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 Sunday, June 28, 2026.
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Show
1-Year Buzz Score
1
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives
4.0Good
2
Neighbors
3.5Good
3
The American Revolution
Ended1.8Quiet
4
MythBusters
1.6Quiet
5
The Curse of Oak Island
1.5Quiet
6
The Rehearsal
1.3Quiet
7
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
New 3d ago1.3Quiet
8
Formula 1: Drive to Survive
1.1Quiet
9
Ancient Aliens
1.1Quiet
10
Welcome to Wrexham
1.1Quiet
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
Tiger King
Ended0.7Quiet
15
Dateline
0.7Quiet
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16
Unsolved Mysteries
0.7Quiet
17
House Hunters
0.6Quiet
18
Finding Your Roots
0.6Quiet
19
This Old House
0.6Quiet
20
Somebody Feed Phil
0.6Quiet
21
The Beatles: Get Back
Ended0.6Quiet
22
Couples Therapy
0.6Quiet
23
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Ended0.5Quiet
24
Nathan for You
Ended0.5Quiet
25
Last Chance U
Ended0.5Quiet
26
Should I Marry a Murderer?
Ended0.5Quiet
27
Making a Murderer
Ended0.5Quiet
28
MTV Unplugged
0.4Quiet
29
Hoarders
0.4Quiet
30
Married to Medicine
0.4Quiet
31
30 for 30
0.4Quiet
32
Love on the Spectrum
0.4Quiet
33
The Reluctant Traveller with Eugene Levy
0.4Quiet
34
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Ended0.4Quiet
35
Mysteries at the Museum
Ended0.3Quiet
36
American Experience
0.3Quiet
37
Quarterback
0.3Quiet
38
Who Do You Think You Are?
0.3Quiet
39
Adam Ruins Everything
Ended0.3Quiet
40
Conan O'Brien Must Go
0.3Quiet
41
Tucci in Italy
0.3Quiet
42
How To with John Wilson
Ended0.3Quiet
43
Ancient Apocalypse
Ended0.3Quiet
44
The Dead Files
Ended0.3Quiet
45
Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal
Ended0.3Quiet
46
American Nightmare
Ended0.3Quiet
47
Chef's Table
0.3Quiet
48
Frontline
0.3Quiet
49
The Mortician
Ended0.3Quiet
50
Modern Marvels
0.2Quiet
51
Ride with Norman Reedus
0.2Quiet
52
Cold Justice
0.2Quiet
53
Life on Our Planet
Ended0.2Quiet
54
Pepsi, Where's My Jet?
Ended0.2Quiet
55
Hard Knocks
0.2Quiet
56
The Yogurt Shop Murders
Ended0.2Quiet
57
The Baldwins
0.2Quiet
58
20/20
0.2Quiet
59
Cheer
0.2Quiet
60
100 Foot Wave
0.2Quiet
61
Break Point
Ended0.2Quiet
62
Tour de France: Unchained
Ended0.2Quiet
63
Down to Earth with Zac Efron
Ended0.1Quiet
64
Jay Leno's Garage
Ended0.1Quiet
65
The Dinosaurs
Ended0.1Quiet
66
Michael Jackson: The Verdict
Ended0.1Quiet
67
The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping
Ended0.1Quiet
68
The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch
0.1Quiet
69
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
Ended0.1Quiet
70
The Lost Pirate Kingdom
Ended0.1Quiet
71
MeatEater
0.1Quiet
72
Worst Roommate Ever
Ended0.1Quiet
73
I AM A KILLER
0.1Quiet
74
Harry & Meghan
Ended0.1Quiet
75
Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern
Ended0.1Quiet
76
Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham
Ended0.1Quiet
77
This Is a Gardening Show
Ended0.1Quiet
78
NOVA
0.1Quiet
79
The Chef Show
Ended0.1Quiet
80
Harlan Coben's Final Twist
0.1Quiet
81
The UnXplained
0.1Quiet
82
Booze Traveler
Ended0.1Quiet
83
Social Studies
Ended0.1Quiet
84
The Circus
Ended0.1Quiet
85
The Weekly
Ended0.1Quiet
86
America's Test Kitchen
0.1Quiet
87
The Mind of a Chef
Ended0.1Quiet
88
Salt Fat Acid Heat
Ended0.1Quiet
89
Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show
0.1Quiet
90
The G Word with Adam Conover
Ended0.1Quiet
91
The Goop Lab
0.1Quiet
92
We Are Family
Ended0.1Quiet
93
Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields
Ended0.1Quiet
94
Painting With John
Ended0.0Quiet
95
Rennervations
Ended0.0Quiet
96
Full Swing
0.0Quiet
97
Paul T. Goldman
Ended0.0Quiet
98
Arnold
Ended0.0Quiet
99
Living for the Dead
0.0Quiet
100
The Synanon Fix: Did the Cure Become a Cult?
Ended0.0Quiet
101
Random Acts of Flyness
0.0Quiet
102
Crime Nation
0.0Quiet
103
James May: Our Man in…
Ended0.0Quiet
104
Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage & Reckoning
Ended0.0Quiet
105
God Save Texas
Ended0.0Quiet
106
Wahl Street
Ended0.0Quiet
107
The 1619 Project
Ended0.0Quiet
108
Grand Designs
0.0Quiet
109
Beckham
Ended0.0Quiet
110
Scam Goddess
0.0Quiet
111
Captains of the World
Ended0.0Quiet
112
Long Way Up
Ended0.0Quiet
113
Sasha Reid and the Midnight Order
0.0Quiet
114
Food Paradise
0.0Quiet
115
Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars
0.0Quiet
116
Full Speed
0.0Quiet
117
Waco: American Apocalypse
Ended0.0Quiet
118
Mysteries Decoded
0.0Quiet
119
Royal Rules of Ohio
0.0Quiet
120
The Next Thing You Eat
0.0Quiet
121
Ooops! I Bought A Pub
0.0Quiet
122
WWE: Unreal
0.0Quiet
123
Court of Gold
Ended0.0Quiet
124
MerPeople
Ended0.0Quiet
125
Murder in Big Horn
0.0Quiet
126
Matildas: The World at Our Feet
Ended0.0Quiet
127
The Coach Vick Experience
0.0Quiet
128
Race: Bubba Wallace
Ended0.0Quiet