American Heroes Channel TV Guide — Sunday TV Listings & Schedule

Browse the full American Heroes Channel TV guide for Sunday, 9 August 2026. 26 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

Against the Odds

S1 · E6 · A Chance in Hell: The Battle of Ramadi Documentary

A Chance in Hell: The Battle of Ramadi

A comprehensive exploration is taken into the 2006 Battle of Ramadi and how Colonel Sean MacFarland's troops' odds could not have been worse.

01:00 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.

02:00 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.

03:00 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.

04:00 1h

Against the Odds

S1 · E6 · A Chance in Hell: The Battle of Ramadi Documentary

A Chance in Hell: The Battle of Ramadi

A comprehensive exploration is taken into the 2006 Battle of Ramadi and how Colonel Sean MacFarland's troops' odds could not have been worse.

05:00 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.

Morning

06:00 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.

07:00 1h

Nazi Killer Magic

Documentary Special

The role of the Occult and its influence on Hitler's commanders during World War II is analyzed, in this telling of how it shaped the outcome of the conflict.

08:00 1h

Hitler in America

True Special

In the 1930s, American Nazis plagued the United States, from rallies held at Madison Square Garden, to intricate plots involving the theft of weapons secrets.

09:00 30m

Hard Truths of Conservation

S4 · E7 · Elephant in the Room Sports

Elephant in the Room

Elephant populations in protected African reserves are expanding, but what happens to them when a reserve reaches its capacity?

09:30 30m

America: Facts vs. Fiction

S2 · E4 · Booze and Bullets True

Booze and Bullets

Jamie Kaler presents hidden facts behind stories from America's past, featuring realities about prohibition and that rogue's gallery of gangsters.

10:00 30m

America: Facts vs. Fiction

S2 · E11 · Conquering the Sky True

Conquering the Sky

Jamie Kaler presents hidden facts behind stories from the past, featuring a look at the Wright brothers' invention of the airplane and Amelia Earhart.

10:30 30m

America: Facts vs. Fiction

S2 · E5 · Patton and Grant True

Patton and Grant

Jamie presents hidden facts behind stories from America's past, featuring the truth about George Patton's nickname and Ulysses S. Grant's reputation.

11:00 1h

World War II in Color

S1 · E1 · The Gathering Storm True

The Gathering Storm

The beginnings of the Second World War are seen as German troops invade Poland to kick off the world's most notorious international war.

Daytime

12:00 1h

World War II in Color

S1 · E2 · Lightning War True

Lightning War

An overwhelming majority in numbers and weaponry underscored a new type of warfare that Nazi Germany used to conquer the nation of Poland.

13:00 1h

World War II in Color

S1 · E3 · Britain at Bay True

Britain at Bay

Towards the end of June, 1940, Hitler and his Nazi soldiers find that the looming shadow of a rebellious Britain have become too much to pass on.

14:00 1h

World War II in Color

S1 · E4 · Hitler Strikes East True

Hitler Strikes East

Viewers are taken back to the harrowing circumstances that ensued in Europe during the autumn of 1940, when Germany waged conflict on the USSR.

15:00 1h

World War II in Color

S1 · E5 · Red Sun Rampant True

Red Sun Rampant

Historical analysts paint a picture for how the horrifying bombing of Pearl Harbor caused a largely European conflict to consume the entire globe.

16:00 1h

World War II in Color

S1 · E6 · The Mediterranean and North Africa True

The Mediterranean and North Africa

Viewers are provided with the perspective of an Italian dictator that sought conquest en route to a recreation of the expansive Roman Empire.

17:00 1h

Nazi Secret Gold

True Special

As one of most highly-sought treasures of the world, gold has led man to often-deadly extremes in his pursuit of it, as profiled in this glittering episode.

Evening

18:00 1h

Pearl Harbor: The Heroes Who Fought Back

Documentary Special

The attack that changed the course of history, made heroes of ordinary men, and transformed how the United States would engage with war for the next 75 years.

19:00 1h

Air Aces

S1 · E1 · George Beurling True

George Beurling

The story is told of Canadian fighter pilot George Beurling, who was known to break the rules, but became one of the greatest fighter pilots of World War II.

20:00 1h

Air Aces

S1 · E2 · Douglas Bader True

Douglas Bader

The story is told of Britain's air ace Douglas Bader, whose squadron of Canadian fighter pilots went to battle against Hitler's Luftwaffe in July 1940.

21:00 1h

Air Aces

S1 · E3 · Wing Walker True

Wing Walker

An in-depth look is taken at the crew of the Lancaster ME669, who had the job of dropping mega-tonnes of high-powered explosives over Nazi-occupied Germany.

22:00 1h

Air Aces

S1 · E4 · Red Tails True

Red Tails

An in-depth presentation is presented about the Tuskegee Airmen, the brave all-black fighter pilots that beat discrimination from their own military.

23:00 1h

Air Aces

S1 · E5 · Robin Olds True

Robin Olds

The story is presented of how Colonel Robin Olds, a World War II veteran airman, became the hero of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing of the U.S. Air Force.

Early Morning

Morning

Daytime

Evening

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