American Heroes Channel TV Guide — Saturday, 16 May 2026

Browse the full American Heroes Channel TV guide for Saturday, 16 May 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

S4 · E3 · Got to Silence a Witness Documentary

Got to Silence a Witness

After being deceived by an associate, an Oklahoma drug lord kills the man then flees to Mexico to escape kidnapping and murder charges.

01:00 1h

I (Almost) Got Away with It

S3 · E13 · Got to Work on a Crab Boat Documentary

Got to Work on a Crab Boat

A criminal flees to find employment in Alaska after robbing a bank in Florida by claiming that he had a bomb strapped to his body.

02:00 1h

I (Almost) Got Away with It

S4 · E1 · Got to Ride the Rails Documentary

Got to Ride the Rails

A woman calls the police when she smells smoke coming from her neighbor's apartment, and the ensuing investigation yields a dead body.

03:00 1h

I (Almost) Got Away with It

S4 · E2 · Got to Wear a Pink Shirt Documentary

Got to Wear a Pink Shirt

After a verbal argument between two men ends in a fatal shooting, a 29-year-old Texan flees to Mexico to disappear and uses multiple women to support him.

04:00 1h

I (Almost) Got Away with It

S4 · E3 · Got to Silence a Witness Documentary

Got to Silence a Witness

After being deceived by an associate, an Oklahoma drug lord kills the man then flees to Mexico to escape kidnapping and murder charges.

05:00 1h

I (Almost) Got Away with It

S3 · E12 · Got to Hide in a Swamp Documentary

Got to Hide in a Swamp

A prison inmate escapes police custody and goes on the run after the van transporting him breaks down and is taken to a repair shop.

Morning

06:00 1h

I (Almost) Got Away with It

S3 · E11 · Got Shot in the Leg Documentary

Got Shot in the Leg

A gang of men decide to rob a restaurant after the eatery fires their friend; unforeseen circumstances lead to the death of three people during the robbery.

07:00 1h

Shadow Ops

S1 · E1 · Reagan's Secret Weapon True

Reagan's Secret Weapon

As the Cold War intensifies, Vladimir Vetrov betrays his country and begins passing high-value secrets to the United States, becoming one of America's greatest

08:00 1h

Shadow Ops

S1 · E2 · Escape From Moscow True

Escape From Moscow

KGB Colonel Oleg Gordievsky must escape from Moscow after the Soviets find that he is spying for Britain's Secret Intelligence Service.

09:00 1h

Shadow Ops

S1 · E3 · Codename: Trigon True

Codename: Trigon

Aleksandr Ogorodnik is prepared to yield top secret intelligence to the United States in order to bring down the Soviet Union from within.

10:00 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.

11:00 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.

Daytime

12:00 1h

Against the Odds

S2 · E1 · Fighting Fox: Road to Hell Documentary

Fighting Fox: Road to Hell

The paratroopers of Fighting Fox Company, who fought and died in WWII battles from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest, showed both determination and devotion.

13:00 1h

Against the Odds

S2 · E6 · The Untold Story of the Battle of Mortain Documentary

The Untold Story of the Battle of Mortain

National Guardsmen fight the Germans in one of the most decisive battles of WWII, struggling to deny Hitler a badly needed victory.

14:00 1h

Against the Odds

S2 · E3 · The Magnificent Bastards of Dai Do Documentary

The Magnificent Bastards of Dai Do

The story of the men of Echo Company, who fought an overwhelming North Vietnamese Army in Dai Do, in order to rescue their fellow Marines.

15:00 1h

Against the Odds

S2 · E4 · 46 Days of Hell in Fallujah Documentary

46 Days of Hell in Fallujah

The tale of Bravo Company, leading the charge into Iraq's most dangerous city in 2004, fighting in the bloodiest urban combat seen since Vietnam.

16:00 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.

17:00 1h

What History Forgot

S1 · E1 · Icons of Freedom Documentary

Icons of Freedom

Exploring the lesser-known side of American history in the Star Spangled Banner, Statue of Liberty, Monopoly board game and pioneering pilot Amelia Earhart.

Evening

18:00 1h

What History Forgot

S1 · E4 · Secret Weapons Documentary

Secret Weapons

In the Cold War, U.S. military buried nukes near the USSR and had a double agent, weaponized weather in the Vietnam War, and used magic and inflated WW2 tanks.

19:00 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.

20:00 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.

21:00 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.

22:00 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.

23:00 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.

Early Morning

Morning

Daytime

Evening

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