BBC America TV Guide — Saturday, 16 May 2026

Browse the full BBC America TV guide for Saturday, 16 May 2026. 19 programmes listed , including 3 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

Law & Order

S18 · E6 · Political Animal Drama

Political Animal

Three roommates are thought to be victims of suicide, but information involving the victims and their discreet relationship with a politician changes opinions.

01:00 1h

Law & Order

S18 · E7 · Quit Claim Drama

Quit Claim

Lupo goes undercover to crack a real estate scam after a murdered woman and her daughter are found in a vehicle with a stack of $100 bills.

02:00 1h

Law & Order

S18 · E8 · Illegal Drama

Illegal

Cyrus Lupo and Ed Green investigate a cop's use of excessive force after a woman is murdered during a riot at an immigration rally.

03:00 1h

Law & Order

S18 · E9 · Executioner Drama

Executioner

Having ruled out potential suspects, surveillance tapes reveal that a doctor murdered in his hotel room may have been the victim of a wrongful attack.

04:00 1h

Law & Order

S18 · E10 · Tango Drama

Tango

A drunken high school girl is found murdered after leaving a party, but a cab driver's information leads them to a drug-addicted prostitute and her pimp.

05:00 1h

Law & Order

S18 · E11 · Betrayal Drama

Betrayal

A psychiatrist is found murdered in his office and one of his patients is initially suspected of murder, but detectives dig up information on a jealous wife.

Morning

06:00 1h

Law & Order

S18 · E12 · Submission Drama

Submission

Police find a woman's finger inside a dog when they crack down on a dog fighting ring, and the finger is later linked to a dead woman who was nearing a divorce.

07:00 1h 1m

Life

S1 · E8 · Insects Nature

Insects

More than a million monarch butterflies spend their winters in the warm forests of Mexico; stag beetles use serrated mandibles to fight for a mate.

08:01 1h

Life

S1 · E10 · Primates Nature

Primates

An army of 400 Hamadryas baboons fights beneath the scorching sun in Ethiopia; Japanese macaques have adapted to survive in cold northern temperatures.

09:01 1h 23m

Planet Earth: Asia

S1 · E7 · Saving Asia Documentary

Saving Asia

Remarkable people are dedicating their lives to saving Asia's extraordinary wildlife using ingenious solutions; a sun bear is being released back into the wild.

10:24 1h 23m

Planet Earth: Asia

S1 · E5 · Crowded Continent Documentary

Crowded Continent

In Asia, the most densely populated continent, animals have developed extraordinary ways to seize the opportunities of the human world.

11:47 1h 10m

Planet Earth: Asia

S1 · E6 · The Arid Heart Documentary

The Arid Heart

In the heart of Asia lie vast arid lands, these deserts and dry grasslands are so hostile, they push life to the limit and demands extraordinary resilience.

Daytime

12:57 1h 11m

Planet Earth: Asia

S1 · E1 · Beneath the Waves Documentary

Beneath the Waves

An exploration of Asia's waters and its longest coastline, as spectacular as they are diverse, with never-seen-before animal behavior.

14:08 1h 11m

Planet Earth: Asia

S1 · E4 · Tangled Worlds Documentary

Tangled Worlds

Asia's jungles are exceptionally diverse, but while they provide shelter, food and opportunity, they are also full of dangers and hidden threats.

15:19 1h 11m

Planet Earth: Asia

S1 · E2 · Above the Clouds Documentary

Above the Clouds

From the forested peaks of the tropics to the heights of the Himalayas, Asia's mountains are home to an astonishing abundance of specialized plants & wildlife.

16:30 2h 30m

Demolition Man

Crime, Action, Science Fiction Film ★ 6.7

A 1990s crime lord escapes from a suspended-animation prison during a parole hearing, so a policeman from that era is released from the facility to catch him.

★ Cast & Info

Evening

19:00 2h

I Am Legend

Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller Film ★ 7.2

A military scientist fears he is the last human on Earth when a deadly virus is unleashed, killing millions and transforming others into bloodthirsty monsters.

★ Cast & Info

21:00 2h 30m

The Book of Eli

Action, Thriller, Science Fiction Film ★ 6.8

In post-apocalyptic America, an enigmatic wanderer fights for his life after he runs afoul of a corrupt town boss who wants the rare book he is carrying.

★ Cast & Info

23:30 2h

I Am Legend

Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller Film ★ 7.2

A military scientist fears he is the last human on Earth when a deadly virus is unleashed, killing millions and transforming others into bloodthirsty monsters.

★ Cast & Info

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Evening

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