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The Best Episodes of Frontline Season 29

Every episode of Frontline Season 29 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Frontline Season 29!

The Best Episodes of Frontline Season 29

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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    #1 - Death by Fire

    S29:E1

    At the center of the national death penalty debate today is the controversial case of Cameron Todd Willingham, put to death for the arson-murder of his three little girls. But was he guilty?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #2 - The Spill

    S29:E2

    Frontline investigates BP's record of safety violations and accidents in the years leading up to the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #3 - The Confessions

    S29:E3

    Frontline looks at the case of the Norfolk Four in which four men were convicted of the rape and murder of a woman on the basis of coerced confessions.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #4 - Facing Death

    S29:E4

    The end-of-life choices made by physicians and families

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #5 - Battle for Haiti

    S29:E5

    In the chaos of the earthquake that devastated Haiti, thousands of the country's worst criminals seized the opportunity to stage a mass escape from the National Penitentiary. One year later, the gang leaders are re-asserting control in the capital, threatening the country's stability.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #6 - Are We Safer? / Flying Cheaper

    S29:E6

    Are We Safer?: Dana Priest investigates the terrorism-industrial complex that grew up in the wake of 9/11. Flying Cheaper: A follow-up to Season 28's Flying Cheap examines the trend of airlines outsourcing Maintenance; a co-production with the Investigative Reporting Workshop.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #7 - Post Mortem

    S29:E7

    A collaboration with NPR and ProPublica reveals how dysfunction, low standards, and lax oversight impacts investigations into sudden or suspicious deaths.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #8 - Revolution in Cairo

    S29:E9

    A look at the April 6 Youth Movement, the Muslim Brotherhood, and the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #9 - Money and March Madness / Who's Afraid of Ai Weiwei / The Private Life of Bradley Manning

    S29:E10

    Money and March Madness: An inside look at the multibillion-dollar business of the NCAA and its brand of amateur college sports. Who's Afraid of Ai Weiwei: How Ai Weiwei dares to walk the fine line between freedom and censorship in China. The Private Life of Bradley Manning: Exclusive interview with Private Manning's father, who speaks out for the first time about his son's upbringing and troubled youth

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    Director:Unknown
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    #10 - Football High

    S29:E11

    High school football has never had a higher profile ... but is winning worth the risks?

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    Director:Unknown
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    #11 - The Silence

    S29:E12

    Frontline reveals a little-known chapter of the Catholic Church sex abuse story: decades of abuse of Native Americans by priests and other church workers in Alaska.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #12 - Fighting for Bin Laden

    S29:E13

    The fight against al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #13 - Kill/Capture

    S29:E14

    Goes inside the "kill/capture" program to discover new evidence of the program's effect and its costs.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #14 - WikiSecrets

    S29:E15

    The inside story of Chelsea Manning, Julian Assange (WikiLeaks) and the largest intelligence breach in U.S. history.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #15 - The Child Cases / Educating Sergeant Pantzke

    S29:E16

    The Child Cases: Ernie Lopez to prison for 60 years when a child dies under suspicious circumstances. Now a Texas judge has moved to overturn Lopez's conviction, and questions are raised about the quality of expert testimony in this and many other cases. Educating Sergeant Pantzke: In a follow-up to College, Inc., FRONTLINE investigates how the for-profit schools are recruiting veterans with educational promises that they may not keep.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #16 - The Pot Republic / Doctor Hotspot / The Atomic Artists

    S29:E17

    The Pot Republic: FRONTLINE and The Center for Investigative Reporting team up to investigate California's marijuana market. Doctor Hotspot: Dr. Jeffrey Brenner and his team are pioneering a practice called “hotspotting,” in which medical care is focused on the hardest-to-treat to improve their health and dramatically reduce costs. The Atomic Artists: FRONTLINE with PRI’s The World meet Chim?Pom, a provocative group of young artists using art to challenge the status quo and ask Japan to rethink their way of life.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #17 - Top Secret America

    S29:E18

    A report from the Washington Post on US government intelligence spending

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    Director:Unknown
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    #18 - An Optimist in Haiti

    S29:E19

    The struggle of one man to develop a tourist destination in Haiti and bring economic prosperity.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #19 - The Man Behind the Mosque

    S29:E20

    The struggles of Sharif El-Gamal to build a mosque near the site of the World Trade Center.

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    Director:Unknown
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Season 29 Ratings Summary

"Death by Fire" is the best rated episode of "Frontline" season 29. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/19/2010. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Spill".