CNBC Originals

Crackberry’d explores how modern technology is rapidly changing the way we live, sometimes for the better and more often than we’d like to admit… for the worse. Devices like personal computers and smartphones have become an integral part of our lives. They keep us informed and connected, but one study says extended use increases blood pressure and stress, and can lead to depression. Crackberry'd explores how the rise of these devices may be harming our relationships, our minds and our safety. We take you behind the wheel of a dangerous situation - using smartphones while driving - and its tragic results.

The typical modern American supermarket stocks 48,000 items, each battling for precious shelf space. How do they get there? Why are they arranged the way they are? In the CNBC Original documentary, “Supermarkets Inc: Inside a $500 Billion Money Machine,” correspondent Tyler Mathisen goes inside the neighborhood supermarket and explores an industry that is using every device in its arsenal to learn as much as it can about you—watching, trailing and analyzing your shopping habits in ways you never imagined.

"Cigarette Wars" goes inside Americas original cash crop -- the companies that sell tobacco, the people who smoke it, the elected officials who are trying to get rid of it, the federal law enforcement agencies who are fighting it on the black market and the Kentucky farmers who grow it.

CNBC presents “Divorce Wars,” a one-hour documentary that goes inside the confidential world of multi-million dollar divorces revealing the secrets of winning and losing on a battlefield of emotional pain and financial gain. In this CNBC Original, Correspondent Melissa Francis reports on the bitter conflicts for control, power and revenge that come when couples go from trusted allies to warring factions.

CNBC’s “The American Tax Cheat” investigates how widespread tax evasion lands businessmen in prison, celebrities in hot water and citizens in fear and desperation. With 15% of Americans admitting they’ve cheated on their taxes, this, often faceless crime, doesn’t discriminate between social or economic class. Correspondent Becky Quick introduces viewers to a woman who nearly lost everything after falling for a bogus tax scheme, a former millionaire who’s now in prison and those who hate the IRS so much they’ve resorted to violence.

Code Wars: Inside the Cyber Threat Cyber-criminals have brought the websites of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the New York Stock Exchange, and the South Korean government to a halt. After hackers breached Sony’s PlayStation Network, the company reported that the personal information of 77 million of its customers – including their credit card data – was jeopardized. In China and Russia, cyber warriors are at the ready, poised to strike with the newest form of warfare, where conventional rules don’t apply.

CNBC goes inside one of the most successfully managed brands and companies in the world — BMW. Its familiar blue and white logo stands as the symbol of prestigious, high-performance, luxury cars. A one-time aircraft engine manufacturer that eventually moved to motorcycles and offbeat sports sedans, BMW today commands brand recognition and respect that is the envy of the commercial world.

The coffee addiction is not an understatement. Americans crave their daily fix and drink an estimated 400 million cups a day. But, coffee is so much more than just a drink. As one of the most actively traded commodities, coffee is now a multibillion-dollar global industry. What is it about coffee that keeps us coming back for more? Is it truly the caffeine or is it something else… the aroma, the taste, the sense of gathering a cup of coffee brings. We’ll examine the cultural fixation and go behind the scenes with two major players in coffee today - Starbucks and Green Mountain Coffee. The story of how coffee gets to this country is mostly unknown and fascinating…put it this way, if you think standing in line to get your cup of Joe is a hassle, wait until you see how a cherry off a coffee tree eventually makes it to your local barista. From the jungles of Peru to America’s coffee cafés, CNBC’s “The Coffee Addiction” takes you on the coffee journey from bean to cup.

With more than 2.3 million people locked up, the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate in the world. One out of 100 American adults is behind bars – while a stunning one out of 32 is on probation, parole or in prison. These staggering numbers have created a thriving prison economy. The states and the federal government together spend roughly $74 billion a year on corrections, and nearly 800,000 people work in the business. On Tuesday, October 18th at 9PM ET/PT, CNBC’s one-hour documentary, “Billions Behind Bars: Inside America’s Prison Industry,” takes viewers behind the razor wire to investigate the profits and inner-workings of the multi-billion dollar corrections industry. From some of the poorest towns in America to some of the wealthiest investment firms on Wall Street, CNBC’s award-winning Senior Correspondent Scott Cohn travels the country to go inside the big and controversial business of prisons.

For most people, a job is just a job, little more than a way to pay the bills. But what if work were more like play? What if, instead of living for the weekend, you lived for Monday morning? There are people who feel that way, and CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, introduces viewers to seven of them in its one-hour documentary “Best Jobs Ever,” premiering Thursday, November 3rd at 9PM ET/PT. The program is hosted by Lester Holt, anchor of NBC’s “Dateline” and “Weekend Nightly News” and co-host of NBC’s “Weekend Today.”

The documentary profiles the outspoken CEO and Chairman of PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi, who took the company’s reigns in 2006. A diehard Yankee fan and former member of an all-girl rock band, Nooyi is also one of the most powerful women in business, and was at the center of two of PepsiCo’s most important acquisitions— Tropicana and Quaker Oats. Built largely on the sales of sodas and snacks, PepsiCo, under Nooyi’s direction, is now moving in a new direction, aiming to more than double the revenue of its nutrition business by 2020. Although she’s been hailed as a visionary, some industry observers say Nooyi’s push towards healthier fare is a costly diversion and may be one reason Pepsi has fallen to third place behind Coke and Diet Coke for the first time.

From prostitution to slave labor, human trafficking is a booming business. This $32 billion dollar underground industry knows no moral bounds, stretching around the globe. Crime Inc. examines the underground industry where hopelessness and greed create a sinister and sometimes lethal combination.