Taboo

(09/30/2002–12/06/2014)

National Geographic (US)60 min

We've taken you around the world exploring behaviors and lifestyles that are acceptable in some cultures but forbidden, illegal or reviled in others. But this season, we're looking in our own backyard. Taboo USA goes behind the closed doors and picket fences of America's most normal looking homes to find a fringe few that can only be described as... taboo. And we're showcasing those willing to push the boundaries of taste, societal acceptance; those obsessive about their hobbies, their relationships, and their lifestyles.

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Episodes

Season 1

S01E01

Food

October 01, 2002 at 12:00 AM

S01E02

Healers

October 08, 2002 at 12:00 AM

S01E03

Tattoo

October 15, 2002 at 12:00 AM

S01E04

Voodoo

October 22, 2002 at 12:00 AM

S01E05

Witchcraft

October 29, 2002 at 01:00 AM

S01E06

Marriage

November 05, 2002 at 01:00 AM

S01E07

Drugs

November 12, 2002 at 01:00 AM

S01E08

Evil Spirits

November 19, 2002 at 01:00 AM

S01E09

Sexuality

December 03, 2002 at 01:00 AM

S01E10

Death

December 10, 2002 at 01:00 AM

S01E11

Tests of Faith

December 24, 2002 at 01:00 AM

S01E12

Bloodsports

December 30, 2002 at 01:00 AM

Season 2

S02E01

Justice

October 07, 2003 at 12:00 AM

S02E02

Delicacies

October 14, 2003 at 12:00 AM

S02E03

Creature Cures

October 21, 2003 at 12:00 AM

S02E04

After Death

November 04, 2003 at 01:00 AM

S02E05

Body Perfect

November 11, 2003 at 01:00 AM

S02E06

Sacred Pain

April 03, 2008 at 12:00 AM

S02E07

Rites of Passage

December 31, 2003 at 01:00 AM

S02E08

Child Rearing

January 13, 2004 at 01:00 AM

S02E09

Extreme Entertainers

January 20, 2004 at 01:00 AM

S02E10

Blood Bonds

January 27, 2004 at 01:00 AM

S02E11

Marks of Identity

March 16, 2004 at 01:00 AM

S02E12

Initiation

April 03, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Season 3

S03E01

Outcasts

June 15, 2004 at 12:00 AM

S03E02

Extreme Living

July 01, 2004 at 12:00 AM

S03E03

Spirit World

July 08, 2004 at 12:00 AM

S03E04

Extreme Cuisine

July 15, 2004 at 12:00 AM

S03E05

Extreme Childhood

July 22, 2004 at 12:00 AM

S03E06

Body Cutters

July 29, 2004 at 12:00 AM

S03E07

Body Art

August 05, 2004 at 12:00 AM

S03E08

Gross Grub

September 14, 2004 at 12:00 AM

S03E09

Rites of Manhood

September 21, 2004 at 12:00 AM

S03E10

Possessed

October 05, 2004 at 12:00 AM

S03E11

Altered States

October 05, 2004 at 12:00 AM

S03E12

Gender Benders

October 19, 2004 at 12:00 AM

S03E13

Blood Rites

November 09, 2004 at 01:00 AM

S03E14

Crime Scene

January 28, 2005 at 01:00 AM

S03E15

Gross Work

January 28, 2005 at 01:00 AM

Season 4

S04E01

Initiation Rituals

August 06, 2007 at 12:00 AM

S04E02

Skin Deep

August 06, 2007 at 12:00 AM

S04E03

Sexual Identity

August 09, 2007 at 12:00 AM

S04E04

Signs of Identity

August 16, 2007 at 12:00 AM

S04E05

Proving Ground

August 23, 2007 at 12:00 AM

S04E06

Body Modification

August 30, 2007 at 12:00 AM

S04E07

Nudity

September 06, 2007 at 12:00 AM

S04E08

Trials Of Faith

October 04, 2007 at 12:00 AM

S04E09

Pets

October 11, 2007 at 12:00 AM

S04E10

Gross Food

November 01, 2007 at 12:00 AM

S04E11

Extreme Performers

November 12, 2007 at 01:00 AM

S04E12

Jobs

November 15, 2007 at 01:00 AM

S04E13

Mating

November 22, 2007 at 01:00 AM

S04E14

Marked for Life

March 03, 2008 at 01:00 AM

S04E15

Quest for Acceptance

March 27, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Season 5

S05E01

Touching Death

August 07, 2008 at 12:00 AM

S05E02

Extreme Kids

August 07, 2008 at 12:00 AM

S05E03

Supreme Devotion

August 14, 2008 at 12:00 AM

S05E04

Body Extremes

August 21, 2008 at 12:00 AM

S05E05

Extreme Healing

August 28, 2008 at 12:00 AM

S05E06

Trial by Fire

September 04, 2008 at 12:00 AM

S05E07

Extreme Eats

September 11, 2008 at 12:00 AM

S05E08

Outsiders

September 18, 2008 at 12:00 AM

S05E09

Drugs

October 16, 2008 at 12:00 AM

S05E10

The Third Sex

October 23, 2008 at 12:00 AM

S05E11

Extreme Punishment

October 30, 2008 at 12:00 AM

S05E12

Bizarre Bodies

November 11, 2008 at 01:00 AM

S05E13

Extreme Rituals

November 25, 2008 at 01:00 AM

S05E14

Spilling Blood

December 02, 2008 at 01:00 AM

S05E15

Sex

December 09, 2008 at 01:00 AM

Season 6

S06E01

Prostitution

January 18, 2010 at 01:00 AM

S06E02

Fat

January 21, 2010 at 01:00 AM

S06E03

Misfits

January 28, 2010 at 01:00 AM

S06E04

Narcotics

February 04, 2010 at 01:00 AM

S06E05

Strange Love

February 11, 2010 at 01:00 AM

S06E06

Beyond the Grave

February 18, 2010 at 01:00 AM

Season 7

S07E01

Beauty

May 03, 2011 at 12:00 AM

S07E02

Fantasy Lives

May 03, 2011 at 12:00 AM

S07E03

Addiction

May 10, 2011 at 12:00 AM

S07E04

Hoarders

May 17, 2011 at 12:00 AM

S07E05

Prison Love

May 24, 2011 at 12:00 AM

S07E06

Forbidden Love

June 13, 2011 at 12:00 AM

Season 8

S08E01

Secret Lives

January 04, 2012 at 01:00 AM

S08E02

Odd Couples

January 11, 2012 at 01:00 AM

S08E03

Extreme Fighting

January 18, 2012 at 01:00 AM

S08E04

Freaky Remedies

January 25, 2012 at 01:00 AM

Season 9

S09E01

Living with the Dead

June 18, 2012 at 12:00 AM

S09E02

Strange Behavior

June 25, 2012 at 12:00 AM

S09E03

Booze

July 02, 2012 at 12:00 AM

S09E04

Teen Sex

July 09, 2012 at 12:00 AM

S09E05

Extreme Collectors

July 16, 2012 at 12:00 AM

S09E06

Ugly

July 23, 2012 at 12:00 AM

S09E07

Nasty Jobs

July 30, 2012 at 12:00 AM

S09E08

Weird Weddings

August 06, 2012 at 12:00 AM

S09E09

Strange Passions

August 27, 2012 at 12:00 AM

S09E10

U.S. of Alcohol

September 03, 2012 at 12:00 AM

S09E11

Extreme Bodies

September 24, 2012 at 12:00 AM

S09E12

Changing Gender

October 01, 2012 at 12:00 AM

S09E13

Weird Collections

October 03, 2012 at 12:00 AM

S09E14

Private Passions

October 10, 2012 at 12:00 AM

S09E15

Old Enough?

October 17, 2012 at 12:00 AM

S09E16

Strange Syndromes

October 24, 2012 at 12:00 AM

S09E17

Bizarre Burials

October 31, 2012 at 12:00 AM

S09E18

Devils and Demons

November 20, 2012 at 01:00 AM

Season 10

S10E01

USA - Secret Passions

June 05, 2013 at 12:00 AM

S10E02

USA - Strange Bonds

June 12, 2013 at 12:00 AM

S10E03

USA - Odd Jobs

June 19, 2013 at 12:00 AM

S10E04

USA - Forever Young

June 26, 2013 at 12:00 AM

S10E05

USA - Strange Obsessions

July 03, 2013 at 12:00 AM

S10E06

USA - Inked, Pierced & Hooked

July 10, 2013 at 12:00 AM

S10E07

USA - Extreme Obesity

July 17, 2013 at 12:00 AM

S10E08

USA - Strange Medicine

July 24, 2013 at 12:00 AM

S10E09

USA - Body Shock

July 31, 2013 at 12:00 AM

S10E10

Strange Behavior

September 06, 2013 at 12:00 AM

S10E11

Ritualized

December 06, 2014 at 01:00 AM

S10E12

New Shades of Sex

December 06, 2014 at 01:00 AM

S10E13

Express Your Body

December 06, 2014 at 01:00 AM