PBS’ FRONTLINE announced that it will air “The Madoff Affair” on Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at 9 P.M. ET on PBS. According to its press release, “through exclusive television interviews with those closest to Madoff’s operation, veteran FRONTLINE correspondent Martin Smith unearths the details of the world’s first global Ponzi scheme—a deception that lasted longer, reached wider and cut deeper than any other business scandal in history.”
The program reportedly includes an exclusive interview with Michael Bienes, an accountant Madoff hired to help him recruit clients. Check out the trailer below: