TV shows that may be of interest

Caution: Schedules (along with all other databases) contain errors and are subject to change. Note that this listing only includes broadcast channels, not cable or internet channels. Most of the shows listed are fact rather than fiction; % indicates fiction (i.e., a series episode with a science-related plot). + after the time means the program is rerun later (possibly on a sister station, i.e., a show on channel 26.4 may be rerun on 26.5); check that station's program listing for details. Apr. 4 6 20 Weather Gone Viral - Hazards of the Job 6:10+ 22.4 Japan's Top Inventions - Emoji 6:25 22.4 Japan's Top Inventions - Miniature Video Cameras 6:40 22.4 BOSAI: Science that Could Save Your Life - #2 URBAN FLOODING 8 5 Malika the Lion Queen + 26.4 Nature - Hippos: Africa's River Giants 10+ 22 How the Victorians Built Britain 11 22.2 EcoSense for Living - Wild Crossings 11:30 9.3 American Restoration - Clueless (1920s x-ray (no, not that foot x-ray again)) Apr. 5 3AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - Gadgets 3 10 9.3 Modern Marvels - Super Human 10:30+ 22.4 Medical Frontiers - Fighting COVID-19: The Role of Immune Cells noon 26.4 Power Trip: The Story of Energy - Water 32 NOVA - Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Awakening 1PM 26.4 Power Trip: The Story of Energy - Food 2 26.4 Power Trip: The Story of Energy - Transportation 3 22.4 NHK Documentary - The Great Metropolitan Blackout: Preparing for Crisis 10:01 4 %Debris Apr. 6 12:45AM+ 22.4 Doctor's Insight - COVID-19: Reducing Your Risk of Serious Illness #2: Kidney Disease 12:55+ 22.4 We, in the Time of Corona - Chris Hadfield, Former Astronaut 5:15+ 22.4 Direct Talk - making things (electric car, microscope) 8+ 22.2 Craftsman's Legacy - The Murrini Glass Maker 10:30+ 22.4 Science View - Japanese Indigo - More than a Pretty Dye! noon 32 NOVA - Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Life Explodes 2PM 9.3 American Restoration - Apples and X-rays (yes, the foot x-ray again) 3 22.4 Biz Stream - Japanese Companies Get Creative with AI 7 22 Maryland Farm & Harvest - Farms & The Environment 8:30 9.3 Storage Wars: Texas - Remember the Alamo? (SF memorabilia) Apr. 7 2:45AM+ 22.4 Dig More Japan - Japan in Miniature 5:15+ 22.4 Direct Talk - Cybathlon (robotic devices for the disabled) 6:30AM 22.2 Make48 32 The Open Mind - How to Demolish The Disinformation Infrastructure noon 26.4 Power Trip: The Story of Energy - Wealth 32 NOVA - Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Monsters 1PM 26.4 Power Trip: The Story of Energy - Cities 2 26.4 Power Trip: The Story of Energy - War 3 22.4 Time to Shine: Vietnamese Technical Interns in Hokkaido 10+ 22 Fallen Astronaut (sculpture secretly taken to Moon) Apr. 8 midnight+ 26.4 Butterfly Town, USA (how to protect monarchs) 3:15AM+ 22.4 Direct Talk - Road to Completion - Sagrada Familia: Jordi Fauli / Head Architect of the Sagrada Familia 6:30 22.2 Beads Baubles and Jewels - Tools 26.4 Story in the Public Square - Michael Oppenheimer (climate change) 8 9.3 Modern Marvels - Secret Underground + 22.2 Craftsman's Legacy - The Tool Chest Makers 8:30+ 22.2 Woodsmith Shop - Carpenter's Toolbox 10 9.3 Modern Marvels - Top Ten (tech) noon 26.5 Roadtrip Nation - Pumped and Ready (JPL, hacker) 32 NOVA - Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Strange Creatures 2PM 26.4 Changing Seas - The Fate of Carbon 5 9.3 Shipping Wars - To the Moon and Back (moon sample 7+ 26.4 H2O: The Molecule That Made Us - Pulse 7:30 9.3 Storage Wars - High Tea Tighty (radioactive item) 8+ 26.4 H2O: The Molecule That Made Us - Civilizations 9+ 26.4 H2O: The Molecule That Made Us - Crisis 9:30+ 22.4 Culture Crossroads - WHAT'S YOUR CONNECTION?: Keeping Mosquitoes Away Apr. 9 7AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - Dangerous Cargo 9 9.3 Modern Marvels - Failed Inventions noon 32 NOVA - Polar Extremes 2PM 9.3 American Restoration - Tractors & Trucks (1954 tractor, RR air brake tester) 3 9.3 American Restoration - Surfing the Strip (chemical cart, motorized surfboard) 8 9 %MacGyver - Barn Find + Engine Oil + La Punzonatura + Lab Rats + Tachometer 9+ 26 American Masters - Oliver Sacks: His Own Life 9:32+ 22 American Masters - Oliver Sacks: His Own Life 11:40+ 22.4 The Signs - Healthcare and Industry Unite (automated PCR, VR) Apr. 10 1:10AM+ 22.4 Japan's Top Inventions - 2D Barcodes 1:25+ 22.4 Japan's Top Inventions - Water-Purifying Powder 1:40+ 22.4 BOSAI: Science that Can Save Your Life - #3 URBAN WINDSTORMS 5 5 Xploration Awesome Planet 5:30 5 Xploration Outer Space 6 5 Xploration DIY Science 9 Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin - Best of Island Adventures 6:30 5 Xploration Nature Knows Best 10 5.2 Science Now 10:30 9 The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation - Quick Guitar Learning 11 9 Mission Unstoppable - Resting, Repairing, and Roasting 11:10+ 22.4 NHK Documentary - Origins of the Pandemic: Part 1 The Beginning 3PM 9.3 Brojects - The Workshop (converted shipping container) Apr. 11 6AM+ 26.4 On Story - A Conversation With Akiva Goldsman (Star Trek) 7:30+ 26.4 The Open Mind - How to Demolish the Disinformation Infrastructure 8:30+ 26.4 Global 3000 10:30 32 Independent Lens - What Lies Upstream (W. Va. (4-methylcyclohexyl)methanol spill) 1:30PM 26.4 Start Up - LumenAID 3 9.3 America's Book of Secrets - Secret Underground 3:30 26.4 Earth Focus - Dairy Alternatives: Rethinking Milk in California and Kenya 5 9.3 America's Book of Secrets - America's Doomsday Plan 6 20 Weather Gone Viral 7+ 26 A Very British Murder - Detection Most Ingenious 10 22 How The Victorians Built Britain 10:30 9.3 American Restoration - Atomic Restoration (U detector) 11 22.2 EcoSense for Living - Fashioned for the Planet Apr. 12 1AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - Roller Coasters 3 9.3 Modern Marvels - Time Machine (innovations) 5 9.3 Modern Marvels - Firefighting! The Arson Detectives noon 26.4 NOVA Wonders - What's the Universe Made Of? 26.5 Roadtrip Nation - Get Out There (haptic tech) 1PM 26.4 Nature - Sex, Lies and Butterflies 2:30 26.4 Insecta: Science That Stings (bombardier beetle) Apr. 13 8AM+ 22.2 Garage with Steve Butler - Burgener Tool Box 8:30+ 22.2 Woodsmith Shop - Paneled Storage Chest Apr. 14 11AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - Crash Testing 5:30PM 9.3 Shipping Wars - Munsters the Final Frontier (lunar lander) 9 32 Fauci: The Virus Hunter Apr. 15 7AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - The Electric Light 8PM 9.3 Storage Wars: Texas - Mary Defeats Auction (antique electronics) Apr. 16 3PM 9.3 American Restoration - Prank War