Science TV Guide — Monday, 18 May 2026

Browse the full Science TV guide for Monday, 18 May 2026. 23 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

Andes Rescue: Mysteries at the Museum

Documentary Special

In 1972 a plane carrying a rugby team from Uruguay crashed in the Andes. Seventy-two days later, 16 of the 45 passengers were rescued.

01:00 2h

DC Air Disaster: Final Minutes Revealed

Documentary Special

One year later, investigators ask what went wrong when 67 people lost their lives when a passenger jet collided with a military helicopter over Washington, D.C.

03:00 1h

Andes Rescue: Mysteries at the Museum

Documentary Special

In 1972 a plane carrying a rugby team from Uruguay crashed in the Andes. Seventy-two days later, 16 of the 45 passengers were rescued.

04:00 1h

Unearthed

S4 · E19 · Curse of the Hindenburg Documentary

Curse of the Hindenburg

An in-depth look is taken at a 1937 air disaster in which the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught on fire and was destroyed.

05:00 1h

Unearthed

S10 · E9 · Mystery of Egypt's Zodiac Temple: Secrets of Dendera Documentary

Mystery of Egypt's Zodiac Temple: Secrets of Dendera

The Dendera Temple is one of the best-preserved temples in all of Egypt; experts decipher its zodiac images and uncover the ceremonial events that took place.

Morning

06:00 1h

Unearthed

S11 · E3 · Lost Tomb of Alexander the Great Science

Lost Tomb of Alexander the Great

The tomb of Alexander the Great mysteriously vanishes and becomes a legend, but investigators piece together the evidence to reveal where his tomb lies.

07:00 1h

BattleBots

S3 · E16 · A Bull in a Bot Shop Game/Quiz

A Bull in a Bot Shop

Minotaur, which boasts a hammer weapon known as "Zombie Killer," takes on Subzero, which utilizes a TIG welder as a weapon, in an epic battle.

08:00 1h

BattleBots

S3 · E17 · Last Chance Rumble Game/Quiz

Last Chance Rumble

Brutus, WAR Hawk and End Game compete for a guaranteed spot in the rankings as the last round of bots risk everything to make it into the Sweet 16 round.

09:00 1h

How the Universe Works

S8 · E6 · Secrets of Time Travel Documentary

Secrets of Time Travel

A scientific look at the possibility of time travel is featured as experts use advanced technology to research black holes and wormholes.

10:00 1h

How the Universe Works

S6 · E16 · War on Asteroids Documentary

War on Asteroids

Scientists reveal how they're using cutting-edge technology to stop an asteroid catastrophe and how they're closer than ever to being able to keep Earth safe.

11:00 1h

How the Universe Works

S6 · E11 · Secret History of Mercury Documentary

Secret History of Mercury

Experts believe that despite the planet Mercury's small size, it has a dangerous secret that could one day threaten life on Earth.

Daytime

12:00 1h

Dino Hunters

S1 · E1 · Dinosaur Cowboys Documentary

Dinosaur Cowboys

A Montana rancher discovers a fossil on his family's land that has the potential to be a rare, valuable find; a triceratops horn is found in Wyoming.

13:00 1h

Dino Hunters

S1 · E2 · Million-Dollar Dino Documentary

Million-Dollar Dino

Clayton Phipps continues his excavation of a rare dinosaur on his ranch; Mike Harris and his son, Jake, prepare to sell their treasured T-Rex fossil.

14:00 1h

Dino Hunters

S1 · E3 · Curse of the Carnivore Documentary

Curse of the Carnivore

Clayton Phipps and his crew flip a fossil that weighs 20,000 pounds out of the ground and onto a flatbed truck, so they can take it to the lab for analysis.

15:00 1h

Dino Hunters

S1 · E4 · Shots Fired Documentary

Shots Fired

Clayton hauls a 20,000-pound dinosaur fossil more than 200 miles to a laboratory, where he hopes it will be accurately identified.

16:00 1h

Dino Hunters

S1 · E5 · We Got Skull Documentary

We Got Skull

Clayton returns to his Montana ranch with his carnivore fossil finally at the lab; Mike Harris and his crew continue excavating their triceratops site.

17:00 1h

Dino Hunters

S1 · E6 · The Verdict is in: Nano or T-Rex Documentary

The Verdict is in: Nano or T-Rex

Clayton Phipps finds out if his carnivore skeleton belongs to a T-Rex or nanotyrannus; Mike Harris and Aaron Bolan dig at a promising new site in Wyoming.

Evening

18:00 1h

Secrets of the Underground

S1 · E4 · America's Buried Massacre Documentary

America's Buried Massacre

Rob goes on a hunt for a grave that could reveal the dark secret of America's industrial past; Robs uses technology to find out why a lake is disappearing.

19:00 1h

Secrets of the Underground

S1 · E5 · Rocky Mountain Monsters Documentary

Rocky Mountain Monsters

Rob Nelson examines markings that could suggest a violent battle between prehistoric beasts; Rob investigates California lake that could be home to alien life.

20:00 1h

Secrets of the Underground

S1 · E7 · Secret History of the New World Documentary

Secret History of the New World

Rob investigates ancient ruins that suggest Europeans got to the Americas before Columbus; Rob visits a dormant volcano in California that shows signs of life.

21:00 1h

Secrets of the Underground

S1 · E3 · Capone's Escape Tunnels Documentary

Capone's Escape Tunnels

Rob investigates the rumors of an underground escape passage used by Al Capone; Rob tries to uncover who or what created a vast landscape of earthen mounds.

22:00 1h

Secrets of the Underground

S1 · E6 · California's Hidden Doomsday Documentary

California's Hidden Doomsday

Rob investigates major fault lines that are capable of starting a mega-quake; Rob explores a sinkhole that some think leads to the center of the Earth.

23:00 1h

Secrets of the Underground

S1 · E1 · American Stonehenge Documentary

American Stonehenge

Rob investigates the Underwater Stonehenge at the bottom of Lake Michigan; Rob uses technology to search for rumored escape tunnels in an Alcatraz prison.

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