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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.
Monday, July 7
Alaskan Dinosaurs
Season 48 • Episode 24
Paleontologists discover that dinosaurs thrived in unlikely places such as the Arctic Circle.
Tuesday, July 8
Iceman Reborn
Season 43 • Episode 7
Discoveries about Otzi the iceman, the oldest human mummy, reveal details about civilization.
Wednesday, July 9
Iceman Reborn
Season 43 • Episode 7
Discoveries about Otzi the iceman, the oldest human mummy, reveal details about civilization.
Wednesday, July 9
Alaskan Dinosaurs
Season 48 • Episode 24
Paleontologists discover that dinosaurs thrived in unlikely places such as the Arctic Circle.
Wednesday, July 9
Iceman Reborn
Season 43 • Episode 7
Discoveries about Otzi the iceman, the oldest human mummy, reveal details about civilization.
Wednesday, July 9
Alaskan Dinosaurs
Season 48 • Episode 24
Paleontologists discover that dinosaurs thrived in unlikely places such as the Arctic Circle.
Wednesday, July 9
Dino Birds
Season 52 • Episode 3
Fossils reveal how some feathered dinos became the colorful bird species that fill the sky.
Friday, July 11
Dino Birds
Season 52 • Episode 3
Fossils reveal how some feathered dinos became the colorful bird species that fill the sky.
Monday, July 14
Ancient Maya Metropolis
Season 48 • Episode 25
A look at why the ancient Maya abandoned the cities they had lived in for centuries.
Tuesday, July 15
Dino Birds
Season 52 • Episode 3
Fossils reveal how some feathered dinos became the colorful bird species that fill the sky.
Wednesday, July 16
Dino Birds
Season 52 • Episode 3
Fossils reveal how some feathered dinos became the colorful bird species that fill the sky.
Wednesday, July 16
Dino Birds
Season 52 • Episode 3
Fossils reveal how some feathered dinos became the colorful bird species that fill the sky.
Wednesday, July 16
Documentaries focus on science, the natural world, history and research.
Wednesday, July 16
When Whales Could Walk
Season 51 • Episode 1
Paleontologists uncover a whole new species of whale in a parched valley not far from Cairo.
Thursday, July 17
When Whales Could Walk
Season 51 • Episode 1
Paleontologists uncover a whole new species of whale in a parched valley not far from Cairo.
Friday, July 18
When Whales Could Walk
Season 51 • Episode 1
Paleontologists uncover a whole new species of whale in a parched valley not far from Cairo.
Monday, July 21
Arctic Sinkholes
Season 49 • Episode 1
Investigating explosions in Siberia and the release of methane into Arctic soil.
Tuesday, July 22
When Whales Could Walk
Season 51 • Episode 1
Paleontologists uncover a whole new species of whale in a parched valley not far from Cairo.
Wednesday, July 23
When Whales Could Walk
Season 51 • Episode 1
Paleontologists uncover a whole new species of whale in a parched valley not far from Cairo.
Wednesday, July 23
When Whales Could Walk
Season 51 • Episode 1
Paleontologists uncover a whole new species of whale in a parched valley not far from Cairo.
Wednesday, July 23
Documentaries focus on science, the natural world, history and research.
Wednesday, July 23
Rise of the Mammals
Season 46 • Episode 19
A new trove of fossils reveals how mammals took over after an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs.
Thursday, July 24
Rise of the Mammals
Season 46 • Episode 19
A new trove of fossils reveals how mammals took over after an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs.
Friday, July 25
Rise of the Mammals
Season 46 • Episode 19
A new trove of fossils reveals how mammals took over after an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs.
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