CNBC Originals
Season 2008
TV-14
CNBC's award-winning documentaries give viewers extraordinary access inside the most iconic and influential corporations, industries and newsmakers of our time.
Where to Watch Season 2008
15 Episodes
- Playing to Win: Inside the Video Game IndustryE6
Playing to Win: Inside the Video Game IndustryAre you a player? Take a look at the $18 billion video game industry. CNBC's Playing to Win: Inside the Video Game Industry is a behind the scenes look at the creators, games and big business of video games. Enter a virtual world where everyone is Playing to Win! - Made in China: The People's Republic of ProfitE9
Made in China: The People's Republic of ProfitChina's capitalist revolution has produced a thriving new business class that includes over 400,000 millionaires - entrepreneurs and innovators - who are helping to make the country a global economic powerhouse. Melissa Lee reports. - The Hunt for Black GoldE10
The Hunt for Black Gold"The Hunt for Black Gold" hosted by Maria Bartiromo follows the flow of oil from the moment it comes on line, into the supertankers, into the refineries and finally pumped into the consumer's gas tank. Bartiromo's special moves from Alaska's North Slope all the way to the Gulf of Mexico - critical areas in the national oil debate. - The Nuclear OptionE12
The Nuclear OptionCNBC continues to go inside the energy crisis with its next CNBC Original Production, "The Nuclear Option." "The Nuclear Option" explores how nuclear power works, the benefits, and the challenges of this energy source. Is the nuclear option the best energy solution to pursue? CNBC's Melissa Francis attempts to answer this question, with rare access and revealing interviews with the energy debate's key players. - The Russian GambleE14
The Russian GambleRussia is reeling from the global financial crisis: its stock markets plunging , its currency on the brink. The drop in oil prices means the world's second largest oil exporter - recently rich - is now in the red. How will America end up paying? Will financial crisis turn into political and military instability? Will Russia be the first big test for President-Elect Barack Obama? Erin Burnett reports from Moscow in CNBC's original programming "The Russian Gamble." - Touchdown - The Patriots and the Business of Winning
E15Touchdown - The Patriots and the Business of WinningThe one-hour special hosted by CNBC's Scott Wapner, "Touchdown! The Patriots And The Business of Winning," takes a look at the guiding hand behind the Patriots phenomenal success, on the field and off. The special profiles Patriots owner Robert Kraft, explores how he came to acquire the team, looks at the family business that made him a wealthy man prior to buying the Patriots, and a look back at his childhood. The special also features interviews with star Quarterback Tom Brady and an exclusive one-on-one interview with Coach Bill Belichick both of whom talk about Kraft's management style. Wapner will also lead a panel discussion that will look at the Patriots from a business angle and delve into, among other things, how they've turned the league's salary cap to their advantage.