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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Friday, April 19
Physical Fitness: Quest For Muscle
Season 6 • Episode 31
Friday, April 19
Physical Fitness: The Quest for Health
Season 8 • Episode 32
Physical-fitness programs affect the health of the society.
Friday, April 19
Sports Technology: Equipment
Season 4 • Episode 13
Technological advances in athletic equipment.
Friday, April 19
Balls
Season 13 • Episode 1
Ball factories; soccer and baseball halls of fame.
Friday, April 19
Antibiotics: The Wonder Drugs
Season 4 • Episode 10
Scientists fear that evolving strains of bacteria will end the miracle of antibiotics.
Friday, April 19
The Search for the Polio Vaccine
Season 3 • Episode 7
Polio's toll; development of the polio vaccine; FDR; Jonas Salk.
Friday, April 19
Survival Technology
Season 7 • Episode 8
Humans adapt to potentially deadly environmental conditions.
Friday, April 19
Super Human
Season 14 • Episode 37
Examining whether normal humans possess the ability to have superpowers.
Friday, April 19
Physical Fitness: Quest For Muscle
Season 6 • Episode 31
Friday, April 19
Physical Fitness: The Quest for Health
Season 8 • Episode 32
Physical-fitness programs affect the health of the society.
Friday, April 19
Sports Technology: Equipment
Season 4 • Episode 13
Technological advances in athletic equipment.
Friday, April 19
Balls
Season 13 • Episode 1
Ball factories; soccer and baseball halls of fame.
Friday, April 19
Antibiotics: The Wonder Drugs
Season 4 • Episode 10
Scientists fear that evolving strains of bacteria will end the miracle of antibiotics.
Friday, April 19
The Search for the Polio Vaccine
Season 3 • Episode 7
Polio's toll; development of the polio vaccine; FDR; Jonas Salk.
Friday, April 19
Survival Technology
Season 7 • Episode 8
Humans adapt to potentially deadly environmental conditions.
Friday, April 19
Super Human
Season 14 • Episode 37
Examining whether normal humans possess the ability to have superpowers.
Saturday, April 20
Physical Fitness: Quest For Muscle
Season 6 • Episode 31
Saturday, April 20
Physical Fitness: The Quest for Health
Season 8 • Episode 32
Physical-fitness programs affect the health of the society.
Saturday, April 20
Sports Technology: Equipment
Season 4 • Episode 13
Technological advances in athletic equipment.
Saturday, April 20
Balls
Season 13 • Episode 1
Ball factories; soccer and baseball halls of fame.
Saturday, April 20
Antibiotics: The Wonder Drugs
Season 4 • Episode 10
Scientists fear that evolving strains of bacteria will end the miracle of antibiotics.
Saturday, April 20
The Search for the Polio Vaccine
Season 3 • Episode 7
Polio's toll; development of the polio vaccine; FDR; Jonas Salk.
Saturday, April 20
Survival Technology
Season 7 • Episode 8
Humans adapt to potentially deadly environmental conditions.
Saturday, April 20
The Maginot Line
Season 6 • Episode 30
France builds a defensive string of forts between itself and Germany.
Saturday, April 20
Inventions of War
Season 6 • Episode 44
Everyday items directly descend from wartime innovations.
Sunday, April 21
Inventions of War
Season 6 • Episode 44
Everyday items directly descend from wartime innovations.
Sunday, April 21
Paving America
Season 2 • Episode 19
American roads: from pre-World War II highways to the interstate system.
Sunday, April 21
Crashes
Season 14 • Episode 20
World-shaking crashes; efforts to make auto racing safer.
Sunday, April 21
Inventions of War
Season 6 • Episode 44
Everyday items directly descend from wartime innovations.
Monday, April 22
The Gunboats of Vietnam
Season 7 • Episode 29
Armored gunboats prowl rivers of Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
Tuesday, April 23
The Gunboats of Vietnam
Season 7 • Episode 29
Armored gunboats prowl rivers of Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
Tuesday, April 23
The Gunboats of Vietnam
Season 7 • Episode 29
Armored gunboats prowl rivers of Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
Wednesday, April 24
Strategic Air Command
Season 8 • Episode 34
Strategic Air Command controls thousands of nuclear weapons, planes and missiles.
Thursday, April 25
Strategic Air Command
Season 8 • Episode 34
Strategic Air Command controls thousands of nuclear weapons, planes and missiles.
Thursday, April 25
Strategic Air Command
Season 8 • Episode 34
Strategic Air Command controls thousands of nuclear weapons, planes and missiles.
Friday, April 26
Strategic Air Command
Season 8 • Episode 34
Strategic Air Command controls thousands of nuclear weapons, planes and missiles.
Friday, April 26
Edwards Air Force Base
Season 11 • Episode 15
Edwards Air Force Base in California becomes the world's foremost center for aviation research.
Friday, April 26
Command Central
Season 10 • Episode 7
Centcom in Doha, Qatar, represents everything a modern military command post can be.
Friday, April 26
Military Movers
Season 9 • Episode 27
Military planners move soldiers and cargo halfway around the world.
Friday, April 26
Siege Machines
Season 8 • Episode 9
Siege machines convert energy into mechanical force to breach barriers.
Friday, April 26
Nuclear Subs
Season 7 • Episode 45
Some nuclear submarines carry more firepower than all of the bombs dropped in history.
Friday, April 26
Radar
Season 3 • Episode 5
Development of radar and World War II; stealth technology; Doppler imaging and meteorology.
Friday, April 26
Strategic Air Command
Season 8 • Episode 34
Strategic Air Command controls thousands of nuclear weapons, planes and missiles.
Friday, April 26
Edwards Air Force Base
Season 11 • Episode 15
Edwards Air Force Base in California becomes the world's foremost center for aviation research.
Friday, April 26
Command Central
Season 10 • Episode 7
Centcom in Doha, Qatar, represents everything a modern military command post can be.
Friday, April 26
Military Movers
Season 9 • Episode 27
Military planners move soldiers and cargo halfway around the world.
Friday, April 26
Siege Machines
Season 8 • Episode 9
Siege machines convert energy into mechanical force to breach barriers.
Friday, April 26
Nuclear Subs
Season 7 • Episode 45
Some nuclear submarines carry more firepower than all of the bombs dropped in history.
Friday, April 26
Radar
Season 3 • Episode 5
Development of radar and World War II; stealth technology; Doppler imaging and meteorology.
Saturday, April 27
Strategic Air Command
Season 8 • Episode 34
Strategic Air Command controls thousands of nuclear weapons, planes and missiles.
Saturday, April 27
Edwards Air Force Base
Season 11 • Episode 15
Edwards Air Force Base in California becomes the world's foremost center for aviation research.
Saturday, April 27
Command Central
Season 10 • Episode 7
Centcom in Doha, Qatar, represents everything a modern military command post can be.
Saturday, April 27
Military Movers
Season 9 • Episode 27
Military planners move soldiers and cargo halfway around the world.
Saturday, April 27
Siege Machines
Season 8 • Episode 9
Siege machines convert energy into mechanical force to breach barriers.
Saturday, April 27
Nuclear Subs
Season 7 • Episode 45
Some nuclear submarines carry more firepower than all of the bombs dropped in history.
Sunday, April 28
Walt Disney World
Season 11 • Episode 59
Behind the scenes at the Magic Kingdom; its original designs; what makes each park function.
Friday, May 3
The Horse
Season 14 • Episode 32
A celebration of the horse, the animal that helped mankind change the world.
Friday, May 3
Horsepower
Season 12 • Episode 19
The improvement of technology and how it has made engines more efficient.
Friday, May 3
Paving America
Season 2 • Episode 19
American roads: from pre-World War II highways to the interstate system.
Friday, May 3
Moving America
Season 19 • Episode 3
Adam Richman explores how a legendary long-hauler meticulously custom-builds each truck at Daimler.
Friday, May 3
Overseas Highway
Season 9 • Episode 34
The Overseas Highway contains 51 bridges, linking mainland Florida with the Florida Keys.
Friday, May 3
Chrome
Season 15 • Episode 7
Chrome hot rod; the Chrome Shop Mafia adds "bling" to truckers' big rigs; Arlington Plating Co.
Friday, May 3
Dangerous Cargo
Season 9 • Episode 18
Hazardous-material shipment; classified government materials.
Friday, May 3
Drag Racing
Season 8 • Episode 23
Dragsters hit top speeds above 330 mph racing down straightaways.
Friday, May 3
The Horse
Season 14 • Episode 32
A celebration of the horse, the animal that helped mankind change the world.
Friday, May 3
Horsepower
Season 12 • Episode 19
The improvement of technology and how it has made engines more efficient.
Friday, May 3
Paving America
Season 2 • Episode 19
American roads: from pre-World War II highways to the interstate system.
Friday, May 3
Moving America
Season 19 • Episode 3
Adam Richman explores how a legendary long-hauler meticulously custom-builds each truck at Daimler.
Friday, May 3
Overseas Highway
Season 9 • Episode 34
The Overseas Highway contains 51 bridges, linking mainland Florida with the Florida Keys.
Friday, May 3
Chrome
Season 15 • Episode 7
Chrome hot rod; the Chrome Shop Mafia adds "bling" to truckers' big rigs; Arlington Plating Co.
Friday, May 3
Dangerous Cargo
Season 9 • Episode 18
Hazardous-material shipment; classified government materials.
Friday, May 3
Drag Racing
Season 8 • Episode 23
Dragsters hit top speeds above 330 mph racing down straightaways.
Saturday, May 4
The Horse
Season 14 • Episode 32
A celebration of the horse, the animal that helped mankind change the world.
Saturday, May 4
Horsepower
Season 12 • Episode 19
The improvement of technology and how it has made engines more efficient.
Saturday, May 4
Paving America
Season 2 • Episode 19
American roads: from pre-World War II highways to the interstate system.
Saturday, May 4
Moving America
Season 19 • Episode 3
Adam Richman explores how a legendary long-hauler meticulously custom-builds each truck at Daimler.
Saturday, May 4
Overseas Highway
Season 9 • Episode 34
The Overseas Highway contains 51 bridges, linking mainland Florida with the Florida Keys.
Saturday, May 4
Chrome
Season 15 • Episode 7
Chrome hot rod; the Chrome Shop Mafia adds "bling" to truckers' big rigs; Arlington Plating Co.
Saturday, May 4
Dangerous Cargo
Season 9 • Episode 18
Hazardous-material shipment; classified government materials.
Saturday, May 4
Strategic Air Command
Season 8 • Episode 34
Strategic Air Command controls thousands of nuclear weapons, planes and missiles.
Sunday, May 5
Strategic Air Command
Season 8 • Episode 34
Strategic Air Command controls thousands of nuclear weapons, planes and missiles.
Sunday, May 5
Strategic Air Command
Season 8 • Episode 34
Strategic Air Command controls thousands of nuclear weapons, planes and missiles.
Sunday, May 5
Strategic Air Command
Season 8 • Episode 34
Strategic Air Command controls thousands of nuclear weapons, planes and missiles.
