American Heroes Channel TV Guide — Saturday TV Listings & Schedule

Browse the full American Heroes Channel TV guide for Saturday, 8 August 2026. 24 programmes listed , including 6 tonight. US listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

00:00 1h

I (Almost) Got Away with It

GOT to Escape Through an Air Duct Documentary

GOT to Escape Through an Air Duct

When conman Rondell Reed kills a man and then crashes his getaway car, he is sent to prison for his crimes, but he and his cellmate manage to escape.

01:00 1h

I (Almost) Got Away with It

S5 · E21 · GOT to Be the "Green Baron" Documentary

GOT to Be the "Green Baron"

A man makes millions piloting drugs into the United States, but when a deadly plane crash forces him to leave the country, investigators are hot on his trail.

02:00 1h

I (Almost) Got Away with It

GOT to Be Part of the Texas Seven Documentary

GOT to Be Part of the Texas Seven

When Patrick Murphy and six other inmates escape from a Texas prison, they go on a ruthless crime spree throughout the state until they kill an officer.

03:00 1h

I (Almost) Got Away with It

S7 · E75 · GOT to Fall in Love with a Prison Guard Documentary

GOT to Fall in Love with a Prison Guard

In prison for life, Terry Banks falls in love with a guard, Lynette, who helps him escape and start a new life, but while on the run, the FBI tracks them down.

04:00 1h

I (Almost) Got Away with It

GOT to Escape Through an Air Duct Documentary

GOT to Escape Through an Air Duct

When conman Rondell Reed kills a man and then crashes his getaway car, he is sent to prison for his crimes, but he and his cellmate manage to escape.

05:00 1h

I (Almost) Got Away with It

S5 · E19 · GOT to Rob a Pawn Shop Documentary

GOT to Rob a Pawn Shop

After robbing a pawnshop with his girlfriend and older brother, a stolen weapons dealer is hunted down by the authorities, but he manages to elude capture.

Morning

06:00 1h

I (Almost) Got Away with It

S5 · E20 · GOT to Be Bonnie and Clyde Documentary

GOT to Be Bonnie and Clyde

After twice being arrested for robbery, he escapes from a forced labor camp and embarks on a crime spree across the country, breaking into vacation homes.

07:00 1h

Bullet Points

S1 · E1 · Battle For the Pacific Documentary

Battle For the Pacific

The battles that turned the tide in the Pacific and led America to naval supremacy over the Japan in the year following the attack on Pearl Harbor are featured.

08:00 1h

Bullet Points

S1 · E2 · America's First War on Communism Documentary

America's First War on Communism

The story of America's three-year war against communist giants in Korea is told, highlighting the battles that turned the tide away from a communist victory.

09:00 1h

Bullet Points

S1 · E3 · The Vietnam War Documentary

The Vietnam War

The heroics, key technologies and defining battles of the Vietnam War are broken down, from the first shots fired in the Gulf of Tonkin to the fall of Saigon.

10:00 1h

Bullet Points

S1 · E4 · Operation Desert Storm Documentary

Operation Desert Storm

The key things that led to the U.S. and its allies claiming victory over dictator Saddam Hussein as he attempted to conquer Kuwait in 1991 are highlighted.

11:00 1h

What History Forgot

S1 · E5 · Verge of Destruction Documentary

Verge of Destruction

Viewed are fallout shelters in World War II as refuge in the firebombings of Tokyo and the D-Day invasion, and the war's best kept secrets are revealed.

Daytime

12:00 1h

What History Forgot

S1 · E6 · Rebels With a Cause Documentary

Rebels With a Cause

Overlooked facts on how Parks wasn't the first black woman to keep her bus seat, the Berlin Airlift had candy for kids, and a moonshiner made a war rifle.

13:00 1h

What History Forgot

S2 · E1 · Defying the Nazis Documentary

Defying the Nazis

The stories behind some of the biggest deceptions, the most classified secrets, and the covert weapons utilized to help defy the Nazis in World War II.

14:00 1h

What History Forgot

S2 · E2 · Making America Documentary

Making America

The secret stories behind the making of America, offering a glimpse into the central personalities, events and locations that gave rise to the nation.

15:00 1h

What History Forgot

S2 · E3 · Fighting for Freedom Documentary

Fighting for Freedom

The fall of Saigon; the origin story of the phrase "go for broke"; the truth behind "The Dirty Dozen"; the masterminds behind top-secret microfilm.

16:00 1h

What History Forgot

S2 · E4 · Secrets and Scandals Documentary

Secrets and Scandals

A study of Madison Square Garden and how it came to be the world's most famous arena, as well as an account of the corruption involving Prohibition Bootlegging.

17:00 1h

What History Forgot

S2 · E5 · Breaking the Rules Documentary

Breaking the Rules

An accounting of the rules that were bent and broken pertaining to the Civil War, the CIA, the American Civil Rights movement, and the advent of flight.

Evening

18:00 1h

What History Forgot

S2 · E6 · Top Secret World War II Documentary

Top Secret World War II

Classified operations of World War II, including covert units, unbreakable codes, underground operation centers, and super-human Navy SEALS, are studied.

19:00 1h

Alcatraz: Beyond the Rock

True Special

An examination of a conspiracy which allowed three inmates to escape an impenetrable fortress, revealing hidden secrets of the dungeon of Alcatraz.

20:00 1h

Coast Guard at War

True Special

A few untold stories of the U.S. Coast Guard are shared, featuring footage and personal accounts from members who performed a combat role in the Vietnam War.

21:00 1h

Against the Odds

S1 · E1 · The Marines at Hue Documentary

The Marines at Hue

Three understrength United States Marine battalions, consisting of fewer than 2,500 men, lay attack and soundly defeat enemy troops at Hue, South Vietnam.

22:00 1h

Against the Odds

S1 · E5 · Bloody George at the Chosin Reservoir Documentary

Bloody George at the Chosin Reservoir

An in-depth look is taken into "Bloody George," the undermanned marine rifle company that was called up in 1950 at the beginning of the Korean War.

23:00 1h

Against the Odds

S1 · E4 · The Battle for Sugar Loaf Hill Documentary

The Battle for Sugar Loaf Hill

A comprehensive look is taken into one of the most incredible battles of World War II, the taking of a nondescript hill on the island of Okinawa.

Early Morning

Morning

Daytime

Evening

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