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Legends & Lies (2015)

Biography · Documentary · Drama

Longtime Fox News Channel host Bill O'Reilly serves as an executive producer of this adaptation of the "Legends & Lies" book series. The documentary series explores the stories behind events and the notable historical figures involved. Historical re-enactments and analysis from historians and other experts are used to bring viewers details about the topic discussed in each episode.

IMDb rating
7.4 (358 votes)
Episode average
8.0 +0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons
3
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (2015)

7.91 avg 10 episodes 7.7 → 8.6 60 min avg

Ep 1: 7.7 · 33 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 33 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 34 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 23 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 28 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 28 votesEp 7: 7.2 · 23 votesEp 8: 7.0 · 25 votesEp 9: 8.3 · 26 votesEp 10: 8.6 · 21 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Jesse James: Bloody Politics7.733
2Doc Holliday: Desperate Measures8.233
3Wild Bill Hickok: Plains Justice7.734
4Kit Carson: Duty Before Honor7.823
5Davy Crockett: Capitol Hillbilly8.328
6Black Bart: Gentleman Bandit8.328
7Billy the Kid: Escape Artist7.223
8George Custer: A General's Reckoning7.025
9Bass Reeves: The Real Lone Ranger8.326
10Butch Cassidy: The Last Man Standing8.621

Season 2 (2016)

7.92 avg 12 episodes 8.1 → 7.5

Ep 1: 8.1 · 41 votesEp 2: 8.7 · 32 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 32 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 35 votesEp 5: 8.7 · 25 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 28 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 18 votesEp 8: 8.7 · 19 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 19 votesEp 10: 7.8 · 16 votesEp 11: 3.5 · 75 votesEp 12: 7.5 · 13 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Patriots: Sam Adams & Paul Revere - The Rebellion Begins8.141
2The Patriots: John Adams - Ready for War8.732
3The Patriots: Benjamin Franklin - Inventing America8.432
4The Patriots: General George Washington - Commanding Revolution8.535
5The Patriots: Thomas Jefferson - Independence Declared8.725
6The Patriots: Benedict Arnold - American Traitor8.228
7The Patriots: Francis Marion - American Guerrilla Fighter8.418
8The Patriots: President George Washington - Forged in Conflict8.719
9The Patriots: Alexander Hamilton & Aaron Burr - Deadly Division8.619
10The Patriots: Forgotten Heroes7.816
11The Patriots: America's First Christmas3.575
12The Patriots - How Freedom Was Won7.513

Season 3 (2018)

8.28 avg 12 episodes 8.5 → 8.0

Ep 1: 8.5 · 19 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 14 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 12 votesEp 4: 8.4 · 12 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 12 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 14 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 12 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 14 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 10 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 11 votesEp 11: 8.7 · 18 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 12 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1John Brown: This Guilty Land8.519
2Abraham Lincoln: The War Begins8.514
3Robert E. Lee: Choosing Sides8.012
4Frederick Douglass: The Dawn of a New Day8.412
5Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson: Friendly Fire8.212
6Gettysburg: The High Water Mark8.314
7Ulysses S. Grant: Intoxicated by War8.412
8Jefferson Davis: The Black Flag8.314
9Abraham Lincoln: The Campaign8.010
10William Tecumseh Sherman: Total War8.011
11John Wilkes Booth: The Killing of Lincoln8.718
12The Civil War: Brother vs. Brother8.012
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