Frontline (Season 24)

Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's goal is to extend the impact of the documentary beyond its initial broadcast by serving as a catalyst for change.

The O.J. Verdict 0.0
Air date: 2005-10-04
Overview: On October 3, 1995, an estimated 150 million people stopped what they were doing to witness the televised verdict of the O.J. Simpson trial. For more than a year, the O.J. saga transfixed the nation and dominated the public imagination. Ten years later, veteran FRONTLINE producer Ofra Bikel revisits the "perfect storm" that was the O.J. Simpson trial. Through extensive interviews with the defense, prosecution and journalists, FRONTLINE explores the verdict -- which, more than any other in recent history, measured the difference between being white and black in America.
The Torture Question 0.0
Air date: 2005-10-18
Runtime: 84 min
Overview: The 9/11 attacks lead to a “get-tough” policy for the U.S. government. FRONTLINE examines how this harsh new standard for torture worked its way around the globe and down to the cell blocks of Abu Ghraib.
The Last Abortion Clinic 0.0
Air date: 2005-11-08
Runtime: 55 min
Overview: The abortion debate rages on in the U.S. as laws regulating women’s access to abortion flip in each state. In what direction is the country headed on its abortion policies – diminishing options state by state, or access for all?
The Storm 0.0
Air date: 2005-11-22
Runtime: 54 min
Overview: In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, FRONTLINE will produce a documentary special that investigates the political storm surrounding the devastation of America's Gulf Coast. Veteran FRONTLINE producer/reporter Martin Smith will lead a team to ask hard questions about the decisions leading up to the disaster and beyond.
Country Boys, Part 1 0.0
Air date: 2006-01-09
Country Boys: Part 2 0.0
Air date: 2006-01-10
Country Boys: Part 3 0.0
Air date: 2006-01-11
Sex Slaves 0.0
Air date: 2006-02-07
Overview: Hidden cameras trail "Olga" as she takes the women from the port of Odessa to Istanbul and then to a parking lot in the Aksaray district where the women are sold. An undercover journey deep into the world of sex trafficking, following one man determined to rescue his wife -- kidnapped and sold into the global sex trade.
The Meth Epidemic 0.0
Air date: 2006-02-14
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: Speed. Meth. Glass. On the street, methamphetamine has many names. What started as a fad among West Coast motorcycle gangs in the 1970s has spread across the United States, and despite lawmakers' calls for action, the drug is now more potent, and more destructive, than at any time in the past decade. In The Meth Epidemic, FRONTLINE, in association with The Oregonian, investigates the meth rampage in America: the appalling impact on individuals, families and communities, and the difficulty of controlling an essential ingredient in meth—ephedrine and pseudoephedrine—sold legally in over-the-counter cold remedies.
The Insurgency 0.0
Air date: 2006-02-21
The Tank Man 0.0
Air date: 2006-04-11
Runtime: 84 min
Overview: 17 years later, what does he mean for a China that today is a global economic powerhouse and now hosts the 2008 Olympics?
Can You Afford to Retire? 0.0
Air date: 2006-05-16
Runtime: 55 min
Overview: There have always been rumors about disappearing social security, but now the U.S faces a real risk of dried up dollars. With vanishing pensions and faltering 401(k) plans, are middle class Americans facing a rough ride in their retirement years?
The Age of AIDS (1) 0.0
Air date: 2006-05-30
The Age of AIDS (2) 0.0
Air date: 2006-05-31
The Dark Side 0.0
Air date: 2006-06-20