PBS' Frontline still delivers compelling TV in a sea of documentaries, docuseries and podcasts

The Washington Post

"Somewhere between a 60 Minutes-style news segment and a protracted docuseries, PBS’s Frontline remains a master of the concise, deeply reported, topically intense documentary dive on a subject of social concern," says Hank Stuever. "In more than 750 episodes since it premiered in 1983, Frontline routinely meets some of the most vexing and troubling news topics head-on. Subjects covered in 2020 include reports on the mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic, the election, voter suppression, political rancor, the rise of conspiracy theories, police reform, American poverty, the plastic recycling glut and the economic influence of Amazon founder (and Washington Post owner) Jeff Bezos. Viewers often forget how good Frontline is; TV critics do, too."