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The Best Episodes of This Is Life with Lisa Ling

Every episode of This Is Life with Lisa Ling ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of This Is Life with Lisa Ling!

The Best Episodes of This Is Life with Lisa Ling

Lisa Ling's investigative documentary series goes behind the scenes to discover the secret societies within the American society.

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  1. 9.5/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Unholy Addiction

    S1:E2

    Utah, home of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has the lowest rates of tobacco use and alcohol-related deaths in the nation. Yet, every year more people in Utah are dying from prescription drug overdoses than are dying in car accidents. In this episode, Lisa travels to Salt Lake City to discover how the hard hit LDS Church is battling an epidemic that is wreaking havoc on its faithful followers.

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  2. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Filthy Rich

    S1:E4

    Lisa Ling goes inside this modern day boomtown and explores its new women pioneers.

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  3. 8.9/10(12 votes)

    #3 - Porn Ed

    S6:E1

    Lisa Ling takes on a topic most avoid: online pornography and how it is shaping a generation's perception on sex and intimacy.

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  4. 8.8/10(6 votes)

    #4 - The Black and White of Heroin

    S3:E3

    Lisa Ling visits Chicago to investigate whether a gentler approach to heroin use is being applied equally to the rich and poor, black and white.

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  5. 8.8/10(6 votes)

    #5 - Sins of the Father

    S3:E7

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  6. 8.8/10(6 votes)

    #6 - LA's Mental Health Crisis

    S9:E4

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  8. 8.6/10(15 votes)

    #7 - Fatherless Towns

    S2:E3

    Imprisoned dads learn to become fathers through an innovative program. 13 Inmates prepare for an unprecedented event: The father-daughter dance.

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  9. 8.6/10(8 votes)

    #8 - Got Sperm?

    S9:E2

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  10. 8.2/10(9 votes)

    #9 - Sex, Love, and Techology

    S9:E1

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  11. 8.0/10(10 votes)

    #10 - Locked Angeles

    S3:E1

    Lisa Ling gains unprecedented access to the Los Angeles County Jail to understand what it takes to manage the country's busiest jail.

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  12. 7.9/10(8 votes)

    #11 - Mississippi Gangland

    S6:E4

    Lisa Ling explores the inner workings of Mississippi's fastest growing gang, The Simon City Royals, and how some members are walking away from the brotherhood and turning their lives around.

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  13. 7.8/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Electronic Woodstock

    S2:E5

    Lisa relives her life as a 1990s raver, by embedding with a new generation of electronic music fans at a festival called Mysteryland.

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  14. 7.8/10(5 votes)

    #13 - Tiger Queens

    S9:E3

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  15. 7.6/10(14 votes)

    #14 - Children of the Prophet

    S2:E1

    Two children of Warren Jeffs make the revelations to Lisa Ling that the imprisoned leader of the polygamous Mormon sect sexually abused them as children.

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  16. 7.5/10(21 votes)

    #15 - The Benzos Crisis

    S6:E2

    Lisa Ling delves into the world of benzodiazepine use and uncovers the troubling threat these drugs pose when used long term, and the challenges facing patients who try to quit.

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  17. 7.5/10(6 votes)

    #16 - Swingers

    S6:E7

    Lisa Ling attends the country’s largest swingers party in New Orleans and learns how the swinging lifestyle is evolving into a movement for total sexual freedom.

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  18. 7.4/10(8 votes)

    #17 - The Seduction Game

    S2:E7

    Lisa attends a pickup artist bootcamp to explore what draws men to the pickup lifestyle and to discern what pickup masters are really teaching.

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  19. 7.4/10(19 votes)

    #18 - The Satanists Next Door

    S2:E8

    Lisa investigates Satanism, focusing on the story of its members including their desire to use their beliefs to promote equality in American society as well as to protest what they describe as oppressive values and rules of the Judeo-Christian religions.

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  20. 7.4/10(5 votes)

    #19 - A Few Good Women

    S6:E3

    Lisa Ling gets a rare look inside the Marines' initiative to integrate the men and women in combat training, where they learn to fight and kill.

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  21. 7.3/10(10 votes)

    #20 - Faces That Sell

    S2:E4

    Apparently men will pay a lot to be surrounded by beautiful women. Go inside the world of fashion modeling with Lisa Ling.

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  22. 7.2/10(9 votes)

    #21 - Wired Philly

    S3:E6

    Lisa Ling embeds with the Philadelphia Police Department to explore how new technology is changing what it means to be a 21st century cop in America.

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  23. 6.8/10(5 votes)

    #22 - Silicon Savants

    S3:E5

    Lisa Ling meets ambitious young people in San Francisco who hope to become the next Mark Zuckerberg.

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  24. 6.7/10(14 votes)

    #23 - America's Busiest Coroners

    S2:E6

    Go Inside the LA County Coroner's Office where death is business as usual. “There are things that I saw... that will continue to haunt me forever,” said Lisa Ling.

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  25. 6.2/10(8 votes)

    #24 - Women Who Fight

    S3:E2

    Lisa Ling enters the octagon with three female MMA fighters changing the perception of ultimate fighting.

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  26. 6.2/10(8 votes)

    #25 - 21st Century Brothel

    S3:E4

    Lisa Ling travels to the most famous legal brothel, the Moonlite BunnyRanch in Nevada, to meet women who make a living off lust.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Unholy Addiction" is the best rated episode of "This Is Life with Lisa Ling". It scored 9.5/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/5/2014. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Filthy Rich".