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ExcellentGoodWatch scoreSummary
Scientific American Frontiers was an American television program primarily focused on informing the public about new technologies and discoveries in science and medicine. It was a companion program to the Scientific American magazine.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 85GoodWatch 88
IMDb8.5
Time to watch it all
96 h
96 episodes, about 60 min each
An episode a night: about 3 months.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 1 more
First aired
1990
October 1, 1990
Ended 2005
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Other crew · 1
- Alan Alda Presenter
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