List of Nova episodes

Nova is an American science documentary television series produced by WGBH Boston for PBS. Many of the programs in this list were not originally produced for PBS, but were acquired from other sources such as the BBC.[1] All acquired programs are edited for Nova, if only to provide American English narration and additional voice of interpreters (translating from another language).[1] Most of the episodes aired in a 60-minute time slot.[2]

In 2005, Nova began airing some episodes titled NOVA scienceNOW, which followed a newsmagazine style format. For two seasons, NOVA scienceNOW episodes aired in the same time slot as Nova. In 2008, NOVA scienceNOW was officially declared its own series and given its own time slot.[3] Therefore, NOVA scienceNOW episodes are not included in this list.

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
113March 3, 1974 (1974-03-03)May 26, 1974 (1974-05-26)
217November 3, 1974 (1974-11-03)April 6, 1975 (1975-04-06)
320January 4, 1976 (1976-01-04)June 27, 1976 (1976-06-27)
419January 5, 1977 (1977-01-05)June 29, 1977 (1977-06-29)
521January 4, 1978 (1978-01-04)June 28, 1978 (1978-06-28)
610January 4, 1979 (1979-01-04)March 29, 1979 (1979-03-29)
717October 2, 1979 (1979-10-02)March 25, 1980 (1980-03-25)
822September 30, 1980 (1980-09-30)August 25, 1981 (1981-08-25)
920September 27, 1981 (1981-09-27)March 28, 1982 (1982-03-28)
1016October 12, 1982 (1982-10-12)March 29, 1983 (1983-03-29)
1121October 11, 1983 (1983-10-11)April 3, 1984 (1984-04-03)
1222October 2, 1984 (1984-10-02)March 19, 1985 (1985-03-19)
1321October 8, 1985 (1985-10-08)April 22, 1986 (1986-04-22)
1421October 14, 1986 (1986-10-14)April 7, 1987 (1987-04-07)
1521October 6, 1987 (1987-10-06)April 5, 1988 (1988-04-05)
1621September 6, 1988 (1988-09-06)March 28, 1989 (1989-03-28)
1719October 3, 1989 (1989-10-03)April 10, 1990 (1990-04-10)
1821October 2, 1990 (1990-10-02)March 26, 1991 (1991-03-26)
1918October 1, 1991 (1991-10-01)March 24, 1992 (1992-03-24)
2020August 25, 1992 (1992-08-25)March 30, 1993 (1993-03-30)
2121October 5, 1993 (1993-10-05)April 19, 1994 (1994-04-19)
2223October 11, 1994 (1994-10-11)May 23, 1995 (1995-05-23)
2319October 10, 1995 (1995-10-10)April 16, 1996 (1996-04-16)
2420October 1, 1996 (1996-10-01)April 15, 1997 (1997-04-15)
2519October 7, 1997 (1997-10-07)May 12, 1998 (1998-05-12)
2620October 6, 1998 (1998-10-06)July 13, 1999 (1999-07-13)
2722October 5, 1999 (1999-10-05)May 9, 2000 (2000-05-09)
2817October 24, 2000 (2000-10-24)April 24, 2001 (2001-04-24)
2917October 2, 2001 (2001-10-02)May 7, 2002 (2002-05-07)
3016September 3, 2002 (2002-09-03)April 15, 2003 (2003-04-15)
3117September 30, 2003 (2003-09-30)May 4, 2004 (2004-05-04)
3215September 28, 2004 (2004-09-28)March 29, 2005 (2005-03-29)
3316September 20, 2005 (2005-09-20)April 18, 2006 (2006-04-18)
3415September 5, 2006 (2006-09-05)June 26, 2007 (2007-06-26)
3517October 9, 2007 (2007-10-09)May 20, 2008 (2008-05-20)
3617October 7, 2008 (2008-10-07)June 30, 2009 (2009-06-30)
3718October 6, 2009 (2009-10-06)May 4, 2010 (2010-05-04)
3817October 19, 2010 (2010-10-19)April 20, 2011 (2011-04-20)
3919September 7, 2011 (2011-09-07)April 25, 2012 (2012-04-25)
4020October 10, 2012 (2012-10-10)May 29, 2013 (2013-05-29)
4122September 11, 2013 (2013-09-11)May 28, 2014 (2014-05-28)
4222September 10, 2014 (2014-09-10)July 29, 2015 (2015-07-29)
4322September 16, 2015 (2015-09-16)May 11, 2016 (2016-05-11)
4418September 7, 2016 (2016-09-07)May 31, 2017 (2017-05-31)
4524August 21, 2017 (2017-08-21)June 27, 2018 (2018-06-27)
4633September 26, 2018 (2018-09-26)November 27, 2019 (2019-11-27)
4716February 5, 2020 (2020-02-05)November 25, 2020 (2020-11-25)
4821January 13, 2021 (2021-01-13)November 24, 2021 (2021-11-24)
4922January 5, 2022 (2022-01-05)December 14, 2022 (2022-12-14)
5018February 1, 2023 (2023-02-01)November 22, 2023 (2023-11-22)
5121January 31, 2024 (2024-01-31)December 18, 2024 (2024-12-18)
5220January 22, 2025 (2025-01-22)November 12, 2025 (2025-11-12)
536January 21, 2026 (2026-01-21)April 15, 2026 (2026-04-15)

Episodes

Seasons 1–20

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Season 1: 1974

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
11"The Making of a Natural History Film"March 3, 1974 (1974-03-03)0101
22"Where Did the Colorado Go?"March 10, 1974 (1974-03-10)0102
33"Whales, Dolphins, and Men"March 17, 1974 (1974-03-17)0103
44"The Search for Life"March 24, 1974 (1974-03-24)0104
55"Last of the Cuiva"March 31, 1974 (1974-03-31)0105
66"Strange Sleep"April 7, 1974 (1974-04-07)0106
77"The Crab Nebula"April 14, 1974 (1974-04-14)0107
88"Bird Brain: The Mystery of Bird Navigation"April 21, 1974 (1974-04-21)0108
99"Are You Doing This for Me, Doctor?"April 28, 1974 (1974-04-28)0109
1010"The First Signs of Washoe"May 5, 1974 (1974-05-05)0110
1111"The Case of the Midwife Toad"May 12, 1974 (1974-05-12)0111
1212"Fusion: The Energy Promise"May 19, 1974 (1974-05-19)0112
1313"The Mystery of the Anasazi"May 26, 1974 (1974-05-26)0113

Season 2: 1974–75

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
141"Why Do Birds Sing?"November 3, 1974 (1974-11-03)0201
152"How Much Do You Smell?"November 10, 1974 (1974-11-10)0202
163"The Hunting of the Quark"November 17, 1974 (1974-11-17)0203
174"The Secrets of Sleep"November 24, 1974 (1974-11-24)0204
185"Inside the Golden Gate"December 1, 1974 (1974-12-01)0205
196"The Men Who Painted Caves"December 8, 1974 (1974-12-08)0206
207"Red Sea Coral"December 15, 1974 (1974-12-15)0207
218"War From the Air"January 5, 1975 (1975-01-05)0208
229"What Time is Your Body?"January 12, 1975 (1975-01-12)0209
2310"The Rise and Fall of DDT"January 19, 1975 (1975-01-19)0210
2411"Take the World From Another Point of View"February 2, 1975 (1975-02-02)0211
2512"The Lysenko Affair"February 9, 1975 (1975-02-09)0212
2613"The Tuaregs"February 16, 1975 (1975-02-16)0213
2714"The Plutonium Connection"March 9, 1975 (1975-03-09)0214
2815"The Other Way"March 16, 1975 (1975-03-16)0215
2916"The Lost World of the Maya"March 30, 1975 (1975-03-30)0216
3017"Will The Fishing Have to Stop?"April 6, 1975 (1975-04-06)0217

Season 3: 1976

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
311"Predictable Disaster"January 4, 1976 (1976-01-04)0301
322"Joey"January 11, 1976 (1976-01-11)0302
333"Meditation and the Mind"January 18, 1976 (1976-01-18)0303
344"The Planets"January 25, 1976 (1976-01-25)0304
355"A Desert Place"February 1, 1976 (1976-02-01)0305
366"A Small Imperfection"February 8, 1976 (1976-02-08)0306
377"Ninety Degrees Below"February 15, 1976 (1976-02-15)0307
388"The Race for the Double Helix"March 7, 1976 (1976-03-07)0308
399"The Renewable Tree"March 7, 1976 (1976-03-07)0309
4010"The Williamsburg File"March 14, 1976 (1976-03-14)0310
4111"The Overworked Miracle"March 21, 1976 (1976-03-21)0311
4212"The Transplant Experience"April 11, 1976 (1976-04-11)0312
4313"The Underground Movement"April 18, 1976 (1976-04-18)0313
4414"Hunters of the Seal"May 2, 1976 (1976-05-02)0314
4515"Benjamin"May 9, 1976 (1976-05-09)0315
4616"The Women Rebel"May 23, 1976 (1976-05-23)0316
4717"Death of a Disease"June 6, 1976 (1976-06-06)0317
4818"Inside the Shark"June 13, 1976 (1976-06-13)0318
4919"The Genetic Chance"June 20, 1976 (1976-06-20)0319
5020"The Case of the Bermuda Triangle"June 27, 1976 (1976-06-27)0320

Season 4: 1977

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
511"Hitler's Secret Weapon"January 5, 1977 (1977-01-05)0401
522"The Hot Blooded Dinosaurs"January 12, 1977 (1977-01-12)0402
533"What Price Coal?"January 19, 1977 (1977-01-19)0403
544"The Sunspot Mystery"February 2, 1977 (1977-02-02)0404
555"The Plastic Prison"February 9, 1977 (1977-02-09)0405
566"Incident at Brown's Ferry"February 23, 1977 (1977-02-23)0406
577"Bye Bye Blackbird"March 2, 1977 (1977-03-02)0407
588"The Pill for the People"March 9, 1977 (1977-03-09)0408
599"The Gene Engineers"March 16, 1977 (1977-03-16)0409
6010"The Human Animal"March 23, 1977 (1977-03-23)0410
6111"The Wolf Equation"March 30, 1977 (1977-03-30)0411
6212"The Dawn of the Solar Age"April 20, 1977 (1977-04-20)0412
6313"The Business of Extinction"April 20, 1977 (1977-04-20)0413
6414"The Red Planet"April 27, 1977 (1977-04-27)0414
6515"Tongues of Men: Disaster at Babel" (1 of 2)May 11, 1977 (1977-05-11)0415
6616"Tongues of Men: A World Language?" (2 of 2)May 18, 1977 (1977-05-18)0416
6717"Linus Pauling: Crusading Scientist"June 1, 1977 (1977-06-01)0417
6818"Across the Silent Barrier"June 22, 1977 (1977-06-22)0418
6919"The New Healers"June 29, 1977 (1977-06-29)0419

Season 5: 1978

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
701"In The Event of Catastrophe"January 4, 1978 (1978-01-04)0501
712"The Green Machine"January 11, 1978 (1978-01-11)0420
723"Blueprints in the Bloodstream"January 18, 1978 (1978-01-18)0502
734"One Small Step"January 25, 1978 (1978-01-25)0503
745"The Final Frontier"February 1, 1978 (1978-02-01)0504
756"BaMiki BaNdula: Children of the Forest"February 15, 1978 (1978-02-15)0505
767"Trial of Denton Cooley"February 22, 1978 (1978-02-22)0506
778"The Great Wine Revolution"March 1, 1978 (1978-03-01)0507
789"The Case of the Ancient Astronauts"March 8, 1978 (1978-03-08)0508
7910"The Mind Machines"March 22, 1978 (1978-03-22)0509
8011"Icarus' Children"March 29, 1978 (1978-03-29)0510
8112"Still Waters"April 12, 1978 (1978-04-12)0511
8213"Battle for the Acropolis"April 19, 1978 (1978-04-19)0512
8314"The Road to Happiness"May 3, 1978 (1978-05-03)0513
8415"Light of the 21st Century"May 10, 1978 (1978-05-10)0514
8516"The Insect Alternative"May 24, 1978 (1978-05-24)0515
8617"The Desert's Edge"May 31, 1978 (1978-05-31)0516
8718"The Tsetse Trap"June 7, 1978 (1978-06-07)0517
8819"Memories From Eden"June 14, 1978 (1978-06-14)0518
8920"A Whisper From Space"June 21, 1978 (1978-06-21)0519
9021"Alaska: The Closing Frontier"June 28, 1978 (1978-06-28)0520

Season 6: 1979

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
911"Black Tide"January 4, 1979 (1979-01-04)0601
922"Long Walk of Fred Young"January 11, 1979 (1979-01-11)0602
933"A World of Difference"January 18, 1979 (1979-01-18)0603
944"Cashing In On The Ocean"February 1, 1979 (1979-02-01)0604
955"Patterns from the Past"February 8, 1979 (1979-02-08)0605
966"The Invisible Flame"February 22, 1979 (1979-02-22)0606
977"The End of the Rainbow"March 1, 1979 (1979-03-01)0607
988"The Beersheva Experiment"March 8, 1979 (1979-03-08)0608
999"Einstein"March 15, 1979 (1979-03-15)0609
10010"The Keys of Paradise"March 29, 1979 (1979-03-29)0610

Season 7: 1979–1980

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
1011"A Plague on our Children"October 2, 1979 (1979-10-02)0611[4]
1022"Life on a Silken Thread"October 9, 1979 (1979-10-09)0612
1033"Sweet Solutions"October 16, 1979 (1979-10-16)0613
1044"Race For Gold"October 30, 1979 (1979-10-30)0614
1055"All Part of The Game"November 6, 1979 (1979-11-06)0615
1066"India: Machinery of Hope"November 20, 1979 (1979-11-20)0616
1077"The Bridge That Spanned The World"December 4, 1979 (1979-12-04)0617
1088"Termites and Telescopes"December 11, 1979 (1979-12-11)0618
1099"Blindness: Five Points of View"December 18, 1979 (1979-12-18)0619
11010"The Elusive Illness"January 15, 1980 (1980-01-15)0701
11111"A is for Atom, B is for Bomb"January 22, 1980 (1980-01-22)0702
11212"Living Machines"February 5, 1980 (1980-02-05)0703
11313"Portrait of a Killer"February 19, 1980 (1980-02-19)0704
11414"Umealit: The Whale Hunters"March 4, 1980 (1980-03-04)0705
11515"The Safety Factor"March 11, 1980 (1980-03-11)0706
11616"A Mediterranean Prospect"March 18, 1980 (1980-03-18)0707
11717"Mr. Ludwig's Tropical Dreamland"March 25, 1980 (1980-03-25)0708

Season 8: 1980–81

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
1181"The Pinks and the Blues"September 30, 1980 (1980-09-30)0709
1192"The Cancer Detectives of Lin Xian"October 7, 1980 (1980-10-07)0710
1203"The Sea Behind the Dunes"October 14, 1980 (1980-10-14)0711
1214"Do We Really Need The Rockies?"October 28, 1980 (1980-10-28)0712
1225"The Big IF"November 4, 1980 (1980-11-04)0713
1236"Voyager: Jupiter & Beyond"November 11, 1980 (1980-11-11)0714
1247"The Wizard Who Spat On The Floor"November 18, 1980 (1980-11-18)0715
1258"The Water Crisis"November 25, 1980 (1980-11-25)0716
1269"Moving Still"December 2, 1980 (1980-12-02)0717
12710"A Touch of Sensitivity"December 9, 1980 (1980-12-09)0718
12811"Red Deer of Rhum"December 23, 1980 (1980-12-23)0719
12912"It's About Time"December 30, 1980 (1980-12-30)0720
13013"The Doctors of Nigeria"January 6, 1981 (1981-01-06)0801
13114"Message In The Rocks"January 20, 1981 (1981-01-20)0802
13215"The Dead Sea Lives"January 27, 1981 (1981-01-27)0803
13316"Anatomy of a Volcano"February 10, 1981 (1981-02-10)0804
13417"The Science of Murder"February 17, 1981 (1981-02-17)0805
13518"The Malady of Health Care"February 24, 1981 (1981-02-24)0806
13619"Beyond the Milky Way"March 3, 1981 (1981-03-03)0807
13720"The Asteroid and the Dinosaur"March 10, 1981 (1981-03-10)0808
13821"Animal Olympians"March 17, 1981 (1981-03-17)0809
13922"Resolution on Saturn"August 25, 1981 (1981-08-25)0810

Season 9: 1981–82

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
1401"Computers, Spies, & Private Lives"September 27, 1981 (1981-09-27)0811
1412"Why America Burns"October 4, 1981 (1981-10-04)0812
1423"The Great Violin Mystery"October 11, 1981 (1981-10-11)0813
1434"Cosmic Fire"October 18, 1981 (1981-10-18)0814
1445"Locusts: "War Without End""October 25, 1981 (1981-10-25)0815
1456"Did Darwin Get It Wrong?"November 1, 1981 (1981-11-01)0816
1467"Artists in the Lab"November 15, 1981 (1981-11-15)0817
1478"Notes of a Biology Watcher: A Film with Lewis Thomas"November 22, 1981 (1981-11-22)0818
1489"City Spaces, Human Places"November 29, 1981 (1981-11-29)0819
14910"Twins"December 6, 1981 (1981-12-06)0820
15011"Salmon on the Run"January 10, 1982 (1982-01-10)0901
15112"Test-Tube Babies: A Daughter For Judy"January 17, 1982 (1982-01-17)0902
15213"A Field Guide to Roger Tory Peterson"January 24, 1982 (1982-01-24)0903
15314"The Hunt for the Legion Killer"January 31, 1982 (1982-01-31)0904
15415"Finding a Voice"February 7, 1982 (1982-02-07)0905
15516"The Television Explosion"February 14, 1982 (1982-02-14)0906
15617"Life: Patent Pending"February 28, 1982 (1982-02-28)0907
15718"Palace of Delights"March 7, 1982 (1982-03-07)0908
15819"Animal Impostors"March 14, 1982 (1982-03-14)0909
15920"Aging: The Methuselah Syndrome"March 28, 1982 (1982-03-28)0910

Season 10: 1982–83

  • For the week of January 4, 1983 (1983-01-04) to celebrate its 10th broadcast season, NOVA reaired its very first program "The Making of a Natural History Film" (which originally aired on March 3, 1974 (1974-03-03)).
No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
1601"The Case of the UFOs"October 12, 1982 (1982-10-12)0911
1612"The Fragile Mountain"October 19, 1982 (1982-10-19)0912
1623"Here's Looking At You, Kid"November 9, 1982 (1982-11-09)0913
1634"Adventures of Teenage Scientists"November 16, 1982 (1982-11-16)0914
1645"The Cobalt Blues"November 23, 1982 (1982-11-23)0915
1656"Goodbye Louisiana"November 30, 1982 (1982-11-30)0916
1667"Whale Watch"December 7, 1982 (1982-12-07)0917
1678"Tracking The Supertrains"December 14, 1982 (1982-12-14)0918
1689"Hawaii: Crucible of Life"January 18, 1983 (1983-01-18)1001
16910"The Pleasure of Finding Things Out"January 25, 1983 (1983-01-25)1002
17011"Lassa Fever"February 8, 1983 (1983-02-08)1003
17112"The Miracle of Life"February 15, 1983 (1983-02-15)1004
17213"Asbestos: A Lethal Legacy"March 1, 1983 (1983-03-01)1005
17314"City of Coral"March 8, 1983 (1983-03-08)1006
17415"Fat Chance in a Thin World"March 22, 1983 (1983-03-22)1007
17516"Sixty Minutes to Meltdown"March 29, 1983 (1983-03-29)1008

Season 11: 1983–84

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
1761"Signs of the Apes, Songs of the Whales"October 11, 1983 (1983-10-11)1009
1772"The Artificial Heart"October 18, 1983 (1983-10-18)1010
1783"Talking Turtle"October 25, 1983 (1983-10-25)1011
1794"Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial"November 1, 1983 (1983-11-01)1012
1805"To Live Until You Die: The Work of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross"November 8, 1983 (1983-11-08)1013
1816"A Magic Way of Going: The Story of Thoroughbreds"November 15, 1983 (1983-11-15)1014
1827"A Normal Face: The Wonders of Plastic Surgery"November 22, 1983 (1983-11-22)1015
1838"Captives of Care"November 29, 1983 (1983-11-29)1016
1849"Twenty-Five Years in Space"December 6, 1983 (1983-12-06)1017
18510"Nuclear Strategy for Beginners"December 13, 1983 (1983-12-13)1018
18611"The Climate Crisis"December 20, 1983 (1983-12-20)1019
18712"Eyes Over China"December 27, 1983 (1983-12-27)1020
18813"Alcoholism: Life Under The Influence"January 10, 1984 (1984-01-10)1021
18914"The Case of ESP"January 17, 1984 (1984-01-17)1101
19015"Antarctica: Earth's Last Frontier"January 31, 1984 (1984-01-31)1102
19116"China's Only Child"February 14, 1984 (1984-02-14)1103
19217"Will I Walk Again?"February 28, 1984 (1984-02-28)1104
19318"Visions of the Deep: The Underwater World of Al Giddings"March 6, 1984 (1984-03-06)1105
19419"Down on the Farm"March 20, 1984 (1984-03-20)1106
19520"Make My People Live: The Crisis in Indian Health Care"March 27, 1984 (1984-03-27)1107
19621"The World According to Weisskopf"April 3, 1984 (1984-04-03)1108

Season 12: 1984–85

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
1971"Space Bridge to Moscow"October 2, 1984 (1984-10-02)1120
1982"The National Science Test I"October 16, 1984 (1984-10-16)1109
1993"Fountains of Paradise"October 23, 1984 (1984-10-23)1110
2004"The Mystery of Yellow Rain"October 30, 1984 (1984-10-30)1111
2015"The Nomads of the Rain Forest"November 6, 1984 (1984-11-06)1112
2026"Farmers of the Sea"November 13, 1984 (1984-11-13)1113
2037"Frontiers of Plastic Surgery"November 20, 1984 (1984-11-20)1114
2048"Space Women"November 27, 1984 (1984-11-27)1115
2059"Jaws: The True Story"December 4, 1984 (1984-12-04)1116
20610"Acid Rain: New Bad News"December 11, 1984 (1984-12-11)1117
20711"Stephen Jay Gould: This View of Life"December 18, 1984 (1984-12-18)1118
20812"The Garden of Inheritance"January 8, 1985 (1985-01-08)1119
20913"Edgerton and His Incredible Seeing Machines"January 15, 1985 (1985-01-15)1201
21014"Global Village"January 22, 1985 (1985-01-22)1202
21115"Conquest of the Parasites"January 29, 1985 (1985-01-29)1203
21216"In the Land of the Polar Bears"February 5, 1985 (1985-02-05)1204
21317"AIDS: Chapter One"February 12, 1985 (1985-02-12)1205
21418"The Shape of Things"February 19, 1985 (1985-02-19)1206
21519"Baby Talk"February 26, 1985 (1985-02-26)1207
21620"A Mathematical Mystery Tour"March 5, 1985 (1985-03-05)1208
21721"Child's Play: Prodigies and Possibilities"March 12, 1985 (1985-03-12)1209
21822"Monarch of the Mountains"March 19, 1985 (1985-03-19)1210

Season 13: 1985–86

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
2191"The National Science Test II"October 8, 1985 (1985-10-08)1211
2202"Seeds of Tomorrow"October 15, 1985 (1985-10-15)1212
2213"What Einstein Never Knew"October 22, 1985 (1985-10-22)1213
2224"The Robot Revolution?"October 29, 1985 (1985-10-29)1214
2235"The Magic of Special Effects"November 5, 1985 (1985-11-05)1215
2246"Child Survival: The Silent Emergency"November 12, 1985 (1985-11-12)1216
2257"Tornado!"November 19, 1985 (1985-11-19)1217
2268"The Genetic Gamble"November 26, 1985 (1985-11-26)1218
2279"Animal Architects"December 3, 1985 (1985-12-03)1219
22810"The Plane that Changed the World"December 17, 1985 (1985-12-17)1220
22911"Halley's Comet: Once in a Lifetime"January 21, 1986 (1986-01-21)1301
23012"Goddess of the Earth"January 28, 1986 (1986-01-28)1302
23113"Horsemen of China"February 4, 1986 (1986-02-04)1303
23214"Life's First Feelings"February 11, 1986 (1986-02-11)1304
23315"The Case of the Frozen Addict"February 18, 1986 (1986-02-18)1305
23416"Toxic Trials"February 25, 1986 (1986-02-25)1306
23517"Skydive to the Rain Forest"March 4, 1986 (1986-03-04)1307
23618"Return of the Osprey"March 11, 1986 (1986-03-11)1308
23719"The Rise of a Wonder Drug"March 18, 1986 (1986-03-18)1309
23820"When Wonder Drugs Don't Work"March 25, 1986 (1986-03-25)1310
23921"Visions of 'Star Wars'"April 22, 1986 (1986-04-22)TBA

Season 14: 1986–87

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
2401"The Search for the Disappeared"October 14, 1986 (1986-10-14)1311
2412"The Planet that Got Knocked on its Side"October 21, 1986 (1986-10-21)1312
2423"High-Tech Babies"November 4, 1986 (1986-11-04)1313
2434"Can AIDS Be Stopped?"November 11, 1986 (1986-11-11)1314
2445"Is Anybody Out There?"November 18, 1986 (1986-11-18)1315
2456"The Mystery of the Animal Pathfinders"November 25, 1986 (1986-11-25)1316
2467"Are You Swimming in a Sewer?"December 2, 1986 (1986-12-02)1317
2478"Sail Wars!"December 9, 1986 (1986-12-09)1318
2489"Leprosy Can Be Cured!"December 16, 1986 (1986-12-16)1319
24910"How Babies Get Made"January 13, 1987 (1987-01-13)1320
25011"Countdown to the Invisible Universe"January 20, 1987 (1987-01-20)1401
25112"Children of Eve"January 27, 1987 (1987-01-27)1402
25213"Why Planes Crash"February 3, 1987 (1987-02-03)1403
25314"Orangutans of the Rainforest"February 10, 1987 (1987-02-10)1404
25415"Freud Under Analysis"February 17, 1987 (1987-02-17)1405
25516"The Hole in the Sky"February 24, 1987 (1987-02-24)1406
25617"Confessions of a Weaponeer"March 3, 1987 (1987-03-03)1407
25718"Great Moments from NOVA"March 10, 1987 (1987-03-10)Special
25819"Will the World Starve?"March 24, 1987 (1987-03-24)1408
25920"The Desert Doesn't Bloom Here Anymore"March 31, 1987 (1987-03-31)1409
26021"Rocky Road to Jupiter"April 7, 1987 (1987-04-07)1410

Season 15: 1987–88

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
2611"Death of a Star"October 6, 1987 (1987-10-06)1411
2622"Spy Machines"October 13, 1987 (1987-10-13)1412
2633"The Hidden Power of Plants"October 20, 1987 (1987-10-20)1413
2644"Japan's American Genius"October 27, 1987 (1987-10-27)1414
2655"A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama"November 3, 1987 (1987-11-03)1415
2666"Volcano!"November 10, 1987 (1987-11-10)1416
2677"How Good is Soviet Science?"November 17, 1987 (1987-11-17)1417
2688"Ancient Treasures from the Deep"December 1, 1987 (1987-12-01)1418
2699"Riddle of the Joints"December 8, 1987 (1987-12-08)1419
27010"Secrets of the Lost Red Paint People"December 15, 1987 (1987-12-15)1420
27111"Top Gun and Beyond"January 19, 1988 (1988-01-19)1501
27212"How to Create a Junk Food"January 26, 1988 (1988-01-26)1502
27313"Buried in Ice"February 2, 1988 (1988-02-02)1503
27414"Why Planes Burn"February 9, 1988 (1988-02-09)1504
27515"Battles in the War on Cancer: A Wonder Drug on Trial"February 23, 1988 (1988-02-23)1505
27616"Battles in the War on Cancer: Breast Cancer – Turning the Tide"March 1, 1988 (1988-03-01)1506
27717"The Mystery of the Master Builders"March 8, 1988 (1988-03-08)1507
27818"Whale Rescue"March 15, 1988 (1988-03-15)1508
27919"The Man Who Loved Numbers"March 22, 1988 (1988-03-22)1509
28020"Race for the Superconductor"March 29, 1988 (1988-03-29)1510
28121"Can You Still Get Polio?"April 5, 1988 (1988-04-05)1511

Season 16: 1988–89

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
2821"Pioneers of Surgery: The Brutal Craft"September 6, 1988 (1988-09-06)1512
2832"Pioneers of Surgery: Into the Heart"September 13, 1988 (1988-09-13)1513
2843"Pioneers of Surgery: New Organs for Old"September 20, 1988 (1988-09-20)1514
2854"Pioneers of Surgery: Beyond the Knife"September 27, 1988 (1988-09-27)1515
2865"Can the Vatican Save the Sistine Chapel?"October 4, 1988 (1988-10-04)1516
2876"Can the Next President Win the Space Race?"October 11, 1988 (1988-10-11)1517
2887"Do Scientists Cheat?"October 25, 1988 (1988-10-25)1518
2898"Who Shot President Kennedy?"November 15, 1988 (1988-11-15)1519
2909"The Light Stuff"November 22, 1988 (1988-11-22)1520
29110"The All-American Bear"December 6, 1988 (1988-12-06)1521
29211"Can We Make a Better Doctor?"December 13, 1988 (1988-12-13)1522
29312"Hot Enough for You?"January 17, 1989 (1989-01-17)1601
29413"The Last Journey of a Genius"January 24, 1989 (1989-01-24)1602
29514"The Strange New Science of Chaos"January 31, 1989 (1989-01-31)1603
29615"Back to Chernobyl"February 14, 1989 (1989-02-14)1604
29716"God, Darwin and Dinosaurs"February 21, 1989 (1989-02-21)1605
29817"Adrift on the Gulf Stream"February 28, 1989 (1989-02-28)1606
29918"Secrets of Easter Island"March 7, 1989 (1989-03-07)1607
30019"Legends of Easter Island"March 14, 1989 (1989-03-14)1608
30120"The World Is Full of Oil!"March 21, 1989 (1989-03-21)1609
30221"Confronting the Killer Gene"March 28, 1989 (1989-03-28)1610

Season 17: 1989–1990

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
3031"The Hidden City"October 3, 1989 (1989-10-03)1611
3042"The Controversial Dr. Koop"October 10, 1989 (1989-10-10)1612
3053"Design Wars!"October 17, 1989 (1989-10-17)1613
3064"Echoes of War"October 24, 1989 (1989-10-24)1614
3075"Decoding the Book of Life"October 31, 1989 (1989-10-31)1615
3086"Hurricane!"November 7, 1989 (1989-11-07)1616
3097"Will Venice Survive Its Rescue?"November 14, 1989 (1989-11-14)1617
3108"What Is Music?"November 21, 1989 (1989-11-21)1618
3119"Yellowstone's Burning Question"December 5, 1989 (1989-12-05)1619
31210"The Schoolboys Who Cracked the Soviet Secret"December 12, 1989 (1989-12-12)1620
31311"Poison in the Rockies"January 9, 1990 (1990-01-09)1701
31412"Race for the Top"January 23, 1990 (1990-01-23)1702
31513"Disguises of War"February 6, 1990 (1990-02-06)1703
31614"The Bomb's Lethal Legacy"February 13, 1990 (1990-02-13)1704
31715"The Big Spill"February 27, 1990 (1990-02-27)1705
31816"The Genius That Was China: Rise of the Dragon"March 20, 1990 (1990-03-20)[5]1706
31917"The Genius That Was China: Empires in Collision"March 27, 1990 (1990-03-27)[5]1707
32018"The Genius That Was China: The Threat from Japan"April 3, 1990 (1990-04-03)[5]1708
32119"The Genius That Was China: Will the Dragon Rise Again?"April 10, 1990 (1990-04-10)[5]1709

Season 18: 1990–91

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
3221"The KGB, The Computer and Me"October 2, 1990 (1990-10-02)1710
3232"Neptune's Cold Fury"October 9, 1990 (1990-10-09)1711
3243"To Boldly Go..."October 16, 1990 (1990-10-16)1712
3254"Poisoned Winds of War"October 23, 1990 (1990-10-23)1713
3265"The Blimp is Back!"October 30, 1990 (1990-10-30)1714
3276"Earthquake!"November 6, 1990 (1990-11-06)1715
3287"Killing Machines"November 13, 1990 (1990-11-13)1716
3298"Can the Elephant Be Saved?"November 20, 1990 (1990-11-20)1717
3309"We Know Where You Live"November 27, 1990 (1990-11-27)1718
33110"In the Land of the Llamas"December 4, 1990 (1990-12-04)1719
33211"What's Killing the Children?"December 18, 1990 (1990-12-18)1720
33312"Return to Mt. St. Helens"January 8, 1991 (1991-01-08)1801
33413"ConFusion in a Jar"January 15, 1991 (1991-01-15)1802
33514"The Hunt for China's Dinosaurs"February 5, 1991 (1991-02-05)1803
33615"Case of the Flying Dinosaur"February 12, 1991 (1991-02-12)1804
33716"T. Rex Exposed"February 19, 1991 (1991-02-19)1805
33817"Russian Right Stuff: The Invisible Spaceman"February 26, 1991 (1991-02-26)1806
33918"Russian Right Stuff: The Dark Side of the Moon"February 27, 1991 (1991-02-27)1807
34019"Russian Right Stuff: The Mission"February 28, 1991 (1991-02-28)1808
34120"Swimming With Whales"March 5, 1991 (1991-03-05)1809
34221"The Chip vs. the Chessmaster"March 26, 1991 (1991-03-26)1810

Season 19: 1991–92

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
3431"Sex, Lies and Toupee Tape"October 1, 1991 (1991-10-01)1811
3442"So You Want to Be a Doctor?"October 9, 1991 (1991-10-09)1812
3453"Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls"October 15, 1991 (1991-10-15)1814
3464"Suicide Mission to Chernobyl"October 22, 1991 (1991-10-22)1815
3475"Taller Than Everest?"November 5, 1991 (1991-11-05)1816
3486"Fastest Planes in the Sky"November 12, 1991 (1991-11-12)1817
3497"Avoiding the Surgeon's Knife"December 3, 1991 (1991-12-03)1818
3508"Skyscraper! A Nova Special"December 10, 1991 (1991-12-10)1819
3519"The Fine Art of Faking It"December 17, 1991 (1991-12-17)1820
35210"Hell Fighters of Kuwait"January 14, 1992 (1992-01-14)1901
35311"Submarine!"January 21, 1992 (1992-01-21)1902
35412"Saddam's War on Wildlife"January 28, 1992 (1992-01-28)1903
35513"What Smells?"February 11, 1992 (1992-02-11)1904
35614"Can You Believe TV Ratings?"February 18, 1992 (1992-02-18)1905
35715"Making a Dishonest Buck"March 3, 1992 (1992-03-03)1906
35816"Rescuing Baby Whales"March 10, 1992 (1992-03-10)1907
35917"An Astronaut's View of the Earth"March 17, 1992 (1992-03-17)1908
36018"Eclipse of the Century"March 24, 1992 (1992-03-24)1909

Season 20: 1992–93

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
3611"Animal Olympians II"August 25, 1992 (1992-08-25)1910
3622"The Genius Behind the Bomb"September 29, 1992 (1992-09-29)1911
3633"Mind of a Serial Killer"October 13, 1992 (1992-10-13)1912
3644"Search for the First Americans"October 20, 1992 (1992-10-20)1913
3655"Rafting Through the Grand Canyon"October 27, 1992 (1992-10-27)1914
3666"This Old Pyramid"November 4, 1992 (1992-11-04)1915
3677"Iceman"November 10, 1992 (1992-11-10)1916
3688"The Private Lives of Dolphins"November 17, 1992 (1992-11-17)1917
3699"Brain Transplant"December 1, 1992 (1992-12-01)1918
37010"Can You Stop People From Drinking?"December 22, 1992 (1992-12-22)1919
37111"Sex and the Single Rhino"December 29, 1992 (1992-12-29)1920
37212"The Hunt for Saddam's Secret Weapons"January 12, 1993 (1993-01-12)[6]2001
37313"Can Bombing Win a War?"January 19, 1993 (1993-01-19)2002
37414"The Deadly Deception"January 26, 1993 (1993-01-26)2003
37515"Nazis and the Russian Bomb"February 2, 1993 (1993-02-02)2004
37616"In the Path of a Killer Volcano"February 9, 1993 (1993-02-09)2005
37717"Can Science Build a Champion Athlete?"February 16, 1993 (1993-02-16)2006
37818"Diving for Pirate Gold"February 23, 1993 (1993-02-23)2007
37919"Murder, Rape and DNA"March 2, 1993 (1993-03-02)2008
38020"The Lost Tribe"March 30, 1993 (1993-03-30)2009

Seasons 21–40

2122232425262728293031323334353637383940

Season 21: 1993–94

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
3811"The NOVA Quiz"October 5, 1993 (1993-10-05)2010
3822"Wanted: Butch and Sundance"October 12, 1993 (1993-10-12)2011
3833"Secrets of the Psychics"October 19, 1993 (1993-10-19)2012
3844"Dying to Breathe"October 26, 1993 (1993-10-26)2013
3855"Shadow of the Condor"November 2, 1993 (1993-11-02)2014
3866"The Real Jurassic Park"November 9, 1993 (1993-11-09)2015
3877"Roller Coaster!"November 16, 1993 (1993-11-16)2016
3888"Mysterious Crash of Flight 201"November 30, 1993 (1993-11-30)2017
3899"Great Moments from NOVA"December 7, 1993 (1993-12-07)2018
39010"The Best Mind Since Einstein"December 21, 1993 (1993-12-21)2019
39111"Stranger in the Mirror"December 28, 1993 (1993-12-28)2020
39212"Codebreakers"January 18, 1994 (1994-01-18)2101
39313"Dinosaurs of the Gobi"January 25, 1994 (1994-01-25)2102
39414"Daredevils of the Sky"February 1, 1994 (1994-02-01)2103
39515"Journey to Kilimanjaro"February 8, 1994 (1994-02-08)2104
39616"Can Chimps Talk?"February 15, 1994 (1994-02-15)2105
39717"In Search of Human Origins: The Story of Lucy" (1 of 3)February 28, 1994 (1994-02-28)2106
39818"In Search of Human Origins: Surviving in Africa" (2 of 3)March 1, 1994 (1994-03-01)2107
39919"In Search of Human Origins: The Creative Revolution" (3 of 3)March 2, 1994 (1994-03-02)2108
40020"Can China Kick the Habit?"April 12, 1994 (1994-04-12)2109
40121"Aircraft Carrier!"April 19, 1994 (1994-04-19)2110

Season 22: 1994–95

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
4021"The Great Wildlife Heist"October 11, 1994 (1994-10-11)2111
4032"The Secret of the Wild Child"October 18, 1994 (1994-10-18)2112
4043"Haunted Cry of a Long Gone Bird"October 25, 1994 (1994-10-25)2113
4054"What's New About Menopause"November 1, 1994 (1994-11-01)2114
4065"The Tribe that Time Forgot"November 8, 1994 (1994-11-08)2115
4076"Killer Quake!"November 15, 1994 (1994-11-15)2116
4087"Buried in Ash"November 29, 1994 (1994-11-29)2117
4098"Rescue Mission in Space"December 6, 1994 (1994-12-06)2118
4109"Journey to the Sacred Sea"December 20, 1994 (1994-12-20)2119
41110"In Search of the First Language"December 27, 1994 (1994-12-27)2120
41211"Mammoths of the Ice Age"January 10, 1995 (1995-01-10)2201
41312"Vikings in America"January 24, 1995 (1995-01-24)2202
41413"Little Creatures Who Run the World"January 31, 1995 (1995-01-31)2203
41514"Nazi Designers of Death"February 7, 1995 (1995-02-07)2204
41615"Siamese Twins"February 14, 1995 (1995-02-14)2205
41716"Mystery of the Senses: Hearing" (1 of 5)February 19, 1995 (1995-02-19)TBA
41817"Mystery of the Senses: Smell" (2 of 5)February 20, 1995 (1995-02-20)TBA
41918"Mystery of the Senses: Taste" (3 of 5)February 21, 1995 (1995-02-21)TBA
42019"Mystery of the Senses: Touch" (4 of 5)February 22, 1995 (1995-02-22)TBA
42120"Mystery of the Senses: Vision" (5 of 5)February 22, 1995 (1995-02-22)TBA
42221"The Universe Within"March 7, 1995 (1995-03-07)2206
42322"Making of a Doctor"May 3, 1995 (1995-05-03)2207
42423"Fast Cars"May 23, 1995 (1995-05-23)2208

Season 23: 1995–96

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
4251"Anastasia: Dead or Alive?"October 10, 1995 (1995-10-10)2209
4262"Venus Unveiled"October 17, 1995 (1995-10-17)2210
4273"Hawaii: Born of Fire"October 24, 1995 (1995-10-24)2211
4284"The Doomsday Asteroid"October 31, 1995 (1995-10-31)2212
4295"Lightning!"November 7, 1995 (1995-11-07)2213
4306"Hunt for the Serial Arsonist"November 14, 1995 (1995-11-14)2214
4317"Treasures of the Great Barrier Reef"November 28, 1995 (1995-11-28)2215
4328"Race to Catch a Buckyball"December 19, 1995 (1995-12-19)2216
4339"Can Buildings Make You Sick?"December 26, 1995 (1995-12-26)2217
43410"Terror in the Mine Fields"January 9, 1996 (1996-01-09)2301
43511"The Day the Earth Shook"January 16, 1996 (1996-01-16)2302
43612"B-29 Frozen in Time"January 30, 1996 (1996-01-30)2303
43713"Plague Fighters"February 6, 1996 (1996-02-06)2304
43814"War Machines of Tomorrow"February 20, 1996 (1996-02-20)2305
43915"Kidnapped by UFOs?"February 27, 1996 (1996-02-27)2306
44016"Flood!"March 26, 1996 (1996-03-26)2307
44117"Dr. Spock the Baby Doc"April 2, 1996 (1996-04-02)2308
44218"Warriors of the Amazon"April 9, 1996 (1996-04-09)2309
44319"Bombing of America"April 16, 1996 (1996-04-16)2310

Season 24: 1996–97

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
4441"Einstein Revealed"October 1, 1996 (1996-10-01)2311
4452"Lost City of Arabia"October 8, 1996 (1996-10-08)2312
4463"Three Men and a Balloon"October 15, 1996 (1996-10-15)2313
4474"Secrets of Making Money"October 22, 1996 (1996-10-22)2314
4485"Top Gun Over Moscow"November 12, 1996 (1996-11-12)2315
4496"Shark Attack"November 19, 1996 (1996-11-19)2316
4507"Odyssey of Life: The Ultimate Journey" (1 of 3)November 24, 1996 (1996-11-24)2317
4518"Odyssey of Life: The Unknown World" (2 of 3)November 25, 1996 (1996-11-25)2318
4529"Odyssey of Life: The Photographer's Secrets" (3 of 3)November 26, 1996 (1996-11-26)2319
45310"Cracking the Ice Age"December 31, 1996 (1996-12-31)2320
45411"Kaboom!"January 14, 1997 (1997-01-14)2401
45512"Titanic's Lost Sister"January 28, 1997 (1997-01-28)2402
45613"Secrets of Lost Empires: Stonehenge" (1 of 4)February 11, 1997 (1997-02-11)2403
45714"Secrets of Lost Empires: Inca" (2 of 4)February 11, 1997 (1997-02-11)2404
45815"Secrets of Lost Empires: Obelisk" (3 of 4)February 12, 1997 (1997-02-12)2405
45916"Secrets of Lost Empires: Colosseum" (4 of 4)February 12, 1997 (1997-02-12)2406
46017"Hunt for Alien Worlds"February 18, 1997 (1997-02-18)2407
46118"Curse of T. Rex"February 25, 1997 (1997-02-25)2408
46219"Cut to the Heart"April 8, 1997 (1997-04-08)2409
46320"Kingdom of the Seahorse"April 15, 1997 (1997-04-15)2410

Season 25: 1997–98

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
4641"Coma"October 7, 1997 (1997-10-07)2411
4652"Faster Than Sound"October 14, 1997 (1997-10-14)2412
4663"Bomb Squad"October 21, 1997 (1997-10-21)2413
4674"The Proof"October 28, 1997 (1997-10-28)2414
4685"Wild Wolves with David Attenborough"November 11, 1997 (1997-11-11)2415
4696"Super Bridge"November 12, 1997 (1997-11-12)2416
4707"Treasures of the Sunken City"November 18, 1997 (1997-11-18)2417
4718"Avalanche!"November 25, 1997 (1997-11-25)2418
4729"Danger in the Jet Stream"December 2, 1997 (1997-12-02)2419
47310"Night Creatures of the Kalahari"January 6, 1998 (1998-01-06)2501
47411"Mysterious Mummies of China"January 20, 1998 (1998-01-20)2502
47512"Supersonic Spies"January 27, 1998 (1998-01-27)2503
47613"Animal Hospital"February 3, 1998 (1998-02-03)2504
47714"The Brain Eater"February 10, 1998 (1998-02-10)2505
47815"Everest – The Death Zone"February 24, 1998 (1998-02-24)2506
47916"Search for the Lost Cave People"March 31, 1998 (1998-03-31)2507
48017"Warnings from the Ice"April 21, 1998 (1998-04-21)2508
48118"Crocodiles!"April 28, 1998 (1998-04-28)2509
48219"The Truth About Impotence"May 12, 1998 (1998-05-12)2510

Season 26: 1998–99

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
4831"Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude"October 6, 1998 (1998-10-06)2511
4842"Chasing El Niño"October 13, 1998 (1998-10-13)2512
4853"Terror In Space"October 27, 1998 (1998-10-27)2513
4864"Special Effects: Titanic and Beyond"November 3, 1998 (1998-11-03)2514
4875"Deadly Shadow of Vesuvius"November 10, 1998 (1998-11-10)2515
4886"Ice Mummies: Frozen in Heaven" (1 of 3)November 24, 1998 (1998-11-24)2516
4897"Ice Mummies: Siberian Ice Maiden" (2 of 3)November 24, 1998 (1998-11-24)2517
4908"Ice Mummies: Return of the Iceman" (3 of 3)November 24, 1998 (1998-11-24)2518
4919"Leopards of the Night"December 1, 1998 (1998-12-01)2519
49210"The Perfect Pearl"December 29, 1998 (1998-12-29)2520
49311"The Beast of Loch Ness"January 12, 1999 (1999-01-12)2601
49412"Submarines, Secrets, and Spies"January 19, 1999 (1999-01-19)2602
49513"Surviving AIDS"February 2, 1999 (1999-02-02)2603
49614"Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Fire" (1 of 4)February 16, 1999 (1999-02-16)2604
49715"Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Car Crash" (2 of 4)February 16, 1999 (1999-02-16)2605
49816"Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Plane Crash" (3 of 4)February 17, 1999 (1999-02-17)2606
49917"Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Abandon Ship" (4 of 4)February 17, 1999 (1999-02-17)2607
50018"Battle Alert in the Gulf"February 23, 1999 (1999-02-23)2608
50119"Volcanoes of the Deep"March 30, 1999 (1999-03-30)2609
50220"To the Moon"July 13, 1999 (1999-07-13)2610

Season 27: 1999–2000

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
5031"Fall of the Leaning Tower"October 5, 1999 (1999-10-05)2611
5042"Everest: The Death Zone"October 6, 1999 (1999-10-06)2612
5053"Time Travel"October 12, 1999 (1999-10-12)2613
5064"The Killer's Trail"October 19, 1999 (1999-10-19)2614
5075"Island of the Spirits"November 2, 1999 (1999-11-02)2615
5086"Decoding Nazi Secrets"November 9, 1999 (1999-11-09)2616
5097"Voyage of Doom"November 23, 1999 (1999-11-23)2617
5108"Electric Heart"December 21, 1999 (1999-12-21)2618
5119"Tales from the Hive"January 4, 2000 (2000-01-04)2701
51210"Lost on Everest"January 18, 2000 (2000-01-18)2702
51311"Secrets of Lost Empires: Medieval Siege"[17] (1 of 5)February 1, 2000 (2000-02-01)TBA
51412"The Diamond Deception"February 1, 2000 (2000-02-01)2703
51513"Secrets of Lost Empires: Pharaoh's Obelisk" (2 of 5)February 8, 2000 (2000-02-08)TBA
51614"Trillion Dollar Bet"February 8, 2000 (2000-02-08)2704
51715"Secrets of Lost Empires: Easter Island" (3 of 5)February 15, 2000 (2000-02-15)TBA
51816"Mystery of the First Americans"February 15, 2000 (2000-02-15)2705
51917"Secrets of Lost Empires: Roman Bath" (4 of 5)February 22, 2000 (2000-02-22)TBA
52018"Lost Tribes of Israel"February 22, 2000 (2000-02-22)2706
52119"Secrets of Lost Empires: China Bridge" (5 of 5)February 29, 2000 (2000-02-29)TBA
52220"What's Up with the Weather?"April 18, 2000 (2000-04-18)TBA
52321"Stationed in the Stars"April 25, 2000 (2000-04-25)2707
52422"The Vikings"May 9, 2000 (2000-05-09)2708

Season 28: 2000–01

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
5251"Lincoln's Secret Weapon"October 24, 2000 (2000-10-24)2710
5262"Holocaust on Trial"October 31, 2000 (2000-10-31)2711
5273"Hitler's Lost Sub"November 14, 2000 (2000-11-14)2712
5284"Runaway Universe"November 21, 2000 (2000-11-21)2713
5295"Garden of Eden"November 28, 2000 (2000-11-28)2714
5306"Dying to Be Thin"December 12, 2000 (2000-12-12)2715
5317"Japan's Secret Garden"December 18, 2000 (2000-12-18)2716
5328"Sultan's Lost Treasure"January 16, 2001 (2001-01-16)2801
5339"Vanished!"January 30, 2001 (2001-01-30)2802
53410"Nazi Prison Escape"February 6, 2001 (2001-02-06)2803
53511"Lost King of the Maya"February 13, 2001 (2001-02-13)2804
53612"Cancer Warrior"February 27, 2001 (2001-02-27)2805
53713"Survivor M.D.: Tattooed Doctor" (1 of 3)March 27, 2001 (2001-03-27)2806
53814"Survivor M.D.: Second Opinions" (2 of 3)April 3, 2001 (2001-04-03)2807
53915"Survivor M.D.: Hearts & Minds" (3 of 3)April 10, 2001 (2001-04-10)2808
54016"Cracking the Code of Life"April 17, 2001 (2001-04-17)2809
54117"Harvest of Fear"April 24, 2001 (2001-04-24)TBA

Season 29: 2001–02

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
5421"Search for a Safe Cigarette"October 2, 2001 (2001-10-02)2810
5432"18 Ways to Make a Baby"October 9, 2001 (2001-10-09)2811
5443"Secrets of the Mind"October 23, 2001 (2001-10-23)2812
5454"Sex: Unknown"October 30, 2001 (2001-10-30)2813
5465"Russia's Nuclear Warriors"November 6, 2001 (2001-11-06)2814
5476"Bioterror"November 13, 2001 (2001-11-13)2815
5487"Life's Greatest Miracle"November 20, 2001 (2001-11-20)2816
5498"Methuselah Tree"December 11, 2001 (2001-12-11)2817
5509"Flying Casanovas"December 25, 2001 (2001-12-25)2818
55110"Death Star"January 8, 2002 (2002-01-08)2901
55211"Neanderthals on Trial"January 22, 2002 (2002-01-22)2902
55312"Fireworks!"January 29, 2002 (2002-01-29)2903
55413"Secrets, Lies, and Atomic Spies"February 5, 2002 (2002-02-05)2904
55514"The Missing Link"February 26, 2002 (2002-02-26)2905
55615"Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance"March 26, 2002 (2002-03-26)2906
55716"Why the Towers Fell"April 30, 2002 (2002-04-30)2907
55817"Fire Wars"May 7, 2002 (2002-05-07)2908

Season 30: 2002–03

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
5591"Killer Disease on Campus"September 3, 2002 (2002-09-03)2909
5602"Mysterious Life of Caves"October 1, 2002 (2002-10-01)2910
5613"Lost Roman Treasure"October 8, 2002 (2002-10-08)2911
5624"Galileo's Battle for the Heavens"October 29, 2002 (2002-10-29)2912
5635"Volcano's Deadly Warning"November 12, 2002 (2002-11-12)2913
5646"Sinking City of Venice"November 19, 2002 (2002-11-19)2914
5657"Orchid Hunter"November 26, 2002 (2002-11-26)2915
5668"Spies That Fly"January 7, 2003 (2003-01-07)3001
5679"Last Flight of Bomber 31"January 14, 2003 (2003-01-14)3002
56810"Ancient Creature of the Deep"January 21, 2003 (2003-01-21)3003
56911"Battle of the X-Planes"February 4, 2003 (2003-02-04)3004
57012"Mountain of Ice"February 11, 2003 (2003-02-11)3005
57113"Lost Treasures of Tibet"February 18, 2003 (2003-02-18)3006
57214"Dirty Bomb"February 25, 2003 (2003-02-25)[22]3007
57315"Deep Sea Invasion"April 1, 2003 (2003-04-01)3008
57416"Secret of Photo 51"April 15, 2003 (2003-04-15)3009

Season 31: 2003–04

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
5751"Infinite Secrets"September 30, 2003 (2003-09-30)3010
5762"Who Killed the Red Baron?"October 7, 2003 (2003-10-07)3011
5773"The Elegant Universe: Einstein's Dream" (1 of 3)October 28, 2003 (2003-10-28)3012
5784"The Elegant Universe: String's the Thing" (2 of 3)October 28, 2003 (2003-10-28)3013
5795"The Elegant Universe: Welcome to the 11th Dimension" (3 of 3)November 4, 2003 (2003-11-04)3014
5806"Wright Brothers' Flying Machine"November 11, 2003 (2003-11-11)3015
5817"Magnetic Storm"November 18, 2003 (2003-11-18)3016
5828"Volcano Above the Clouds"November 25, 2003 (2003-11-25)3017
5839"Mars Dead or Alive"January 4, 2004 (2004-01-04)3101
58410"Secrets of the Crocodile Caves"January 20, 2004 (2004-01-20)3102
58511"Dogs and More Dogs"February 3, 2004 (2004-02-03)3103
58612"Descent into the Ice"February 10, 2004 (2004-02-10)3104
58713"Crash of Flight 111"February 17, 2004 (2004-02-17)3105
58814"Life and Death in the War Zone"[23]March 4, 2004 (2004-03-04)3106
58915"Hunt for the Supertwister"March 30, 2004 (2004-03-30)3107
59016"World in the Balance: The People Paradox"April 20, 2004 (2004-04-20)[24]3108
"World in the Balance: China Revs Up"
59117"Battle Plan Under Fire"May 4, 2004 (2004-05-04)3110

Season 32: 2004–05

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
5921"Origins: Earth is Born" (1 of 4)September 28, 2004 (2004-09-28)3111
5932"Origins: How Life Began" (2 of 4)September 28, 2004 (2004-09-28)3112
5943"Origins: Where Are the Aliens?" (3 of 4)September 29, 2004 (2004-09-29)3113
5954"Origins: Back to the Beginning" (4 of 4)September 29, 2004 (2004-09-29)3114
5965"The Most Dangerous Woman in America: Typhoid Mary"October 12, 2004 (2004-10-12)3115
5976"America's Stone Age Explorers"November 9, 2004 (2004-11-09)3116
5987"Great Escape"November 16, 2004 (2004-11-16)3117
5998"Ancient Refuge in the Holy Land"November 23, 2004 (2004-11-23)3118
6009"Welcome to Mars"January 4, 2005 (2005-01-04)3201
60110"The Boldest Hoax"January 11, 2005 (2005-01-11)3202
60211"Supersonic Dream"January 18, 2005 (2005-01-18)3203
60312"The Viking Deception"February 8, 2005 (2005-02-08)3205
60413"Saving the National Treasures"February 15, 2005 (2005-02-15)3206
60514"A Daring Flight"February 22, 2005 (2005-02-22)3207
60615"Wave That Shook the World"March 29, 2005 (2005-03-29)3208

Season 33: 2005–06

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
6071"Mystery of the Megaflood"September 20, 2005 (2005-09-20)3211
6082"Sinking the Supership"October 4, 2005 (2005-10-04)3212
6093"Einstein's Big Idea (E=mc²: Einstein's Big Idea)"October 11, 2005 (2005-10-11)3213
6104"Volcano Under the City"November 1, 2005 (2005-11-01)3215
6115"Hitler's Sunken Secret"November 8, 2005 (2005-11-08)3216
6126"Newton's Dark Secrets"November 15, 2005 (2005-11-15)3217
6137"Storm That Drowned A City"November 22, 2005 (2005-11-22)3218
6148"The Mummy Who Would Be King"January 3, 2006 (2006-01-03)3301
6159"Deadly Ascent"January 17, 2006 (2006-01-17)3303
61610"The Perfect Corpse"February 7, 2006 (2006-02-07)3304
61711"Jewel of the Earth"February 14, 2006 (2006-02-14)3305
61812"The Ghost Particle"February 21, 2006 (2006-02-21)3306
61913"Arctic Passage"February 28, 2006 (2006-02-28)3307
62014"The Great Robot Race"March 28, 2006 (2006-03-28)3308
62115"Voyage to the Mystery Moon"April 4, 2006 (2006-04-04)3309
62216"Dimming the Sun"April 18, 2006 (2006-04-18)3310

Season 34: 2006–07

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
6231"Building on Ground Zero"September 5, 2006 (2006-09-05)3311
6242"Mystery of the Megavolcano"September 26, 2006 (2006-09-26)3312
6253"The Deadliest Plane Crash"October 17, 2006 (2006-10-17)3314
6264"Monster of the Milky Way"October 31, 2006 (2006-10-31)3315
6275"Wings of Madness"November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07)3316
6286"The Family That Walks On All Fours"November 14, 2006 (2006-11-14)3317
6297"Underwater Dream Machine"December 26, 2006 (2006-12-26)3319
6308"Forgotten Genius"February 6, 2007 (2007-02-06)3402
6319"The Last Great Ape"February 13, 2007 (2007-02-13)3403
63210"Kings of Camouflage"April 3, 2007 (2007-04-03)3404
63311"First Flower"April 17, 2007 (2007-04-17)3405
63412"Saved by the Sun"April 24, 2007 (2007-04-24)3406
63513"Pocahontas Revealed"May 8, 2007 (2007-05-08)3407
63614"Bone Diggers"June 19, 2007 (2007-06-19)3408
63715"The Great Inca Rebellion"June 26, 2007 (2007-06-26)3409

Season 35: 2007–08

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
6381"Secrets of the Samurai Sword"October 9, 2007 (2007-10-09)3412[2]
6392"Ghost in Your Genes"October 16, 2007 (2007-10-16)3413
6403"Marathon Challenge"October 30, 2007 (2007-10-30)3414
6414"Sputnik Declassified"November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06)3415
6425"Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial"November 13, 2007 (2007-11-13)3416
6436"Master of the Killer Ants"November 20, 2007 (2007-11-20)3417
6447"Missing in MiG Alley"December 18, 2007 (2007-12-18)3418
6458"Absolute Zero: The Conquest of Cold" (1 of 2)January 8, 2008 (2008-01-08)3504
6469"Absolute Zero: The Race for Absolute Zero" (2 of 2)January 15, 2008 (2008-01-15)3505
64710"Secrets of the Parthenon"January 29, 2008 (2008-01-29)3503
64811"Astrospies"February 12, 2008 (2008-02-12)3501
64912"Ape Genius"February 19, 2008 (2008-02-19)3507
65013"The Four-Winged Dinosaur"February 26, 2008 (2008-02-26)3502
65114"Cracking the Maya Code"April 8, 2008 (2008-04-08)3508
65215"Car of the Future"April 22, 2008 (2008-04-22)3509
65316"A Walk to Beautiful"May 13, 2008 (2008-05-13)3506
65417"Lord of the Ants"May 20, 2008 (2008-05-20)3510

Season 36: 2008–09

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
6551"Arctic Dinosaurs"October 7, 2008 (2008-10-07)3511[2]
6562"Space Shuttle Disaster"October 14, 2008 (2008-10-14)3512
6573"Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives"October 21, 2008 (2008-10-21)3513
6584"Hunting the Hidden Dimension"October 28, 2008 (2008-10-28)3514
6595"Alien from Earth"November 11, 2008 (2008-11-11)3515
6606"The Bible's Buried Secrets"November 18, 2008 (2008-11-18)3516
6617"Ocean Animal Emergency"November 25, 2008 (2008-11-25)3517
6628"Is There Life on Mars?"December 30, 2008 (2008-12-30)3518
6639"The Big Energy Gamble"January 20, 2009 (2009-01-20)3519
66410"The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies"January 27, 2009 (2009-01-27)3601
66511"The Spy Factory"February 3, 2009 (2009-02-03)3602
66612"Rat Attack"February 24, 2009 (2009-02-24)3603
66713"Extreme Ice"March 24, 2009 (2009-03-24)3604
66814"Last Extinction"
"Megabeasts' Sudden Death"
March 31, 2009 (2009-03-31)3607
66915"Doctors' Diaries, Part One"April 7, 2009 (2009-04-07)3608
67016"Doctors' Diaries, Part Two"April 14, 2009 (2009-04-14)3609
67117"Musical Minds"June 30, 2009 (2009-06-30)3610

Season 37: 2009–10

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
6721"Darwin's Darkest Hour"October 6, 2009 (2009-10-06)3605. 3606[2]
6732"Hubble's Amazing Rescue"October 13, 2009 (2009-10-13)3611
6743"Lizard Kings"October 20, 2009 (2009-10-20)3616
6754"Becoming Human: Unearthing Our Earliest Ancestors: First Steps" (1 of 3)November 3, 2009 (2009-11-03)3613
6765"Becoming Human: Unearthing Our Earliest Ancestors: Birth of Humanity" (2 of 3)November 10, 2009 (2009-11-10)3614
6776"Becoming Human: Unearthing Our Earliest Ancestors: Last Human Standing" (3 of 3)November 17, 2009 (2009-11-17)3615
6787"What Are Dreams?"November 24, 2009 (2009-11-24)3612
6798"What Darwin Never Knew"December 29, 2009 (2009-12-29)3617
6809"Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor"January 5, 2010 (2010-01-05)3701
68110"Building Pharaoh's Ship"January 12, 2010 (2010-01-12)3702
68211"Riddles of the Sphinx"January 19, 2010 (2010-01-19)3703
68312"Ghosts of Machu Picchu"February 2, 2010 (2010-02-02)3704
68413"Extreme Cave Diving"February 9, 2010 (2010-02-09)3705
68514"The Pluto Files"March 2, 2010 (2010-03-02)3706
68615"Hunting the Edge of Space: The Mystery of the Milky Way" (1 of 2)April 6, 2010 (2010-04-06)3708
68716"Hunting the Edge of Space: The Ever Expanding Universe" (2 of 2)April 13, 2010 (2010-04-13)3709
68817"Mind Over Money: How Human Psychology and Finance Interact"April 27, 2010 (2010-04-27)3707
68918"Mt. St. Helens: Back From The Dead"May 4, 2010 (2010-05-04)3710

Season 38: 2010–11

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
6901"Building the Great Cathedrals"October 19, 2010 (2010-10-19)3711[2]
6912"Emergency Mine Rescue"October 26, 2010 (2010-10-26)3712
6923"Trapped in an Elevator"November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02)3713
6934"Dogs Decoded"November 9, 2010 (2010-11-09)3714
6945"Secrets of Stonehenge"November 16, 2010 (2010-11-16)3715
6956"Quest for Solomon's Mines"November 23, 2010 (2010-11-23)3716
6967"Secrets Beneath the Ice"December 28, 2010 (2010-12-28)3717
6978"Deadliest Earthquakes"January 11, 2011 (2011-01-11)3801
6989"Making Stuff: Stronger"[47] (1 of 4)January 19, 2011 (2011-01-19)3802
69910"Making Stuff: Smaller" (2 of 4)January 26, 2011 (2011-01-26)3803
70011"Making Stuff: Cleaner" (3 of 4)February 2, 2011 (2011-02-02)3804
70112"Making Stuff: Smarter" (4 of 4)February 9, 2011 (2011-02-09)3805
70213"Smartest Machine on Earth"February 9, 2011 (2011-02-09)3806
70314"Crash of Flight 447"February 16, 2011 (2011-02-16)3807
70415"Venom: Nature's Killer"February 23, 2011 (2011-02-23)3808
70516"Japan's Killer Quake"March 30, 2011 (2011-03-30)[48]3810
70617"Power Surge"April 20, 2011 (2011-04-20)[49]3809

Season 39: 2011–12

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
7071"Engineering Ground Zero"September 7, 2011 (2011-09-07)3811[2]
7082"Surviving The Tsunami"September 28, 2011 (2011-09-28)3812
7093"Finding Life Beyond Earth: Are We Alone?"October 19, 2011 (2011-10-19)3813, 3814
"Finding Life Beyond Earth: Moons and Beyond"
7104"Iceman Murder Mystery"October 26, 2011 (2011-10-26)3815
7115"The Fabric of the Cosmos: What is Space?" (1 of 4)November 2, 2011 (2011-11-02)3816
7126"The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time" (2 of 4)November 9, 2011 (2011-11-09)3817
7137"The Fabric of the Cosmos: Quantum Leap" (3 of 4)November 16, 2011 (2011-11-16)3818
7148"The Fabric of the Cosmos: Universe or Multiverse?" (4 of 4)November 23, 2011 (2011-11-23)3819
7159"Deadliest Volcanoes"January 4, 2012 (2012-01-04)3901
71610"Bombing Hitler's Dams"[55]January 11, 2012 (2012-01-11)3902
71711"3D Spies of WWII"January 18, 2012 (2012-01-18)3903
71812"Mystery of a Masterpiece"January 25, 2012 (2012-01-25)3904
71913"Ice Age Death Trap"February 1, 2012 (2012-02-01)3905
72014"Separating Twins"February 8, 2012 (2012-02-08)3908
72115"Cracking Your Genetic Code"March 28, 2012 (2012-03-28)3909
72216"Hunting the Elements"April 4, 2012 (2012-04-04)3906
72317"Deadliest Tornadoes"April 11, 2012 (2012-04-11)3910
72418"Why Ships Sink"April 18, 2012 (2012-04-18)3911
72519"Secrets of the Sun"April 25, 2012 (2012-04-25)3907

Season 40: 2012–13

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
7261"Secrets of the Viking Sword"[56]October 10, 2012 (2012-10-10)3913[2]
7272"Forensics on Trial"[57]October 17, 2012 (2012-10-17)3912
7283"Mystery of Easter Island"[58]November 7, 2012 (2012-11-07)3914
7294"Ultimate Mars Challenge"[59]November 14, 2012 (2012-11-14)3915
7305"Inside the Megastorm"[60]November 18, 2012 (2012-11-18)3916
7316"Doomsday Volcanoes"[61]January 2, 2013 (2013-01-02)4001
7327"Decoding Neanderthals"[62]January 9, 2013 (2013-01-09)4002
7338"Rise of the Drones"[63]January 23, 2013 (2013-01-23)4003
7349"Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?"[64]January 30, 2013 (2013-01-30)4004
73510"Building Pharaoh's Chariot"[65]February 6, 2013 (2013-02-06)4005
73611"Earth From Space"[66]February 13, 2013 (2013-02-13)4006
73712"Mind of a Rampage Killer"[67]February 20, 2013 (2013-02-20)4008
73813"Meteor Strike"[68]March 27, 2013 (2013-03-27)4013
73914"Ancient Computer"[69]April 3, 2013 (2013-04-03)4007
74015"Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Awakening"[70]April 10, 2013 (2013-04-10)4009
74116"Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Life Explodes"[71]April 17, 2013 (2013-04-17)4010
74217"Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Monsters"[72]April 24, 2013 (2013-04-24)4011
74318"Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Strange Creatures"[73]May 1, 2013 (2013-05-01)4012
74419"Manhunt—Boston Bombers"[74]May 29, 2013 (2013-05-29)4014
74520"Oklahoma's Deadliest Tornadoes"[75]May 29, 2013 (2013-05-29)4015

Seasons 41–present

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Season 41: 2013–14

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
7461"Ground Zero Supertower"[76]September 11, 2013 (2013-09-11)4016[2]
7472"Megastorm Aftermath"[77]October 9, 2013 (2013-10-09)4017
7483"Making Stuff Faster"[78]October 16, 2013 (2013-10-16)4018
7494"Making Stuff Wilder"[79]October 23, 2013 (2013-10-23)4019
7505"Making Stuff Colder"[80]October 30, 2013 (2013-10-30)4020
7516"Making Stuff Safer"[81]November 6, 2013 (2013-11-06)4021
7527"Cold Case JFK"[82]November 13, 2013 (2013-11-13)4022
7538"At the Edge of Space"[83]November 20, 2013 (2013-11-20)4023
7549"Asteroid: Doomsday or Payday?"[84]November 20, 2013 (2013-11-20)4024
75510"Alien Planets Revealed"[85]January 8, 2014 (2014-01-08)4101
75611"Zeppelin Terror Attack"[86]January 15, 2014 (2014-01-15)4102
75712"Killer Typhoon"[87]January 22, 2014 (2014-01-22)4106
75813"Ghosts of Murdered Kings"[88]January 29, 2014 (2014-01-29)4103
75914"Roman Catacomb Mystery"[89]February 5, 2014 (2014-02-05)4104
76015"Great Cathedral Mystery"[90]February 12, 2014 (2014-02-12)4105
76116"Wild Predator Invasion"[91]April 2, 2014 (2014-04-02)4107
76217"Inside Animal Minds: Bird Genius"[92]April 9, 2014 (2014-04-09)4108
76318"Inside Animal Minds: Dogs & Super Senses"[93]April 16, 2014 (2014-04-16)4109
76419"Inside Animal Minds: Who's the Smartest?"[94]April 23, 2014 (2014-04-23)4110
76520"Why Sharks Attack"[95]May 7, 2014 (2014-05-07)4111
76621"Escape From Nazi Alcatraz"[96]May 14, 2014 (2014-05-14)4112
76722"D-Day's Sunken Secrets"[97]May 28, 2014 (2014-05-28)4113

Season 42: 2014–15

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
7681"Vaccines—Calling The Shots"[98]September 10, 2014 (2014-09-10)4114[2]
7692"Rise of the Hackers"September 24, 2014 (2014-09-24)4115
7703"Why Planes Vanish"[100]October 8, 2014 (2014-10-08)4116
7714"Surviving Ebola"[101]October 8, 2014 (2014-10-08)4123
7725"Ben Franklin's Balloons"[102]October 22, 2014 (2014-10-22)4117
7736"First Air War"[103]October 29, 2014 (2014-10-29)4118
7747"Bigger Than T. rex"[104]November 5, 2014 (2014-11-05)4119
7758"Emperor's Ghost Army"[105]November 12, 2014 (2014-11-12)[106]4120
7769"Killer Landslides"[107]November 19, 2014 (2014-11-19)4121
77710"First Man on the Moon"[108]December 3, 2014 (2014-12-03)4122
77811"Big Bang Machine"[109]January 14, 2015 (2015-01-14)4201
77912"Sunken Ship Rescue"[110]January 21, 2015 (2015-01-21)4202
78013"Sinkholes: Buried Alive"[111]January 28, 2015 (2015-01-28)4203
78114"Colosseum: Roman Death Trap"[112]February 11, 2015 (2015-02-11)4206
78215"Petra: Lost City of Stone"[113]February 18, 2015 (2015-02-18)4205
78316"Hagia Sophia: Istanbul's Mystery"[114]February 25, 2015 (2015-02-25)4204
78417"The Great Math Mystery"[115]April 15, 2015 (2015-04-15)4207
78518"Invisible Universe Revealed"[116]April 22, 2015 (2015-04-22)4208
78619"Nazi Attack on America"[117]May 6, 2015 (2015-05-06)4210
78720"Lethal Seas"[118]May 13, 2015 (2015-05-13)4211
78821"Chasing Pluto"[119]July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15)4213
78922"Nuclear Meltdown Disaster"[120]July 29, 2015 (2015-07-29)4214

Season 43: 2015–16

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
7901"Dawn of Humanity"September 16, 2015 (2015-09-16)4209, 4215[2]
7912"Arctic Ghost Ship"September 23, 2015 (2015-09-23)4216
7923"Secrets of Noah's Ark"[121]October 7, 2015 (2015-10-07)4212
7934"Cyberwar Threat"October 14, 2015 (2015-10-14)4217
7945"Animal Mummies"October 28, 2015 (2015-10-28)4219
7956"Making North America: Origins" (1 of 3)November 4, 2015 (2015-11-04)4220
7967"Making North America: Life" (2 of 3)November 11, 2015 (2015-11-11)4221
7978"Making North America: Human" (3 of 3)November 18, 2015 (2015-11-18)4222
7989"Inside Einstein's Mind"November 25, 2015 (2015-11-25)4223
79910"Secret Tunnel Warfare"January 6, 2016 (2016-01-06)4301
80011"Life's Rocky Start"January 13, 2016 (2016-01-13)4302
80112"Mystery Beneath the Ice"January 20, 2016 (2016-01-20)4303
80213"Himalayan Megaquake"January 27, 2016 (2016-01-27)4304
80314"Creatures of Light"February 3, 2016 (2016-02-03)4309
80415"Memory Hackers"February 10, 2016 (2016-02-10)4307
80516"Iceman Reborn"February 17, 2016 (2016-02-17)4305
80617"Rise of the Robots"February 24, 2016 (2016-02-24)4306
80718"Vikings Unearthed"April 6, 2016 (2016-04-06)4310
80819"Can Alzheimer's Be Stopped?"[123]April 13, 2016 (2016-04-13)4308
80920"Wild Ways"April 20, 2016 (2016-04-20)4311
81021"Operation Lighthouse Rescue"[124]May 4, 2016 (2016-05-04)4313
81122"Bombing Hitler's Supergun"May 11, 2016 (2016-05-11)4314

Season 44: 2016–17

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
8121"15 Years of Terror"[125]September 7, 2016 (2016-09-07)4316[2]
8132"School of the Future"[126]September 14, 2016 (2016-09-14)4315
8143"Great Human Odyssey"[127]October 5, 2016 (2016-10-05)4312
8154"Super Tunnel"October 12, 2016 (2016-10-12)4317
8165"Treasures of the Earth: Gems"[128] (1 of 3)November 2, 2016 (2016-11-02)4318
8176"Treasures of the Earth: Metals"[129] (2 of 3)November 9, 2016 (2016-11-09)4319
8187"Treasures of the Earth: Power" (3 of 3)November 16, 2016 (2016-11-16)4320
8198"Secrets of the Sky Tombs"January 4, 2017 (2017-01-04)4401
8209"The Nuclear Option"January 11, 2017 (2017-01-11)4402
82110"Search for the Super Battery"February 1, 2017 (2017-02-01)4403
82212"Ultimate Cruise Ship"February 8, 2017 (2017-02-08)4404
82313"The Origami Revolution"February 15, 2017 (2017-02-15)4405
82414"Why Trains Crash"February 22, 2017 (2017-02-22)4406
82515"Holocaust Escape Tunnel"April 19, 2017 (2017-04-19)4407
82616"Building Chernobyl's MegaTomb"April 26, 2017 (2017-04-26)4408
82717"Chinese Chariot Revealed"May 17, 2017 (2017-05-17)4409
82818"Poisoned Water"May 31, 2017 (2017-05-31)4410

Season 45: 2017–18

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
8291"Eclipse Over America"August 21, 2017 (2017-08-21)4411[2]
8302"Death Dive to Saturn"September 13, 2017 (2017-09-13)4412
8313"Secrets of the Shining Knight"October 4, 2017 (2017-10-04)4413
8324"Ghosts of Stonehenge"October 11, 2017 (2017-10-11)4414
8335"Secrets of the Forbidden City"October 18, 2017 (2017-10-18)4415
8346"Killer Volcanoes"October 25, 2017 (2017-10-25)4416
8357"Killer Hurricanes"November 1, 2017 (2017-11-01)4417
8368"Killer Floods"November 8, 2017 (2017-11-08)4418
8379"Extreme Animal Weapons"November 22, 2017 (2017-11-22)4419
83810"Bird Brain"December 20, 2017 (2017-12-20)4420
83911"Day The Dinosaurs Died"December 27, 2017 (2017-12-27)4421
84012"Black Hole Apocalypse"[130]January 10, 2018 (2018-01-10)[131]4501, 4502
84113"The Impossible Flight"[132]January 31, 2018 (2018-01-31)4503
84214"First Face of America"February 7, 2018 (2018-02-07)4504
84315"Great Escape at Dunkirk"February 14, 2018 (2018-02-14)4505
84416"Prediction by the Numbers"February 28, 2018 (2018-02-28)4506
84517"Decoding the Weather Machine"April 18, 2018 (2018-04-18)4507
84618"NOVA Wonders: What Are Animals Saying?"[133]April 25, 2018 (2018-04-25)NOWO 101
84719"NOVA Wonders: What's Living in You?"[134]May 2, 2018 (2018-05-02)NOWO 102
84820"NOVA Wonders: Are We Alone?"[135]May 9, 2018 (2018-05-09)NOWO 103
84921"NOVA Wonders: Can We Build a Brain?"[136]May 16, 2018 (2018-05-16)NOWO 104
85022"NOVA Wonders: Can We Make Life?"[137]May 23, 2018 (2018-05-23)NOWO 105
85123"NOVA Wonders: What's The Universe Made Of?"[138]May 30, 2018 (2018-05-30)NOWO 106
85224"Rise of the Superstorms"June 27, 2018 (2018-06-27)4508

Season 46: 2018–19

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
8531"Transplanting Hope"September 26, 2018 (2018-09-26)4509[2]
8542"Operation Bridge Rescue"October 3, 2018 (2018-10-03)4516
8553"Volatile Earth: Volcano on Fire" (1 of 2)October 10, 2018 (2018-10-10)4510
8564"Volatile Earth: Volcano on the Brink" (2 of 2)October 10, 2018 (2018-10-10)4511
8575"Addiction"October 17, 2018 (2018-10-17)4512
8586"Flying Supersonic"[139]October 24, 2018 (2018-10-24)4513
8597"Last B-24"[140]November 7, 2018 (2018-11-07)4515
8608"Thai Cave Rescue"[141]November 14, 2018 (2018-11-14)4514
8619"World's Fastest Animal"[142]November 21, 2018 (2018-11-21)4517
86210"Apollo's Daring Mission"[143][144]December 26, 2018 (2018-12-26)[145]4518
86311"Pluto and Beyond"[147][148]January 2, 2019 (2019-01-02)4601
86412"Einstein's Quantum Riddle"[149][150]January 9, 2019 (2019-01-09)4602
86513"Kīlauea: Hawaiʻi on Fire"[151][152]January 23, 2019 (2019-01-23)4603
86614"Decoding the Great Pyramid"[153][154]February 6, 2019 (2019-02-06)4604
86715"Rise of the Rockets"[155][156]February 13, 2019 (2019-02-13)4605
86816"The Next Pompeii"[157][158]February 20, 2019 (2019-02-20)4606
86917"Saving the Dead Sea"[159][160]April 24, 2019 (2019-04-24)4607
87018"Inside the Megafire"[161][162]May 8, 2019 (2019-05-08)4608
87119"First Horse Warriors"[163][164]May 15, 2019 (2019-05-15)4609
87220"Lost Viking Army"[165][166]May 22, 2019 (2019-05-22)4610
87321"Back to the Moon"[167][168]July 10, 2019 (2019-07-10)4611
87422"The Planets: Inner Worlds"[169][170]July 24, 2019 (2019-07-24)4612
87523"The Planets: Mars"[171][172]July 24, 2019 (2019-07-24)4613
87624"The Planets: Jupiter"[173][174]July 31, 2019 (2019-07-31)4614
87725"The Planets: Saturn"[175][176]August 7, 2019 (2019-08-07)4615
87826"The Planets: Ice Worlds"[177][178]August 14, 2019 (2019-08-14)4616
87927"Why Bridges Collapse"[179][180]October 16, 2019 (2019-10-16)4618
88028"Look Who's Driving"[181][182]October 23, 2019 (2019-10-23)4619
88129"Rise of the Mammals"[183][184]October 30, 2019 (2019-10-30)4617
88230"Dead Sea Scroll Detectives"[185][186]November 6, 2019 (2019-11-06)4620
88331"Decoding da Vinci"[187][188]November 13, 2019 (2019-11-13)4621
88432"The Violence Paradox"[189][190]November 20, 2019 (2019-11-20)4622
88533"Animal Espionage"[191][192]November 27, 2019 (2019-11-27)4623

Season 47: 2020

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
8861"Polar Extremes"[193][194][195]February 5, 2020 (2020-02-05)4701[2]
8872"Dog Tales"February 12, 2020 (2020-02-12)4702
8883"Cat Tales"February 19, 2020 (2020-02-19)4703
8894"Mysteries of Sleep"February 26, 2020 (2020-02-26)4704
8905"Cuba's Cancer Hope"April 1, 2020 (2020-04-01)4705
8916"The Truth about Fat"[196]April 8, 2020 (2020-04-08)4706
8927"Decoding COVID-19"May 13, 2020 (2020-05-13)4710
8938"Eagle Power"May 20, 2020 (2020-05-20)4707
8949"Human Nature"September 9, 2020 (2020-09-09)4711
89510"Secret Mind of Slime"September 16, 2020 (2020-09-16)4712
89611"A to Z: The First Alphabet"[197]September 23, 2020 (2020-09-23)4713
89712"A to Z: How Writing Changed the World"[198]September 30, 2020 (2020-09-30)4714
89813"Nature's Fear Factor"[199]October 14, 2020 (2020-10-14)4709
89914"Touching the Asteroid"October 21, 2020 (2020-10-21)4715
90015"Can We Cool the Planet?"October 28, 2020 (2020-10-28)4716
90116"Saving Notre Dame"November 25, 2020 (2020-11-25)4708

Season 48: 2021

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
9021"Secrets in Our DNA"January 13, 2021 (2021-01-13)4801[2]
9032"Beyond the Elements: Reactions"[200]February 3, 2021 (2021-02-03)4717
9043"Beyond the Elements: Indestructible"[201]February 10, 2021 (2021-02-10)4718
9054"Beyond the Elements: Life"[202]February 17, 2021 (2021-02-17)4719
9065"Looking for Life on Mars"February 24, 2021 (2021-02-24)4802
9076"Picture a Scientist"April 14, 2021 (2021-04-14)4803
9087"Reef Rescue"April 21, 2021 (2021-04-21)4804
9098"Fighting for Fertility"May 12, 2021 (2021-05-12)4805
9109"Hindenburg: The New Evidence"May 19, 2021 (2021-05-19)4806
91110"Great Electric Airplane Race"May 26, 2021 (2021-05-26)4807
91211"Ship That Changed the World"June 2, 2021 (2021-06-02)4809
91312"Bat Superpowers"September 15, 2021 (2021-09-15)4810
91413"The Cannabis Question"September 29, 2021 (2021-09-29)4811
91514"Particles Unknown"October 6, 2021 (2021-10-06)4812
91615"Arctic Drift"October 13, 2021 (2021-10-13)4813
91716"Edible Insects"October 20, 2021 (2021-10-20)4814
91817"Universe Revealed: Age of Stars"October 27, 2021 (2021-10-27)4815
91918"Universe Revealed: Milky Way"November 3, 2021 (2021-11-03)4816
92019"Universe Revealed: Alien Worlds"November 10, 2021 (2021-11-10)4817
92120"Universe Revealed: Black Holes"November 17, 2021 (2021-11-17)4818
92221"Universe Revealed: Big Bang"November 24, 2021 (2021-11-24)4819

Season 49: 2022

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
9231"High-Risk High-Rise"January 5, 2022 (2022-01-05)4808[2]
9242"Butterfly Blueprints"January 12, 2022 (2022-01-12)4820
9253"Alaskan Dinosaurs"January 19, 2022 (2022-01-19)4821
9264"Ancient Maya Metropolis"January 26, 2022 (2022-01-26)4822
9275"Arctic Sinkholes"February 2, 2022 (2022-02-02)4901
9285"Secrets in the Scat"February 9, 2022 (2022-02-09)4902
9296"Great Mammoth Mystery"February 16, 2022 (2022-02-16)4903
9307"Augmented"February 23, 2022 (2022-02-23)4904
9318"Determined: Fighting Alzheimer's"April 6, 2022 (2022-04-06)4905
9329"Dinosaur Apocalypse: The New Evidence"May 11, 2022 (2022-05-11)4906
93310"Dinosaur Apocalypse: The Last Day"May 11, 2022 (2022-05-11)4907
93411"Why Ships Crash"May 18, 2022 (2022-05-18)4908
93512"Ice Age Footprints"May 25, 2022 (2022-05-25)4909
93613"Ultimate Space Telescope"July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13)4910
93714"Saving Venice"September 28, 2022 (2022-09-28)4912
93815"Ending HIV in America"October 5, 2022 (2022-10-05)4911
93916"Computers v. Crime"October 12, 2022 (2022-10-12)4914
94017"Can Psychedelics Cure?"October 19, 2022 (2022-10-19)4915
94118"Ocean Invaders"October 26, 2022 (2022-10-26)4916
94219"Nazca Desert Mystery"November 2, 2022 (2022-11-02)4917
94320"Crypto Decoded"November 9, 2022 (2022-11-09)4918
94421"Zero to Infinity"November 16, 2022 (2022-11-16)4919
94522"Rebuilding Notre Dame"December 14, 2022 (2022-12-14)4913

Season 50: 2023

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
9461"London Super Tunnel"February 1, 2023 (2023-02-01)5001[2]
9472"Star Chasers of Senegal"February 8, 2023 (2023-02-08)5002
9483"Ancient Builders of the Amazon"February 15, 2023 (2023-02-15)5003
9494"New Eye on the Universe"February 22, 2023 (2023-02-22)5004
9505"Weathering the Future"April 12, 2023 (2023-04-12)5005
9516"Chasing Carbon Zero"April 26, 2023 (2023-04-26)5006
9527"Saving the Right Whale"May 3, 2023 (2023-05-03)5007
9538"Hidden Volcano Abyss"May 10, 2023 (2023-05-10)5008
9549"Your Brain: Perception Deception"May 17, 2023 (2023-05-17)5009
95510"Your Brain: Who's in Control?"May 24, 2023 (2023-05-24)5010
95611"Ancient Earth: Birth of the Sky"[203]October 4, 2023 (2023-10-04)5011
95712"Ancient Earth: Frozen"[204]October 11, 2023 (2023-10-11)5012
95813"Ancient Earth: Life Rising"[205]October 18, 2023 (2023-10-18)5013
95914"Ancient Earth: Inferno"[206]October 25, 2023 (2023-10-25)5014
96015"Ancient Earth: Humans"[207]November 1, 2023 (2023-11-01)5015
96116"Inside China's Tech Boom"November 8, 2023 (2023-11-08)5016
96217"The Battle to Beat Malaria"November 15, 2023 (2023-11-15)5017
96318"Lee and Liza's Family Tree"November 22, 2023 (2023-11-22)5018

Season 51: 2024

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
9641"When Whales Could Walk"January 31, 2024 (2024-01-31)5101[2]
9652"Easter Island Origins"February 7, 2024 (2024-02-07)5102
9663"Building the Eiffel Tower"February 14, 2024 (2024-02-14)5103
9674"Hunt for the Oldest DNA"February 21, 2024 (2024-02-21)5104
9685"A.I. Revolution"March 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)5105
9696"Great American Eclipse"April 3, 2024 (2024-04-03)5106
9707"Secrets in Your Data"May 15, 2024 (2024-05-15)5107
9718"Decoding the Universe: Cosmos"May 22, 2024 (2024-05-22)5108
9729"Sea Change: Bounty in the Gulf of Maine" (1 of 3)[208]July 24, 2024 (2024-07-24)[209]SC 101
97310"Sea Change: Peril in the Gulf of Maine" (2 of 3)[210]July 31, 2024 (2024-07-31)SC 102
97411"Sea Change: Survival in the Gulf of Maine" (3 of 3)[211]August 7, 2024 (2024-08-07)SC 103
97512"Solar System: Storm Worlds"October 2, 2024 (2024-10-02)5109
97613"Solar System: Strange Worlds"October 9, 2024 (2024-10-09)5110
97714"Solar System: Volcano Worlds"October 16, 2024 (2024-10-16)5111
97815"Solar System: Icy Worlds"October 23, 2024 (2024-10-23)5112
97916"Solar System: Wandering Worlds"October 30, 2024 (2024-10-30)5113
98017"Decoding the Universe: Quantum"November 6, 2024 (2024-11-06)5114
98118"Building Stuff: Boost It!"November 13, 2024 (2024-11-13)5115
98219"Building Stuff: Reach It!"November 20, 2024 (2024-11-20)5116
98320"Building Stuff: Change It!"November 27, 2024 (2024-11-27)5117
98421"Lost Tombs of Notre Dame"December 18, 2024 (2024-12-18)5118

Season 52: 2025

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
9851"What Are UFOs?"January 22, 2025 (2025-01-22)5201[2]
9862"Extreme Airport Engineering"January 29, 2025 (2025-01-29)5202
9873"Dino Birds"February 5, 2025 (2025-02-05)5203
9884"Egypt's Tombs of Amun"February 12, 2025 (2025-02-12)5204
9895"Pompeii's Secret Underworld"February 19, 2025 (2025-02-19)5205
9906"Baltimore Bridge Collapse"February 26, 2025 (2025-02-26)5206
9917"Revolutionary War Weapons"April 9, 2025 (2025-04-09)5207
9928"Secrets of the Forest"April 16, 2025 (2025-04-16)5208
9939"Critical Condition: Health in Black America"April 30, 2025 (2025-04-30)5209
99410"Ultimate Crash Test: Countdown"May 7, 2025 (2025-05-07)5210
99511"Ultimate Crash Test: Impact"May 14, 2025 (2025-05-14)5211
99612"Human: Origins"September 17, 2025 (2025-09-17)5212
99713"Human: Journeys"September 24, 2025 (2025-09-24)5213
99814"Human: Neanderthal Encounters"October 1, 2025 (2025-10-01)5214
99915"Human: Into the Americas"October 8, 2025 (2025-10-08)5215
100016"Human: Building Empires"October 15, 2025 (2025-10-15)5216
100117"Ancient Desert Death Trap"October 22, 2025 (2025-10-22)5217
100218"Superfloods"October 29, 2025 (2025-10-29)5218
100319"Operation Space Station: High-Risk Build"November 5, 2025 (2025-11-05)5219
100420"Operation Space Station: Science and Survival"November 12, 2025 (2025-11-12)5220

Season 53: 2026

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
10051"Asteroids: Spark of Life?"January 21, 2026 (2026-01-21)5301
10062"Angkor: Hidden Jungle Empire"January 28, 2026 (2026-01-28)5302
10073"Can Dogs Talk?"February 4, 2026 (2026-02-04)5303
10084"Mammal Origins"February 11, 2026 (2026-02-11)5304
10095"Stone Age Temple Mystery"February 25, 2026 (2026-02-25)5306
10106"Athens: Birth of Democracy"April 15, 2026 (2026-04-15)TBA

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