New York: America's Busiest City (2016)

Name: New York: America's Busiest City
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 7
Cast: Ade Adepitan, Ant Anstead, Dan Snow, Anita Rani

Documentary

A three-night stripped event, revealing the astonishing daily systems that allow America's biggest and busiest city to function. Anita Rani, Ade Adepitan, Ant Anstead, and Dan Snow are in New York.

IMDb rating: 7.0 (43 votes)
Episode average: 8.3 +1.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Cast

Ade Adepitan Self - Presenter
Ant Anstead Self - Presenter
Dan Snow Self - Presenter
Anita Rani Self - Presenter

Seasons

Season 1 (2016)

8.30 avg 3 episodes 8.6 → 8.1

Consistent
Declining

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #1.1	8.6	9
2	From Fish to Apples	8.2	8
3	Central Park and Gentrification	8.1	7