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The Fifth Estate

TV series / 1976

The Fifth Estate

DocumentaryNews

★ 6.8/10Audience rating

Each week the fifth estate brings in-depth investigations that matter to Canadians – delivering a dazzling parade of political leaders, controversial characters and ordinary people whose lives were touched by triumph or tragedy.

The story

Each week the fifth estate brings in-depth investigations that matter to Canadians – delivering a dazzling parade of political leaders, controversial characters and ordinary people whose lives were touched by triumph or tragedy.

The seasons

Season 1 Season 1 1976 · 1 episode Season details

Jan. 2, 1976

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Season 3 Season 2 1976 · 1 episode Season details

Dec. 21, 1976

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Season 25 Season 25 1999 · 1 episode Season details

Dec. 1, 1999

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Season 34 Season 34 2008 · 18 episodes Season details

Oct. 1, 2008

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Season 35 Season 35 2009 · 20 episodes Season details

Sept. 25, 2009

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Season 36 Season 36 2010 · 23 episodes Season details

Sept. 24, 2010

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Season 37 Season 37 2011 · 25 episodes Season details

Sept. 9, 2011

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Season 38 Season 38 2012 · 23 episodes Season details

Sept. 14, 2012

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Season 39 Season 39 2013 · 19 episodes Season details

Oct. 4, 2013

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Season 40 Season 40 2015 · 2 episodes Season details

Feb. 27, 2015

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Season 41 Season 41 2015 · 2 episodes Season details

Dec. 4, 2015

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Season 44 Season 44 2019 · 1 episode Season details

Oct. 2, 2019

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Season 45 Season 45 1 episode Season details

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Season 46 Season 46 2020 · 7 episodes Season details

Nov. 23, 2020

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Season 47 Season 47 2021 · 12 episodes Season details

Oct. 14, 2021

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Season 50 Season 50 2024 · 14 episodes Season details

Oct. 11, 2024

THE FIFTH ESTATE brings audiences Canada's top investigative stories. From across the country and around the world, Fifth Estate journalists dig deeper to get to the stories that matter

Season 51 Season 51 2025 · 16 episodes Season details

Oct. 10, 2025

The season features in-depth investigative reports on major Canadian and international issues, including corporate accountability for a massive B.C. data breach, the toxic drug crisis, and an exposé on Canadian charitable donations supporting controversial international settlements.

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