Smithsonian Channel Launches on 'Hulu with Live TV' and 'YouTube TV'
by Tori Hartshorn - January 11, 2018 Smithsonian Channel Launches on 'Hulu with Live TV' and 'YouTube TV'...
Smithsonian Channel Reveals Inside Story & Untold Events of Deadly American Tragedy in WACO: THE LONGEST SIEGE
by Tori Hartshorn - March 23, 2018 Twenty-five years after federal agents raided an armed religious compound outside of Waco, Texas that was led by self-proclaimed messiah David Koresh, a new documentary tells the inside story of the sect and the bloody battle that resulted in one of the longest standoffs in American history. Featuri...
The 5th Season Premiere of SECRETS on Smithsonian Channel Reveals Insights on 'Jonah and the Whale' Story
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 16, 2018 Archaeologists investigating a site in Iraq destroyed by ISIS have discovered a 2,700-year-old temple that reveals new insights into one of the Bible's most famous stories, “Jonah and the Whale.” That's just one of the revelations explored in the new season of Smithsonian Channel's popular series SE...
Smithsonian Channel Launches Groundbreaking New Series THE PACIFIC WAR IN COLOR June 24
by Macon Prickett - May 24, 2018 A groundbreaking new eight-part series traces the epic struggle of the Pacific War using rare and never-before-seen color visuals from every corner of the conflict. Smithsonian Channel takes viewers on a vivid journey from the home front to the battlefront, examining the pivotal moments, wartime inn...
The Smithsonian Channel to Premiere New Season of AIR DISASTERS
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 23, 2018 A 747 explodes in the skies above New York. An Indonesian airliner crashes in the jungle with no survivors. A Taiwanese commuter aircraft clips a highway on takeoff and plunges into a river. In the aftermath of the world's deadliest airplane tragedies, the world is often left to wonder: What happene...
Smithsonian Channel Premieres Season Two of SUPERCAR SUPERBUILD, 1/21
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2018 Smithsonian Channel roars into the New Year with season two of the fast-paced, high-octane series, SUPERCAR SUPERBUILD. Eight all-new hour-long episodes delve deep into the creation and design of some of the world's greatest automobile makers: Alfa Romeo, Rolls Royce, Jaguar, Porsche, Audi and more....
Smithsonian Channel Premieres Harrowing New Series MAKE IT OUT ALIVE, 10/15
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2017 MAKE IT OUT ALIVE brings viewers back to these catastrophes and tells the stories of these events by recounting both the horrific and heroic tales of human sacrifice, bravery and survival....
Smithsonian Channel Premieres AMERICA'S BADLANDS, 12/20
by Caryn Robbins - November 21, 2017 Get a closer look at the challenges these animals face on Smithsonian Channel with the premiere of PANAMA'S ANIMAL HIGHWAY on Wednesday, December 13 at 8 p.m. ET/PT and AMERICA'S BADLANDS on Wednesday, December 20 at 8 p.m. ET/PT....
Smithsonian Channel to Revisit the Story of American Heiress Patty Hearst This November
by Caryn Robbins - October 24, 2017 THE LOST TAPES: PATTY HEARST tells the inside story, without interviews or narration, utilizing Hearst's own voice recordings, footage of her first interview following her release and first-hand audio tapes of the kidnappers....
Smithsonian Channel Takes Off With New Season Of Investigations Probing The Deadliest Aviation Catastrophes In Air Disasters
by Tori Hartshorn - August 23, 2018 A 747 explodes in the skies above New York. An Indonesian airliner crashes in the jungle with no survivors. A Taiwanese commuter aircraft clips a highway on takeoff and plunges into a river. In the aftermath of the world's deadliest airplane tragedies, the world is often left to wonder: What happen...
Smithsonian Channel to Honor American Veterans with GUN TRUCKS OF VIETNAM and THE LOST TAPES
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 06, 2018 Smithsonian Channel is set to honor American veterans this November with two premieres offering unique perspectives and new insights on crucial aspects of the Vietnam War. One-hour special GUN TRUCKS OF VIETNAM premieres Sunday, November 11 at 9 p.m. ET/PT and explores the ingenuity of American serv...
Smithsonian Channel Presents THE WILD ANDES
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 08, 2018 For more than three years, filmmaker Christian Baumeister and his intrepid team braved volcanic peaks, caustic lagoons, dense tropical forests and lightning-strewn salt flats to capture the remarkable diversity of life and landscape found in the Andes Mountains. Traveling to six countries and coveri...
Wild Wednesdays Return to Smithsonian Channel with Three New Specials
by Caryn Robbins - October 11, 2017 Explore these incredible stories on Smithsonian Channel with the premieres of BABOON KING on Wednesday, October 18 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, LIONS UNLEASHED on Wednesday, November 8 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, and TIGER ON THE RUN on Wednesday, November 15 at 8 p.m. ET/PT....
Smithsonian Channel Launches New Series Exploring Powerful Fleet of U.S. Navy In CARRIERS AT WAR
by Macon Prickett - May 01, 2018 Today's U.S. Navy faces very different challenges than its Cold War era counterpart. Conflicts are smaller and more regional. Terrorism impacts not only our allies' sovereignty, but also the security of the United States. A new four-part series offers unique access to America's elite fleet of mighty...
Smithsonian Channel Premieres Season Two of SUPERCAR SUPERBUILD, 1/21
by Caryn Robbins - January 05, 2018 Smithsonian Channel roars into the New Year with season two of the fast-paced, high-octane series, SUPERCAR SUPERBUILD. Eight all-new hour-long episodes delve deep into the creation and design of some of the world's greatest automobile makers: Alfa Romeo, Rolls Royce, Jaguar, Porsche, Audi and more....
Prepare for Takeoff with New Smithsonian Channel Series SURVIVAL IN THE SKIES
by Caryn Robbins - November 10, 2017 SURVIVAL IN THE SKIES tells the stories behind incredible pieces of space and aviation technology, from the invention of the parachute to the development of space suits....
The Smithsonian Channel Presents All New Episodes of THE LOST TAPES
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 24, 2018 Smithsonian Channel's hit series THE LOST TAPES returns this fall with all new episodes, transporting viewers back in time to relive iconic moments in American history. From the chaos of the 2002 sniper shootings in Washington, D.C. and catastrophic super tornado outbreak of 1974 to the harrowing an...
Smithsonian Channel Presents AMERICA'S MISSISSIPPI
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 30, 2018 Smithsonian Channel turns its lens on the mighty Mississippi, a leviathan that carves through the American landscape and shapes the nation like no other river, in a new, visually stunning three-part series, AMERICA'S MISSISSIPPI. Connecting the east to the west, the country to the city and America t...
Prepare for Takeoff with New Smithsonian Channel Series SURVIVAL IN THE SKIES
by BWW News Desk - November 28, 2017 SURVIVAL IN THE SKIES tells the stories behind incredible pieces of space and aviation technology, from the invention of the parachute to the development of space suits....
Smithsonian Channel Examines Catastrophic Aviation Accidents in AIR DISASTERS, 10/15
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2017 Smithsonian Channel's popular and long-running series AIR DISASTERS follows the stories of these fatal crashes and the investigators on the scene who must search for the clues in the aircraft's final descent. The premiere episode, AIR DISASTERS: HIGH RISE CATASTROPHE, airs Sunday, October 15 at 8 p....
Smithsonian Channel Launches New Spinoff of the Landmark Series AERIAL AMERICA With AERIAL CITIES
by Macon Prickett - March 13, 2018 The most expansive and ambitious aerial series in U.S. television history – AERIAL AMERICA – is taking a closer look at the nation's great urban areas in a new six-part spinoff series, AERIAL CITIES. Each episode reveals fascinating insights in the day and night life of some of America's most famed ...
Smithsonian Channel Uncovers Secrets of America's Most Intoxicating Era in DRINKS, CRIMES & PROHIBITION
by Macon Prickett - May 09, 2018 Prohibition in America was an era of profound contradictions – a period of unprecedented government intervention into the lives of citizens, and yet also a time of exuberance, decadence and casting off restraints. Nearly a hundred years later, Smithsonian Channel's DRINKS, CRIME AND PROHIBITION take...
Smithsonian Channel Premieres New Series SURVIVAL IN THE SKIES, 11/28
by Caryn Robbins - November 22, 2017 SURVIVAL IN THE SKIES tells the stories behind incredible pieces of space and aviation technology, from the invention of the parachute to the development of space suits. The series features stories of the people who created these amazing breakthroughs and the men and women who relied on them when th...
Paley Center Announces 'African-American Achievements in Television: A Black History Month Spotlight'
by Julie Musbach - January 30, 2018 In 1965 a sheriff's posse on horseback trampled peaceful protesters seeking voting rights for black citizens. The following day the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said to the assembled news media: "We are here to say to the white men that no longer will we let them use clubs on us in the dark c...
Smithsonian Networks to Premiere New Series BUG BITES
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 13, 2018 America's culinary boundaries are about to be shattered as Smithsonian Networks introduces BUG BITES, a six-part, short-form series exploring the worldwide art of cooking and consuming insects. Nutritious, protein-packed and easy to sustainably farm, bugs are regularly eaten by 30 percent of the wor... |