Best National Geographic TV Series

The 24 best-rated National Geographic TV series on 3eyedraven, ranked by a weighted audience score so the genuinely great rises above one-off perfect ratings. Every title has cast, ratings, trailers and where to watch.

Apocalypse: The Second World War 2009 ★ 8.4
9/11: One Day in America 2021 ★ 8.4
Apocalypse: World War I 2014 ★ 7.7
Welcome to Earth 2021 ★ 7.6
Limitless with Chris Hemsworth 2022 ★ 8.1
Long Way Down 2007 ★ 8.1
The Incredible Dr. Pol 2011 ★ 8.3
Drugs, Inc. 2010 ★ 8.3
Brain Games 2011 ★ 7.6
Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller 2020 ★ 8.3
The Right Stuff 2020 ★ 7.2
Hostile Planet 2019 ★ 8.0
Great Migrations 2010 ★ 7.7
The Hot Zone 2019 ★ 7.1
Secrets of the Whales 2021 ★ 7.8
MegaStructures 2004 ★ 7.5
Tales by Light 2015 ★ 7.4
Space Race 2005 ★ 7.5
Secrets of the Penguins 2025 ★ 7.4
A Real Bug's Life 2024 ★ 7.3
The Long Road Home 2017 ★ 6.7
Pole to Pole with Will Smith 2026 ★ 6.7
The World According to Jeff Goldblum 2019 ★ 6.6
Valley of the Boom 2019 ★ 5.9