P.O.V. (1988)

Documentary

Since its 1988 premiere, this critically acclaimed documentary series has presented hundreds of films that put a human face on contemporary social issues by relating a compelling story in an intimate fashion. "POV" has won virtually every major film and broadcasting award available, including 38 Emmys, 22 Peabody Awards and three Oscars.

IMDb rating: 8.1 (286 votes)
Seasons: 14
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 14 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 19 (2006)

7.33 avg 3 episodes 8.0 → 7.1 75 min avg

u-shaped

Season 19 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
4	The Tailenders	8.0	8
10	No Bigger Than a Minute	6.9	11
12	My Country, My Country	7.1	430

Season 20 (2007)

7.53 avg 3 episodes 6.3 → 7.1 86 min avg

Season 20 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
3	Prison Town, USA	6.3	6
10	49 Up	9.2	9
12	Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North	7.1	59

Season 22 (2009)

8.40 avg 3 episodes 7.8 → 8.2

Season 22 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
3	The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)	7.8	7
5	P.O.V. Shorts Program	9.2	15
8	English Surgeon	8.2	10

Season 23 (2010)

7.93 avg 3 episodes 8.3 → 8.7

u-shaped

Season 23 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
3	The Beaches of Agnes	8.3	17
13	The Oath	6.8	6
14	The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers	8.7	20

Season 24 (2011)

7.25 avg 4 episodes 7.8 → 8.1

Front-loaded

Season 24 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
4	Enemies of the People	7.8	6
11	If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front	8.2	11
12	The Learning	4.9	13
13	Last Train Home	8.1	9

Season 25 (2012)

7.47 avg 3 episodes 7.5 → 7.8 82 min avg

u-shaped

Season 25 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
2	Granito: How to Nail a Dictator	7.5	11
3	The City Dark	7.1	11
12	Nostalgia for the Light	7.8	11

Season 26 (2013)

7.00 avg 3 episodes 7.7 → 6.2

Declining

Season 26 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
8	5 Broken Cameras	7.7	15
14	Listening Is an Act of Love: A StoryCorps	7.1	7
15	American Promise	6.2	18

Season 27 (2014)

7.31 avg 7 episodes 6.9 → 8.8 86 min avg

Big finale

Season 27 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	When I Walk	6.9	8
2	American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs	7.0	10
3	My Way to Olympia	7.2	6
5	Dance for Me	7.2	5
7	15 to Life: Kenneth's Story	6.9	9
10	After Tiller	7.2	9
13	The Act of Killing	8.8	19

Season 29 (2016)

7.70 avg 3 episodes 7.2 → 8.7 95 min avg

Rising

Season 29 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Return	7.2	6
2	Of Men and War	7.2	5
3	The Look of Silence	8.7	14

Season 33 (2020)

6.73 avg 6 episodes 5.1 → 6.2

Mid-peak

Season 33 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	We Are the Radical Monarchs	5.1	9
2	Advocate	7.0	7
4	About Love	8.1	7
5	Portraits and Dreams	7.4	18
6	Love Child	6.6	6
7	In My Blood It Runs	6.2	6

Season 34 (2021)

6.36 avg 8 episodes 7.2 → 6.2

Season 34 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
2	The Neutral Ground	7.2	8
3	Landfall	6.6	8
4	Stateless	6.8	5
6	Pier Kids	6.3	8
7	The Song of the Butterflies	5.6	7
9	La Casa de Mama Icha	6.6	6
10	Things We Dare Not Do	5.6	6
11	North By Current	6.2	6

Season 35 (2022)

6.94 avg 9 episodes 6.9 → 6.3

Rollercoaster

Season 35 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Wuhan Wuhan	6.9	9
2	Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust	7.2	6
4	He's My Brother	7.5	7
5	President	6.7	7
7	Love & Stuff	7.4	9
9	The Last Out	5.0	9
10	Accepted	8.5	8
12	Let the Little Light Shine	7.0	7
13	I Didn't See You There	6.3	9

Season 36 (2023)

6.44 avg 10 episodes 5.3 → 5.4 87 min avg

Season 36 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	After Sherman	5.3	8
2	A Story of Bones	7.0	7
3	Liquor Store Dreams	7.8	7
4	A House Made of Splinters	7.4	6
5	Eat Your Catfish	6.4	7
6	Children of the Mist	6.0	6
7	While We Watched	8.0	6
8	Bulls and Saints	4.8	7
9	Uýra - The Rising Forest	6.3	8
10	Murders That Matter	5.4	7

Season 38 (2025)

7.47 avg 6 episodes 7.5 → 7.8

Season 38 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Union	7.5	10
2	Igualada: Refusing to Know Your Place	8.3	13
3	Made in Ethiopia	7.6	8
4	The Ride Ahead	6.2	6
8	Driver	7.4	12
9	Black Snow	7.8	8

P.O.V. (1988)

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