BBC America TV Guide — Saturday TV Listings & Schedule

Browse the full BBC America TV guide for Saturday, 8 August 2026. 20 programmes listed , including 2 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

S12 · E24 · Patriot Drama

Patriot

McCoy confronts a jury's post-9/11 fears during the trial of a former soldier who murdered a Yemeni immigrant he suspected of being a possible terrorist.

01:00 1h

Law & Order

S13 · E1 · American Jihad Drama

American Jihad

An American-Muslim will become the prime suspect of the detectives in a double murder, after an academic challenges his religious beliefs.

02:00 1h

Law & Order

S13 · E2 · Shangri-La Drama

Shangri-La

The murder of a female high school English teacher uncovers a love triangle that includes a female student and a male teacher, both of whom become suspects.

03:00 1h

Law & Order

S13 · E3 · True Crime Drama

True Crime

Detectives question a boyfriend and former bandmate in the death of a rock singer who had massive amounts of cocaine and heroin in her system.

04:00 1h

Law & Order

S13 · E4 · Tragedy on Rye Drama

Tragedy on Rye

A struggling actress is murdered in an apparent robbery-homicide, where a video tape filmed by tourists confirms the identification of three suspects.

05:00 1h

Law & Order

S13 · E5 · The Ring Drama

The Ring

A body discovered in Hell's Kitchen wearing a $40,000 diamond ring leads detectives to suspect a murder plot which used the 9/11 attacks as a cover-up.

Morning

06:00 1h

Law & Order

S13 · E6 · Hitman Drama

Hitman

The execution-style shooting of a city contractor will lead Detectives Lennie Briscoe and Ed Green to suspect a professional hitman.

07:00 1h

South Pacific

S1 · E4 · Ocean of Volcanoes Nature

Ocean of Volcanoes

Over the course of millions of years, an island in the South Pacific is born, grows, and dies, beginning with a volcano that erupts beneath the waves.

08:00 1h

South Pacific

S1 · E3 · Endless Blue Nature

Endless Blue

Much of the Pacific Ocean is a remote marine desert; one of the greatest shipwreck stories of all time illustrates the great challenges of survival.

09:00 1h

South Pacific

S1 · E5 · Strange Islands Nature

Strange Islands

On the isolated islands of the South Pacific, wildlife has evolved in extraordinary ways, but island living can come with a steep price.

10:00 1h

The Blue Planet II

S1 · E1 · One Ocean Documentary

One Ocean

Using new technology, oceanographers travel beneath the waves to explore the Earth's vast oceans, from the tropical coral reefs to the planet's frozen poles.

11:00 1h

The Blue Planet II

S1 · E3 · The Deep Documentary

The Deep

An abundance of life thrives in the pitch-black darkness of the seabed, which is the largest living space on Earth, but also the least-explored.

Daytime

12:00 1h

The Blue Planet II

S1 · E4 · Big Blue Documentary

Big Blue

Far from the shore, a marine desert has almost nothing to eat, but houses some of the largest creatures on Earth; sperm whales hunt for squid 3,000 feet deep.

13:00 1h

The Blue Planet II

S1 · E3 · Coral Reefs Documentary

Coral Reefs

While survival in coral reefs can be a challenge, creatures have found many solutions; a turtle uses trickery to skip the line for an underwater "health spa."

14:00 1h

The Blue Planet II

S1 · E7 · Our Blue Planet Documentary

Our Blue Planet

David Attenborough examines the impact of human activity on the ocean, which has been changing faster and in more ways than at any point in human history.

15:00 1h

The Blue Planet II

S1 · E5 · Green Seas Documentary

Green Seas

In the green seas of the Earth, sunlight brings life to vast kelp forests, mangroves, seagrass prairies and algae blooms, and animals fight for space and food.

16:00 1h

The Blue Planet II

S1 · E6 · Coasts Documentary

Coasts

At the coast, land and sea collide, creating a dynamic and challenging habitat that encapsulates the ways wildlife survives in an ever-changing world.

17:00 2h

Airplane!

Comedy Film ★ 7.3

A former Navy pilot suffering from wartime trauma is forced to take the controls of an airliner when the cockpit crew is incapacitated with food poisoning.

★ Cast & Info

Evening

19:00 2h

Spaceballs

Comedy, Science Fiction Film ★ 6.8

The King of planet Druidia hires a mercenary to rescue his kidnapped daughter from a wicked Dark Lord who wants Druidia's clean air.

★ Cast & Info

21:00 3h

The Blues Brothers

Music, Comedy, Action, Crime Film ★ 7.7

Two bluesmen contact their former band members and go on a mission from God to raise $5,000 to keep the orphanage in which they were raised from closing down.

★ Cast & Info

Early Morning

Morning

Daytime

Evening

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