Plot: What motivates a person to commit murder? The reasons, of course, are numerous -- jealousy, revenge, money matters and tangled heartstrings are often prominent among them -- but "Deadly Wives" takes the senselessness a step further. It tells real stories of women who one day decide that the husbands...
Plot: Educator Henry Louis Gates Jr. has hosted several PBS series that examine U.S. history. In "Finding Your Roots," the Harvard professor continues his quest to "get into the DNA of American culture." In each episode, celebrities view ancestral histories, sometimes learn of connections to famous/infamous...
Plot: The host sheds light on some of the biggest white collar crimes committed in the USA and also takes a look at the menace of common financial crimes affecting the average American citizen.
Plot: Two brothers, Joe and Brian Hackett, run a one-plane commuter service from a small Nantucket airport. Along with Joe's on-again/off-again girlfriend, there are more hilarious and eccentric characters who work out of or at the airport.
Plot: Dr. John Becker is easily annoyed -- by noisy neighbors, a ridiculous comment, a flickering streetlight, the antics of his misfit staff members. He's a talented and dedicated doctor and goes the extra mile for those in need, but he doesn't waste a chance to give anyone a piece of his mind.
Plot: Acclaimed chef Ming Tsai is known for his melding of Eastern and Western flavors, a theme he furthers in "Simply Ming." Each episode deals with a specific staple, what he refers to as a Master Recipe. He demonstrates how to make that one staple, then he shares recipes that use that particular staple...
Plot: This series focuses on topics related to health care, immigration, the workplace and politics, complete with personal stories that illustrate a transforming American culture and its diversity. Episodes include "Chisholm '72," which documents the story of the first black woman to run for president; "...
Plot: What can possibly motivate children and teenagers to kill someone? This documentary series provides some answers -- and, because of the subject's nature, leaves many questions unanswered -- by crafting in-depth profiles of the lives of kids who commit murder. Using information taken from actual police...
Plot: The stories on `I Dated a Psycho' aren't your typical stories of people falling in love. It features people discussing times when they fell for mates who, it turned out, were harbouring dark, deadly secrets. The daters discuss their nightmare stories, while police officials, psychologists and dating...
Plot: A certain late-night talk show is famous for its long-running Stupid Pet Tricks and Stupid Human Tricks segments. it might be an inspiration for this half-hour show -- narrated by veteran voiceover artist Rob Paulsen -- that features viewer-submitted clips of people and animals, which the show's title...
Plot: Jan Carla Garavaglia, better known as "Dr. G", served as the Chief Medical Examiner for Orange and Osceola counties in Orlando, Florida from 2004 until her retirement in May 2015. She starred in the hit series Dr. G: Medical Examiner on the Discovery Health Channel which first aired in July 2004 and...
Plot: The stories of people who never returned home after taking a holiday on a cruise ship, featuring interviews with family, friends, investigators and experts.
Plot: Activist Beth Holloway, whose teenage daughter went missing in Aruba in 2005, hosts this docu-reality series that examines disturbing crimes that remain unsolved. Families who have been victimized by the disappearances of loved ones and other unspeakable crimes turn to Holloway to help them through...
Plot: In 1960s Chicago, Lt. Mike Torello and the members of his Major Crime Unit carry on a near-epic battle against organized crime figures such as Ray Luca.
Plot: How does the modern Federal Bureau of Investigation operate, especially in the age of sophisticated law-enforcement technologies? This series, ahem, launches an investigation into the 21st-century FBI, where the challenges range from pursuing arsonists, cyber criminals and arms dealers to tracking...
Plot: This documentary series follows female crime investigators as they take on some of Canada's highest-profile cases, from crime scene to courtroom. Archival news footage, police video, and in-depth interviews with the investigators and members of their teams take viewers back through the crime, the investigation...
Plot: Revealing a true and surprisingly strange crime story. These are not serial murderers evading the FBI, but Fargo-like capers with shocking twists and unusual characters.
Plot: Renowned undercover reporter and crime journalist Donal MacIntyre examines the most horrific and fascinating crimes, interviewing firsthand the men and women who ensured justice was done.
Plot: `Trace of Evil' explores and reconstructs some of the most interesting and startling criminal cases from the UK, Ireland, the United States and Canada of the past twenty years. Detectives and law enforcers used to rely on a tool-kit consisting of a magnifying glass, a fingerprint dusting kit, and instinct...