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The Best Episodes of The Fifth Estate

Every episode of The Fifth Estate ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Fifth Estate!

Each week the fifth estate brings in-depth investigations that matter to Canadians – delivering a dazzling parade of political leaders, controversial characters and ordinary people...
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Best Episodes Summary

"Tracking the sasquatch" is the best rated episode of "The Fifth Estate". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/21/1976. This episode scored 1.9 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Secrets of Sugar".

  • Tracking the sasquatch
    10.0/101 votes
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    #1 - Tracking the sasquatch

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 12/21/1976

    Rene Dahinden is searching for sasquatch.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Secrets of Sugar
    8.1/1016 votes
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    #2 - The Secrets of Sugar

    Season 39 Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/2013

    We’ve heard for years about the dangers of eating too much fat or salt. But there have never been recommended limits for sugar on Canadian food labels, despite emerging research that suggests the sweet stuff may be making more of us fat and sick. Has the sugar industry been hiding an unsavoury truth from consumers?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hunting Magnotta
    6.6/1015 votes
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    #3 - Hunting Magnotta

    Season 38 Episode 12 - Aired 11/30/2012

    Mark Kelley reveals the story of a secret group of online investigators who tracked accused killer Luka Magnotta for almost two years and warned police he was dangerous and had to be stopped.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 1
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    #4 - Episode 1

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/2/1976

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Montreal Massacre - Legacy of Pain
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    #5 - Montreal Massacre - Legacy of Pain

    Season 25 Episode 2 - Aired 12/1/1999

    On December 6, 1989, 14 women were shot dead at a university in Montreal. The gunman Marc Lepine's hate crime left behind a profound and painful human tragedy. The real mystery of the crime, however, was about what in Lepine's life had led him to pick up a gun and attack complete strangers. In this piece from 1999, the fifth estate explores Lepine's past and discovers many factors that may have led him to act as he did.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Disappearing Act
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    #6 - Disappearing Act

    Season 34 Episode 1 - Aired 10/1/2008

    He was just an ordinary guy who stole almost a million dollars.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Inside Room 22
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    #7 - Inside Room 22

    Season 34 Episode 2 - Aired 10/8/2008

    The latest episode in the long, strange and troubling story of ex-NHL player agent David Frost.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Shadows of Doubt
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    #8 - Shadows of Doubt

    Season 34 Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/2008

    On a rainy night in Kingston in October 2003, third-year Royal Military College cadet Joe Grozelle simply vanished.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Girl in Saskatoon (Update)
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    #9 - The Girl in Saskatoon (Update)

    Season 34 Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/2008

    An old cold case is warming up.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • After the Storm
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    #10 - After the Storm

    Season 34 Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/2008

    A story of love and murder in post-Katrina New Orleans.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Overboard (Update)
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    #11 - Overboard (Update)

    Season 34 Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/2008

    Bob Gainey's long fight to reveal the truth about his daughter's death at sea.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Gospel of Green
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    #12 - The Gospel of Green

    Season 34 Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/2008

    Giving power to the people. Germany's green revolution and the man who's leading it.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Where the Women Went
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    #13 - Where the Women Went

    Season 34 Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/2008

    When faced with economic hardship, they turned to their most valuable export -- themselves.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Chess Master
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    #14 - The Chess Master

    Season 34 Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/2008

    Your backstage pass to political theatre.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Death in the Family
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    #15 - A Death in the Family

    Season 34 Episode 11 - Aired 1/7/2009

    The price an entire family pays when one member is wrongfully convicted of murder.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Someone Got Away With Murder
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    #16 - Someone Got Away With Murder

    Season 34 Episode 12 - Aired 1/21/2009

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    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Strangers in Paradise
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    #17 - Strangers in Paradise

    Season 34 Episode 13 - Aired 1/28/2009

    What happens when someone's virtual fantasy takes over their real life.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Collateral Damage
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    #18 - Collateral Damage

    Season 34 Episode 14 - Aired 2/4/2009

    He was sentenced in the killing of four Mounties. But, his story has never been heard. Until now.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Powerless
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    #19 - Powerless

    Season 34 Episode 15 - Aired 2/13/2009

    An Alberta teen addiction rehab centre and its controversial treatment methods.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Black Widow
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    #20 - Black Widow

    Season 34 Episode 16 - Aired 2/20/2009

    She preyed on the lonely, then married and buried them.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Code
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    #21 - The Code

    Season 34 Episode 17 - Aired 2/27/2009

    Hockey's unwritten law of fighting and the men who live by it.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Staying Alive
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    #22 - Staying Alive

    Season 34 Episode 19 - Aired 3/13/2009

    It's been called a "community centre for junkies".

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Elephant in the Room
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    #23 - The Elephant in the Room

    Season 34 Episode 20 - Aired 4/10/2009

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    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Riding on Risk
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    #24 - Riding on Risk

    Season 35 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2009

    Disturbing allegations about our safety in the air.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Education of Brian Nicholl
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    #25 - The Education of Brian Nicholl

    Season 35 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2009

    Learning lessons about the economic downturn, the hard way.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A