
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends Episode Rating Graph
Jan 1998 - Oct 2000

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Jan 1998 - Oct 2000
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Browse episode ratings trends for Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends's 16 episodes.
S3 Ep3
7.7
9th Oct 2000
Louis visits the whites-only communities that want nothing to do with a multi-racial South Africa and discovers a world of fire-breathing Boers ("Don't get cocky with me, my friend!") and unrepentant German Nazis.
S1 Ep3
7.7
29th Jan 1998
Louis strips off and plunges into the world of Porn. From the glossy high-end productions to the sleazy "gonzo" flicks, he gets intimate with the men and women who bang for bucks. But is it all as fun as it seems? And what happens when you can't "get wood"?
S3 Ep6
7.6
30th Oct 2000
Louis storms the Ghettos of the Dirty South with his own unique Gangsta Rap Flava. But how will the real-life players and pimps take to a rapper who enjoys fine wine and playing with kittens? And when they talk about "slapping bitches," that's a joke, right?
S3 Ep1
7.5
25th Sep 2000
Louis infiltrates the American self-empowerment movement to see if he too can use trance technique to unlock the secret to personal wealth and sexual attractiveness . But is it possible to be too good at picking up strange women, even if you wear glasses?
S3 Ep2
7.5
2nd Oct 2000
Louis travels to India to witness Westerners seeking enlightenment. In Goa he meets 57-year old American astrologer Deepak who studies meditation. He moves on to meet Mike, who is a follower of Swami Ganapathi Sachchidananda, and Amma who claims spiritual powers through hugging people. He joins Amma on a pilgrimage with 400 believers on their three-month tour of India. He also meets Swami Ganapathi Sachchidananda, but is not convinced that the Swami's techniques differ from those of magician David Copperfield, whose stage show the Swami once enjoyed while visiting Las Vegas.
S3 Ep4
6.8
16th Oct 2000
Louis travels to California, home of the body beautiful, to see if he can join the world of extreme body building. After working out with Guy Grundy, a leading amateur, he soon realises he is not cut out to be a muscle man and goes off in search of another role in the bodybuilding world. Theroux travels to Charles Peeple's farm in Connecticut, where Peeple's has transformed his farm into a playboy mansion for female body builders. While here, Theroux gets a part in a female muscle film being made at the farm.
S2 Ep5
7.0
15th Jun 1999
Louis meets the hordes of out-of-work actors in New York as they try to land a part – and even goes on an audition himself, for a job on a Norwegian cruise ship.
S2 Ep1
7.1
12th May 1999
Louis investigates the world of television informercials and tries to sell a paper shredder on television as an infomercial host.
S1 Ep1
7.1
15th Jan 1998
In Dallas, Louis meets TV evangelists Marcus and Joni Lamb, and joins a group of hardline Christians called The Family as they visit the Deep Ellum entertainment district.
S3 Ep5
7.2
23rd Oct 2000
Louis visits a Bangkok marriage agency where Western men meet Thai brides.
S1 Ep1
7.1
15th Jan 1998
In Dallas, Louis meets TV evangelists Marcus and Joni Lamb, and joins a group of hardline Christians called The Family as they visit the Deep Ellum entertainment district.
S1 Ep2
7.4
22nd Jan 1998
Louis has a close encounter with the community of hardcore UFO believers in the South West of America - but not even an illicit foray into the ultra-top-secret Area 51 military base and a garbled message from the planet Koldas can answer all his questions.
S1 Ep3
7.7
29th Jan 1998
Louis strips off and plunges into the world of Porn. From the glossy high-end productions to the sleazy "gonzo" flicks, he gets intimate with the men and women who bang for bucks. But is it all as fun as it seems? And what happens when you can't "get wood"?
S1 Ep4
7.4
5th Feb 1998
Louis travels to the American North West, a place where survivalists, white separatists, and paranoid "freedom fighters" are arming themselves against the "New World Order". Meet the "radical nuts" and "noodles" who shoot first and ask questions later.
Louis Theroux which delves into the weirder fringes of American society.
The first episode of Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends aired on January 15, 1998.
The last episode of Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends aired on October 30, 2000.
There are 16 episodes of Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends.
There are 3 seasons of Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends.
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Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends has ended.