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79	1. This American Life: Season 1 March 22, 2007 This spinoff of the popular public radio show (well, as popular as a public radio show can get) hosted by Ira Glass adds visuals to the program's usual mix of storytelling and reporting, revolving around a single theme each week. User Score 7.9
78	2. TV Nation: Season 1 July 19, 1994 Following the success of Roger & Me, documentary filmmaker Michael Moore moved to television for this humorous weekly newsmagazine that found Moore and a rotating group of correspondents (including Janeane Garofalo, Louis Theroux, Karen Duffy, Merrill Markoe, and Jonathan Katz) reporting on topics including corporate crime, politics, organized labor, and more. The show later moved from NBC to Fox for its second season, when it won an Emmy. User Score tbd
76	3. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Season 1 April 27, 2014 The Daily Show's John Oliver moves to HBO to host his own weekly half-hour satirical news show. User Score 8.2
76	4. Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words August 4, 2014 The documentary from Peter Kunhardt includes archival footage with audio from the tapes Nixon recorded from 1971 to 1973 while in the White House. User Score tbd
69	5. The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore: Season 1 January 19, 2015 With Stephen Colbert moving to CBS, Larry Wilmore takes over the time slot with his own daily late night show. User Score 2.7

68	6. George W. Bush: The 9/11 Interview August 28, 2011 Former President George W. Bush is interviewed about his thoughts and feelings during and after the attacks on September 11th. User Score 3.9
67	7. The Rosie Show : Season 1 October 10, 2011 Rosie O'Donnell returns to talk show television on Oprah's OWN, which airs live from Chicago. User Score 6.4
65	8. Vice News Tonight: Season 1 October 10, 2016 A new weeknight news program from Vice News and HBO. User Score tbd
65	9. The Colbert Report: Season 1 October 17, 2005 This Daily Show spinoff elevates bear-phobic Stephen Colbert to the anchor seat, where he takes on cable news hosts such as Bill O'Reilly. User Score 8.7
64	10. The Daily Show with Trevor Noah: Season 1 September 28, 2015 South African comedian Trevor Noah takes over hosting duties for Jon Stewart's satirical news/talk show. User Score 3.0

64	11. Rock Center with Brian Williams: Season 1 October 31, 2011 Brian Williams hosts the live news magazine for NBC, which had its premiere moved up after the early cancellation of Playboy Club. User Score tbd
63	12. The New Yorker Presents: Season 1 February 16, 2016 The newsmagazine series produced by Alex Gibney features short films, comedy, poetry, animation, documentaries, and interviews. User Score 3.0
61	13. Chicagoland: Season 1 March 6, 2014 Narrated by Mark Konkol, the series takes a look at how policies and politics influence the people who live and work in the Windy City. User Score tbd
60	14. Piers Morgan Tonight: Season 1 January 17, 2011 Piers Morgan takes over for Larry King with a nightly talk show interviewing a variety of newsmakers. User Score tbd
59	15. The Seventies: Season 1 June 11, 2015 The eight-part documentary series follows last year's "The Sixties" with clips and interviews to illustrate a decade of change in culture and politics. User Score 6.0

54	16. Dog Bites Man: Season 1 June 7, 2006 This semi-improvised, mockumentary-style comedy follows a fake four-person news team from fictional station KHBX in Spokane, Wash., who hit the streets to interview real people and report on real stories. User Score 8.2
52	17. The Path to 9/11: Season 1 September 10, 2006 This five-hour miniseries dramatizes events described in The 9/11 Commission Report. It is also the subject of controversy, as some critics, politicians and pundits have challenged the validity of some of its assertions. User Score 5.3
52	18. Countdown with Keith Olbermann: Season 9 June 20, 2011 Keith Olbermann moves his weekday news show to Current TV. User Score tbd
52	19. Final Witness: Season 1 June 27, 2012 The true crime series uses voice overs, interviews, and reenactments from the victim's point of view to examine murder cases. User Score 7.3
46	20. Lock N' Load: Season 1 October 21, 2009 The reality show uses hidden cameras to capture the reasons behind customers' purchases at actor Josh T. Ryan's family-owned gun shop. User Score 8.4
43	21. Real Time With Bill Maher: Season 1 February 21, 2003 Real Time with Bill Maher is an HBO panel talk show series hosted by comedian and Bill Maher. Episodes generally feature an opening political sketch, a monologue, a panel of three celebrities and/or politicians, a guest or two live or via satellite, and a New Rules segment. User Score 6.9
41	22. The Showbiz Show with David Spade: Season 1 September 15, 2005 "The Showbiz Show" attempts to do for entertainment news what "The Daily Show" does for news and politics. Former SNL cast member David Spade hosts the show and offers his take on the headlines from behind a desk, supplemented by taped features. User Score 5.8
41	23. Sunday Night With Megyn Kelly: Season 1 June 4, 2017 The newsmagazine show hosted by former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly. User Score 2.1
13	24. The 1/2 Hour News Hour: Season 1 February 18, 2007 The right-wing answer to "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart," the Fox News-produced spoof "1/2 Hour News Hour" gets a brief tryout on the Fox News Channel. (Yes, this time FNC is attempting to be funny intentionally.) User Score 2.8

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