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The Best Seasons of Frontline

Every season of Frontline ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Frontline!

The Best Seasons of Frontline

Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's goal is to...
#1

Season 3

21 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1985

8.3/ 10
Average Rating
#2

Season 7

19 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1988

8.3/ 10
Average Rating
#3

Season 2

24 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1984

8.2/ 10
Average Rating
#4

Season 17

19 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1998

8.1/ 10
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#5

Season 5

15 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1987

8.1/ 10
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#6

Season 10

29 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1991

8.1/ 10
Average Rating
#7

Season 9

28 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1990

8.1/ 10
Average Rating
#8

Season 24

15 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2005

8.1/ 10
Average Rating
#9

Season 23

16 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2004

8.0/ 10
Average Rating
#10

Season 29

19 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2010

8.0/ 10
Average Rating
#11

Season 12

20 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1993

8.0/ 10
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#12

Season 22

16 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2003

8.0/ 10
Average Rating
#13

Season 18

16 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1999

7.9/ 10
Average Rating
#14

Season 16

16 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1997

7.9/ 10
Average Rating
#15

Season 11

21 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1992

7.8/ 10
Average Rating
#16

Season 26

18 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2007

7.8/ 10
Average Rating
#17

Season 32

18 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2014

7.8/ 10
Average Rating
#18

Season 41

16 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2022

7.8/ 10
Average Rating
#19

Season 25

15 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2006

7.8/ 10
Average Rating
#20

Season 28

15 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2010

7.8/ 10
Average Rating
#21

Season 27

17 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2002

7.7/ 10
Average Rating
#22

Season 14

18 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1995

7.6/ 10
Average Rating
#23

Season 30

24 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2011

7.6/ 10
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#24

Season 31

19 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2013

7.6/ 10
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#25

Season 38

21 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2019

7.5/ 10
Average Rating
#26

Season 33

20 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2015

7.5/ 10
Average Rating
#27

Season 6

24 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 1987

7.5/ 10
Average Rating
#28

Season 42

22 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2023

7.4/ 10
Average Rating
#29

Season 15

18 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1996

7.4/ 10
Average Rating
#30

Season 43

17 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2024

7.4/ 10
Average Rating
#31

Season 35

21 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2016

7.3/ 10
Average Rating
#32

Season 37

22 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2018

7.3/ 10
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#33

Season 36

15 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2017

7.3/ 10
Average Rating
#34

Season 1

25 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1983

7.3/ 10
Average Rating
#35

Season 39

10 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2020

7.0/ 10
Average Rating
#36

Season 40

21 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2021

6.9/ 10
Average Rating
#37

Season 44

6 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2025

6.1/ 10
Average Rating
#38

Season 4

31 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1986

N/A/ 10
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#39

Season 8

17 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 1989

N/A/ 10
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#40

Season 13

19 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1994

N/A/ 10
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#41

Season 19

16 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2000

N/A/ 10
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#42

Season 20

24 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2001

N/A/ 10
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#43

Season 21

21 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2002

N/A/ 10
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#44

Season 34

11 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2016

N/A/ 10
Average Rating