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13 episodes • 1974Avg: 10.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Making Of A Natural History Film | Mar 3, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Where Did the Colorado Go? | Mar 10, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Whales, Dolphins, and Men | Mar 17, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Search For Life | Mar 24, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Last of the Cuiva | Mar 31, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Strange Sleep | Apr 7, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Crab Nebula | Apr 14, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Bird Brain: The Mystery of Bird Navigation | Apr 21, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Are You Doing This for Me, Doctor? | Apr 28, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The First Signs Of Washoe | May 5, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Case of the Midwife Toad | May 12, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Fusion: The Energy of Promise | May 19, 1974 | 10.0 |
| 13 | The Mystery Of The Anasazi | May 26, 1974 | 0.0 |
17 episodes • 1974
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why Do Birds Sing? | Nov 3, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 2 | How Much Do You Smell? | Nov 10, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Hunting Of The Quark | Nov 17, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Secrets Of Sleep | Nov 24, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Inside the Golden Gate | Dec 1, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Men Who Painted Caves | Dec 8, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Red Sea Coral | Dec 15, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 8 | War From the Air | Jan 5, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 9 | What Time is Your Body? | Jan 12, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Rise And Fall Of DDT | Jan 19, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Take the World From Another Point of View | Feb 2, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Lysenko Affair | Feb 9, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Tuaregs | Feb 16, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Plutonium Connection | Mar 9, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Other Way | Mar 16, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Lost World Of The Maya | Mar 30, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Will The Fishing Have to Stop? | Apr 6, 1975 | 0.0 |
20 episodes • 1976
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Predictable Disaster | Jan 4, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Joey | Jan 11, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Meditation and the Mind | Jan 18, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Planets | Jan 25, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 5 | A Desert Place | Feb 1, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 6 | A Small Imperfection | Feb 8, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Ninety Degrees Below | Feb 15, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Race for the Double Helix | Mar 7, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Renewable Tree | Mar 7, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Williamsburgh File | Mar 14, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Overworked Miracle | Mar 21, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Transplant Experiment | Apr 11, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Underground Movement | Apr 18, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Hunters of the Seal | May 2, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Benjamin | May 9, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Women Rebel | May 23, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Death of a Disease | Jun 6, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Inside the Shark | Jun 13, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Genetic Chance | Jun 20, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The Case of the Bermuda Triangle | Jun 27, 1976 | 0.0 |
19 episodes • 1977
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hitler's Secret Weapon | Jan 5, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Hot Blooded Dinosaurs | Jan 12, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 3 | What Price Coal? | Jan 19, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Sunspot Mystery | Feb 2, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Plastic Prison | Feb 9, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Incident at Brown's Ferry | Feb 23, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Bye Bye Blackbird | Mar 2, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Pill for the People | Mar 9, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Gene Engineers | Mar 16, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Human Animal | Mar 23, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Wolf Equation | Mar 30, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Dawn of the Solar Age | Apr 20, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Business of Extinction | Apr 20, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Red Planet | Apr 27, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Tongues of Men (1) | May 11, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Tongues of Men (2) | May 18, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Linus Pauling: Crusading Scientist | Jun 1, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Across the Silent Barrier | Jun 22, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The New Healers | Jun 29, 1977 | 0.0 |
21 episodes • 1978Avg: 10.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In The Event of Catastrophe | Jan 4, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Green Machine | Jan 11, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Blueprints in the Bloodstream | Jan 18, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 4 | One Small Step | Jan 25, 1978 | 10.0 |
| 5 | The Final Frontier | Feb 1, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 6 | BaMiki BaNdula: Children of the Forest | Feb 15, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Trial of Denton Cooley | Feb 22, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Great Wine Revolution | Mar 1, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Case of the Ancient Astronauts | Mar 8, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Mind Machines | Mar 22, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Icarus' Children | Mar 29, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Still Waters | Apr 12, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Battle for the Acropolis | Apr 19, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Road to Happiness. : The Life and Times of Henry Ford | May 3, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Laser : Light of the 21st Century | May 10, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Insect Alternative | May 24, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The Desert's Edge | May 31, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 18 | The Tsetse Trap | Jun 7, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Memories From Eden | Jun 14, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 20 | A Whisper from Space | Jun 21, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Alaska: The Closing Frontier | Jun 28, 1978 | 0.0 |
19 episodes • 1979
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Tide | Jan 4, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Long Walk Of Fred Young | Jan 11, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 3 | A World Of Difference | Jan 18, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Cashing In On The Ocean | Feb 1, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Patterns From The Past | Feb 8, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Invisible Flame | Feb 22, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The End Of The Rainbow | Mar 1, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Beersheva Experiment | Mar 8, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Einstein | Mar 15, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Keys Of Paradise | Mar 29, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 11 | A Plague on our Children | Oct 2, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Life on a Silken Thread | Oct 9, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Sweet Solutions | Oct 16, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Race for the Gold | Oct 30, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 15 | All Part of the Game | Nov 6, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 16 | India: Machinery of Hope | Nov 20, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The Bridge that Spanned the World | Dec 4, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Termites to Telescopes | Dec 11, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Blindness: Five Points of Views | Dec 18, 1979 | 0.0 |
20 episodes • 1980
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Elusive Illness | Jan 15, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 2 | A is for Atom, B is for Bomb | Jan 22, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Living Machines | Feb 5, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Portrait of a Killer | Feb 19, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Umealit: The Whale Hunters | Mar 4, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Safety Factor | Mar 11, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 7 | A Mediterranean Prospect | Mar 18, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Mr. Ludwig's Tropical Dreamland | Mar 25, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Pinks and the Blues | Sep 30, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Cancer Detectives of Lin Xian | Oct 7, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Sea Behind the Dunes | Oct 14, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Do We Really Need the Rockes? | Oct 28, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Big IF | Nov 4, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Voyager: Jupiter & Beyond | Nov 11, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Wizard Who Spat on the Floor | Nov 18, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Water Crisis | Nov 25, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Moving Still | Dec 2, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 18 | A Touch of Sensitivity | Dec 9, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Red Deer of Rhum | Dec 23, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 20 | It's About Time | Dec 30, 1980 | 0.0 |
20 episodes • 1981
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doctors of Nigeria | Jan 6, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Message in the Rocks | Jan 20, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Dead Sea Lives | Jan 27, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Anatomy of a Volcano | Feb 10, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Science of Murder | Feb 17, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Malady of Health Care | Feb 24, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Beyond the Milky Way | Mar 3, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Asteroid and the Dinosaur | Mar 10, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Animal Olympians | Mar 17, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Resolution on Saturn | Aug 25, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Computers, Spies and Private Lives | Sep 27, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Why America Burns | Oct 4, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Great Violin Mystery | Oct 11, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Cosmic Fire | Oct 18, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Locusts: War Without End | Oct 25, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Did Darwin Get It Wrong? | Nov 1, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Artists in the Lab | Nov 15, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Notes of a Biology Watcher: A Film with Lewis Thomas | Nov 22, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 19 | City Spaces, Human Places | Nov 29, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Twins | Dec 6, 1981 | 0.0 |
19 episodes • 1982
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salmon on the Run | Jan 10, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Test-Tube Babies: A Daughter For Judy | Jan 17, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Field Guide to Roger Tory Peterson | Jan 24, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Hunt for the Legion Killer | Jan 31, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Finding a Voice | Feb 7, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Television Explosion | Feb 14, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Life: Patent Pending | Feb 28, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Palace of Delights | Mar 7, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Animal Impostors | Mar 14, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Aging: The Methuselah Syndrome | Mar 28, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Case of the UFOs | Oct 12, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Fragile Mountain | Oct 19, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Here's Looking At You Kid | Nov 9, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Adventures of Teenage Scientists | Nov 16, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Cobalt Blues | Nov 23, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Goodbye Louisiana | Nov 30, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Whale Watch | Dec 7, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Tracking The Supertrains | Dec 14, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Making of a Natural History Film | Jan 4, 1983 | 0.0 |
21 episodes • 1983
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii: Crucible of Life | Jan 18, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Pleasure of Finding Things Out | Jan 25, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Lassa Fever | Feb 8, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Miracle of Life | Feb 15, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Asbestos: A Lethal Legacy | Mar 1, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 6 | City of Coral | Mar 8, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Fat Chance in a Thin World | Mar 22, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Sixty Minutes to Meltdown | Mar 29, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Signs of the Apes, Songs of the Whales | Oct 11, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Artificial Heart | Oct 18, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Talking Turtle | Oct 25, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial | Nov 1, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 13 | To Live Until You Die: The Work of Elizabeth Kubler-Ross | Nov 8, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 14 | A Magic Way of Going: The Story of Thoroughbreds | Nov 15, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 15 | A Normal Face: The Wonders of Plastic Surgery | Nov 22, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Captives of Care | Nov 29, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Twenty-Five Years in Space | Dec 6, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Nuclear Strategy for Beginners | Dec 13, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Climate Crisis | Dec 20, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Eyes Over China | Dec 27, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Alcoholism: Life Under The Influence | Jan 10, 1984 | 0.0 |
20 episodes • 1984
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Case of ESP | Jan 17, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Antarctica: Earth's Last Frontier | Jan 31, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 3 | China's Only Child | Feb 14, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Will I Walk Again? | Feb 28, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Visions of the Deep: The Underwater World of Al Giddings | Mar 6, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Down on the Farm | Mar 20, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Make My People Live: The Crisis in Indian Health Care | Mar 27, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The World According to Weisskopf | Apr 3, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Space Bridge to Moscow | Oct 2, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The National Science Test I | Oct 16, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Fountains of Paradise | Oct 23, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Mystery of Yellow Rain | Oct 30, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Nomads of the Rain Forest | Nov 6, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Farmers of the Sea | Nov 13, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Frontiers of Plastic Surgery | Nov 20, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Space Women | Nov 27, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Jaws: The True Story | Dec 4, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Acid Rain: New Bad News | Dec 11, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Stephen Jay Gould: This View of Life | Dec 18, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The Garden of Inheritance | Jan 8, 1985 | 0.0 |
20 episodes • 1985
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edgerton and His Incredible Seeing Machines | Jan 15, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Global Village | Jan 22, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Conquest of the Parasites | Jan 29, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 4 | In the Land of the Polar Bears | Feb 5, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 5 | AIDS: Chapter One | Feb 12, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Shape of Things | Feb 19, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Baby Talk | Feb 26, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Mathematical Mystery Tour | Mar 5, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Child's Play: Prodigies and Possibilities | Mar 12, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Monarch of the Mountains | Mar 19, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The National Science Test II | Oct 8, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Seeds of Tomorrow | Oct 15, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 13 | What Einstein Never Knew | Oct 22, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Robot Revolution? | Oct 29, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Magic of Special Effects | Nov 5, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Child Survival: The Silent Emergency | Nov 12, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Tornado! | Nov 19, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 18 | The Genetic Gamble | Nov 26, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Animal Architects | Dec 3, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The Plane that Changed the World | Dec 17, 1985 | 0.0 |
21 episodes • 1986
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halley's Comet: Once in a Lifetime | Jan 21, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Goddess of the Earth | Jan 28, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Horsemen of China | Feb 4, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Life's First Feelings | Feb 11, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Case of the Frozen Addict | Feb 18, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Toxic Trials | Feb 25, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Skydive to the Rain Forest | Mar 4, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Return of the Osprey | Mar 11, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Rise of a Wonder Drug | Mar 18, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 10 | When Wonder Drugs Don't Work | Mar 25, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Visions of Star Wars | Apr 22, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Search for the Disappeared | Oct 14, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Planet that Got Knocked on its Side | Oct 21, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 14 | High-Tech Babies | Nov 4, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Can AIDS Be Stopped? | Nov 11, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Is Anybody Out There? | Nov 18, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Mystery of the Animal Pathfinders | Nov 25, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Are You Swimming in a Sewer? | Dec 2, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Sail Wars! | Dec 9, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Leprosy Can Be Cured! | Dec 16, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 21 | How Babies Get Made | Jan 13, 1987 | 0.0 |
21 episodes • 1987
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Countdown to the Invisible Universe | Jan 20, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Children of Eve | Jan 27, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Why Planes Crash | Feb 3, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Orangutans of the Rain Forest | Feb 10, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Freud Under Analysis | Feb 17, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Hole in the Sky | Feb 24, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Confessions of a Weaponeer | Mar 3, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Great Moments from NOVA | Mar 10, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Will the World Starve? | Mar 24, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Desert Doesn't Bloom Here Anymore | Mar 31, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Rocky Road to Jupiter | Apr 7, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Death of a Star | Oct 6, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Spy Machines | Oct 13, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Hidden Power of Plants | Oct 20, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Japan's American Genius | Oct 27, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 16 | A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama | Nov 3, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Volcano! | Nov 10, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 18 | How Good is Soviet Science? | Nov 17, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Ancient Treasures from the Deep | Dec 1, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Riddle of the Joints | Dec 8, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Secrets of the Lost Red Paint People | Dec 15, 1987 | 0.0 |
22 episodes • 1988
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Top Gun and Beyond | Jan 19, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 2 | How to Create a Junk Food | Jan 26, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Buried in Ice | Feb 2, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Why Planes Burn | Feb 9, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Battles in the War on Cancer: A Wonder Drug on Trial | Feb 23, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Battles in the War on Cancer: Turning the Tide | Mar 1, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Mystery of the Master Builders | Mar 8, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Whale Rescue | Mar 15, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Man Who Loved Numbers | Mar 22, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Race for the Superconductor | Mar 29, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Can You Still Get Polio? | Apr 5, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Pioneers of Surgery: The Brutal Craft | Sep 6, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Pioneers of Surgery: Into the Heart | Sep 13, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Pioneers of Surgery: New Organs for Old | Sep 20, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Pioneers of Surgery: Beyond the Knife | Sep 27, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Can the Vatican Save the Sistine Chapel? | Oct 4, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Can the Next President Win the Space Race? | Oct 11, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Do Scientists Cheat? | Oct 18, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Who Shot President Kennedy? | Nov 15, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The Light Stuff | Nov 22, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 21 | The All-American Bear | Dec 6, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Can We Make a Better Doctor? | Dec 13, 1988 | 0.0 |
20 episodes • 1989
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot Enough for You? | Jan 17, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Last Journey of a Genius | Jan 24, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Strange New Science of Chaos | Jan 31, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Back to Chernobyl | Feb 14, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 5 | God, Darwin and the Dinosaurs | Feb 21, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Adrift on the Gulf Stream | Feb 28, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Secrets of Easter Island (1) | Mar 7, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Legends of Easter Island (2) | Mar 7, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The World Is Full of Oil! | Mar 21, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Confronting the Killer Gene | Mar 28, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Hidden City | Oct 3, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Controversial Dr. Koop | Oct 10, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Design Wars! | Oct 17, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Echoes of War | Oct 24, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Decoding the Book of Life | Oct 31, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Hurricane! | Nov 7, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Will Venice Survive Its Rescue? | Nov 14, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 18 | What Is Music? | Nov 21, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Yellowstone's Burning Question | Dec 5, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The Schoolboys Who Cracked the Soviet Secret | Dec 12, 1989 | 0.0 |
20 episodes • 1990
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poison in the Rockies | Jan 9, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Race for the Top | Jan 23, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Disguises of War | Feb 6, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Bomb's Lethal Legacy | Feb 13, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Big Spill | Feb 27, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Genius That Was China: Rise of the Dragon | Mar 20, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Genius That Was China: Empires in Collision | Mar 27, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Genius that Was China: The Threat from Japan | Apr 3, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Genius That Was China: Will the Dragon Rise Again? | Apr 10, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The KGB, The Computer and Me | Oct 2, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Neptune's Cold Fury | Oct 9, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 12 | To Boldly Go... | Oct 16, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Poisoned Winds of War | Oct 23, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Blimp is Back! | Oct 30, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Earthquake! | Nov 6, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Killing Machines | Nov 13, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Can the Elephant Be Saved? | Nov 20, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 18 | We Know Where You Live | Nov 27, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 19 | In the Land of the Llamas | Dec 4, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 20 | What's Killing the Children? | Dec 18, 1990 | 0.0 |
19 episodes • 1991Avg: 8.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Return to Mt. St. Helens | Jan 8, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 2 | ConFusion in a Jar | Apr 30, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Hunt for China's Dinosaurs (1) | Feb 5, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Case of the Flying Dinosaur | Feb 12, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 5 | T. rex Exposed | Feb 19, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Russian Right Stuff: The Invisible Spaceman | Feb 26, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Russian Right Stuff: The Dark Side of the Moon | Feb 27, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Russian Right Stuff: The Mission | Feb 28, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Swimming With Whales | Mar 5, 1991 | 8.0 |
| 10 | The Chip vs. the Chess Master | Mar 26, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Sex, Lies and Toupee Tape | Oct 1, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 12 | So You Want to Be a Doctor? | Oct 9, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls | Oct 15, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Suicide Mission to Chernobyl | Oct 22, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Taller Than Everest? | Nov 5, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Fastest Planes in the Sky | Nov 12, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Avoiding the Surgeon's Knife | Dec 3, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Skyscraper! A NOVA Special | Dec 10, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Fine Art of Faking It | Dec 17, 1991 | 0.0 |
20 episodes • 1992
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hell Fighters of Kuwait | Jan 14, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Submarine! | Jan 21, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Saddam's War on Wildlife | Jan 28, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 4 | What Smells? | Feb 11, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Can You Believe TV Ratings? | Feb 18, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Making a Dishonest Buck | Mar 3, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Rescuing Baby Whales | Mar 10, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 8 | An Astronaut's View of the Earth | Mar 17, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Eclipse of the Century | Mar 24, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Animal Olympians II | Aug 25, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Genius Behind the Bomb | Sep 29, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Mind of a Serial Killer | Oct 13, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Search for the First Americans | Oct 20, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Rafting Through the Grand Canyon | Oct 27, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 15 | This Old Pyramid | Nov 4, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Iceman | Nov 10, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Private Lives of Dolphins | Nov 17, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Brain Transplant | Dec 1, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Can You Stop People From Drinking? | Dec 22, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Sex and the Single Rhino | Dec 29, 1992 | 0.0 |
20 episodes • 1993Avg: 8.3
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hunt for Saddam's Secret Weapons | Jan 5, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Can Bombing Win a War? | Jan 19, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Deadly Deception | Jan 26, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Nazis and the Russian Bomb | Feb 2, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 5 | In the Path of a Killer Volcano | Feb 9, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Can Science Build a Champion Athlete? | Feb 16, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Diving for Pirate Gold | Feb 23, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Murder, Rape and DNA | Mar 2, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Lost Tribe | Mar 30, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The NOVA Quiz | Oct 5, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Wanted: Butch and Sundance | Oct 12, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Secrets of the Psychics | Oct 19, 1993 | 8.3 |
| 13 | Dying to Breathe | Oct 26, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Shadow of the Condor | Nov 2, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Real Jurassic Park | Nov 9, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Roller Coaster! | Nov 16, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Mysterious Crash of Flight 201 | Nov 30, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Great Moments from NOVA | Dec 7, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Best Mind Since Einstein | Dec 21, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Stranger in the Mirror | Dec 28, 1993 | 0.0 |
20 episodes • 1994
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Codebreakers | Jan 18, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Dinosaurs of the Gobi | Jan 25, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Daredevils of the Sky | Feb 1, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Journey to Kilimanjaro | Feb 8, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Can Chimps Talk? | Feb 15, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 6 | In Search of Human Origins, Part One | Feb 28, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 7 | In Search of Human Origins, Part Two | Mar 1, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 8 | In Search of Human Origins, Part Three | Mar 2, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Can China Kick the Habit? | Apr 12, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Aircraft Carrier! | Apr 19, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Great Wildlife Heist | Oct 11, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Secret of the Wild Child | Oct 18, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Haunted Cry of a Long Gone Bird | Oct 25, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 14 | What's New About Menopause | Nov 1, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Tribe that Time Forgot | Nov 8, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Killer Quake! | Nov 15, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Buried in Ash | Nov 29, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Rescue Mission in Space | Dec 6, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Journey to the Sacred Sea | Dec 20, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 20 | In Search of the First Language | Dec 27, 1994 | 0.0 |
13 episodes • 1995Avg: 1.0Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mammoths of the Ice Age | Jan 9, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Vikings in America | Jan 24, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Little Creatures Who Run the World | Jan 31, 1995 | 1.0 |
| 4 | Nazi Designers of Death | Feb 7, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Siamese Twins | Feb 14, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Mystery of the Senses—Hearing | Feb 19, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Mystery of the Senses—Smell | Feb 20, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Mystery of the Senses—Taste | Feb 21, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Mystery of the Senses—Touch | Feb 22, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Mystery of the Senses—Vision | Feb 23, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Universe Within | Mar 7, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Making of a Doctor | May 3, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Fast Cars | May 23, 1995 | 0.0 |
19 episodes • 1995
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anastasia Dead or Alive? | Oct 10, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Venus Unveiled | Oct 17, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Hawaii Born of Fire | Oct 24, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Doomsday Asteroid | Oct 31, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Lightning! | Nov 7, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Hunt for the Serial Arsonist | Nov 14, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Treasures of the Great Barrier Reef | Nov 28, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Race to Catch a Buckyball | Dec 19, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Can Buildings Make You Sick? | Dec 26, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Terror in the Mine Fields | Jan 9, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Day the Earth Shook | Jan 16, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 12 | B-29 Frozen in Time | Jan 30, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Plague Fighters | Feb 6, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 14 | War Machines of Tomorrow | Feb 20, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Kidnapped by U.F.O.'s? | Feb 27, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Flood! | Mar 26, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Dr. Spock the Baby Doc | Apr 2, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Warriors of the Amazon | Apr 9, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Bombing of America | Apr 16, 1996 | 0.0 |
21 episodes • 1996
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Einstein Revealed | Oct 1, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Lost City of Arabia | Oct 8, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Three Men and a Balloon | Oct 15, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Secrets of Making Money | Oct 22, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Top Gun Over Moscow | Nov 12, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Shark Attack | Nov 19, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Odyssey of Life: The Ultimate Journey (1) | Nov 24, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Odyssey of Life: The Unknown World (2) | Nov 25, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Odyssey of Life: The Photographer's Secrets (3) | Nov 26, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Cracking the Ice Age | Dec 31, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Kaboom! | Jan 14, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Titanic's Lost Sister | Jan 28, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Secrets Of Lost Empires (1): Pyramid | Feb 4, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Secrets of Lost Empires: Stonehenge (1) | Feb 11, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Secrets of Lost Empires: Inca (2) | Feb 11, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Secrets of Lost Empires: Obelisk (3) | Feb 12, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Secrets of Lost Empires: Colosseum (4) | Feb 12, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Hunt for Alien Worlds | Feb 18, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Curse of T.rex | Feb 25, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Cut to the Heart | Apr 8, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Kingdom of the Seahorse | Apr 15, 1997 | 0.0 |
20 episodes • 1997Avg: 7.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coma | Oct 7, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Faster Than Sound | Oct 14, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Bomb Squad | Oct 21, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Proof | Oct 28, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Wild Wolves With David Attenborough | Nov 11, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Super Bridge | Nov 12, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Treasures of the Sunken City | Nov 18, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Avalanche! | Nov 25, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Danger in the Jet Stream | Dec 2, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Night Creatures of the Kalahari | Jan 6, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Mysterious Mummies of China | Jan 20, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Supersonic Spies | Jan 27, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Animal Hospital | Feb 3, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Brain Eater | Feb 10, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Everest - The Death Zone | Feb 24, 1998 | 7.0 |
| 16 | Search for the Lost Cave People | Mar 31, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Warnings from the Ice | Apr 21, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Crocodiles! With David Attenborough | Apr 28, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Truth About Impotence | May 12, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The Perfect Pearl | Dec 29, 1998 | 0.0 |
20 episodes • 1998
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude | Oct 6, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Chasing El Nino | Oct 13, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Terror In Space | Oct 27, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Special Effects: Titanic and Beyond | Nov 3, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Deadly Shadow of Vesuvius | Nov 10, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Ice Mummies: Frozen in Heaven (1) | Nov 24, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Ice Mummies: Siberian Ice Maiden (2) | Nov 24, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Ice Mummies: Return of the Iceman (3) | Nov 24, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Leopards of the Night with David Attenborough | Dec 1, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Perfect Pearl | Dec 29, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Beast of Loch Ness | Jan 12, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Submarines, Secrets, and Spies | Jan 19, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Everest: The Mystery of Mallory and Irvin | Oct 6, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Fire (1) | Feb 16, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Car Crash (2) | Feb 16, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Plane Crash (3) | Feb 17, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Abandon Ship (4) | Feb 17, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Battle Alert in the Gulf | Feb 23, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Volcanoes of the Deep | Mar 30, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Surviving AIDS | Apr 6, 1999 | 0.0 |
21 episodes • 1999Avg: 7.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fall of the Leaning Tower | Oct 5, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Time Travel | Oct 12, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Killer's Trail | Oct 19, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Island of the Spirits | Nov 2, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Decoding Nazi Secrets | Nov 9, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Voyage of Doom | Nov 23, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Electric Heart | Dec 21, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Tales from the Hive | Jan 4, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Lost on Everest | Jan 18, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Secrets of Lost Empires: Medieval Siege (1) | Feb 1, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Diamond Deception | Feb 1, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Secrets of Lost Empires: Pharaoh's Obelisk (2) | Feb 8, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Trillion Dollar Bet | Feb 8, 2000 | 7.0 |
| 14 | Secrets of Lost Empires: Easter Island (3) | Feb 15, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Mystery of the First Americans | Feb 15, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Secrets of Lost Empires: Roman Bath (4) | Feb 22, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Lost Tribes of Israel | Feb 22, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Secrets of Lost Empires: China Bridge (5) | Feb 29, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 19 | What's Up with the Weather? | Apr 18, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Stationed in the Stars | Apr 25, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 21 | The Vikings | May 9, 2000 | 0.0 |
17 episodes • 2000
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln's Secret Weapon | Oct 24, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Holocaust on Trial | Oct 31, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Hitler's Lost Sub | Nov 14, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Runaway Universe | Nov 21, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Garden of Eden | Nov 28, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Dying to Be Thin | Dec 12, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Japan's Secret Garden | Dec 18, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Sultan's Lost Treasure | Jan 16, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Vanished! | Jan 30, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Nazi Prison Escape | Feb 6, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Lost King of the Maya | Feb 13, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Cancer Warrior | Feb 27, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Survivor M.D.: Tattooed Doctor (1) | Mar 27, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Survivor M.D.: Second Opinions (2) | Apr 3, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Survivor M.D.: Hearts & Minds (3) | Apr 10, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Cracking the Code of Life | Apr 17, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Harvest of Fear | Apr 24, 2001 | 0.0 |
17 episodes • 2001
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Search for a Safe Cigarette | Oct 2, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 18 Ways to Make a Baby | Oct 9, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Secrets of the Mind | Oct 23, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Sex: Unknown | Oct 30, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Russia's Nuclear Warriors | Nov 6, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Bioterror | Nov 13, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Life's Greatest Miracle | Nov 20, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Methuselah Tree | Dec 11, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Flying Casanovas | Dec 25, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Death Star | Jan 8, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Neanderthals on Trial | Jan 22, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Fireworks | Jan 29, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Secrets, Lies, and Atomic Spies | Feb 5, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Missing Link | Feb 26, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance | Mar 26, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Why the Towers Fell | Apr 30, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Fire Wars | May 7, 2002 | 0.0 |
16 episodes • 2002Avg: 8.2Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Killer Disease on Campus | Sep 3, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Mysterious Life of Caves | Oct 1, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Lost Roman Treasure | Oct 8, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Galileo's Battle for the Heavens | Oct 29, 2002 | 6.5 |
| 5 | Volcano's Deadly Warning | Nov 12, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Sinking City of Venice | Nov 19, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Orchid Hunter | Nov 26, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Spies That Fly | Jan 7, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Last Flight of Bomber 31 | Jan 14, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Ancient Creature of the Deep | Jan 21, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Battle of the X-Planes | Feb 4, 2003 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Mountain of Ice | Feb 11, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Lost Treasures of Tibet | Feb 18, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Dirty Bomb | Feb 25, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Deep Sea Invasion | Apr 1, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Secret of Photo 51 | Apr 15, 2003 | 10.0 |
18 episodes • 2003Avg: 8.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infinite Secrets | Sep 30, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Who Killed the Red Baron? | Oct 7, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Elegant Universe: Einstein's Dream (1) | Oct 28, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Elegant Universe: String's the Thing (2) | Oct 28, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Elegant Universe: Welcome to the 11th Dimension (3) | Nov 4, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Wright Brothers' Flying Machine | Nov 11, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Magnetic Storm | Nov 18, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Volcano Above the Clouds | Nov 25, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 9 | MARS Dead or Alive | Jan 4, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Secrets of the Crocodile Caves | Jan 20, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Dogs and More Dogs | Feb 3, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Descent Into the Ice | Feb 10, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Crash of Flight 111 | Feb 17, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Life and Death in the War Zone | Mar 2, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Hunt for the Supertwister | Mar 30, 2004 | 8.0 |
| 16 | World in the Balance: The People Paradox (1) | Apr 20, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 17 | World in the Balance: China Revs Up (2) | Apr 20, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Battle Plan Under Fire | May 4, 2004 | 0.0 |
18 episodes • 2004Avg: 7.6
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Origins: Earth is Born | Sep 28, 2004 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Origins: How Life Began | Sep 28, 2004 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Origins: Where Are the Aliens? | Sep 29, 2004 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Origins: Back to the Beginning | Sep 29, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Most Dangerous Woman in America | Oct 12, 2004 | 6.0 |
| 6 | America's Stone Age Explorers | Nov 9, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Great Escape | Nov 16, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Ancient Refuge in the Holy Land | Nov 23, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Welcome to Mars | Jan 4, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Boldest Hoax | Jan 11, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Supersonic Dream | Jan 18, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Viking Deception | Feb 8, 2005 | 8.0 |
| 13 | Saving the National Treasures | Feb 15, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 14 | A Daring Flight | Feb 22, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Wave That Shook the World | Mar 29, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Hitler's Sunken Secret | Nov 8, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Newton's Dark Secrets | Nov 15, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Storm That Drowned a City | Dec 14, 2005 | 0.0 |
20 episodes • 2005Avg: 7.3
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mystery of the Megaflood | Sep 20, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Sinking the Supership | Oct 4, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Einstein's Big Idea | Oct 11, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Volcano Under the City | Nov 1, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Hitler's Sunken Secret | Nov 8, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Newton's Dark Secrets | Nov 15, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Storm That Drowned a City | Nov 22, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Mummy Who Would Be King | Jan 3, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Deadly Ascent | Jan 17, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Perfect Corpse | Feb 7, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Jewel of the Earth | Feb 14, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Ghost Particle | Feb 21, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Arctic Passage | Feb 28, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Great Robot Race: Nova | Mar 28, 2006 | 6.5 |
| 15 | Voyage to the Mystery Moon | Apr 4, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Dimming the Sun | Apr 18, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Wings of Madness | Nov 7, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Family That Walks on All Fours | Nov 14, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 19 | ScienceNOW: Extinction | Oct 3, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Underwater Dream Machine | Dec 26, 2006 | 0.0 |
15 episodes • 2006Avg: 7.5
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building on Ground Zero | Sep 5, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Mystery of the Megavolcano | Sep 26, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 3 | The Deadliest Plane Crash | Oct 17, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Monster of the Milky Way | Oct 31, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Wings of Madness | Nov 7, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Family That Walks on All Fours | Nov 14, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Underwater Dream Machine | Dec 26, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Forgotten Genius | Feb 6, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Last Great Ape | Feb 13, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Kings of Camouflage | Apr 3, 2007 | 8.0 |
| 11 | First Flower | Apr 17, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Saved by the Sun | Apr 24, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Pocahontas Revealed | May 8, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Bone Diggers | Jun 19, 2007 | 6.0 |
| 15 | The Great Inca Rebellion | Jun 26, 2007 | 0.0 |
17 episodes • 2007Avg: 6.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Secrets of the Samurai Sword | Oct 9, 2007 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Ghost in Your Genes | Oct 16, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Marathon Challenge | Oct 30, 2007 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Sputnik Declassified | Nov 7, 2007 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial | Nov 13, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Master of the Killer Ants | Nov 20, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Missing in MiG Alley | Dec 18, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Absolute Zero: The Conquest of Cold | Jan 8, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Absolute Zero: The Race for Absolute Zero | Jan 15, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Secrets of the Parthenon | Jan 29, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Astrospies | Feb 12, 2008 | 5.0 |
| 12 | Ape Genius | Feb 19, 2008 | 6.0 |
| 13 | The Four Winged Dinosaur | Feb 26, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Cracking the Maya Code | Apr 8, 2008 | 6.0 |
| 15 | Car of the Future | Apr 22, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 16 | A Walk to Beautiful | May 13, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Lord of the Ants | May 20, 2008 | 0.0 |
17 episodes • 2008Avg: 7.5
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arctic Dinosaurs | Oct 7, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Space Shuttle Disaster | Oct 14, 2008 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives | Oct 21, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Hunting The Hidden Dimension | Oct 28, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Alien From Earth | Nov 11, 2008 | 6.0 |
| 6 | The Bible's Buried Secrets | Nov 18, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Ocean Animal Emergency | Nov 25, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Is There Life On Mars? | Dec 30, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Big Energy Gamble | Jan 20, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies | Jan 27, 2009 | 5.0 |
| 11 | The Spy Factory | Feb 3, 2009 | 10.0 |
| 12 | Rat Attack | Feb 24, 2009 | 9.0 |
| 13 | Extreme Ice | Mar 24, 2009 | 7.0 |
| 14 | Last Extinction | Mar 31, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Doctors' Diaries Pt.1 | Apr 7, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Doctors' Diaries Pt.2 | Apr 14, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Musical Minds | Jun 30, 2009 | 0.0 |
18 episodes • 2009Avg: 7.2
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darwin's Darkest Hour | Oct 6, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Hubble's Amazing Rescue | Oct 13, 2009 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Lizard Kings | Oct 20, 2009 | 5.0 |
| 4 | Becoming Human: First Steps | Nov 3, 2009 | 8.5 |
| 5 | Becoming Human: Birth of Humanity | Nov 10, 2009 | 9.0 |
| 6 | Becoming Human: Last Human Standing | Nov 17, 2009 | 8.0 |
| 7 | What Are Dreams? | Nov 24, 2009 | 7.0 |
| 8 | What Darwin Never Knew | Dec 29, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor | Jan 5, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Building Pharaoh's Ship | Jan 12, 2010 | 6.0 |
| 11 | Riddles of the Sphinx | Jan 19, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Ghosts of Machu Picchu | Feb 2, 2010 | 8.0 |
| 13 | Extreme Cave Diving | Feb 9, 2010 | 6.0 |
| 14 | The Pluto Files | Mar 2, 2010 | 8.0 |
| 15 | Hunting the Edge of Space: The Mystery of the Milky Way | Apr 6, 2010 | 8.0 |
| 16 | Hunting the Edge of Space: The Ever Expanding Universe | Apr 13, 2010 | 8.0 |
| 17 | Mind Over Money | Apr 27, 2010 | 5.6 |
| 18 | Mt. St. Helens Back From the Dead | May 4, 2010 | 7.0 |
18 episodes • 2010Avg: 5.8
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building the Great Cathedrals | Oct 19, 2010 | 6.0 |
| 2 | Emergency Mine Rescue | Oct 26, 2010 | 5.0 |
| 3 | Trapped in an Elevator | Nov 2, 2010 | 5.0 |
| 4 | Dogs Decoded | Nov 9, 2010 | 7.5 |
| 5 | Secrets of Stonehenge | Nov 16, 2010 | 5.0 |
| 6 | Quest for Solomon's Mines | Nov 23, 2010 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Secrets Beneath the Ice | Dec 28, 2010 | 2.0 |
| 8 | Deadliest Earthquakes | Jan 11, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Making Stuff: Stronger | Jan 19, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Making Stuff: Smaller | Jan 26, 2011 | 7.0 |
| 11 | Making Stuff: Cleaner | Feb 2, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Making Stuff: Smarter | Feb 9, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Smartest Machine on Earth | Feb 9, 2011 | 7.5 |
| 14 | Crash of Flight 447 | Feb 16, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Venom: Nature's Killer | Feb 23, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Japan's Killer Quake | Mar 30, 2011 | 6.0 |
| 17 | Power Surge | Apr 20, 2011 | 7.0 |
| 18 | How Smart Are Animals? | Feb 9, 2011 | 0.0 |
19 episodes • 2011Avg: 7.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engineering Ground Zero | Sep 7, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Surviving the Tsunami | Sep 28, 2011 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Finding Life Beyond Earth: Are We Alone? | Oct 19, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Iceman Murder Mystery | Oct 26, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Fabric of the Cosmos: What is Space? | Nov 2, 2011 | 8.2 |
| 6 | The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time | Nov 9, 2011 | 7.2 |
| 7 | The Fabric of the Cosmos: Quantum Leap | Nov 16, 2011 | 8.5 |
| 8 | The Fabric of the Cosmos: Universe or Multiverse? | Nov 23, 2011 | 8.3 |
| 9 | Deadliest Volcanoes | Jan 4, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Bombing Hitler's Dams | Jan 11, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 11 | 3D Spies of WWII | Jan 18, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Mystery of a Masterpiece | Jan 25, 2012 | 7.0 |
| 13 | Ice Age Death Trap | Feb 1, 2012 | 9.0 |
| 14 | Separating Twins | Feb 8, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Cracking Your Genetic Code | Mar 28, 2012 | 6.5 |
| 16 | Hunting the Elements | Apr 4, 2012 | 8.2 |
| 17 | Deadliest Tornadoes | Apr 11, 2012 | 7.0 |
| 18 | Why Ships Sink | Apr 18, 2012 | 7.0 |
| 19 | Secrets of the Sun | Apr 25, 2012 | 8.0 |
20 episodes • 2012Avg: 7.3
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Secrets of the Viking Sword | Oct 10, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Forensics on Trial | Oct 17, 2012 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Mystery of Easter Island | Nov 7, 2012 | 6.5 |
| 4 | Ultimate Mars Challenge | Nov 14, 2012 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Inside the Megastorm | Nov 18, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Doomsday Volcanoes | Jan 2, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Decoding Neanderthals | Jan 9, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Rise of the Drones | Jan 23, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby? | Jan 30, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Building Pharaoh's Chariot | Feb 6, 2013 | 9.0 |
| 11 | Earth From Space | Feb 13, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Mind of a Rampage Killer | Feb 20, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Meteor Strike | Mar 27, 2013 | 4.5 |
| 14 | Ancient Computer | Apr 3, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Awakening | Apr 10, 2013 | 9.0 |
| 16 | Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Life Explodes | Apr 17, 2013 | 9.0 |
| 17 | Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Monsters | Apr 24, 2013 | 9.0 |
| 18 | Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Strange Creatures | May 1, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Manhunt - Boston Bombers | May 29, 2013 | 5.0 |
| 20 | Oklahoma's Deadliest Tornadoes | May 29, 2013 | 0.0 |
22 episodes • 2013Avg: 6.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ground Zero Supertower | Sep 11, 2013 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Megastorm Aftermath | Oct 9, 2013 | 5.7 |
| 3 | Making Stuff Faster | Oct 16, 2013 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Making Stuff Wilder | Oct 23, 2013 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Making Stuff Colder | Oct 30, 2013 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Making Stuff Safer | Nov 6, 2013 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Cold Case JFK | Nov 13, 2013 | 6.8 |
| 8 | At the Edge of Space | Nov 20, 2013 | 6.0 |
| 9 | Asteroid: Doomsday or Payday? | Nov 20, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Alien Planets Revealed | Jan 8, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Zeppelin Terror Attack | Jan 15, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Killer Typhoon | Jan 22, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Ghosts of Murdered Kings | Jan 29, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Roman Catacomb Mystery | Feb 5, 2014 | 4.0 |
| 15 | Great Cathedral Mystery | Feb 12, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Wild Predator Invasion | Apr 2, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Inside Animal Minds: Bird Genius | Apr 9, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Inside Animal Minds: Dogs & Super Senses | Apr 16, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Inside Animal Minds: Who's the Smartest? | Apr 23, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Why Sharks Attack | May 7, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Escape From Nazi Alcatraz | May 14, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 22 | D-Day's Sunken Secrets | May 28, 2014 | 7.0 |
22 episodes • 2014Avg: 7.6
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaccines Calling the Shots | Sep 10, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Rise of the Hackers | Sep 24, 2014 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Why Planes Vanish | Oct 8, 2014 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Surviving Ebola | Oct 8, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Ben Franklin's Balloons | Oct 22, 2014 | 8.0 |
| 6 | First Air War | Oct 29, 2014 | 7.5 |
| 7 | Bigger Than T. rex | Nov 5, 2014 | 8.5 |
| 8 | Emperor’s Ghost Army | Nov 12, 2014 | 7.2 |
| 9 | Killer Landslides | Nov 19, 2014 | 7.7 |
| 10 | First Man on the Moon | Dec 3, 2014 | 6.7 |
| 11 | Big Bang Machine | Jan 14, 2015 | 9.0 |
| 12 | Sunken Ship Rescue | Jan 21, 2015 | 7.0 |
| 13 | Sinkholes—Buried Alive | Jan 28, 2015 | 7.0 |
| 14 | Colosseum: Roman Death Trap | Feb 11, 2015 | 7.0 |
| 15 | Petra: Lost City of Stone | Feb 18, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Hagia Sophia: Istanbul’s Ancient Mystery | Feb 25, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The Great Math Mystery | Apr 15, 2015 | 7.3 |
| 18 | Invisible Universe Revealed | Apr 22, 2015 | 9.0 |
| 19 | Nazi Attack on America | May 6, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Lethal Seas | May 13, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Chasing Pluto | Jul 15, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Nuclear Meltdown Disaster | Jul 29, 2015 | 7.0 |
22 episodes • 2015Avg: 6.2
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dawn of Humanity | Sep 16, 2015 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Arctic Ghost Ship | Sep 23, 2015 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Secrets of Noah's Ark | Oct 7, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Cyberwar Threat | Oct 14, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Animal Mummies | Oct 28, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Making North America: Origins | Nov 4, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Making North America: Life | Nov 11, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Making North America: Human | Nov 18, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Inside Einstein's Mind | Nov 25, 2015 | 6.8 |
| 10 | Secret Tunnel Warfare | Jan 6, 2016 | 6.5 |
| 11 | Life's Rocky Start | Jan 13, 2016 | 5.0 |
| 12 | Mystery Beneath the Ice | Jan 20, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Himalayan Megaquake | Jan 27, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Creatures of Light | Feb 3, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Memory Hackers | Feb 10, 2016 | 6.0 |
| 16 | Iceman Reborn | Feb 17, 2016 | 6.0 |
| 17 | Rise of the Robots | Feb 24, 2016 | 6.0 |
| 18 | Vikings Unearthed | Apr 6, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Can Alzheimer's Be Stopped? | Apr 13, 2016 | 6.0 |
| 20 | Wild Ways | Apr 20, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Operation Lighthouse Rescue | May 4, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Bombing Hitler's Supergun | May 11, 2016 | 7.0 |
28 episodes • 2016Avg: 7.1
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Years of Terror | Sep 7, 2016 | 7.0 |
| 2 | School of the Future | Sep 14, 2016 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Great Human Odyssey | Oct 5, 2016 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Super Tunnel | Oct 12, 2016 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Treasures of the Earth: Gems | Nov 2, 2016 | 7.5 |
| 6 | Treasures of the Earth: Metals | Nov 9, 2016 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Treasures of the Earth: Power | Nov 16, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Secrets of the Sky Tombs | Jan 4, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Nuclear Option | Jan 11, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Search for the Super Battery | Feb 1, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Ultimate Cruise Ship | Feb 8, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Origami Revolution | Feb 15, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Why Trains Crash | Feb 22, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Holocaust Escape Tunnel | Apr 19, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Building Chernobyl's Megatomb | Apr 26, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Chinese Chariot Revealed | May 17, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Poisoned Water | May 31, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Eclipse Over America | Aug 23, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Ghosts of Stonehenge | Aug 31, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Death Dive to Saturn | Sep 13, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Secrets of the Shining Knight | Oct 4, 2017 | 7.0 |
| 22 | Secrets of the Forbidden City | Oct 18, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Killer Volcanoes | Oct 25, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Killer Hurricanes | Nov 1, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Killer Floods | Nov 8, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Extreme Animal Weapons | Nov 22, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Bird Brain | Dec 20, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Day the Dinosaurs Died | Dec 27, 2017 | 0.0 |
23 episodes • 2018Avg: 10.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Hole Apocalypse | Jan 10, 2018 | 10.0 |
| 2 | The Impossible Flight | Jan 31, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 3 | First Face of America | Feb 7, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Great Escape at Dunkirk | Feb 14, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Prediction by the Numbers | Feb 28, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Decoding the Weather Machine | Apr 18, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Rise of the Superstorms | Jun 27, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Transplanting Hope | Sep 26, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Operation Bridge Rescue | Oct 3, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Volatile Earth: Volcano on Fire | Oct 10, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Volatile Earth: Volcano on the Brink | Oct 10, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Addiction | Oct 17, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Flying Supersonic | Oct 24, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Last B-24 | Nov 7, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Thai Cave Rescue | Nov 14, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 16 | World's Fastest Animal | Nov 21, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Apollo's Daring Mission | Dec 26, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 101 | NOVA Wonders What Are Animals Saying? | Apr 25, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 102 | NOVA Wonders What's Living in You? | May 2, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 103 | NOVA Wonders Are We Alone? | May 9, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 104 | NOVA Wonders Can We Build a Brain? | May 16, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 105 | NOVA Wonders Can We Make Life? | May 23, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 106 | NOVA Wonders What's the Universe Made Of? | May 30, 2018 | 0.0 |
23 episodes • 2019Avg: 7.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pluto and Beyond | Jan 2, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Einstein's Quantum Riddle | Jan 9, 2019 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Kïlauea: Hawai'i on Fire | Jan 23, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Decoding the Great Pyramid | Feb 6, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Rise of the Rockets | Feb 13, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Next Pompeii | Feb 20, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Saving the Dead Sea | Apr 24, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Inside the Megafire | May 8, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 9 | First Horse Warriors | May 15, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Lost Viking Army | May 22, 2019 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Back to the Moon | Jul 10, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Planets: Inner Worlds | Jul 24, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Planets: Mars | Jul 24, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Planets: Jupiter | Jul 31, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Planets: Saturn | Aug 7, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Planets: Ice Worlds | Aug 14, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Why Bridges Collapse | Oct 16, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Look Who's Driving | Oct 23, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Rise of the Mammals | Oct 30, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Dead Sea Scroll Detectives | Nov 6, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Decoding Da Vinci | Nov 13, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 22 | The Violence Paradox | Nov 20, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Animal Espionage | Nov 27, 2019 | 0.0 |
16 episodes • 2020Avg: 7.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polar Extremes | Feb 5, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Dog Tales | Feb 12, 2020 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Cat Tales | Feb 19, 2020 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Mysteries of Sleep | Feb 26, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Cuba's Cancer Hope | Apr 1, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Truth About Fat | Apr 8, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Decoding COVID-19 | May 13, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Eagle Power | May 20, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Human Nature / Gene-Editing Reality Check | Sep 9, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Secret Mind of Slime | Sep 16, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 11 | A to Z: The First Alphabet | Sep 23, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 12 | A to Z: How Writing Changed the World | Sep 30, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Nature's Fear Factor | Oct 14, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Touching the Asteroid | Oct 21, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Can We Cool the Planet? | Oct 28, 2020 | 8.0 |
| 16 | Saving Notre Dame | Nov 25, 2020 | 0.0 |
25 episodes • 2021
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19 episodes • 2022
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18 episodes • 2023
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18 episodes • 2024
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20 episodes • 2025
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17 episodes • 2026
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