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Biography (1961–2015) on A&E

The answer: Concluded December 16, 2015.
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Network / streamer
A&E
Premiered
January 1, 1961
Ended
December 16, 2015
Runtime
~70 min per episode
28seasons
616episodes

About Biography

Biography is a documentary television series. Originally produced by CBS in 1962 and hosted by Mike Wallace, the A&E Network later re-ran it and has produced new episodes since 1987. The series has featured biographies on such people as Elvis Presley, Plácido Domingo, Pope John Paul II, Enrico Caruso, Diego Rivera, Mick Foley, Mao Zedong, and Queen Elizabeth II, and fictional characters like The Phantom, Superman, and Santa Claus. The program ended up profiling enough figures, that in 1999 A&E spun the program off into an entire network, The Biography Channel.

Biography episode schedule

616 aired

Aired · 616

DateEp.Title
December 16, 2015 S2015·E3 Who is Donald Trump?
February 16, 2015 S2007·E7 Whitney Houston
August 8, 2014 S2000·E25 Bob Dylan
April 2, 2014 S2014·E1 Sarah Palin
September 23, 2013 S2000·E18 Ed O'Neill
February 26, 2013 S2013·E1 Grimaldi Family Dynasty
August 28, 2012 S2012·E6 Harley-Davidson
June 23, 2012 S2012·E1 Jaws: The Inside Story
April 15, 2012 S2012·E4 Warren Jeffs
April 10, 2012 S2012·E3 Glee - Don't Stop Believing
March 8, 2012 S2012·E27 Danny DeVito
January 22, 2012 S2012·E2 David Bowie
January 3, 2012 S2012·E5 Lucky - The Story of Charles Lindbergh
December 30, 2011 S2011·E10 Under 21 and Filthy Rich
December 29, 2011 S2011·E5 Natalie Portman: The Professional
December 23, 2011 S2011·E6 Scarlett Johansson
December 22, 2011 S2011·E8 Hollywood: From Homely to Hot
December 20, 2011 S2011·E4 Fallen Centerfolds
December 15, 2011 S2011·E9 Hollywood's Baddest Breakups
December 14, 2011 S2011·E7 America's 10 Most Hated
December 8, 2011 S2011·E22 The Nehru-Gandhi Dynasty
November 22, 2011 S2011·E1 Jeff Dunham: Birth of a Dummy
November 9, 2011 S2011·E20 Jennifer Aniston
November 3, 2011 S2011·E3 The Captains of the Final Frontier
July 21, 2011 S2011·E14 Tawny Kitaen
June 7, 2011 S2011·E17 Steve-O
April 21, 2011 S2011·E2 Gordon Ramsay
January 10, 2011 S2011·E21 Marisa Tomei
December 22, 2010 S2010·E31 The Jackson 5
December 2, 2010 S2010·E8 Fallen Beauty Queens
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November 24, 2010 S2010·E37 Mariah Carey
November 22, 2010 S2010·E12 Megan Fox
November 18, 2010 S2010·E5 Billy Joel
November 3, 2010 S2010·E13 The Captains of the Final Frontier
November 2, 2010 S2010·E9 Ellen DeGeneres
October 31, 2010 S2010·E1 P. Ramlee
October 7, 2010 S2010·E11 Pink
September 23, 2010 S2010·E10 Tyra Banks
August 31, 2010 S2010·E36 Nancy McKeon
July 21, 2010 S2010·E4 Rosie O'Donnell
July 15, 2010 S2010·E15 Black Sabbath
July 14, 2010 S2010·E3 Married with Children
June 23, 2010 S2010·E34 Mark Harmon
March 16, 2010 S2010·E20 Ernest & Julio Gallo: An American Vintage
February 26, 2010 S2010·E7 Leonardo DiCaprio
January 21, 2010 S2010·E2 Rodney Dangerfield
January 9, 2010 S2010·E6 John Candy
December 23, 2009 S2009·E24 Joaquin Phoenix
November 24, 2009 S2009·E27 Woody Harrelson
November 12, 2009 S2009·E6 Bill Gates
November 12, 2009 S2009·E5 Carrie Underwood
November 10, 2009 S2009·E35 J.W. Marriott
October 30, 2009 S2009·E34 Norman Rockwell: An American Portrait
October 15, 2009 S2009·E33 Jules Verne
October 7, 2009 S2009·E19 Kirstie Alley
October 1, 2009 S2009·E43 Green Day
September 17, 2009 S2009·E17 David Letterman
September 8, 2009 S2009·E16 Beverly Hills, 90210
August 11, 2009 S2009·E4 Three's Company
August 6, 2009 S2009·E7 Bruce Springsteen
July 30, 2009 S2009·E21 Kurt Cobain
July 22, 2009 S2009·E20 Robert DeNiro
June 24, 2009 S2009·E11 Tragic Side of Comedy
June 4, 2009 S2009·E8 Aerosmith
June 3, 2009 S2009·E3 Metallica
May 28, 2009 S2009·E2 The Mamas and the Papas
May 27, 2009 S2009·E23 Sean Penn
May 7, 2009 S2009·E36 Bono
April 28, 2009 S2009·E10 Moses and the Ten Commandments
April 28, 2009 S2009·E44 Pope Benedict XVI
April 8, 2009 S2009·E1 Child Star Heart Throbs
April 1, 2009 S2009·E12 Diffrent Strokes
January 29, 2009 S2009·E9 Freddie Mercury
January 28, 2009 S2009·E22 Heath Ledger
December 28, 2008 S2008·E8 Martin Short
December 28, 2008 S2008·E56 Sam Kinison
December 25, 2008 S2008·E26 Pink Floyd
December 23, 2008 S2008·E36 Genesis
December 19, 2008 S2008·E27 The Rolling Stones
December 17, 2008 S2008·E41 Kate Winslet
December 14, 2008 S2008·E51 The Kinks
December 8, 2008 S2008·E44 Stevie Wonder
December 5, 2008 S2008·E29 The Wahlberg Brothers
December 5, 2008 S2008·E52 Ian Fleming
December 4, 2008 S2008·E39 Martina Navratilova
November 27, 2008 S2008·E45 Clive Owen
November 18, 2008 S2008·E53 The Chessboard Killer: Alexander Pichushkin
October 30, 2008 S2008·E50 Witches
October 12, 2008 S2008·E25 Colin Farrell
October 2, 2008 S2008·E43 Christian Slater
September 13, 2008 S2008·E55 The Agnelli Family Dynasty
August 31, 2008 S2008·E57 Andy Gibb
August 6, 2008 S2008·E21 Randy Couture: Ultimate Fighter
July 9, 2008 S2008·E54 Eddie Murphy
June 10, 2008 S2008·E22 Patrick Duffy
May 28, 2008 S2008·E19 Scott Baio
May 25, 2008 S2008·E40 Cate Blanchett
April 15, 2008 S2008·E46 Edmund Kemper
April 2, 2008 S2008·E28 Matt Damon
March 19, 2008 S2008·E18 Jamie Foxx
March 18, 2008 S2008·E42 Salma Hayek
March 11, 2008 S2008·E17 Sacha Baron Cohen
March 5, 2008 S2008·E16 Bret Michaels
March 1, 2008 S2008·E23 Sarah Silverman
February 28, 2008 S2008·E15 Kenny Chesney
February 22, 2008 S2008·E13 Gucci Family Dynasty
February 22, 2008 S2008·E14 Hugh Grant
February 21, 2008 S2008·E11 Halle Berry
February 21, 2008 S2008·E12 Johnson Family Dynsaty
February 20, 2008 S2008·E10 Rothschild Family Dynasty
February 20, 2008 S2008·E9 Goldie Hawn
February 14, 2008 S2008·E7 Barry White
February 14, 2008 S2008·E20 Sharon Osbourne
February 7, 2008 S2008·E6 Raul Castro
February 6, 2008 S2008·E5 Hugh Laurie
February 5, 2008 S2008·E4 Ayman Al Zawahiri
January 31, 2008 S2008·E3 Lindsay Lohan
January 10, 2008 S2008·E2 Duran Duran
January 4, 2008 S2008·E1 The Spice Girls
December 20, 2007 S2007·E6 Sheryl Crow
December 20, 2007 S2007·E3 The Monkees
December 17, 2007 S2007·E17 The Harry Potter Kids
December 6, 2007 S2007·E44 NSYNC
December 5, 2007 S2007·E25 Denzel Washington
November 29, 2007 S2007·E14 George Michael
November 21, 2007 S2007·E12 Rachael Ray
November 8, 2007 S2007·E42 Fleetwood Mac
November 7, 2007 S2007·E11 Jon Stewart
October 17, 2007 S2007·E43 Kelsey Grammer
October 11, 2007 S2007·E1 Weird Al Yankovic
October 10, 2007 S2007·E2 The Brat Pack
October 7, 2007 S2007·E10 The Ken and Barbie Killers: Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka
September 13, 2007 S2007·E36 Queen Latifah
August 29, 2007 S2007·E24 Howard Schultz and Starbucks
August 27, 2007 S2007·E39 Diana: Tragic Love
August 25, 2007 S2007·E41 The Terminator: Anatoly Onoprienko
August 18, 2007 S2007·E23 Raquel Welch
August 15, 2007 S2007·E22 Rob Lowe
August 9, 2007 S2007·E8 Tina Turner
August 8, 2007 S2007·E4 The Beatles Women
July 28, 2007 S2007·E21 Tom Hanks
July 15, 2007 S2007·E20 Ozzy Osbourne
July 11, 2007 S1994·E15 Anthony Hopkins
June 25, 2007 S2007·E18 Reese Witherspoon
June 7, 2007 S2007·E19 Sean Connery
May 27, 2007 S2007·E46 Johnny Depp: Under his skin
April 27, 2007 S2007·E15 Meat Loaf
April 25, 2007 S2007·E16 Cameron Diaz
April 24, 2007 S2007·E34 Meredith Vieira
April 23, 2007 S2007·E5 Meatloaf
March 10, 2007 S2007·E26 John Belushi
January 10, 2007 S2007·E35 Robert Downey Jr.
December 21, 2006 S2006·E20 Tiger Woods
December 20, 2006 S2006·E19 Bobby Flay
December 15, 2006 S2006·E17 Mary Kay
December 5, 2006 S2006·E15 Jason Priestley
November 23, 2006 S2006·E10 Bea Arthur
November 15, 2006 S2006·E9 Bill Cosby
October 30, 2006 S2006·E18 Gallo Brothers
August 28, 2006 S2006·E6 Bobby Fischer
July 31, 2006 S2006·E12 Dave Chappelle
July 14, 2006 S2006·E11 TV Game Shows
July 7, 2006 S2006·E22 Robin Williams
May 30, 2006 S1996·E97 The Earp Brothers: Lawmen of the West
April 28, 2006 S2006·E16 Dolly Parton
April 7, 2006 S2005·E12 Solomon
March 28, 2006 S2006·E8 Country Diva
March 17, 2006 S2006·E4 Final Days: The Fame and Fate of Marilyn Monroe
February 3, 2006 S2006·E3 Steve Martin
January 5, 2006 S2006·E1 Tom Jones
December 28, 2005 S2005·E13 ABBA
December 22, 2005 S2005·E27 Catherine the Great
December 17, 2005 S2005·E26 Ron Popeil
December 15, 2005 S2005·E11 Pontius Pilate
December 13, 2005 S2005·E3 Jerry Garcia
December 11, 2005 S2005·E10 Peter
December 10, 2005 S2005·E17 Calamity Jane
December 9, 2005 S2005·E24 Toby Keith
December 5, 2005 S2005·E28 The Onassis Dynasty
November 26, 2005 S2005·E31 Ben & Jerry
November 22, 2005 S2005·E7 Onassis Dynasty
November 4, 2005 S2005·E15 Paris Hilton: Not So Simple
November 4, 2005 S2005·E16 Charles Darwin Evolution's Voice
September 30, 2005 S2005·E20 General Douglas MacArthur: The Return of a Legend
September 23, 2005 S2005·E1 Chuck Norris
August 5, 2005 S2005·E34 David Hasselhoff: Driven
July 29, 2005 S2005·E23 Arthur Shawcross
July 25, 2005 S2005·E14 The Facts of Life
June 28, 2005 S2005·E30 Frida Kahlo
June 24, 2005 S2005·E6 The Brady Bunch
June 17, 2005 S2005·E33 Heather Locklear
June 12, 2005 S2005·E29 Lech Walesa
May 13, 2005 S2005·E22 Ray Romano
May 6, 2005 S2005·E37 Céline Dion
May 6, 2005 S2005·E4 Shania Twain
April 29, 2005 S2005·E36 Paula Abdul
April 16, 2005 S2005·E19 The Google Boys
April 13, 2005 S2005·E25 Gary Coleman
March 25, 2005 S2005·E2 Elton John
March 2, 2005 S2005·E8 Sylvester Stallone: The Rocky Road to the Top
February 23, 2005 S2005·E32 Bruce Willis
January 31, 2005 S2005·E9 Jackie Robinson
January 25, 2005 S2005·E21 Dorothy Stratten
January 8, 2005 S2005·E35 Danielle Steel
January 1, 2005 S2005·E5 Genghis Khan: Terror and Conquest
December 21, 2004 S2004·E51 Harold Shipman
December 13, 2004 S2004·E32 Rudyard Kipling
December 9, 2004 S2004·E38 Jack Unterweger
December 7, 2004 S2004·E24 Brad Pitt
December 1, 2004 S2004·E8 Led Zeppelin
November 30, 2004 S2004·E2 Ottis Toole and Henry Lee Lucas
November 30, 2004 S2004·E4 Pete Townshend
November 23, 2004 S2004·E12 Joel Rifkin
November 9, 2004 S2004·E14 Moses Sithole
November 9, 2004 S2004·E23 Matthew McConaughey
November 4, 2004 S2004·E36 Hunter S. Thompson
November 3, 2004 S2004·E5 Andrei Chikatilo
October 21, 2004 S2004·E9 Jackson Pollock
October 19, 2004 S2004·E3 Richard Ramirez
October 12, 2004 S2004·E34 James Joyce
October 11, 2004 S2004·E6 Johnny Depp
October 7, 2004 S2004·E49 Salvador Dali
October 3, 2004 S2004·E35 Cecil B. DeMille
September 29, 2004 S2004·E45 Don Adams
September 27, 2004 S2004·E48 The Kray Twins
September 1, 2004 S2004·E43 Steve McQueen: Life in the Fast Lane
September 1, 2004 S2004·E47 Laura Bush
August 16, 2004 S2004·E13 Ariel Sharon
August 15, 2004 S2004·E44 Tippi Hedren: Magnificent Obsession
August 10, 2004 S2004·E16 Albert Einstein

…and 386 earlier episodes not shown. Long-running show.

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