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Cosmos: A Personal Voyage posterViewer rating: 86%
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  1. The Joy of Painting posterViewer rating: 85%
    The Joy of Painting1983
  2. NOVA posterViewer rating: 84%
    NOVA53 Seasons
  3. Victoria posterViewer rating: 83%
    Victoria2016
  4. Postcards from Buster posterViewer rating: 83%
    Postcards from Buster2004
  5. The War posterViewer rating: 81%
    The War2007
  6. Lucy Worsley Investigates posterViewer rating: 81%
    Lucy Worsley Investigates2022
  7. Sesame Street posterViewer rating: 80%
    Sesame Street1969
  8. The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements posterViewer rating: 80%
    The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements1 Season
  9. Wallander posterViewer rating: 79%
    Wallander4 Seasons
  10. Secrets of the Dead posterViewer rating: 79%
    Secrets of the Dead23 Seasons
  11. Independent Lens posterViewer rating: 79%
    Independent Lens27 Seasons
  12. The Civil War posterViewer rating: 79%
    The Civil War1990
  13. Prohibition posterViewer rating: 78%
    Prohibition2011
  14. American Experience posterViewer rating: 78%
    American Experience38 Seasons
  15. Nature posterViewer rating: 78%
    Nature45 Seasons
  16. Liberty's Kids posterViewer rating: 78%
    Liberty's Kids2002
  17. POV posterViewer rating: 78%
    POV1988
  18. Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr. posterViewer rating: 77%
    Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr.12 Seasons
  19. This Old House posterViewer rating: 77%
    This Old House47 Seasons
  20. Leonardo da Vinci posterViewer rating: 77%
    Leonardo da Vinci2024
  21. Last Tango in Halifax posterViewer rating: 77%
    Last Tango in Halifax5 Seasons
  22. Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen posterViewer rating: 76%
    Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen18 Seasons
  23. The Vietnam War posterViewer rating: 76%
    The Vietnam War2017
  24. Beecham House posterViewer rating: 76%
    Beecham House2019
  25. Mr. Selfridge posterViewer rating: 76%
    Mr. Selfridge2013
  26. Mercy Street posterViewer rating: 76%
    Mercy Street2016
  27. American Masters posterViewer rating: 75%
    American Masters40 Seasons
  28. Sanditon posterViewer rating: 74%
    Sanditon2019
  29. Six Wives with Lucy Worsley posterViewer rating: 74%
    Six Wives with Lucy Worsley2016
  30. Bill Nye the Science Guy posterViewer rating: 74%
    Bill Nye the Science Guy1993
  31. Maigret posterViewer rating: 73%
    Maigret2025
  32. The American Revolution posterViewer rating: 72%
    The American Revolution1 Season
  33. Frontline posterViewer rating: 72%
    Frontline44 Seasons
  34. Curious George posterViewer rating: 72%
    Curious George2006
  35. Arthur posterViewer rating: 70%
    Arthur1996
  36. The Elegant Universe posterViewer rating: 68%
    The Elegant Universe2003
  37. Great Expectations posterViewer rating: 67%
    Great Expectations2011
  38. Doctor Zhivago posterViewer rating: 67%
    Doctor Zhivago2002
  39. Antiques Roadshow posterViewer rating: 65%
    Antiques Roadshow1997
  40. America's Test Kitchen posterViewer rating: 62%
    America's Test Kitchen2001
  41. Peg + Cat posterViewer rating: 62%
    Peg + Cat2013
  42. Barney & Friends posterViewer rating: 62%
    Barney & Friends1992
  43. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood posterViewer rating: 61%
    Mister Rogers' Neighborhood1968
  44. Wild Kratts posterViewer rating: 60%
    Wild Kratts2010

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