Frontline

Season 4 Episode 6: Divorce Wars

44 SeasonsFeb 25, 1986TV-PG1h 00m8.6

Half of all American marriages end in divorce. Using unique access to mediation and court proceedings, Frontline profiles couples, lawyers, judges, and most poignantly, children caught between parents.

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Season 4 Episodes:

Episode 1 Hostage in Iran

1. Hostage in Iran

Aired: Jan 21, 1986

While the whole world watched, 52 Americans were held hostage in Iran by Isla...

Episode 2 Sue the Doctor?

2. Sue the Doctor?

Aired: Jan 28, 1986

For many doctors, practicing medicine has become a nightmare. Today, one out ...

Episode 3 Growing Up Poor

3. Growing Up Poor

Aired: Feb 4, 1986

One-hour documentary for Frontline about children growing up in Chester, Penn...

Episode 5 Tobacco on Trial

5. Tobacco on Trial

Aired: Feb 18, 1986

Life-long smokers who say their health has been destroyed by cigarettes are s...

Episode 6 Divorce Wars

6. Divorce Wars

Aired: Feb 25, 1986

Half of all American marriages end in divorce. Using unique access to mediati...

Episode 9 Standoff in Mexico

9. Standoff in Mexico

Aired: Apr 1, 1986

Political violence is breaking out in northern Mexico. Frontline documents gr...

Episode 10 Inside the Jury Room

10. Inside the Jury Room

Aired: Apr 8, 1986

For first time on American television, Frontline cameras move inside a jury r...

Episode 13 Visions of Star Wars

13. Visions of Star Wars

Aired: Apr 22, 1986

Frontline and Nova combine resources for first time to explore Strategic Defe...

Episode 14 Hollywood Dreams

14. Hollywood Dreams

Aired: May 13, 1986

Hollywood is called an industry, a place, a state of mind. But making it in H...

Episode 15 The Bloods of 'Nam

15. The Bloods of 'Nam

Aired: May 20, 1986

A high percentage of men on frontlines in Vietnam were young, poor, undereduc...


Info about Frontline

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres:Documentary, News