2. Ancient Aliens
Site score 11, IMDb score 7; Overall score= 18
Directed by Susan E. Leventhal and others
Year: 2009 –
And of course we had to have aliens, since no list about History channel documentaries can be complete without them. The show premiered in 2009 and it is still going strong today, 8 seasons and more than a hundred episodes later. Its often criticized methods are usually dubbed “pseudo-science” or “pseudo-history” by many experts. But without going into the scientific merits of the show, it has given us one of the most popular Internet memes of all times and even South Park dedicated one of its episodes to it. While some would argue that it isn’t exactly a high praise, the show is interesting to watch.
