E! True Hollywood Story (1996)

Biography · Documentary

E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known public figures. Among the topics covered on the program include salacious re-tellings of Hollywood secrets, show-biz scandals, celebrity murders and mysteries, porn-star biographies, and "where-are-they-now?" investigations of former child stars. It frequently features in-depth interviews, actual courtroom footage, and dramatic reenactments. When aired on the E! network, episodes will be updated to reflect the current life or status of the subject.

IMDb rating: 6.5 (1,317 votes)
Episode average: 6.8 ↑ +0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 13
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 13 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (1996)

6.91 avg 15 episodes 2.3 → 6.1 107 min avg

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Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Rebecca Schaeffer	2.3	111
3	The Selena Murder Trial	7.9	31
4	Margaux Hemingway	9.0	13
5	River Phoenix	8.6	14
6	Dominique Dunne: An American Tragedy	8.1	56
7	Macaulay Culkin	5.6	7
8	Karen Carpenter	7.1	33
9	From Pinup to Sex Queen: Bettie Page	7.2	36
11	Anna Nicole Smith	5.7	55
13	Michael Landon	6.4	33
15	Grace, Caroline and Stephanie: The Curse of the Royal Family	7.4	7
16	A Death in Malibu: The Murder of Charlie Minor	7.8	8
17	Brandon Lee	7.8	52
19	Gilda Radner	6.6	24
22	Natalie Wood	6.1	13

Season 2 (1997)

6.47 avg 22 episodes 6.7 → 7.8 97 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
2	Roman Polanski	6.7	15
4	The Kennedys: Power, Seduction and Hollywood	5.3	42
5	Janis Joplin	7.4	25
6	Marvin Gaye	7.8	15
7	Elvis in Hollywood	5.1	29
8	Bob Crane	6.1	16
10	Studio 54: Sex, Drugs & Disco	7.5	29
11	John Belushi	6.0	31
12	O.J., Nicole and Ron: Countdown to Murder	4.4	53
13	Frank Sinatra	4.9	21
14	Pee-wee Herman	5.5	9
20	Traci Lords	7.2	109
22	Princess Diana	6.7	13
24	Diff'rent Strokes	7.6	35
25	Steve McQueen	6.5	26
26	Jeanne Carmen: Queen of the B-Movies	6.4	17
27	Final Days of John Lennon	6.4	13
28	Freddie Prinze	7.9	21
29	Andy Kaufman	6.9	21
33	Elizabeth Taylor	6.8	60
36	Evel Knievel	5.4	12
38	Three's Company	7.8	65

Season 3 (1999)

6.86 avg 33 episodes 6.5 → 7.3 84 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
2	Chris Farley	6.5	76
3	Tonya Harding	6.5	31
4	Dean Martin	7.9	30
6	Mr. T	7.2	26
7	Beatle Wives	7.5	18
9	Divine	6.3	88
11	Kristy McNichol	7.0	13
15	Family Affair: The Anissa Jones Story	8.4	6
16	Christopher Jones	5.6	35
19	Baywatch	6.8	27
21	The Brady Bunch	6.6	40
23	Farrah Fawcett	5.4	12
24	Superfly: The Ron O'Neal Story	6.8	15
26	Andrew Dice Clay	6.1	34
28	Last Days of Sharon Tate	7.4	113
29	The Monkees	7.7	20
31	Alfred Hitchcock	7.2	28
32	Herve Villechaize	6.9	21
33	Bill Bixby	8.7	20
34	Bewitched	7.9	26
38	The Partridge Family	5.4	18
39	The Last Days of Elvis	8.3	15
40	Karen Kupcinet	7.4	12
41	Savannah	6.1	44
43	Bo Derek	6.0	72
44	Linda Blair	6.1	86
47	Dana Plato	7.1	42
48	The Facts of Life Girls	4.2	17
50	Gilligan's Island	6.8	91
51	Hulk Hogan	7.0	16
52	CHiPs	7.4	17
53	Poisoned Dreams: Rodney Harvey	6.9	12
54	Adam West: Batman Unmasked	7.3	11

Season 4 (2000)

6.64 avg 29 episodes 7.1 → 6.9 81 min avg

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Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Village People	7.1	23
2	Dennis the Menace Revealed: The Jay North Story	7.5	8
3	Dorothy Stratten	7.1	30
5	Rod Serling: Beyond the Twilight Zone	7.0	8
7	Andy of Mayberry	6.7	15
10	La Toya Jackson	7.6	7
11	Burt Reynolds	6.4	17
12	Billy Jack	5.6	11
17	Roseanne	4.9	14
18	Siegfried & Roy	5.9	21
23	John Holmes and the Wonderland Murders	8.1	36
26	Rick and Darva: The Million Dollar Mistake	5.7	12
28	David Carradine	6.5	18
29	Eight Is Enough	5.4	28
30	Dallas	7.1	12
31	Good Times	6.0	28
33	All in the Family	8.1	53
34	Dirty Dancing	7.9	37
35	Brigitte Nielsen	4.5	29
36	Bruce Jenner	1.1	127
38	Welcome Back, Kotter	6.4	33
41	The Murder of Lobster Boy	8.3	13
43	Patty Hearst	7.0	8
44	Jane Fonda	6.6	32
45	Cheers	6.8	76
46	I Dream of Jeannie...	7.9	26
47	Wayne Newton	8.0	11
49	H. R. Pufnstuf: The Strange World of Sid and Marty Krofft	8.6	12
50	Ernest Goes to Hollywood: Jim Varney	6.9	52

Season 5 (1998)

6.30 avg 24 episodes 7.2 → 6.6 83 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Beverly Hillbillies	7.2	40
2	Last Days of Judy Garland	7.2	69
5	Carmen Electra	6.2	15
6	Fabio	4.6	8
9	Joan Rivers	5.2	41
11	The Many Loves of Marilyn Monroe	6.9	22
12	Tiny Tim	7.2	13
13	The Comedy Store	5.8	80
17	Joey Heatherton	6.0	8
20	Survivor	4.7	47
22	The Young and the Restless	8.7	18
23	The Barbi Twins	4.4	12
24	Miami Vice	6.2	40
25	Sixteen Candles	6.6	35
26	New Kids on the Block	6.8	30
31	Beverly Hills, 90210	6.3	88
32	Sammy Davis Jr.	7.0	15
33	Magnum, P.I.	3.9	11
34	The Cosby Kids	6.2	30
35	Growing Pains	6.2	33
36	Married... with Children	8.0	180
37	Redd Foxx	5.7	55
39	Robert Downey, Jr.	7.6	7
40	Marlon Brando	6.6	7

Season 6 (2001)

6.86 avg 21 episodes 8.0 → 6.4 89 min avg

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Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
2	Corey Haim	8.0	30
3	Aaliyah	7.8	16
5	Scream	7.5	142
6	Dynasty	6.8	37
7	The O'Neals	8.1	11
9	Mariah Carey	5.5	27
12	Clueless	5.8	31
13	Carré Otis	5.1	29
14	Fast Times at Ridgemont High	6.9	18
15	The Price Is Right	7.8	19
19	Suzanne Somers	5.8	27
20	Winona Ryder	8.0	26
21	Terminator	7.9	31
22	Robert Blake	4.2	12
23	Lynda Carter	7.9	14
25	Jean-Claude Van Damme	8.3	60
26	Pia Zadora	6.7	26
28	Jaws	6.3	103
33	Liza Minnelli	6.4	77
34	Family Feud	6.8	29
35	Ginger Lynn	6.4	93

Season 7 (2002)

6.78 avg 29 episodes 7.0 → 6.3 93 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
3	Tawny Kitaen	7.0	13
5	Steven Seagal	7.7	38
6	Kirstie Alley	6.0	10
7	Curse of the Poltergeist	7.5	123
9	The Bond Girls	7.2	11
10	Curse of the Little Rascals	9.3	14
11	Saved by the Bell	6.8	21
12	William Shatner	8.0	14
13	The Gong Show	5.2	33
14	Doris Day	7.1	11
15	Richard Pryor	5.2	24
17	Diana Ross	8.0	15
18	Rosie O'Donnell	6.6	10
19	Lisa Marie Presley	7.6	22
20	Blood Brothers: Jim & Artie Mitchell	7.8	15
21	Hollywood Squares	4.5	20
23	The Sopranos	7.0	21
24	Gimme a Break	7.3	19
26	Jerry Lewis	8.4	20
28	Demi Moore	4.3	39
29	Michael Jackson	5.5	47
30	Melrose Place	7.1	59
31	Emmanuel Lewis	6.6	13
34	Shannen Doherty	8.0	25
36	Ben Affleck & Matt Damon	5.9	51
37	Jenna Jameson	5.5	16
38	Anna Kournikova	6.9	15
39	Real World	6.4	11
42	Paula Abdul	6.3	24

Season 8 (2003)

7.04 avg 14 episodes 8.8 → 5.7 120 min avg

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Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Cher	8.8	15
6	Keanu Reeves	8.0	28
7	Kobe Bryant	6.2	12
10	Rock Star Daughters	6.4	17
14	Ellen Degeneres	8.9	23
16	Sharon Stone	6.4	26
18	Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott	6.2	10
20	Lara Flynn Boyle	8.0	7
22	Tara Reid	6.8	21
26	Uma Thurman	8.7	28
28	Laci Peterson	5.9	14
29	Jenny McCarthy	5.5	13
30	American Idol	7.0	43
32	Trust Fund Babies	5.7	48

Season 9 (2004)

7.09 avg 14 episodes 8.6 → 6.4 83 min avg

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Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
8	Gymnasts: Little Girls, Big Dreams	8.6	9
9	Curse of the Exorcist	7.8	47
10	Mel Gibson	4.9	51
11	Beauty Pageants	8.4	11
17	Jennifer Lopez	7.6	42
18	Scream Queens	6.8	95
25	Lionel & Nicole Richie	4.4	9
28	Mary Kay Letourneau	8.2	9
32	Sylvester Stallone	8.2	21
33	Full House	6.5	10
36	John Ritter	7.6	19
37	I Love Lucy	6.7	19
39	Dolly Parton	7.2	17
40	Jack Nicholson	6.4	45

Season 10 (2005)

7.24 avg 18 episodes 5.5 → 6.7 72 min avg

Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Lindsay Lohan	5.5	79
6	Snoop Dogg	7.0	12
8	Blossom	6.7	11
10	Brooke Shields	6.6	15
11	Pink	7.3	9
13	Angelina Jolie	7.8	22
15	Friends	8.7	53
18	Home Improvement	7.3	39
19	Kids of Dawson's Creek	6.9	14
22	The Baldwin Brothers	7.0	9
29	That '70s Show	6.9	20
32	The Women of Sex and the City	7.6	19
37	Kelly Ripa	6.8	13
39	Michael J. Fox	8.1	21
42	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre	6.9	19
44	Cybill Shepherd	8.6	10
52	Seinfeld	8.0	11
58	Mean Girls	6.7	20