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. 15 10 22.2 Secrets of the Dead - Viking Warrior Queen 10:30+ 22.4 Explore Japan - The Manufacturing Spirit and Sustainability Apr. 16 midnight+ 26.4 NOVA - Picture a Scientist 4AM 22.2 Garage with Steve Butler - Foosball 26 Blue Sky Metropolis - Wings (early LA aviation) 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 8:10+ 22.4 Zeroing In: Carbon Neutral 2050 - Episode 1: The Power of Youth 8:35+ 22.4 Zeroing In: Carbon Neutral 2050 - Episode 2: Sharing Our Bounty 10:25+ 22.4 Darwin's Amazing Animals - School Pride -- Lion, Tanzania Apr. 17 midnight+ 22.2 Urban Conversion - Upcycled Art and Fashion 1AM+ 22.2 P. Allen Smith's Garden Home - Upcycle Your Life 1:10+ 22.4 Japan's Top Inventions - Worksheet Study Method 1:25+ 22.4 Japan's Top Inventions - Film Farming 1:30+ 22.2 Urban Conversion - Let It Rot! 5+ 26 Nature - The Leopard Legacy 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 9.4 The Science Zone 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 10:10+ 22.4 Biz Stream - The Battle to Reduce Food Loss 10:30 9 The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation - Motor Body Boards 9.4 The Science Zone 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 11:10+ 22.4 NHK Documentary - Origins of the Pandemic: Part 2 Uncontrolled Spread 11:30 26.5 The Whitney Reynolds Show - Social Media Impact 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 3:15AM+ 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 - climate change 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 3PM 22.4 BIZ STREAM - Saving Good Food from a Bad Ending 3:30 9.3 American Restoration - Atomic Restoration (U detector) 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 9 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) Apr. 23 10AM 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 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) Apr. 26 3AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - Breaking Point 8 9.3 Huge Moves - Massive Machines (salvaging plane at bottom of lake) Apr. 27 11AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - Gadgets 3 Apr. 28 6PM 9.3 Shipping Wars - We Come In Pieces! (TARDIS & Enterprise bridge)