Smithsonian TV Guide — Saturday, 27 June 2026

Browse the full Smithsonian TV guide for Saturday, 27 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

S5 · E1 · Invisible Killer Documentary

Invisible Killer

At Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, the pilots of Delta Flight 191 fly through an isolated thunderstorm and encounter rapidly shifting downdrafts.

01:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

S9 · E4 · Cleared for Disaster Documentary

Cleared for Disaster

In Los Angeles, a controller sent a commuter plane onto a runway for takeoff just as a Boeing 737 was landing there, and their collision killed 37 people.

02:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

S4 · E2 · Falling from the Sky True

Falling from the Sky

On June 24, 1982, all the engines on British Airways Flight 009 mysteriously stop working, terrifying the passengers as the plane begins to fall from the sky.

03:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

S24 · E1 · Terror Over the Pacific Documentary

Terror Over the Pacific

When a massive explosion tears a hole in United Airlines Flight 811 over Hawaii, the search for answers ultimately leads to a deadly short circuit.

04:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

S24 · E2 · Disaster at Dutch Harbor Documentary

Disaster at Dutch Harbor

While landing at a notoriously tricky Alaskan island airport, the pilots of a twin turboprop can't stop their plane.

05:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

S24 · E3 · Deadly Departure Documentary

Deadly Departure

When a DC-8 with just three working engines crashes during take-off, killing all three pilots, the training simulator is found to have been fatally wrong.

Morning

06:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

S4 · E10 · Ghost Plane True

Ghost Plane

An improperly set cabin pressurization control on a 2005 Helios Airways flight causes passengers and crew to run out of oxygen, rendering them unconscious.

07:00 1h

Aerial America

S1 · E21 · Michigan Travel

Michigan

Michigan's elements changed the world, from assembly lines that made it possible for everyone to own a car to a record company that shaped popular culture.

08:00 1h

Aerial America

S1 · E56 · Southern California Travel

Southern California

An aerial tour of Southern California reveals towering mountains, a valley with Earth's hottest recorded temperatures, and some of the world's largest cities.

09:00 1h

Aerial America

S1 · E62 · Man-Made Marvels Travel

Man-Made Marvels

Aerial views of iconic American landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty, New York City's Central Park and the Gateway Arch reveal their impressive beauty.

10:00 1h

Aerial America

S1 · E3 · Virginia Travel

Virginia

A flyover of the Old Dominion provides stunning views of America's capital city and its first European settlement as well as the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains.

11:00 1h

Aerial America

S1 · E4 · Connecticut Travel

Connecticut

A tour of the historic state by air shows towns with colonial-era churches and meeting houses built around village greens as well as a 17th-century university.

Daytime

12:00 1h

Aerial America

S1 · E5 · Tennessee Travel

Tennessee

An aerial tour of the width of the state reveals mountains and rivers, Civil War battlefields, and the cities where country music and the blues were born.

13:00 1h

Aerial America

S1 · E6 · Vermont Travel

Vermont

A helicopter view of the state provides a look at its famous scenery, with maple trees, classic red barns and green forests as far as the eye can see.

14:00 1h

Aerial America

S1 · E7 · Arkansas Travel

Arkansas

From the air, the green forests and the spectacular terrain of the Ozark Mountains and the wide Arkansas and Mississippi rivers are impressive sights.

15:00 1h

Aerial America

S1 · E66 · The South Travel

The South

An aerial tour of America's South encompasses the site of an infamous prisoner-of-war camp and the home of a colony of English settlers who vanished.

16:00 1h

Aerial America

Florida Travel

Florida

Narrator Jim Conrad goes on an aerial tour of the Sunshine State, explores the beaches of Miami and explores the hotels and homes of Palm Beach.

17:00 1h

Aerial America

S1 · E38 · Texas Travel

Texas

Thousands of square miles are explored to reveal the great sites in the state of Texas, from lush forests to forbidding deserts to modern cities.

Evening

18:00 1h

Mighty Cruise Ships

S1 · E3 · Azamara Journey Travel

Azamara Journey

A 15-day cruise on the Azamar Journey includes elephant-guided jungle tours and overnight stops in Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.

19:00 1h

Mighty Cruise Ships

S1 · E4 · Celebrity Solstice Travel

Celebrity Solstice

The Celebrity Solstice carries nearly 3,000 passengers on a luxurious journey along Australia's northern coast, with 10 restaurants and 12 bars.

20:00 1h

Mighty Cruise Ships

S1 · E5 · Stella Australis Travel

Stella Australis

The Stella Australis takes passengers to parts of South America few people have seen, visiting sub-polar forests, vast glaciers and other remote areas.

21:00 1h

Mighty Cruise Ships

S1 · E6 · Marco Polo Travel

Marco Polo

The Marco Polo delivers travelers to cities such as Copenhagen, St. Petersburg and Helsinki in late autumn, when crowds are smaller but travel is riskier.

22:00 1h

Mighty Cruise Ships

S2 · E1 · Europa 2 Travel

Europa 2

A minuscule cruise ship known as Europa 2 offers passengers a unique experience by leaving their Mediterranean destination up to a vote.

23:00 1h

Mighty Cruise Ships

S2 · E2 · Viking Sea Travel

Viking Sea

A captain and his crew struggle to navigate a new route aboard a vessel known as the Viking Sea as they sail from London to Scotland.