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1. The Daily Show (1996– )
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
A comedy news show featuring humorous takes on top stories.
Stars: Jon Stewart, Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert, Roy Wood Jr.
Votes: 48,203
2. The Looming Tower (2018)
TV-MA | 41 min | Drama, History
A look at how the rivalry between the CIA and FBI inadvertently set the stage for the tragedy of 9/11 and the war in Afghanistan.
Stars: Jeff Daniels, Tahar Rahim, Wrenn Schmidt, Bill Camp
Votes: 17,575
3. 30 for 30 (2009– )
TV-G | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A collection of documentary films focused on sports.
Stars: Brent Musburger, Chuck D, Larry Bird, William C. Rhoden
Votes: 5,554
4. 20/20 (1978– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, News
ABC's original hour-long news magazine.
Stars: David Muir, Amy Robach, Elizabeth Vargas, Deborah Roberts
Votes: 2,744
5. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
TV-14 | 105 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Skitch Henderson
Votes: 4,245
6. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993–2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Conan O'Brien, a Harvard Lampoon alumnus, hosts this late-night comedy/talk-show, which is often silly and whimsical.
Stars: Conan O'Brien, The Max Weinberg 7, Andy Richter, Joel Godard
Votes: 18,978
7. Great Performances (1971– )
TV-G | 180 min | Music, Musical
Filmed and televised versions of theater productions, such as plays, musicals, operas, ballets, and concerts from around the world.
Stars: Scott Yoo, Julie Andrews, Renée Fleming, Plácido Domingo
Votes: 901
8. Good Morning America (1975– )
TV-G | 120 min | News, Talk-Show
They present the news and information source of the day's topics and journalism.
Stars: Lara Spencer, Ginger Zee, Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos
Votes: 2,029
9. American Masters (1985– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.
Stars: Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich, Tony Bennett, Dick Cavett
Votes: 1,173
10. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992–2014)
TV-14 | 62 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Jay Leno takes over the Tonight Show with interview, sketches, and plenty of laughs.
Stars: Jay Leno, Kevin Eubanks, Edd Hall, John Melendez
Votes: 10,938
11. Late Show with David Letterman (1993–2015)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
The Late Show with David Letterman is an hour-long weeknight comedy and talk-show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City.
Stars: David Letterman, Paul Shaffer, Alan Kalter, Biff Henderson
Votes: 14,305
12. The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996–2002)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Comedian Rosie O'Donnell produces and hosts her first daytime talk show that focuses on interviews with celebrities about acting, writing, charity work, and family life.
Stars: Rosie O'Donnell, John McDaniel, Caroline Rhea, Susan Lucci
Votes: 1,582
13. ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (1953– )
30 min | News
From the 60's to the 90's, the three major networks were, for the most part, the only source for national and international news. ABC News, anchored by Peter Jennings, regularly presented ... See full summary »
Stars: Diane Sawyer, David Muir, Rob Marciano, Matt Gutman
Votes: 426
14. One Day in September (1999)
R | 94 min | Documentary, History, Sport
The Palestinian terrorist group Black September holds Israeli athletes hostage at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich.
Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Michael Douglas, Ankie Spitzer, Jamal Al Gashey, Gerald Seymour
Votes: 6,246 | Gross: $0.16M
15. Howard Stern (1994–2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Raunchy interviews, sketches, and social commentary from the king of shock radio.
Stars: Howard Stern, Robin Quivers, Matt Sager, John Melendez
Votes: 1,163
16. ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961–1997)
90 min | Sport
ABC's weekend extravaganzas about everything that can be called a sports event.
Stars: Jim McKay, Howard Cosell, Muhammad Ali, Angelo Dundee
Votes: 223
17. Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992)
Not Rated | 167 min | Documentary, Biography, War
A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.
Directors: Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick | Stars: Noam Chomsky, Mark Achbar, Karin Aguilar-San Juan, Paul Andrews
Votes: 4,938
18. The Last Party (1993)
R | 96 min | Documentary, History
Robert Downey, Jr. gives reports and interviews with other stars in this documentary about the Democratic National Convention in 1992.
Directors: Mark Benjamin, Marc Levin | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Bill Clinton, Ann Palmer, Hilary Anderson
Votes: 660
19. The Joey Bishop Show (1967–1969)
90 min | Talk-Show
American talk show that had its first broadcast on ABC on April 17, 1967. It was hosted by Joey Bishop and featured Regis Philbin in his first ongoing role with national television exposure, as Bishop's sidekick/announcer.
Stars: Regis Philbin, Joey Bishop, Norm Crosby, Jan Murray
Votes: 222
20. Loose Change: Final Cut (2007 Video)
80 min | Documentary, History, Mystery
Loose Change Final Cut sets out to prove the official story of 9/11 - 'that the impact of two planes flying into two World Trade Center towers and the resulting fires caused three World ... See full synopsis »
Director: Dylan Avery | Stars: Dylan Avery, Mahmoud Ahmad, Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, Hamza Al-Ghamdi
Votes: 2,506
21. Larry King Live (1985–2010)
TV-14 | 60 min | News, Talk-Show
Popular and controversial journalist Larry King hosts this CNN call-in talk show.
Stars: Larry King, Bob Woodward, Ryan Seacrest, Bill Maher
Votes: 1,265
22. The Century: America's Time (1999– )
Not Rated | 750 min | Documentary
Peter Jennings hosts this 15 part documentary that chronicles the defining events of the 20th century. Through archive footage and hundreds of interviews the series examines 100 years of ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Jennings, Neil Simon, John Updike, Stephen Ambrose
Votes: 107
23. Primetime (1989–2012)
60 min | Documentary, News
A nighttime news program similar to 60 minutes and 20/20. Veteran newscasters Diane Sawyer and Sam Donaldson provide an in-depth look at the kinds of news stories that often do not receive ... See full summary »
Stars: Diane Sawyer, Charles Gibson, Chris Wallace, Cynthia McFadden
Votes: 144
24. ESPN SportsCentury (1999–2007)
Documentary, Biography, History
A biography series counting down the 50 greatest North American athletes of the 20th century. It was expanded to include other athletes, personalities, and notable moments in sports history.
Stars: Chris Fowler, Dick Schaap, Edwin Pope, Robert Lipsyte
Votes: 324
25. The Factor (1996–2017)
60 min | News, Talk-Show
Fox News Channel news and talk show.
Stars: Bill O'Reilly, Laura Ingraham, Juan Williams, Lis Wiehl
Votes: 4,270
26. The Tony Danza Show (2004–2006)
TV-G | Talk-Show
Hosted by one of America's most recognized and likeable television personalities, "The Tony Danza Show" is an entertaining one-hour talk show produced live daily from New York. Guests will ... See full summary »
Stars: Tony Danza, Dave Dettman, Rocco DiSpirito, Sandra Lee
Votes: 350
27. Tavis Smiley (2004–2017)
30 min | Talk-Show
A diverse panel of experts on various social, political, economic, and legal issues that are key to Detroit's turnaround.
Stars: Tavis Smiley, Cornel West, Bernie Sanders, Harry Belafonte
Votes: 412
28. JFK II: The Bush Connection (2003 Video)
92 min | Documentary, History
Four part documentary about JFK's murder, and who had reasons and means to do it, and to escape. - Part 1: History is written by the winners. Part 2: Through the Looking Glass. Part 3: Who ... See full summary »
Director: John Hankey | Stars: Cyril H. Wecht, Robert McClelland, Marion Jenkins, Richard Dulany
Votes: 243
29. 20/20 Wednesday (1993–1999)
Documentary, News
ABC News Magazine Show
Stars: Diane Sawyer, Barbara Walters, Meredith Vieira, Don Kladstrup
Votes: 18
30. Peter Jennings Reporting: The Kennedy Assassination - Beyond Conspiracy (2003 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, History
Forty years after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, more than 80% of Americans still believe that Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone. This documentary attempts to separate fact from conspiracy theories to get to the truth.
Director: Mark Obenhaus | Stars: Robert Goldberg, John F. Kennedy, Robert Dallek, Lee Harvey Oswald
Votes: 263
31. ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999 TV Movie)
Documentary
ABC 2000 was perhaps the most elaborate, complex and ambitious televison program produced. ABCNews placed correspondents and production teams on every continent, anchored by Peter Jennings ... See full summary »
Director: Roger Goodman | Stars: Hank Aaron, Bud Abbott, Christina Aguilera, Alan Alda
Votes: 146
32. Frank Capra's American Dream (1997 TV Movie)
PG | 115 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Ron Howard hosts a biography of the life and career of filmmaker Frank Capra, including interviews with the director's friends, colleagues and admirers.
Director: Kenneth Bowser | Stars: Ron Howard, Robert Altman, Jeanine Basinger, Edward Bernds
Votes: 322
33. 911 Mysteries Part 1: Demolitions (2006 Video)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary, History, Mystery
911 Mysteries is a documentary that attempts to tell the people what really happened. It systematically deconstructs all of the propaganda you have heard about the twin towers, and replaces it with facts.
Director: Sofia Shafquat | Stars: Sofia Shafquat, Jonathan Barnett, Marvin Bush, Joe Casaliggi
Votes: 601
34. An Unlikely Weapon (2008)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
In 1968, in 1/500th of a second Eddie Adams photographed a Saigon police chief, General Nygoc Loan, shooting a Vietcong guerrilla point blank. Some say that photograph ended the Vietnam war... See full summary »
Director: Susan Morgan Cooper | Stars: Eddie Adams, Marc Anthony, Peter Arnett, Tom Brokaw
Votes: 114
35. The Century (1999– )
720 min | Documentary, History
Peter Jennings hosted this 6 episode special that reviews some of the most important events of the 20th Century. Each episode is a two part examination of two events in history that ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Jennings, Henry Kissinger, Steve Allen, Edward Teller
Votes: 61
36. CTV National News (1961– )
30 min | News
Stars: Lisa LaFlamme, Sandie Rinaldo, Omar Sachedina, Joy Malbon
Votes: 157
37. Rage and Betrayal: The Lives of Tim McVeigh and Terry Nichols (1996 TV Movie)
89 min | Documentary, Biography
Why did they do it, if they did it? Hints have been emerging since the arrests of Timothy James McVeigh and Terry Lynn Nichols in the bomb explosion that destroyed the Federal Building in Oklahoma City.
Director: Roger Goodman | Stars: Dave Dilly, Peter Jennings, Mike Jones, Bill McVeigh
38. ABC Close-Up! (1960– )
30 min | Documentary
This long running ABC News series of special reports/documentaries explores different aspects of life in the United States, featuring the most prominent ABC News correspondents of their times.
Stars: Marshall Frady, Joseph Julian, John Daly, Pierre Salinger
Votes: 25
39. ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2003 TV Special)
Documentary
A retrospective of the 50-year history of the American Broadcasting Company, showcasing clips from past shows and current programs.
Director: Glenn Weiss | Stars: Tim Allen, Roseanne Barr, Garcelle Beauvais, Jim Belushi
Votes: 179
40. Ted Williams: There Goes the Greatest Hitter That Ever Lived (2009 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 75 min | Documentary, Sport
Explores the life and career of Boston Red Sox legend Ted Williams.
Stars: Heywood Hale Broun, Joe Buck, Barbara Bush, George Bush
Votes: 105
41. Peter Jennings Reporting: UFOs - Seeing Is Believing (2005 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary
UFOs: Seeing is Believing investigates, speculates and ultimately celebrates the possibility that we are not alone.
Director: Mark Obenhaus | Stars: Peter Jennings, Chris McKay, Art Bell, Ramona Bell
Votes: 75
42. Los Angeles 1984: Games of the XXIII Olympiad (1984)
Sport
Broadcast television coverage of the Los Angeles 1984: Summer Olympics Games of the XXIII Olympiad, an international multi-sport competition that took place in and around Los Angeles, California, USA from 28 July through 12 August 1984.
Stars: Leonidas Pelekanakis, Ilias Hatzipavlis, Oscar Schmidt, Yang Xiaojun
Votes: 59
43. Liberty Weekend (1986 TV Special)
Documentary
A four-night spectacular celebrating the hundredth anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.
Directors: Kirk Browning, John R. Burgeois, Dwight Hemion, Walter C. Miller, Don Mischer, Don Ohlmeyer, Tommy Walker | Stars: Hank Aaron, Donnie Ray Albert, Debbie Allen, Frankie Avalon
Votes: 73
44. This Reporter (1990– )
Documentary
Stars: Barbara Walters, Charles Kuralt, Ted Koppel, Dan Rather
Votes: 23
45. Dangerous World: The Kennedy Years (1997 TV Movie)
86 min | Documentary
President Kennedy served just three years in office, but they were three of the most difficult years of any presidency. The United States was locked in a global power struggle with the ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Jennings, Judith Campbell Exner, Fidel Castro, Sam Giancana
Votes: 15
46. Growing Up in the Age of AIDS: An ABC News Town Meeting for the Family - With Peter Jennings (1992 TV Special)
90 min | Talk-Show
Directors: Roger Goodman, Millicent Shelton | Stars: Peter Jennings, Timothy Johnson, Kid 'N Play, Christopher Martin
47. Telescope (1963–1973)
30 min | Documentary
Documentary and biography with interviews as the central element of the show.
Stars: Fletcher Markle, Ken Cavanaugh, Pierre Berton, Gordon Sinclair
Votes: 30
48. Turning Point: War with Iraq (2003 TV Special)
News
ABC News looks at the Iraq War focusing on the events and projected aftermath of April 9, 2003. On that day, U.S. Marine and Iraqi citizens tore down a large statue of Saddam Hussein in ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Jennings, Tony Cordesman, John Donvan, Richard Engel
49. Divas Live: An Honors Concert for VH1 Save the Music (1998 TV Special)
80 min | Documentary, Music
The most famous female artists in popular music perform.
Director: Michael Simon | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Patricia Arquette, Mariah Carey, Bill Clinton
Votes: 299
50. Peter Jennings Reporting: The Search for Jesus (2000 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary
A serious news documentary examining the authenticity of the events in the life of Jesus
Stars: Peter Jennings, Jonah Blank, Marcus Borg, John Dominic Crossan
Votes: 25