TV shows that may be of interest

Hot tips: A new channel, 9.4 (Twist), is now broadcasting. It airs The Science Zone at 10AM & 10:30AM Saturdays. 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. 18 1AM 32 American Masters - Oliver Sacks: His Own Life 1:10+ 22.4 NHK Documentary - Origins of the Pandemic: Part 2 Uncontrolled Spread 2 26.5 The Last House Standing (disaster rebuilding) 2:10+ 22.4 The Lifesaving Fuel Train 4 9.3 Huge Moves - Moving Ancient Egypt (saving temples from Aswan Dam lake) 26 NOVA - Picture a Scientist 4:10 22.4 Biz Stream - The Battle to Reduce Food Loss 8:30+ 26.4 Global 3000 9 22 Life on the Line - A Fragile Hope (babies in ICU) 10:10+ 22.4 Japan's Top Inventions - Worksheet Study Method 10:25+ 22.4 Japan's Top Inventions - Film Farming 1PM 22.2 Make Your Mark - Hip-Cycle 3 22.2 Urban Conversion - Upcycled Art and Fashion 3:30 26.4 Earth Focus - Lighting a Path: Embracing Solar Power In California and Zanzibar 4:30 22.2 Urban Conversion - Let It Rot! 6 20 Weather Gone Viral - Man versus Weather 8+ 26.4 Nature - The Leopard Legacy 11 9.3 American Restoration - Un-predicta-ble (1950s TV) 22.2 EcoSense for Living - Wild Healing Apr. 19 2AM 22.2 Urban Conversion - Seeing the Forest Through the Trees 3:15+ 22.4 Direct Talk - Ceramic Marvels: Kuwata Takuro / Ceramic Artist 4 9.3 Modern Marvels - The Search for the Polio Vaccine 32 Waking Up to Wildfires 5:15+ 22.4 Direct Talk - cardboard emergency bed 10+ 9.3 Modern Marvels - Radar 10:30+ 22.4 Medical Frontiers - The Autonomic Nervous System: A Regulator of Immunity 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 12:30AM+ 22.4 DEEPER LOOK from New York - Tackling Climate Change: Mark Jacobson / Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University 12:45+ 22.4 Doctor's Insight - COVID-19: Reducing Your Risk of Serious Illness #4: Diabetes 8+ 22.2 Garage with Steve Butler - Mallet & Hand Plane 8:30+ 22.2 Woodsmith Shop - Turned Tool Handles 10:30+ 22.4 Science View - The Incredible Intelligence of Crows 11 9.3 Modern Marvels - Satellites 2PM 26.4 NOVA - Making North America: Life 2:30 26.5 Articulate With Jim Cotter - Jets vs. Sharks (auto industry longevity) 3 22.4 BIZ STREAM - Saving Good Food from a Bad Ending 26 Blue Sky Metropolis - Back to the Future (SpaceX & Virgin Orbit) 3:30 9.3 American Restoration - Atomic Restoration (U detector) 4 26 Born to Explore With Richard Wiese - Hawaii: From Sea to Seal 4:30 26 Born to Explore With Richard Wiese - Canada: Horned Dinosaurs 8+ 22 Creatures of the Chesapeake 8:30+ 22.4 TOKYO EYE 2020 - Tokyo and the Coronavirus: Robots on the March Apr. 21 3:15AM+ 22.4 Direct Talk - The Rewilding of an Aristocrat's Farm: Isabella Tree / Writer, Environmentalist 6:30 22.2 Make48 8+ 22.2 American Woodshop - Pallet Works 9 9.3 Modern Marvels - Space Shuttle 10 9.3 Modern Marvels - Star City 8PM+ 22 The Chesapeake Bay Summit - 2021 9 22.2 The West Is Burning 10+ 22 Conowingo Dam: Power on the Susquehanna 22.2 Critical Care: America vs. the World - PBS Newshour Presents 11+ 22 NOVA - Reef Rescue Apr. 22 2AM 22.2 Urban Conversion - Upcycled Art and Fashion 8:30+ 22.2 Woodsmith Shop - Roll-Around Tool Cabinet 10 9.3 Modern Marvels - The Manhattan Project 2PM 9.3 American Restoration - Un-predicta-ble (1950s TV) 3 22.4 Japan's Top Inventions - 2D Barcodes 3:15 22.4 DEEPER LOOK from New York - climate change 8 22.2 Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World - Episode 1 8:45+ 22 Nassawango Legacy 9+ 22 The Beaver Believers 22.2 Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World - Episode 2 10+ 22 High Tide in Dorchester 22.2 Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World - Episode 3 Apr. 23 2AM 22.2 P. Allen Smith's Garden Home - Upcycle Your Life 2:30 22.2 Urban Conversion - Let It Rot! 6 22.2 Make Your Mark - Hardware Heaven 10 9.3 Modern Marvels - Wiring America 11 9.3 Modern Marvels - The Tool Bench: Power Tools 4:30PM+ 9.3 American Restoration - Astro-nuts and Bolts (NASA jet pack) 8 9 %MacGyver - Resort + Desi + Riley + Window Cleaner + Witness 8:10+ 22.4 Zeroing In: Carbon Neutral 2050 - Episode 3: Uncommon Ground 8:35+ 22.4 Zeroing In: Carbon Neutral 2050 - Episode 4: Recharging the Grid 10:10 22.4 Anime Supernova - A Sci-Fi Animator Pushing the Boundaries of 3DCG 10:25 22.4 Darwin's Amazing Animals - Tokyo's Summer Wildlife Kingdom -- Okutama, Japan 10:30+ 22 Search for the USS Scorpion 11:30+ 22 Nature - Sharks of Hawaii 11:40 22.4 The Signs - mRNA: Medical Messenger of Hope Apr. 24 midnight 22 Nature - Sharks of Hawaii 6AM 9 Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin - Exploration Tahiti 10 9.4 The Science Zone 10:30 9 The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation - TV Dog Training 9.4 The Science Zone 11 9 Mission Unstoppable - Combat, Chemistry, and Communication 8PM 9.3 Cajun Pawn Stars - High Caliber (Apollo 13 landing photos) 8:30 22 Voice for the Rivers 9 22 Keeping the Potomac: The Politics of Water 9:30 22 After the Storm: Pollution in the Potomac 10 22 Healing Baltimore's Harbor: A Pipe Dream? Apr. 25 4AM 22.2 The Legacy List with Matt Paxton - Don't Go in the Basement / Morristown, NJ (fossils) 10PM 22 How the Victorians Built Britain 11 22.2 EcoSense for Living - Innovation & Biomimicry Apr. 26 3AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - Breaking Point 8 9.3 Huge Moves - Massive Machines (salvaging plane at bottom of lake) Apr. 27 8AM+ 22.2 Garage with Steve Butler - Work Bench 8:30+ 22.2 Woodsmith Shop - Setting Up Shop 11 9.3 Modern Marvels - Gadgets 3 7:30PM 22 Outdoors Maryland - Dolphins in the Chesapeake Bay; Tangier Island Sea Level Rise Apr. 28 6PM 9.3 Shipping Wars - We Come In Pieces! (TARDIS & Enterprise bridge) Apr. 29 6AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - Super Human 2:30PM 9.3 American Restoration - Space Kowboy (Gemini fueling helmet) Apr. 30 8AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - Keep Out 10 9.3 Modern Marvels - Secret Underground 3PM 9.3 American Restoration - Apples and X-rays (foot x-ray)