American Heroes Channel TV Guide — Sunday, 17 May 2026

Browse the full American Heroes Channel TV guide for Sunday, 17 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

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.

01:00 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.

02:00 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.

03:00 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.

04:00 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.

05:00 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.

Morning

06:00 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.

07:00 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.

08:00 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.

09:00 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.

10:00 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.

11:00 1h

World War II in Color

S1 · E7 · Turning the Tide True

Turning the Tide

Historians provide an understanding for how the harrowing events of World War II caused nations on both sides of the conflict to push weaponry research.

Daytime

12:00 1h

World War II in Color

S1 · E8 · The Soviet Steamroller True

The Soviet Steamroller

Viewers are provided with due perspective into wartime events from 1943, which included the beginning of Hitler's downfall and an invasion of Italy.

13:00 1h

Secret Nazi Ruins

S1 · E2 · The Doomsday Castle True

The Doomsday Castle

Experts discover that an abandoned eerie structure in France could have doomed the Allies in World War II, and new discoveries reveal the truth.

14:00 1h

Secret Nazi Ruins

S1 · E5 · Mystery of the Nazi Nukes True

Mystery of the Nazi Nukes

Experts use cutting-edge technology to explore a secret bunker and a vast network of tunnels that were discovered after World War II.

15:00 1h

Secret Nazi Ruins

S1 · E6 · Hitler's Invisible City True

Hitler's Invisible City

Experts discuss how Hitler was able to keep a city hidden from the Allies during World War II that wasn't discovered until the Nazis were pushed out of Poland.

16:00 1h

Secret Nazi Ruins

S1 · E4 · Hitler's Forbidden Island True

Hitler's Forbidden Island

Experts investigate new discoveries on a strange fortified island that reveal the terrifying truth behind Hitler's secret plan to win World War II at all costs.

17:00 1h

Air Aces: Full Throttle

S1 · E5 · George Beurling Documentary

George Beurling

The story is told of Canadian fighter pilot George Beurling, who became one of the greatest fighter pilots of World War II; extra content added.

Evening

18:00 1h

Air Aces: Full Throttle

S1 · E2 · Douglas Bader Documentary

Douglas Bader

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

19:00 1h

Air Aces: Full Throttle

S1 · E3 · Wing Walker Documentary

Wing Walker

An in-depth look is taken at the crew of the Lancaster ME669, who had the job of dropping explosives over Nazi-occupied Germany; extra content added.

20:00 1h

Air Aces: Full Throttle

S1 · E1 · Robin Olds Documentary

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.

21:00 1h

Hitler's Zombie Army

Documentary Special

Discovery by the Allies of the corpses of Germanic heroes buried in an underground salt mine, involving a world of magic and secret castles.

22:00 1h

The Nazi Jesus

Documentary Special

The struggle during World War II between the Catholic pope, who claimed to represent God on earth, and Hitler, who claimed to be God on earth.

23:00 1h

Nazis vs. Aliens

Sci-Fi Special

Investigators present what they believe to be a relationship between the work of Nazi scientists and the foreign technology of alien UFOs.

Early Morning

Morning

Daytime

Evening

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