Smithsonian TV Guide — Sunday, 28 June 2026

Browse the full Smithsonian TV guide for Sunday, 28 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

Mighty Cruise Ships

S2 · E3 · Carnival Vista Travel

Carnival Vista

Carnival Vista is the latest edition to the Carnival Cruise Line, but it suffers from growing pains and it's up to a captain and crew to resolve its issues.

01:00 1h

Mighty Cruise Ships

S2 · E4 · Royal Clipper Travel

Royal Clipper

A modern-day ship known as the Royal Clipper pays homage to traditional seafaring ships of the late-1800s with five masts and 42 sails.

02:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

S22 · E5 · Double Trouble Documentary

Double Trouble

Trans-Air Service Flight 671 suffers an in-flight separation of its two right engines while enroute to Kano, Nigeria, and making an emergency landing.

03:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

S19 · E4 · Borderline Tactics True

Borderline Tactics

At the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo, investigators search for an invisible culprit after a cargo plane crashes just a few thousand feet from the Cuban border.

04:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

S16 · E9 · Seconds From Touchdown True

Seconds From Touchdown

Facing a cascade of failures and an engine fire, a turboprop is just seconds from the tarmac in Montreal when it flips over and crashes to the ground.

05:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

S24 · E8 · Under Fire Documentary

Under Fire

Three hundred people are killed in one of the deadliest aviation accidents of all time after a fire breaks out on board Saudia Flight 163.

Morning

06:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

S12 · E6 · Grand Canyon Disaster Documentary

Grand Canyon Disaster

In 1956 two commercial airliners are found in pieces on the floor of the Grand Canyon; the experts' conclusions change every air voyage that follows.

07:00 1h

Aerial America

S1 · E67 · The Wild West Travel

The Wild West

From the skies, the American West is full of natural and man-made wonders such as St. Louis' Gateway Arch and the vast, pristine Alaskan wilderness.

08:00 1h

Aerial America

S1 · E54 · Wisconsin Travel

Wisconsin

The state known for its production of beer and dairy products has family-owned farms, golden autumnal forests, limestone outcroppings and a rich history.

09:00 1h

Aerial America

S1 · E48 · Wilderness Travel

Wilderness

Flights over America's most unspoiled wilderness areas provide aerial views of Mount Denali, Florida's Everglades and more than 100 million acres of nature.

10:00 1h

Aerial America

S1 · E17 · North Carolina Travel

North Carolina

The Tar Heel State has mountains, a picturesque coastline and the U.S.' first gold mine, and it is famed as the site of the Wright Brothers' first flight.

11:00 1h

Aerial America

Made In The USA Travel

Made In The USA

Narrator Jim Conrad uses an aerial perspective to showcase the nation's most iconic industries and the people who operate them every day.

Daytime

12:00 1h

Aerial America

S1 · E42 · The Dakotas Travel

The Dakotas

The Dakotas helped future president Theodore Roosevelt overcome the loss of his first wife and became the home of a sculptor's greatest triumph.

13:00 1h

Aerial America

S1 · E20 · New Mexico Travel

New Mexico

From the air, the Land of Enchantment displays the Rio Grande Rift, dormant volcanoes and adobe villages, and the birthplace of atomic weapons.

14:00 1h

Aerial America

S1 · E32 · Montana Travel

Montana

The fertile prairies and rugged mountains of the Treasure State are home to the fastest land mammals in North America, and it has seen many historic events.

15:00 1h

Aerial America

S1 · E65 · Trailblazers Travel

Trailblazers

A helicopter team travels from coast-to-coast seeking out landmarks that celebrate over two centuries of leaders who had a hand in shaping America's history.

16:00 1h

Aerial America

S1 · E39 · Idaho Travel

Idaho

The millions of acres of untamed land and great ancient stones of the state of Idaho are explored, featuring a look at the state's unique visual treasures.

17:00 1h

Aerial America

S1 · E19 · Louisiana Travel

Louisiana

Looking down on Louisiana, one sees some of America's most spectacular wetlands alongside vast industrial plants that threaten to destroy them.

Evening

18:00 1h

Aerial America

S1 · E37 · Beyond Hollywood Travel

Beyond Hollywood

Viewers are taken on a coast-to-coast tour of locations made famous by some of Hollywood's greatest films, such as Manhattan and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

19:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

S12 · E13 · Air France 447: Vanished True

Air France 447: Vanished

An Air France Airbus A330 went down over the Atlantic Ocean, and the aircraft's cockpit voice recorders were found on the ocean floor two years later.

20:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

S3 · E6 · Mistaken Identity True

Mistaken Identity

In July 1988 the crew of the U.S.S. Vincennes mistakes an Iranian commercial airliner for an attacking warplane and takes it down with a surface-to-air missile.

21:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

S22 · E2 · Time Critical True

Time Critical

Three separate flight crews skip critical procedures in a rush to finish their flights, ignoring signs of danger.

22:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

S17 · E1 · Killer Attitude Documentary

Killer Attitude

On December 1, 1993, Northwest Airlink Flight 5719 crashed into two ridges while on approach to Hibbing Airport in Minnesota, killing 16 passengers.

23:00 1h

Mayday: Air Disaster

S4 · E7 · Out of Sight Documentary

Out of Sight

In 1986, 80 passengers die when two planes collide in midair and crash into a Los Angeles neighborhood, and experts explain the cause of the accident.