United Stats of America

From the calories we eat to the energy we use, numbers tell amazing stories about who we are and how we live. Travel the country to meet people whose stories bring these numbers to life. The new series United Stats of America makes history by crunching fascinating data and uncovering surprising facts.

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Documentary
Created By

Jason Sklar

First Aired on

May 08, 2012

1 seaons till Jun 12, 2012

Popularity: 1.5153
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(US)
Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Livin' Large

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 6 episodes

Season 1

From the calories we eat to the energy we use, numbers tell amazing stories about who we are and how we live. Travel the country to meet people whose stories bring these numbers to life. The new series United Stats of America makes history by crunching fascinating data and uncovering surprising facts.

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6 Episodes
  • Episode 1Stayin' Alive30 min

    Would you believe that deer are deadlier than snakes? It's true. Turns out deer are the deadliest animal in America. In this episode we look at what kills us and why and we're on the hunt for our number one killer. What is most likely to kill us? The answer is so surprising it just might kill you.

  • Episode 2Moving On30 min

    Would you believe that in a nation with 3.5 million square miles of territory, 99 percent of us are crowded into only 8 percent of the land! How did that happen? This episode looks at where we live and why. We chart the influence of seven inventions that moved us out, up, down and out.

  • Episode 3Size Matters30 min

    When our country was born, America was the tallest country in the world, and we held onto that title until the 1950s. Today, we've plummeted to number nine in the world rankings.

  • Episode 4Time Flies30 min

    Where oh where does the time go? Would you believe that today we are spending nine years and nine months of our lives on the sofa, five years on the Internet, and only three months of our lives having sex?

  • Episode 5Money Talks30 min

    Would you believe that today the average American Male makes four times what we made a hundred years ago? It's true. And yet we'd swear that money has never been tighter.

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