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NOVA
NOVA (1974)
GoodWatch score 79
Mayday
Mayday (2003)
GoodWatch score 85
Great Performances
Great Performances (1971)
GoodWatch score 70
Frontline
Frontline (1983)
GoodWatch score 77
Horizon
Horizon (1964)
GoodWatch score 80
Nature
Nature (1982)
GoodWatch score 84
Ancient Aliens
Ancient Aliens (2010)
GoodWatch score 70
This Old House
This Old House (1979)
GoodWatch score 73
American Experience
American Experience (1988)
GoodWatch score 75
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (2007)
GoodWatch score 71
MythBusters
MythBusters (2003)
GoodWatch score 82
Dateline
Dateline (1992)
GoodWatch score 69
Last Chance U
Last Chance U (2016)
GoodWatch score 82
20/20
20/20 (1978)
GoodWatch score 43
The Curse of Oak Island
The Curse of Oak Island (2014)
GoodWatch score 67
48 Hours
48 Hours (1988)
GoodWatch score 81
Snapped
Snapped (2004)
GoodWatch score 78
American Masters
American Masters (1986)
GoodWatch score 76
Behind the Music
Behind the Music (1997)
GoodWatch score 49
Formula 1: Drive to Survive
Formula 1: Drive to Survive (2019)
GoodWatch score 70
Cosmos
Cosmos (2014)
GoodWatch score 85
Finding Your Roots
Finding Your Roots (2012)
GoodWatch score 74
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997)
GoodWatch score 77
Forensic Files
Forensic Files (1996)
GoodWatch score 86
Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror (2021)
GoodWatch score 74
The Angry Video Game Nerd
The Angry Video Game Nerd (2004)
GoodWatch score 82
30 for 30
30 for 30 (2009)
GoodWatch score 54
Antiques Roadshow
Antiques Roadshow (1979)
GoodWatch score 69
Marvel Studios Legends
Marvel Studios Legends (2021)
GoodWatch score 70
The First 48
The First 48 (2004)
GoodWatch score 82
Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields
Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields (2022)
GoodWatch score 82
Who Do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are? (2004)
GoodWatch score 75
Welcome to Wrexham
Welcome to Wrexham (2022)
GoodWatch score 83
Top Gear
Top Gear (1978)
GoodWatch score 82
On the Case with Paula Zahn
On the Case with Paula Zahn (2009)
GoodWatch score 77
Unsolved Mysteries
Unsolved Mysteries (2020)
GoodWatch score 63
Modern Marvels
Modern Marvels (1993)
GoodWatch score 81
Expedition Unknown
Expedition Unknown (2015)
GoodWatch score 81
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (2024)
GoodWatch score 57
Mountain Men
Mountain Men (2012)
GoodWatch score 69

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