10 Best Podcasts That Became TV Shows

1. Lore

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The award-winning podcast (also a TV show & book series) about dark historical tales. Each episode explores the mysterious creatures, tragic events, and unusual places that fill the pages of history. Because sometimes the truth is more frightening than fiction.MORE Ranking #8 in Spotify Charts (US)
Host Aaron Mahnke
Producer/Network Aaron Mahnke
Email ****@aaronmahnke.com
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 54.2KFacebook 78.9KTwitter 67KInstagram 84.9K Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Archive 81

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Archive 81 is a fiction podcast about horror, cities, and the subconscious.New episodes will be released every other Wednesday.Start from '01 - A Body In A New Place'
Ranking #75 in Apple Charts (US)
Hosts Daniel Powell, Marc Sollinger
Producer/Network Dead Signals
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 3.2K Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. Comedy Bang Bang: The Podcast

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Join host Scott Aukerman ('Mr. Show' & 'Between Two Ferns: The Movie') as he interviews celebrity guests like Jon Hamm, Bob Odenkirk, Tatiana Maslany, Allison Williams, and more. Plus, the show's open-door policy brings an assortment of eccentric oddballs and characters who pop by at any moment to chat, compete in games, and engage in comic revelry. Now entering its 15th year, this podcast has led to multiple spin-off podcasts, a New York Times best-selling book, and a beloved television series on IFC.MORE Ranking #91 in Apple Charts (US)
Host Scott Aukerman
Producer/Network SiriusXM Podcasts
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 15.6KFacebook 95.3KTwitter 138.3KInstagram 20.3K Avg Length 83 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. The Ricky Gervais Show

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For years, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, and Karl Pilkington entertained listeners with their nonsense on XFM. In 2005, they launched a podcast with The Guardian, delivering five series of absurdity over three years and over 300 million downloads by 2011. Join the famously ridiculous trio every Thursday as they discuss everything from horses in houses, paper rounds, and fat babies to Karl's diary, poetry, Aunty Nora, man moths, hairy Chinese kids, and of course, monkey news.MORE Ranking #53 in Apple Charts (GB)
Producer/Network Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, and Karl Pilkington
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 200 Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. The Dropout

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Money. Romance. Tragedy. Deception. The story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos is an unbelievable tale of ambition and fame gone terribly wrong. How did the world's youngest self-made female billionaire lose it all in the blink of an eye? How did the woman once heralded as 'the next Steve Jobs' find herself facing criminal charges - to which she pleaded not guilty - and up to decades in prison? How did her technology, meant to revolutionize health care, potentially put millions of patients at risk? And how did so many smart people get it so wrong along the way? ABC News chief business, tech..MORE Hosts Rebecca Jarvis, Taylor Dunn, Victoria Thompson
Producer/Network 20/20 True Crime
Email ****@abc.com
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 29.5KFacebook 131.9KInstagram 22K Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. Murdaugh: Death in the Family Official Podcast

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Go behind the scenes with the creators, cast and crew of the Hulu Original series Murdaugh: Death in the Family.  Investigative journalist and host of the hit podcast True Sunlight, Mandy Matney provides a unique perspective on the stranger than fiction story and how it went from true crime podcast to television inspiration.MORE Email ****@disney.com
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Apple Rating 4.9/5 Avg Length 51 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Can I tell you a secret?

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It starts the same way... A seemingly innocent message from someone who appears to be a young woman: 'Can I tell you a secret?' But as this six-part podcast explores, people are rarely their true selves online and one man took it much further. What happened when this cyberstalker wreaked havoc across the internet and ruined people's lives. And why did he do it?Can I Tell You A Secret - a Guardian podcast series about obsession, fear, and the lives we lead onlineMORE Host Sirin Kale
Producer/Network The Guardian
Email ****@theguardian.com
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 1.4K Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. Dirty John

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A true story about seduction, deception, forgiveness, denial, and ultimately, survival. Reported and hosted by Christopher Goffard from the L.A. Times.
Email ****@latimes.com
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Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact