Smithsonian TV Guide — Today's TV Listings & Schedule

Browse the full Smithsonian TV guide for today. 22 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

02:00 1h

Mighty Trains

S1 · E6 · White Pass and Yukon Route Science

White Pass and Yukon Route

Passengers hop aboard the historic White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad to enjoy a scenic journey through Alaskan mountains and glaciers.

03:00 1h

Mighty Cruise Ships

S4 · E7 · Roald Amundsen Travel

Roald Amundsen

The Roald Amundsen sails where few ships will ever go, the vessel was built specifically to take passengers on an unforgettable voyage to Antarctica.

04:00 1h

Mighty Cruise Ships

S4 · E8 · Sky Princess Travel

Sky Princess

The Sky Princess carries passengers from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to three Central American stops, and it manages to get into and out of ports despite its size.

05:00 1h

Mighty Cruise Ships

S1 · E1 · Paul Gauguin Travel

Paul Gauguin

The crew of the MS Paul Gauguin, a ship that sails through French Polynesia, deals with rough weather, narrow passageways and shallow channels.

Morning

06:00 1h

Mighty Cruise Ships

S1 · E2 · Le Soleal Travel

Le Soleal

A 14-day voyage through Indonesia on Le Soleal goes to places most cruise ships cannot get to, showing its passengers unique wildlife and live volcanoes.

07:00 1h

How Did They Build That?

S2 · E10 · Radical & Resplendent Science

Radical & Resplendent

The engineering and design history behind the Museum of African American History, the Montreal Tower once abandoned and the Equinor building in Oslo.

08:00 1h

How Did They Build That?

S4 · E3 · Speedcore & Steambend Science

Speedcore & Steambend

Host Jay Ellis learns more about the construction of a library spanning a railway line and how a skyscraper was built in record time.

09:00 1h

How Did They Build That?

S1 · E8 · Arctic Modules & Auditoria Science

Arctic Modules & Auditoria

An examination of unusual and inventive structures around the world includes a mobile research station in Antarctica and a concert hall on the Canary Islands.

10:00 1h

How Did They Build That?

S2 · E3 · Retrofits & Airport Glitz Science

Retrofits & Airport Glitz

Host Jay Ellis goes to Hearst Tower in Manhattan and the Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore and learns how designers try to create a worthy museum.

11:00 1h

How Did They Build That?

S2 · E7 · Steep & Stunning Science

Steep & Stunning

Exploring the engineering and design history behind a renovated 145-year-old museum, an innovative condo in Miami and the world's steepest mountain railway.

Daytime

12:00 1h

How Did They Build That?

S4 · E8 · Summit & Submerge Science

Summit & Submerge

A mountain-top center defies extreme altitude; a stunning museum is sunk into an old dock; a 600-foot tower with floating gardens rises in Singapore.

13:00 1h

How Did They Fix That?

S2 · E3 · Aquarius Reef Base Science

Aquarius Reef Base

The world's only underwater research habitat fell into disuse during the pandemic, but Mike and his team work to revive it despite choppy seas.

14:00 1h

How Did They Fix That?

S3 · E1 · US Coast Guard: Safeguarding the Seas Science

US Coast Guard: Safeguarding the Seas

Host Mike Davidson fixes vessels for the U.S. Coast Guard by replacing engine parts, removing a large can from a buoy and fixing a helicopter.

15:00 1h

How Did They Fix That?

S3 · E7 · US Navy Hovercraft Overhaul Science

US Navy Hovercraft Overhaul

Host Mike Davidson joins the Assault Craft Unit 5 to help fly and fix an overhauled LCAC that's dropping off troops for a beach assault training mission.

16:00 1h

How Did They Fix That?

S3 · E6 · Sealing Nevada's Abandoned Mines Science

Sealing Nevada's Abandoned Mines

Host Mike Davidson joins a team of contractors and biologists to document wildlife and seal 400,000 mines with barges, helicopters and bulldozers.

17:00 1h

How Did They Build That?

S2 · E4 · Elevated & Elegant Science

Elevated & Elegant

Engineers, architects and other experts discuss the stories behind a sports museum in Louisiana, a school on stilts in Canada and a Belgian train station.

Tonight's Highlights

18:00 1h

How Did They Build That?

S2 · E5 · Skywalks & Suspensions Science

Skywalks & Suspensions

Host Jay Ellis uncovers the design and engineering secrets surrounding the Grand Canyon Skywalk and goes to the Audain Museum in British Columbia.

19:00 1h

How Did They Build That?

S1 · E6 · Arches & Opera Houses Science

Arches & Opera Houses

An in-depth look at numerous innovative structures around the world includes a horseshoe-shaped complex in Rotterdam and a rock-shaped opera house in China.

20:00 1h

How Did They Build That?

S4 · E9 · Facelifts & Scaffolds Science

Facelifts & Scaffolds

A new museum building bends 1,100-glass tubes to form a facade & tunnels below the water table; an 11-storey glass atrium is built on the former Berlin Wall.

21:00 1h

Disasters Engineered

S1 · E4 · Aberfan and Corrego Do Feijao Documentary ▶ Now

Aberfan and Corrego Do Feijao

Experts examine the devastating Aberfan mine disaster in Wales and the Brumadinho dam disaster in Brazil.

22:00 1h

Disasters Engineered

S1 · E5 · MS Herald and Costa Concordia Documentary

MS Herald and Costa Concordia

Experts investigate what caused the Zeebrugge ferry tragedy and the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster.

23:00 1h

Disasters Engineered

S1 · E7 · Tacoma Narrows and Hurricane Katrina Documentary

Tacoma Narrows and Hurricane Katrina

Experts investigate how engineering faults allowed Hurricane Katrina to devastate New Orleans, and the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.