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Killer Ratings (2019)

Killer Ratings poster
Original title
Bandidos na TV
Directed by
Marcelo Galvão
Genre
true crime
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 7 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 39 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary series looks into accusations that a Brazilian TV host and politician ordered murders to boost his show's ratings. It features interviews with coworkers, officials, and family members. The story shows how crime and politics became tangled in the city of Manaus.

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What happens

Killer Ratings is a true crime television documentary series that was released on Netflix on May 31, 2019, about the Brazilian television presenter and politician Wallace Souza, who was accused of ordering a series of murders to improve the ratings of his popular television news program Canal Livre. The series present stories and testimonies of professionals who worked on the program, authorities who acted in the case, Wallace's relatives and people who met the politician. The complex plot includes accusations of conspiracy, revelations about political disputes and how violence struck and reaches Manaus in several ways. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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