Frontline Season 31 Episodes

Episode 1

The Education of Michelle Rhee

Tue, Jan 8, 201354 mins

Examine the legacy of controversial former chancellor of Washington, DC, public schools, Michelle Rhee.

Episode 2

Inside Obama's Presidency

Tue, Jan 15, 201354 mins

Examine President Obama's key decisions and the experiences that will inform his second term.

Episode 3

The Untouchables

Tue, Jan 22, 201355 mins

Are the CEOs of mega-banks too big to jail? Though fraudulent practices at banks contributed to America's financial meltdown, to date no Wall Street titan has been convicted of a crime connected to the crisis. Frontline investigates the lack of prosecutions of Wall Street executives in the wake of the mortgage-backed securities fueled financial crisis. Commenting on clips from the episode showing former home loan underwriters explaining how they would laugh as they pushed through mortgages that were too expensive for the borrowers, Smith said this type of behavior was "very frequent and common." "There are lawsuits that name 35 - easily 36, 37 - of these kind of testimonies, and these guys are joking about it at this point, but of course it's not really funny in the end because it all resulted in the collapse of 2008, a million people losing their houses, many people out of work and businesses seeing demand sink."

Episode 4

Cliffhanger

Tue, Feb 12, 201354 mins

Investigate Washington's failure to solve the country's debt and deficit problems.

Episode 5

Raising Adam Lanza

Tue, Feb 19, 201354 mins

Examine the life of Adam Lanza, the Newtown shooter, and the battle over gun laws and gun culture.

Episode 6

Newtown Divided

Tue, Feb 19, 2013

This short documentary Frontline take a in depth look at the Newtown shootings.

Episode 7

Kind Hearted Woman Part 1

Mon, Apr 1, 2013110 mins

Sutherland follows Robin over three years as she struggles to raise her two children, further her education, and heal herself from the wounds of sexual abuse she suffered as a child. Robin's battles in tribal court with her ex-husband for custody of the children, even after he is convicted of abusive sexual contact with his daughter, illuminates how serious this problem is on the reservation. Her quest to heal her family, find a man worthy of her love, build a career, and fulfill her goal of returning to her reservation to help prevent the abuse of women and children, takes her on an intimate and inspiring journey full of heartbreak, discovery, and redemption. "As in my other films profiling rural poverty," says Sutherland, "I was trying to reach out to another forgotten corner of the American landscape, this time to put a face on a Native family so that we could see them close-up with all the detail that illuminates the rich reality of their lives."

Episode 8

Kind Hearted Woman: Part 2

Tue, Apr 2, 2013

In a special two-part series, acclaimed filmmaker David Sutherland creates an unforgettable portrait of Robin Charboneau, a 32-year-old divorced single mother and Oglala Sioux woman living on North Dakota's Spirit Lake Reservation. Sutherland follows Robin over three years as she struggles to raise her two children, further her education, and heal herself from the wounds of sexual abuse she suffered as a child. Robin's battles in tribal court with her ex-husband for custody of the children, even after he is convicted of abusive sexual contact with his daughter, illuminates how serious this problem is on the reservation. Her quest to heal her family, find a man worthy of her love, build a career, and fulfill her goal of returning to her reservation to help prevent the abuse of women and children, takes her on an intimate and inspiring journey full of heartbreak, discovery, and redemption. "As in my other films profiling rural poverty," says Sutherland, "I was trying to reach out to another forgotten corner of the American landscape, this time to put a face on a Native family so that we could see them close-up with all the detail that illuminates the rich reality of their lives." "Kind Hearted Woman" is the third film produced by David Sutherland with FRONTLINE, following "The Farmer's Wife" and "Country Boys."

Episode 9

Syria Behind the Lines

Tue, Apr 9, 201354 mins

Witness the devastating effect of the religious feud that's shaping Syria's future.

Episode 10

The Retirement Gamble

Tue, Apr 23, 201354 mins

Learn how fees, self-dealing and kickbacks profit Wall Street while imperiling our savings.

Episode 11

Never Forget to Lie

Tue, May 14, 201354 mins

Travel to the Jewish ghettos of Poland to hear the poignant recollections of child survivors.

Episode 12

Outlawed in Pakistan

Tue, May 28, 201354 mins

When Pakistani teenager Kainat Soomro accused four men of gang rape, the courageous young woman did not put her suffering behind her. For this unforgettable documentary, which premiered at Sundance, filmmakers Habiba Nosheen and Hilke Schellmann spent five years tracing both Kainat's odyssey through Pakistan's broken justice system-and her alleged rapists' quest to clear their names. The result is a powerful and nuanced profile of courage in a society where rape victims and their families are often considered dishonorable and subjected to humiliation, poverty, and mortal danger.

Episode 13

Rape in the Fields

Tue, Jun 25, 201353 mins

The women that the boss rapes depends on him to help report the crime. Predictably, the boss has no idea what she is talking about and is glad to fire her.

Episode 14

Two American Families

Tue, Jul 9, 201384 mins

From PBS and FRONTLINE: With poignant and revealing intimacy, Two American Families chronicles the struggles of the Neumanns and the Stanleys as they try to hold onto their homes, their jobs, their health insurance, and a future for their children. A remarkable portrait of perseverance, the 90-minute film raises unsettling questions about the changing nature of the U.S. economy and the fate of a declining middle class.

Episode 15

Life and Death in Assisted Living

Tue, Jul 30, 201354 mins

From PBS and FRONTLINE: More and more elderly Americans are choosing to spend their later years in assisted living facilities, which have sprung up as an alternative to nursing homes. But is this loosely regulated, multi-billion dollar industry putting seniors at risk? In a major investigation with ProPublica, FRONTLINE examines the operations of the nation's largest assisted living company, raising questions about the drive for profits and fatal lapses in care.

Episode 16

Egypt in Crisis

Tue, Sep 17, 201354 mins

From PBS and FRONTLINE: Middle East Correspondents Martin Smith and Charles Sennott examine the rise and rapid fall of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood.

Episode 17

League of Denial: The NFL's Concussion Crisis

Tue, Oct 8, 2013114 mins

An investigation of the health crisis threatening NFL players and the long-term fortunes of football.

Episode 19

Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria

Tue, Oct 22, 201354 mins

Investigate the alarming rise of untreatable infections.

Episode 20

A Death in St. Augustine

Tue, Nov 26, 201354 mins

From PBS and Frontline: On the night she broke up with her boyfriend, a Florida deputy sheriff, Michelle O'Connell was found dead from a gunshot in the mouth. Next to her was her boyfriend's semi-automatic service pistol. The sheriff's office called it suicide, but was it? FRONTLINE and The New York Times investigate this death of a young, single mother, and what can go wrong when the police are faced with domestic violence allegations within their own ranks.

Episode 21

Episode #31.21

Thu, Feb 5, 2026