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The Best Episodes of Frontline Season 22

Every episode of Frontline Season 22 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Frontline Season 22!

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...
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Season 22 Ratings Summary

"Truth, War, and Consequences" is the best rated episode of "Frontline" season 22. It scored 8.2/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/9/2003. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Chasing the Sleeper Cell".

  • Truth, War, and Consequences
    8.2/1010 votes

    #1 - Truth, War, and Consequences

    Season 22 Episode 1 - Aired 10/9/2003

    Did America rush into a war in Iraq for which is was unprepared? Could the volatility in Iraq have been prevented? FRONTLINE takes an in-depth, behind the scenes look at what some government officials said was the underlying cause of America’s problems in Iraq: prewar political infighting that hampered efforts to plan for an orderly postwar transition.

    Director: N/A

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  • Chasing the Sleeper Cell
    8.4/108 votes

    #2 - Chasing the Sleeper Cell

    Season 22 Episode 2 - Aired 10/16/2003

    No description available

    Director: N/A

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  • The Alternative Fix
    8.3/1018 votes

    #3 - The Alternative Fix

    Season 22 Episode 3 - Aired 11/6/2003

    No description available

    Director: N/A

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  • Dangerous Prescription
    8.3/1017 votes

    #4 - Dangerous Prescription

    Season 22 Episode 4 - Aired 11/13/2003

    No description available

    Director: N/A

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  • Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald? (Updated)
    8.7/1025 votes

    #5 - Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald? (Updated)

    Season 22 Episode 5 - Aired 11/20/2003

    No description available

    Director: N/A

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  • From China With Love
    8.7/10246 votes

    #6 - From China With Love

    Season 22 Episode 6 - Aired 1/15/2004

    No description available

    Director: N/A

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  • Chasing Saddam's Weapons
    6.8/1013 votes

    #7 - Chasing Saddam's Weapons

    Season 22 Episode 7 - Aired 1/22/2004

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Beyond Baghdad
    8.4/1013 votes

    #8 - Beyond Baghdad

    Season 22 Episode 8 - Aired 2/12/2004

    Veteran investigative team Martin Smith, Marcela Gaviria and Scott Anger continued their reporting on Iraq, setting out on a five-week journey across the country, from the Kurdish north, through the Sunni Triangle, to the Shiite south, taking a hard look at the social and political reality beyond the political corridors of Baghdad.

    Director: N/A

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  • Tax Me if You Can
    6.7/1018 votes

    #9 - Tax Me if You Can

    Season 22 Episode 9 - Aired 2/19/2004

    In "Tax Me If You Can," FRONTLINE correspondent Hedrick Smith investigates the rampant abuse of tax shelters since the late 1990s. Through interviews with government officials, tax experts, and industry insiders, Smith uncovers an avalanche of bogus transactions -- created by some of America's biggest and most-respected accounting firms, law firms, and investment banks -- that were then aggressively marketed to big corporations and wealthy individuals.

    Director: N/A

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  • The Invasion of Iraq
    7.9/1010 votes

    #10 - The Invasion of Iraq

    Season 22 Episode 10 - Aired 2/26/2004

    No description available

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  • Ghosts of Rwanda
    7.9/1019 votes

    #11 - Ghosts of Rwanda

    Season 22 Episode 11 - Aired 4/1/2004

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Diet Wars
    NaN/100 votes

    #12 - Diet Wars

    Season 22 Episode 12 - Aired 4/8/2004

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Jesus Factor
    7.9/1025 votes

    #13 - The Jesus Factor

    Season 22 Episode 14 - Aired 4/29/2004

    No description available

    Director: N/A

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  • The Way the Music Died
    8.0/1096 votes

    #14 - The Way the Music Died

    Season 22 Episode 15 - Aired 5/27/2004

    No description available

    Director: N/A

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  • The Plea
    8.3/1082 votes

    #15 - The Plea

    Season 22 Episode 16 - Aired 6/17/2004

    Nearly 95 percent of all cases resulting in felony convictions never reach a jury. They are settled through plea bargains in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty in exchange for a reduced sentence. But what are the implications of a system that relies on pleas to expedite justice?

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