Science TV Guide — Saturday, 18 July 2026

Browse the full Science TV guide for Saturday, 18 July 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 on Earth?

S6 · E2 · Bermuda Triangle of Space Documentary

Bermuda Triangle of Space

Experts investigate why instruments on the International Space Station tend to malfunction every time it passes over the mysterious Bermuda Triangle.

01:00 1h

What on Earth?

S6 · E5 · Curse of Phantom Island Documentary

Curse of Phantom Island

When an island off the coast of Mexico suddenly disappears, government officials scramble to find an explanation for the strange disappearance.

02:00 1h

What on Earth?

S7 · E5 · Armageddon USA Documentary

Armageddon USA

Experts investigate a strange disappearance involving the people of a thriving Midwestern town who suddenly vanished and left behind a ghost town.

03:00 1h

What on Earth?

S6 · E2 · Bermuda Triangle of Space Documentary

Bermuda Triangle of Space

Experts investigate why instruments on the International Space Station tend to malfunction every time it passes over the mysterious Bermuda Triangle.

04:00 1h

What on Earth?

S6 · E3 · Chernobyl's Nuclear Monsters Documentary

Chernobyl's Nuclear Monsters

Experts investigate circles of reindeer that formed in the tundra of Sweden and attempt to determine if the event is related to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

05:00 1h

Hunting Atlantis

S1 · E5 · Sicily's Secrets Documentary

Sicily's Secrets

Stel and Jess find a trail of destruction back to the time of Atlantis while exploring Europe's largest active volcano, which leads them to a hidden labyrinth.

Morning

06:00 1h

Hunting Atlantis

S1 · E6 · City Underground Documentary

City Underground

In Turkey, Stel and Jess investigate an advanced civilization's cave paintings and discover a shifted shoreline and ruins of a lost city.

07:00 1h

MythBusters

S5 · E16 · Red Rag to a Bull True

Red Rag to a Bull

The team's mission is to either prove or disprove the theory that bulls respond aggressively to the color red; a bull's activity in a china shop is also tested.

08:00 1h

MythBusters

S5 · E17 · Superhero Hour True

Superhero Hour

Testers attempt to replicate Marvel Comics' superhero feats; they'll put physics to the test and determine if ordinary people can perform some of the stunts.

09:00 1h

Secrets of the Underground

S2 · E1 · Legend of the Nazi Gold Documentary

Legend of the Nazi Gold

Hosts Rob Nelson and Stefan Burns use cutting-edge technology to search for a legendary train filled with stolen Nazi gold that is said to be hidden in Poland.

10:00 1h

Secrets of the Underground

S2 · E4 · Doomsday Volcano Mystery Documentary

Doomsday Volcano Mystery

Hosts Rob Nelson and Stefan Burns investigate whether a massive volcano beneath the town of Naples, Italy is on the verge of erupting again.

11:00 1h

Secrets of the Underground

S2 · E5 · Atlantis in America Documentary

Atlantis in America

Hosts Rob Nelson and Stefan Burns investigate new theories that claim the legendary sunken city of Atlantis could have been in the Americas.

Daytime

12:00 1h

Secrets of the Underground

S2 · E6 · Mystery of the Ice Cave Documentary

Mystery of the Ice Cave

Hosts investigate mysteries of the natural world, including a cave that freezes in the summer and melts in the winter, and a sand dune that swallowed a child.

13:00 1h

Secrets of the Underground

S2 · E7 · Lost Pirate City Treasure Documentary

Lost Pirate City Treasure

Hosts Rob Nelson and Stefan Burns hunt for legendary lost treasure that was believed to have vanished when an infamous pirate city sunk after an earthquake.

14:00 1h

Secrets of the Underground

S2 · E8 · Quest for the Gold Rush Fortune Documentary

Quest for the Gold Rush Fortune

Hosts Rob Nelson and Stefan Burns search for millions of dollars of stolen money from the California Gold Rush that is rumored to have been stashed in a cave.

15:00 1h

Secrets in the Sand

S2 · E7 · Screaming Mummy and Chaco Canyon Highway True

Screaming Mummy and Chaco Canyon Highway

From a mysterious mummy in Egypt to solstice-aligned roads in New Mexico, modern science sheds light on how ancient civilizations combined ritual.

16:00 1h

Secrets in the Sand

S2 · E8 · Lady Be Good Wreck and the Göbekli Tepe Calendar True

Lady Be Good Wreck and the Göbekli Tepe Calendar

New discoveries reveal how survival, belief, and state control have shaped human history across vast and unforgiving landscapes.

17:00 1h

Secrets in the Sand

S2 · E5 · The Lost City of Aten and Tarim Basin Mummies True

The Lost City of Aten and Tarim Basin Mummies

From a Stone Age fisherman in Chile and a lost Egyptian city to mysterious mummies in China's Tarim Basin and a vast defensive system beneath Jerusalem.

Evening

18:00 1h

Secrets in the Sand

S2 · E3 · Hidden Temple of Athribis and Ice Age Footprints True

Hidden Temple of Athribis and Ice Age Footprints

From a forgotten Egyptian temple carved into desert cliffs to one of the world's oldest ritual hunting sites in Jordan, recent discoveries redefine history.

19:00 1h

Secrets in the Sand

S2 · E1 · The Atacama Alien Skeleton True

The Atacama Alien Skeleton

Stunning archaeological findings reveal how human resilience, belief and conflict shaped life in the world's harshest deserts.

20:00 1h

Secrets in the Sand

S2 · E2 · A Million Mummies True

A Million Mummies

Experts examine an ancient Egyptian cemetery and discover its links to historic weaponry, and later they investigate a lost South Asian society.

21:00 1h

Secrets in the Sand

S2 · E6 · Forgotten Mongolian Soldiers and Ancient Iraqi Tavern True

Forgotten Mongolian Soldiers and Ancient Iraqi Tavern

Discover how ancient peoples fought, feasted and forged cultural connections across some of history's harshest landscapes in Mongolia and Iraq.

22:00 1h

Secrets in the Sand

S2 · E4 · King Thutmose II Tomb and Secret Saudi Gates True

King Thutmose II Tomb and Secret Saudi Gates

From a hidden royal tomb in Egypt to mysterious Neolithic ritual sites in Arabia, discover how ritual, industry, and evolution shaped life, and death.

23:00 2h

Unearthed: Seven Wonders

S1 · E4 · Seven Wonders of Ancient Rome Documentary

Seven Wonders of Ancient Rome

The seven wonders of ancient Rome continue to reveal new discoveries of how engineers overcame the challenge of building bigger than ever before.

Early Morning

Morning

Daytime

Evening

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