TV shows that may be of interest

Hot tips: A new channel, 9.4 (Twist) should start broadcasting soon. The Channel 9 program listing (www.wusa9.com/tv-listings) showed it starting 6AM Apr. 5 but at 3AM Apr. 6 it wasn't on the air. On Apr. 19 at noon on channel 26.4 Forces of Nature - Elements has incredible footage of firefighters putting out sulfur fires on a volcano. 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. 9 4 22.2 Craftsman's Legacy - The Tool Chest Makers 4:30 22.2 Woodsmith Shop - Carpenter's Toolbox 7 9.3 Modern Marvels - Dangerous Cargo 8 26.4 H2O: The Molecule That Made Us - Pulse 9 9.3 Modern Marvels - Failed Inventions 26.4 H2O: The Molecule That Made Us - Civilizations 10 26.4 H2O: The Molecule That Made Us - Crisis 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 1:30 26.4 Butterfly Town, USA (how to protect monarchs) 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) 3:15+ 22.4 Direct Talk - The Future of Animation: Iwaisawa Kenji / Film Director 5 9.3 Modern Marvels - Firefighting! The Arson Detectives 10:30+ 22.4 Medical Frontiers - Strengthening Immunity Against COVID-19 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) 10:01 4 %Debris Apr. 13 12:45AM+ 22.4 Doctor's Insight - COVID-19: Reducing Your Risk of Serious Illness #3: COPD 5:15+ 22.4 Direct Talk - overhead dome video 8+ 22.2 Garage with Steve Butler - Burgener Tool Box 8:30+ 22.2 Woodsmith Shop - Paneled Storage Chest 10:30+ 22.4 Science View - KAGRA - Heralding a New Era in Astronomy! noon 26.5 Roadtrip Nation - Many Paths (NASA rocket engine test facility, MIT Media Lab) 2PM 26.4 Prehistoric Road Trip - Welcome to Fossil Country 3+ 26 The Great American Read - Other Worlds 26.4 American Experience - Chasing the Moon: A Place Beyond the Sky (early space race) Apr. 14 6:30AM 22.2 Make48 8+ 22.2 American Woodshop - Wooden Puzzles 8:30+ 22.2 Classic Woodworking - Tilt-Top Table 10 26.5 IQ: Smartparent - Edible STEM 10:30 26.5 IQ: Smartparent - Up in the Sky 11 9.3 Modern Marvels - Crash Testing noon 26.4 NOVA - Nature's Fear Factor 26.5 Roadtrip Nation - Build the Future (GlodieBlox) 1PM 26.4 NOVA Wonders - What's Living in You? 2 26.4 Prehistoric Road Trip - We Dig Dinosaurs 3 26.4 American Experience - Chasing the Moon: Earthrise (1964-8) 4:30+ 26 Born to Explore With Richard Wiese - Connecticut: A Touch of Africa (wildlife conservation) 5:30 9.3 Shipping Wars - Munsters the Final Frontier (lunar lander) 8+ 22 & 26 Nature - The Leopard Legacy 9+ 22 & 26 NOVA - Picture a Scientist 32 Fauci: The Virus Hunter Apr. 15 5:15AM+ 22.4 Direct Talk - land mine clearing robot 7 9.3 Modern Marvels - The Electric Light 8+ 22.2 Garage with Steve Butler - Foosball 10:30+ 26.5 The Whitney Reynolds Show - Social Media Impact noon 26.5 Roadtrip Nation - Don't Forget Where You Came From (saving papayas) 2PM 26.4 Prehistoric Road Trip - Tiny Teeth, Fearsome Beasts 3 22.4 Japan's Top Inventions - Miniature Video Cameras + 26 Blue Sky Metropolis - Wings (early LA aviation) 26.4 American Experience - Chasing the Moon: Magnificent Desolation (Apollo 1969-70) 8 9.3 Storage Wars: Texas - Mary Defeats Auction (antique electronics) 9 22.2 Europe's New Wild - The Missing Lynx + 26.4 Death Is but a Dream 10 22.2 Secrets of the Dead - Viking Warrior Queen 10:30 22.4 Explore Japan - The Manufacturing Spirit and Sustainability Apr. 16 noon 26.5 Roadtrip Nation - Cross the Ocean, Build Bridges (Hawaiian Volcano Observatory) 32 America's First City - A Secrets of the Dead Special 3PM 9.3 American Restoration - Prank War 26 Blue Sky Metropolis - The Big Chill 4 22 Artworks - puzzle boxes 26 Born to Explore With Richard Wiese - New York: Fossil Hunter 7+ 26.4 W.S. Merwin: To Plant a Tree (restoring Maui plants) 8 %MacGyver - H2O + Orthophosphates + Mission City + Corrosion + Origins Apr. 17 midnight+ 22.2 Urban Conversion - Upcycled Art and Fashion 1AM+ 22.2 P. Allen Smith's Garden Home - Upcycle Your Life 1:30+ 22.2 Urban Conversion - Let It Rot! 6 5 Xploration DIY Science 9 Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin - The Endangered Coral of Curacao + 26.4 Second Opinion With Joan Lunden - Coronavirus 6:30 5 Xploration Nature Knows Best 7:30 22 EcoSense for Living - Wild Crossings 10 22 American Woodshop - Woodworking Ways / The Four Shop Tour (shop design tips) + 22.2 Urban Conversion - Seeing the Forest Through the Trees 26.5 IQ: Smartparent - Edible STEM 10:30 9 The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation - Motor Body Boards 26.5 IQ: Smartparent - Up in the Sky 11 9 Mission Unstoppable - Darling Whales, Dry Deserts, and Do-It-Yourself Science + 22.2 Make Your Mark - Hip-Cycle 9PM+ 26.4 Independent Lens - Coded Bias Apr. 18 1AM 32 American Masters - Oliver Sacks: His Own Life 2 26.5 The Last House Standing (disaster rebuilding) 4 9.3 Huge Moves - Moving Ancient Egypt (saving temples from Aswan Dam lake) 8:30+ 26.4 Global 3000 9 22 Life on the Line - A Fragile Hope (babies in ICU) 3:30PM 26.4 Earth Focus - Lighting a Path: Embracing Solar Power In California and Zanzibar 6 20 Weather Gone Viral - Man versus Weather 11 9.3 American Restoration - Un-predicta-ble (1950s TV) 22.2 EcoSense for Living - Wild Healing Apr. 19 4AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - The Search for the Polio Vaccine 32 Waking Up to Wildfires 10 9.3 Modern Marvels - Radar 11 9.3 Modern Marvels - Radio: Out of Thin Air noon 26.4 Forces of Nature - Elements 1PM 26.4 NOVA - Back to the Moon 2 26.4 NOVA - Making North America: Origins 3 26 Blue Sky Metropolis - A Space Odyssey 7:30 22 Nassawango Legacy (stream protection) 7:45 22 Cold-Stunned (saving sea turtles) 8+ 22 Frozen Obsession (arctic research expedition) 9+ 22 Sentinels (land conservation) 9:30+ 22 Tidewater (Hampton Roads sea level rise) Apr. 20 8AM+ 22.2 Garage with Steve Butler - Mallet & Hand Plane 8:30+ 22.2 Woodsmith Shop - Turned Tool Handles 11AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - Satellites 3:30PM 9.3 American Restoration - Atomic Restoration (U detector) 8PM 22 Creatures of the Chesapeake Apr. 21 9AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - Space Shuttle 10 9.3 Modern Marvels - Star City Apr. 22 10AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - The Manhattan Project 2PM 9.3 American Restoration - Un-predicta-ble (1950s TV)