• Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's goal is to extend the impact of the documentary beyond its initial broadcast by serving as a catalyst for change.
  • List of Episodes (19)
    • 1. Death by Fire

      19 Oct '10
      At the center of the national death penalty debate today is the controversial case of Cameron Todd Willingham, put to death for the arson-murder of his three little girls. But was he guilty?
    • 2. The Spill

      26 Oct '10
      Frontline investigates BP's record of safety violations and accidents in the years leading up to the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf.
    • 3. The Confessions

      09 Nov '10
      Frontline looks at the case of the Norfolk Four in which four men were convicted of the rape and murder of a woman on the basis of coerced confessions.
    • 4. Facing Death

      23 Nov '10
      The end-of-life choices made by physicians and families
    • 5. Battle for Haiti

      11 Jan '11
      In the chaos of the earthquake that devastated Haiti, thousands of the country's worst criminals seized the opportunity to stage a mass escape from the National Penitentiary. One year later, the gang leaders are re-asserting control in the capital, threatening the country's stability.
    • 6. Are We Safer? / Flying Cheaper

      18 Jan '11
      Are We Safer?: Dana Priest investigates the terrorism-industrial complex that grew up in the wake of 9/11. Flying Cheaper: A follow-up to Season 28's Flying Cheap examines the trend of airlines outsourcing Maintenance; a co-production with the Investigative Reporting Workshop.
    • 7. Post Mortem

      01 Feb '11
      A collaboration with NPR and ProPublica reveals how dysfunction, low standards, and lax oversight impacts investigations into sudden or suspicious deaths.
    • 9. Revolution in Cairo

      22 Feb '11
      A look at the April 6 Youth Movement, the Muslim Brotherhood, and the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.
    • 10. Money and March Madness / Who's Afraid of Ai Weiwei / The Private Life of Bradley Manning

      29 Mar '11
      Money and March Madness: An inside look at the multibillion-dollar business of the NCAA and its brand of amateur college sports. Who's Afraid of Ai Weiwei: How Ai Weiwei dares to walk the fine line between freedom and censorship in China. The Private Life of Bradley Manning: Exclusive interview with Private Manning's father, who speaks out for the first time about his son's upbringing and troubled youth
    • 11. Football High

      12 Apr '11
      High school football has never had a higher profile ... but is winning worth the risks?
    • 12. The Silence

      19 Apr '11
      Frontline reveals a little-known chapter of the Catholic Church sex abuse story: decades of abuse of Native Americans by priests and other church workers in Alaska.
    • 13. Fighting for Bin Laden

      03 May '11
      The fight against al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
    • 14. Kill/Capture

      10 May '11
      Goes inside the "kill/capture" program to discover new evidence of the program's effect and its costs.
    • 15. WikiSecrets

      24 May '11
      The inside story of Chelsea Manning, Julian Assange (WikiLeaks) and the largest intelligence breach in U.S. history.
    • 16. The Child Cases / Educating Sergeant Pantzke

      28 Jun '11
      The Child Cases: Ernie Lopez to prison for 60 years when a child dies under suspicious circumstances. Now a Texas judge has moved to overturn Lopez's conviction, and questions are raised about the quality of expert testimony in this and many other cases. Educating Sergeant Pantzke: In a follow-up to College, Inc., FRONTLINE investigates how the for-profit schools are recruiting veterans with educational promises that they may not keep.
    • 17. The Pot Republic / Doctor Hotspot / The Atomic Artists

      26 Jul '11
      The Pot Republic: FRONTLINE and The Center for Investigative Reporting team up to investigate California's marijuana market. Doctor Hotspot: Dr. Jeffrey Brenner and his team are pioneering a practice called “hotspotting,” in which medical care is focused on the hardest-to-treat to improve their health and dramatically reduce costs. The Atomic Artists: FRONTLINE with PRI’s The World meet Chim?Pom, a provocative group of young artists using art to challenge the status quo and ask Japan to
    • 18. Top Secret America

      06 Sep '11
      A report from the Washington Post on US government intelligence spending
    • 19. An Optimist in Haiti

      27 Sep '11
      The struggle of one man to develop a tourist destination in Haiti and bring economic prosperity.
    • 20. The Man Behind the Mosque

      27 Sep '11
      The struggles of Sharif El-Gamal to build a mosque near the site of the World Trade Center.