Question: The Killing Season is an American true crime documentary television series which debuted on which date, the series follows documentarians Joshua Zeman and Rachel Mills as they explore the case of the Long Island serial killer and other unsolved cases?
Context: John Bittrolff (born July 1, 1966) is a convicted American murderer and a suspect in the Long Island Serial Killer case.  In July 2014 he was charged with the murders of Rita Tangredi and Colleen McNamee; he is also a suspect in the murder of a third woman, Sandra Costilla.  Bittrolff became a suspect in the unsolved murders after his brother Timothy Bittrolff was partially matched to DNA found on the bodies in 2013.  Timothy Bittrolff submitted the sample after violating an unrelated order of protection, in 2013. Long Island serial killer (also referred to by media sources as the Gilgo Beach Killer or the Craigslist Ripper) is an unidentified suspected serial killer who is believed to have murdered 10 to 16 people associated with prostitution, over a period of nearly 20 years, and dumped their bodies along the Ocean Parkway, near the remote Long Island, New York beach towns of Gilgo Beach and Oak Beach in Suffolk County, and the area of Jones Beach State Park in Nassau County. Law & Order True Crime is an American true crime anthology series that premiered on September 26, 2017 on NBC.  The series was ordered by NBC on July 15, 2016, and is created by Dick Wolf as part of the "Law & Order" franchise.  The eight-episode first season, titled Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders, is a dramatization of the trial of Lyle and Erik Menendez who were convicted in 1996 for the murder of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez. James Jessen Badal (born 1943) is an American true crime writer.  He is also an assistant professor in English language and journalism at Cuyahoga Community College.  His true crime works include a book about the disappearance of Beverly Potts and three books about the Cleveland Torso Murders case.  According to his first book about the latter, "In the Wake of the Butcher", he took an interest in the case while still in elementary school, when his teacher of history in the 8th grade gave his class a two-day lecture about the murders.  As of 2014, he is working on a book about the unsolved murder of 16-year-old Beverly Jarosz, committed in Garfield Heights, Ohio in 1964. To Catch a Killer is a true crime episodic docudrama produced for OWN Canada (Corus Entertainment) by Ocean Entertainment.  The series follows a squad of civilians working under the guidance of Dr. Michael Andrew Arntfield as they seek new evidence in unsolved murder cases.  The civilians come from diverse backgrounds, bringing new technology, and fresh eyes to these cases.  The civilians are Registered Psychologist Antonella Magnatta, Danya Dixon, Renee Willmon, Peter Leimbigler and Douglas Montgomery. Killer Legends is a 2014 American documentary written and directed by Joshua Zeman for Chiller.  Zeman and Rachel Mills, a researcher, investigate the real-life origins of several urban legends. The Long Island Serial Killer (also known as The Gilgo Beach Murders) is a 2013 American true crime horror film loosely based on the elusive Long Island serial killer who murdered seventeen women on Long Island between 1996 and 2010. Fear Thy Neighbor is an American true crime documentary television series which premiered on April 14, 2014, on the Investigation Discovery channel.  The show focuses on various feuds between next door neighbors which sometimes escalate into tragedies. The Killing Season is an American true crime documentary television series which debuted on November 12, 2016, on A&E.  Executive produced by Alex Gibney, the series follows documentarians Joshua Zeman and Rachel Mills as they explore the case of the Long Island serial killer and other unsolved cases such as the Eastbound Strangler, and the victims and investigations that have been connected to the cases.  Some new investigating and interviewing is done during the series, including contacting internet amateur crime investigation group Websleuths.com group members, and following-up on Websleuths activities. Ann Rae Rule (née Stackhouse; October 22, 1931 – July 26, 2015) was an American true crime author of "The Stranger Beside Me", about serial killer, and Rule's co-worker, Ted Bundy.  Rule was also known for her book "Small Sacrifices", about Oregon child murderer Diane Downs.  Many of Rule's books center on murder cases that occurred in the Pacific Northwest and her adopted home state of Washington.
Answer: November 12, 2016