Frontline | |
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Created by | David Fanning |
Presented by | Martin Smith et al. |
Narrated by | Will Lyman |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 42 |
No. of episodes | 813 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | David Fanning (1983–2015) Raney Aronson-Rath (2015–present) |
Producer | Martin Smith et sl. |
Production company | WGBH-TV |
Original release | |
Network | PBS |
Release | January 17, 1983 present | –
Related | |
Nova | |
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Frontline (stylized in all capital letters) is an investigative documentary program distributed by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States. Episodes are produced at WGBH in Boston, Massachusetts. The series has covered a variety of domestic and international issues, including terrorism,[1] elections,[2] environmental disasters,[3] and other sociopolitical issues.[4] Since its debut in 1983, Frontline has aired in the U.S. for 42 seasons, and has won critical acclaim and awards in broadcast journalism. In 2024, Frontline won its first Oscar at the 96th Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature, 20 Days in Mariupol, made by a team of AP Ukrainian journalists. Frontline has produced over 800 documentaries from both in-house and independent filmmakers, 200 of which are available online.