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America's Medical Supply Crisis

America's Medical Supply Crisis

America's Medical Supply Crisis

Why was the United States left scrambling for critical medical equipment as the coronavirus swept the country? With the Associated Press, FRONTLINE investigates the fragmented global medical supply chain and its deadly consequences.
S2020 E21 Length 54:21 Premiere: 10.6.20

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Allegations of voter fraud and disenfranchisement in the lead up to the 2020 election are examined.

  • Tuesday October 20, 2020 10:00 pm ET on KET
  • Tuesday October 20, 2020 9:00 pm CT on KET
  • Thursday October 22, 2020 3:00 am ET on KET
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  • Tuesday October 27, 2020 9:00 pm ET on KET
  • Tuesday October 27, 2020 8:00 pm CT on KET
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China Undercover

An undercover report from China's secretive Xinjiang region focuses on the imprisonment of Muslims.

  • Tuesday November 10, 2020 10:00 pm ET on KET
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  • Tuesday November 17, 2020 10:00 pm ET on KET
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America's Medical Supply Crisis

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  • Thursday October 8, 2020 2:00 am CT on KET
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  • Tuesday October 6, 2020 9:00 pm CT on KET

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

  • Thursday September 24, 2020 2:00 am ET on KET
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Season 2020

America's Medical Supply Crisis
S2020 E21 Length 54:21 Premiere Date 10.6.20

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
S2020 E20 Length 1:54:21 Premiere Date 9.22.20

Policing the Police 2020
S2020 E19 Length 54:20 Premiere Date 9.15.20

Growing Up Poor in America
S2020 E18 Length 54:22 Premiere Date 9.8.20

Love, Life & the Virus/Undocumented in the Pandemic
S2020 E17 Length 54:22 Premiere Date 8.11.20

United States of Conspiracy
S2020 E16 Length 54:37 Premiere Date 7.28.20

COVID's Hidden Toll
S2020 E15 Length 54:26 Premiere Date 7.21.20

Once Upon A Time In Iraq
S2020 E14 Length 1:54:22 Premiere Date 7.14.20

Opioids, Inc.
S2020 E13 Length 54:23 Premiere Date 6.23.20

The Virus: What Went Wrong?
S2020 E12 Length 1:24:22 Premiere Date 6.16.20

Inside Italy's COVID War
S2020 E11 Length 54:22 Premiere Date 5.19.20

Coronavirus Pandemic
S2020 E10 Length 54:22 Premiere Date 4.21.20

China Undercover
S2020 E9 Length 54:22 Premiere Date 4.7.20

Plastic Wars
S2020 E8 Length 54:22 Premiere Date 3.31.20

NRA Under Fire
S2020 E7 Length 54:22 Premiere Date 3.24.20

Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos
S2020 E6 Length 1:54:22 Premiere Date 2.18.20

Battle for Hong Kong
S2020 E5 Length 54:17 Premiere Date 2.11.20

Taliban Country/The Luanda Leaks
S2020 E4 Length 54:48 Premiere Date 1.21.20

America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump (Part Two)
S2020 E3 Length 1:54:18 Premiere Date 1.13.20

America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump (Part One)
S2020 E2 Length 1:55:13 Premiere Date 1.13.20

Targeting El Paso
S2020 E1 Length 54:48 Premiere Date 1.7.20

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