Science TV Guide — Thursday, 21 May 2026

Browse the full Science TV guide for Thursday, 21 May 2026. 23 programmes listed , including 5 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

Engineering Catastrophes

S5 · E10 · Miami Condo Calamity Science

Miami Condo Calamity

Catastrophe strikes Miami as a 13-story condominium tower collapses; experts uncover an uncontrolled method of demolition that led to catastrophic failure.

01:00 1h

Engineering Catastrophes

S6 · E5 · Texas Oil Port Inferno Science

Texas Oil Port Inferno

Experts use the latest science to investigate and uncover a failed dredging operation that ruptured a propane pipeline in Corpus Christi, Texas.

02:00 1h

Engineering Catastrophes

S6 · E4 · Memphis Bridge of Doom Science

Memphis Bridge of Doom

Experts investigate and uncover severely compromised load-bearing tension members with a life-threatening weakness on a vital river interstate crossing.

03:00 1h

Engineering Catastrophes

S5 · E10 · Miami Condo Calamity Science

Miami Condo Calamity

Catastrophe strikes Miami as a 13-story condominium tower collapses; experts uncover an uncontrolled method of demolition that led to catastrophic failure.

04:00 1h

Engineering Catastrophes

California Flood Fiasco Science

California Flood Fiasco

Experts use the latest technology to investigate and reveal bridge scouring with unsupported concrete columns exposed for failure in Huron, Calif.

05:00 1h

Alaska Mega Machines

S1 · E5 · Warriors in the Last Frontier Documentary

Warriors in the Last Frontier

An unbelievable barge can carry a train along Alaska's high seas; a fish factory on a remote island produces more than three million pounds of seafood a day.

Morning

06:00 1h

Alaska Mega Machines

S1 · E6 · Behemoths of the Bush Documentary

Behemoths of the Bush

An airport in Alaska is made of only water and ice; well-built vehicles are made to endure the arctic to travel across the tundra; missiles in hiding.

07:00 1h

Killers of the Cosmos

S1 · E2 · Death Ray Documentary

Death Ray

A blast from the death of a star concentrated on a single point would cause devastation and destroy all living things wherever this missile lands.

08:00 1h

Killers of the Cosmos

S1 · E4 · Cosmic Scrap Science

Cosmic Scrap

A fluke of gravity could turn millions of small scraps that populate the skies above Earth into projectiles, colliding in low orbit to spell certain disaster.

09:00 1h

Killers of the Cosmos

S1 · E6 · Big Sleep Science

Big Sleep

Experts discuss the many possible events that could spark the beginning of the end for the universe, including when and how it might happen.

10:00 1h

How the Universe Works

S9 · E1 · War of the Galaxies Documentary

War of the Galaxies

Cataclysmic battles between galaxies are common across the universe and our own galaxy, the Milky Way, will face the neighboring Andromeda Galaxy.

11:00 1h

How the Universe Works

S9 · E2 · Mission to a Comet Documentary

Mission to a Comet

Data collected during the Rosetta mission's groundbreaking journey to land on a comet for the first time in human history reveals answers about life on Earth.

Daytime

12:00 1h

Mysteries of the Deep

S2 · E1 · Shipwreck of Nazi Treasure Documentary

Shipwreck of Nazi Treasure

Jeremy investigates a shipwreck that may hold stolen Nazi treasure, the exquisite hoard of lost furnishings from the 18th century Amber Room.

13:00 1h

Mysteries of the Deep

S2 · E8 · Secrets of Russia's Nuclear Sub Documentary

Secrets of Russia's Nuclear Sub

Jeremy investigates an accident involving a Russian nuclear submarine on a top-secret mission and the surprising facts about the vessel's design.

14:00 1h

Mysteries of the Deep

Secrets of the MS Estonia Documentary

Secrets of the MS Estonia

Jeremy Wade explores the tragic sinking of the cruiseferry MS Estonia and investigates new footage that casts doubt on the official version of events.

15:00 1h

Mysteries of the Deep

S2 · E3 · Shipwreck Ghosts of Mexico Documentary

Shipwreck Ghosts of Mexico

Jeremy delves into a 150-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Sisal, Mexico to uncover the dark and troubling secret behind its sinking.

16:00 1h

Mysteries of the Deep

S2 · E5 · Titanic Phenomenon Documentary

Titanic Phenomenon

Jeremy Wade reveals a ground-breaking scientific find that may completely change how we think about the fate of the infamous Titanic.

17:00 1h

Mysteries of the Deep

S2 · E2 · Mystery Of The Ancient Battle Documentary

Mystery Of The Ancient Battle

Jeremy investigates a new discovery about the Battle of Actium, which may shed new light on the truth behind one of history's most enigmatic defeats.

Evening

18:00 1h

Mysteries of the Deep

S2 · E6 · Debris of Amelia Earhart Documentary

Debris of Amelia Earhart

Jeremy enters a ground-breaking investigation of aircraft debris that may be connected to the infamous disappearance of Amelia Earhart.

19:00 1h

Mysteries of the Deep

S2 · E7 · Mystery of the Sub Destroyer Documentary

Mystery of the Sub Destroyer

Jeremey investigates the baffling disappearance of an Indonesian submarine and the latest research into underwater phenomenon that may have doomed the craft.

20:00 1h

Mysteries of the Abandoned

S10 · E7 · Fake News Fortress Science

Fake News Fortress

Experts investigate graffiti etched into the walls of a British military base which claim to tell the true story of a secret raid against the Nazis during WWII.

21:00 1h

Mysteries of the Abandoned

S10 · E3 · Rock 'N' Roll Island Science

Rock 'N' Roll Island

Experts investigate a Caribbean getaway originally envisioned by Beatles producer George Martin, a once-legendary site where many famous records were produced.

22:00 2h

Mysteries of the Abandoned

S7 · E1 · Bangkok's Ghost Tower Science

Bangkok's Ghost Tower

Experts investigate how a financial crisis combined with murder schemes caused the decline of an opulent skyscraper in the heart of Bangkok's busy streets.

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Morning

Daytime

Evening

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