environment	November 10, 2009	2804
The growing battle in Alaska's Bristol Bay region between two industries — fishermen who prise the bay's salmon population, and mining companies who want to reap its enormous mineral deposits.
539	5	'A Death in Tehran'	Middle East	November 17, 2009	2805
How Neda Agha-Soltan, whose death during election protests, became the face of amovement that threatened the hard-line Iranian government's hold on power.
TBA	TBA	'The Card Game'	Business/Economy/Financial Crisis	November 24, 2009	2806
Investigating the massive consumer loan industry and what's ahead for customers and banks.
TBA	TBA	'Digital Nation'	Family/Children	February 2, 2010	2809
Explores what it means to be human in the digital world.
TBA	TBA	'Flying Cheap'	Transportation	February 9, 2010	0000
How low-cost airlines and regional carriers have changed the airline business, and whether safety has been sacrificed in the quest for greater profits.
TBA	TBA	'Behind Taliban Lines'	Afghanistan/Pakistan, Iraq/War on Terror	February 23, 2010	0000
An Afghan journalist's 10 days living with an insurgent cell allied with Al Qaeda who plan to sabotage a key U.S./NATO supply route.
TBA	TBA	'The Suicide Tourist'	TBA	March 2, 2010	0000
Frontline investigates suicide tourism by following a Chicago native as he travels to Switzerland in order to take his life with help of a nonprofit organization that legally assists suicides.
TBA	TBA	'The Quake'	TBA	March 30, 2010	0000
Frontline takes an in depth look at the 2010 earthquake in Haiti examining problems with relief efforts, issues with governmental management, and the earthquake's effects on people's lives.
TBA	TBA	'Obama's Deal'	TBA	April 13, 2010	0000
Frontline examines the Obama administration and its efforts to pass a health care reform bill.
TBA	TBA	'The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan'	TBA	April 20, 2010	0000
TBA	TBA	'The Vaccine War'	Health/Medical	April 27, 2010	0000
Examining the debate over medical risks vs. benefits and related vaccine controversies.
TBA	TBA	'College, Inc.'	TBA	May 4, 2010	0000
Frontline investigates for-profit colleges and universities. It examines their recruitment methods, their online curriculum, and connections to big business.
TBA	TBA	'The Wounded Platoon'	Military; health	May 18, 2010	2812
A look at the violence, depression, and stress exhibited by a platoon of Iraq War veterans whose members who have committed murder, assault, and suicide.
TBA	TBA	'Law & Disorder'	Criminal justice	August 25, 2010	2818
A look into several questionable shootings by the New Orleans Police Department in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
TBA	TBA	'God in America'	Religion	October 11, 2010	0000
400-year history of religion and public life in the United States of America, in partnership with American Experience.

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Season 29[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
TBA	TBA	'Death by Fire'	Criminal Justice	October 19, 2010	2901
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?^[9]
TBA	TBA	'The Spill'	TBA	October 26, 2010	0000
Frontline investigates BP's record of safety violations and accidents in the years leading up to the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf.
TBA	TBA	'The Confessions'	TBA	November 9, 2010	0000
Frontline looks at the case of Norfolk Four in which four men were convicted of the rape and murder of a woman on the basis of coerced confessions.
TBA	TBA	'Facing Death'	Health/Medical	November 23, 2010	2904
The end-of-life choices made by physicians and families
TBA	TBA	' 2905 '	Foreign affairs	January 11, 2011	2905
TBA	TBA	'	War on terror	January 18, 2011	0000
TBA	TBA	TBA	Transportation	January 18, 2011	0000
TBA	TBA	' 2907 '	Criminal justice	February 1, 2011	0000
TBA	TBA	'	Foreign Affairs/Defense/Military	February 22, 2011	0000
TBA	TBA	' 2909 '	Sports	March 29, 2011	0000
TBA	TBA	TBA	Biographies	March 29, 2011	0000

Season 30[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
TBA	TBA	'Opium Brides'	TBA	January 3, 2012	0000
Frontline reports on the unexpected collateral damage of the counter-narcotics effort in Afghanistan.
TBA	TBA	'Nuclear Aftershocks'	Environment, Health/Science/Technology	January 17, 2012	0000
Frontline travels to three continents to explore the debate about nuclear power: Is it safe? What are the alternatives? And could a Fukushima-style disaster.^[10] happen in the U.S.?^[11]
TBA	TBA	'The Interrupters'	Biographies, Criminal Justice	February 14, 2012	0000
An intimate journey across the violent landscape of our cities through the eyes of those fighting to sow peace and security.^[12]
TBA	TBA	'Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown'	Environment, Foreign Affairs/Defense, Health/Science/Technology	February 28, 2012	0000
An unprecedented account of the crisis inside the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.^[10]
TBA	TBA	'Murdoch's Scandal'	TBA	March 27, 2012	0000
TBA	TBA	'The Real CSI'	Criminal Justice	April 17, 2012	0000
How reliable is the science behind forensics? A Frontline investigation finds serious flaws in some of the best-known tools of forensic science.^[13]
TBA	TBA	'Money, Power and Wall Street'	Money, Power and Wall Street	April 24, 2012 – May 1, 2012	0000
Frontline tells the inside story of the global financial crisis.^[14] (four one-hour episodes, May 4 premier concluded).
TBA	TBA	'Cell Tower Deaths'	TBA	May 22, 2012	0000
Learn about the hidden cost of better and faster cell phone service, and about unreliable medical evidence in several child death cases.
TBA	TBA	'Six Billion Dollar Bet'	TBA	May 22, 2012	0000
TBA	TBA	'Al Qaeda in Yemen'	TBA	May 29, 2012	0000
Frontline travels into the heart of Yemen's radical heartland, and shows how Al Queda is taking control of towns and cities in an attempt to establish its own state.
TBA	TBA	'Dollars and Dentists'	TBA	June 26, 2012	0000
Dental care can be a matter of life and death. Yet millions of Americans cannot afford a visit to the dentist. An investigation by Frontline and the Center for Public Integrity reveals the shocking consequences of a broken safety net.
TBA	TBA	'Endgame: Aids in Black America'	TBA	July 10, 2012	0000
Nearly half of the one million people in the United States infected with HIV are black men, women and children. Trace the history of the AIDS epidemic through the experiences of individuals who tell their stories.
TBA	TBA	'Fast Times at West Philly High'	TBA	July 17, 2012	0000
Students and teachers from West Philadelphia High School, a public high school serving one of the most disadvantaged neighborhoods in Philadelphia, defy expectations as they design and build two super-hybrid cars for international competition and compete for the chance to be part of a technological revolution.
TBA	TBA	'Middle School Moment'	TBA	July 17, 2012	0000
TBA	TBA	'Alaska Gold'	Business/Economy/Financial, Environment, Health/Science/Technology	July 24, 2012	0000
Frontline probes the fault lines of a growing battle in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska, home to the world's last great wild sockeye salmon fishery-and enormous mineral deposits.^[15]
TBA	TBA	'The Battle for Syria'	Foreign Affairs/Defense	September 18, 2012	0000
Frontline takes you inside the heart of the insurgency, where rebel groups are waging a full-scale assault on the forces of President Bashar al Assad.
TBA	TBA	'Dropout Nation'	Education in the United States	September 25, 2012	0000
What does it take to save a student?^[16]
TBA	TBA	'The Choice 2012'	Government/Elections/Politics	October 9, 2012	0000
2012 United States presidential election
TBA	TBA	'Climate of Doubt'	Climate change denial and the climate change controversy regarding public opinion on climate change	October 23, 2012	0000
Featured Tim Phillips (political strategist) of Americans for Prosperity, Andrew Dessler, Bob Inglis a US Republican Representative who lost after to not denying anthropogenic climate change (global warming), Steve Coll, the Heartland Institute, Donors Trust, Myron Ebell of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Cato Institute, Fred Singer, Willie Soon, Drexel University sociologist Robert Brulle, and others.^[17]
TBA	TBA	'Big Sky, Big Money'	Government/Elections/Politics	October 30, 2012	0000
A discussion of the impacts of the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC.
TBA	TBA	'The Suicide Plan'	TBA	November 13, 2012	0000
Explore the shadow world of assisted suicide, where the lines between legality and criminality are blurred.
TBA	TBA	'Poor Kids'	Business/Economy/Financial	November 20, 2012	0000
Poverty And surrounding issues in USA.

Season 31[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
TBA	TBA	'Secret War / Opium Brides'	TBA	January 3, 2012	0000
TBA	TBA	'The Education of Michelle Rhee'	Education, Family/Children	January 8, 2013	0000
Biography and in depth look at one of the most controversial educational reformers in the modern era.
TBA	TBA	'Inside Obama's Presidency '	Government/Elections/Politics	January 15, 2013	0000
A look inside the first term of the Barack Obama presidency and an eye to the second.
TBA	TBA	'The Untouchables '	Business/Economy/Financial, Government/Elections/Politics	January 22, 2013	0000
A look inside the lack of prosecutions on Wall Street after The Great Recession
TBA	TBA	'Cliffhanger '	Business/Economy/Financial, Government/Elections/Politics	February 12, 2013	0000
The inside history of how Washington has failed to solve the country's problems of debt and deficit
TBA	TBA	'Newtown Divided '	Social Issues	February 19, 2013	0000
In depth look at the Newtown shooting and all surrounding issues.
TBA	TBA	'Raising Adam Lanza '	Biographies, Criminal Justice	February 19, 2013	0000
In depth look at the history of Adam Lanza, the Newtown shooter.
TBA	TBA	'Kind Hearted Woman'	Biographies	April 2, 2013	0000
A portrait of Robin Charboneau, a 32-year-old divorced single mother and Oglala Sioux woman living on North Dakota's Spirit Lake Reservation.
TBA	TBA	'Syria Behind the Lines'	Foreign Affairs/Defense	April 9, 2013	0000
Everyday life of both the Syrian rebels and the Bashar al-Assad regime.
TBA	TBA	'The Retirement Gamble'	Business/Economy/Financial, Social Issues	April 23, 2013	0000
Reform and common pitfalls in regards to retirement, IRA's and 401k, and less risky and less costly index funds.^[18]
TBA	TBA	'Top Secret America: 9/11 to the Boston Bombings'	Iraq/War on Terror	April 30, 2013	0000
An updated version of Top Secret America which traces the journey from 9/11 to the Boston Marathon bombings and investigates the secret history of the 12-year battle against terrorism.
TBA	TBA	'Never Forget to Lie'	Family/Children, Social Issues	May 14, 2013	0000
Filmmaker Marian Marzynski returns to Poland to explore his own wartime childhood and the experiences of other child survivors of the Holocaust.
TBA	TBA	'Outlawed in Pakistan'	Afghanistan/Pakistan	May 28, 2013	0000
The story of a girl in Pakistan whose life is at risk for daring to allege rape.
TBA	TBA	'Rape in the Fields'	Criminal Justice, Social Justice	June 25, 2013	0000
Lowell Bergman investigates the hidden reality of rape on the job for immigrant women working in America's fields, farms and factories.
TBA	TBA	'Two American Families'	Family/Children, Social Issues	July 9, 2013	0000
Bill Moyers chronicles the lives of two ordinary families over more than 20 years as they battle to keep from sliding into poverty.
TBA	TBA	'Life and Death in Assisted Living'	Family/Children, Social Issues	July 30, 2013	0000
Frontline and ProPublica investigate assisted living in America.
TBA	TBA	'Egypt in Crisis'	TBA	September 17, 2013	0000
Middle East Correspondents Martin Smith and Charles Sennott examine the rise and rapid fall of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood.
TBA	TBA	'League of Denial: The NFL's Concussion Crisis'	Health/Science/Technology, Sports	October 8, 2013	0000
The epidemic of concussions among National Football League players, their lingering effects, and the league's efforts to downplay the issue
TBA	TBA	'Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria'	Health/Science/Technology	October 22, 2013	0000
Frontline investigates the rise of deadly drug-resistant bacteria.
TBA	TBA	'Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald? (2 hr)'	Biographies	November 19, 2013	0000
50th anniversary shortened repeat of 1993 broadcast: Investigative biography examining the Kennedy assassination by exploring the life of Lee Harvey Oswald.
TBA	TBA	'A Death in St. Augustine'	Criminal Justice	November 26, 2013	0000
What happens when the police face the possibility of domestic violence within their ranks?

Season 32[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
TBA	TBA	'To Catch a Trader'	Business/Economy/Financial, Criminal Justice	January 7, 2014	0000
Frontline goes inside the hunt that uncovered vast insider trading on Wall Street.
TBA	TBA	'Secret State of North Korea'	North Korea	January 14, 2014	0000
Using undercover footage, Frontline explores life under Kim Jong-un.
TBA	TBA	'Syria's Second Front/Children of Aleppo'	Syria	February 11, 2014	0000
Three years into Syria's war, another enemy has emerged: extremists aligned with Al Qaeda.
TBA	TBA	'Generation Like'	Social media	February 18, 2014	0000
What happens when the traditional teenage quest for identity and connection occurs online?
TBA	TBA	'Secrets of the Vatican'	Vatican City	February 25, 2014	0000
An inside look at the scandals that rocked Benedict's papacy.
TBA	TBA	'TB Silent Killer'	Health/Science/Technology	March 25, 2014	0000
An unforgettable portrait of lives forever changed by tuberculosis.
TBA	TBA	'Locked up in America Part One: Solitary Nation Part Two: Prison State'	Criminal Justice	April 22, 2014 – April 29, 2014	0000
Two raw, explosive films that explore America's fixation on incarceration.
TBA	TBA	'United States of Secrets Part One: The Program Part Two: Privacy Lost'	Surveillance & Privacy	May 13, 2014 – May 20, 2014	0000
Lawmakers and whistleblowers describe the surveillance state that developed in the wake of 9/11, largely exposed in 2013. Intelligence agencies routinely track individuals online using commercial data, as well as demand information from internet providers and phone companies.
TBA	TBA	'Battle for Ukraine'	Foreign Affairs/Defense	May 27, 2014	0000
Explores the deep-seated hatreds on both sides of the conflict.
TBA	TBA	'Battle Zones: Ukraine & Syria'	Foreign Affairs/Defense	May 27, 2014	0000
Reports from inside two raging conflicts.
TBA	TBA	'Syria: Arming the Rebels'	Foreign Affairs/Defense	May 27, 2014	0000
Reporter Muhammad Ali crosses into the war zone, and finds Syrian rebel fighters who say they're being secretly armed and trained by the United States.
TBA	TBA	'Separate and Unequal'	Social Issues / Race / Religion	July 15, 2014	0000
Sixty years after the Supreme Court declared separate schools for black and white children unconstitutional, school segregation is making a comeback.
TBA	TBA	'Losing Iraq'	Foreign Affairs/Defense	July 29, 2014	0000
U.S. troops withdrew from Iraq in 2011, ending America's military commitment in the country. Now, chaos is once again engulfing Iraq.
TBA	TBA	'Ebola Outbreak'	TBA	September 9, 2014	0000
From the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak, Frontline follows health officials tracking the deadly disease and trying to stop its rampant spread. With special access to teams fighting Ebola in Sierra Leone, the film shows how the outbreak is endangering health- care workers, overwhelming hospitals and getting worse. Also this hour, Frontline investigates accounts that members of the Nigerian military have been committing atrocities in the fight against Boko Haram – the Islamist militants who kidnapped nearly 300 schoolgirls in April.
TBA	TBA	'Hunting Boko Haram'	Foreign Affairs/Defense	September 9, 2014	0000
FRONTLINE investigates evidence that in the fight against Boko Haram, members of the Nigerian military and state-sponsored militias have been committing atrocities against suspects, many of them innocent civilians.
TBA	TBA	'The Trouble with Antibiotics'	Health/Science/Technology	October 14, 2014	0000
Frontline investigates the widespread use of antibiotics in food animals and whether it is fueling the growing crisis of antibiotic resistance in people. Also this hour: An exclusive interview with the family of a young man who died in a nightmare bacteria outbreak that swept through a hospital at the National Institutes of Health.
TBA	TBA	'The Rise of ISIS'	Foreign Affairs/Defense	October 28, 2014	0000
Frontline investigates the miscalculations and mistakes behind the brutal rise of ISIS. Correspondent Martin Smith, who made 'Truth, War & Consequences,' 'Beyond Baghdad,' 'Private Warriors' and 'Gangs of Iraq,' reports from Iraq on how the country began coming undone after the American withdrawal and what it means for the U.S. to be fighting there again.
TBA	TBA	'Firestone and the Warlord'	TBA	November 18, 2014	0000
Frontline and ProPublica investigate the relationship between Firestone and the infamous Liberian warlord Charles Taylor. Based on the inside accounts of Americans who ran the company's Liberia rubber plantation, and diplomatic cables and court documents, the investigation reveals how Firestone conducted business during the brutal Liberian civil war.
TBA	TBA	'Stickup Kid'	TBA	December 17, 2014	0000
Frontline explores what happens when a juvenile offender is sent to adult prison.

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Season 33[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
TBA	TBA	'Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA'	Gun Control / Politics	January 6, 2015	0000
A look into the politics and power of the National Rifle Association
TBA	TBA	'Putin's Way'	Foreign Affairs / Defense	January 13, 2015	0000
An investigation into accusations surrounding Vladimir Putin's reign in Russia
TBA	TBA	'Being Mortal'	Medical Care	February 10, 2015	0000
An exploration into the intersection of life, death, medicine and what matters in the end.
TBA	TBA	'The Vaccine War'	Medical Care	March 24, 2015	0000
A continuation of Season 28's investigation into vaccine controversies, reviewing the latest chapter in the issue
TBA	TBA	'The Fight for Yemen'	Yemen Crisis	April 7, 2015	0000
A report by Safa Al Ahmad from the heart of the escalating conflict in Yemen
TBA	TBA	'American Terrorist'	David Headley	April 21, 2015	0000
Global surveillance disclosures (2013–present)
TBA	TBA	'Outbreak'	Medical Care	May 5, 2015	0000
The vivid, inside story of how the Ebola outbreak began, and why it wasn't stopped before it was too late.
TBA	TBA	'The Trouble with Chicken'	Health	May 12, 2015	0000
FRONTLINE investigates the spread of dangerous pathogens in our poultry, and why the food-safety system isn't stopping the threat.
TBA	TBA	'Secrets, Politics and Torture'	Foreign Affairs / Defense	May 19, 2015	0000
The dramatic story of the fight over the CIA's controversial interrogation methods, widely criticized as torture.
TBA	TBA	'Obama at War'	TBA	May 26, 2015	0000
Inside the Obama administration's struggle to deal with ISIS and the deadly civil war in Syria.
TBA	TBA	'Rape On The Night Shift'	TBA	June 23, 2015	0000
FRONTLINE investigates the sexual abuse of immigrant women in the janitorial industry.
TBA	TBA	'Growing Up Trans'	Family/Children	June 30, 2015	0000
An intimate look at the struggles and choices facing transgender kids and their families.(90 minutes in length)
TBA	TBA	'Escaping ISIS'	TBA	July 14, 2015	0000
Gripping, first-hand accounts of women who escaped the brutal reign of ISIS.
TBA	TBA	'Drug Lord: The Legend of Shorty'	Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán	July 21, 2015	0000
Two filmmakers set out to interview 'El Chapo' Guzman, leader of a major Mexican drug cartel.
TBA	TBA	'My Brother's Bomber (Part 1)'	Pan Am Flight 103	September 29, 2015	0000
TBA	TBA	'My Brother's Bomber (Part 2)'	Pan Am Flight 103	October 6, 2015	0000
TBA	TBA	'My Brother's Bomber (Part 3)'	Pan Am Flight 103	October 13, 2015	0000
TBA	TBA	'Immigration Battle'	TBA	October 20, 2015	0000
TBA	TBA	'Inside Assad's Syria'	TBA	October 27, 2015	0000
TBA	TBA	'Terror in Little Saigon'	TBA	November 3, 2015	0000
TBA	TBA	'ISIS in Afghanistan'	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province	November 17, 2015	0000

Season 34[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
TBA	TBA	'Netanyahu at War'	International affairs	January 5, 2016	0000
A look at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political career and his relationships with American presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.
TBA	TBA	'Supplements and Safety'	Health	January 19, 2016	0000
An examination into the dangers of vitamins and supplements, including their production, use, and limited FDA oversight; produced with The New York Times and CBC Television's the fifth estate
TBA	TBA	'The Fantasy Sports Gamble'	Fantasy sports	February 9, 2016	0000
A joint investigation with The New York Times into the growth and operations of online daily fantasy sports operations
TBA	TBA	'Chasing Heroin'	Drug addiction	February 23, 2016	0000
An investigation into the heroin crisis in the United States
TBA	TBA	'Saudi Arabia Uncovered'	Middle East	March 29, 2016	0000
Undercover footage and on-the-ground reporting inside Saudi Arabia profiles those who seek to bring change to the kingdom
TBA	TBA	'Children of Syria'	Middle East	April 19, 2016	0000
The story of four children surviving in war-tornAleppo, Syria, and their escape to a new life in Germany.
TBA	TBA	'Benghazi in Crisis'	Foreign affairs	May 3, 2016	0000
A report from Benghazi, birthplace of Libya's 2011 uprising and the site of ongoing battles against ISIS.
TBA	TBA	'Yemen Under Siege'	Yemeni Civil War	May 3, 2016	0000
Journalist Safa al Ahmed looks at the human toll of the war in Yemen
TBA	TBA	'The Secret History of ISIS'	Foreign affairs	May 17, 2016	0000
An examination of the creation of the Islamic State and the missed signs and missteps that led to its rise
TBA	TBA	'Business of Disaster'	Disaster relief	May 24, 2016	0000
A Frontline/NPR joint investigation into insurance company profits, fraudulent claims, and FEMA difficulties resulting from the cleanup after Hurricane Sandy
TBA	TBA	'Policing the Police'	Law enforcement	June 28, 2016	0000
Jelani Cobb's report from Newark, New Jersey highlights a look into the difficulties in reforming troubled police departments
TBA	TBA	'Mosquito Hunter'	Health	August 2, 2016	0000
A look at Brazil's efforts to combat mosquito-borne illnesses, most notably Zika fever.
TBA	TBA	'A Subprime Education'	Education	September 13, 2016	0000
A look at allegations of fraud and predatory behavior plaguing the for-profit higher education industry.
TBA	TBA	'The Choice 2016'	Biographies	September 27, 2016	0000
A look at the backgrounds of presidentialcandidatesDonald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
TBA	TBA	'Confronting ISIS'	Foreign affairs	October 11, 2016	0000
A look at the successes, failures and challenges in the U.S.-led effort to degrade and destroy ISIS.
TBA	TBA	'Terror in Europe'	Foreign affairs	October 18, 2016	0000
As Europe reels from a terror onslaught, top security officials describe their struggle to contain the unprecedented threat revealed by attacks in France and Belgium.
TBA	TBA	'Exodus'	Europe	December 27, 2016	0000
First-person accounts of refugees and migrants fleeing war and persecution for a safe haven in Europe. (2 hours in length)

Season 35[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
TBA	TBA	'President Trump'	Biographies	January 3, 2017	0000
The key moments that helped shape President-elect Donald Trump
TBA	TBA	'Divided States of America – Pt. 1^[19]'	Government/Elections/Politics	January 17, 2017	0000
A 2-part examination of the polarization dividing Washington and the U.S. as a whole begins with a look at how Barack Obama's promise of change and unity collided with racial and political realities. (2 hours in length)
TBA	TBA	'Divided States of America – Pt. 2^[20]'	Government/Elections/Politics	January 18, 2017	0000
A look at the racial tensions in America, the war for control of the GOP, and the growing dysfunction in Washington; leading to the election of Donald Trump.
TBA	TBA	'Trump's Road to the White House'	Biographies	January 24, 2017	0000
A look at how Donald Trump defied expectations to win the U.S. presidency, how he rallied millions of supporters and defeated adversaries, and who he’s bringing with him to the White House.
TBA	TBA	'Battle for Iraq'	Foreign affairs/Defense	January 31, 2017	0000
Reporter Ghaith Abdul-Ahad goes inside the battle against the Islamic State for control of the Iraqi city of Mosul. (30 minutes in length)
TBA	TBA	'Hunting ISIS'	Foreign affairs/Defense	January 31, 2017	0000
A look at an elite special operations unit at the center of the fight against ISIS in Iraq. (30 minutes in length)
TBA	TBA	'Betting on Trump Water Jobs Coal'	Economics	February 15, 2017	0000
A trio of reports on what Donald Trump's promises mean to voters in California's Central Valley (farming and water), West Virginia (coal industry), and Erie, Pennsylvania (jobs) (each report 10-11 minutes in length)
TBA	TBA	'Out of Gitmo'	Foreign affairs/Defense	February 21, 2017	0000
Frontline and NPR examines the struggle over freeing prisoners once deemed international terrorists. (30 minutes in length)
TBA	TBA	'Forever Prison'	Foreign affairs/Defense	February 21, 2017	0000
A Frontline/Retro Report collaboration into the untold history of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. (30 minutes in length)
TBA	TBA	'Iraq Uncovered'	Iraq/war on terror	March 21, 2017	0000
A look into allegations of abuse of Sunni Muslim civilians by powerful Shia militias.
TBA	TBA	'Last Days of Solitary'	Criminal justice	April 18, 2017	0000
A look at Maine's ambitious attempt to decrease its use of solitary confinement and what happens when prisoners who have spent considerable time in isolation try to integrate back into society.
TBA	TBA	'The Fish on My Plate'	Health	April 25, 2017	0000
Writer Paul Greenberg spends a year on a diet almost exclusively of fish in pondering the question of what type of fish is good for the human body and the planet. (90 minutes in length)
TBA	TBA	'Second Chance Kids'	Social issues	May 2, 2017	0000
Inside the fight over the fate of juveniles serving lifetime prison sentences for murder, 5 years after a landmark Supreme Courtruling that such sentences without the possibility of parole were unconstitutional.
TBA	TBA	'Poverty, Politics and Profit'	Housing	May 9, 2017	0000
A Frontline/NPR investigation into why, despite billions being spent on public/private housing initiatives, so few low-income people get the housing they need.
TBA	TBA	'American Patriot'	Law enforcement/Militias	May 16, 2017	0000
Inside the armed uprising against the federal government: how the Bundy family's uprising invigorated armed militias and 'patriot' groups.
TBA	TBA	' Bannon's War'	Biographies	May 23, 2017	0000
A look at Trump adviser Steve Bannon; his confrontational style; his personal crusade to transform America; and his wars with radical Islam, traditional Washington politics, and rivals inside the White House.
TBA	TBA	' Life on Parole'	Criminal justice	July 15, 2017	0000
The film goes inside an effort in Connecticut to change the way parole works and reduce the number of people returning to prison. It follows four former prisoners as they navigate the challenges of their first year on parole.
TBA	TBA	' Abacus: Small Enough to Jail'	Economics, Criminal justice	September 12, 2017	0000
This documentary is the little-known story of the only U.S. bank prosecuted in relation to the 2008 financial crisis. (90 minutes in length)
TBA	TBA	' North Korea's Deadly Dictator'	Biography/Foreign Affairs	October 4, 2017	0000
A look at who killed Kim Jong-nam and what his murder reveals about North Korea under Kim Jong-un
TBA	TBA	' War on the EPA'	Government/Environment/Politics	October 11, 2017	0000
Inside Scott Pruitt's journey from his fight against the EPA to leading the agency and the recent history of the climate change policy of the United States

Season 36[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
TBA	TBA	' Mosul'	Foreign affairs/Defense	October 18, 2017	0000
Inside the battle to drive the Islamic State out of Mosul. (38 minutes in length)
TBA	TBA	' Inside Yemen'	Foreign affairs/Defense	October 18, 2017	0000
How Yemen’s humanitarian crisis was worsened by a brutal war. (15 minutes in length)
TBA	TBA	' Putin's Revenge'	Foreign affairs/Elections/Politics	October 25, 2017(Part 1)November 1, 2017 (Part 2)	0000
A 2-part examination of Vladimir Putin's rise and rule of Russia, his grievances with the U.S., and accusations of Russian involvement in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
TBA	TBA	' Exodus: The Journey Continues'	Europe	January 23, 2018	0000
A sequel to Season 34's 'Exodus' tells intimate stories of refugees and migrants caught in Europe's tightened borders. (2 hours in length)
TBA	TBA	' The Gang Crackdown'	Law enforcement	February 13, 2018	0000
An investigation into killings linked to the MS-13 gang and the law enforcement crackdown that led to some immigrant teens being unlawfully detained.
TBA	TBA	' Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia'	Foreign affairs	February 20, 2018(Part 1)February 27, 2018 (Part 2)	0000
A 2-part look at how a dangerous political rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia has plunged the Middle East into sectarian war. (part one is 2 hours in length)
TBA	TBA	' Weinstein'	Sexual Harassment	March 2, 2018	0000
How Harvey Weinstein had allegedly sexually harassed and abused dozens of women over four decades and the elaborate ways he and those around him tried to silence his accusers.
TBA	TBA	'Trump’s Takeover'	Politics	April 10, 2018	0000
How Donald Trump’s use of inflammatory rhetoric and attacks on fellow Republicans gave him control of the GOP and further divided the country in his first year as U.S. President.
TBA	TBA	' McCain'	Biographies	April 17, 2018	0000
A look at John McCain’s life and politics, including his time as a Vietnam POW, his 2008 run for U.S. President (and his selection of Sarah Palin as a running mate), and his complicated relationship with President Trump and fellow Republicans (including his dramatic vote against a GOP health care bill).
TBA	TBA	' Trafficked in America'	Law enforcement	April 24, 2018	0000
A labor trafficking investigation reveals a criminal network forcing Guatemalan teens to work against their will in Ohio.
TBA	TBA	'Blackout in Puerto Rico'	TBA	May 1, 2018	0000
An in-depth look why Puerto Rico was left struggling to survive after Hurricane Maria.
TBA	TBA	' Myanmar's Killing Fields'	Asia	May 8, 2018	0000
Secret footage going back years shows the effort to kill and expel Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar.
TBA	TBA	'UN Sex Abuse Scandal'	TBA	July 24, 2018	0000
An investigation into sex abuse by United Nations peacekeepers in the world’s conflict zones.

Season 37[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
TBA	1	'Separated: Children at the Border'	TBA	July 31, 2018	3701
The inside story of what happened to immigrant children separated from their parents at the border.
TBA	2	'Documenting Hate: Charlottesville'	TBA	August 7, 2018	3613
In Documenting Hate: Charlottesville, FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate the white supremacists and neo-Nazis involved in the 2017 Charlottesville Unite the Right rally.
TBA	34	'Our Man in Tehran(Parts 1 & 2)'	Middle East	August 13, 2018(2 hours in length)August 14, 2018 (2 hours in length)	3614-1203614-121
New York Times correspondent Thomas Erdbrink offers this 2-part revelation of life inside the closed society of Iran, where citizens lead their private lives and deal with the challenges of the country's conservative clerics and theocratic leaders.
TBA	5	'Left Behind America'	Business/financial	September 11, 2018	3616
A look at the economic and social forces shaping Dayton, Ohio, a once-booming rust belt city hit hard by the Great Recession (nearly 35% of Dayton's residents live in poverty). (In partnership with ProPublica and WNET/New York's 'Chasing the Dream' initiative)
TBA	6	'Trump's Showdown'	Politics	October 2, 2018(2 hours in length)	3702
Inside Donald Trump's fight against the investigation of his presidential campaign and whether he obstructed justice.
TBA	7	'The Pension Gamble'	Business/financial	October 23, 2018	3703
How state governments and Wall Street led America's public pensions into a $4 trillion hole.
TBA	89	'The Facebook Dilemma (Part One)'The Facebook Dilemma (Part Two)'	Business/financial	October 29, 2018October 30, 2018	37043705
Examining how Facebook created new problems for privacy and democracy despite repeated warnings
TBA	10	'Documenting Hate: New American Nazis'	TBA	November 20, 2018	3617
Follow-up to August 2018’s 'Documenting Hate: Charlottesville'
TBA	11	'Coal's Deadly Dust / Targeting Yemen'	TBA	January 22, 2019	3706
TBA	12	'Predator on the Reservation'	Criminal Justice / Social Issues	February 12, 2019	3707
TBA	13	'Right to Fail'	Health / Social Issues	February 26, 2019	3709
TBA	14	'The Trial of Ratko Mladić'	Criminal Justice / World	March 19, 2019	3618
Frontline's cameras go behind the scenes over five years during the trial of Ratko Mladić
TBA	15	'The Mueller Investigation'	Criminal Justice / U.S. Politics	March 22, 2019	3712
A special episode about the Special Counsel investigation led by Robert Mueller into the 2016 presidential election, aired following the submission of the investigators' final report to the Attorney General. (A co-production of Frontline and the PBS NewsHour)
TBA	16	'Marcos Doesn't Live Here Anymore'	Immigration / U.S. Politics	April 15, 2019	3710
TBA	17	'The Abortion Divide'	Health / Social Issues / U.S. Politics	April 23, 2019	3708
TBA	18	'The Last Survivors'	World	April 30, 2019	3711
TBA	TBA	'Flint's Deadly Water'	TBA	September 10, 2019	TBA
Flint water crisis

Season 38[edit]

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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Episode topic(s)	Original air date	Prod. code
TBA	1	'Trump's Trade War'	International Relations / Economics / Trade	May 7, 2019	3801
The inside story of President Trump’s confrontation with China over trade policy.
TBA	2	'Supreme Revenge'	U.S. Politics	May 21, 2019	3714
Inside the no-holds-barred war for control of the Supreme Court. From Brett Kavanaugh to Robert Bork, an investigation of how a 30-year-old grievance transformed the court and turned confirmations into bitter, partisan conflicts.
TBA	3	'Sex Trafficking in America'	Criminal Justice / Social Issues	May 25, 2019	3715
TBA	4	'The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia'	Foreign Affairs / International Relations	October 1, 2019	TBA
A two hour special on the rise and rule of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman of Saudi Arabia.

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