Science TV Guide — Thursday TV Listings & Schedule

Browse the full Science TV guide for Thursday, 6 August 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

If We Built it Today

S2 · E8 · Atlantis Rises Science

Atlantis Rises

The mysterious city of Atlantis captivates historians and engineering enthusiasts alike who explore what would be involved in creating an underwater metropolis.

01:00 1h

Building Giants

S5 · E10 · Mega Dam Science

Mega Dam

In Colorado, engineers battle drought, extreme weather, and immense water pressure to raise a 70-year-old dam to record-breaking heights.

02:00 1h

If We Built it Today

S3 · E4 · Fortress of Sound Science

Fortress of Sound

Centuries of innovation goes into concert hall design and architects compound this brilliance into the creation of the next generation of auditoriums.

03:00 1h

If We Built it Today

S2 · E8 · Atlantis Rises Science

Atlantis Rises

The mysterious city of Atlantis captivates historians and engineering enthusiasts alike who explore what would be involved in creating an underwater metropolis.

04:00 1h

Building Giants

S5 · E4 · Super Airport Science

Super Airport

In Germany, engineers navigate tight spaces, groundwater, and complex logistics to build Frankfurt Airport's Terminal 3, a vast new mega hub.

05:00 1h

If We Built it Today

S2 · E7 · Eiffel Tower Decoded Science

Eiffel Tower Decoded

The Eiffel Tower is the ultimate symbol of Paris; architects reveal how this design holds the key to constructing the world's tallest skyscrapers of the future.

Morning

06:00 1h

If We Built it Today

S2 · E3 · Code of the Parthenon Science

Code of the Parthenon

Engineering experts explore the complex and mysterious mathematical formula required to design the beautiful Greek Parthenon and modern-day ways to recreate it.

07:00 1h

Outrageous Acts of Science

Masters of Mayhem Science

Masters of Mayhem

Videos showing the most destructive minds on the internet are featured, including epic railguns, incredible punching robots and amazing bowling ball launchers.

08:00 1h

NASA's Unexplained Files

S4 · E6 · Did Earth Have Two Moons? Documentary

Did Earth Have Two Moons?

A discovery suggests the clouds around Venus could be the origin of life; the possibility that Earth could have once had two moons is brought up again.

09:00 1h

NASA's Unexplained Files

S3 · E7 · Mystery of the Invisible Planet Documentary

Mystery of the Invisible Planet

A probe mysteriously malfunctions deep in space; a NASA mission goes wrong when an imposter ruptures Mission Control; evidence of an invisible planet is found.

10:00 1h

How the Universe Works

S7 · E7 · Finding the New Earth Documentary

Finding the New Earth

Scientists explore thousands of exoplanets beyond the solar system in search of one that resemble Earth enough that it could be a new home for humanity.

11:00 1h

How the Universe Works

S7 · E3 · The Interstellar Mysteries Documentary

The Interstellar Mysteries

New discoveries about interstellar space, which is the space between stars, reveal that it's not empty and unremarkable as previously thought.

Daytime

12:00 1h

Mysteries of the Missing

S1 · E7 · Curse of the Bermuda Triangle Documentary

Curse of the Bermuda Triangle

New science may explain the mysterious disappearance of planes in the Bermuda Triangle; satellites are beginning to uncover lost tribes in the Amazon jungle.

13:00 1h

Mysteries of the Missing

S1 · E4 · The Men Who Beat Alcatraz Documentary

The Men Who Beat Alcatraz

In 1962, three men attempted to escape from the infamous prison Alcatraz and were believed to have drowned, but a new scientific experiment suggests otherwise.

14:00 1h

Mysteries of the Missing

S1 · E3 · Ghost Ship of the Desert Documentary

Ghost Ship of the Desert

The mysteries involving a cargo ship that disappeared with 27 crew members on board and a legendary ghost ship in the Californian desert may be solved.

15:00 1h

Mysteries of the Missing

S1 · E8 · Flight of Terror Documentary

Flight of Terror

An Air France flight goes missing and investigators worry it could happen again; part of the Siberian forest was once mysteriously destroyed.

16:00 1h

Mysteries of the Missing

S1 · E5 · Forbidden City of Gold Documentary

Forbidden City of Gold

Researchers wonder if they're getting close to discovering the mythical city of El Dorado; a crystal found on a shipwreck could lead to a major discovery.

17:00 1h

Mysteries of the Missing

S1 · E2 · Atlantis: The Lost Evidence Science

Atlantis: The Lost Evidence

New technology may finally be able to crack the mystery surrounding the city of Atlantis; a new lead is found in a case involving the death of nine hikers.

Evening

18:00 1h

Mysteries of the Missing

S1 · E6 · Lost Colony of Roanoke Documentary

Lost Colony of Roanoke

The 16th century colony of Roanoke mysteriously vanished without a trace, but new evidence may finally reveal what happened; a man is swallowed by the Earth.

19:00 1h

Mysteries of the Abandoned

S8 · E5 · Florida Death Fortress Science

Florida Death Fortress

Experts investigate a desert island in the Gulf of Mexico that boasts a huge military fortress that was transformed into a prison plagued by deadly disease.

20:00 1h

Mysteries of the Abandoned

S8 · E6 · Hollywood vs. Nazis Science

Hollywood vs. Nazis

A war-ravaged Italian ghost town of ruins, which was immortalized by a legendary Hollywood director, is investigated by a group of experts.

21:00 1h

Mysteries of the Abandoned

S7 · E3 · Fortress of Nuclear Secrets Science

Fortress of Nuclear Secrets

The chambers of a bunker from a time long past are explored and the remains of the once cutting-edge technology within analyzed to discover its nuclear history.

22:00 1h

Mysteries of the Abandoned

S8 · E1 · The Good, Bad and Abandoned Science

The Good, Bad and Abandoned

The world's top ten abandoned structures are examined for further information about their history, their engineering, and why they fell into ruin.

23:00 1h

Mysteries of the Abandoned

S8 · E8 · Alien Ghost Tower Science

Alien Ghost Tower

Deep in the Balkans, a space-age structure sits dilapidated among the mountain forests of Croatia, so experts work to determine who built it and its purpose.

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