7.9/10108 votes#1 - Netanyahu at War
Season 34 Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/2016
The inside story of the bitter clash between President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Amid violence in the Middle East, the film traces Netanyahu's rise to power and his high-stakes fight with the president over Iran's nuclear program.
Director: Michael Kirk
Writer: N/A
7.0/1053 votes#2 - Supplements and Safety
Season 34 Episode 2 - Aired 1/19/2016
An investigation into the hidden dangers of vitamins and supplements, a multibillion-dollar industry with limited FDA oversight. FRONTLINE, The New York Times and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation examine the marketing and regulation of supplements, and cases of contamination and serious health problems.
Director: Michael Kirk
Writer: N/A
6.8/1030 votes#3 - The Fantasy Sports Gamble
Season 34 Episode 3 - Aired 2/9/2016
An investigation with The New York Times into fantasy sports and online sports betting. With law enforcement cracking down, the film traces the growth of these booming businesses and goes inside their operations at home and abroad.
Director: Ricardo Pollack
Writer: N/A
7.5/1055 votes#4 - Chasing Heroin
Season 34 Episode 4 - Aired 2/23/2016
FRONTLINE looks at America's heroin crisis in a fresh and provocative light -- telling the stories of individual addicts, but also illuminating the epidemic's years-in-the-making social context, deeply examining shifts in drug policy, and exploring what happens when addiction is treated like a public health issue, not a crime.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10254 votes#5 - Saudi Arabia Uncovered
Season 34 Episode 5 - Aired 3/29/2016
With undercover footage and on-the-ground reporting, FRONTLINE reveals a side of Saudi Arabia that's rarely seen, and traces the efforts of men and women who are working to bring about change.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.6/1032 votes#6 - Children of Syria
Season 34 Episode 6 - Aired 4/19/2016
The story of one Syrian family struggling amid war, from the siege of their city, to the kidnapping of their father, to the shock of becoming refugees.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1028 votes#7 - Benghazi in Crisis / Yemen Under Siege
Season 34 Episode 7 - Aired 5/3/2016
In a special two-part hour, journalist Feras Kilani reports from inside the war-torn city of Benghazi -- the birthplace of Libya’s uprising, now besieged by ISIS and warring militias. Then, journalist Safa Al Ahmad makes a dangerous trip to report on the fighting in Yemen.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10120 votes#8 - The Secret History of ISIS
Season 34 Episode 8 - Aired 5/17/2016
From veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker Michael Kirk and his team comes the inside story of the creation of ISIS, and how the United States missed the many warning signs. The film uncovers the terror group’s earliest plans, the Islamic radicals who became its leaders, and the American failures to stop ISIS’s brutal rise.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1046 votes#9 - Business of Disaster
Season 34 Episode 9 - Aired 5/24/2016
When disaster strikes, who profits? FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the Business of Disaster, focusing on the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy: the thousands still not home, the agencies that were supposed to help and the companies that made millions.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1060 votes#10 - Policing the Police
Season 34 Episode 10 - Aired 6/28/2016
How do you change a troubled police department? FRONTLINE goes inside the Newark Police Department — one of many forces in America ordered to reform. As the country’s debate over race, policing and civil rights continues to unfold, the New Yorker's Jelani Cobb examines allegations of police abuses in Newark, N.J. and the challenge of fixing a broken relationship with the community.
Director: James Jacoby
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#11 - A Subprime Education / The Education of Omarina
Season 34 Episode 11 - Aired 9/13/2016
FRONTLINE examines allegations of fraud and predatory behavior in the for-profit college industry. The Education of Omarina continues a story FRONTLINE has been following since 2012 — showing how an innovative program to stem the high school dropout crisis has affected one girl’s journey, from a public middle school in the Bronx to an elite New England private school, and now on to college.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Frontline Season 34
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Season 34 Ratings Summary
"Netanyahu at War" is the best rated episode of "Frontline" season 34. It scored 7.9/10 based on 108 votes. Directed by Michael Kirk and written by N/A, it aired on 1/5/2016. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "Supplements and Safety".