Frontline

American public affairs television program
TVSeries television_series Q2894569
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Financials

Self-reported XBRL data from 14 annual filings
Revenue
$640.33M
▲ 49.5% YoY FY2021
Net Income
-$11.15M
▼ 102.7% YoY FY2021
Assets
$4.12B
▲ 5.1% YoY FY2021
EPS (diluted)
$-0.06
▼ 102.9% YoY FY2021
$0.00$578.60M$1.16B$1.74B$2.31B FY2008: $2.10B · NI $698.77M (33.2% margin)FY2009: $1.13B · NI $102.70M (9.1% margin)FY2010: $1.17B · NI $161.41M (13.9% margin)FY2011: $723.50M · NI -$529.60M (-73.2% margin)FY2012: $578.36M · NI -$82.75M (-14.3% margin)FY2013: $133.90M · NI $69.50M (51.9% margin)FY2014: $241.83M · NI $149.47M (61.8% margin)FY2015: $458.93M · NI $154.62M (33.7% margin)FY2016: $754.31M · NI $117.01M (15.5% margin)FY2017: $646.33M · NI -$264.86M (-41.0% margin)FY2018: $742.27M · NI -$8.88M (-1.2% margin)FY2019: $628.48M · NI $139.97M (22.3% margin)FY2020: $428.43M · NI $412.88M (96.4% margin)FY2021: $640.33M · NI -$11.15M (-1.7% margin) '08'10'12'14'16'18'20'21
Revenue Net Income
Source: SEC EDGAR · latest 10-K filed 2021-12-31 · accession 0000913290-22-000003

Frontline

Summary

Frontline is a television series[1]. Frontline ranks in the top 9% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (271 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Frontline is the creator of David Fanning[3].
  • Frontline's instance of is recorded as television series[4].
  • Frontline's instance of is recorded as web series[5].
  • Frontline's genre is television documentary[6].
  • Frontline was produced by Martin Smith[7].
  • Frontline's production company is recorded as WGBH-TV[8].
  • The original language of Frontline was English[9].
  • Frontline's presenter is recorded as Martin Smith[10].
  • Frontline's Commons category is recorded as Frontline (U.S. TV series)[11].
  • Frontline's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • Frontline's original broadcaster is recorded as PBS[13].
  • Frontline's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • Frontline began on January 17, 1983[15].
  • Frontline's official website is recorded as https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/[16].
  • Frontline's official website is recorded as http://frontline.org[17].
  • Frontline's sponsor is recorded as John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation[18].
  • Frontline's sponsor is recorded as Ford Foundation[19].
  • Frontline's sponsor is recorded as Park Foundation[20].
  • Frontline's location of creation is recorded as WGBH Educational Foundation[21].
  • Frontline's number of episodes is recorded as {'amount': '+775'}[22].
  • Frontline's executive producer is recorded as Raney Aronson-Rath[23].
  • Frontline's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Frontline'}[24].
  • Frontline's list of episodes is recorded as list of Frontline (PBS) episodes[25].
  • Frontline's number of seasons is recorded as {'amount': '+42'}[26].
  • Frontline's narrator is recorded as Will Lyman[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Frontline was produced by Martin Smith[7]. Frontline is the creator of David Fanning[3].

Publication

The original language of Frontline was English[9]. Frontline's language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Frontline's genre is television documentary[6].

Why It Matters

Frontline ranks in the top 9% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (271 views/month).[2] Frontline has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Frontline is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] . Giphy. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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