Smithsonian TV Guide — Monday, 8 June 2026

Browse the full Smithsonian TV guide for Monday, 8 June 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

Mayday: Air Disaster

Death from Above True

Death from Above

A community experiences terror after witnessing a horrifying mid-air tragedy and flaming debris rains down on them.

01:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

S16 · E10 · Afghan Nightmare Documentary

Afghan Nightmare

On April 29, 2013, National Airlines Flight 102 crashed just moments after taking off from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, killing all seven people on board.

02:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

S14 · E9 · No Clear Options Documentary

No Clear Options

In Ireland in 2011, a commuter airplane flying from Belfast to Cork makes two failed attempts to land in dense fog at Cork and crashes on its third try.

03:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

Pitch Problems True

Pitch Problems

Investigators when they learn Alaska Airline Flight 261, American Eagle Flight 4184 and United Airlines Flight 585 went down due to pitch problems.

04:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

S22 · E10 · Loss of a Legend Documentary

Loss of a Legend

When basketball legend Kobe Bryant is killed in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles, investigators look for clues amid a global outpouring of grief.

05:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

S7 · E8 · Frozen in Flight True

Frozen in Flight

As an ATR 72 flew a holding pattern over Chicago in freezing rain, ice that had built up on its wings prevented its controls from working, causing a crash.

Morning

06:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

S13 · E5 · Queens Catastrophe Documentary

Queens Catastrophe

In November 2001, an Airbus A300 falls into a New York City neighborhood, and the FBI and the NTSB must determine whether the crash was caused by terrorists.

07:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

S12 · E3 · Caution to the Wind True

Caution to the Wind

During heavy rainstorms caused by a nearby typhoon, a pilot in Singapore taxis his jet airliner to the wrong runway because of poor visibility.

08:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

S20 · E16 · Survivors True

Survivors

Survivors from three plane crashes discuss their experiences and procedures in case of an emergency.

09:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

S17 · E9 · Deadly Discussions Documentary

Deadly Discussions

On August 31, 1999, LAPA Flight 3142 crashed while taking off from Jorge Newbery Airfield in Buenos Aires, Argentina, killing 63 people on board.

10:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

S17 · E6 · Storming Out Documentary

Storming Out

On July 2, 1994, USA Flight 1016 stalled and crashed into a residential area while trying to land during a storm at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport.

11:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

Poor Piloting True

Poor Piloting

A team of aviation experts examine the incidents where an accident was caused by an error in the cockpit and the pilots couldn't avoid it.

Daytime

12:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

Northern Extremes True

Northern Extremes

When three aircraft fall out of the sky, investigators are left to gather the pieces amid the severe conditions of the far North.

13:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

S13 · E9 · Terror in Paradise True

Terror in Paradise

A plane of an airline linking the islands of French Polynesia leaves Moorea Island for Tahiti, but two minutes out it suddenly dives into the ocean.

14:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

S3 · E2 · Attack Over Baghdad True

Attack Over Baghdad

In November 2003, insurgents in Iraq fire at an air freighter owned by European Air Transport; the hit takes out its hydraulics and sets its left wing ablaze.

15:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

S10 · E1 · Cockpit Failure True

Cockpit Failure

A regional airliner crashed as it was trying to land at Zurich, Switzerland, and it was determined that the captain went below the minimum descent altitude.

16:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

S19 · E4 · Engines Out True

Engines Out

Examining near-fatal accidents caused by engine failures.

17:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

S5 · E6 · Southern Storm Documentary

Southern Storm

The pilots of a DC-9 leaving Huntsville, Alabama fly into a thunderstorm and encounter hail that breaks the plane's windshield and kills both engines.

Evening

18:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

S9 · E8 · Cracks in the System True

Cracks in the System

In 2005, a 1947 flying boat carrying passengers from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to the Bahamas lost its right wing and plunged into the ocean near Miami Beach.

19:00 1h

WWII's Most Daring Raids

Stealing Hitler's Radar Documentary

Stealing Hitler's Radar

In February 1942, the British forces plan a raid on a stronghold in Nazi-occupied northern France, using paratroopers to capture a powerful German radar system.

20:00 1h

WWII's Most Daring Raids

S1 · E5 · Easy Company's First Assault Documentary

Easy Company's First Assault

A few hours before the Normandy invasion, a small team of American paratroopers landed behind enemy lines with the goal of disabling four German howitzers.

21:00 1h

WWII's Most Daring Raids

S1 · E4 · Churchill Strikes Back Documentary

Churchill Strikes Back

In early 1942, more than 500 British commandos attacked a Nazi stronghold in Norway on a mission to destroy factories that were producing nitroglycerin.

22:00 1h

WWII's Most Daring Raids

S1 · E3 · Storming Mussolini's Island Documentary

Storming Mussolini's Island

In July 1943, the Allies begin the Italian Campaign by sending a small unit of U.S. Army Rangers to clear the beaches and streets of the city of Gela, Sicily.

23:00 1h

WWII's Most Daring Raids

S1 · E2 · Cutting Rommel's Lifeline Documentary

Cutting Rommel's Lifeline

The British Special Air Service is sent to infiltrate a Libyan harbor and destroy the Germans' fuel supplies, but some question whether they are up to the job.