Summary
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 whose lives were touched by triumph or tragedy.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 77GoodWatch 73
IMDb7.7
Time to watch it all
186 h
186 episodes, about 60 min each
An episode a night: about 6 months.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
First aired
1976
January 2, 1976
Still running
Genres
DocumentaryNewsLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Canada
Academy Awards1983
- Documentary Feature Film1983Won
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States for strong language and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
and 2 more9 people
- BMBob McKeownHost186 episodes
- GFGillian FindlayHost186 episodes
- MKMark KelleyHost186 episodes
- EMElana McMurtryComplainant1 episode
- Rob FordSelf (archive footage)1 episode
- Doug Ford Sr.Self (archive footage)1 episode
- Doug FordSelf (archive footage)1 episode
- Don CherrySelf (archive footage)1 episode
- Robyn DoolittleSelf (uncredited)1 episode
Writing · 5
- Bob McKeown Writer
- Stuart Coxe Writer
- Linden MacIntyre Writer
- Hana Gartner Writer
- Gillian Findlay Writer
The Fifth Estate episodes
17 seasons · 186 episodes
Episodes
- S23 E1 Karla Homolka, 8.0
- S32 E4 The Denial Machine, 6.0
- S38 E12 Hunting Magnotta, 6.6
- S39 E1 The Secrets of Sugar, 8.1
- S40 E7 Stalking Amanda: The Man in the Shadows, 6.7
- S41 E16 The Trial of Jian Ghomeshi, 5.7
- S41 E535 The Sextortion of Amanda Todd, 7.4
- S42 E0 The Disappearance of Dylan Koshman, 7.0
- S43 E1 Murder in Cottage Country, 6.6
- S43 E2 Pit Bulls Unleashed: Should They Be Banned?, 7.0
- S43 E13 Brainwashed: The Secret CIA Experiments in Canada, 6.6
- S47 E6 Finding School No. 4: WE Charity's donor deception in Kenya, 8.2
- S48 E7 Hunting the Hacker of Gatineau, 7.6
- S48 E15 What Hockey Canada knew about sexual assault allegations, 7.4
- S49 E2 Making an Icon, 8.9
- S49 E11 Who's minding the store?, 6.5
- S50 E5 Conspiracy in Coutts, 7.8
- S51 E3 Dying to Recover, 7.6
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