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Rank
Position in the Top 52, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.
Audience size
Estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.
Country share
Share of the global audience that is active in United States. 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 States, 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 States. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FRONTLINE |
6.1M | 82.5% | 43.0 | 49.4% | Documentary |
| 2 |  Inside Edition |
1.2M | 87.8% | 39.4 | 63.6% | Documentary |
| 3 |  Yves Saint Laurent (film) |
1.2M | 8.5% | 31.6 | 56.5% | Documentary |
| 4 |  Vice (TV series) |
1M | 33.4% | 33.4 | 47.2% | Documentary |
| 5 |  POV (TV series) |
831k | 9.0% | 43.5 | 59.1% | Documentary |
| 6 |  The Original Kings of Comedy |
717k | 78.0% | 39.8 | 45.8% | Documentary |
| 7 |  Pumping Iron |
622k | 53.0% | 45.0 | 43.5% | Documentary |
| 8 |  Finding Your Roots |
586k | 70.8% | 46.8 | 58.9% | Documentary |
| 9 |  The War Room |
559k | 93.1% | 42.4 | 30.5% | Documentary |
| 10 |  Oddities (TV series) |
514k | 74.5% | 33.9 | 65.3% | Documentary |
| 11 |  Silent Voices (2005 film) |
465k | 38.7% | 39.0 | 80.7% | Documentary |
| 12 |  Hard Knocks |
355k | 82.1% | 35.8 | 11.1% | Documentary |
| 13 |  Land and Sea |
351k | 74.8% | 48.6 | 63.8% | Documentary |
| 14 |  Roadkill (Internet show) |
334k | 57.6% | 43.2 | 6.7% | Documentary |
| 15 |  American Experience |
314k | 88.9% | 50.2 | 43.1% | Documentary |
| 16 |  Walking with Dinosaurs |
296k | 28.1% | 33.6 | 44.0% | Documentary |
| 17 |  The Thin Blue Line (1988 film) |
269k | 51.5% | 42.2 | 34.1% | Documentary |
| 18 |  The Last Waltz |
266k | 55.1% | 50.1 | 26.5% | Documentary |
| 19 |  Bowling for Columbine |
216k | 41.6% | 30.0 | 47.8% | Documentary |
| 20 |  Restrepo (film) |
199k | 13.9% | 35.8 | 16.4% | Documentary |
| 21 |  Pina (film) |
193k | 22.9% | 34.9 | 66.8% | Documentary |
| 22 |  Earthling |
165k | 35.1% | 37.0 | 57.5% | Documentary |
| 23 |  March of the Penguins |
149k | 48.9% | 39.7 | 48.2% | Documentary |
| 24 |  Blue Planet |
129k | 28.2% | 34.1 | 56.2% | Documentary |
| 25 |  Deadly Women |
126k | 36.8% | 37.0 | 87.5% | Documentary |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 52 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United States 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 States?
FRONTLINE currently leads with an estimated audience of 6.1M people in United States.