Frontline S39E4 — Growing Up Poor in America

7.6

Frontline•Season 39•Episode 4

Growing Up Poor in America

7.6/10 · 94 votesSep 8, 2020

Ranked #1 of 10 in Season 39•+1.1 vs season avg

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The experience of childhood poverty against the backdrop of a pandemic and a national reckoning with racism. Set in Ohio, the film follows children and their families navigating issues of poverty, homelessness, race and new challenges due to COVID-19.

Previous episodeE3 · Love, Life & the Virus / Undocumented in the Pandemic Next episodeE5 · Policing the Police 2020

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Season 39 Episodes10

E1 5.7

COVID's Hidden Toll

E2 6.1

United States of Conspiracy

E3 7.2

Love, Life & the Virus / Undocumented in the Pandemic

E4 7.6Now viewing

Growing Up Poor in America

E5 6.3

Policing the Police 2020

E6 4.8

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

E7 7.3

America's Medical Supply Crisis

E8 6.7

Whose Vote Counts

E9 6.5

American Voices: A Nation in Turmoil

E10 6.3

Return from ISIS

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Will Lyman

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Episode Summary

"Growing Up Poor in America" is episode 4 of Frontline season 39. It scored 7.6/10 from 94 votes, ranking #1 of 10 episodes this season (season average 6.5). It aired on September 8, 2020.

Next: E5 · Policing the Police 2020 Best of Season 39