Science TV Guide — Wednesday TV Listings & Schedule

Browse the full Science TV guide for Wednesday, 16 September 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

Strange Evidence

Explosive Saudi Wedding True

Explosive Saudi Wedding

An explosion rips through a wedding ceremony in Saudi Arabia; experts investigate & uncover a wedding tradition involving gunpowder that could solve a mystery.
01:00 1h

Strange Evidence

Naked Super Soldier in Washington D.C. True

Naked Super Soldier in Washington D.C.

In D.C., a man chases after a car at superhuman speed and experts consider if the man could be the product of government attempts at creating a super soldier.
02:00 1h

Strange Evidence

Haunted French Chateau True

Haunted French Chateau

CCTV footage captures a ghostly disturbance in a French chateau; experts try to uncover a worldly explanation for this shocking mystery.
03:00 1h

Strange Evidence

Explosive Saudi Wedding True

Explosive Saudi Wedding

An explosion rips through a wedding ceremony in Saudi Arabia; experts investigate & uncover a wedding tradition involving gunpowder that could solve a mystery.
04:00 1h

Strange Evidence

S8 · E5 · Japanese Mermaid Mystery True

Japanese Mermaid Mystery

A monk unveils what looks like the corpse of a mermaid; experts investigate the possibility that the strange figure was a hominid evolved to live in the ocean.
05:00 1h

UFOs: The Lost Evidence

S2 · E1 · Nazi UFO Secrets Documentary

Nazi UFO Secrets

Evidence reveals the development of secret Nazi weapons after an alleged UFO crashed in Germany's Black Forest in WWII that the US government may have co-opted.

Morning

06:00 1h

Strange Evidence

S8 · E20 · Tombstone Tourist True

Tombstone Tourist

Two nighttime explorers find a figure that is skulking around in an open grave; experts consider whether this person could be a tombstone tourist.
07:00 1h

BattleBots

S3 · E5 · Just Keep Spinning Game/Quiz

Just Keep Spinning

An epic battle between Icewave and Yeti ignites the Battlebox; meanwhile, some of the best bots on the planet flex show what their made of.
08:00 1h

BattleBots

S3 · E6 · It's a Flippin' Robot Party! Game/Quiz

It's a Flippin' Robot Party!

World-class robots Bronco and Bombshell face off in an epic battle as the top-ranked robots compete for the title of 2018 BattleBots World Champion.
09:00 1h

NASA's Unexplained Files

S1 · E4 · Interstellar Gold Rush Science

Interstellar Gold Rush

A far-off planet that could have an atmosphere similar to Earth's, an inexplicable glowing light from the moon and why Mars has blueberries are featured.
10:00 1h

How the Universe Works

S9 · E3 · Birth of the Monster Black Holes Science

Birth of the Monster Black Holes

During the earliest days of the cosmos, a supermassive black hole was born, and scientists can now reveal its secrets and those of the universe itself.
11:00 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.

Daytime

12:00 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.
13:00 1h

If We Built it Today

S2 · E6 · Legend of Machu Picchu Science

Legend of Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu is one of the greatest landmarks of world architecture; experts use engineering to reveal what it would take to rebuild this legendary city.
14:00 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.
15:00 1h

If We Built it Today

S3 · E5 · Secrets of Stonehenge Science

Secrets of Stonehenge

The logistics of constructing Stonehenge have been the subject of debate for centuries and engineers might be able to build something similar today.
16:00 1h

If We Built it Today

S3 · E3 · Statue of Liberty Secrets Science

Statue of Liberty Secrets

The Statue of Liberty stands as an iconic symbol of American spirit and is an artistic wonder of engineering even during its creation in the late 19th century.
17:00 1h

If We Built it Today

S2 · E8 · Engineering the Home Science

Engineering the Home

Experts mix modern materials with state-of-the-art technology to reveal if a modern home can be constructed to truly stand the test of time.

Evening

18:00 1h

If We Built it Today

S2 · E5 · Secrets of the Transcontinental Science

Secrets of the Transcontinental

America's transcontinental railroad helped transform the U.S. into a global superpower; engineering is behind hi-tech railways to revolutionize travel again.
19:00 1h

Fatal Engineering

S1 · E4 · Rollercoaster Accidents Documentary

Rollercoaster Accidents

Experts examine the dire consequences that occurred when safety protocols were ignored at the Battersea Park Funfair, Dreamworld and Gröna Lund theme parks.
20:00 1h

Fatal Engineering

S1 · E1 · Plane Crashes Documentary

Plane Crashes

Aviation disasters like TWA Flight 800, the Kegworth crash and Japan Airlines Flight 123 show how thin the line is between safety and catastrophe.
21:00 1h

Fatal Engineering

S1 · E6 · Bridge Collapses Documentary

Bridge Collapses

Bridge collapses have etched hard lessons into the history of engineering; Tacoma, Minneapolis, Genoa, were symbols of innovation.
22:00 1h

Fatal Engineering

S1 · E3 · Dam Collapses Documentary

Dam Collapses

Experts investigate the poor structural design of the St. Francis Dam, the Brumadinho disaster and how maintenance neglect brought down the Derna Dam.
23:00 1h

Fatal Engineering

S1 · E5 · Skyscraper Collapses Documentary

Skyscraper Collapses

Exploring the preventable explosion inside London's Ronan Point, the code violations that collapsed Lalita Park and a fire in Tehran's Plasco Building.

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Morning

Daytime

Evening

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