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Rank
Position in the Top 42, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.
Audience size
Estimated number of unique people in United Kingdom who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.
Country share
Share of the global audience that is active in United Kingdom. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.
Avg age
Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in United Kingdom, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.
Female share
Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in United Kingdom. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.
Ranking
| Rank | Audience | Audience size | Country share | Avg age | Female share | Subtype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 |  Hard Knocks |
7k | 1.6% | 28.6 | 0.0% | Documentary |
| 27 |  Scared Straight! |
6.6k | 6.1% | 22.7 | 17.0% | Documentary |
| 28 |  Light Fantastic (TV series) |
6.3k | 28.9% | 42.7 | 66.7% | Documentary |
| 29 |  The Story of Stuff |
6.2k | 4.9% | 36.2 | 62.0% | Documentary |
| 30 |  Inside Edition |
5.9k | 0.4% | 36.4 | 56.4% | Documentary |
| 31 |  Hail Satan |
5.5k | 5.4% | 34.3 | 15.8% | Documentary |
| 32 |  Living with Wolves |
5.5k | 41.3% | 40.7 | 69.3% | Documentary |
| 33 |  Racing Extinction |
5.3k | 10.0% | 32.4 | 79.2% | Documentary |
| 34 |  Seconds From Disaster |
4.2k | 13.5% | 27.2 | 12.9% | Documentary |
| 35 |  Vegucated |
2.9k | 7.1% | 40.8 | 68.9% | Documentary |
| 36 |  A Football Life |
2.3k | 2.2% | 34.3 | 0.0% | Documentary |
| 37 |  Living Proof (film) |
2.2k | 1.2% | 46.7 | 50.1% | Documentary |
| 38 |  The Acting Class |
1.7k | 8.2% | 36.1 | 57.7% | Documentary |
| 39 |  Extreme Engineering |
1.4k | 3.7% | 40.4 | 34.8% | Documentary |
| 40 |  Miss Representation |
973 | 0.8% | 35.6 | 62.4% | Documentary |
| 41 |  GMO OMG |
319 | 3.5% | 23.4 | 60.4% | Documentary |
| 42 |  Beyond Scared Straight on A&E |
72 | 4.0% | 25.7 | 52.5% | Documentary |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 42 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom and ranks each documentary by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest documentary in United Kingdom?
Yves Saint Laurent (film) currently leads with an estimated audience of 331k people in United Kingdom.