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Biography

Seen it?

1987 | 27 seasons | 60 min | Documentary

Sunday Safe Betearly rating

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It won 3 Emmys, though it had little lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for the curious.
The mood
Eye-opening.
The pace
27 seasons, but most episodes stand on their own, so you can dip in anywhere (about 60 minutes each).
What might put you off
Rated TV-14. Probably too much for younger kids.

Biography is a documentary television series. It was originally a half-hour filmed series produced for CBS by David Wolper from 1961 to 1964 and hosted by Mike Wallace. The A&E Network later re-ran it and has produced new episodes since 1987. The older version featured historical figures such as Helen Keller and Mark Twain, or long-dead entertainment figures such as Will Rogers or John Barrymore. The A&E series has placed the emphasis on such people as Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Plácido Domingo, Freddie Mercury, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Eric Clapton, Pope John Paul II, Gene Tierney, Selena, Diego Rivera, Mao Zedong and Queen Elizabeth II, and fictional characters like The Phantom, Superman, Hamlet, Betty Boop, and Santa Claus. The program ended up profiling enough figures that in 1999, A&E spun it off into an entire network, The Biography Channel.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsStrong

    Won 3 Emmys: Emmy Award, Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special, Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series. Won 1 PGA Award: Best Non-Fiction Television. Won 1 Peabody Award: Peabody Awards.

  • Reach & staying powerSolid

    Ran for 27 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 26K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 3 is the high point.

  1. Friday Night Flick
    Season 11987 · 15 episodes · 9.7 out of 10
    Friday
  2. Season 21992 · 1 episode
    Not rated yet
  3. Friday Night Flick
    Season 381 episodes · 10.0 out of 10
    Friday
  4. Season 42 episodes
    Not rated yet
  5. Friday Night Flick
    Season 51996 · 33 episodes · 10.0 out of 10
    Friday
  6. Season 61997 · 51 episodes
    Not rated yet
  7. Monday Morning Maybe
    Season 71998 · 26 episodes · 6.0 out of 10
    Monday
  8. Season 92 episodes
    Not rated yet
  9. Season 101997 · 31 episodes
    Not rated yet
  10. Season 111999 · 25 episodes
    Not rated yet
  11. Season 123 episodes
    Not rated yet
  12. Season 132 episodes
    Not rated yet
  13. Season 141 episode
    Not rated yet
  14. Friday Night Flick
    Season 1829 episodes · 9.5 out of 10
    Friday
  15. Season 192004 · 2 episodes
    Not rated yet
  16. Season 202005 · 45 episodes
    Not rated yet
  17. Season 212006 · 2 episodes
    Not rated yet
  18. Season 242011 · 2 episodes
    Not rated yet
  19. Season 251 episode
    Not rated yet
  20. Season 261 episode
    Not rated yet
  21. Season 271 episode
    Not rated yet

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Cast & crew

Created by David L. Wolper, Agnes Nixon