Top Documentary TV Shows of the Past Year
Ranked by 1-Year Buzz Score, Television Stats' measure of online audience engagement across the last 365 days, for the year ending Monday, May 18, 2026.
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Show
1 Year Buzz Score
1
Neighbors
5.3Good
2
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives
5.1Good
3
The Rehearsal
2.8Quiet
4
The American Revolution
Ended1.7Quiet
5
The Curse of Oak Island
1.7Quiet
6
MythBusters
1.6Quiet
7
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
1.5Quiet
8
Welcome to Wrexham
New 6d ago1.3Quiet
9
Ancient Aliens
1.2Quiet
10
Formula 1: Drive to Survive
1.2Quiet
11
How It's Made
Ended0.8Quiet
12
Prehistoric Planet
0.8Quiet
13
Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV
Ended0.8Quiet
14
Nathan for You
Ended0.8Quiet
15
Tiger King
Ended0.7Quiet
16
Dateline
0.7Quiet
17
The Mortician
Ended0.7Quiet
18
House Hunters
New 5d ago0.7Quiet
19
Somebody Feed Phil
0.7Quiet
20
Unsolved Mysteries
0.7Quiet
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21
This Old House
0.7Quiet
22
Finding Your Roots
0.6Quiet
23
Couples Therapy
0.6Quiet
24
The Beatles: Get Back
Ended0.6Quiet
25
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Ended0.6Quiet
26
Last Chance U
Ended0.5Quiet
27
Making a Murderer
Ended0.5Quiet
28
Hoarders
0.4Quiet
29
MTV Unplugged
0.4Quiet
30
Married to Medicine
0.4Quiet
31
Conan O'Brien Must Go
0.4Quiet
32
30 for 30
0.4Quiet
33
Mysteries at the Museum
Ended0.4Quiet
34
Love on the Spectrum
0.4Quiet
35
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Ended0.4Quiet
36
The Reluctant Traveller with Eugene Levy
0.4Quiet
37
American Experience
0.4Quiet
38
How To with John Wilson
Ended0.3Quiet
39
Tucci in Italy
0.3Quiet
40
Quarterback
0.3Quiet
41
Adam Ruins Everything
Ended0.3Quiet
42
The Dead Files
Ended0.3Quiet
43
Ancient Apocalypse
Ended0.3Quiet
44
Chef's Table
0.3Quiet
45
American Nightmare
Ended0.3Quiet
46
Who Do You Think You Are?
0.3Quiet
47
Frontline
0.3Quiet
48
Ride with Norman Reedus
0.3Quiet
49
Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal
Ended0.3Quiet
50
Cold Justice
0.3Quiet
51
Should I Marry A Murderer?
Ended0.3Quiet
52
Modern Marvels
0.3Quiet
53
Life on Our Planet
Ended0.2Quiet
54
100 Foot Wave
0.2Quiet
55
Pepsi, Where's My Jet?
Ended0.2Quiet
56
Hard Knocks
0.2Quiet
57
The Baldwins
0.2Quiet
58
20/20
0.2Quiet
59
Cheer
0.2Quiet
60
Break Point
Ended0.2Quiet
61
Tour de France: Unchained
Ended0.2Quiet
62
Down to Earth with Zac Efron
Ended0.2Quiet
63
Jay Leno's Garage
Ended0.1Quiet
64
The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping
Ended0.1Quiet
65
MeatEater
0.1Quiet
66
The Lost Pirate Kingdom
Ended0.1Quiet
67
I AM A KILLER
0.1Quiet
68
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
Ended0.1Quiet
69
Harry & Meghan
Ended0.1Quiet
70
Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern
Ended0.1Quiet
71
Worst Roommate Ever
Ended0.1Quiet
72
Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham
Ended0.1Quiet
73
The Chef Show
Ended0.1Quiet
74
Social Studies
Ended0.1Quiet
75
Booze Traveler
Ended0.1Quiet
76
Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show
0.1Quiet
77
The Dinosaurs
Ended0.1Quiet
78
The Weekly
Ended0.1Quiet
79
The Circus
Ended0.1Quiet
80
The Mind of a Chef
Ended0.1Quiet
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81
The G Word with Adam Conover
Ended0.1Quiet
82
We Are Family
0.1Quiet
83
Salt Fat Acid Heat
Ended0.1Quiet
84
Rennervations
Ended0.1Quiet
85
The Goop Lab
0.1Quiet
86
Painting With John
Ended0.1Quiet
87
Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields
Ended0.0Quiet
88
NOVA
0.0Quiet
89
The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch
0.0Quiet
90
Paul T. Goldman
Ended0.0Quiet
91
Crime Nation
0.0Quiet
92
Living for the Dead
0.0Quiet
93
This Is a Gardening Show
Ended0.0Quiet
94
Arnold
Ended0.0Quiet
95
The Synanon Fix: Did the Cure Become a Cult?
Ended0.0Quiet
96
Random Acts of Flyness
0.0Quiet
97
Harlan Coben's Final Twist
0.0Quiet
98
Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage & Reckoning
Ended0.0Quiet
99
God Save Texas
Ended0.0Quiet
100
Wahl Street
Ended0.0Quiet
101
America's Test Kitchen
0.0Quiet
102
Full Swing
0.0Quiet
103
The 1619 Project
Ended0.0Quiet
104
The UnXplained
0.0Quiet
105
Scam Goddess
0.0Quiet
106
Sasha Reid and the Midnight Order
0.0Quiet
107
Food Paradise
0.0Quiet
108
James May: Our Man in…
Ended0.0Quiet
109
Captains of the World
Ended0.0Quiet
110
Royal Rules of Ohio
0.0Quiet
111
Mysteries Decoded
0.0Quiet
112
The Next Thing You Eat
0.0Quiet
113
Full Speed
0.0Quiet
114
Beckham
Ended0.0Quiet
115
Waco: American Apocalypse
Ended0.0Quiet
116
Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars
0.0Quiet
117
Court of Gold
Ended0.0Quiet
118
Long Way Up
Ended0.0Quiet
119
MerPeople
Ended0.0Quiet
120
Murder in Big Horn
0.0Quiet
121
Matildas: The World at Our Feet
Ended0.0Quiet
122
The Coach Vick Experience
0.0Quiet
123
Race: Bubba Wallace
Ended0.0Quiet