The Greatest Shows on Earth: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Daisy Donovan gets to grips with some of the most popular television shows on the planet to find out what makes some very different cultures tick. From Egyptian's love of seeing terrified celebrities kidnapped at gunpoint to India's dancing obsession and from Brazil's desire for the body beautiful to South Korea's gaming addiction, Daisy sees how societies – and particularly the roles of women - are brought into sharp relief by their TV. "Everybody loves television and no one more than me", says Daisy. "I'm going on the trip of a lifetime, to experience some of the biggest, maddest and most controversial shows on the planet. "I've got a theory that television is the window into the soul of a nation. But simply watching TV isn't enough - to get right to the heart of it I need to take part".

Series details

• Title: The Greatest Shows on Earth
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2013-06-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-07-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 29858
• IMDb ID: tt3001890
• TVDB ID: 270886

Cast and credited roles

• Daisy Donovan — Daisy Donovan

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-06-17; final listed air date 2013-07-08; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Greatest Shows on Earth on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.