Big History (2013)

Name: Big History
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Bryan Cranston

Documentary

Explores many facets of epic moments in history from the past 13.7 billion years, from a Big History perspective.

IMDb rating: 7.3 (309 votes)
Episode average: 6.5 -0.8 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Bryan Cranston Narrator

Seasons

Season 1 (2013)

6.49 avg 17 episodes 7.0 → 7.0 26 min avg

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Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Superpower of Salt	7.0	30
2	Horse Power Revolution	6.9	25
3	Gold Fever	6.6	25
4	Below Zero	6.6	21
5	Megastructures	6.7	25
6	Defeating Gravity	6.4	18
7	Brain Boost	6.5	20
8	World of Weapons	5.9	20
9	Mountain Machines	6.4	18
10	Pocket Time Machine	6.3	17
11	Decoded	6.3	17
12	Deadly Meteors	6.5	19
13	The Sun	6.5	16
14	Rise of the Carnivores	6.1	16
15	Silver Supernova	6.3	16
16	H2O	6.3	15
17	The History of Everything	7.0	33